Monthly Archives: December 2012
Budapest Xmas Open 2012 Rd2
More scenes from the tournament hall.
Here is my Rd2 game against Mark Medve.
Position 1
Black has some activity now and I have to make a critical decision. What am I playing for? and what do I play?
White to Play
Budapest Xmas Open 2012 Rd3
I lost my morning game with white against Mark Medve(1974) in a long game. Rd2 saw some upsets and at least I was not the only one. Medve is another rising Hungarian junior.
Here is my rd3 draw played in the afternoon. Both sides had chances in a tense and sloppy game.
Yip,M(2075)-Lakat,G(1885)
Nimzo-Indian/Queen’s Indian Double Fianchetto[A50]
Budapest Xmas Open(3),28.12.2012
Position 1
Black’s back rank and dark squares look suspicious and Na6 is out of play. How to exploit this though? What should white play?
White to Play
Pere Noel Montreal 2012 Rd1
Here is GM Sambuev’s rd1 game.
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Results
Rd3
Wang, Jiang,Qin and Kleinman win.
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| Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2322 | Song Michael | 0 – 1 | IM | Wang Richard | 2454 | |
| 2300 | Preotu Razvan | 0 – 1 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | 2449 | ||
| 2440 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 0 – 1 | FM | Kleinman Michael | 2368 |
| 2406 | FM | Jiang Louie | 1-0 | Szalay Karoly | 2392 | |
| 2187 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | ½ – ½ | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 2351 |
Groningen 2012 Rd6 (Partial) Standings
Rd6 Standings
There’s a 6-way tie for first with 5/6. GM Hansen,E moves up to 4/6. IM Piasetski stays at 3/6.
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| Rank | Name | Score | Fed. | M/F | Rating | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Andriasian, Zaven | 5 | ARM | M | 2605 | ½ | 1 |
| 2 | GM Kovchan, Alexander | 5 | UKR | M | 2579 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | GM Ernst, Sipke | 5 | NED | M | 2562 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | IM Bok, Benjamin | 5 | NED | M | 2522 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | IM Pancevski, Filip | 5 | MKD | M | 2512 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | GM Michalik, Peter | 5 | SVK | M | 2508 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | GM Kampen van, Robin | 4.5 | NED | M | 2570 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | GM Deviatkin, Andrei | 4.5 | RUS | M | 2569 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | IM Hansen, Eric | 4 | CAN | M | 2539 | ½ | 1 |
| 10 | IM Burg, Twan | 4 | NED | M | 2498 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | GM Gormally, Daniel W | 4 | ENG | M | 2495 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | IM Hausrath, Daniel | 4 | GER | M | 2483 | 1 | ½ |
| 13 | IM Plat, Vojtech | 4 | CZE | M | 2483 | ½ | 1 |
| 14 | IM Hovhanisian, Mher | 4 | ARM | M | 2477 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | IM Das, Arghyadip | 4 | IND | M | 2476 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | IM Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi | 4 | IND | M | 2441 | ½ | 0 |
| 17 | IM Breder, Dennis | 4 | GER | M | 2438 | 1 | ½ |
| 18 | GM Barua, Dibyendu | 4 | IND | M | 2410 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | IM Donchenko, Alexander | 4 | GER | M | 2401 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | IM Baghdasaryan, Vahe | 4 | ARM | M | 2388 | ½ | 1 |
| 21 | Pijpers, Arthur | 4 | NED | M | 2351 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Overdam van, Julian | 4 | NED | M | 2268 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | FM Beukema, Stefan | 4 | BEL | M | 2262 | 1 | ½ |
| 24 | Dehn, Marcus | 4 | GER | M | 2105 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | GM Brunello, Sabino | 3.5 | ITA | M | 2583 | 1 | ½ |
| 26 | IM Pacher, Milan | 3.5 | SVK | M | 2436 | ½ | ½ |
| 27 | FM Drozdowski, Kacper | 3.5 | POL | M | 2426 | 0 | ½ |
| 28 | IM Matnadze, Ana | 3.5 | ESP | F | 2401 | 0 | ½ |
| 29 | IM Wallace, John Paul | 3.5 | AUS | M | 2398 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | IM Arslanov, Shamil | 3.5 | RUS | M | 2386 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | WGM Mammadova, Gulnar | 3.5 | AZE | F | 2363 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | IM Afek, Yochanan | 3.5 | ISR | M | 2311 | ½ | 1 |
| 33 | FM Pel, Bonno | 3.5 | NED | M | 2288 | ½ | 1 |
| 34 | WGM Mamedjarova, Turkan | 3.5 | AZE | F | 2277 | ½ | ½ |
| 35 | Mostertman, Milan | 3.5 | NED | M | 2250 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Bosker, Peter | 3.5 | NED | M | 2170 | ½ | ½ |
| 37 | Maatman, Nick | 3.5 | NED | M | 2167 | 0 | ½ |
| 38 | IM Naroditsky, Daniel | 3 | USA | M | 2483 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | IM Nestorovic, Nikola | 3 | SRB | M | 2429 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | IM Jong de, Migchiel | 3 | NED | M | 2372 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | FM Schoorl, Rob | 3 | NED | M | 2366 | ½ | 0 |
| 42 | IM Berkovich, Mark | 3 | ISR | M | 2359 | ½ | 0 |
| 43 | FM Eggleston, David | 3 | ENG | M | 2352 | 0 | ½ |
| 44 | IM Piasetski, Leon | 3 | CAN | M | 2310 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ben Artzi, Ido | 3 | ISR | M | 2297 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | FM Heemskerk, Wim | 3 | NED | M | 2253 | ½ | 1 |
| 47 | FM Duijker, Rick | 3 | NED | M | 2242 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Kerigan, Demre | 3 | TUR | M | 2233 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 | FM Vogel, Jaap | 3 | NED | M | 2166 | ½ | 1 |
| 50 | Lee, Kai Jie Edward | 3 | SIN | M | 2165 | ½ | 0 |
| 51 | Schoehuijs, Erik | 3 | NED | M | 2160 | ½ | ½ |
| 52 | Overdam van, Jan | 3 | NED | M | 2157 | ½ | 1 |
| 53 | Ypma, Peter | 3 | NED | M | 2157 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Basencyan, Mark | 3 | ARM | M | 2112 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Osch van, Mees | 3 | NED | M | 2090 | ½ | 1 |
| 56 | Maris, Ivo | 3 | NED | M | 2086 | 0 | 0 |
Schachfestival Erfurt 2012 Rd2 Standings(Partial)
Rd2 Standings
Hambleton drew in rd1 and won in rd2.
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| Rg. | Name | FED | EloI | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Zubarev Alexander | UKR | 2594 | 2 |
| GM | Jaracz Pawel | POL | 2548 | 2 | |
| GM | Petr Martin | CZE | 2521 | 2 | |
| GM | Kasparov Sergey | BLR | 2475 | 2 | |
| GM | Tischbierek Raj | GER | 2472 | 2 | |
| GM | Slobodjan Roman | GER | 2529 | 2 | |
| Lubbe Nikolas | GER | 2406 | 2 | ||
| IM | Hetey Laszlo Dr. | GER | 2373 | 2 | |
| IM | Lammers Markus | GER | 2371 | 2 | |
| IM | Thinius Marco | GER | 2355 | 2 | |
| FM | Schulz Karsten | GER | 2333 | 2 | |
| FM | Michna Christian | GER | 2279 | 2 | |
| Krklec Daniel | GER | 2265 | 2 | ||
| Skibbe Willi | GER | 2251 | 2 | ||
| FM | Hess Christian | GER | 2269 | 2 | |
| FM | Eichner Sebastian | GER | 2292 | 2 | |
| Günther Christian | GER | 2115 | 2 | ||
| Kuhnle Joachim | GER | 0 | 2 | ||
| 19 | FM | Ducarmon Quinten | NED | 2402 | 1.5 |
| IM | Seger Rüdiger | GER | 2390 | 1.5 | |
| IM | Köpke Christian | GER | 2359 | 1.5 | |
| IM | Brüggemann Joachim | GER | 2344 | 1.5 | |
| Hellwig Tobias | GER | 2161 | 1.5 | ||
| Jacobi Robin | GER | 2140 | 1.5 | ||
| Reyer Ulli | GER | 2182 | 1.5 | ||
| Hansch Karsten | GER | 2057 | 1.5 | ||
| 27 | FM | Hambleton Aman | CAN | 2422 | 1.5 |
| IM | Sobolevsky Leonid | UKR | 2221 | 1.5 | |
| Kürsten (R2) Rüdiger | GER | 2159 | 1.5 | ||
| Hoffmann Lukas | GER | 2162 | 1.5 | ||
| WIM | Kasparova Tatiana | BLR | 2122 | 1.5 | |
| Lam Daniel King-Wai | HKG | 2102 | 1.5 | ||
| CM | Schellmann Frank | GER | 2135 | 1.5 | |
| 34 | Böttger Lukas | GER | 2253 | 1.5 | |
| Grigorian Spartak | GER | 2141 | 1.5 | ||
| FM | Pitschka Claus | GER | 2196 | 1.5 | |
| Wehner Janis | GER | 2152 | 1.5 | ||
| Urban Lars | GER | 2073 | 1.5 | ||
| Graf Roland | GER | 2174 | 1.5 |
Xmas Open(BP) Rd1
50 players are in this 7-round 90/game open. The field is limited to U2200s but is very strong. There will be pictures later I am promised.
Rd1 Standings
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| Place | PNo. | Name | Score | FIDE | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dombai, Istvan | 1 | 2183 | 2518 |
| 2 | Mihalka, Zsolt | 1 | 2183 | 2518 | |
| 3 | Mester, Attila | 1 | 2128 | 2485 | |
| 5 | Nemeth, Miklos | 1 | 2095 | 2462 | |
| 6 | Yip, Michael | 1 | 2074 | 2418 | |
| 7 | Bodrogi, Laszlo | 1 | 2059 | 2394 | |
| 8 | Czibulka, Zoltan Dr. | 1 | 2053 | 2388 | |
| 9 | Bodi, Tibor | 1 | 2046 | 2381 | |
| 10 | Marosi, Levente | 1 | 2033 | 2368 | |
| 11 | Csabai, Viktor | 1 | 2024 | 2359 | |
| 12 | Kiss, Peter | 1 | 2020 | 2355 | |
| 13 | Bolyai, Istvan | 1 | 2018 | 2353 | |
| 14 | Balogh, Lajos | 1 | 1989 | 2324 | |
| 15 | Medve, Mark | 1 | 1972 | 2307 | |
| 16 | Palla, Akos Botond | 1 | 1966 | 2301 | |
| 17 | Bartuszek, Andras | 1 | 1887 | 2222 | |
| 18 | Lakat, Gyula | 1 | 1885 | 2220 | |
| 19 | Krizsany, Laszlo Sr. | 1 | 1863 | 2198 | |
| 20 | Krstulovic, Alex | 1 | 1845 | 2180 | |
| 21 | Abraham, Lajos | 1 | 1827 | – | |
| 22 | Papp, Laszlo | 1 | 1815 | – | |
| 23 | Szurkos, Andras | 1 | 1805 | – | |
| 24 | Szlenka, Attila | 1 | 1785 | – | |
| 24 | 4 | Gubics, Peter | 0.5 | 2127 | 1745 |
| 28 | Czimer, Jozsef | 0.5 | 1745 | 2127 | |
| 26 | 25 | Banhidi, Ferenc | 0 | 1783 | 1448 |
| 26 | Szendeff, Miklos | 0 | 1770 | 1435 | |
| 27 | Csurgo, Jozsef | 0 | 1750 | 1393 | |
| 29 | Zsatkovics, Endre | 0 | 1727 | 1360 | |
| 30 | Bayer, Jozsef Dr. | 0 | 1700 | – | |
| 31 | Budai, Istvan | 0 | 1683 | 1339 | |
| 32 | Ronyai, Imre | 0 | 1640 | 1305 | |
| 33 | Toth, Laszlo | 0 | 1631 | 1296 | |
| 34 | Revesz, Mariusz | 0 | 1623 | 1288 | |
| 35 | Toth, Antal | 0 | 1578 | 1243 | |
| 36 | Kalman, Tamas | 0 | 1575 | 1240 | |
| 37 | Kovacsy, Barnabas | 0 | 1538 | 1203 | |
| 38 | Kovacs, Miklos | 0 | 1527 | – | |
| 39 | Horvath, Zoltan | 0 | 1519 | 1184 | |
| 40 | Nemes Nagy, Peter | 0 | 1515 | 1180 | |
| 41 | Karacsonyi, Gellert | 0 | 1514 | 1179 | |
| 42 | Koltai, Daniel | 0 | 1503 | 1168 | |
| 43 | Kelemen, Lajos Dr. | 0 | 1439 | 1104 | |
| 44 | Bella, Zsolt | 0 | 1401 | 1066 | |
| 45 | Revesz, Hunor | 0 | 1386 | 1051 | |
| 46 | Karacsonyi, Kata | 0 | 1263 | 928 | |
| 47 | Koltai, Dora | 0 | 0 | 1092 | |
| 48 | Viola, Arpad Dr. | 0 | 0 | 1080 | |
| 49 | Viola, Gellert | 0 | 0 | 1070 | |
| 50 | Wallis, Janos | 0 | 0 | 1050 |
Here’s my rd1 effort
I had a very strong game early and won a clear exchange for nothing. Then I fell asleep and made problems for myself.
Budai,I(1683)-Yip,M(2075)
Philidor 4.d5[B07]
Xmas Open (1), 27.12.2012
Position 1
White has compensation for the exchange. But now what?
White to Play
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd2
Results
There were 3 decisive games in rd 2.
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| Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2454 | IM | Wang Richard | 1-0 | Chiku-Ratte Olivier Kenta | 2187 | |
| 2351 | Kraiouchkine Nikita | 0 – 1 | FM | Jiang Louie | 2406 | |
| 2392 | Szalay Karoly | 1-0 | FM | Sapozhnikov Roman | 2440 | |
| 2368 | FM | Kleinman Michael | ½ – ½ | Preotu Razvan | 2300 | |
| 2449 | Qin Zi Yi (joey) | ½ – ½ | Song Michael | 2322 |
Here is a powerful game by IM Richard Wang
Richard Wang(2454)-Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté(2187)
Benoni 7.Bf4[A61]
CJCC Toronto, ON The Briton House, Toronto, ON (2), 26.12.2012
Position 1
White has pressure on the queenside but black has the bishop pair. How should white proceed?
White to Play
Canadian Jr Ch 2012 Rd1
Here is the only decisive game from Rd1 won by Michael Kleinman.
Song,Michael(2322)-Kleinman,Michael(2368)
Grunfeld g3 7.Qb3 Qb6[D78]
2012–13 Canadian Junior Chess Championship Toronto(1),26.12.2012
Position 1
The Rb7 can be considered active or out of play. Black will soon play …e5 to undermine the c-pawn and the central pawn chain will collapse. What do you suggest for white?
White to Play
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