Monthly Archives: December 2012

Portuguese Supercup 2012

Dec 12

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Here is a game from veteran Canadian GM Spraggett.(See his blog too Kevinspraggett)

Andrade,Jo (2263) – Spraggett,K (2579)
3.g3 c5[A46]
Portuguese Supercup 2012 Mortagua POR (1.1), 08.12.2012

Critical Position
The position is tense. Black has just attacked the queen with 36…Nd4. Black has a menacing looking queen and …Rc2 targeting h2 is in the air. White has a strong Nd5 but does not have good piece coordination to disturb black’s king. The passed b-pawn(s) give some promise in the endgame too if white could last to the ending.

What do you suggest for white?

White to Play

36…Nd4

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First Saturday FM 2012 Rd10 Final Standings

Dec 12

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FMB
Top rated Nemeth, Otto took clear first with 8/10. Engelbrecht, Imre Dr. was second with 7/10 while the remaining players finished in approximate order of rating.

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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts.
1 Nemeth Otto 1781 HUN *** 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
2 Engelbrecht Imre Dr. 1640 HUN 1 0 *** 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7
3 Mihajlova Diana 1479 ENG 1 0 1 0 *** ½ 1 1 1 0 1 6.5
4 Bella Zsolt 1401 HUN 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 *** 0 ½ 1 + 3.5
5 Czipp Janos 1445 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ *** 1 1 3.5
6 Dickel Hans 0 GER 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 – 0 0 *** 1.5

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Hungarian Womens Ch 2012 Rd8 Standings

Dec 12

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Papp,P takes the sole lead with 6.5/8. All rd8 games were decisive. Papp won against Schneider while Gara,T was upset by Varga.

WGM Papp Petra

Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 WGM Papp Petra 2254 HUN * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 6.5
2 WGM Gara Ticia 2377 HUN ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 5.5
3 WIM Dudas Eszter 2243 HUN ½ ½ * 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 5.5
4 WGM Schneider Veronika 2306 HUN 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 1 4.5
5 WGM Rudolf Anna 2322 HUN 0 ½ 1 * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 4.5
6 Erdos Boglarka 2185 HUN 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 3.5
7 WIM Varga Klara 2210 HUN ½ 1 0 0 1 0 * ½ ½ 3.5
8 Juhasz Barbara 2085 HUN 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 3
9 WIM Goczo Melinda 2234 HUN 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 2.5
10 Ruszin Anna 2133 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 1

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Rd8 Results
Gara,T was upset by rising start Varga,K. Varga had just played in the recent Maribor WYCC.

WIMVarga Klara
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 10 2306 WGM Schneider Veronika 0 – 1 WGM Papp Petra 2254 9
2 1 2185 Erdos Boglarka 0 – 1 WIM Dudas Eszter 2243 8
3 2 2085 Juhasz Barbara 1 – 0 WIM Goczo Melinda 2234 7
4 3 2377 WGM Gara Ticia 0 – 1 WIM Varga Klara 2210 6
5 4 2133 Ruszin Anna 0 – 1 WGM Rudolf Anna 2322 5

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Panama 2012, GM Hansen,E(CAN) in CB Report

Dec 11

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Hansen,E is in the news again. See nice CB report.

‘2012 Panama Open: IM Eric Hansen scores 2900 performance!

11.12.2012 – Set in the lovely tropics, the Panama Open just took place, attracting many players from abroad, seeking relief from the cold and at times freezing winter temperatures in their home countries. The 2012 edition also witnessed a record performance for an IM, as Canadian IM Eric Hansen scored an imperial 8.5/9 and a 2900 performance.’

The first illustrated report by Alina L’Ami.

‘They say the best philosophy is to live in the now, to live the moment, carpe diem…but I know one particular case when I would personally recommend living either in the past or in the future: long haul flights. If you seize the moment in a 40 cm width chair you might soon start being over conscious of every single square centimeter of your body. And that’s not really pleasant.(more)…’

GM Hansen,E(CAN)
A very nice followup report on the Panama Open.
Author/photographer Alina L’Ami with colorful locals

‘…Several parks and avenues throughout Panama bear the name “Vasco Núñez de Balboa,”; his name is also attached to Panama City’s main port, Balboa (the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal) and a number of monuments honour his “discovery” of the South Sea. The Panamanian currency is called the Balboa, although the US dollar is used interchangeably. What I found interesting is that although one US dollar is exactly one Balboa in Panama, outside the country it is a completely different story. Besides, one cannot find any Balboa notes at all except coins….(more)

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Attack Tools(Non-Chess)

Dec 11

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When you attack, the right tools are essential.

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Hungarian Womens Ch 2012 Rd5

Dec 11

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Here is an important game from rd5

WGM Gara,T-Wikipedia

Gara,T (2377) – Schneider,Ve (2306)
Sicilian Kan[B42]
60th ch-HUN w 2012 Kisvarda HUN (5), 08.12.2012
In a tense but balanced game black achieved a nice position. Later, black tried too hard to force the issue and opened up the kingside. Now white is in control.

Critical Position
Black’s kingside is loose. How should white proceed?

White to Play

Critical Position
Black’s king is shelterig behind the kingside pawns. How does white make progress?

White to Play

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London Open 2012

Dec 11

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Here us an instructive game from the London Classic Open between GM Hebden and Hungarian junior Szabo,Bence.

Themes examined include

  • Good knight vs. bad bishop
  • Forcing sequences
  • Better pawn structure
  • Experienced verteran vs promising junior

Szabo,Bence
Photo-Chessbase

GM Hebden,M (ENG 2547) – Szabo,B (HUN 2365)
Zukertort System [A46]
4th London Classic Open London ENG (7.6), 07.12.2012

Position 1
The middlegame is underway and jockeying for position has begun. Black has just played 15..Be4 and aims for piece control of the central squares.
Q1 How do you assess the position?
Q2 How should white react?

White to Play

15…Be4

Critical Position 2
The technical N-B P+ conversion phase has arrived. How should white continue? This is a matter of understanding vs calculation.

White to Play

42..e5

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TWIC 944(HUN-CAN) Summary 2012-12

Dec 11

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Introduction
TWIC is the work of Mark Crowther theweekinchess

Portuguese Supercup 2012
GM Spraggett,K(CAN) 1.0/1

Washington International 2012
Kamsky took clear first with 7pts.

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Rank Name Rating Pts
1 Kamsky,G 2744 7
2 Gareev,T 2658 6.5
3 Shabalov,A 2534 6.5
42 Hess,Peter(CAN) 1921 1.5

TCh-SLO
Ribli,Horvath,T, Horvath A and Ruck R

TCh-HUN
Bundesliga Week 5

The following events were already reported on else where in the blog so results were not repeated.

London Classic Open
First Saturday 2012-12

Here is game from Peter Hess from the Washington International, where he draws a master

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Verifying Schandorff:Grunfeld Russian System 7..Na6

Dec 11

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Playing 1.d4 The Indian Defences(Quality Chess 2012) presents a wealth of repertoire ideas. Here let’s take a closer look at the Russian System against 7…Na6 in the Grunfeld.

Schandorff  recommends 15.a3!? against the Prins(7..Na6) and analyzes an old correspondance game to support this idea.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0–0 7.e4 Na6 8.Be2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.0–0 exd5 11.exd5 Re8 12.Rd1 Bf5 13.d6 h6 14.Bf4 Nd7 15.a3

Let us see the key game (#39 in Playing 1.d4 The Indian Defences).

Ihlenfeld,Eckart (GER) – Bekemann,Uwe (GER)
Grunfeld Russian System 7…Na6 [D97]
Germany BFM corr BdF, 1998
The fast advance of the d-pawn is a double-edged sword. The pawn has a disruptive cramping effect but can itself become a target.

Position 1
Here I am proposing an novelty for black as an improvement. In the game black played 16…Nb8 but I think black can do better. What do you propose?
-Stay with 16…Nb8
-Play a different(better) move

Black to Play

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First Saturday 2012 Standings Rd9

Dec 10

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FMB
Nemeth, Otto takes the lead with 6.5/9. Mihajlova, Diana is at second with 6/9. Mihajlova wrote a nice report for Chessbase that is worth a look.

A panorama of Budapest with a view over the Danube and the Houses of Parliament

Photo and Report by Mihajlova Diana [See Chessbase]

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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 Pts.
1 Nemeth Otto 1781 HUN *** 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.5
2 Mihajlova Diana 1479 ENG 1 *** 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 6
3 Engelbrecht Imre Dr. 1640 HUN 1 0 0 1 *** 1 ½ 1 5
4 Czipp Janos 1445 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 *** 1 ½ 2.5
5 Bella Zsolt 1401 HUN 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ *** 2.5
6 Dickel Hans 0 GER 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1.5

FMA
Bohus Adam and Farkas Richard shared first with 6.5/9.

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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 Bohus Adam 1819 HUN * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 + ½ 1 6.5
2 Farkas Richard 2115 HUN ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6.5
3 Juracsik Jozsef 2145 HUN 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6
4 Grimm Gyorgy 2043 HUN ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6
5 Montolio Benedicto Cesar 1962 ESP ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 4.5
6 Lukacs Albert 1858 HUN ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 4.5
7 FM Mayer Istvan 2058 HUN 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 * 1 ½ ½ 4
8 Kuehn Matthias 1958 GER – ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 1 3.5
9 Marcu Simon 1909 SVK ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 2.5
10 Brassoi Tarnovszki A 0 HUN 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 * 1

GM
IM Antipov Mikhail took clear first with 6.5/9
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Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 IM Antipov Mikhail Al. 2456 RUS * 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 6.5
2 IM Franco Alonso Alejandro 2480 ESP 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6
3 GM Czebe Attila 2481 HUN 1 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5
4 IM Radlovacki Jovan 2419 SRB 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5
5 GM Lalic Bogdan 2484 CRO ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 4.5
6 GM Varga Zoltan 2455 HUN 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 4
7 FM Dastan Muhammed Batuhan 2370 TUR 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 4
8 FM Tesik Csaba 2369 HUN 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 * ½ 1 3.5
9 FM Bagi Mate 2364 HUN 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 0 3
10 IM Arngrimsson Dagur 2384 ISL 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * 3

IM
Hou Qiang(CHN) won with 7.5/9.

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Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts.
1 FM Hou Qiang CHN 2345 7.5
2 IM Kislik Erik Andrew USA 2361 6.5
3 FM Kantor Gergely HUN 2306 5.5
4 IM Szeberenyi Adam HUN 2331 5
5 Grimm Daniel HUN 2198 4.5
6 FM Lyell Mark ENG 2226 4.5
7 IM Kahn Evarth Dr. HUN 2255 3.5
8 IM Boguszlavszkij Jevgenyij HUN 2208 3
9 Morin Yves CAN 2201 2.5
10 IM Szalanczy Emil HUN 2259 2.5

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