Hungary-Poland training match for Olympiad
6/14/2014 – In preparation for the forthcoming Chess Olympiads, Hungary and Poland organized a training match between their top teams in both men and women. The competition took place in Budapest, Hungary where each team came with a full six players and all their stars, including Richard Rapport, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, and Judit Polgar among others. It was a hard fought competition with exciting chess.
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Men's teams
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Hungary
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Poland
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| Rapport, Richard | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw |
| Almasi, Zoltan | Gajewski, Grzegorz |
| Polgar, Judit | Bartel, Mateusz |
| Erdos, Viktor | Socko, Bartosz |
| Berkes, Ferenc | Swiercz, Dariusz |
| Balogh, Csaba | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof |
Women's teams
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Hungary
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Poland
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| Gara, Ticia | Rajlich, Iweta |
| Vajda, Szidonia | Socko, Monika |
| Gara, Anita | Bartel, Marta |
| Madl,Ildiko | Szczepkowska-Horowska, K. |
| Rudolf, Anna | Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna |
| Papp, Petra | Kulon, Klaudia |
On the men's side, Hungary edged out Poland with the bare minimum 18.5-17.5. On both teams the only 2700 player was also their star performer, and Richard Rapport (2701) playing for Hungary, and Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2715) playing for Poland turned in excellent results, though the young Hungarian's was just a little more excellent. Rapport was the only player in the men's competition to score 4.5/6, and he earned 10 Elo for his 2806 performance. Wojtaszek was only slightly worse with 4.0/6 and a 2781 result, but it should be mentioned he lost in his direct confrontation with the Hungarian.
Radoslaw Wojtaszek did his job and then some, but Judit Polgar will be a bit disappointed
with her result as she was unable to really get into gear
Richard Rapport was the star of the competition and showed creativity and ambition. Above
is his nice win over Grzegorz Gajewski
The Women's competition was bound to be a different story as Poland fielded a much stronger team, and the result reflected this as they beat Hungary 21.5-14.5. The top three scoring players were all Polish, with the best being Iweta Rajlich who scored 4.5/6 and a 2492 TPR.
Tricia Gara (left) was the best Hungarian, but could not keep pace with Iweta Rajlich (right)
Petra Papp from Hungary
It was highly enjoyable following this match as the audience was allowed to enjoy some top-notch chess, and the players get some valuable time at the board, ensuring they arrive in good shape. Though the scores say only one team won, here it was a clear win-win for all.
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