Anna Rudolf

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Anna Rudolf
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Full name Anna Rudolf
Country Flag of Hungary Hungary
Born November 12, 1987 (1987-11-12) (age 20)
Miskolc, Hungary
Title Woman Grandmaster[1]
FIDE rating 2302
Peak rating 2302 (April 2008)

Anna Rudolf (born November 12, 1987 in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess player.

[edit] Lip balm controversy

Rudolf attracted attention during the Vandoeuvre Open in December 2007, where she defeated the top seed Christian Bauer, finished ninth and scored WGM and IM norms.[2] Following her good results in the initial rounds of the tournament, three players—Oleg Krivonosov, Vladimir Lazarev and Ilmars Starostits—accused her of cheating, saying that a "secret internet connection was transmitting the best moves with the help of Anna's lip balm".[3] In the final round Rudolf had to play Starostits who refused to shake hands with her.[3] After the tournament, the Hungarian Chess Federation protested against the "unethical behavior" of the three accusers and asked the FIDE Ethics Commission to examine the case.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ List of Titles Approved by the 2nd quarter FIDE Presidential Board 2008
  2. ^ Marie Boyarchenko. Vandoeuvre Open. www.chessdom.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
  3. ^ a b Ugly story at Vandoeuvre Open. www.chessdom.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
  4. ^ Hungarian Chess Federation letter about Anna Rudolf's case. www.chessdom.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.

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