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Zalakaros Rd. 1-4: Early upsets in Gyula Sax Memorial

5/22/2017 – The 36th Zalakaros Open is taking place from 18th May to 26th May in the Hotel Karos Spa in Zalakaros, a beautiful little spa town in the Balaton lake region of Hungary. Top seed Richard Rapport has already suffered a shock defeat at the hands of IM Abhimanyu Puranik. Meanwhile, Indian IM Praggnanandhaa R. is playing some sparkling chess. Report.

Ivan Ivanisevic triumphs in Zalakaros

6/14/2016 – The open in Zalakaros has a long tradition and there are a number of good reasons why people like to visit the small Hungarian spa town to play chess. The surroundings are beautiful, the tournament is well organised and the field is strong. The 35th edition of the Zalakaros Open was won by the Serbian GM Ivan Ivanisevic with 7.0/9.

Zalakaros Open: Three players lead

6/3/2016 – After seven from nine rounds three players lead the strong open tournament in Zalakaros, Hungary: GM I. Ivanisevic, GM A. Rakhmanov and GM L. Vajda. But open tournaments are about more than the winner. In Zalakaros a number of young talents can still score a GM norm - and Indian GM Harika Dronavalli has the best chances to win the women's prize. Report, standings, analyses.

Zalakaros: A small town with a strong open

5/31/2016 – Zalakaros is a small town in Hungary but the traditional Zalakaros Open grows continually. This year 261 players - among them 29 GMs of which nine have a rating of 2600+ - and 38 IMs travelled to the spa town to take part in the A-Group of the 35th Zalakaros Open. After four rounds six players share the lead with 3.5/4. Report, pictures, highlights...
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