Final Ranking 6 Rounds

Farkas Richard was clear first with 5.5/6.

Vargyas Zoltan had a strong tournament and finished equal second with FM Koczo Kristof with 4.5/6.

I lost both games on the last day to end up with a modest 3/6.

Rd5 Yip-Vargyas,Z

41..Ke6(diagram)

After 41..Ke6

White is a pawn down and out of moves so 0-1.

Rd6 Torok,T-Yip

I played the opening carelessly and White started off with a nice queenless game with little risk. After some complex maneuvering, and mutual inaccuracies Black was presented with a couple of chances but failed to exploit them.

(a)Chance #1

Black has managed to break up White’s queenside structure and has some counterplay but remains oddly placed.

After 23.Nc4(diagram)

After 23.Nc4

Here I missed the chance to strike with 23..b5! but I was afraid of 24.Nd6+ Kc7 25.Bb2 Ne6 and now Nd6 is trapped. Black will play ..Ng8/Be7 and the Nd6 cannot escape.

I played 23..Bc7= and the struggle continued.

(b)Chance #2

Black still looks passive(Nc8/Bc7) but the game has turned to my favor.

After 30.Rhd1(diagram)

30.Rhd1

I should have played 30..Nd6! 31.Nxd6+ Bxd6 32.Ra1 Ra4! and Black is clearly better.

In the game I settled for 30..Nb6= with a blockade of the b-pawn and later lost in a tough struggle.