First Saturday 2012-12 IM
Here is a game by Erik Kislik from the recent First Saturday IM RR. Kislik has been living in Budapest for a few years now and plans to return to the U.S. soon.
The monthly IM norm tournaments usually have about 30% of the participants above 2300 with the occaisional 2400 and are popular in the summer peak months.
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| UNR | U2200 | 2201-2300 | 2301-2400 | 2400+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Mar | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Apr | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| May | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| Jun | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Jul | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Aug | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Aug | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Sept | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Dec | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 1 | 25 | 64 | 30 | 12 | 132 |
| % | 0.8% | 18.9% | 48.5% | 22.7% | 9.1% | 100% |
The net-of-IM participation breakdown shows more clearly that peak participation is in the June-July-August period and that overall about slighlty over half the participants are candidate IMs.
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| IM | Non-IM | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Mar | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Apr | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| May | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Jun | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Jun | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Jul | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Aug | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Aug | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Sept | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Oct | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nov | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Dec | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 61 | 71 | 132 |
| % | 46.2% | 53.8% | 100% |
Kislik,E (2361) – Szalanczy,E (2259)
Sicilian Dragon 9.0-0-0 a5[B76]
FSIM December 2012 Budapest HUN (5.5), 06.12.2012
Position 1
Black has declined the normal central break(…d5) in favor of the rare flank advance …a5-a4. How should white play now?
White to Play
Position 2
The position is a bit more defined now after 19…ed. How should white play now? What about taking the d-pawn?
White to Play
Position 3
Black is fully active after 24…Re8 but so is white. Material favors white with a knight for two pawns but the queenside is shattered. Black has activity on the e-file and the dark squares and is well placed to resist. How should white continue?
White to Play
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