The Maccabi VAC’s Star Chess department successfully took part in the home and international games. This year was special because we dedicated the games to Theodore Herzl. In this spirit, this summer, as a part of the closing ceremony, Laszlo Polgar, the head of the department and organiser of the event made a special speech about Herzl. All had a wonderful time at the Jewish community centre in Balatonfured. The games were sponsored by the Hungarian Zionist Group. We were delighted to play with other nationalities living in Hungary.
The Maccabi VAC holds this year in high regard, as the Hungarian team would like to achieve good results in the 2011 European Maccabi Games in Vienna.
Ivan Herendi, Theodore Herzl’s descendant honoured us with his presence at the match, as well as Judit Kardi, the head of the Hungarian Zionist Group, Laszlo Polgar, the organiser of the match, and Adam Jusztin, the president of the Maccabi VAC Hungary.
We want to especially thank the Hungarian Zionist Group and Judit Kardi for the warm welcome, the venue and the generous support.
We hope next year we can continue this tradition, with the addition of table tennis games.
The results of the games:
- June: Israeli singles games
Tel Aviv-Jafo
- Kosashvili Alon
- Kosashvili Joav
- Papp Bence
Holon
- Kosashvili Joav
- Kosashvili Alon
3 -Papp Bence
Bat Yam
- Kosashvili Alon
- Kosashvili Joav
- Papp Bence
Rishon Lezion
- Kosashvili Alon
- Papp Bence
- Kosashvili Joav
- June 21. Israel – /youth Jeruzsálem (36. 5 – 23)
Most points won by Hungarians:
Kosashvili Alon 10/9. 5
Kosashvili Joav, Papp Bence 10/7. 5-7. 5
- July 9. Nagymaros
- Kosashvili Joav
- Kosashvili Alon
- Polgár László
- Papp Bence
- July 11. Kismaros Mária Festival
- Kosashvili Joav
- Kosashvili Alon
- Papp Bence
- Fuszek Áron
- Eri Rafael
- July. 12: Sturovo (Slovakia)
1-2. Koshasvili Alon- Papp Bence
- Joav Koshasvili
- July 13. Zebegény
- Papp Bence
- Kosashvili Joav
- Kosashvili Alon
- July. 17: VB Pardubice, Cseh Republic
Lightning (5’-5’)
- Akóts Gábor HU
- Jurij Zezulkin POL
- Rusz Árpád ROM
Rapid (20’- 20’)
- Akóts Gábor HU
- Czebe Attila HU
- Rusz Árpád ROM
Youth 20’-20’ rapid under 18
- Valerij Semeakin UK
Youth 5’-5’ under 18
- Joav Koshasvili HU/ISR
- August 8. Balatonfüred
Herzl Tivadar games doubles
Akóts Gábor (worldchampion) – Czebe Attila (worldchampion 2.) 3: 3
Eötvös Károly match
- Schenkerik Csaba
- Papp Bence
- Fuszek Áron
Mangold Henrik match
- Erdei Tamara
- Pereszlényi Gabriella
- Erdei Adél
- August 17. Hungary-Israelyouth
Most points:
Kosashvili Joav 10/10
- August 26. Family matches
| Kosashvili Joav | 13 points |
| Kosashvili Alon | 11 points |
| Total | 24 points |
| Papp Bence | 15 points |
| Papp Balázs | 1 point |
| Total | 16 points |
- August 30. Singles games Budapest
- Kosashvili Alon 9 points
- Kosashvili Joav 7 points
- Papp Bence 5. 5 points
- Papp Balázs 2. 5 points
Training camps
Budapest, Nagymaros, Bat Yam
