Monthly Archives: December 2012

TCh-NED 2012-13 Hansen,E(CAN)

Dec 18

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GM Hansen,E won his first game in the Dutch League.

GM Hansen,E playing in Panama
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Beukema,S (2278) – Hansen,Eric (2502)
Sicilan Kan 5.Be3[B41]
TCh-NED Meesterklasse 2012–13 Netherland NED (5.3), 15.12.2012

Position 1
The position is sharp with mutual attacks underway after white played 32.a4.
Q1 How do you assess the position

  • Unclear and roughly balanced
  • White is slightly better
  • Black is slightly better
  • White is clearly better
  • Black is clearly better
  • Equal
  • White is winning
  • Black is winning

Q2 What should black play now?

Black to Play

32.a4
 
 
 

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TWIC 945(HUN-CAN) Summary

Dec 18

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Introduction
TWIC is the work of Mark Crowther. theweekinchess  

60th ch-HUN w 2012
Papp,Petra is the new Hungarian Women’s Champion, taking clear first with 6.5/9.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pts
1 Papp,Petra 2254 * ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 6.5/9
2 Gara,T 2377 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 6.0/9
3 Dudas,E 2243 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 6.0/9
4 Rudolf,An 2322 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 5.0/9
5 Schneider,Ve 2306 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 1 5.0/9
6 Erdos,B 2185 1 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 4.5/9
7 Varga,Kl 2210 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 * ½ ½ ½ 4.0/9
8 Juhasz,Ba 2085 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 3.5/9
9 Goczo,M 2234 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 3.0/9
10 Ruszin,A 2133 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1.5/9

Papp,Petra

1st Korbach GM 2012
GM Czebe,A took clear first with 8/11.table.tableizer-table { border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc; } .tableizer-table th { background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; }
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Pts
1 Czebe,A 2481 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8.0/11
2 Svane,R 2371 ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7.0/11
3 Meijers,V 2478 ½ 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7.0/11
4 Zwahr,P 2303 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6.5/11
5 Pap,M 2521 ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 6.5/11
6 Andersen,Mad 2464 0 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 6.0/11
7 Izso,D 2331 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 5.5/11
8 Gutman,L 2498 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 * ½ 1 ½ 1 5.5/11
9 Poetsch,H 2458 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ * 1 ½ 0 5.0/11
10 Lampert,J 2288 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 * ½ ½ 3.0/11
11 Kearns,C 2103 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 3.0/11
12 Vuckovic,Alek 2334 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * 3.0/11

TCh-NED
Hansen,E won his first game.

Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13
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Name Points
4 Goczo,M 2/2
29 Madl,I 1.5/2
37 Lakos,N 1/2
68 Rudolf,An 0.5/3

First Saturday IM
Morin,Y(CAN) got 2.5/9.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pts
1 Hou,Qiang 2345 * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7.5/9
2 Kislik,E 2361 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 6.5/9
3 Kantor,G 2306 ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 5.5/9
4 Szeberenyi,A 2331 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5.0/9
5 Grimm,D 2198 ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4.5/9
6 Lyell,M 2226 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 0 1 4.5/9
7 Kahn,E 2255 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 3.5/9
8 Boguszlavszkij,J 2208 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 3.0/9
9 Morin,Y(CAN) 2201 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 2.5/9
10 Szalanczy,E 2259 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 *
2.5/9

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Kobanya Open 2012-12 Rd3

Dec 17

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Here is my rd3 game.

There was plenty of exitement in the game. I missed easy moves and hard moves and in the end I just could not win the game.

Czumbel,P (Left) – Yip,M (right) playing this critical game
Photo by Mr. Bolgar(Thanks!)

Czumbel,P (1512) – Yip,M (2075)
Queen’s Indian Attack[A04]
Kobanya Open (3), 15.12.2012

Position 1
The position seems rather quiet. What do you suggest for black?

Black to Play

26.Qg5

Position 2
Black has a big attack going and a nice target with Ke2 in the middle of the board. How should black continue?

Black to Play

35.Qd3

Position 3
Black’s king is running for his life. What should black do?

Black to Play

40.Kg4

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Kobanya Open 2012 Rd5

Dec 17

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Here is my rd 5 game.

This game was packed full of tension, drama and mistakes. The game was finally decided late in the game with a time trouble blunder.

 

Palcert,M (1839) – Yip,M (2075)
Philidor Defence[C41]
Kobanya Open (5), 16.12.2012

Position 1
Early in the game white has achieved an original position with Qd3. How should black play?

Black to Play

 
9.Ne2
 

Position 2
Black has a beautiful good knight vs, bad bishop middegame.But what’s next?

Black to Play

38.Kf2
Position 3
Now deep in the ending after 69.Kc1 white has stopped the passed c,d pawns. How do  you assess the position?
  • Draw with best play
  • Winning for black
  • Winning for white
Black to Play
69.Kc1
 
 

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Fort McMurray Chess Club(CAN)

Dec 16

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Alberta Club Chess gets a boost:
Story and Pic FortMcMurraytoday-A-volunteer-devoted-to-chess

Johnny Burn and Benjamin Farrington, both 11, play a game of chess at the Fort McMurray Chess Club at the YMCA last year.

‘More women play chess in Fort McMurray than in any other part of Alberta. This unique fact about the Fort McMurray Chess Club has gained them the privilege of hosting the 2013 Alberta Chess Championship in July, parallel with the Fort McMurray Open Tournament.

The club’s success can be seen as a result of the many hours long-time chess player Jina Burn has volunteered to advocate for the game. Recently nominated to join the board of directors for the Alberta Chess Association, she says she is “very excited” about what is happening with chess locally, and shares her dream to have chess as part of the school curriculum across Alberta and Canada.

Originally from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, where chess is part of the culture, Burn started playing at the age of eight. She taught her son Johnny to play chess when he was eight and wanted him to have the opportunity to play with other children. Burn approached Principal Mme. Rushdy at Ecole Dickinsfield School in 2010 to start a school-based chess club….(more)’
Jina Burn, left, and Nicka Kalaydina compete in the 2012 Alberta Women’s Chess Championship…
Burn returned to Fort McMurray with second place

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Kobanya Open 2012-12 Rd6

Dec 16

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Kiss,Peter won with 5.5/6 after grinding down the top seed in a long endinging(Exchange Spanish I think). Polyik, Peter  and Pasztor, Flora also did very well. Peter was up 3 clear pawns in a completely winning position before conceding a draw in a rook ending.

Here are the final Rd6 standings.

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Place Name Score Rating TPR W-We
1 Kiss, Peter 5.5 2020 2205 1.04
2 Polyik, Peter 5 1835 2048 1.38
3 Piroska, Istvan 4.5 2090 2030 -0.29
Sulcz, Istvan 4.5 1895 1934 0.39
Szurkos, Andras 4.5 1805 2034 1.18
Valis, Janos 4.5 2060 1989 -0.38
Yip, Michael 4.5 2074 1895 -0.82
Pasztor, Flora Katinka 4.5 1710 1898 0.83
9 Bartuszek, Andras 4 1887 1790 -0.53
Szlenka, Attila 4 1785 1776 0.03
Krizsany, Laszlo Sr. 4 1863 1685 -1.07
Palczert, Miklos Dr. 4 1839 1750 -0.46
Karacsonyi, Gellert 4 1514 1826 1.88
14 Szoukup, Istvan 3.5 1696 1831 0.88
Fodor, Peter 3.5 1851 1783 -0.28
Granicz, Janos 3.5 1884 1850 -0.11
Fabian, Csaba 3.5 1867 1781 -0.51
Tubak, Daniel 3.5 1635 1854 1.38
Lakat, Gyula 3.5 1885 1692 -1.23
Csermely, Zoltan 3.5 1642 1765 0.77
Szendeff, Miklos 3.5 1770 1657 -0.61
Pasztor, Peter 3.5 0 1673 0.5
Nebenfuhrer, Gyorgy 3.5 1659 1543 -0.36
24 Juhasz, Kristof 3 1584 1861 1.92
Czimer, Jozsef 3 1745 1055 -1.34
Muranyi, Geza 3 1717 1655 -0.08
Kovacs, Gabor Etele 3 1444 1690 1.27
Kapuszta, Csaba 3 1741 1522 -1.09
Kalocsai, Laszlo 3 1601 963 -1.17
Palczert, Botond 3 1254 1448 0.65
Jakabo, Judit Dr. 3 0 1449 1449
Jancso, Geza 3 1551 1060 -0.68
Revesz, Hunor 3 1386 1656 0.65
34 Horvath, Zoltan 2.5 1519 1065 -0.52
Kocsis, Zsolt Gyula 2.5 1771 1645 -0.86
Albu, Ferenc 2.5 1773 1649 -0.84
Czumbel, Peter 2.5 1517 1661 0.49
Fodor, Kornel 2.5 0 1446 1446
Pasztor, Daniel 2.5 1498 1074 -0.47
40 Racz, Gabor 2 0 1409 1409
Fabian, Laszlo 2 1595 1457 -0.97
Koltai, Daniel 2 1503 1549 0.17
Albu, Mihaly 2 0 1528 1528
Karacsonyi, Kata 2 1263 1378 0.45
Bangha, Otto Peter 2 0 1459 1459
Bolgar, Katica 2 0 834 834
Revesz, Mariusz 2 1623 1998 0.1
Terjek, Agota 2 1299 964 -0.08
49 Hegedus, Dominik 1.5 0 1451 1451
Bolgar, Janka 1.5 1393 920 -0.41
51 Kalvach, Gabor 1 0 1387 1387
Viola, Gellert 1 0 1525 1525
Xiao Hu, Chen 1 0 1215 1215
Toth, Peter 1 0 703 703
Kolozsvary, Miklos 1 1378 952 -0.3
56 Hegedus, Luca 0.5 0 1074 1074

I won my last two games to finish with 4.5/6 but I could not recover from my rd1 loss and my rd2 pairing was with an unrated players that was the end of my tournament effectively.

The playing hall
Photo-Mr. Bolgar(Thanks!)

Here is my Rd6 game.
Warning!!-Horrible blunders(I gave away a rook then my opponent drops his queen back to me).

Yip,M (2075) – Fabian,C (1867)
Semi-Slav[D46]
Kobanya Open (6), 16.12.2012

Position 1
Black’s position looks suspicious. Qh6 is out of play, the dark squares are soft and overall black is passive. What should white do?

  • Build slowly?
  • Exploit Qh6
  • Press the queenside?
  • Something else?

White to Play

22…Ng7
Position 2
Black has just attacked the knight. What should white do?
White to Play
24…f6

Position 3
The position has turned sharp as black has just made the central break 29…e5. What should white do?
White to Play
29…e5

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Kobanya Open 2012-12 Rd4

Dec 15

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I started the tournament in a hole with a first round loss and scored only 2.5/3 today. Kiss, Peter is having a good tournament. I think he has 3.5/4 now. Several juniors are having good tournaments. I’ll post the full standings when the become available.

64 players are taking part with the usual enthusiasm. This tournament I’m not having much sucess against the usual wall of juniors that usually participate.

The tournament hall
Round 3
Czumel,p(L)-Yip(r)
Photos by Mr Bolgar(Thank you!)

In round 2 I had this position and found the nice mate.

White to play

14…Re8

Here is my round 4 game, which was my best effort of the day.

Yip,M (2075) – Csermely,Z (1642)
Nimzo-Indian 4.e3 d5[E52]

Kobanya Open (4), 15.12.2012

Position 1
Black has prodded the nice pawn front with 28..b5. What do you suggest for white?

White to Play

28…b5

Position 2
The attack is winding down. The kingside has been openned up with a pawn sacrifice but black suffers from playing without his queenside pieces.
What do you propose for white?(more than one answer is possible).

White to Play

35…Nxh5

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Tragedy-Elementary School Shooting(Non-Chess)

Dec 14

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‘Authorities in Connecticut responded to a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday morning, the local NBC station reports.Police reported 27 deaths, including 20 children, six adults and the shooter, according to the Associated Press…’ Huffingtonpost Sandy-hook-elementary-school-shooting

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Kobanya Open 2012 Rd1

Dec 14

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Here is my first round game which made my opponent very happy.

The moral of the game is players win games not ratings!

Juhasz,K (1584) – Yip,M (2075)
Sicilian Kan[B42]
Kobanya Open (1), 14.12.2012

Critical Position 1
Black has just reinforced the kingside with 13..Be7. What is the plan for white now?

White to Play

13..Be7

Critical Position 2
Black thinks that after the queen moves there will be an attack on the g-file and compensation for the pawn.

White to Play

18…Rg8

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GM Master Class: GM Nevednichy,V The Knight Pair

Dec 14

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Here is an example of knight pair play against BN from the recent Hungarian TCh 2012-13 Rd5.

 

Nevednichy,V (2554) – Horvath,Zs (2400)
Sicilian 3.Bb5+ [B52]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Paks HUN (5), 02.12.2012

Critical Position 1
The position is slightly better for white at best. The real question is what to do and how to conduct the game. Tactical play is not the focus here. First it is necessary to understand the position and the needs of each side.
What do you propose for white?

  • Play on the queenside-Nc4 is the strongpoint of white’s position and opening lines with a5 makes sense.
  • Play in the center-White has two knights. One is alredy well placed on c4. The other belongs on d5.
  • Something else

 White to Play

 

22…Bf6

 
 

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