Monthly Archives: May 2018
New Books May 29-2018
Available now from New in Chess
Strategic Chess Exercises-GM Bricard,E
90 exercises
- 1-62 Middlegame
- 63-90 Endgame
- Index of themes
- Index of players
The solutions give all the moves to the game.
I tried 4 middlegame and 2 endgame exercises today
The solutions have plenty of word explanations and have variations to back them up
The exercise positions come from old and not well known games
There are only 90 exercise so I would have been happier with more.
There is no scoring system so readers cannot gauge their progress or level
Donner-Smyslov
Havanna 1967
After 17.Nc3(Diagram)
What plan leads to a large black advantage?
After 17.Nc3
I got the first move(s) and the plan correct but not the finer details. For this exercise I would have scored 2 out 5 pts(2.5 at the maximum) but there is no scoring system.
I like this book and rate it ***(good) out of 5
TWIC 1229 Hungarians in Action
The Week in Chess latest issue is now available.
Balogh,Cs-Kosten,A
Italian Game
TCh-FRA Top 12 2018 rd3
After 31..Nh5(Diagram)
White has a piece for three pawns and has the position under control. The queenside passed pawns are not a factor and the Nd4 blockades the isolated d-pawn.
What do you recommend for White now?
After 31..Nh5
Edouard-Balogh,Cs
Slav Defence
TCh-FRA Top 12 2018 rd2
After 30..Qxc5(Diagram)
White is on the attack but the g-file looks blocked. Maybe the passed e-pawn will be a factor in the endgame
What do you recommend for White?
After 30..Qxc5
Gledura-Efimov,Ig
Lowenthal Sicilian
TCh-FRA Top 12 2018 rd2
After 30..Rb6(Diagram)
The endgame has arrived and the b5-pawn is about to fall
What do you recommend for White?
After 30..Rb6
New Books May 2018
Now available from New in Chess
352 pp publication date June 15
224 pp
-No games index
-Detailed table of contents
TWIC 1228 Grunfeld Defence
Adly-El Gindy
g3 Solid line 5.Qa4
ch-Africa 2018 rd7
After 32.Kg2(Diagram)
White came up with a new way of developing his knights Nc3-Nge2 instead of the more conventional Nc3-Nf3
Grunfeld players have nothing to fear as White middlegame advantage had nothing to do with the novel knight development
White had a massive advantage for most of the game but what do you recommend for Black here?
After 32.Kg2
TWIC 1228 Philidor Defence
The Philidor Defence
Black has a solid and interesting position after the main line 4.Nf3 and must be willing to accept a quick queen trade after 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8 Kxd8 which is not to everyone’s taste.
After 3..e5
Let us see a recent example of the endgame.
Vera Siguenas-Almeida Quintana
Philidor Endgame 6.Bg5 Be6
53rd Capablanca Mem Open rd6
The Philidor Endgame arises after a quick queen trade and Black loses castling rights after 5..Kxd8(Diagram)
After 5..Kxd8
After 83.Rb4(Diagram)
Black is active but is down a pawn. White has two connected queenside passers in this sharp position. Maybe the self-propelled b,c pawns will do fine without their king.
What do you recommend for Black?
After 83.Rxb4
TWIC 1228 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available.
Sevian-Prohaszka
Berlin Defence Endgame
St Louis Summer A rd1
After 26..Bf8(Diagram)
The opening has gone badly for Black as White has more of everything and the bishop is really not a factor
It is time to seal the deal.
What do you recommend for White now?
After 26..Bf8
Art Pub May 2018
U2200 Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
Medvedyk Volodymyr clear first
I drew my last game to finish with a modest 4/6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | 9 | Medvedyk Volodymyr | UKR | 2110 | 6,0 | 23,0 | 23,00 | 21,0 | 6 | 6 | 4,04 | 1,96 | 40 | 78,4 | |
| 2 | 4 | Juhasz Mark | HUN | 2139 | 5,0 | 23,0 | 19,00 | 18,0 | 6 | 5 | 4,22 | 0,78 | 20 | 15,6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Forgacs Attila | HUN | 2124 | 5,0 | 22,0 | 16,00 | 18,0 | 6 | 5 | 4,44 | 0,56 | 20 | 11,2 | |
| 4 | 1 | Kassay Krisztian | HUN | 2162 | 4,5 | 25,0 | 18,25 | 17,5 | 6 | 4,5 | 4,18 | 0,32 | 20 | 6,4 | |
| 5 | 10 | Pogany Zsombor | HUN | 2070 | 4,5 | 24,0 | 15,75 | 18,5 | 6 | 4,5 | 3,71 | 0,79 | 40 | 31,6 | |
| 6 | 34 | Deli Kristof | HUN | 1777 | 4,5 | 18,5 | 12,50 | 15,5 | 6 | 4,5 | 1,92 | 2,58 | 20 | 51,6 | |
| 7 | 13 | Mirza Solyom | HUN | 2038 | 4,5 | 18,5 | 12,50 | 15,0 | 6 | 4,5 | 4,03 | 0,47 | 20 | 9,4 | |
| 8 | 2 | Piroska Istvan | HUN | 2159 | 4,0 | 24,0 | 14,25 | 16,0 | 6 | 4 | 4,69 | -0,69 | 20 | -13,8 | |
| 9 | 11 | CM | Pasti Aron | HUN | 2064 | 4,0 | 22,5 | 14,25 | 15,5 | 6 | 4 | 4,00 | 0,00 | 40 | 0,0 |
| 10 | 21 | Tran David | HUN | 1892 | 4,0 | 21,5 | 12,50 | 15,0 | 6 | 4 | 2,72 | 1,28 | 40 | 51,2 | |
| 11 | 5 | Kakuk Sandor | HUN | 2129 | 4,0 | 21,5 | 12,00 | 17,0 | 6 | 4 | 4,21 | -0,21 | 20 | -4,2 | |
| 12 | 7 | Kovacs Istvan | HUN | 2121 | 4,0 | 20,5 | 12,50 | 16,5 | 6 | 4 | 4,08 | -0,08 | 20 | -1,6 | |
| 13 | 8 | Vargyas Zoltan | HUN | 2112 | 4,0 | 20,5 | 12,50 | 12,0 | 6 | 4 | 5,41 | -1,41 | 20 | -28,2 | |
| 14 | 16 | Bodrogi Mihaly | HUN | 1963 | 4,0 | 17,0 | 11,00 | 12,5 | 6 | 4 | 4,95 | -0,95 | 20 | -19,0 | |
| 15 | 31 | Baski Barnabas | HUN | 1805 | 4,0 | 17,0 | 10,50 | 13,0 | 5 | 3 | 2,97 | 0,03 | 40 | 1,2 | |
| 16 | 18 | Yip Michael | CAN | 1937 | 4,0 | 16,5 | 9,00 | 15,0 | 6 | 4 | 4,04 | -0,04 | 20 | -0,8 | |
| 17 | 30 | Bartuszek Andras | HUN | 1806 | 4,0 | 13,5 | 9,00 | 10,0 | 6 | 4 | 4,48 | -0,48 | 20 | -9,6 | |
| 18 | 44 | Fulop Peter Benjamin | HUN | 1730 | 3,5 | 22,0 | 10,75 | 11,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 1,95 | 1,55 | 40 | 62,0 | |
| 19 | 15 | Diller Denis | HUN | 2008 | 3,5 | 21,5 | 11,25 | 15,0 | 6 | 3,5 | 3,57 | -0,07 | 40 | -2,8 | |
| 20 | 17 | Lehocz Jozsef | HUN | 1950 | 3,5 | 21,0 | 10,00 | 14,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 3,55 | -0,05 | 20 | -1,0 | |
| 21 | 33 | Neszmenyi Zoltan | HUN | 1781 | 3,5 | 21,0 | 9,75 | 12,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 2,95 | 0,55 | 20 | 11,0 | |
| 22 | 39 | Sulyok Eszter | HUN | 1759 | 3,5 | 20,5 | 9,75 | 12,0 | 6 | 3,5 | 2,42 | 1,08 | 40 | 43,2 | |
| 23 | 3 | Kovacs Marton | HUN | 2144 | 3,5 | 20,0 | 11,00 | 14,0 | 6 | 3,5 | 4,72 | -1,22 | 20 | -24,4 | |
| 24 | 23 | AIM | Daroczi Donat | HUN | 1876 | 3,5 | 19,0 | 8,75 | 12,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 3,32 | 0,18 | 40 | 7,2 |
| 25 | 12 | Leuba Jean-Charles | FRA | 2040 | 3,5 | 18,5 | 10,25 | 11,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 5,05 | -1,55 | 20 | -31,0 | |
| 26 | 19 | Forgacs Attila Jr. | HUN | 1936 | 3,5 | 18,5 | 8,25 | 14,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 3,93 | -0,43 | 40 | -17,2 | |
| 27 | 20 | Frank Jozsef | HUN | 1925 | 3,5 | 17,0 | 7,25 | 12,0 | 5 | 3,5 | 3,35 | 0,15 | 20 | 3,0 | |
| 28 | 28 | Purak Zoltan | HUN | 1822 | 3,5 | 16,5 | 9,50 | 10,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 4,13 | -0,63 | 20 | -12,6 | |
| 29 | 46 | Dal Bianco Nicola | ITA | 1718 | 3,5 | 16,0 | 7,50 | 8,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 1,95 | 1,55 | 20 | 31,0 | |
| 30 | 63 | Buri Kata | HUN | 1490 | 3,5 | 14,5 | 7,25 | 8,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 1,14 | 2,36 | 40 | 94,4 | |
| 31 | 14 | Biro Zsolt | HUN | 2030 | 3,0 | 20,5 | 9,75 | 11,5 | 5 | 3 | 4,17 | -1,17 | 20 | -23,4 | |
| 32 | 47 | Saar Patrik | HUN | 1689 | 3,0 | 20,5 | 8,00 | 11,0 | 6 | 3 | 1,87 | 1,13 | 40 | 45,2 | |
| 33 | 52 | Kellner Nikolaus | AUT | 1629 | 3,0 | 19,0 | 8,00 | 8,0 | 6 | 3 | 1,71 | 1,29 | 20 | 25,8 | |
| 34 | 50 | Chowaniec Artur | POL | 1639 | 3,0 | 19,0 | 6,50 | 12,0 | 6 | 3 | 1,02 | 1,98 | 20 | 39,6 | |
| 35 | 36 | Tolnai Jozsef | HUN | 1770 | 3,0 | 18,5 | 6,50 | 11,0 | 6 | 3 | 3,17 | -0,17 | 20 | -3,4 | |
| 36 | 49 | AFM | Sukhorukov Mykola | FID | 1640 | 3,0 | 18,0 | 7,50 | 10,0 | 6 | 3 | 1,74 | 1,26 | 40 | 50,4 |
| 37 | 48 | Szurkos Andras | HUN | 1672 | 3,0 | 17,5 | 7,75 | 9,5 | 6 | 3 | 2,04 | 0,96 | 20 | 19,2 | |
| 38 | 32 | Gal Janos | HUN | 1804 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 6,50 | 10,5 | 6 | 3 | 3,95 | -0,95 | 20 | -19,0 | |
| 39 | 42 | Salamon Endre | HUN | 1742 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 5,50 | 9,0 | 5 | 2 | 2,07 | -0,07 | 20 | -1,4 | |
| 40 | 45 | Solti Gergely | HUN | 1724 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 4,50 | 9,0 | 6 | 3 | 2,91 | 0,09 | 20 | 1,8 | |
| 41 | 70 | Deak Zsombor | HUN | 1346 | 3,0 | 15,0 | 6,00 | 6,0 | 6 | 3 | 0,99 | 2,01 | 40 | 80,4 | |
| 42 | 35 | Kun Balint | HUN | 1771 | 3,0 | 14,5 | 4,50 | 11,0 | 4 | 3 | 2,43 | 0,57 | 40 | 22,8 | |
| 43 | 22 | Pasti Anna | HUN | 1886 | 2,5 | 23,0 | 7,25 | 12,5 | 6 | 2,5 | 3,38 | -0,88 | 40 | -35,2 | |
| 44 | 26 | Virganc Roland | HUN | 1850 | 2,5 | 22,0 | 8,00 | 11,5 | 6 | 2,5 | 3,07 | -0,57 | 20 | -11,4 | |
| 45 | 55 | Kolimar Kristof Pal | HUN | 1568 | 2,5 | 19,0 | 6,25 | 8,5 | 5 | 2,5 | 0,99 | 1,51 | 40 | 60,4 | |
| 46 | 38 | Csajbok Levente Tamas | HUN | 1763 | 2,5 | 18,5 | 6,00 | 10,0 | 5 | 1,5 | 1,89 | -0,39 | 40 | -15,6 | |
| 47 | 40 | Szendeff Miklos | HUN | 1756 | 2,5 | 17,0 | 4,25 | 7,5 | 6 | 2,5 | 3,67 | -1,17 | 20 | -23,4 | |
| 48 | 25 | Lakatos Tamas | HUN | 1858 | 2,5 | 16,5 | 5,25 | 9,0 | 6 | 2,5 | 4,21 | -1,71 | 40 | -68,4 | |
| 49 | 37 | Barsi Botond | HUN | 1765 | 2,5 | 16,5 | 4,25 | 8,5 | 6 | 2,5 | 3,59 | -1,09 | 40 | -43,6 | |
| 50 | 41 | Dan Daniel | HUN | 1746 | 2,5 | 15,0 | 3,25 | 8,0 | 6 | 2,5 | 3,74 | -1,24 | 20 | -24,8 | |
| 51 | 56 | Buri Petra | HUN | 1529 | 2,5 | 13,0 | 4,25 | 5,5 | 6 | 2,5 | 1,81 | 0,69 | 40 | 27,6 | |
| 52 | 51 | Szalay-Ocsak Bank | HUN | 1635 | 2,0 | 19,0 | 6,50 | 9,0 | 6 | 2 | 1,36 | 0,64 | 40 | 25,6 | |
| 53 | 58 | Sziraki Zoltan | HUN | 1518 | 2,0 | 18,0 | 3,50 | 6,0 | 6 | 2 | 2,11 | -0,11 | 20 | -2,2 | |
| 54 | 43 | Lakat Gyula | HUN | 1733 | 2,0 | 17,5 | 3,50 | 8,0 | 4 | 2 | 2,01 | -0,01 | 20 | -0,2 | |
| 55 | 72 | Szalay Istvan | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 16,5 | 5,00 | 7,0 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 56 | 27 | Monduk Ferenc | HUN | 1833 | 2,0 | 16,0 | 5,25 | 6,5 | 6 | 2 | 4,64 | -2,64 | 40 | -105,6 | |
| 57 | 53 | Pinter Tamas | HUN | 1605 | 2,0 | 16,0 | 3,00 | 5,0 | 4 | 2 | 2,24 | -0,24 | 20 | -4,8 | |
| 58 | 64 | Repiczki Tamas | HUN | 1485 | 2,0 | 15,5 | 2,50 | 7,0 | 6 | 2 | 1,60 | 0,40 | 40 | 16,0 | |
| 59 | 24 | Illes Attila | HUN | 1874 | 2,0 | 15,0 | 3,00 | 8,0 | 6 | 2 | 4,50 | -2,50 | 20 | -50,0 | |
| 60 | 59 | Szabo Marton Nandor | HUN | 1514 | 2,0 | 14,5 | 2,50 | 7,0 | 6 | 2 | 1,62 | 0,38 | 40 | 15,2 | |
| 61 | 61 | Moricz Karmen | HUN | 1497 | 2,0 | 13,0 | 2,50 | 5,0 | 5 | 1 | 1,29 | -0,29 | 40 | -11,6 | |
| 62 | 67 | Schlenk Kristof | HUN | 1427 | 1,5 | 18,0 | 5,25 | 8,0 | 6 | 1,5 | 0,92 | 0,58 | 40 | 23,2 | |
| 63 | 68 | Moricz Nadja | HUN | 1414 | 1,5 | 17,5 | 4,75 | 7,0 | 6 | 1,5 | 0,56 | 0,94 | 40 | 37,6 | |
| 64 | 29 | CM | Giang Tran Nam | HUN | 1808 | 1,5 | 16,5 | 3,25 | 5,5 | 5 | 1,5 | 4,20 | -2,70 | 40 | -108,0 |
| 65 | 62 | Simon Milan Gabor | HUN | 1494 | 1,5 | 16,0 | 1,75 | 5,0 | 6 | 1,5 | 1,22 | 0,28 | 40 | 11,2 | |
| 66 | 54 | Fabian Laszlo | GER | 1580 | 1,5 | 14,5 | 1,50 | 2,0 | 5 | 0,5 | 2,09 | -1,59 | 20 | -31,8 | |
| 67 | 66 | Piskoti Laszlo | HUN | 1460 | 1,0 | 18,5 | 3,50 | 6,0 | 6 | 1 | 0,86 | 0,14 | 20 | 2,8 | |
| 68 | 65 | Kardos Levente | HUN | 1461 | 1,0 | 15,0 | 1,00 | 4,0 | 4 | 1 | 1,12 | -0,12 | 40 | -4,8 | |
| 69 | 60 | Videki Imre | HUN | 1501 | 1,0 | 14,5 | 0,75 | 1,5 | 6 | 1 | 2,00 | -1,00 | 20 | -20,0 | |
| 70 | 71 | Czipp Janos | HUN | 1312 | 1,0 | 14,5 | 0,50 | 3,0 | 5 | 0 | 0,91 | -0,91 | 20 | -18,2 | |
| 71 | 69 | Rigo Jozsef | HUN | 1354 | 1,0 | 14,0 | 0,50 | 4,0 | 4 | 1 | 0,61 | 0,39 | 20 | 7,8 | |
| 72 | 57 | Popovics Agnes | HUN | 1524 | 0,5 | 14,0 | 0,50 | 0,5 | 6 | 0,5 | 2,60 | -2,10 | 20 | -42,0 |
U1600 Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
Onodi Tamas was clear first with 5,5/6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | 2 | Onodi Tamas | HUN | 1453 | 5,5 | 21,5 | 19,25 | 18,0 | 5 | 4,5 | 3,53 | 0,97 | 40 | 38,8 | |
| 2 | 6 | Deak-Sala Emilia | HUN | 1387 | 5,0 | 23,0 | 19,25 | 18,5 | 6 | 5 | 3,78 | 1,22 | 40 | 48,8 | |
| 3 | 8 | Broderick Tamas | HUN | 1344 | 4,5 | 20,5 | 14,50 | 16,5 | 6 | 4,5 | 4,55 | -0,05 | 40 | -2,0 | |
| 4 | 21 | Kossela Peter | HUN | 1216 | 4,5 | 20,0 | 12,75 | 15,5 | 4 | 2,5 | 1,50 | 1,00 | 40 | 40,0 | |
| 5 | 28 | Csaki Akos | HUN | 1161 | 4,5 | 18,5 | 12,25 | 13,0 | 5 | 3,5 | 1,71 | 1,79 | 40 | 71,6 | |
| 6 | 35 | Kobol Kitti | HUN | 1117 | 4,5 | 18,0 | 12,75 | 13,5 | 5 | 3,5 | 1,06 | 2,44 | 40 | 97,6 | |
| 7 | 12 | Rado David | HUN | 1314 | 4,5 | 17,5 | 12,00 | 14,0 | 5 | 3,5 | 3,15 | 0,35 | 40 | 14,0 | |
| 8 | 3 | Topercer Marton | HUN | 1445 | 4,0 | 25,0 | 15,25 | 16,0 | 6 | 4 | 4,26 | -0,26 | 40 | -10,4 | |
| 9 | 26 | Gergely Andras | HUN | 1176 | 4,0 | 22,0 | 13,75 | 15,5 | 6 | 4 | 2,26 | 1,74 | 40 | 69,6 | |
| 10 | 51 | Toth Kincso | HUN | 0 | 4,0 | 22,0 | 12,75 | 15,0 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| 11 | 1 | Sulyok Istvan | HUN | 1456 | 4,0 | 20,5 | 11,50 | 14,0 | 6 | 4 | 4,83 | -0,83 | 20 | -16,6 | |
| 12 | 17 | Harkai Szabolcs | HUN | 1232 | 4,0 | 20,0 | 11,50 | 14,5 | 4 | 2,5 | 2,30 | 0,20 | 40 | 8,0 | |
| 13 | 14 | Korbacska Daniel | HUN | 1260 | 4,0 | 14,5 | 9,00 | 12,0 | 5 | 3 | 3,53 | -0,53 | 40 | -21,2 | |
| 14 | 4 | Kozma Jeno | HUN | 1418 | 3,5 | 24,0 | 12,75 | 15,0 | 6 | 3,5 | 4,42 | -0,92 | 40 | -36,8 | |
| 15 | 23 | Gergely Daniel | HUN | 1186 | 3,5 | 21,0 | 10,75 | 13,5 | 5 | 2,5 | 1,79 | 0,71 | 40 | 28,4 | |
| 16 | 22 | Biro Daniel | HUN | 1195 | 3,5 | 20,5 | 10,25 | 14,0 | 5 | 2,5 | 1,81 | 0,69 | 40 | 27,6 | |
| 17 | 9 | Pasti Zsombor | HUN | 1338 | 3,5 | 20,0 | 12,00 | 11,5 | 5 | 3 | 3,77 | -0,77 | 40 | -30,8 | |
| 18 | 29 | Kemeny Benjamin | HUN | 1160 | 3,5 | 19,0 | 10,00 | 10,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 2,06 | 1,44 | 40 | 57,6 | |
| 19 | 13 | Vancsisin Mark | HUN | 1279 | 3,5 | 18,0 | 8,75 | 14,0 | 5 | 3,5 | 3,03 | 0,47 | 40 | 18,8 | |
| 20 | 18 | Kovacs Reka | HUN | 1231 | 3,5 | 18,0 | 7,00 | 16,5 | 4 | 1,5 | 1,47 | 0,03 | 40 | 1,2 | |
| 21 | 7 | Pogany Dorka | HUN | 1358 | 3,5 | 14,5 | 7,25 | 10,0 | 5 | 2,5 | 3,86 | -1,36 | 40 | -54,4 | |
| 22 | 41 | Onodi Miklos | HUN | 1051 | 3,0 | 21,0 | 8,50 | 13,0 | 6 | 3 | 1,48 | 1,52 | 40 | 60,8 | |
| 23 | 38 | Pakozdi Artur Ferenc | HUN | 1086 | 3,0 | 20,5 | 8,75 | 10,5 | 6 | 3 | 1,88 | 1,12 | 40 | 44,8 | |
| 24 | 31 | Nagy Bella Blanka | HUN | 1134 | 3,0 | 20,0 | 8,25 | 11,0 | 5 | 2 | 1,23 | 0,77 | 40 | 30,8 | |
| 25 | 10 | Csernyik Mark | HUN | 1336 | 3,0 | 19,0 | 6,50 | 12,0 | 5 | 2 | 3,71 | -1,71 | 40 | -68,4 | |
| 26 | 16 | Szuhorukov Viktor | HUN | 1244 | 3,0 | 18,0 | 5,50 | 13,5 | 4 | 1 | 2,11 | -1,11 | 40 | -44,4 | |
| 27 | 32 | Rado Peter | HUN | 1132 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 4,50 | 10,0 | 4 | 1 | 1,05 | -0,05 | 40 | -2,0 | |
| 28 | 25 | Lehocz Jozsef Jr. | HUN | 1178 | 3,0 | 16,5 | 6,50 | 8,0 | 2 | 1 | 1,01 | -0,01 | 40 | -0,4 | |
| 29 | 27 | Eros Vivien | HUN | 1175 | 3,0 | 16,0 | 5,00 | 9,0 | 3 | 1 | 1,06 | -0,06 | 40 | -2,4 | |
| 30 | 48 | Kiss Inez | HUN | 0 | 3,0 | 15,5 | 5,50 | 7,0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 31 | 5 | Nagy Daniel | HUN | 1402 | 2,5 | 21,5 | 8,50 | 11,0 | 4 | 2,5 | 3,30 | -0,80 | 40 | -32,0 | |
| 32 | 33 | Apjok Balazs | HUN | 1129 | 2,5 | 20,5 | 8,25 | 11,0 | 6 | 2,5 | 1,65 | 0,85 | 40 | 34,0 | |
| 33 | 30 | Szuhorukov Marcell | HUN | 1157 | 2,5 | 20,0 | 5,75 | 8,0 | 4 | 0,5 | 1,08 | -0,58 | 40 | -23,2 | |
| 34 | 19 | Bottyan Zsofia | HUN | 1223 | 2,5 | 17,0 | 5,25 | 10,0 | 4 | 1,5 | 2,65 | -1,15 | 40 | -46,0 | |
| 35 | 34 | Deak-Sala Daniel | HUN | 1119 | 2,5 | 16,0 | 3,00 | 6,5 | 3 | 0 | 1,21 | -1,21 | 40 | -48,4 | |
| 36 | 24 | Berla Zoltan Mate | HUN | 1184 | 2,5 | 14,5 | 5,25 | 8,5 | 5 | 2 | 2,83 | -0,83 | 40 | -33,2 | |
| 37 | 20 | Balazs Sztella Anna | HUN | 1216 | 2,5 | 13,5 | 4,00 | 10,0 | 3 | 1 | 1,60 | -0,60 | 40 | -24,0 | |
| 38 | 15 | Barany Mate | HUN | 1257 | 2,0 | 17,0 | 4,00 | 8,0 | 3 | 0 | 2,12 | -2,12 | 40 | -84,8 | |
| 39 | 36 | Racz Bendeguz Mate | HUN | 1096 | 2,0 | 16,5 | 3,75 | 6,0 | 4 | 0,5 | 1,27 | -0,77 | 40 | -30,8 | |
| 40 | 45 | Dan Abraham | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 16,0 | 4,00 | 7,0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 41 | 47 | Horvath Greta | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 16,0 | 3,50 | 5,0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 42 | 11 | Monduk Laszlo | HUN | 1324 | 2,0 | 15,5 | 3,00 | 7,0 | 2 | 1 | 1,49 | -0,49 | 40 | -19,6 | |
| 43 | 37 | Suli Henrietta | HUN | 1089 | 2,0 | 15,5 | 2,00 | 6,0 | 4 | 0 | 0,88 | -0,88 | 40 | -35,2 | |
| 44 | 43 | Balazs Szabina | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 15,0 | 3,50 | 5,0 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 45 | 39 | Nagy Levente | HUN | 1072 | 2,0 | 12,5 | 1,50 | 5,0 | 3 | 0 | 0,69 | -0,69 | 40 | -27,6 | |
| 46 | 49 | Nagy Botond | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 12,0 | 2,75 | 5,0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 47 | 52 | Veres-Pataky Marton | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 19,0 | 2,25 | 8,0 | 5 | 0,5 | |||||
| 48 | 40 | Nagy Jacint | HUN | 1061 | 1,5 | 17,5 | 5,25 | 8,0 | 4 | 1,5 | 1,03 | 0,47 | 20 | 9,4 | |
| 49 | 46 | Dan Manuel | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 16,5 | 2,50 | 6,0 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 50 | 42 | Arvai Tamas | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 15,0 | 2,00 | 3,0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 51 | 50 | Nemeth Balint Levente | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 15,0 | 1,50 | 3,5 | 4 | 0,5 | |||||
| 52 | 44 | Bottyan Marcell | HUN | 0 | 0,5 | 14,0 | 0,50 | 0,5 | 3 | 0 |
Games later. Now i need a rest
TWIC 1227 Selected Games
TWIC 1227 is now available
Here is a nice endgame
Moussard-Pavlidis
King’s Indian Defence
ch-FRA Rapid 2018 rd8
The position after 19..Bf5(Diagram)
Suggest a plan for White.
After 19..Bf5
After 23..f5(Diagram)
White is up a pawn already but Black can harass the queenside pawns with ..Bb1 ideas and has just made a bid for some activity in the centre.
What do you recommend for White?
After 23..f5
Here is a creative game
Skatchkov-Matlakov
Bogo-Catalan 5..Be7
TCh-RUS Premier 2018 rd7
After 25.Rc5(Diagram)
The Nd6 is not inferior to the passive Bg2
Suggest a plan for Black
After 25.Rc5
The Grunfeld Defence
Schreiner-Kozul
48th Bosna Open 2018 rd5
The g3 Grunfeld is a solid line for Black. Avrukh now is recommending 5.Qa4 in GM2A. Kozul played
8..Qb6(Diagram)
which is not considered by Avrukh
After 8..Qb6
The queen endgame was of interest:
After 39.Kh2(Diagram)
Black managed to make something out of pretty well nothing from this queen ending position.
After 39.Kh2
After many little adventures, the following position was reached.
After 84.Qb3+(Diagram)
How should Black get out of check?
After 83.Qb3+
Persistence and Making Something From Nothing
Faizrakhmanov-Lysyj
QGA
TCh-RUS Premier 2018 rd7
After 22.h3(Diagram)
Black got a solid position and White made luft with his last move and the struggle continued. One might ask what Black has accomplished so far.
The knight has made a small incursion and is making good use of the b4 outpost, but it is hard to imagine how Black can win from here.
And yet he did.
By trying and trying.
After 22.h3
After 40.Ne2(Diagram)
The game had been equal for a long time but now pawns have made contact. The pawn structure is symmetrical there does not seem to be much happening in the position.
What do you suggest for Black?
After 40.Ne2
Art Pub Cup Fide 2018 május 18-20
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