Balogh, Almasi, and Berkes lead the Hungarian Chess Championship

the Hungarian championship medalists are yet to be decided

GM Csaba Balogh

After six exciting rounds of the Hungarian Chess Championship three players are sharing the lead with three more within 1/2 point distance. GM Csaba Balogh, GM Zoltan Almasi, and GM Ferenc Berkes are top of the table with 4,0/7 (2 wins and 4 draws each). They are followed by GM Medvegy, GM Gyimesi, and GM Erdos with 3,5/4.

Saturday could be decisive in breaking the tie at the top, as GM Balogh and GM Almasi face each other in a direct battle.

Here are all pairings and results in the Hungarian championship until round 6, followed by the participants in action. Games from the tournament can be followed at the official website.

Results

1 GM Balogh Csaba 1 - 0 GM Medvegy Zoltan
2 GM Groszpeter Attila ½ - ½ GM Erdos Viktor
3 GM Berczes David ½ - ½ GM Ruck Robert
4 GM Gyimesi Zoltan ½ - ½ GM Almasi Zoltan
5 GM Berkes Ferenc 1 - 0 IM Prohaszka Peter

1 GM Medvegy Zoltan 1 - 0 IM Prohaszka Peter
2 GM Almasi Zoltan ½ - ½ GM Berkes Ferenc
3 GM Ruck Robert ½ - ½ GM Gyimesi Zoltan
4 GM Erdos Viktor 1 - 0 GM Berczes David
5 GM Balogh Csaba ½ - ½ GM Groszpeter Attila

1 GM Groszpeter Attila ½ - ½ GM Medvegy Zoltan
2 GM Berczes David ½ - ½ GM Balogh Csaba
3 GM Gyimesi Zoltan ½ - ½ GM Erdos Viktor
4 GM Berkes Ferenc 1 - 0 GM Ruck Robert
5 IM Prohaszka Peter 0 - 1 GM Almasi Zoltan

1 GM Medvegy Zoltan ½ - ½ GM Almasi Zoltan
2 GM Ruck Robert ½ - ½ IM Prohaszka Peter
3 GM Erdos Viktor ½ - ½ GM Berkes Ferenc
4 GM Balogh Csaba ½ - ½ GM Gyimesi Zoltan
5 GM Groszpeter Attila 1 - 0 GM Berczes David

1 GM Berczes David ½ - ½ GM Medvegy Zoltan
2 GM Gyimesi Zoltan 1 - 0 GM Groszpeter Attila
3 GM Berkes Ferenc ½ - ½ GM Balogh Csaba
4 IM Prohaszka Peter ½ - ½ GM Erdos Viktor
5 GM Almasi Zoltan 1 - 0 GM Ruck Robert

1 GM Medvegy Zoltan 1 - 0 GM Ruck Robert
2 GM Erdos Viktor ½ - ½ GM Almasi Zoltan
3 GM Balogh Csaba 1 - 0 IM Prohaszka Peter
4 GM Groszpeter Attila ½ - ½ GM Berkes Ferenc
5 GM Berczes David ½ - ½ GM Gyimesi Zoltan