Monthly Archives: March 2013
TWIC 956(HUN) Summary
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2nd Adriatico Open A 2013
Horvath,Cs and Stromboli,E shared first with 4.5/5.
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| Place | Name | FIDE | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stromboli,E | 2324 | 4.5/5 |
| 2 | Horvath,Cs | 2514 | 4.5/5 |
| 3 | Collutiis,D | 2478 | 4.0/5 |
| 4 | Ferretti,F | 2269 | 4.0/5 |
TCh-BEL 2012-13
Hera,I 1/1
TCh-SVK 2012-13
Varga,Z 3/3
Czebe 1/2
Papp G 1/2
Cappelle La Grande 2013
PAPP Petra 2280(HUN) 5,5
KOJIMA Shinya 2368(JPN) 5,5
e4ChessNews Blog Posts March 4 2013
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TWIC 955
2 Sicilian defense games are featured.
I’ve been working hard on widening my repertoire to include a Sicilian and for now am focusing on the Najdorf. Last year I relied on 1..d6 and the Philidor to carry me and before that the French(and other openings). The search goes on for reliable weapons to fight against 1.e4.
Game 1
Hoegener,C (2059) – Cheparinov,I (2709)
Sicilian 2.c3 d6[B22]
Reykjavik Open 2013 ISL (1.4), 19.02.2013
Smeets,J (2613) – Shirov,A (2718)
Sicilian 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 [B52]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Trier GER (10), 24.02.2013
Bundesliga 2012-13 Rd10,GM Rapport(HUN)
TWIC 955
4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 [A28]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Bremen GER (10), 24.02.2013
Some complex middlegame play has led to the following tense and unbalanced position. White has won a pawn but then ending is not straight forward.
White to Play
A systematic assessment of the position is required to understand the needs of each side.
For white:
A simple pawn count is not enough to asses the position. Although white is a pawn ahead the problem is that there are two sets of doubled pawns.
- The doubled f-pawns are not weak and do a good job of protecting the king. However, the broken structure makes them immobile and the kingside will have trouble producing a passed pawn
- The doubled c-pawns are also not weak. They are part of a group of three and can easily protect each other.
- The bishop is a strong piece compared to the knight as play is spread out over the whole board.
For black:
- Ra2 and Ne2 are very active and spread chaos behind the ranks. The knight attacks c3 and holds up the f-pawns.
- Ra8 is not active
- The pawn structure is sound and white’s rooks have trouble penetrating black’s position.
- The a-pawn is potentially very useful as a source of counterplay but for now …a5 is not possible.
Position 2
- The play is spread out over the whole board which favors the long-range bishop.
- The knight is unstable on e5(the f4 advance is easy to prepare)
- White’s pawns are easy for the king to defend and the doubled f-pawns are not weak.
- Black’s passed a,c pawns are easy to defend against as black is poorly placed to support their advance.
Hungarian TCH 2012-13 Rd7-GM Ruck R(HUN)
TWIC 955
GM Ruck played a nice good N vs B middlegame and then ground out a tough R vs. B ending in the Hungarian Team Ch rd7. There were many interesting facets to this game.
Lenic,L (2640) – Ruck,R (2567)
4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 [A28]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Nagykanizsa HUN (7), 17.02.2013
Position 1
Black has more space and the more active pieces but there is no real target to attack. What do you suggest for black?
- 27…a6(make a tidying up move first)
- 27…R8d7(reinforce the 7th rank as preparation for action)
- 27…Kg8(get the king off the b1-h7 diagonal just in case. There is no need to rush as white has no counterplay)
- Something else
Position 2
Black has the exchange for a pawn. What should black do now?
Black to Play
Position 3
Black has reached a tough endgame but white’s position has no weaknesses. What should black do now?
- Shuffle the rook up and down the e-file(following the ‘do not rush’ guideline)
- Get the rook to d5 and then activate the king
- Something else
Black to Play
e4ChessNews Blog Posts March 3 2013
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Today two recent games in the topical Sicilian Najdorf English Attack 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 are examined.
TWIC 953
Berescu,A (2495) – Cheparinov,I (2709)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6(10.f3 h5) [B90]
35th Georgi Tringov Open Plovdiv BUL (8.3), 09.02.2013
Black to Play
TWIC 955
Hagen,Andr (2411) – Bu Xiangzhi (2675)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7(10…a5) [B90]
Reykjavik Open 2013 ISL (8.18), 25.02.2013
Black to Play
Bundesliga 2012–13 Rd9-GM Medvegy Z(HUN)
TWIC 955
Medvegy fought back from a poor position but ultimately lost a tough endgame battle with many interesting points.
Black is a pawn up and has just advanced on the kingside with 34…g5. What do you recommend for white?
BTCh Div IV Rd5(Monday League)
These league games are not rated but are fiercely contested nevertheless. Usually the games are not input into any database and are lost forever but many interesting games are played.
RAC 2.5-VSG 3.5
Bednay,D (2255) – Nadasi,B (2161)
Sicilian 5.f3 e5[B55]
BTCh Div IV (5.1), 21.01.2013
CanadaChessNews Blog March 2, 2013
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GM Hansen,E(CAN) tied for first with 7/9 in a group 8 players with the same score for a truly fantastic result.
Top Standings and many Hansen games.
d4ChessNews Blog Posts March 2 2013
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This is my new blog for 1.d4 openings news and ideas.
King’s Indian Defence-TWIC 955
I found 3 interesting games in the Classical variation of the King’s Indian. Previously I had prepared the Saemisch variation but now some backup ideas are needed in my repertoire.
Game 1
Rodshtein,M got a queenside bind going with an early c5 and then had to win the game over again after letting the advantage slip away.
Rodshtein,M (2616) – Manolache,M (2533)
King’s Indian Classical 6.h3[E90]
29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (4.5), 25.02.2013
Game 2
Eljanov,P obtained a crushing bind after black chose to keep the queens on and play for middlegame complications.
Eljanov,P (2678) – L’Ami,Alina (2362)
King’s Indian Classical 7.Be3 ed[E92]
Reykjavik Open 2013 Reykjavik ISL (2.7), 20.02.2013
Game 3
The bayonet variation saw action (9.b4 Nh5 E97) but with 10.g3 as opposed to 10.Re1. In the featured game, Yilmaz got a massive kingside attack after black loosened the kingside.
Yilmaz,M (2531) – L’Ami,Alina (2362)
King’s Indian Classical 9.b4 Nh5 10.g3 [E97]
Reykjavik Open 2013 ISL (6.21), 23.02.2013
e4ChessNews Blog Posts March 1-2 2013
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Keeping Up With The Sharpest Sicilian 2012
2 Featured games on the Najdorf.
TWIC 939
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 h5 is a very popular line. The kingside restraint plan slows down the traditional kingside pawn storm allowing time for black to get going on the queenside.
In the featured game, the slow plan 13.a3 is not dangerous and the result was not related to the opening so black has nothing to worry about.
Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS (9.21), 04.11.2012
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 h5 is a very popular line. The kingside restraint plan slows down the traditional kingside pawn storm allowing time for black to get going on the queenside.
In the featured game, Bologan chose 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.Nd5 and went for a positional game. 16…a5 conceded an outpost on b5 which allowed Bologan to start a strong massaging game which resulted in victory.
Bologan,V (2732) – Wang Hao (2739)
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 h5 [B90]
45th Biel GM Biel SUI (9), 01.08.2012
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