Monthly Archives: March 2013

TCh-BEL 2012-13 Rd10-GM Hera,I(HUN)

Mar 9

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GM Hera unleashed the power of parallel hanging pawns after an ordinary buildup in a quiet Reti opening.

Hera,I (2570) – Illner,A (2459) 
Reti[A14] 
TCh-BEL 2012–13 Belgium BEL (10.5), 03.03.2013

Position 1
White has parallel hanging pawns and is possibly ready to strike. What do you recommend for white?

  • 23.d5(unleashing Bb2 and banking everything on the energy of the d-pawn, as played in the game)
  • 23.c5(pressing the queenside and the queen)
  • 23.Bb3(keeping the tension and all options open)
  • Somthing else

White to Play


22…Rac8


Position 2
White has an isolated pawn but what is the correct followup?

White to Play

26..Rxc8


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First Saturday Rd6 Standings

Mar 9

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Standings After Rd6 chess-results

GM
IM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof(POL) is off to perfect 6/6 start.
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# Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 IM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 2468 POL * 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
2 FM Hujbert Florian 2429 HUN * ½ 1 1 1 1 1 5.5
3 GM Gonda Laszlo 2538 HUN 0 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 4
4 GM Varga Zoltan 2446 HUN 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ 3
5 GM Czebe Attila 2492 HUN * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 3
6 CM Arjun Bharat 2294 IND 0 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 2
7 IM Vishnu Prasanna. V 2483 IND 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1.5
8 IM Manca Federico 2411 ITA 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1.5
9 IM Kalegin Evgenij 2462 RUS 0 0 0 ½ 0 * 1 1.5
10 Grimm Daniel 2221 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 * 0

IM
4 IMs shared the lead with 4/6.
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# Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 IM To Nhat Minh 2272 HUN * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 4
2 IM Szalanczy Emil 2237 HUN ½ * 1 1 0 ½ + 4
3 IM Petran Pal 2320 HUN ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 1 4
4 IM Szeberenyi Adam 2319 HUN 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 + 4
5 Bai Jinshi 2236 CHN ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 3.5
6 Zhou Guijue 2194 CHN 1 ½ * 1 0 0 ½ 3
7 IM Wittmann Walter 2240 AUT ½ 0 0 0 * 1 1 2.5
8 Balint Vilmos 2240 HUN ½ 0 0 1 0 * 1 2.5
9 FM Keschitz Gyorgy 2223 HUN 0 0 0 1 0 * ½ 1.5
10 Dolgener Tobias 2220 GER – – 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1

FMA
FM Krstulovic,Alex(age 9) and Juracsik share first with 4.5/6.
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# Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.
1 FM Krstulovic Alex 1893 HUN * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 4.5
2 Juracsik Jozsef 2136 HUN * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 4.5
3 FM Bartha Sandor 2169 HUN ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 3.5
4 Farkas Richard 2121 HUN ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 3.5
5 Kassel Walter 1882 AUT ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 3.5
6 Darazs Zoltan 2109 HUN ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 3
7 FM Mayer Istvan 2027 HUN 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 2.5
8 Lukacs Albert 1872 HUN ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 2.5
9 Bohus Adam 1888 HUN 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 1 2.5
10 Marcu Simon 1910 SVK 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0

Attendance
There are three groups this month.

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GM IM FMA FMB
Month GMs Other Total IMs Other Total 2000+ U2000 Total 1800+ U1800 Total ALL
Feb 3 7 10 3 7 10 6 4 10 2 4 6 36
Mar 3 7 10 5 5 10 5 5 10 0 0 0 30

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d4ChessNews March 8 2013 Posts

Mar 8

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2 games from TWIC 956 for 1.d4 players.

Game 1 Dutch Stonewall
The Nh3+Bf4 method is a nice way to deal with the solid Stonewall. Black went a bit far on the kingside in an ambitious attempt to create kingside chances and was severely dealt with.

Vovk,Y (2594) – Bruno,Fabi (2440)
Dutch Stonewall 5.Nh3[A90]
29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (7.17), 28.02.2013

White to Play

Game 2 Benko Gambit g3
The Benko Gambit is a popular defence which requires concrete handling. The 8.g3 Bg7 9.Bg2 line is one such method and now 9…Nfd7!? is popular. White achieved nothing special in the feature game but got chances when black tried too hard and went astray in complex play.

WIM Anned Haast(NED) in 2009
Photo ChessVibes Limburg-open Report (via Google Images)

Popilski,G (2518) – Haast,A (2268)
Benko 8.g3 Bg7 9.Bg2 Nfd7!? [A58]
29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (6.41), 27.02.2013

White to Play




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TCh-SVK 2012-13 Rd11-GM Varga,Z(HUN)

Mar 8

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GM Zoltan Varga was in good form as he unleashed a pet line against the Caro-Kann. The result was an unbalanced equality and a nice massage on c5 and the dark squares.

Varga,Zo (2455) – Molnar,P SVK (2367) 
Caro-Kann Quasi-Panov 5.Qa4+[B10]
TCh-SVK Extraliga 2012–13 Slovakia SVK (11.5), 03.03.2013

Position 1
White switched from a bind to a kingside attack which induced black to lash out with 35..f5. What do you suggest for white now?

White to Play

35…f5

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d4ChessNews Blog 2013-March-07 Posts

Mar 7

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Two games from TWIC 956 are presented.

  • Game 1 shows how harmful poor preparation can be for black.
  • Game 2 shows a nice attack in the 7.Qa4+ exchange variation after some enterprising play from white and some cooperative defence from black. 

Game 1
Black made an odd opening choice as Avrukh already analyzed to move 23 as clear advantage for white in 1.d4 Vol2(Quality Chess 2009). No improvement was shown and white put an a nice endgame display to claim the win.

This game serves as a warning for unprepared Grunfeld players.

Borovikov,V (2557) – Mladenov,P (2421)
Grunfeld g3 10.Re1 e5[D76]
29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (3.22), 25.02.2013

White to Play

27…Qf8
Game 2
The search for weapons to use against the Grunfeld continues. The disruptive check 7.Qa4+ produced a complex game after 7…Qd7 but the result of the game was not related to the opening.

Vishnu,P (2483) – Adhiban,Baskaran (2547)
Grunfeld Exchange 7.Qa4+ Qd7[D85]
33rd TCh-IND 2013 Hyderabad IND (8.1), 25.02.2013

White to Play

26…f6


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Mar 7

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This is the kind of routine GM vs non-GM win that will pass unnoticed, but has a mysterious effortless air to it. There are two major things to notice about this game.

(1)Black’s formation against the London System is effective. The ..Nd7/Ne7!? development allow black to hunt Bf4 with a quick …e5 and ..Nf5
(2)The endgame method used to exploit the bishop pair and compromised pawn structure.

Scipioni,G (2041) – Horvath,Cs (2514)
London System vs Averbakh[A40]
2nd Adriatico Open A Montesilvano ITA (1.1), 01.03.2013

Position 1

Black has many imbalances to work with in the ending.

  • The strong Bd4
  • The bishop pair
  • Active rooks
  • Better structure

What do you suggest for black now?


Black to Play

28.Kd2

Posted in Adriatico Open 2013, Endgame, Horvath Cs, London System

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FM Csonka, Balázs(HUN) Blog

Mar 6

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Check Out This New Hungarian Blog! FMcsonkab Important-win-in-team-championship
See the chess adventures of young FM Csonka, Balázs.

FM Csonka, Balázs playing at First Saturday
Photo-his blog


Important win in the Team Championship
Round 8, Makói SVSE – Pénzügyőr SE: 8,5 – 3,5

Last weekend, my team made a big step for the 4th place in the championship. We are one point ahead of Pénzügyőr and three points ahead of MLTC before the last round.

The feature game is

Csonka, Balázs (2287) – Bakos, Balázs (2376)
Hungarian Team Championship

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TCh-SVK Extraliga 2012–13 Rd9-Varga Z(HUN)

Mar 6

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GM Varga scored 3/3 in TCh-SVK Extraliga 2012–13 play in rds 9-11. Here is one of the wins from this original player.

GM Zoltan Varga
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Varga,Zo (2455) – Federic,J (2299) 
SI 2..e6 3.b3 d6[B40]
TCh-SVK Extraliga 2012–13 Slovakia SVK (9.5), 01.03.2013


Position 1
White has pressure over the whole board after some original play. The Na5 binds the queenside while the bishop pair menace the kingside. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

16…Bf6


Posted in Sicilian Kan, TCh-SVK 2012-13, Varga Z

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Other Blog Posts 2013-03-06

Mar 6

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Two interesting games from yesterday’s TWIC 956 are covered.

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The Grunfeld is a perpetual headache for 1.d4 players. Schandorff proposes the Russian System(5.Qb3) in Play 1.d4: The Indian Defences(Quality Chess 2012) so Grunfelders need to be well prepared for all the nuances.

Howell goes with a super-refinement, 8.a4 against the sharp Hungarian variation which is now catching on. White had a typical massage going but blundered a piece. It’s not clear how Howell won as the final position is clearly winning for black. 

Analysis shows that the 8.a4 still holds some promise and the value of the game is not lost.

Howell,D (2634) – Plat,V (2452) 
Grunfeld Russian System 7..a6 8.Qa4[D97]
4NCL 2012–13 Staverton ENG (5.111), 23.02.2013

White to Play

22…Nc8

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TWIC 956
The 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 h5 kingside restraint method of defending the English attack remains the hot trend. This idea is analyzed thoroughly in The Sharpest Sicilian 2012(Chess Stars 2012).

White went all out for the attack with 17.g4 but one inaccuracy was enough to lead to a collapse of the kingside.

Fuchs,Ju (2292) – Popilski,G (2518) [B90]
SI Najdorf 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Be3 h5(B90)
29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (1.53), 23.02.2013

Black to Play

30.Rf2

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Cappelle La Grande 2013 Rd8-Papp P(HUN)

Mar 5

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Hungarian Women’s Champion WGM Papp,Petra scored 5.5/9 at the Cappelle la Grande Open. In round 8, she ground down Barlov in a tough RBB-RNN ending.

Papp,Petra (2280) – Barlov,D (2461) 
Sicilian Kan 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd3 [B41]
29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (8.47), 01.03.2013


Position 1
White is a pawn up but the passed a-pawn is firmly blockaded. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play


39…Na3

Posted in Cappelle La Grande 2013, Papp P, Sicilian Kan

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