GM Almasi,Z(HUN) at the Olympiad: Baku 2016
Veteran GM Almasi,Z had a great Olympiad, seemingly winning game after game.
GM Almasi,Z(left) and two Polgars standing behind.
| Almasi Zoltan GM 2684 HUN Rp:2845 | |||||||||
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Rp | Pts. | Res. | Bo. | |
| 1 | 383 | IM | Nanjo Ryosuke | 2340 | JPN | 2309 | 6,5 | s ½ | 2 |
| 2 | 278 | IM | Kreisl Robert | 2448 | AUT | 2428 | 5,5 | w 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 25 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2722 | AZE | 2624 | 5,5 | w 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 88 | GM | Neiksans Arturs | 2628 | LAT | 2586 | 5,5 | s ½ | 3 |
| 7 | 252 | IM | Georgiadis Nico | 2475 | SUI | 2418 | 6,0 | w 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 15 | GM | Li Chao b | 2746 | CHN | 2534 | 3,5 | s 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 142 | GM | Gelashvili Tamaz | 2575 | GEO | 2476 | 4,0 | w 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 107 | GM | L’Ami Erwin | 2611 | NED | 2606 | 4,5 | s ½ | 2 |
| 11 | 117 | GM | Mastrovasilis Dimitrios | 2601 | GRE | 2527 | 3,5 | w 1 | 2 |
Almasi-Gelashivil
After 24..Nb6(Diagram)
The c-pawn looks like its just hanging but Black can reply ..Be4.
So should White take the pawn?
After 24..Nb6
L’Ami-Almasi
After 14.Rd1(Diagram)
White has not castled yet but has taken over the centre with his pawns. Black has a mobile queenside majority and an easy counterplay plan-just push the pawns.
How should Black play?
After 14.Rd1
Almasi-Kreisl
After 76..Kc2(Diagram)
How do you convert the extra pawn?
After 76..Kc2
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