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BTCH 2018 Rd5
I lost in brutal positional fashion playing on MTK IV
I. osztály, Lilienthal Andor csoport
Mattolda SSC I – HÜSI SC II 7,5:4,5
Barcza GSC I – Tabáni Spartacus II 7,5:4,5
SENSE I – Pénzügyőr SE III 4,5:7,5
Vasas SC II – Lombik-Fabulon 2:10
Sirály SE I – BEAC II 9:3
MTK Budapest III – Aquaréna KSC III 5,5:6,5
II. osztály, Bilek István csoport
A. Láng MKKE – Csepeli TK I 4,5:7,5
Barcza GSC II – Sárkány DSE II 5,5:6,5
SENSE II – Pénzügyőr SE IV 6,5:5,5
Törekvés SE – Palota Sakk I 4,5:7,5
Sirály SE II – Újpesti KSE I 6,5:5,5
MTK Budapest IV – Pestszentlőrinc II 6,5:5,5
III. osztály, Szén József csoport
ATTE-ARISZ – BEAC III 6:6
Csepeli TK II – Rákosliget 7:5
ART 3F SE – Pestszentimre 5:7
MTK Budapest V – Aquaréna KSC IV 6,5:5,5
Mattolda SSC II – HÜSI SC III 6,5:5,5
Barcza GSC III – Sárkány DSE III 5,5:6,5
Palota Sakk II – Sirály SE III 4:8
TF SE – Újpesti KSE II 7:5
Katona-Yip
Queen’s Indian
I played not well but made enough mistakes to lose as I missed a couple of saving chances
After 15.Bb5(Diagram)
White has just attacked the Re8
What do you recommend for Black?
After 15.Bb5
Johan
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WORLD YOUTH UNDER-16 CHESS OLYMPIAD-2018 Rd9
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Hungary finished exactly as seeded
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 |
| 1 | 1 | UZB | UZBEKISTAN | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 264,0 | 26,5 | 91 |
| 2 | 3 | IND | INDIA | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 230,0 | 22,0 | 98 |
| 3 | 25 | CHN | CHINA | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 228,0 | 23,0 | 94 |
| 4 | 13 | BLR | BELARUS | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 213,0 | 21,5 | 92 |
| 5 | 5 | IRI | IRAN | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 242,0 | 25,0 | 95 |
| 6 | 6 | ARM | ARMENIA | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 202,5 | 23,5 | 84 |
| 7 | 9 | UKR | UKRAINE | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 182,5 | 21,0 | 90 |
| 8 | 4 | AZE | AZERBAIJAN | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 175,5 | 21,0 | 83 |
| 9 | 16 | KAZ | KAZAKHSTAN | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 174,5 | 22,0 | 77 |
| 10 | 8 | USA | USA | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 169,0 | 19,0 | 90 |
| 11 | 14 | ISR | ISRAEL | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 164,5 | 21,0 | 78 |
| 12 | 21 | TUR | TURKEY – WHITE | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 159,0 | 20,5 | 84 |
| 13 | 2 | RUS | RUSSIA | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 174,0 | 19,0 | 93 |
| 14 | 7 | GRE | GREECE | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 163,5 | 19,0 | 80 |
| 15 | 17 | GEO | GEORGIA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 162,5 | 20,0 | 86 |
| 16 | 12 | FRA | FRANCE | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 140,5 | 19,0 | 76 |
| 17 | 36 | TUR | TURKEY-GIRLS | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 140,5 | 19,0 | 68 |
| 18 | 20 | MDA | MOLDOVA | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 138,5 | 18,5 | 81 |
| 19 | 10 | SRB | SERBIA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 138,0 | 19,0 | 79 |
| 20 | 22 | SVK | SLOVAKIA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 131,0 | 20,5 | 75 |
| 21 | 23 | DEN | DENMARK | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 130,5 | 19,0 | 68 |
| 22 | 29 | SUI | SWITZERLAND | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 139,0 | 16,0 | 83 |
| 23 | 34 | MAS | MALAYSIA | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 129,5 | 20,0 | 66 |
| 24 | 24 | HUN | HUNGARY | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 118,5 | 18,0 | 76 |
| 25 | 15 | TUR | TURKEY – RED | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 152,5 | 19,0 | 82 |
| 26 | 26 | SLO | SLOVENIA – A | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 145,5 | 19,0 | 81 |
| 27 | 18 | POL | POLAND | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 139,5 | 20,5 | 78 |
| 28 | 27 | POR | PORTUGAL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 137,0 | 15,5 | 85 |
| 29 | 11 | GER | GERMANY | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 130,0 | 19,0 | 75 |
| 30 | 28 | SRI | SRILANKA | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 115,5 | 14,0 | 81 |
| 31 | 32 | SLO | SLOVENIA – B | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 113,0 | 15,0 | 76 |
| 32 | 35 | MEX | MEXICO | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 112,0 | 17,5 | 65 |
| 33 | 30 | LAT | LATVIA | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 111,0 | 18,0 | 67 |
| 34 | 19 | CZE | CZECH REPUBLIC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 117,0 | 18,5 | 69 |
| 35 | 31 | TUR | TURKEY- TURQUOISE | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 110,0 | 16,5 | 73 |
| 36 | 37 | CAN | CANADA | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 92,0 | 15,5 | 69 |
| 37 | 43 | KGZ | KYRGYZSTAN | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 86,5 | 14,5 | 67 |
| 38 | 33 | ISL | ICELAND | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 72,0 | 14,0 | 58 |
| 39 | 39 | THA | THAILAND | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 83,0 | 14,5 | 61 |
| 40 | 40 | IRL | IRELAND | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 71,0 | 14,0 | 54 |
| 41 | 44 | KAZ | KAZAKHSTAN-KARAGANDA | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 64,5 | 12,0 | 63 |
| 42 | 38 | ALG | ALGERIA – A | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 55,5 | 15,0 | 49 |
| 43 | 41 | RSA | SOUTH AFRICA | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 77,0 | 14,5 | 58 |
| 44 | 42 | ROU | ROMANIA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 52,5 | 11,5 | 54 |
| 45 | 45 | ALG | ALGERIA – B | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 44,0 | 8,0 | 55 |
| 46 | 46 | TUR | TURKEY-SELCUKLU | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 43,5 | 9,0 | 53 |
Team composition for federation HUN
| 24. HUNGARY (RtgAvg:2228, Captain: IM, FI Varga, Peter / TB1: 9 / TB2: 118,5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts. | Games | RtgAvg | Rp | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | |
| 1 | FM | Gombocz Ferenc Jr. | 2290 | HUN | 775029 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1,5 | 7 | 2105 | 1944 | 1,5 | 4,37 | -2,87 | 20 | -57,4 | ||
| 2 | FM | Csiki Endre | 2282 | HUN | 775126 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4,5 | 9 | 2107 | 2208 | 4,5 | 5,14 | -0,64 | 40 | -25,6 |
| 3 | Borhy Marcell | 2201 | HUN | 770787 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4,0 | 8 | 2126 | 2186 | 4 | 4,06 | -0,06 | 40 | -2,4 | ||
| 4 | Juhasz Agoston | 2139 | HUN | 778346 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5,0 | 8 | 1828 | 2031 | 5 | 5,71 | -0,71 | 40 | -28,4 | ||
| 5 | Gombocz Zsofia | 2041 | HUN | 763314 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3,0 | 4 | 1628 | 2076 | 2 | 1,70 | 0,30 | 40 | 12,0 | ||||||
Player info
| Gombocz Ferenc Jr. FM 2290 HUN Rp:1944 | |||||||||
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Rp | Pts. | Res. | Bo. | |
| 1 | 3 | GM | Abdusattorov Nodirbek | 2560 | UZB | 2529 | 5,5 | s 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 80 | FM | Subelj Jan | 2281 | SLO | 2428 | 6,0 | s 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 201 | Kayan Yasar Efe | 1515 | TUR | 1608 | 1,5 | w 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 129 | CM | Ozturk Efe Hakan | 2083 | TUR | 2142 | 4,0 | w 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 181 | CM | Orozbaev Eldiar | 1785 | KGZ | 2094 | 5,5 | s 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 125 | Navaratnam Rohan Shan Tze | 2097 | MAS | 2062 | 2,5 | s ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | 20 | IM | Brodsky David | 2415 | USA | 2326 | 3,5 | w 0 | 1 |
| Csiki Endre FM 2282 HUN Rp:2208 | |||||||||
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Rp | Pts. | Res. | Bo. | |
| 1 | 4 | IM | Yakubboev Nodirbek | 2549 | UZB | 2713 | 8,0 | w 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 91 | FM | Stevanic David | 2237 | SLO | 2183 | 4,5 | w ½ | 2 |
| 3 | 216 | Bugdayci Yuksel | 1299 | TUR | 1402 | 2,0 | s 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 145 | Adiguzel Ufuk Alp | 2019 | TUR | 1873 | 2,0 | s ½ | 2 | |
| 5 | 16 | IM | Bjerre Jonas Buhl | 2422 | DEN | 2330 | 5,0 | s ½ | 1 |
| 6 | 29 | FM | Can Isik | 2382 | TUR | 2362 | 3,5 | w 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 198 | Kerimkulov Omurbek | 1557 | KGZ | 1792 | 4,0 | w 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | 136 | Kong Ren En | 2059 | MAS | 2128 | 4,0 | w 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 13 | IM | Niemann Hans | 2439 | USA | 2598 | 7,5 | s 0 | 2 |
| Borhy Marcell 2201 HUN Rp:2186 | |||||||||
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Rp | Pts. | Res. | Bo. | |
| 1 | 6 | IM | Sindarov Javokhir | 2513 | UZB | 2415 | 4,5 | s 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 84 | FM | Amon Nejc | 2257 | SLO | 2133 | 4,5 | s ½ | 3 |
| 4 | 150 | CM | Gokcek Kursat Bugra | 2010 | TUR | 2041 | 3,5 | w ½ | 3 |
| 5 | 47 | FM | Olsen Filip Boe | 2335 | DEN | 2413 | 6,0 | w ½ | 2 |
| 6 | 56 | FM | Tanriverdi Enes | 2317 | TUR | 2384 | 5,5 | s ½ | 2 |
| 7 | 215 | Kadyrkulov Saiid | 1325 | KGZ | 1523 | 3,0 | s 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | 159 | Eng Jia Qian | 1942 | MAS | 2157 | 5,0 | s 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | 65 | FM | Stearman Josiah | 2309 | USA | 1999 | 1,0 | w 1 | 3 |
| Juhasz Agoston 2139 HUN Rp:2031 | |||||||||
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Rp | Pts. | Res. | Bo. | |
| 1 | 173 | Saparova Sitora | 1848 | UZB | 1983 | 1,0 | w 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 218 | Gedik Kerem Bilge | 1211 | TUR | 1433 | 4,0 | w 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 180 | WCM | Aydin Gulenay | 1791 | TUR | 2033 | 4,5 | s 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 127 | Kistrup Nicolai | 2092 | DEN | 1966 | 3,5 | s 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | 72 | FM | Ozenir Ekin Baris | 2293 | TUR | 2249 | 4,0 | w 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 209 | Mairambekova Aiperi | 1398 | KGZ | 1494 | 2,0 | w 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | 185 | WCM | Chua Jia-Tien | 1741 | MAS | 2052 | 4,5 | w 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 86 | FM | Wang Wesley | 2248 | USA | 2357 | 4,5 | s 0 | 4 |
| Gombocz Zsofia 2041 HUN Rp:2076 | |||||||||
| Rd. | SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | Rp | Pts. | Res. | Bo. | |
| 2 | 133 | WFM | Urh Zala | 2066 | SLO | 1928 | 4,0 | w ½ | 4 |
| 3 | 222 | Oflaz Fatma Zehra | 0 | TUR | 955 | 0,0 | s 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 217 | Jacobsen Shanne Hedegaard | 1261 | DEN | 644 | 0,0 | w 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 109 | WFM | Caglar Sila | 2184 | TUR | 1872 | 1,5 | s ½ | 4 |
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Erdos-Miron
Grunfeld Russian System 6..Be6
TCh-ROU Superliga 2018 rd7
After 16..dxe4(Diagram)
Neither side has completed development but White definitely has the safer king
What do you recommend for White?
After 16..dxe4
Premium Apartments Open 2018 Prize Winners
Premium Apartments Open – List of Prize Winners
GROUP ’A’
1st absolute CSÁTI, Olivér
2nd absolute NÉMETH, Gergely
3rd absolute TO, Nath Minh
4th absolute FELMÉRY, Máté
5th absolute BALKA, Richárd
1st junior KRATZMAJER, Ákos
2nd junior FARKAS, Ottó Jr.
3rd junior SZALAY-ÖCSÁK, Bánk
Best senior TÖRÖK, Tamás Titusz
GROUP ’B’
1st absolute KOVARIKOVA, Maria
2nd absolute CSERNYIK, Márk
3rd absolute NAGY, Miklós
4th absolute FORGÁCS, András
1st junior MÓRICZ, Nádja
2nd junior LAKATOS, Tamás
3rd junior BURI, Petra
Best senior SZENDEFF, Miklós
GROUP ’C’
1st absolute SÓTI, Szabolcs
2nd absolute APJOK, Balázs
3rd absolute KULMAN, Alexander
Best junior TÓTH-MAGYAR, András
Best senior CSORBA, Rudolf
Pecking at the Woodpecker December 2018
This is considered an intermediate exercise. I am on my third cycle through the book and was working on it this morning
Black to Play
Two points are available for a correct solution but I think there is a valid alternate solution. You get one point for the first move of the correct line
Black to play
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