Monthly Archives: January 2013
Grunfeld Trends 2013-01(TWIC 950)
Here is a game from TCh-AUT (TWIC 950-Jan 22) with GM Erdos(HUN) defending the Grunfeld in the popular Be3 Exchange Variation.
Position 1
After 20…Bf5, black seems to have a satisfactory position with the QBB pointing menacing at the queenside and Nb4 in support. What should white play?
White to Play
Tata Steel 2013 Group A
Here’s Aronian’s nice endgame win over Leko from Tata Group A. For more see Tatasteelchess. The site has a fantastic gallery.
Aronian obtains a better pawn structure but Leko has the bishop pair for an active defence. Later the ending is BN-BB but with Aronian having an extra pawn.
Position 1
White to Play
Position 2
White to Play
New FIDE Titles 2013
FIDE fide Titles-approved-1st-quarter 2013
Well done to the new title holders.
GM
Hansen, Eric(CAN)
Fodor, Tamas Jr.(HUN)
Hungaski, Robert Andrew(USA)
IM
Hambleton, Aman(CAN) [Check his cool site AmanHambleton]
Aczel, Gergely(HUN)
Nagy, Gabor(HUN)
Canadian and Hungarian players usually get the big coverage but here’s more on GM Hungaski
‘(Excerpt)IM Robert Hungaski won a gold medal for the United States at the Pan-American Junior Championship (August 18-24) in Riobamba, Ecuador.
| GM | |
|---|---|
| Hansen, Eric | CAN |
| Ma, Qun | CHN |
| Alonso Rosell, Alvar | ESP |
| Feygin, Michael | GER |
| Fodor, Tamas Jr. | HUN |
| Shyam, Sundar M | IND |
| Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | IND |
| Darini, Pouria | IRI |
| Popilski, Gil | ISR |
| Zagorskis, Darius | LTU |
| Gundavaa, Bayarsaikhan | MGL |
| Demchenko, Anton | RUS |
| Kharchenko, Boris | UKR |
| Hungaski, Robert Andrew | USA |
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| WGM | |
|---|---|
| Wang, Jue | CHN |
| Muminova, Nafisa | UZB |
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| IM | |
|---|---|
| Docx, Stefan | BEL |
| Janev, Tihomir | BUL |
| Hambleton, Aman | CAN |
| Garcia Cardenas, Pablo | CHI |
| Shen, Yang | CHN |
| Wan, Yunguo | CHN |
| Wei, Yi | CHN |
| Rios, Cristhian Camilo | COL |
| Djurovic, Goran | CRO |
| Jimenez Fraga, Pedro Alejandro | CUB |
| Obregon Rivero, Juan Carlos | CUB |
| Ponizil, Cyril | CZE |
| Ramiro Ovejero, Juan Luis | ESP |
| Massoni, Michael | FRA |
| Dann, Matthias | GER |
| Aczel, Gergely | HUN |
| Nagy, Gabor | HUN |
| Gagare, Shardul | IND |
| Ghosh, Diptayan | IND |
| Rajesh, V A V | IND |
| Narmontas, Matas | LTU |
| Stokke, Kjetil | NOR |
| Drozdowski, Kacper | POL |
| Fraczek, Daniel | POL |
| Georgescu, Tiberiu-Marian | ROU |
| Derbenev, Andrey | RUS |
| Lavrov, Maxim | RUS |
| Moiseenko, Vadim | RUS |
| Pasiev, Rakhim | RUS |
| Ponomarev, Dmitry | RUS |
| Zenzera, Alexey | RUS |
| Nenezic, Marko | SRB |
| Sarenac, Ivan | SRB |
| Sjodahl, Pontus | SWE |
| Pham, Le Thao Nguyen | VIE |
Tata Steel 2013 Group A
Here is Leko’s win in the Spanish over Caruana. Leko has 4/8 so far.
Position 1
Black has just blocked the position with 40…g5 and aims to hold the kingside by constructing a dark square defensive wall.
How should white continue the attack?
- 41.fg
- 41.hg
- Something else
White to Play
TWIC 950(HUN-CAN) Summary Jan 22-2013
Introduction
TWIC-The Week In Chess is the work of Mark Crowther.
There were no Canadians in action this week and still no games from the Panama Open.
75th Tata Steel GpA 2013(After Rd8) Tatasteelchess
Leko,P(HUN) has 4/8.
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| Score | FIDE | TPR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, M. | 6.0 | 2861 | 2932 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Anand, V. | 5.5 | 2772 | 2889 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| 3 | Aronian, L. | 5.0 | 2802 | 2819 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Nakamura, H. | 5.0 | 2769 | 2797 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Harikrishna, P. | 4.5 | 2698 | 2796 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 6 | Karjakin, S. | 4.5 | 2780 | 2783 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | Leko, P. | 4.0 | 2735 | 2752 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| 8 | Caruana, F. | 4.0 | 2781 | 2718 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 9 | van Wely, L. | 3.5 | 2679 | 2693 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 10 | Wang, H. | 3.5 | 2752 | 2655 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | Giri, A. | 3.0 | 2726 | 2617 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Sokolov, I. | 2.5 | 2667 | 2629 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| 13 | L’Ami, E. | 2.5 | 2627 | 2587 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ||||||
| 14 | Hou, Y. | 2.5 | 2603 | 2599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ |
75th Tata Steel GpB 2013(After Rd8)
Rapport, Movsesian and Timman share the lead with 5.5/8.
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| Score | FIDE | TPR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapport, R. | 5.5 | 2621 | 2767 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Movsesian, S. | 5.5 | 2688 | 2765 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Timman, J. | 5.5 | 2566 | 2754 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Naiditsch, A. | 5.0 | 2708 | 2711 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Dubov, D. | 4.5 | 2600 | 2665 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 6 | Smeets, J. | 4.5 | 2615 | 2650 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ||||||
| 7 | Tiviakov, S. | 4.0 | 2655 | 2629 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | Edouard, R. | 4.0 | 2686 | 2619 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Turov, M. | 4.0 | 2630 | 2614 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | van Kampen, R. | 3.5 | 2581 | 2586 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | Grandelius, N. | 3.0 | 2572 | 2526 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | Nikolic, P. | 3.0 | 2619 | 2538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 | Ipatov, A. | 2.0 | 2587 | 2423 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | Ernst, S. | 2.0 | 2556 | 2438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCH-AUT 2012-13
Balogh,C had a great score with 3/4 while other Hungarians were not so sucessful. The talented Juhasz brothers continue to gain valuable experience in international league play.
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| Score | Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Balogh,C | 3 | 4 |
| Ribli,Z | 2.5 | 4 |
| Acs,P | 2 | 3 |
| Feher,A | 2 | 4 |
| Erdos,V | 1.5 | 4 |
| Hera,I | 1.5 | 4 |
| Farago,I | 0.5 | 2 |
| Ruck,R | 0.5 | 1 |
| Juhasz,Kr 1.5/4 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Juhasz A 1/3 | 1 | 3 |
TCH-SVK 2012-13
Bokros,A did well.
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| Score | Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Bokros,A | 1.5 | 2 |
| Varga,Z | 1 | 2 |
| Papp,G | 1 | 2 |
Budapest TCh Div 3(Monday League) Rd5
Here is my game from Rd5 played yesterday. Unfortunately it was not much of a game.
The highlight of the evening was going through the new books of the RAC team library and borrowing a couple of hard to find Russian books on Petrosian and Flohr.
Black initiated a central confrontation and has just captured with 16…Nxe5. What has black missed?
New Blog from FM Csonka Balazs(HUN)
The chessblog of Csonka Balazs is brand new! Visit FMcsonkab
Csonka Balazs and Juhasz Barbara at the Móra Kupa rapid tournament
Chess-In-The-Schools MLK Tournament(USA)
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Chess Tournament-Harlem NY
Fox5 News Video
Story NYdailynews MLK day Chess
Organizer chessintheschools (CITS)
‘…Hundreds of metro area kids will gather at Harlem’s Frederick Douglass Academy on Monday to do battle in Martin Luther King Jr’s name.
You have to believe the slain civil rights leader would be proud.
“It is not unusual for us to have 900 to 1,000 kids at this tournament, competing for the day,” said Marley Kaplan, president and CEO of tournament organizer Chess-in-the-Schools organization, noting that the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Chess Tournament is the largest competition of its type in the city.
“We thought MLK Jr. day was a great day to bring all the kids together,” she added, “and that’s sort of the genesis of how it came about.”
On other weekends, the group sponsors tournaments that average between 500 and 800 players, ranging in age from kindergarten to high school, Kaplan said.
Students love it, she said, in part because it’s more than a game.
“It’s not reading, it’s not arithmetic, it’s not geography, but yet all those subjects matter in chess,” Kaplan said. “When you’re playing chess, you’re doing relatively high level math because you have to read the coordinates on the board just like any graph. Pieces have number values, so you’re constantly looking at strength based on number value.
“And kids who want to get better at chess read, because you have to read chess books to get better. So even though it is fun, you are doing all those things too. Plus it’s very competitive, and kids like to compete.”
Chess is also “the complete opposite of a lot of what kids do for fun now. It’s not like a computer game where it’s going really fast. You have to stop, you have to think. Decisions carry consequences. You move too fast, you are going to lose your piece and the game.
“So kids are having fun, but they are learning all sorts of valuable skills, she said. “Students learn the benefits of learning to sit still and concentrating, which is always so important and you can’t always get from computer games. They also learn the value of losing, because after every game the students will go to the chess coach and go over that game. That’s where they learn a lot, including that losing is perfectly natural and you can learn from it.”
That concentration is evident at the start of each tournament, Kaplan said.
(more).’
Montreal Class Ch 2013 Rd5
Here is the critical Rd5 game of GM Sambuev which he won in strong positional style.
Kleinman,Michael (2288) – Sambuev,Bator (2576)
3.Nd2 Be7[C03]
Championnat par classe du Québec A (5.1), 20.01.2013
Position 1
Black has won a pawn but how to convert it? What do you suggest for black?
Black to Play
Canadian Youth Chess Ch(CYCC)
Get ready for the WYCC!
From the Chess Federation of Canada chess.ca 2013-cycc
How do I qualify to take part?
Participate in a regional youth chess championship (YCC) and achieve a score that meets a minimum threshold. A 50% score is typically the standard for moving on to provincial and/or national competition. If a qualifier is unavailable in your area, it is easy to run your own!
- the full package of goodies* (medals, organizer shirt, give-aways for participants), with $6 per participant ($200 min, $400 max).
- the economy model, $2 per player, no minimum or maximum
- in both cases, if the ratings submission is other than electronic, there is an additional charge of $1 per player.
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