FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1995-1998

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Zonal 1.4 play-off :: Budapest 1995

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 pts + = -
1. GM Almási, Zoltán 2590 HUN ½ 1 1 ½ 3 2 2 0
2. GM Istrățescu, Andrei 2505 ROM ½ 0 1 ½ 2 1 2 1
3. IM Varga, Zoltán 2460 HUN 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 2 2

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 HUN 2590 1 - 0 2460 HUN IM Varga, Zoltán
GM Istrățescu, Andrei ROM 2505 BYE  
1. Almási — 1; 2.-3. Istrățescu, Varga — 0;




2nd round
GM Istrățescu, Andrei ROM 2505 ½ - ½ 2590 HUN GM Almási, Zoltán
IM Varga, Zoltán HUN 2460 BYE  
1. Almási — 1½; 2. Istrățescu — ½; 3. Varga — 0;




3rd round
IM Varga, Zoltán HUN 2460 0 - 1 2505 ROM GM Istrățescu, Andrei
GM Almási, Zoltán HUN 2590 BYE  
1.-2. Almási, Istrățescu — 1½; 3. Varga — 0;




4th round
IM Varga, Zoltán HUN 2460 ½ - ½ 2590 HUN GM Almási, Zoltán
GM Istrățescu, Andrei ROM 2505 BYE  
1. Almási — 2; 2. Istrățescu — 1½; 3. Varga — ½;




5th round
GM Almási, Zoltán HUN 2590 1 - 0 2505 ROM GM Istrățescu, Andrei
IM Varga, Zoltán HUN 2460 BYE  
1. Almási — 3; 2. Istrățescu — 1½; 3. Varga — ½;




6th round
GM Istrățescu, Andrei ROM 2505 ½ - ½ 2460 HUN IM Varga, Zoltán
GM Almási, Zoltán HUN 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:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 3 (incl. 2 GMs, 1 IM)
Games played: 6
Competition format: Double Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
PGN game file: wc1998-zonal14playoff.pgn