Monthly Archives: December 2012
Kobanya Open 2012-12 14-16th
Another nice Budapest weekend tournament starts today. This is a typcial 90-90 6-round open with modest prizes. The tournament is organized by the Kobanya Sport Club KobanyaSC.hu. This is how Hungarian kids get introduced to chess-through clubs-and they get their initial taste of tournaments in small tournaments like these.
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| Rounds | Prizes | Entry Fee(FIDE 2000+) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUF | EUR | USD | CAN | 2012 | |||
| Open 1+ Game/day | |||||||
| Josef Varosi Open | 7 | Yes | 3,000 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | |
| Siralyi Open | 7 | Yes | 5,500 | 18.9 | 24.3 | 24.4 | |
| Kobanya Open | 6 | Yes | 3,000 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | June,Sept,Dec |
| Lila Futo Open | 6 | Yes | 3,000 | 10.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | June,Aug,Nov |
| Rakosmete Open | 7 | Yes | 1,600 | 5.5 | 7 | 7.1 | March,July |
Tournament Info
First round later today-see you there. Hopefully someone will bring a camera.
[For all Hungarian tournament info see Chess.hu]
A verseny célja:
Értékszám-szerzési lehetőséget biztosítani 2200 Fide-élő pont alatti sakkozók részére.
A verseny rendezője:
Bagira Oktatási és Sport Közhasznú Egyesület
A verseny helyszíne:
1102 Budapest, Halom utca 37/B, a Fidesz kőbányai irodaházában. Megközelítés: 28-as vagy 62-es villamossal a Blaha Lujza térről (Népszínház utcából), vagy 3-as villamossal az Örs vezér teréről a Szent László térig, onnan gyalog pár perc a Kőrösi (volt Pataky) Művelődési ház előtt elsétálva, a Halom utcán.
A verseny időpontja: 2012. december 14-16.
Fordulók rendje:
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:
6 fordulós svájci rendszer.
Versenybíró: Krizsány László és Gyömbér Tamás
Időbeosztás:
Összesen 3 óra, 2×90 perc a FIDE Quickplay Finish szabályai szerint.
Nevezési díj: [Entry Fee]
2000 Fide-élő felettieknek 3.000 forint,
1600 Fide-élő felettieknek 4.000 forint,
mindenki másnak 5.000 forint.
Ifjúsági, női és szenior kedvezmény: a nevezési díjból 1.000 Ft. A Kőbánya SC és a REAC játékosai 2.500 Ft nevezési díjat fizetnek
Nevezési tudnivalók:
Határidő 2012. december 12. A nevezéseket csak a versenyterem 67 fős befogadóképességének megteltéig fogadjuk, esetleges helyszíni nevezést pedig a verseny kezdete előtt legkésőbb fél órával tudunk elfogadni, a maximális létszám eléréséig! A versenyen csak 2012-ik évre érvényes versenyengedéllyel lehet részt venni, külföldi játékos esetében pedig csak rendezett FRD esetén.
Díjazás:
1. 12.000 Ft, 2. 7.000 Ft, 3. 5.000 Ft, a legjobb, nem díjazott ifjúsági, női, kőbányai és szenior versenyző különdíjat kap. A pénzdíjakat nem osztjuk meg. Holtversenyes helyezések eldöntése: Buchholz, progresszív, egymás elleni.
Nevezés:
e-mail: sakk.jatek@gmail.com
Hungarian TCH 2012-13 Rd5
Here’s an example subtle endgame play from the new Hungarian champion Berkes,F.
White gets nothing appreciable from the opening and offers a queen trade. The ending seems rather harmless but a closer look at the game reveals many subtle points.
Enjoy the game.
Berkes,F (2685) – Kovacevic,A (2549)
Queen’s Indian 7.Bd2 Bf6[E17]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Paks HUN (5), 02.12.2012
Critical Position 1
The queen’s have just been traded off. Now is it safe for black to take the c3 pawn with 22…Bxc3?
Black to Play
Verifying Schandorff Playing 1.d4 Indian Defences
Schandorff proposes the Saemisch against the King’s Indian but black can transpose into a Maroczy Bind. The repertoire plan revolves around game #24 where in the main line, Schandorff goes against common practice and proposes trading dark bishops for an attack.
Here is the key game.
Moiseenko,A (2715) – Guseinov,G (2625)
Maroczy Bind via King’s Indian[E81]
8th World Teams Ningbo CHN (5), 21.07.2011
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.Be2 a5 11.0–0 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc6 13.Kh1 Nd7 14.Bxg7!? Kxg7 15.f4
The basic idea is to get an kingside attack going. White has Nd5 and Re3-h3 in mind(with Qh6) and either central pawn break f5 or e5 is possible.
Critical Position 1
White has just attacked the queen with 19.Rb3. What do you suggest for black?
- 19…Qd8
- 19…Qc7
- Something else
Black to Play
Critical Position 2
- Black has enough counterplay to hold
- The position is unclear
- Black is slightly better
- Black is clearly better
- White is slightly better
- White is clearly better
- White is winning
Q2 What should white play now?
GM Master Class: Potkin,V BB-BN Ending
Here is a wonderful game by GM Potkin,V from recent Bundesliga action.
- 2007 he tied for 1st–9th with Alexei Fedorov, Andrei Deviatkin, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, Alexander Evdokimov, Denis Khismatullin, Evgeny Tomashevsky and Sergei Azarov in the Aratovsky Memorial in Saratov.[1]
- 2011, in Aix-les-Bains, he won the European Individual Chess Championship with 8½/11.’
The BB-BN phase can be divided into smaller steps for ease of study.
- Driving back the strong Ne4
- A general advance on the kingside(37.g4 etc)
- Fixing the kingside(45.g5)-Massaging down the queenside(48.a4) to create a queenside target-the a6 pawn.
- Clearing out the center for the bishops to roam(54.e4).
- Tying black’s king down to the g6 pawn(61.Bc2)
- Sending the king to the queenside to infiltrate via the c-file and dark squares while black’s king is tied to the kingside(Ke3-d2-c3-c4-c5-b6!).
- Winning the a-pawn(76.Kxa6) and then promoting the b-pawn.
Potkin,V (2663) – Gonda,L (2528)
4.e3 g6 Schlecter Slav[D10]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Baden Baden GER (6), 09.12.2012
Critical Position
Black has just challenged the cramping e5 pawn with 32…f6. How should white continue?
White to Play
Hungarian Womens Ch 2012 Rd9 Results
Papp, Petra is the new Hungarian Women’s champion winning with a 6.5/9 score.
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| Rk. | Name | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WGM | Papp Petra | 2254 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2 | WGM | Gara Ticia | 2377 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | WIM | Dudas Eszter | 2243 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | WGM | Schneider Veronika | 2306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | WGM | Rudolf Anna | 2322 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Erdos Boglarka | 2185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | |
| 7 | WIM | Varga Klara | 2210 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 |
| 8 | Juhasz Barbara | 2085 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | |
| 9 | WIM | Goczo Melinda | 2234 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3 |
| 10 | Ruszin Anna | 2133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1.5 |
Bundesliga 2012-13 Rd6
Here is a game played recently in the Bundesliga by veteran GM Nikolic,P agains strong Hungarian GM Acs,Peter.
The game contains no big attacks or sharp tactical blows. It is however very revealing in showing what is necessary to win certain games. The initial phase consists of creating a game with long-term
-Structural
-Minor piece imbalances.
Later white gained a piece for two pawns adding a material imbalance to the mix.
But still white did not establish a game turning position. In the process of both sides agreeing to maintain a dynamic equilibrium, one side(black) could not keep up and made an inaccuracy and then followed with another. Only now did white obtain a clear advantage to dictate the play. At this point there was no turning back and white converted the advantage to a full point
Nikolic,Pr (2638) – Acs,Peter (2586)
Slav …a5 5.Bd2 [D10]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Wattenscheid GER (6), 09.12.2012
Position 1
The armies are not in direct contact so white is now free to choose a plan/regrouping. Suggest a plan and a move for white.
White to Play
Zukertort System at the Canadian Open 2012
Here is a nice game by Len Molden(CAN) featuring the Zukertort System. This game has appeared previously in the Budapest Chess News E-zine and was played in the recent Canadian Open Ch.
Molden,Len (1840) – Trochtchanovitch,Pavel (2042)
Zukertort System[D03]
2012 Canadian Open Chess Championship Victoria Canada (9), 13.07.2012
Position 1
White to Play
The Big Lebowski-Movie Humor (Non-Chess)
This is the funniest movie I have ever seen
Sadly, this will never translate well.
More chess later…
TCh-SLO 2012 GM Ribli
Here is an instructive game played by veteran GM Ribli from the recent Slovenian TCh.
The game features a R-R ending where Ribli(white) eventually converted an extra pawn. However, an examination of the game shows many instructive points.
Black did not simply roll over and lose and white did not wave his magic grandmaster wand and cast a rook ending spell over the board. Black had to make a series of tough defensive decisions and was eventually not able to make enough correct decisions.
White too did not not play a perfect game but, in the end any inaccuracies did not affect the result of the game.
Ribli,Z (2554) – Zupe,M (2323)
Closed Catalan[E08]
22nd TCh-SLO 2012 Slovenia SLO (6), 02.12.2012
Position 1
Black is in check. How should black respond?
-40…Kxc5 winning a pawn but allows 41.Rd7 with havoc on the 7th rank
-40…Kc7 keeping the 7th rank under control.
Black to Play
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47.Kf3 activating the king
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47.g4 to threaten h5 fixing the kingside
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47.Re4+ putting the question to black of where the king will go. Then white will play according to what black answers
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47.Rb4 threatening dangerous checks from the side
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Something else
Budapest TCh 2012 Div III Rd5
Here is a game by my teammate FM Mihok who usually plays on the top team RAC I but this week was top board for RAC 2.
Mihok is a retired engineer by profession now spending his time teaching chess. He is one of the legions of strong club level players in Budapest that I do battle with regularly as part of my Hungarian chess education.
Falucskai,I (1916) – Mihok,L (2141)
Evans Gambit Accepted[C51]
BTCh III (5.1), 09.12.2012
Critical Position
The pawn count is equal but black has the clearly better pawn structure. White is planning f4 and then Nf3 when black’s forces will be driven back.
What is black’s plan? What do you suggest for black?
-Complete development and squeeze white in the ending
-The kingside looks barren. The correct plan is attack on the kingside
-Something else
Black to Play
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