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| Zonal 1.4 play-off :: Budapest 1995 |
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Crosstable
This was play-off between players who shared 2nd place in zonal 1.4.
Two players got 1996 interzonal tickets.
Round by round results
| 1st round |
| GM Almási, Zoltán |
 |
2590 |
1 - 0 |
2460 |
 |
IM Varga, Zoltán |
| GM Istrățescu, Andrei |
 |
2505 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Almási 1; 2.-3. Istrățescu, Varga 0; |
| 2nd round |
| GM Istrățescu, Andrei |
 |
2505 |
½ - ½ |
2590 |
 |
GM Almási, Zoltán |
| IM Varga, Zoltán |
 |
2460 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Almási 1½; 2. Istrățescu ½; 3. Varga 0; |
| 3rd round |
| IM Varga, Zoltán |
 |
2460 |
0 - 1 |
2505 |
 |
GM Istrățescu, Andrei |
| GM Almási, Zoltán |
 |
2590 |
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Almási, Istrățescu 1½; 3. Varga 0; |
| 4th round |
| IM Varga, Zoltán |
 |
2460 |
½ - ½ |
2590 |
 |
GM Almási, Zoltán |
| GM Istrățescu, Andrei |
 |
2505 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Almási 2; 2. Istrățescu 1½; 3. Varga ½; |
| 5th round |
| GM Almási, Zoltán |
 |
2590 |
1 - 0 |
2505 |
 |
GM Istrățescu, Andrei |
| IM Varga, Zoltán |
 |
2460 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Almási 3; 2. Istrățescu 1½; 3. Varga ½; |
| 6th round |
| GM Istrățescu, Andrei |
 |
2505 |
½ - ½ |
2460 |
 |
IM Varga, Zoltán |
| GM Almási, Zoltán |
 |
2590 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Almási 3; 2. Istrățescu 2; 3. Varga 1; |
Information
| Zonal 1.4 play-off |
| Dates: |
28th - March 1995 |
| City: |
Budapest (Hungary) |
| Venue: |
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| Organizers: |
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| Chief Arbiter: |
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| Players participating: |
3 (incl. 2 GMs, 1 IM) |
| Games played: |
6 |
| Competition format: |
Double Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: |
none |
| Time control: |
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| PGN game file: |
wc1998-zonal14playoff.pgn |