30th Ciocaltea Mem 2013-GM Fodor,T(HUN)
TWIC 959
Victor Ciocâltea Memorial Tournament
Victor Ciocâltea was many times Romanian champion.
Biography Victor Ciocâltea Wikipedia
Ciocâltea was Romanian Champion in 1952, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, and 1979. He played for Romania in eleven Chess Olympiads from 1956 to 1982.
Victor Ciocâltea
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He was a participant of four zonal FIDE tournaments (1954–1982) and many international tournaments.
- 1962, he tied for 1st–2nd in Sofia.
- 1966/67, he tied for 1st–2nd with Dragoljub Čirić in Reggio Emilia.
- 1968/69, he tied for 1st–4th in Reggio Emilia.
- 1973, he won in Tunis.
- 1974, he tied for 1st with László Szabó in Dortmund.
- 1975, he won in Bucharest.
- 1979, he won in Satu Mare.
- 1980, he won in Călimăneşti.
- 1981, he won in Val Thorens.
Ciocâltea died at the chess table, while playing a chess game at a Spanish tournament in September 1983.
In the feature game, Hajbok,R got the better of GM Fodor,T jr with strong positional pressure.
22…Qf8
Hajbok used the original regrouping 23.Nb1!?( with the idea of Nd2-f3 etc) and followed up nicely in a BB vs.BN ending.
Hajbok,R (2339) – Fodor,T jr (2503)
Italian 6.h3 h6[C50]
30th Ciocaltea Mem 2013 Bucharest ROU (10.5), 24.03.2013
Position 1
White’s bishops are a dominating force. How should white continue?
White to Play
34…Nxg7
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