Selected games

Game 1

Shyam-Donchenko

CK Two Knights Variation 3..dxe4

chess.com IoM Masters rd9

After 29.Ra3(Diagram)

White has a shattered kingside is threatening to take the a7-pawn

What do you recommend for Black?

Game 2

Warakomski-Michalik

CK Fantasy Variation 3.f3 e6

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 rd9

After 23..Kg6(Diagram)

White is doing well with the more active rook dominating the 7th rank

What do you recommend for White?

Game 3

Sutovsky-Batsiashvili

CK Advance 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3

chess.com IoM Masters rd7

After 30..Qxf2(Diagram)

White has massed his forces around the enemy king and has invested an exchange and two pawns for the attack.

What do you recommend for White?

Selected games

Here are a couple of nice endgames where White pressed while seeming to work with very little. The bishop pair is featured.

Game 1

Vidit-Praggnanandhaa

Bogo-Indian

 chess.com IoM Masters rd4

After 23..h6(Diagram)

White has the bishop pair and is playing against a single weakness

What do you recommend for White?

Game 2

Cheparinov-Lan

Bogo-Indian 4.Nbd2

TCh-CHN 2018

After 28..Kd7(Diagram)

White has the bishop pair, is more active and has slightly more space

What do you recommend for White?

Final Ranking after 11 Rounds

Juhasz Agoston and Gombocz Ferenc Jr. finished with 6/11

Rk.	SNo		Name	Typ	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	25	FM	Gines Esteo Pedro Antonio	U14		ESP	2288	9,0	0,5	73,0	78,5	5	8
2	5	FM	Kacharava Nikolozi	U14		GEO	2373	9,0	0,5	68,5	73,0	6	8
3	13	FM	Nogerbek Kazybek	U14		KAZ	2316	8,0	0,0	70,0	74,0	6	5
4	2	FM	Tsoi Dmitry	U14		RUS	2429	8,0	0,0	68,0	73,0	5	6
5	4	FM	Spyropoulos Nikolaos	U14		GRE	2378	8,0	0,0	65,5	70,0	5	7
6	27	FM	Subelj Jan	U14		SLO	2281	8,0	0,0	65,0	68,0	5	7
7	16	FM	Suleymanli Aydin	U14		AZE	2313	8,0	0,0	63,5	68,0	5	6
8	18	FM	Popov Konstantin	U14		RUS	2304	8,0	0,0	60,0	65,0	5	7
9	3	IM	Raja Rithvik R	U14		IND	2421	7,5	0,0	70,5	76,0	5	5
10	1	IM	Bjerre Jonas Buhl	U14		DEN	2438	7,5	0,0	67,0	71,5	6	4
11	19		Krastev Alexander	U14		GER	2298	7,5	0,0	66,0	70,0	5	7
12	14	FM	Gharibyan Mamikon	U14		ARM	2314	7,5	0,0	63,0	67,5	5	5
13	45		Galkin Gleb	U14		BLR	2134	7,5	0,0	60,0	63,5	6	6
14	15	FM	Cardoso Cardoso Jose Gabriel	U14		COL	2313	7,0	0,0	73,5	78,0	6	6
15	34	FM	Tengis Tsog-Ochir	U14		MGL	2205	7,0	0,0	71,0	75,5	5	6
16	10		Huang Renjie	U14		CHN	2322	7,0	0,0	70,5	75,5	5	6
17	6	FM	Pogosyan Stefan	U14		RUS	2373	7,0	0,0	68,5	74,0	5	6
18	74		Dao Minh Nhat	U14		VIE	1956	7,0	0,0	67,5	72,0	6	6
19	7	FM	Murzin Volodar	U14		RUS	2340	7,0	0,0	66,5	71,5	6	5
20	8	FM	Stoyanov Tsvetan	U14		BUL	2340	7,0	0,0	63,5	67,5	5	6
21	22	FM	Ognean Mihnea-Ionut	U14		ROU	2291	7,0	0,0	63,0	68,0	5	6
22	12	FM	Dardha Daniel	U14		BEL	2316	7,0	0,0	63,0	67,0	5	5
23	17	FM	Tsay Vincent	U14		USA	2310	7,0	0,0	61,5	66,5	5	5
24	66	CM	Nguyen Huynh Minh Thien	U14		VIE	1996	7,0	0,0	60,0	62,0	5	7
25	65		Bassini Emile	U14		FRA	2002	7,0	0,0	59,5	62,5	6	6
26	57		Kasioumis Vasilios	U14		GRE	2038	7,0	0,0	57,5	60,5	6	5
27	9	FM	Vettese Nicholas	U14		CAN	2338	7,0	0,0	57,5	60,5	5	6
28	33		Turcan Richard	U14		SVK	2218	7,0	0,0	52,5	56,5	6	5
29	28	FM	Avila Pavas Santiago	U14		COL	2277	6,5	0,0	71,5	76,0	5	5
30	26	CM	Kushagra Mohan	U14		IND	2283	6,5	0,0	70,0	74,5	5	4
31	84	FM	Ngo Duc Tri	U14		VIE	1883	6,5	0,0	69,0	74,0	5	5
32	35	FM	Van Dael Siem	U14		NED	2202	6,5	0,0	63,0	68,0	6	5
33	30	FM	Manafov Vugar	U14		AZE	2245	6,5	0,0	62,5	66,5	6	6
34	38		Juhasz Agoston	U14		HUN	2174	6,5	0,0	61,5	66,5	5	6
35	29	FM	Gombocz Ferenc Jr.	U14		HUN	2271	6,5	0,0	61,0	64,0	5	6
36	53	CM	Antonica Dragos-Andrei	U14		ROU	2061	6,5	0,0	60,5	64,5	5	4
37	32		Czopor Maciej	U14		POL	2219	6,5	0,0	58,5	62,5	5	5
38	47		Marn Jan	U14		SLO	2125	6,5	0,0	58,0	62,0	6	5
39	24		Cohen Revivo Shoham	U14		ISR	2289	6,5	0,0	52,5	56,5	5	4

Selected games

Game 1

Prohaszka-Ostrovskiy

Tarrasch Defence(by transposition)

SPICE Cup Open 2018 rd3

After 26..Ke7(Diagram)

Black is defending a typical single weakness ending with an isolated QP.

White do you recommend for White. (You are not looking for a flashy forced win)

Game 2

Escalante Ramirez-Gledura

Scotch Game

SPICE Cup Open 2018 rd3

After 31.Bf1(Diagram)

Game 3

Leko-Shyam

Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5 Nbd7

chess.com IoM Masters rd6

After 28..Nf7(Diagram)

Black looks like he has castled in the centre

What do you recommend for White?

MTK hosted Siralyi at the Lauder School

I contributed a tough draw on board 3

Juhasz,B-Yip,M

Queen’s Indian g3

After 23.e4(Diagram)

Black had previously misplayed the opening and missed the chance to break in the centre with ..c5. Now White opens the position up and things look a bit suspicious for me.

What do you recommend for Black?

Selected games

Here are a couple of nice examples

Example 1

Granda Zuniga-Vidit

3..g6  4.Bxc6 bxc6-6.c3

34th ECC Open 2018 rd6

After 18..e5(Diagram)

Black has the bishop pair while White has fewer pawn islands. If left undisturbed Black will try to load up on the d-file and perhaps send the knight to d4

What do you recommend for White?

Example 2

Antipov,M-Vuckovic

3..g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6-6.Re1 Nh6

34th ECC Open 2018 rd6

After 21..Bd7(Diagram)

Black has a wonderful blockading Ne6 but his bishops are not doing very much at the moment. White can possibly play on the queenside by preparing the b3-b4 expansion with a2-a3. Or perhaps a kingside attacking with h4-h5(after Kg2 etc and suitable preparation)

What do you recommend for White?

MTK Budapest I – Újpesti KSE I 3,5:0,5
Pestszentlőrinc – Aquaréna KSC 2:2
MTK Budapest II – Pénzügyőr SE II 3,5:0,5
HÜSI SC I – Pénzügyőr SE I 1:3
Barcza GSC – Gyömrő 3:1
HÜSI SC II – Szentendrei SI 0:4
Csepeli TK – Városgazda Akadémia 4:0
Újpesti KSE II erőnyerő

Central Pawn Play

Everyone knows to control the centre. A pawn majority can be useful for this task. Here are a couple of nice examples of central play

Selected games

Example 1

Naiditsch-Nemeth,M

Bogo/Queen’s-Indian

34th ECC Open 2018 Rd6

After 21..Ra6(Diagram)

White has a central majority, the Nc4 is on a fine outpost and keeps Ra6 passive while the Na8 is looking silly. But now what? All Black’s weaknesses are covered(a6,d6) so there is just more space and more active pieces

What do you recommend for White?

Example 2

Granda Zuniga-Pichot

Bogo-Indian

Liga Nacional Superior Rd6

After 26..Ba6(Diagram)

White has a central majority in a materially equal ending

What do you recommend for White?

Juhasz,Agoston has 4.5/7 in the Open U14

Selected games

Caro-Kann players can expect a big dose of the Advance Variation. Fernandez analyzes both 3..Bf5 and 3..c5 in The Modernized Caro-Kann

Colin-Rausis,I

Caro-Kann Advance 3..c5 (5.a3+6.b4)

18th Sautron Open 2018 Rd4

After 24.Nxe6(Diagram)

Black has the bishops and a passed d-pawn. The question is how to make progress?

What do you recommend for Black now?

Xiong,J-Karavade

Caro-Kann Advance 3..c5 (with 6.a3 but not b2-b4)

chess.com IoM Masters

After 16..Nxf5(Diagram)

Black’s kingside has been shattered and his queenside pieces are sleeping

What do you recommend for White?