Monthly Archives: November 2018
TWIC 1255 Sicilian 3.Bb5(+)
The Sicilian Rossolimo is used to avoid the big theory of the Open Sicilian but is itself quite a labyrinth of theory
Rozentalis-Heinemann
SI Rossolimo 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.Ba4
Bundesliga 2018-19 rd3
The 4.Ba4 approach is quite popular now. The structure after 11..d5 12.e5 gave Black problems. The Bg7 was passive and there was no good plan to get active play
After 21..Qc8(Diagram)
Black has a loose kingside and is overall quite passive. The kingside is devoid of defenders while White has a menacing buildup with a crisis brewing on g6 already
What do you recommend for White?
After 21..Qc8
Amin-Ginsburg
Sicilian Rossolimo 3..g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3
Bundesliga 2018-19 rd4
White play for a kingside attack and was not shy about it
After 13.Rhg1N(Diagram)
White has various idea like Bxg7 then Nh4-f5 etc but it cannot be so easy to whip up a storm
What do you recommend for Black?
After 13.Rhg1
Kabanov-Sarana
Sicilian Rossolimo 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4
14th Ugra Governor’s Cup rd4
White lost a pawn early in the game and most of the game was a technical conversion
After 41.Nc3(Diagram)
Black has infiltrated and dominates the position
What do you recommend for Black?
After 41.Nc3
Amin-Kozul
Sicilian Rossolimo 3.Bb5+ 4.Bxd7 Nxd7
Tournament of Peace 2018 rd9
White got nothing really special from the opening which featured a bind with c4/a4.
Position 1
After 16.Qe3(Diagram)
The Nd4 has just been reinforced and White is looking to impose his will with more space and a cramping bind
What do you recommend for Black?
After 16.Qe3
Position 2
After 29.Rdd6(Diagram)
Black has an extra pawn and is looking to consolidate
What do you recommend for Black?
After 29.Rdd6
TWIC 1255 Sicilian Taimanov
Miron-Lupulescu
Taimanov 6.Bf4 d6
TCh-ROU Superliga 2018 rd2
The queen ending had a couple of interesting points.
Position 1
After 37..f4(Diagram)
White must decide what do do with the attacked queen
What do you recommend?
- 38.Qa7+ active defence
- 38.Qd3 passive defence
- Something else
After 37..f4
Position 2
After 39.Qa7-f2(Diagram) This is a variation. (The game continuation was 39.Qd7? which lost quickly)
Black’s kingside majority is making more progress than the white queenside majority but against any slow play White has b3-b4 and will try to get a queenside passer for counterplay
What do you recommend for Black?
After 39.Qf2
Baklan-Vedmediuc
Sicilian Taimanov 6.Qd3 Nf6
TCh-ROU Superliga 2018 rd1
The fast queen lift 6.Qd3 is a popular sideline with the idea of a quick Qg3 for a kingside attack.
After 29..Rxe4(Diagram)
White has an extra pawn a strong passed c-pawn and the d-file. However Black is resisting and is pressing both g-pawns
What do you recommend for White?
After 39..Rxe4
Premium Pain
Here is two of my tough losses from the recent Premium International Open. Games should also be reviewed but it is not such a fun task to relive the hard losses.
Nemeth,G and Csati,O eventually shared first place.
Nemeth,G-Yip,M
Caro-Kann 4..Nd7
rd4
Position 1
After 18.cxd4(Diagram)
White has a nice pawn centre and the f-file while Black is slightly behind in development. There are attacking ideas like e4-e5 with an attack on the b1-h7 diagonal or doubling on the f-file to build up an attack to deal with.
What do you recommend for Black?
After 18.cxd4
Position 2
After 40.Bd3+(Diagram)
The Nh5 is offside and the black queenside pawns are vulnerable to the bishop and also a knight landing on c5. The immediate problem is dealing with the check
What do you recommend for Black?
After 40.Bd3+
Position 3
After 41.Ke3(Diagram)
White is threatening simply to march the king to the queenside Kd4-c5-b6 and attack the queenside pawns
What do you recommend for Black?
After 41.Ke3
Position 4
44.Kd4(Diagram)
The immediate invasion idea Kd4-c5 has been prevented but Black must be on guard against attacks on the a-pawn
What do you recommend for Black?
After 44.Kd4
Position 5
After 45.Bf5(Diagram)
White is threatening Bc8 attacking and winning the a-pawn
What do you recommend for Black?
After 44.Bf5
Yip-Csati,O
Leningrad Dutch 7..c6
Rd1
After 29..cxb5(Diagram)
The situation looks rather bleak for White. Black has a nice passed d-pawn that is well supported by the bishop pair while the Rf2 is not in play and the Qc1 does nothing special. White has just lost a pawn and must make a concrete decision
What to you recommend for White?
After 29..cxb5
WORLD YOUTH UNDER-16 CHESS OLYMPIAD-2018 Rd5
Round 5
Nice win over Denmark with Juhasz,A(MTK club) getting a win
| Bo. | 23 | DENMARK | Rtg | – | 24 | HUNGARY | Rtg | 1 : 3 | ||||
| 14.1 | IM |
|
2422 | – | FM |
|
2282 | ½ – ½ | ||||
| 14.2 | FM |
|
2335 | – |
|
2201 | ½ – ½ | |||||
| 14.3 |
|
2092 | – |
|
2139 | 0 – 1 | ||||||
| 14.4 |
|
1261 | – |
|
2041 | 0 – 1 |
Rank after Round 5
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 |
| 1 | 13 | BLR | BELARUS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 76,0 | 13,5 | 29 |
| 2 | 8 | USA | USA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 68,0 | 13,0 | 27 |
| 3 | 3 | IND | INDIA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 73,5 | 13,0 | 29 |
| 4 | 1 | UZB | UZBEKISTAN | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 72,5 | 15,0 | 27 |
| 5 | 5 | IRI | IRAN | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 60,5 | 15,5 | 21 |
| 6 | 9 | UKR | UKRAINE | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 59,0 | 14,5 | 22 |
| 7 | 17 | GEO | GEORGIA | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 55,0 | 13,0 | 24 |
| 8 | 25 | CHN | CHINA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 61,0 | 13,0 | 25 |
| 9 | 2 | RUS | RUSSIA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 48,5 | 12,5 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | GRE | GREECE | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 47,5 | 11,5 | 20 |
| 11 | 6 | ARM | ARMENIA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 49,5 | 13,0 | 22 |
| 12 | 4 | AZE | AZERBAIJAN | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 44,5 | 12,0 | 23 |
| 13 | 14 | ISR | ISRAEL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 42,0 | 13,0 | 18 |
| 14 | 12 | FRA | FRANCE | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 41,5 | 11,0 | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | SRB | SERBIA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 40,0 | 11,5 | 23 |
| 16 | 18 | POL | POLAND | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 37,5 | 13,0 | 21 |
| 17 | 21 | TUR | TURKEY – WHITE | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 35,0 | 11,5 | 22 |
| 18 | 15 | TUR | TURKEY – RED | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 49,0 | 11,5 | 27 |
| 19 | 16 | KAZ | KAZAKHSTAN | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 48,5 | 11,0 | 26 |
| 20 | 27 | POR | PORTUGAL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 43,5 | 8,5 | 27 |
| 21 | 20 | MDA | MOLDOVA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 41,0 | 10,5 | 25 |
| 22 | 34 | MAS | MALAYSIA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 38,5 | 11,5 | 21 |
| 23 | 11 | GER | GERMANY | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 37,0 | 12,0 | 23 |
| 24 | 31 | TUR | TURKEY- TURQUOISE | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 32,5 | 10,0 | 24 |
| 25 | 29 | SUI | SWITZERLAND | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 32,0 | 8,0 | 25 |
| 26 | 35 | MEX | MEXICO | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 30,0 | 10,5 | 16 |
| 27 | 24 | HUN | HUNGARY | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 28,0 | 10,5 | 21 |
| 28 | 26 | SLO | SLOVENIA – A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42,5 | 10,0 | 25 |
| 29 | 28 | SRI | SRILANKA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42,5 | 6,0 | 29 |
| 30 | 23 | DEN | DENMARK | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 36,0 | 9,5 | 23 |
| 31 | 30 | LAT | LATVIA | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 33,5 | 10,0 | 23 |
| 32 | 19 | CZE | CZECH REPUBLIC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31,0 | 10,5 | 22 |
| 33 | 22 | SVK | SLOVAKIA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21,5 | 10,0 | 25 |
| 34 | 32 | SLO | SLOVENIA – B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20,5 | 6,5 | 23 |
| 35 | 39 | THA | THAILAND | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19,5 | 8,5 | 13 |
| 36 | 40 | IRL | IRELAND | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19,0 | 8,0 | 20 |
| 37 | 36 | TUR | TURKEY-GIRLS | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 35,0 | 9,0 | 21 |
| 38 | 43 | KGZ | KYRGYZSTAN | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16,5 | 7,0 | 19 |
| 39 | 41 | RSA | SOUTH AFRICA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16,0 | 7,0 | 21 |
| 40 | 44 | KAZ | KAZAKHSTAN-KARAGANDA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14,5 | 5,5 | 20 |
| 41 | 33 | ISL | ICELAND | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14,0 | 5,5 | 20 |
| 42 | 45 | ALG | ALGERIA – B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14,0 | 3,5 | 18 |
| 43 | 37 | CAN | CANADA | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13,0 | 5,5 | 17 |
| 44 | 38 | ALG | ALGERIA – A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8,0 | 6,0 | 18 |
| 45 | 46 | TUR | TURKEY-SELCUKLU | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5,5 | 4,0 | 14 |
| 46 | 42 | ROU | ROMANIA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9,5 | 4,5 | 18 |
TWIC 1255 Queen’s Indian and Nimzo-Indian
Iljiushenok-Rozum
QI g3 7.Re1 Na6
14th Ugra Governor’s Cup rd8
White had the interesting idea 8.h4(to secure the g5-outpost)and eventually marched the pawn to h6
After 16..g6(Diagram)
White has softened up the kingside while the Na6 remains offside
What do you recommend for White?
After 16..g6
Jussupow-Vaganian
QI 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2
19th Puhajarve Rapid rd9
After 29.Nb2(Diagram)
The d-pawn is cut off and about to be executed
What do you recommend for Black?
After 29.Nb2
Parligras-Iordachescu
QI Petrosian 4..Ba6
12th Kings Rapid 2018 rd6
After 22..Rf7(Diagram)
Material is even but Black is playing without his Bh8
What do you recommend for White?
After 22..Rf7
Ginsburg-Moiseenko
QI with e3
Bundesliga 2018-19 rd3
After 22..h6(Diagram)
Black is down a pawn and has a fabulous knight on d5
What do you recommend for White?
After 22..h6
TWIC 1255 Caro-Kann Defence
Keeping up in the Caro-Kann
Ponkratov-Iljiushenok
CK Advance 3.e5 c5
14th Ugra Governor’s Cup rd4
After 14..Rc8(Diagram)
Black has some counterplay on the c-file and the Nf5 is well placed(possibly ..h5 is needed at some point). There is the easy plan of ..b5 with a pawn storm coming
What do you recommend for White?
After 14..Rc8
Naiditsch-Baldauf
CK Two Knights 3..Nf6
Bundesliga 2018-19 rd4
After 15..Qc7(Diagram)
Black has pushed in the centre with ..d4 and the e5-pawn looks just as vulnerable as the d4-pawn. White has the useful bishops and the rooks are well placed
What do you recommend for White?
After 15..Qc7
Bromberger-Rasmussen
CK Advance 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3
Bundesliga 2018-19 rd3
After 12.Qb5(Diagram)
The b-pawn has just been attacked. Something chaotic is possibly in the air as the Ra1 is hanging.
What do you recommend for Black?
After 12.Qb5
TWIC 1255 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Here is the game of the week
Berczes-Ringoir
Reti Opening
CCCSA Fall GM 2018 rd3
After 19..h6(Diagram)
White has a menacing number of pieces aimed at the kingside but the Ng5 has just been challenged
What do you recommend for White?
After 19..h6
BTCh 6-Board 2018 Rd4
MTK 3.5-UKSE 2.5
I contributed a draw on the black side of a Nimzo-Indian
This completes a hectic week(end) with a tournament and two team matches
Now I need a rest
Getting ready
Nagy,G-Yip
Nimzo-Indian 4.a3
I started with a promising position but kept missing the correct plan(..c4). The in the ending I made a horrible number of mistakes
After 49.Bc7(Diagram)
Black has just won the g3-pawn but now the a5-pawn is attacked and there is also the Nxg4 threat to deal with
What do you recommend for Black?
After 49.Bc7
WORLD YOUTH UNDER-16 CHESS OLYMPIAD-2018 Rd3
Clean sweep this round
| Bo. | 24 | HUNGARY | Rtg | – | 46 | TURKEY-SELCUKLU | Rtg | 4 : 0 | ||||
| 22.1 | FM |
|
2290 | – |
|
1515 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 22.2 | FM |
|
2282 | – |
|
1299 | 1 – 0 | |||||
| 22.3 |
|
2139 | – |
|
1211 | 1 – 0 | ||||||
| 22.4 |
|
2041 | – |
|
0 | 1 – 0 |
Rank after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 |
| 1 | 1 | UZB | UZBEKISTAN | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26,0 | 10,5 | 8 |
| 2 | 8 | USA | USA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20,0 | 8,5 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | IND | INDIA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19,0 | 9,0 | 6 |
| 13 | BLR | BELARUS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19,0 | 9,0 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | RUS | RUSSIA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24,0 | 9,0 | 9 |
| 6 | 25 | CHN | CHINA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22,0 | 9,0 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | KAZ | KAZAKHSTAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 6 |
| 8 | 15 | TUR | TURKEY – RED | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19,0 | 8,0 | 10 |
| 9 | 27 | POR | PORTUGAL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19,0 | 6,5 | 10 |
| 10 | 9 | UKR | UKRAINE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16,0 | 7,5 | 10 |
| 11 | 20 | MDA | MOLDOVA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15,0 | 7,0 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | IRI | IRAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14,0 | 9,5 | 6 |
| 13 | 18 | POL | POLAND | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14,0 | 8,5 | 8 |
| 14 | 19 | CZE | CZECH REPUBLIC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13,0 | 8,5 | 6 |
| 15 | 28 | SRI | SRILANKA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12,5 | 5,5 | 9 |
| 16 | 12 | FRA | FRANCE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12,0 | 7,5 | 6 |
| 17 | 6 | ARM | ARMENIA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11,5 | 7,5 | 5 |
| 18 | 4 | AZE | AZERBAIJAN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11,0 | 8,0 | 6 |
| 19 | 17 | GEO | GEORGIA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11,0 | 7,5 | 8 |
| 20 | 10 | SRB | SERBIA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9,0 | 7,5 | 6 |
| 21 | 7 | GRE | GREECE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12,5 | 6,0 | 7 |
| 22 | 29 | SUI | SWITZERLAND | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10,0 | 4,5 | 10 |
| 23 | 11 | GER | GERMANY | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9,0 | 7,0 | 7 |
| 24 | 44 | KAZ | KAZAKHSTAN-KARAGANDA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4,0 | 5,0 | 4 |
| 25 | 32 | SLO | SLOVENIA – B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4,0 | 4,5 | 6 |
| 26 | 26 | SLO | SLOVENIA – A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15,0 | 5,5 | 10 |
| 27 | 36 | TUR | TURKEY-GIRLS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15,0 | 5,5 | 9 |
| 28 | 14 | ISR | ISRAEL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12,0 | 6,5 | 8 |
| 29 | 23 | DEN | DENMARK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12,0 | 6,0 | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | MAS | MALAYSIA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10,5 | 5,5 | 6 |
| 31 | 37 | CAN | CANADA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10,0 | 4,5 | 5 |
| 32 | 21 | TUR | TURKEY – WHITE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9,0 | 6,0 | 10 |
| 33 | 30 | LAT | LATVIA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8,5 | 4,5 | 8 |
| 34 | 31 | TUR | TURKEY- TURQUOISE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7,0 | 4,5 | 10 |
| 35 | 43 | KGZ | KYRGYZSTAN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4,0 | 4,0 | 8 |
| 36 | 24 | HUN | HUNGARY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3,0 | 5,5 | 8 |
| 37 | 22 | SVK | SLOVAKIA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3,0 | 4,5 | 10 |
| 38 | 38 | ALG | ALGERIA – A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2,0 | 4,5 | 8 |
| 39 | 45 | ALG | ALGERIA – B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0,0 | 2,5 | 6 |
| 40 | 35 | MEX | MEXICO | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8,5 | 4,5 | 7 |
| 41 | 40 | IRL | IRELAND | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2,0 | 3,0 | 6 |
| 42 | 41 | RSA | SOUTH AFRICA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2,0 | 2,5 | 8 |
| 43 | 33 | ISL | ICELAND | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0,0 | 2,0 | 7 |
| 44 | 39 | THA | THAILAND | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5,5 | 3,0 | 8 |
| 45 | 42 | ROU | ROMANIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,0 | 1,5 | 8 |
| 46 | 46 | TUR | TURKEY-SELCUKLU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,0 | 1,0 | 4 |
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