Zoltan Almasi
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Zoltán Almási is a Grandmaster of chess
from Hungary. He is a seven-time Hungarian Chess Champion
, winning in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2008. In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
, he made it to the fourth round where he lost 2-0 to Rustam Kasimdzhanov
, the eventual winner of the event.
In 2008 he won the Reggio Emilia chess tournament
in Italy scoring 5.5/8.
He crossed the 2700 FIDE rating
line in November 2009 (2704).
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
from Hungary. He is a seven-time Hungarian Chess Champion
Hungarian Chess Championship
The inaugural Hungarian Chess Championship was held in the city of Győr in 1906. Initially, there was no governing body responsible for its organisation, until the formation of the Hungarian Chess Federation. The HCF first appeared in 1911, but failed to establish itself properly until 1923...
, winning in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2008. In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
FIDE World Chess Championship 2004
The FIDE World Chess Championship, 2004 was held at the Almahary Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13.It was won by Rustam Kasimdzhanov, who beat Michael Adams in the final by a score of 4½-3½...
, he made it to the fourth round where he lost 2-0 to Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Rustam Kasimdzhanov is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster, best known for winning the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004. He was born in Tashkent, in the former Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic...
, the eventual winner of the event.
In 2008 he won the Reggio Emilia chess tournament
Reggio Emilia chess tournament
The Reggio Emilia chess tournament is a chess tournament played in Reggio Emilia, Italy. In Italian the tournament is called Torneo di Capodanno , as it starts just after Christmas and ends on the day of Epiphany...
in Italy scoring 5.5/8.
He crossed the 2700 FIDE rating
Elo rating system
The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-born American physics professor....
line in November 2009 (2704).