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selected games

Here are some interesting games from the Hungarian Team Championship

Erdos-Kovacevic

Queen’s Indian Defence g3

TCh-HUN 2018-19 rd9

After 23..Rc8(Diagram)

White has a nice pawn centre and the c4-pawn looks like it is an easy target

What do you recommend for White?

23..Rc8

Perunovic-Horvath

Sicilian Taimanov 6.Qd3

TCh-HUN 2018-19 

After 27..Be4(Diagram)

Black has only to castle get the rook to join in the attack

What do you recommend for White?

After 27–Be4

Gonda-Lenic

Reti

TCh-HUN 2018-19 Rd9

After 21.Rf4(Diagram)

Black has made the key strategic break in the centre with ..e4 but now the Bg4 and e4-pawn are attacked

What do you recommend for Black?

After 21.Rf4

Gledura-Perunovic

Benoni 7.Bf4 a6 with e3

TCh-HUN 2018-19 rd8

After 21..Nc7(Diagram)

Black has some counterplay on the b-file and the Bh2 is not doing too much

What do you recommend for White?

After 21..Nc7

Areshchenko-Horvath

French Defence Fort Knox

TCh-HUN 2018-19 rd8

After 17..e5(Diagram)

Black struck in the centre to get some counterplay in the face of the coming storm on the queenside

What do you recommend for White?

After 17..e5