1. I could speak with the Zalakaros Open tournament organizer Mr Horvath, Tamas IM - by phone.

He told me: no 2300 + group. 

Prize fund 2.5 Million HUF, (7800 EURO) 1 EURO = 320 Ft…

First prize 350,000 HUF (before taxes 1100 EURO)

15 % income tax. 

The tournament schedule paper he will produce in a week or so he told. 

The ZALAKAROS tournament will be held 23 May-31 May, (mssz@zalaszam.hu) 

After that: First Saturday Budapest GM-IM-Nadassy event 1-11 June (firstsat@hu.inter.net) and 

RIGOCHESS GM-IM-Open, Balatonlelle, 11-19 June (250 km from Budapest). 

Pls circulate the info in your chess media. 

2. The First Saturday GM-IM-NADASSY event will be 2-12 Febr in Budapest

Today the 2388 rated Chinese IM Mr Zao, Yuanhe landed in Budapest with his mother. 

We went together to have a lunch in the CHINATOWN restaurant, Budapest district No 8.. NEPSZINHAZ Str 10., 

where the chessplayers get 10 % discount.  

More GM-IM norm possibility events:  

- 16-24 Febr Third Saturday GM-IM-ELO, Montenegro, Org: FM Tomic, e-mail: tomicvd@t-com.me 

- 2-12 March FS Budapest, Org: IO Nagy, - firstsat@hu.inter.net 

- 14-17 March Harkany Open, org: Mr Jeszenszky, e-mail: sporty207@gmail.com 

- 16-24 March Third Saturday Montenegro, GM-IM section.  

 - 30 March....8 April Budapest FS. Org: IO Nagy  

- 9-17 April Budapest Spring Festival Open (www.firstsaturday.hu),  15500 € prize found, 3500 € first prize, 

- 18-22 April GM tmt England, org: IO Adam Raoof, website:  www.southendchesscongress.org.uk 

- 24 April - 2 May KEHIDAKUSTÁNY Hungary, 200 km West from Budapest - GM-IM, Open, rigochess@gmail.com 

- 4-14 May First Saturday Budapest,Org: IO Nagy,  

- 23-31 May ZALAKAROS Open, Org: IM Horvath, Tamas, e-mail: mssz@zalaszam.hu 

- 1 -11 June First Saturday, Budapest, org.IO Nagy  

- 11-19 June Balatonlelle, Hungary, 200 km West from Budapest, GM-IM-Open - Org. IO Rigo  

- 6-16 July First Saturday GM-IM Budapest org IO Nagy  

- 3-13 August First Saturday...(GM group max 6 and a half out of 9 points GM norm) Min 2434 ELO average... 

- 16-25 August Budapest Aranytíz GM-IM-Open, info: IO Nagy (not officially confirmed yet)  

- 7-17 September First Saturday GM-IM  Nádassy tmt-, etc..