Ildiko Madl
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Ildikó Mádl is a Hungarian
chess player.
Madl learned to play chess from her father. In 1978 she became a pupil of the chess school Mereszjev that helped to promote talented Hungarian children and teenagers.
and in 1984 she won the Cadett World Championship for Girls
(U16) in Champigny-sur-Marne
and the European Junior Chess Championship
for girls U20 in Katowice
. It was only consequent that Madl was nominated for the Hungarian National Team. Consequently in her first Chess Olympiad
she scored 8 points from 11 games, receiving the title of Woman International Master (WIM). She achieved the required norms for the title Woman Grandmaster in 1985 at a men's tournament in Szolnok
and an international women's tournament in Jajce
.
In 1986 she could repeat her success at the European Junior Championship which in this year took place in Băile Herculane
. In the same year she became World Junior Chess Championship
U20 in Vilnius, 2 points ahead of Camilla Baginskaite
and Svetlana Prudnikova
. In May 1998 she was third at the Elo-tournament in Bechhofen
, in January 1999 third at the ninth International Open in Augsburg-Göggingen
. In January 2001 she won the International Brauhaus-Riegele-Tournament in Augsburg
. In March of the same year she won without losing a single game the Tel Aviv Chess Festival, the first international women's tournament that ever took place in Israel. In January 2002 she won the 13th International Augsburg IM-Tournament.She won Hungarian Chess Championship
in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1999.
s between 1984 and 2006 with an overall result of 49 wins, 49 draws and 19 losses. The only Chess Olympiad in this time that she did not attend was the Olympiad 2002 in Bled. Twice she won the Olympiad with her team: in 1988 and in 1990. The Hungarians winning the Olympiad 1988 in Novi Sad
was remarkable. For the first time since 1976 the event was not won by the Soviet Union. Madl played together with the three Polgar sisters (Judit
, Zsuszanna
and Zsófia
). The Gold Medal was overshadowed by the tragic loss of her boyfriend of that time Bela Perenyi. A few weeks before on the way from Budapest to the Olympiad he was killed in a car crash. During the Olympiad Madl's coach was the International Master Tibor Karolyi
Jr.
She took part in European Women Team Championships six times between 1992 und 2007. In 1992, 1999, 2001 and 2005 she played first board, in 2007 third board. Her biggest individual achievement was a bronze medal for her performance of 6½ out of 9 on first board in Batumi
1999. Her overall score at European Team Championships is 22.5 pints out of 38 games. (thirteen wins, nineteen draws, and six losses).
Being a member of the German team USV Halle she plays for the federal state team of Saxony-Anhalt
with which she could win the Championship of the Federal States (Ländermeisterschaft) in 2004.
Her Elo rating
is at 2387 as of January 2008. As such she is fourth in the Hungarian Women's Elo-List. In 1993 she was among the Top 10 Women of the World for the last time.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
chess player.
Madl learned to play chess from her father. In 1978 she became a pupil of the chess school Mereszjev that helped to promote talented Hungarian children and teenagers.
Individual tournaments
In 1982 and 1983 she won the so-called Olympiad of Pioneers and the Hungarian Championships U13 and U15. Moreover, in 1982 she won the Hungarian Girls Championship U20 although she was only 13 years of age. At the Hungarian Women Championship in 1982 she was third. In 1983 and 1984 she achieved her first international successes. In winter 1983/84 she won an international girl's tournament in StraubingStraubing
Straubing is an independent city in Lower Bavaria, southern Germany. It is seat of the district of Straubing-Bogen. Annually in August the Gäubodenvolksfest, the second largest fair in Bavaria, is held....
and in 1984 she won the Cadett World Championship for Girls
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
(U16) in Champigny-sur-Marne
Champigny-sur-Marne
Champigny-sur-Marne is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Name:Champigny-sur-Marne was originally called simply Champigny...
and the European Junior Chess Championship
European Junior Chess Championship
The first chess youth championship in Europe was the yearly European Junior Championship for under age 20. It was played from 1971–2002. FIDE officially introduced the European Junior Championship in 1970 at their Annual Congress and so the 1971/72 edition was the first official European...
for girls U20 in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
. It was only consequent that Madl was nominated for the Hungarian National Team. Consequently in her first Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
she scored 8 points from 11 games, receiving the title of Woman International Master (WIM). She achieved the required norms for the title Woman Grandmaster in 1985 at a men's tournament in Szolnok
Szolnok
Szolnok is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. Its location on the banks of the Tisza river, at the heart of the Great Hungarian Plain, has made it an important cultural and economic crossroads for centuries....
and an international women's tournament in Jajce
Jajce
Jajce is a city and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
.
In 1986 she could repeat her success at the European Junior Championship which in this year took place in Băile Herculane
Baile Herculane
Băile Herculane is a town in Romanian Banat, in Caraş-Severin County, situated in the valley of the Cerna River, between the Mehedinţi Mountains to the east and the Cerna Mountains to the west, elevation 168 meters. Its current population is approximately 6,000...
. In the same year she became World Junior Chess Championship
World Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
U20 in Vilnius, 2 points ahead of Camilla Baginskaite
Camilla Baginskaite
Camilla Baginskaite is an American chess Woman Grandmaster and chess teacher.She learned chess from her father when she was eight years old, visiting a chess school when she was ten. When she was fifteen years old she became the youngest Lithuanian Women's Chess Champion...
and Svetlana Prudnikova
Svetlana Prudnikova
Svetlana Prudnikova , is a Russian woman chess player.Prudnikova has the title Woman Grandmaster. Her Elo rating in October 2006 was 2355, but has been over 2400...
. In May 1998 she was third at the Elo-tournament in Bechhofen
Bechhofen
Bechhofen is a municipality in the district of Ansbach in Bavaria in Germany....
, in January 1999 third at the ninth International Open in Augsburg-Göggingen
Augsburg-Göggingen
Göggingen is one of the 17 Planungsräume of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. The Planungsraum is made up of three Stadtbezirke , the 37th, 38th and 40th Stadtbezirke, which are named Göggingen-Nordwest , Göggingen-Nordost and Göggingen-Süd , respectively...
. In January 2001 she won the International Brauhaus-Riegele-Tournament in Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
. In March of the same year she won without losing a single game the Tel Aviv Chess Festival, the first international women's tournament that ever took place in Israel. In January 2002 she won the 13th International Augsburg IM-Tournament.She won Hungarian Chess Championship
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...
in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1999.
National team
With the Hungarian National Women's Team she took part in 11 Women's Chess OlympiadWomen's Chess Olympiad
The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE since 1957 , where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals....
s between 1984 and 2006 with an overall result of 49 wins, 49 draws and 19 losses. The only Chess Olympiad in this time that she did not attend was the Olympiad 2002 in Bled. Twice she won the Olympiad with her team: in 1988 and in 1990. The Hungarians winning the Olympiad 1988 in Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
was remarkable. For the first time since 1976 the event was not won by the Soviet Union. Madl played together with the three Polgar sisters (Judit
Judit Polgár
Judit Polgár is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is by far the strongest female chess player in history. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, the youngest person ever to do so at that time.Polgár was ranked No...
, Zsuszanna
Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar is a Hungarian-American chess Grandmaster...
and Zsófia
Zsófia Polgár
Sofia Polgar Sofia Polgar Sofia Polgar (born November 2, 1974 as Polgár Zsófia is a Hungarian-born International Master of chess and former chess prodigy. She is an International Master and Woman Grandmaster, and is the middle sister of Grandmasters Susan and Judit Polgár. Since 2006, she has...
). The Gold Medal was overshadowed by the tragic loss of her boyfriend of that time Bela Perenyi. A few weeks before on the way from Budapest to the Olympiad he was killed in a car crash. During the Olympiad Madl's coach was the International Master Tibor Karolyi
Tibor Karolyi
Tibor Károlyi is a Hungarian chess International Master, International Arbiter , coach, theoretician, and author. He was Hungarian Champion in 1984.In 1989 he started his coaching career...
Jr.
She took part in European Women Team Championships six times between 1992 und 2007. In 1992, 1999, 2001 and 2005 she played first board, in 2007 third board. Her biggest individual achievement was a bronze medal for her performance of 6½ out of 9 on first board in Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
1999. Her overall score at European Team Championships is 22.5 pints out of 38 games. (thirteen wins, nineteen draws, and six losses).
Being a member of the German team USV Halle she plays for the federal state team of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
with which she could win the Championship of the Federal States (Ländermeisterschaft) in 2004.
Club teams
In the Austrian Staatsliga A she played for the Men's team Salzburger SK Mozart Salzburg in 2000/2001 and 2001/2002. Since 2005 she plays for Feldbach/Kirchberg in the Austrian 2nd division and the Landsliga Steiermark. Since 2005 she plays as well in the Croation First Women's League. In the German Frauenbundesliga (Women's 1st division) she plays for USV Halle and was team champion in 2007. In Hungary she plays for Csuti Antal SK. Zalaegerszeg and in Bosnia for ŠK Bihać.Titles and rating
She received the title of Woman International Master in 1984, the title of Women Grandmaster in 1986. She is International Master as well.Her Elo 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....
is at 2387 as of January 2008. As such she is fourth in the Hungarian Women's Elo-List. In 1993 she was among the Top 10 Women of the World for the last time.