Monthly Archives: November 2012
Panama Open II Rd5 Results-Properly Aligned!
Panama Open II Rd5 Results-Properly Aligned!
I found a tool to align excel tables for Blogger.
Tableizer Tool
There’s some other tools here Cometdocs- How-to-convert-excel-spreadsheets-into-html-tables
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Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IM | Hansen Eric | CAN | 2539 | 5 |
2 | GM | Marin Mihail | ROU | 2547 | 4.5 |
3 | IM | Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio | CUB | 2508 | 4 |
4 | FM | Vera Siguenas Deivy | PER | 2396 | 4 |
5 | GM | Almeida Quintana Omar | CUB | 2519 | 4 |
6 | IM | Prasca Sosa Rafael | VEN | 2415 | 4 |
7 | FM | Hambleton Aman | CAN | 2404 | 4 |
8 | IM | Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto | CUB | 2510 | 4 |
9 | GM | Quesada Perez Yuniesky | CUB | 2604 | 3.5 |
10 | IM | Alarcon Casellas Rolando | CUB | 2484 | 3.5 |
11 | GM | Cordova Emilio | PER | 2568 | 3.5 |
12 | FM | Delgado Ramos Hector | CUB | 2478 | 3.5 |
13 | GM | Borges Matos Juan | CUB | 2453 | 3.5 |
14 | Fernandez Fernando | PER | 2311 | 3.5 | |
15 | FM | Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos | CUB | 2480 | 3.5 |
16 | FM | Fernandez Cardoso Alexey | CUB | 2447 | 3.5 |
17 | GM | Bacallao Alonso Yusnel | CUB | 2580 | 3.5 |
18 | Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario | CUB | 2234 | 3.5 | |
19 | IM | Baules Jorge | PAN | 2303 | 3.5 |
20 | IM | Bassan Remo | VEN | 2272 | 3.5 |
21 | FM | Ruiz Sanchez Orlen | CUB | 2408 | 3.5 |
22 | GM | Arencibia Rodriguez Walter | CUB | 2526 | 3 |
23 | WGM | L’ami Alina | ROU | 2381 | 3 |
24 | IM | Ruiz C Joshua D | COL | 2332 | 3 |
25 | WGM | Vigoa Apecheche Yanira | CUB | 2352 | 3 |
26 | IM | Kjartansonn Gudmundur | ISL | 2394 | 3 |
27 | FM | Gomez Segura Adalberto | CUB | 2325 | 3 |
28 | IM | Estrada Nieto Julian | MEX | 2295 | 3 |
29 | WIM | Llaudy Pupo Lisandra | CUB | 2258 | 3 |
30 | Ramos Efren Andres | NCA | 2166 | 3 | |
31 | FM | Esquivel Luis | PAN | 2104 | 3 |
32 | FM | Sanchez Jorge | PAN | 2152 | 3 |
33 | GM | Hernandez Carmenate Holden | CUB | 2562 | 2.5 |
34 | WGM | Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa | CUB | 2350 | 2.5 |
35 | WFM | Castillo Coca Mairebys | CUB | 2136 | 2.5 |
36 | WGM | Arribas Robaina Maritza | CUB | 2273 | 2.5 |
CM | Sosa Nestor | PAN | 2198 | 2.5 | |
38 | CM | Mathews Bryan | PAN | 2056 | 2.5 |
39 | FM | Pacheco Marco | PER | 2377 | 2.5 |
40 | Fuentes Adrian | PAN | 1938 | 2.5 | |
41 | FM | Arosemena Jorge Luis | PAN | 2070 | 2.5 |
42 | CM | Aizpurua Patrick | PAN | 2118 | 2.5 |
43 | Fabrega Enrique | PAN | 2172 | 2.5 | |
44 | CM | Mathews Cesar | PAN | 1981 | 2.5 |
45 | Gomez Samael | COL | 1984 | 2.5 | |
46 | WIM | Fleites Marti Yuleikys | CUB | 2153 | 2.5 |
47 | WFM | Madrigal Ana Daniela | NCA | 2011 | 2.5 |
48 | Bonilla Felix | PAN | 2099 | 2.5 | |
49 | IM | Madrigal Mariano | NCA | 2152 | 2.5 |
50 | Flores Ruben | PAN | 1791 | 2 | |
51 | WIM | Miranda Llanes Yerisbel | CUB | 2319 | 2 |
52 | Pena Morales Hugo | PER | 2113 | 2 | |
53 | IM | Arias Lemmys A | ESA | 2346 | 2 |
54 | WIM | Fandino Reyes Roquelina | CUB | 2095 | 2 |
55 | Alvarez Walter Danilo | PAN | 2029 | 2 | |
56 | Battihk Jose Miguel | PAN | 1945 | 2 | |
57 | Quiroga Walter | VEN | 0 | 2 | |
58 | Quiroz Michael | PAN | 1938 | 2 | |
59 | Padilla Alvaro | PAN | 1979 | 2 | |
60 | Riera Jose | PAN | 0 | 2 | |
61 | Carrasco Brandon | PAN | 1675 | 2 | |
62 | Quintero Gabriel | PAN | 0 | 1.5 | |
63 | Sun Chin Robert Patrick | PAN | 0 | 1.5 | |
64 | Valdes Bernardo | PAN | 0 | 1.5 | |
65 | Espinoza Efrain | PAN | 0 | 1.5 | |
66 | Munoz Nelson | PAN | 0 | 1.5 | |
67 | Tapia Alexei | PAN | 1849 | 1.5 | |
68 | Samaniego Milciades | PAN | 0 | 1.5 | |
69 | McNally Bernardo | PAN | 0 | 1.5 | |
70 | Chaluja Jose Antonio | PAN | 0 | 1.5 | |
71 | Cantilo-Paz Anibal Jesus | PAN | 0 | 1 | |
72 | Lombardo Elias | PAN | 0 | 1 | |
73 | Virzi John Charles | PAN | 0 | 1 | |
74 | Carrasco Leonardo | PAN | 0 | 1 | |
75 | Sanjur Crescencio | PAN | 0 | 1 | |
76 | Rosas Ramiro | PAN | 0 | 0.5 | |
77 | Munoz M Alberto Noel | PAN | 1906 | 0.5 | |
78 | Corrales Mario | PAN | 0 | 0.5 | |
79 | CM | Vargas Rogelio | PAN | 1712 | 0 |
Castillo Elizabeth | PAN | 0 | 0 |
Hungarian TCh 2012-13 GM Ruck,R Ending
Here is a game featuring strong endgame technique from a harmless Caro-Kann queenless game.
Bio-–Chessnc
Hungarian Grandmaster (2001).
Hungarian Champion in 2002.
- Zagreb 1997, 1st;
- European U16 1992 and U18 1994, 2nd-4th;
- Oberwart Open 2000, 2nd
- Hotel Irotkko GM 2000, 1st;
- Kladovo 2001, 1st;
- Hungarian Championship 2003, 2nd-3rd;
- Bad Wörishofen 2004, 3rd;
- Los Angeles Metropolitan Open 2011, 2nd-7th.
A participant in the 2004 and 2006 Olympiads.’
Kovacevic,A (2549) – Ruck,R (2567)
Caro-Kann 6.Nh3[B18]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Mako HUN (4), 18.11.
The game went to queenless play quite early and then black managed to get BN for R with a small combination.
Critical Position
Black must continue the technical phase with purposeful play. White is saddled with an isolated e-pawn but for the moment Ke2 keeps it secure. What should black do?
Black to Play
Panama Open II Standings 2012-11 Rd5-GM Hansen,E 5-0
Nov 30th-2012
GM Hansen,E(CAN) is in clear first with 5-0. IM Hambleton is in a group with 4/5. WGM L’ami Alina(ROU) is also at 3.
There’s a fresh video I found today too(scroll down the bottom of post). I’ll do up some games as soon as they become available.
Rank after Round 5
Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
Leading group
1 IM Hansen Eric CAN 2539 5
2 GM Marin Mihail ROU 2547 4.5
3 IM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio CUB 2508 4
4 FM Vera Siguenas Deivy PER 2396 4
5 GM Almeida Quintana Omar CUB 2519 4
6 IM Prasca Sosa Rafael VEN 2415 4
7 FM Hambleton Aman CAN 2404 4
8 IM Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto CUB 2510 4
3.5/5
9 GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky CUB 2604 3.5
10 IM Alarcon Casellas Rolando CUB 2484 3.5
11 GM Cordova Emilio PER 2568 3.5
12 FM Delgado Ramos Hector CUB 2478 3.5
13 GM Borges Matos Juan CUB 2453 3.5
14 Fernandez Fernando PER 2311 3.5
15 FM Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos CUB 2480 3.5
16 FM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2447 3.5
17 GM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2580 3.5
18 Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario CUB 2234 3.5
19 IM Baules Jorge PAN 2303 3.5
20 IM Bassan Remo VEN 2272 3.5
21 FM Ruiz Sanchez Orlen CUB 2408 3.5
3/5
22 GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter CUB 2526 3
23 WGM L’ami Alina ROU 2381 3
24 IM Ruiz C Joshua D COL 2332 3
25 WGM Vigoa Apecheche Yanira CUB 2352 3
26 IM Kjartansonn Gudmundur ISL 2394 3
27 FM Gomez Segura Adalberto CUB 2325 3
28 IM Estrada Nieto Julian MEX 2295 3
29 WIM Llaudy Pupo Lisandra CUB 2258 3
30 Ramos Efren Andres NCA 2166 3
31 FM Esquivel Luis PAN 2104 3
32 FM Sanchez Jorge PAN 2152 3
2.5/5
33 GM Hernandez Carmenate Holden CUB 2562 2.5
34 WGM Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa CUB 2350 2.5
35 WFM Castillo Coca Mairebys CUB 2136 2.5
36 WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza CUB 2273 2.5
37CM Sosa Nestor PAN 2198 2.5
38 CM Mathews Bryan PAN 2056 2.5
39 FM Pacheco Marco PER 2377 2.5
40 Fuentes Adrian PAN 1938 2.5
41 FM Arosemena Jorge Luis PAN 2070 2.5
42 CM Aizpurua Patrick PAN 2118 2.5
43 Fabrega Enrique PAN 2172 2.5
44 CM Mathews Cesar PAN 1981 2.5
45 Gomez Samael COL 1984 2.5
46 WIM Fleites Marti Yuleikys CUB 2153 2.5
47 WFM Madrigal Ana Daniela NCA 2011 2.5
48 Bonilla Felix PAN 2099 2.5
49 IM Madrigal Mariano NCA 2152 2.5
2/5
50 Flores Ruben PAN 1791 2
51 WIM Miranda Llanes Yerisbel CUB 2319 2
52 Pena Morales Hugo PER 2113 2
53 IM Arias Lemmys A ESA 2346 2
54 WIM Fandino Reyes Roquelina CUB 2095 2
55 Alvarez Walter Danilo PAN 2029 2
56 Battihk Jose Miguel PAN 1945 2
57 Quiroga Walter VEN 0 2
58 Quiroz Michael PAN 1938 2
59 Padilla Alvaro PAN 1979 2
60 Riera Jose PAN 0 2
61 Carrasco Brandon PAN 1675 2
1.5/5
62 Quintero Gabriel PAN 0 1.5
63 Sun Chin Robert Patrick PAN 0 1.5
64 Valdes Bernardo PAN 0 1.5
65 Espinoza Efrain PAN 0 1.5
66 Munoz Nelson PAN 0 1.5
67 Tapia Alexei PAN 1849 1.5
68 Samaniego Milciades PAN 0 1.5
69 McNally Bernardo PAN 0 1.5
70 Chaluja Jose Antonio PAN 0 1.5
0-1pts/5
71 Cantilo-Paz Anibal Jesus PAN 0 1
72 Lombardo Elias PAN 0 1
73 Virzi John Charles PAN 0 1
74 Carrasco Leonardo PAN 0 1
75 Sanjur Crescencio PAN 0 1
76 Rosas Ramiro PAN 0 0.5
77 Munoz M Alberto Noel PAN 1906 0.5
78 Corrales Mario PAN 0 0.5
79 CM Vargas Rogelio PAN 1712 0
80 Castillo Elizabeth PAN 0 0
Rank after Round 4
Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 IM Hansen Eric CAN 2539 4
2 GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky CUB 2604 3.5
3 GM Cordova Emilio PER 2568 3.5
4 FM Vera Siguenas Deivy PER 2396 3.5
5 GM Marin Mihail ROU 2547 3.5
6 IM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio CUB 2508 3
7 IM Alarcon Casellas Rolando CUB 2484 3
8 IM Prasca Sosa Rafael VEN 2415 3
9 GM Almeida Quintana Omar CUB 2519 3
10 GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter CUB 2526 3
11 FM Delgado Ramos Hector CUB 2478 3
12 Fernandez Fernando PER 2311 3
13 FM Hambleton Aman CAN 2404 3
14 GM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2580 3
15 WGM L’ami Alina ROU 2381 3 Alinalami
16 IM Ruiz C Joshua D COL 2332 3
17 Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario CUB 2234 3
18 IM Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto CUB 2510 3
19 WGM Vigoa Apecheche Yanira CUB 2352 3
20 IM Kjartansonn Gudmundur ISL 2394 3
21 FM Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos CUB 2480 2.5
22 GM Borges Matos Juan CUB 2453 2.5
23 FM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2447 2.5
24 GM Hernandez Carmenate Holden CUB 2562 2.5
25 IM Bassan Remo VEN 2272 2.5
26 IM Baules Jorge PAN 2303 2.5
27 CM Sosa Nestor PAN 2198 2.5
28 WFM Castillo Coca Mairebys CUB 2136 2.5
29 CM Mathews Bryan PAN 2056 2.5
30 FM Ruiz Sanchez Orlen CUB 2408 2.5
31 FM Arosemena Jorge Luis PAN 2070 2.5
32 CM Aizpurua Patrick PAN 2118 2.5
33 Flores Ruben PAN 1791 2
34 WGM Ordaz Valdes L Teresa CUB 2350 2
35 IM Estrada Nieto Julian MEX 2295 2
36 WIM Miranda Llanes Yerisbel CUB 2319 2
37 FM Gomez Segura Adalberto CUB 2325 2
38 WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza CUB 2273 2
39 WIM Llaudy Pupo Lisandra CUB 2258 2
40 IM Arias Lemmys A ESA 2346 2
41 Pena Morales Hugo PER 2113 2
42 FM Esquivel Luis PAN 2104 2
43 CM Mathews Cesar PAN 1981 2
44 Ramos Efren Andres NCA 2166 2
45 WIM Fandino Reyes Roquelina CUB 2095 2
46 WIM Fleites Marti Yuleikys CUB 2153 2
48 Quiroga Walter VEN 0 2
49 FM Pacheco Marco PER 2377 1.5
50 Fuentes Adrian PAN 1938 1.5
51 Quintero Gabriel PAN 0 1.5
52 Fabrega Enrique PAN 2172 1.5
53 Gomez Samael COL 1984 1.5
54 WFM Madrigal Ana Daniela NCA 2011 1.5
Video from Youtube
e2e4 Brighton Open 2012-11 Results
Brighton Open e2e4 Brighton Nov 2012 Open
GMs Wells and Arkell shared first with 4.5/5 in the increasingly popular e2e4 weekend tournament series. FM Lyell got 3/5.
Rank Name Score Fed. Rating
1 GM Wells, Peter K 4.5 ENG 2488
2 GM Arkell, Keith C 4.5 ENG 2462
3 Jones, Steven A 4 ENG 1987
4 FM Sowray, Peter J 3.5 ENG 2362
5 FM Ledger, Dave J 3.5 ENG 2268
6 Player, Edmund C 3.5 ENG 2215
7 Seymour, Timothy P 3.5 ENG 2057
8 Kirk, Ezra 3 ENG 2258
9 FM Lyell, Mark 3 ENG 2194
10 Murphy, Hugh W 3 ENG 2152
11 Myall, Ivan J 3 ENG 2092
12 De Coverly, Roger D 3 ENG 2038
13 Prior, Stephen C V 3 ENG 1993
14 Boardman, Jeffrey 3 NZL 1990
15 Lim, Zhuo Ren 2.5 MAS 2183
16 Tozer, Philip A A 2.5 ENG 2179
17 Maullin, Robert E 2.5 ENG 2138
18 Skulte, Christopher 2.5 AUS 1969
19 McCarthy, Damian 2.5 ENG 1879
20 Anderson, John 2 ENG 2179
21 Coates, David H 2 ENG 2085
22 WIM Maroroa, Sue 2 ENG 2055
23 Harnett, Robert J 2 ENG 2018
24 WFM Norinkeviciute, Rasa 2 LTU 2010
25 Craft, Isaac 2 ENG 2005
26 Briggs, John Nicholas 2 ENG 1979
27 Kirk, Jason 2 FRA 1954
28 Payne, Matthew J 2 ENG 1952
29 Oyama, Akito 2 ENG 1866
30 Gupta, Arul 2 ENG 1730
31 Kouis, Marios 1.5 GRE 1851
32 Wood, Peter R 1 ENG 1947
33 Waters, Andrew 1 ENG 1918 *
34 Charpidou, Anna 1 GRE 1754
35 Lee, Shane 0.5 IRL 1842
36 Stone, Mark R 0 ENG 1615
Here is a key game between one of the winners GM Wells and Budapest resident FM Mark Lyell.
Wells,Peter K (2488) – Lyell,Mark (2194)
Queen’s Gambit Accepted(D26)
e2e4 Brighton Open Old Ship Hotel, Brighton, Eng (4), 11.11.2012
White played for queenside pressure with the IQP and black sacrificed an exchange rather than endure a passive defence.
Critical Position
White has big pressure going on the queenside but what’s next?
White to Play
The Zukertort System-An Anti-Sambuev Defence
Here is an important game from Hungarian Team Ch 2012-13. The opening is the Zukertort System, one of the pet lines of Canadian Champion GM Bator Sambuev.
The Opening Sequence
The following white formation should look quite familiar to anyone to has had black against Sambuev.
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Bd3 c5 5.b3 Nc6 6.0–0 Bd6 7.Bb2 0–0 8.Nbd2 b6 9.Ne5 Bb7
White has the simple plan of f4 and then the kinside attack begins with Qf3-h3 for example. So how should black defend? The Balogh game shows a nice defensive method and the key ideas.
Kosic,D (2517) – Balogh,C (2668) [D05]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Nagykanizsa HUN (1), 16.09.2012
Critical Position 1
Black has initiated a nice defensive method against the Zukertort with ..Ne7 intending …Ng6. What should black play now though?
Black to Play
Critical Position 2
Black has played 13..Nxc5 challenging the key Bd3 attacking piece. But there is a catch-White has 14.Bxh7+. What do you make of the sacrifice? Is it sound or just a big bluff? The evaluation here is critical to black’s defensive method.
White to Play
Critical Position 3
White is really going after the king. Evaluate 20.g4. Does it work or not?
White to Play
Botez(CAN) in UNAM Rapid MEX 2012
The Gara,T(HUN)-Botez,A(CAN) rapid mini-match was tied 2-2. Here is another game from the rapid preliminary.
Gara,T (2377) – Botez,Alexandra (2015)
French Tarrasch[C06]
UNAM w Prelim C Mexico City MEX (2.4), 17.11.2012
Black played an early …c4 but lost control of the dark squares on the kingside. White won a pawn and had an almost crushing position but let the advantage slip away.
Critical Position
White has an extra pawn and an obvious advantage but the b2 pawn is under attack. How should white react?
White to Play
Critical Position
White is still up a pawn but black has some counterplay on the b-file. How should black continue?
Black to Play
Hungarian TCH 2012-13
Here is a strong game from GM Berkes against veteran GM Farago,Ivan from the Hungarian TCh. The game features the strong technical endgame play of Berkes an his slow positional building style.
Berkes,F (2685) – Farago,I (2486)
King’s Indian Attack vs Slav Triangle with …Bg4[A07]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Dunaharaszti HUN (4), 18.11.2012
This is an unspectacular game which on the surface contains nothing really remarkable. The game can be broken down into the following stages.
–12.Nxg6 fg creates a structural imbalance and gains the bishop pair for long-term chances
-A general advance on the queenside
-The ending with 30..Qxb2? gave white all the chances
-Gaining the a-file, the 7th rank and maintaining a rook on a7(32.Rba2)
-33.Rxa8 eventually won a pawn and began the technical P+ phase conversion phase
The key endgame plan
-The play only on the kingside stage is of key importance. The key to breaking black’s position is to play 74.e5! to cut off the dark bishop from the g7 pawn and then play on the light square to infiltrate the kingside.
White to Play
Black has just played 73..Bb2
-76…gh? 77.Nxh4 is the straw that breaks black’s position. From here on white has the simple plan of pushing pawns and infiltrating on the light squares on which black is effectively fighting a piece down as the bishop lives in the wrong color universe
Panama Open II Rd1 Standings
GM Hansen,E and IM Hambleton both won as expected.
Here’s a video of the Panama hotel room by Hambleton.
Here are a couple of the players in the Panama Open II. See AjedrezPanama official site.
Round 1 Standings(Partial)-All Players with 1pt Chess-results
Name FED Rtg Pts.
GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky CUB 2604 1
GM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2580 1
GM Cordova Emilio PER 2568 1
GM Hernandez Carmenate Holden CUB 2562 1
IM Hansen Eric CAN 2539 1
GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter CUB 2526 1
GM Almeida Quintana Omar CUB 2519 1
IM Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto CUB 2510 1
FM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio CUB 2508 1
FM Alarcon Casellas Rolando CUB 2484 1
FM Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos CUB 2480 1
FM Delgado Ramos Hector CUB 2478 1
GM Borges Matos Juan CUB 2453 1
FM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2447 1
IM Prasca Sosa Rafael VEN 2415 1
FM Hambleton Aman CAN 2404 1
FM Vera Siguenas Deivy PER 2396 1
IM Kjartansonn Gudmundur ISL 2394 1
FM Pacheco Marco PER 2377 1
WGM Vigoa Apecheche Yanira CUB 2352 1(See Pic)
WGM Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa CUB 2350 1(See Pic)
IM Arias Lemmys A ESA 2346 1
IM Ruiz C Joshua D COL 2332 1
FM Gomez Segura Adalberto CUB 2325 1
WIM Miranda Llanes Yerisbel CUB 2319 1
Fernandez Fernando PER 2311 1
IM Baules Jorge PAN 2303 1
IM Estrada Nieto Julian MEX 2295 1
WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza CUB 2273 1
IM Bassan Remo VEN 2272 1
WIM Llaudy Pupo Lisandra CUB 2258 1
Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario CUB 2234 1
CM Sosa Nestor PAN 2198 1
Fabrega Enrique PAN 2172 1
CM Mathews Bryan PAN 2056 1
Fuentes Adrian PAN 1938 1
Flores Ruben PAN 1791 1
Blog Stats and Things Nov 28-2012
I get ideas for posts from Chesstalk, the main Canadian message/discussion board. Chess games are from TWIC(Mark Crowther’s massive effort). I try to be as quick as humanly possible when an idea suggests itself. The only time delay is when I wait for the weekly TWIC games.
Posts usually have annotated games, pictures and if I’m really lucky there is a related Youtube video. Usually there is at least one daily post, even if I happen to be playing in a tournament. Usually, on non-tournament days I can manage 2-3 blog entries.
Pageviews
Pageviews yesterday 201
Pageviews last month 4,737
Pageviews all time history 6,141
On average there are 125-150 pageviews per day. Anything close to 200 has me very happy. The most I remember for a single day was 283, which happened during the recent WYCC during the closing rounds.
Pageviews/day almost doubled when GM Spraggett did a nice write up for BCN in his blog Spraggett On Chess, so thanks Kevin!
Top Posts(for the month)
Entry Pageviews
Botez,Alexandra WYCC 2012 Profile Nov 10, 2012 111
Canada’s WYCC 2012 Team and Ms Ashley Tapp Nov 6, 2012 75
WYCC 2012 Player Standings HUN after Rd4 Nov 12, 2012 31
IM Panjwani(CAN 2402) at 4NCL Nov 4, 2012 31
BTCh Division I: RAC I 4- BEAC III 8-Rd3 2012-11-1 Nov 11, 2012 28
Hambleton(CAN) gets IM title at UNAM Open Mexico Nov 25, 2012 28
Lila Futo Open Nov 1-3 2012 Entry List Nov 1, 2012 25
Amator Cup 2012-11 Rd7 Nov 22, 2012 24
Budapest TCh Rd4 Nov 25, 2012 24
First Saturday 2012-11 Nov 15, 2012 24
One noticeable conclusion is that the popularity of the individual post is not at all related to the strength of the player or the result of the game. Alexandra Botez destroys the other posts and Ashley Tapp is a distant second.
Top Posts (for the week)
Entry Pageviews
Botez,Alexandra(CAN 2015) WYCC 2012 Profile Nov 10, 2012 56
Hambleton(CAN) gets IM title at UNAM Open Mexico Nov 25, 2012 28
Amator Cup 2012-11 Rd7 Nov 22, 2012 24
Budapest TCh Rd4 Nov 25, 2012 24
Amator Cup Rd5(More) Nov 22, 2012 22
UNAM Rapid Orlova(CAN) 2012-11 Nov 26, 2012 20
Hamilton City Chess Club News Article Nov 23, 2012 17
2nd UNAM Open 2012 MEX Nov 24, 2012 17
Tomalty,A(CAN) on Nunn Study Nov 23, 2012 17
World Seniors Ch 2012 Nov 25, 2012, 1 comment 16
Audience Breakdown(for the month)
Entry Pageviews
Canada 1418
Hungary 1234
United States 942
Germany 126
Slovenia 114
United Kingdom 61
Portugal 58
Mexico 56
Poland 56
Ireland 54
Readership is mostly North American. Hungary is a large secondary audience. Now there is a small but growing audience from across Europe.
Audience Breakdown(for the week)
Entry Pageviews
Hungary 307
Canada 289
United States 232
Mexico 45
Germany 36
Austria 22
Poland 13
Portugal 13
United Kingdom 12
Serbia 12
Blog Tools The startup period caused me some pain as I learned what tools there were and how to do even the most basic tasks. There are still many new blog tools and ideas waiting to be discovered if I only knew where to look. For now, I am happy with the basic things covered on the blog.
PGN viewer-Chessflash Simple and reliable
Diagram Maker-Apronus.com-chess webeditor This tool doesn’t seem to have a name but it’s easy to use. I was using another one before but it has since vanished from the host site.
December 2012 Tournaments in Budapest
The end of the year is almost here. Next month has a couple of tournaments offered. For tournament notices see Hungarian Chess Federation Chess.hu (usually ads are in Hungarian). A bit of effort is needed to decipher to ads but the cheap entry fees are worth the effort.
Coming tournaments for December are as follows
Kőbánya Open 2012. december 14-16
Fordulók rendje:(schedule)
2012. december
14.-én. pénteken 17-20 óra között,
15.-én szombat 9-12, 13-16, 16,30 – 19,30 között,
16.-án vasárnap pedig 9 – 12, valamint 13-16 között.
Versenyforma:(Format)
6 fordulós svájci rendszer.
Versenybíró:(Organizers-TDs)
Krizsány László és Gyömbér Tamás
Időbeosztás:(Time control)
Összesen 3 óra, 2×90 perc a FIDE Quickplay Finish szabályai szerint.
Nevezési díj:(Enrty Fees)
HUF EUR USD/CAN
2000 Fide-élő felettieknek 3.000 10.7 17.8
1600 Fide-élő felettieknek 4.000 14.2 18.3
mindenki másnak(Unrated) 5.000 17.8 22.9
Ifjúsági, női és szenior kedvezmény:(Women and Seniors)
a nevezési díjból 1.000 Ft. A Kőbánya SC és a REAC játékosai 2.500 Ft nevezési díjat fizetnek
Karacsconyi Open Dec 27-30
7-round Open 90-90 FIDE quickplay
Entry Fee
HUF EUR USD/CAD
FIDE 2000: 4500 16 20.60
The entry fees in Budapest are a bargain!! There is also a Budapest Tournament discount card for 1,000HUF which wiil get you a 10% off the EF for participating tournaments.
During the year there are many 1 game/day tournaments(Opens and RRs) which are not well advertised but also good value and reasonably priced. I make an effort play in as many tournaments as possible while I live in Budapest.
I plan to play both these tournaments and blog about them.
First Saturday also has a monthly series of RR tournaments- See Firstsaturday Pogramme 2012-2013