Anna Rudolf
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Anna Rudolf is a Hungarian chess
player. In 2008, 2010 and 2011 she won the Hungarian Women Chess Championship
.
Open in December 2007, where she defeated the top seed Christian Bauer
, finished ninth and scored WGM and IM norms. 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
". In the final round Rudolf had to play Starostits who refused to shake hands with her. 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.
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...
player. In 2008, 2010 and 2011 she won the Hungarian Women 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...
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Lip balm controversy
Rudolf attracted attention during the VandoeuvreVandœuvre-lès-Nancy
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are called Vandopériens.-Geography:...
Open in December 2007, where she defeated the top seed Christian Bauer
Christian Bauer
Christian Bauer is a French chess player and author. In 1996 he won the French Chess Championship. In 2009 he came first at Vicente Bonil ahead of 21 GMs and 33 titled players.-External links:...
, finished ninth and scored WGM and IM norms. 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
Lip balm
Lip balm or lip salve is a wax-like substance applied topically to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis, stomatitis, or cold sores. Lip balm often contains beeswax or carnauba wax, camphor, cetyl alcohol, lanolin, paraffin, and petrolatum, among other ingredients...
". In the final round Rudolf had to play Starostits who refused to shake hands with her. 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.