Monthly Archives: September 2018
Budapest Team Ch Rd1
A new season is upon us
All MTK teams won today
I contributed a win with black
I. osztály, Lilienthal Andor csoport
Pénzügyőr SE III – HÜSI SC II 6,5:5,5
Tabáni Spartacus II – Lombik-Fabulon 4,5:7,5
Mattolda SSC I – BEAC II 6,5:5,5
Barcza GSC I – Aquaréna KSC III 4,5:7,5
SENSE I – MTK Budapest III 5,5:6,5
Vasas SC II – Sirály SE I 3:9
II. osztály, Bilek István csoport
Pénzügyőr SE IV – Csepeli TK I 5,5:6,5
Sárkány DSE II – Palota Sakk I 6:6
A. Láng MKKE – Újpesti KSE I 3,5:8,5
Barcza GSC II – Pestszentlőrinc II 7,5:4,5
SENSE II – MTK Budapest IV 4,5:7,5
Törekvés SE – Sirály SE II 2,5:9,5
III. osztály, Szén József csoport
Pestszentimre – BEAC III 5,5:6,5
Rákosliget – Aquaréna KSC IV 4,5:7,5
ATTE-ARISZ – MTK Budapest V 5,5:6,5
Csepeli TK II – ART 3F SE 2:10
Sirály SE III – HÜSI SC III 7:5
Sárkány DSE III – Újpesti KSE II 4,5:7,5
Mattolda SSC II – HASE III 1:11
Palota Sakk II – TF SE 1:11
Moricz,K-Yip
Sicilian 2.c3
After 14.Qxe5(Diagram)
Black must choose between 14..Bd6 playing for a direct attack or 14..Qxe5 trading queens for a better ending
What do you recommend for Black?
After 14.Qxe5
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43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd6
Both teams won
Women
| Bo. | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 56 |
Georgia 3 (GEO3) |
Rtg | 3½: ½ | ||||
| 16.1 | GM |
|
2423 | – | WIM |
|
2313 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 16.2 | IM |
|
2370 | – |
|
2081 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 16.3 | WGM |
|
2321 | – |
|
1931 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 16.4 | WIM |
|
2260 | – |
|
1911 | ½ – ½ |
Open
| Bo. | 41 |
Australia (AUS) |
Rtg | – | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| 17.1 | GM |
|
2549 | – | GM |
|
2690 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 17.2 | GM |
|
2523 | – | GM |
|
2609 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 17.3 | IM |
|
2507 | – | GM |
|
2621 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 17.4 | IM |
|
2494 | – | GM |
|
2678 | 0 – 1 |
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd5
Both teams won.
Women
| Bo. | 21 |
Israel (ISR) |
Rtg | – | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 1½:2½ | ||||
| 26.1 | IM |
|
2375 | – | GM |
|
2423 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 26.2 | WGM |
|
2313 | – | IM |
|
2370 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 26.3 | WIM |
|
2258 | – | WGM |
|
2258 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 26.4 | WFM |
|
2151 | – | WIM |
|
2260 | 0 – 1 |
Open
| Bo. | 52 |
Denmark (DEN) |
Rtg | – | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| 24.1 | GM |
|
2514 | – | GM |
|
2690 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 24.2 | IM |
|
2482 | – | GM |
|
2609 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 24.3 | IM |
|
2462 | – | GM |
|
2702 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 24.4 | IM |
|
2467 | – | GM |
|
2678 | 0 – 1 |
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd4
Both teams lost in a mini tragedy this round
Women
Both Garas lost while Hoang won
| Bo. | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 14 |
Georgia 2 (GEO2) |
Rtg | 1½:2½ | ||||
| 7.1 | GM |
|
2423 | – | IM |
|
2391 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 7.2 | IM |
|
2370 | – | IM |
|
2325 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 7.3 | WGM |
|
2321 | – | IM |
|
2301 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 7.4 | WGM |
|
2258 | – | WGM |
|
2255 | ½ – ½ |
Open
Almasi lost
| Bo. | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 16 |
Germany (GER) |
Rtg | 1½:2½ | ||||
| 10.1 | GM |
|
2690 | – | GM |
|
2661 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 10.2 | GM |
|
2609 | – | GM |
|
2639 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 10.3 | GM |
|
2621 | – | GM |
|
2618 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 10.4 | GM |
|
2702 | – | GM |
|
2591 | 0 – 1 |
Rank after Round 4 – Open
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 4 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 56,5 | 13,5 | |
| 2 | 11 | Poland | POL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55,0 | 13,0 | |
| 3 | 3 | China | CHN | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 53,0 | 13,0 | |
| 4 | 7 | France | FRA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52,5 | 14,0 | |
| 5 | 10 | Israel | ISR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 49,5 | 14,0 | |
| 6 | 1 | United States of America | USA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 48,0 | 12,0 | |
| 7 | 8 | Armenia | ARM | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 47,0 | 11,5 | |
| 8 | 15 | Czech Republic | CZE | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 46,0 | 12,0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Ukraine | UKR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 44,0 | 11,0 | |
| 10 | 24 | Spain | ESP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 45,5 | 13,0 | |
| 11 | 30 | Moldova | MDA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 41,5 | 10,5 | |
| 12 | 16 | Germany | GER | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 40,0 | 12,0 | |
| 13 | 50 | Lithuania | LTU | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 37,0 | 10,5 | |
| 14 | 5 | India | IND | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 54,0 | 12,0 | |
| 15 | 22 | Turkey | TUR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 47,0 | 12,5 | |
| 16 | 27 | Vietnam | VIE | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 45,5 | 11,5 | |
| 17 | 21 | Romania | ROU | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 44,0 | 13,0 | |
| 18 | 23 | Iran | IRI | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 44,0 | 12,0 | |
| 19 | 20 | Argentina | ARG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 43,0 | 11,5 | |
| 20 | 43 | FYRO Macedonia | MKD | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 42,5 | 13,0 | |
| 21 | 25 | Greece | GRE | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 41,5 | 11,0 | |
| 22 | 49 | Chile | CHI | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 41,0 | 10,0 | |
| 23 | 13 | Netherlands | NED | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 40,0 | 13,0 | |
| 24 | 38 | Norway | NOR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 40,0 | 12,0 | |
| 25 | 2 | Russia | RUS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39,5 | 11,0 | |
| 26 | 32 | Sweden | SWE | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39,0 | 11,0 | |
| 27 | 65 | Georgia 3 | GEO3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 38,0 | 12,0 | |
| 28 | 34 | Italy | ITA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 38,0 | 11,5 | |
| 29 | 56 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | BIH | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 37,5 | 12,0 | |
| 30 | 51 | Paraguay | PAR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 37,0 | 11,0 | |
| 31 | 19 | Peru | PER | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 36,0 | 13,0 | |
| 32 | 40 | Egypt | EGY | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34,0 | 10,0 | |
| 33 | 47 | Montenegro | MNE | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 33,5 | 11,5 | |
| 34 | 18 | Croatia | CRO | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 32,0 | 11,0 | |
| 35 | 35 | Austria | AUT | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31,0 | 11,5 | |
| 36 | 55 | Estonia | EST | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31,0 | 11,0 | |
| 37 | 9 | England | ENG | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30,5 | 9,5 | |
| 38 | 28 | Canada | CAN | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29,5 | 9,5 | |
| 39 | 78 | Ecuador | ECU | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29,0 | 10,5 | |
| 40 | 17 | Belarus | BLR | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28,5 | 9,5 | |
| 41 | 48 | Slovakia | SVK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28,0 | 11,5 | |
| 42 | 69 | Indonesia | INA | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28,0 | 11,0 | |
| 43 | 80 | Kosovo | KOS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23,0 | 9,5 | |
| 44 | 83 | Kyrgyzstan | KGZ | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 21,0 | 10,5 | |
| 45 | 33 | Cuba | CUB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36,5 | 11,0 | |
| 46 | 12 | Hungary | HUN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35,5 | 9,0 | |
| 47 | 29 | Brazil | BRA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35,0 | 11,5 | |
| 48 | 41 | Australia | AUS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35,0 | 10,5 | |
| 49 | 14 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34,0 | 9,5 | |
| 50 | 39 | Switzerland | SUI | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34,0 | 9,5 | |
| 51 | 66 | Ireland | IRL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32,0 | 10,5 | |
| 52 | 42 | Georgia 2 | GEO2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31,5 | 9,5 | |
| 53 | 45 | Serbia | SRB | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31,5 | 9,0 | |
| 54 | 46 | Mongolia | MGL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31,0 | 11,0 | |
| 55 | 26 | Slovenia | SLO | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30,0 | 10,5 | |
| 68 | Costa Rica | CRC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30,0 | 10,5 | ||
| 57 | 52 | Denmark | DEN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29,5 | 10,0 | |
| 58 | 76 | Faroe Islands | FAI | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29,5 | 9,5 | |
| 59 | 64 | Bangladesh | BAN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29,0 | 10,5 | |
| 60 | 57 | Algeria | ALG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29,0 | 9,5 | |
| 61 | 61 | Venezuela | VEN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27,0 | 10,0 | |
| 62 | 101 | Madagascar | MAD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24,5 | 9,5 | |
| 63 | 77 | New Zealand | NZL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24,0 | 9,5 | |
| 64 | 72 | Myanmar | MYA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23,5 | 9,0 | |
| 65 | 96 | Yemen | YEM | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17,0 | 9,0 |
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd3
Women
A slightly disappointing tie. Terbe lost but Gara,T had a nice endgame win
| Bo. | 30 |
Argentina (ARG) |
Rtg | – | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 2 : 2 | ||||
| 8.1 | IM |
|
2350 | – | GM |
|
2423 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 8.2 | WGM |
|
2249 | – | IM |
|
2370 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 8.3 | WIM |
|
2219 | – | WGM |
|
2321 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 8.4 | WIM |
|
2215 | – | WIM |
|
2260 | 1 – 0 |
Open
Leko won the only game for the match win
| Bo. | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 36 |
Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Rtg | 2½:1½ | ||||
| 24.1 | GM |
|
2690 | – | GM |
|
2662 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 24.2 | GM |
|
2609 | – | GM |
|
2558 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 24.3 | GM |
|
2702 | – | IM |
|
2521 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 24.4 | GM |
|
2678 | – | IM |
|
2416 | ½ – ½ |
Rank after Round 3 – Women
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 3 | China | CHN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28,0 | 10,0 |
| 12 | Armenia | ARM | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28,0 | 10,0 | |
| 3 | 17 | Mongolia | MGL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28,0 | 9,5 |
| 4 | 4 | Georgia 1 | GEO1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26,0 | 9,5 |
| 10 | United States of America | USA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26,0 | 9,5 | |
| 6 | 18 | Italy | ITA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26,0 | 9,0 |
| 7 | 28 | Iran | IRI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24,5 | 11,0 |
| 8 | 19 | Vietnam | VIE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22,0 | 11,5 |
| 9 | 2 | Ukraine | UKR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22,0 | 9,5 |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | UZB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22,0 | 9,5 | |
| 11 | 11 | Azerbaijan | AZE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20,0 | 11,0 |
| 12 | 35 | Slovenia | SLO | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20,0 | 8,5 |
| 13 | 14 | Georgia 2 | GEO2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 26,0 | 9,5 |
| 14 | 7 | Poland | POL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24,0 | 8,5 |
| 15 | 24 | Turkey | TUR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22,0 | 10,0 |
| 16 | 23 | Serbia | SRB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22,0 | 9,0 |
| 17 | 33 | Australia | AUS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22,0 | 8,0 |
| 18 | 15 | Spain | ESP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20,0 | 8,5 |
| 19 | 56 | Georgia 3 | GEO3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18,5 | 9,5 |
| 20 | 5 | India | IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18,0 | 10,0 |
| 30 | Argentina | ARG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18,0 | 10,0 | |
| 22 | 13 | Hungary | HUN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18,0 | 8,5 |
| 23 | 21 | Israel | ISR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18,0 | 7,5 |
| 24 | 26 | Czech Republic | CZE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23,0 | 9,0 |
| 25 | 36 | Belarus | BLR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23,0 | 7,5 |
| 26 | 20 | Romania | ROU | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22,0 | 9,0 |
| 38 | Austria | AUT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22,0 | 9,0 | |
| 28 | 8 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22,0 | 7,5 |
| 29 | 16 | Netherlands | NED | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21,0 | 8,5 |
| 30 | 40 | Canada | CAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21,0 | 8,0 |
| 31 | 6 | France | FRA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21,0 | 7,5 |
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open Rd2
Open
A surprising tie as Leko lost
| Bo. | 60 |
Albania (ALB) |
Rtg | – | 12 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | 2 : 2 | ||||
| 42.1 | GM |
|
2567 | – | GM |
|
2690 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 42.2 | IM |
|
2391 | – | GM |
|
2609 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 42.3 |
|
2386 | – | GM |
|
2621 | ½ – ½ | |||||
| 42.4 | FM |
|
2373 | – | GM |
|
2678 | 0 – 1 |
Women
A narrow win for the ladies as Gara,T lost
| Bo. | 13 |
Hungary (HUN) |
Rtg | – | 58 |
FYROM (MKD) |
Rtg | 2½:1½ | ||||
| 5.1 | GM |
|
2423 | – |
|
2057 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 5.2 | WGM |
|
2321 | – | WFM |
|
2106 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 5.3 | WGM |
|
2258 | – | WIM |
|
2026 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 5.4 | WIM |
|
2260 | – |
|
1966 | 1 – 0 |
43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Rd1
Women
Everything went as expected for the ladies
| Bo. | 87 | Ireland (IRL) | Rtg | – | 13 | Hungary (HUN) | Rtg | 0 : 4 | ||||
| 12.1 | WFM |
|
1960 | – | IM |
|
2370 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 12.2 |
|
1727 | – | WGM |
|
2321 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| 12.3 | WCM |
|
1791 | – | WGM |
|
2258 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 12.4 |
|
1655 | – | WIM |
|
2260 | 0 – 1 |
Open
Madagascar managed to get a couple of draws
| Bo. | 101 | Madagascar (MAD) | Rtg | – | 12 | Hungary (HUN) | Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| 11.1 | IM |
|
2422 | – | GM |
|
2609 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 11.2 | FM |
|
2281 | – | GM |
|
2621 | 0 – 1 | ||||
| 11.3 |
|
2126 | – | GM |
|
2702 | 0 – 1 | |||||
| 11.4 | CM |
|
2126 | – | GM |
|
2678 | ½ – ½ |
TWIC 1245 Hungarians in Action
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Csonka,B-Rakhmanov,A
French Defence Fort Knox
1st Liga Central SRB 2018 rd3
After 49.Ke2(Diagram)
Pure Opposite colored bishop endings have strong drawing tendencies but matters can be quite different with rooks remaining
What do you recommend for Black?
After 49.Ke2
TWIC 1244 Nimzo-Indian Defence
Here is a great game from the recently completed World Junior Ch
Hakobyan-Gavrilescu
Nimzo- Indian Saemisch Variation
57th World Juniors 2018 rd3
White played a typical rook lift Ra2-e2 to prepare e3-e4 while Black tried to keep the kingside solid with ..h5 and ..g6
Position 1
After 14..g6(Diagram)
What do you recommend for White?
After 14..g6
Position 2
After 15..Qc8(Digram)
What do you recommend for White?
After 15..Qc8
TWIC 1244 Caro-Kann Defence
Lanka-Fridman
Caro-Kann Panov Attack
TCh-LAT 2018 rd5
After 18..Na5(Diagram)
Black has doubled f-pawns but a solid kingside while White has a clean structure and a passed d-pawn. Passed pawns must be pushed is a common chess saying not to mention isolated pawns should be blockaded(preferably with a knight) etc
Evaluate 19.d5
After 18..Na5
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