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Amator Cup Rd9 2012-11
Here’s my Rd9 game from this 10:00 am this morning. The other games will be played at 2:00pm.
Warning!!
It’s a rather horrible quick disaster as I end the tournament on a wimper with 5/9.
The idea for the 6.Re1 line I chose came from a NIC YB.
Yip,M (2085) – Molnar,L (1993)
6.Re1 Anti-Kings Indian[A49]
Amator Cup (9), 24.11.2012
I chose a quiet queenless game for the least exitement possible but was soon adrift in an equal position.
Critical Position 1
The position looks harmleas enough. But what do you suggest for white?
-13.Be3 increasing the pressure
-13.Nxc6 simpligying and accepting equality
–Somthing else
White to Play
Critcal Position 2
The position has simplified somewhat and now black holds the d-file. What do you propose for white?
-16.Red1 challenging the d-file
-16.Nf3 retreat in passive fashion
-Something else
White to Play
Tomalty,A(CAN) on Nunn Study
Al Tomalty claims to have busted a study analyzed by GM Nunn-per Message Board Chesstalk
White to Play
Hamilton City Chess Club News Article
‘If our naked senses could pick up what really happens between black and white, over the vast and bloody terrain of those tiny checkered squares, chess would be the most popular spectator sport in the world.
Either that or onlookers would flee in horror at the intensity of it all. They’d never be bored….’ whole article
thespec Mahoney Chess the Headiest Mind Game of Them All
Amator Cup Rd8 2012-11
I made another draw from a sharp and dubious looking position.
At the end of Rd7 there was a 5-way tie for first with the following all at 4.5/7
- Zilhani,G
- Bodrogi.L
- Czibulka,Z
- Molnar,L
- Yip,M
Bodrogi resumed his winning ways and beat Zilhani and sits in first with 5.5/8. The others were still playng when I left.
Round 9 on 2012/11/24 at 14:00
Czibulka and Bodrogi,L are showing great strength in the late going while I am limping along to the finish.
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 5 2085 Yip Michael Molnar Laszlo 1993 10 (10:00am!!)
2 6 2038 Bodrogi Laszlo Nagy Laszlo 1958 4
3 7 1935 Szili Andras Zilahi Gabor 1940 3
4 8 1932 Szlabey Geza Bodrogi Mihaly 2076 2
5 9 2053 Czibulka Zoltan Dr. Katona Jozsef 1922 1
Round 8 on 2012/11/23 at 16:30 Chess-results
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 10 1993 Molnar Laszlo 0 – 1 Czibulka Zoltan Dr. 2053 9
2 1 1922 Katona Jozsef 1 – 0 Szlabey Geza 1932 8
3 2 2076 Bodrogi Mihaly 1 – 0 Szili Andras 1935 7
4 3 1940 Zilahi Gabor 0 – 1 Bodrogi Laszlo 2038 6
5 4 1958 Nagy Laszlo ½ – ½ Yip Michael 2085 5
Rank after Round 8 Chess-results Standings
Bodrogi and Czibulka take the lead with 5.5/8 and I am in second with 5/8.
Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3
1 Bodrogi Laszlo HUN 2038 5.5 20.50 5 2133
2 Czibulka Zoltan Dr. HUN 2053 5.5 19.00 4 2136
3 Yip Michael CAN 2085 5.0 16.50 3 2077
4 Bodrogi Mihaly HUN 2076 4.5 18.50 3 2034
5 Zilahi Gabor HUN 1940 4.5 16.00 3 2050
6 Katona Jozsef HUN 1922 4.5 16.00 3 2038
7 Molnar Laszlo HUN 1993 4.5 14.00 4 2025
8 Nagy Laszlo HUN 1958 2.5 9.00 1 1851
9 Szili Andras HUN 1935 2.0 8.00 0 1814
10 Szlabey Geza HUN 1932 1.5 3.50 1 1740
Here is my Rd8 game.
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The position is complex and unclear
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Black is better
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The position is even. White has nothing and black holds on with precision defence
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White has compensation for the pawn but nothing concrete
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White can force a stable advantage
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White has a combination
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Something else
Women’s WCh 2012 Rd2
GM Hoang(HUN) was knocked out in Rd2 by GM Kosintseva,T.
GM Kosintseva,T Bio From Wikipedia Tatiana Kosintseva
‘Along with elder sister Nadezhda, the six-year-old Tatiana became a chess player by virtue of a twist of fate. Wandering home from dance lessons with their mother, the pair happened upon a chess club and decided then and there to take up the game.
Soon after, she became a fearsome competitor at the top level of junior chess, her collection of tournament prizes rivalling even her sister’s haul. At the World Youth Chess Championship, she earned silver medals at the Under-10 (Cala Galdana, 1996) and Under-12 (Cannes, 1997) events. In the Under-10 category of the 1996 European Youth Chess Championship held at Rimavska Sobota she went one better, that time taking home the gold medal. Silver medals were added at the Euro events in Mureck (1998) and Kallithea (2000), at Under-12 and Under-18 levels, respectively.
The sisters play side by side in team competitions, most notably at the Chess Olympiad as part of the Russian Women’s national team. Tatiana Kosintseva was also the winner of the 2007 Women’s European Individual Chess Championship.’
Here is the decisive game.
Kosintseva,T (2515) – Hoang Thanh Trang (2470)
French Winawer[C16]
FIDE WCh Women World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS (2.2), 15.11.2012
Black gave the h-pawn for counterplay that never happened and is now facing a bleak future. If white plays too slowly black will have time for ..Na6-c7-b5 targeting white’s queenside pawns.How should white proceed to exploit the extra pawn? This is a test of techique in a sharp ending.
White to Play
World Senior Ch 2012-11 Rd9
Piasetski is now tied for fourth with 6.5/9 and faces Sveshnikov in round ten.-Steven Wright Chesstalk World Seniors Ch 2012
He beat Suba,M in round 9 with a Leningrad Dutch.
Suba Mihai (01.06.1947) Chessnc Suba
Romanian Grandmaster (1978) living in Spain. A mathematician and computer analyst by profession and coach. World Senior Champion in 2008 and European Senior Champion in 2011. In 1972 and 1973 he won the Youth Championship of Romania and in 1980, 1981 and 1986 he became the national Champion.
A participant in the Candidates matches and in the Zonals of Beil-Erkulan in 1982 where he was equal second; in Prague 1985 he shared the first-third places with Jansa and Pinter and in Warsaw 1987 where he finshed fifth. In the Interzonals, he was third in Las Palmas 1982 behind Zoltan Ribli and Vasily Smyslov and shared tenth-twelfth in Tunis in 1985. Suba won or shared first in Bankja 1977, Pernik 1978, Almeria 1979, Sokolal 1980, Valtoran 1981 and 1984, Narbonne 1981, Dortmund 1983, Berlin and Bela Crkva 1985, Beer Sheba 1986, Timisoara 1987. Suba participated in Olympiads between 1978 and 1986.
In 1988 Suba moved to England because of the political events in Romania and even played in the 1989 European Team Championship as a member of the English team. After this event, he limited his participation in chess events to retain his professional skills at the university. In the mid-1990s, he finally settled in Spain where he still playing and coaching.
His best chess achievement came at the age of 61 when he won the World Senior Championship title with Larry Kaufman. Șuba is the author of Dynamic Chess Strategy (1991) and The Hedgehog (2000) Best ELO: 2542 in 1983.
Amator Cup 2012-11 Rd7
I played an uneventful looking quick draw today and now stand at 4.5/7. However, the analysis shows many subtle points that I was blissfully unaware of during the game.
The other four games had plenty of life in them.
Nagy,L-Molnar 0-1
all other games were still in progress when I left.
Here’s the game.
Slav …a6 5.a4[D15]
Black chose the fashionable solid …a6 Slav and white showed no real understanding and insufficient preparation and understanding to make any headway. In the even ending that followed there was a moment for white to show some level of competance. Here it is.
WYCC 2012 Final Words Under 12 Girls
Chessbase Report from Chessbase.com
‘I had the best time of my life, and I thank Maribor and Slovenia for supporting my journey to my first International Chess Tournament, and for sharing news about chess in Canada.-Ashley Tapp (Canada)’
Tapp Ashley 0 CAN Rp:1503 Pts. 4.5
Here is her game from Rd2. The game was fairly even with both sides exchanging tactical mistakes.
Jorge,Rita Maria Osorio (1636) – Tapp,Ashley
French Advance[C02]
Wch U12 girls Maribor (2.32), 09.11.2012
White has just pushed forwards aggressively with 17.Nc5. How should black continue?
Black to Play
Amator Cup Rd5(More)
Here is another game from Rd5. The winner was the dangerous veteran Zilahi,Gabor who I will face in Rd7. Zilahi is tied for 2nd with me now with 4/6.
Here is an example of his aggressive positional style.
Zilahi,G (1999) – Nagy,L (1958)
Grunfeld g3[D78]
Amator Cup (5), 20.11.2012
Black tried for active kingside play but white forced the queens off leaving black with nothing to show for the loosening kingside advances.
Critical Position
Black is suffering in the ending. What is the most precise path for white?
White to Play
Amator Cup Rd6 2012-11
I made a hard fought draw with the #2 player but did not make the most of my chances.
In other games,
- Katona,J-Bodrogi,L 1-0 in a Nge2 Nimzo-Indian(E46); This was a surprising upset as black looked to be outplayed. White repeated the line I used in round 1 and made an improvement on move 9.
- Zilahi,G-Nagy,L 1-0 White won a nice ending.
- Czibulka,Z-Szili,A draw in Catalan. White saved a lost ending.
Now I have 4/6 for =2nd with Zilahi,G. Bodrogi,L remains in first with 4.5/6 despite today’s loss.
Bodrogi,M (2076) – Yip,M (2085)
English Reverse Sicilain [A26]
Amator Cup (6), 21.11.2012
This was a sharp game with black calling the shots in a kingside attack.
Position 1
The ..f4 attack wedge has been formed. How should black continue the attack? The initial thought I had was …Qe8-h5, ..Ng4,…fg and then …Rxf3 destroying the h2 defender and then …Qh2#.
Is the an immediate combination?
Is there a favorable forced line?
Is there an optimal attacking plan?
Black to Play
Position 2
The position still has some promise or so I initially thought. What is right way to continue?
-Guard b7 to prevent counterplay first
-…Qh5+ and win the e-pawn for a sharp game
-Something else
Black to Play
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