{"id":80863,"date":"2022-10-11T09:24:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T09:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csanyialapitvany.hu\/?p=80863"},"modified":"2022-10-13T19:24:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T19:24:39","slug":"micsoda-nok-a-vilagsakkfesztivalon-jartunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csanyialapitvany.hu\/en\/micsoda-nok-a-vilagsakkfesztivalon-jartunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Chess Festival 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ON 8 OCTOBER, THE HUNGARIAN NATIONAL GALLERY WAS DRESSED IN BLACK AND WHITE. IT WAS A CHESSBOARD EXPERIENCE: 64 SQUARES WITH 10\u00b9\u00b9\u00b9 POSSIBILITIES. THE JUDIT POLGAR CHESS FOUNDATION AND THE GLOBAL CHESS FESTIVAL WERE ASSISTED IN THE SMOOTH RUNNING OF THIS PROGRAMME BY A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE CS\u00c1NYI FOUNDATION, MADE UP OF 32 SUPPORTERS.<\/h4>\n

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2022 is the Year of Women in Chess, and indeed: both WIM Zs\u00f3ka Ga\u00e1l and GM Judit Polg\u00e1r dominated their simultaneous exhibition like queens. In the meantime, Spanish-Swedish WFM Anna Cramling, just half a floor above, gave live broadcasts of the “executions” of anyone who dared to sit down on the chair that was vacated every 10 minutes. Anna didn’t always succeed though, and two players from our Foundation managed to outdo the master: IM Gell\u00e9rt Kar\u00e1csonyi and Kriszti\u00e1n Schneider.<\/p>\n

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“I made a poster of Pia Cramling together with Vikt\u00f3ria F\u00fcle (J\u00e1szber\u00e9ny Group 2) for the competition organised by our Alumni and Judit Polg\u00e1r, and we came in third, so for us, the most memorable moment of this year’s Festival was meeting and playing with Anna Cramling, the chess player’s daughter. What’s more, I even came out as a winner! In addition, it was a great experience to play with WIM Zs\u00f3ka Ga\u00e1l during her simul. In his analysis of the game, the Israeli GM Kogan Arthur praised the game, which is a huge compliment.” Kriszti\u00e1n Schneider, P\u00e9cs Group 1<\/em><\/p>\n

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Besides Kriszti\u00e1n, Rich\u00e1rd Nagy of P\u00e9cs Group 2 also took part in the simul against Zs\u00f3ka Ga\u00e1l, while B\u00e1nk Koh\u00e1ri of Szeged Group 3 had a chance to test himself against GM Judit Polg\u00e1r, where he was beaten by the Grandmaster after a tough game. Judit Polg\u00e1r’s simuls were analysed in person by GM Anish Giri, who is currently the seventh strongest player in the world.<\/p>\n

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While the simul took place on the first level, the semi-floor featured a Twitch broadcast by Anna Cramling, while the Morgan Stanley booth was dedicated to robotics and chess challenges. In the dome, the world had narrowed (or expanded?) to 64 squares, and apart from the clicking of the clocks, only the muffled murmur of the Chess Festival filtered up to the Chess Challenge tournament, where Gell\u00e9rt Kar\u00e1csonyi and Kata Kar\u00e1csonyi were helping out, and rooting for their siblings; Luca and B\u00e1nk.<\/p>\n

“The Chess Challenge tournament was held in 2 groups, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. It was a fun arrangement to have 64 chess players at the table in each stage. In the 5 round tournament, players were given 8 minutes to think, with a bonus time of 3 seconds per move. Imre Bart\u00f3k won the morning competition, while in the afternoon, B\u00e1nk Kar\u00e1csonyi from the Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation Chess Team won with a convincing 5\/5 points. The Chess Challenge tournament was a high quality, exciting game, and the atmosphere was really good!” Gell\u00e9rt Kar\u00e1csonyi, J\u00e1szber\u00e9ny Group 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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B\u00e1nk Kar\u00e1csonyi came first in the Chess Challenge 2, beating the international field<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Foundation’s students dominated not only the chess boards, but also the stage, where the results of the joint competition were announced. In the 5th grade category, Kara Allen and Seth Allen, Klaudia Kecsk\u00e9s K\u00edra Klaudia and Dorka Dacz\u00f3 received their prizes, while in the high school-university category, Levente Lassu, Gell\u00e9rt Kar\u00e1csonyi and the pair of Vikt\u00f3ria F\u00fcle and Kriszti\u00e1n Schneider were awarded by Zs\u00f3fia Polg\u00e1r.<\/p>\n

Besides work, there was no shortage of fun: the Kaposv\u00e1r 1 and Moh\u00e1cs 1 groups also visited the event, and in addition to chess, they could test their logical and coordination skills at the various stands.<\/p>\n

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“I travelled to Budapest as a mentor assistant to accompany the new members of the Kaposv\u00e1r group 1. In the morning, we visited the Tropicarium, where the youngsters were amazed by the extraordinary wildlife. Afterwards, we walked through the Castle Garden and entered the Hungarian National Gallery, where the Global Chess Festival was taking place. After a short free time, I was awarded the first prize for my essay on the “Women in Chess, Women in Science” competition, a huge and impressive carved chess set with a card signed by GM Judit Polg\u00e1r. After the prize-giving ceremony, I accompanied the group members, who played through the scoring exercises with great enthusiasm.” Levente Lassu, Kaposv\u00e1r Group 1<\/em><\/p>\n

“Today we participated as volunteers of the Foundation in the 8th Global Chess Festival, which took place in Budapest at the Hungarian National Gallery. The main aim of the event was to promote chess to a wider audience. It also gave children the opportunity to try the game and improve their skills. The festival was divided into several stages. The work proved to be useful and enjoyable, as there were several people from abroad at the festival with whom we could only communicate in English, so we were able to practice and improve our language skills. There were several tasks such as: briefing guests, working with children, taking pictures of the participants and activities around the stage. We thank the Foundation for the opportunity and hope to participate in the event again next year.” Balla Melodi, Bark\u00f3czy Zsombor, Nagy Rich\u00e1rd, Zsag\u00e1r Alexandra P\u00e9cs Group 2<\/em><\/p>\n

At the end of the day, the Cs\u00e1nyi Foundation’s volunteer team left with a lot of new experiences and tired satisfaction (although the chess boards were found again when they got home).<\/p>\n

See you again next year!<\/p>\n

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Check the Gallery for more!<\/p>\n

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