Monthly Archives: May 2019
TWIC 1281 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Balogh,C-Sulava
Ruy Lopez
TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 rd7
After 26..Kg7(Diagram)
Black forks Nc3/Be3 but the lateral pin on the 4th rank saves them both, for now. Black could just move the queen away next move
What do you recommend for White in this sharp position?
After 26..Kg7
Tregubov-Gledura
Exchange Slav
TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 rd5
After 40.Kxe2(Diagram)
White has the queenside majority but has doubled e-pawns
Calculate as deeply as possible to find the best line for Black
After 40.Kxe2
Pawn Endgames-IM Kislik
How to Play Pawn Endgames
Watch and learn
IM Kislik(USA) is based in Budapest and produces excellent training material
MTK 2019 Season End Party
The season is over and MTK had the usual lecture from GM Kallai, lots of food and a blitz tournament
I got another medal but sadly I lost the only game I played for the National League Team
Listening closely to the lecture
GM Kallai giving the usual lecture
Blitz
Yip,M(left) and some future IMs/GMs
TWIC 1280 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Gledura-Solodovnichenko
Catalan
TCh-FRA Top 12 2019 rd1
After 19..b5(Diagram)
Black is actively challenging the c4/d4 pawn centre but White seems well coordinated
What do you recommend for White?
After 19..b5
3rd Feher Fekete Fitness Art Cup A U2200
Final Ranking after 5 Rounds
I lost to Gubics in the last round to fall to 4th place and give Gubics a nice first placed finish
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 5 | Gubics Peter | HUN | 2026 | 4,5 | 14,5 | 14,0 | 2230 | 2230 | 5 | 4,5 | 3,45 | 1,05 | 20 | 21,0 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Felmery Mate | HUN | 2143 | 4,5 | 14,0 | 13,5 | 2276 | 2276 | 5 | 4,5 | 3,88 | 0,62 | 20 | 12,4 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Kis Bela | HUN | 2053 | 4,0 | 13,5 | 11,5 | 2122 | 2122 | 5 | 4 | 3,55 | 0,45 | 20 | 9,0 | |||
| 4 | 9 | Yip Michael | CAN | 1924 | 3,5 | 16,5 | 12,5 | 2050 | 2050 | 5 | 3,5 | 2,58 | 0,92 | 20 | 18,4 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Marjanovic Gyorgy | HUN | 2035 | 3,5 | 15,5 | 12,0 | 1995 | 1995 | 5 | 3,5 | 3,57 | -0,07 | 20 | -1,4 | |||
| 6 | 21 | Vereb Andras | HUN | 1736 | 3,5 | 12,0 | 10,0 | 1877 | 1877 | 5 | 3,5 | 2,62 | 0,88 | 20 | 17,6 | |||
| 7 | 10 | Havaskori Laszlo | HUN | 1900 | 3,5 | 10,5 | 10,0 | 1771 | 1771 | 4 | 2,5 | 2,59 | -0,09 | 20 | -1,8 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Szabo Kristof | HUN | 2095 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 10,0 | 1829 | 1829 | 4 | 2 | 2,69 | -0,69 | 20 | -13,8 | |||
| 9 | 7 | FM | Orso Janos | HUN | 1970 | 3,0 | 15,5 | 11,0 | 1921 | 1921 | 5 | 3 | 3,20 | -0,20 | 20 | -4,0 | ||
| 10 | 12 | Schreuder Peters Misja | NED | 1890 | 3,0 | 15,0 | 10,0 | 1856 | 1856 | 5 | 3 | 3,07 | -0,07 | 20 | -1,4 | |||
| 11 | 13 | Berkes Bence | HUN | 1889 | 3,0 | 15,0 | 10,0 | 1763 | 1763 | 4 | 2,5 | 2,05 | 0,45 | 20 | 9,0 | |||
| 12 | 17 | Bolyki Istvan | HUN | 1823 | 3,0 | 12,5 | 9,0 | 1776 | 1776 | 5 | 3 | 3,12 | -0,12 | 40 | -4,8 | |||
| 13 | 14 | Sulyok Eszter | w | HUN | 1882 | 3,0 | 12,0 | 8,0 | 1752 | 1752 | 5 | 3 | 3,63 | -0,63 | 40 | -25,2 | ||
| 14 | 6 | CM | Giang Tran Nam | HUN | 1995 | 3,0 | 11,5 | 8,0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1,68 | 0,32 | 40 | 12,8 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Szabo A. Martin | HUN | 1933 | 3,0 | 10,5 | 7,0 | 1847 | 1847 | 4 | 3 | 3,28 | -0,28 | 40 | -11,2 | |||
| 16 | 11 | Csalami Gabor | HUN | 1898 | 2,5 | 15,0 | 9,5 | 1804 | 1804 | 5 | 2,5 | 2,96 | -0,46 | 20 | -9,2 | |||
| 17 | 37 | Vilagi Ferenc | HUN | 0 | 2,5 | 14,0 | 9,0 | 1884 | 1884 | 5 | 2,5 | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | Kun Balint | HUN | 1808 | 2,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 1742 | 1742 | 5 | 2,5 | 2,80 | -0,30 | 40 | -12,0 | |||
| 19 | 19 | Neszmenyi Zoltan | HUN | 1797 | 2,5 | 13,5 | 8,0 | 1590 | 1590 | 4 | 2,5 | 2,25 | 0,25 | 20 | 5,0 | |||
| 20 | 26 | Repiczki Tamas | HUN | 1574 | 2,5 | 13,0 | 7,5 | 1812 | 1812 | 5 | 2,5 | 1,16 | 1,34 | 20 | 26,8 | |||
| 21 | 32 | Vadkerti Vince | HUN | 1509 | 2,5 | 12,0 | 6,5 | 1717 | 1717 | 5 | 2,5 | 1,27 | 1,23 | 40 | 49,2 | |||
| 22 | 16 | Lakatos Tamas | HUN | 1854 | 2,5 | 11,5 | 8,5 | 1749 | 1749 | 5 | 2,5 | 3,06 | -0,56 | 40 | -22,4 | |||
| 23 | 24 | Marjanovic Alex | HUN | 1608 | 2,5 | 10,5 | 6,0 | 1714 | 1714 | 5 | 2,5 | 1,97 | 0,53 | 40 | 21,2 | |||
| 24 | 20 | Szendeff Miklos | HUN | 1741 | 2,0 | 13,5 | 6,0 | 1547 | 1547 | 4 | 2 | 1,92 | 0,08 | 20 | 1,6 | |||
| 25 | 27 | Kozma Jeno | HUN | 1556 | 2,0 | 12,5 | 5,0 | 1641 | 1641 | 5 | 2 | 1,66 | 0,34 | 20 | 6,8 | |||
| 26 | 31 | Sztruhar Noemi | w | HUN | 1530 | 2,0 | 10,5 | 5,0 | 1679 | 1679 | 5 | 2 | 1,16 | 0,84 | 40 | 33,6 | ||
| 27 | 33 | Deak Zsombor | HUN | 1500 | 2,0 | 10,0 | 7,0 | 1723 | 1723 | 5 | 2 | 0,84 | 1,16 | 40 | 46,4 | |||
| 28 | 35 | Moricz Nadja | w | HUN | 1466 | 2,0 | 9,5 | 3,0 | 1434 | 1434 | 4 | 1 | 1,22 | -0,22 | 40 | -8,8 | ||
| 29 | 30 | Papp Andrea | w | HUN | 1541 | 1,5 | 13,0 | 4,5 | 1562 | 1562 | 5 | 1,5 | 1,54 | -0,04 | 20 | -0,8 | ||
| 30 | 36 | Farkas Imre | HUN | 1446 | 1,5 | 10,5 | 4,5 | 1497 | 1497 | 5 | 1,5 | 1,29 | 0,21 | 20 | 4,2 | |||
| 31 | 22 | Uzsonyik Istvan | HUN | 1712 | 1,5 | 10,5 | 2,0 | 1627 | 1627 | 5 | 1,5 | 2,15 | -0,65 | 20 | -13,0 | |||
| 32 | 29 | Javorek Janka | w | HUN | 1541 | 1,5 | 10,0 | 3,5 | 1618 | 1618 | 5 | 1,5 | 1,22 | 0,28 | 40 | 11,2 | ||
| 33 | 23 | Domonkos Jozsef | HUN | 1617 | 1,5 | 10,0 | 3,5 | 1489 | 1489 | 5 | 1,5 | 2,50 | -1,00 | 20 | -20,0 | |||
| 34 | 15 | Kosa Andras Jozsef | HUN | 1870 | 1,5 | 9,0 | 2,0 | 1341 | 1341 | 4 | 0,5 | 2,95 | -2,45 | 40 | -98,0 | |||
| 35 | 28 | Magyar Erik Ferenc | HUN | 1553 | 1,0 | 13,5 | 4,5 | 1546 | 1546 | 4 | 1 | 1,14 | -0,14 | 40 | -5,6 | |||
| 36 | 25 | Piskoti Laszlo | HUN | 1588 | 1,0 | 9,0 | 3,0 | 1353 | 1353 | 5 | 1 | 2,60 | -1,60 | 20 | -32,0 | |||
| 37 | 34 | Szalay Istvan | HUN | 1496 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 0,0 | 876 | 876 | 5 | 0 | 1,38 | -1,38 | 20 | -27,6 |
Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 9 | Gergely Daniel | HUN | 1304 | 5,0 | 22,0 | 17,5 | 1558 | 1558 | 6 | 5 | 3,14 | 1,86 | 40 | 74,4 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Harkai Szabolcs | HUN | 1380 | 4,5 | 21,5 | 15,5 | 1498 | 1498 | 6 | 4,5 | 3,58 | 0,92 | 40 | 36,8 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Lehocz Jozsef Jr. | HUN | 1319 | 4,5 | 16,5 | 13,0 | 1440 | 1440 | 6 | 4,5 | 3,55 | 0,95 | 40 | 38,0 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Gruz Janos | HUN | 1564 | 4,0 | 25,0 | 17,0 | 1445 | 1445 | 6 | 4 | 4,72 | -0,72 | 20 | -14,4 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Szoukup Istvan | HUN | 1521 | 4,0 | 19,0 | 17,0 | 1399 | 1399 | 6 | 4 | 4,68 | -0,68 | 20 | -13,6 | |||
| 6 | 22 | Toth Rafael | HUN | 1113 | 4,0 | 18,0 | 12,0 | 1362 | 1362 | 5 | 3 | 1,37 | 1,63 | 40 | 65,2 | |||
| 7 | 13 | Berkes Bori | w | HUN | 1200 | 4,0 | 16,5 | 13,0 | 1323 | 1323 | 5 | 3 | 2,25 | 0,75 | 40 | 30,0 | ||
| 8 | 23 | Harkai Emma | w | HUN | 1109 | 3,5 | 22,5 | 14,5 | 1336 | 1336 | 5 | 2,5 | 1,14 | 1,36 | 40 | 54,4 | ||
| 9 | 12 | Nagy Levente | HUN | 1225 | 3,5 | 18,0 | 14,0 | 1212 | 1212 | 4 | 1,5 | 1,96 | -0,46 | 40 | -18,4 | |||
| 10 | 7 | Moricz Karmen | w | HUN | 1326 | 3,5 | 18,0 | 12,0 | 1312 | 1312 | 5 | 3,5 | 3,57 | -0,07 | 40 | -2,8 | ||
| 11 | 15 | Pakozdi Artur Ferenc | HUN | 1195 | 3,5 | 15,0 | 8,0 | 1323 | 1323 | 6 | 3,5 | 2,53 | 0,97 | 40 | 38,8 | |||
| 12 | 10 | Szarvas Nora | w | HUN | 1304 | 3,0 | 19,5 | 12,0 | 1219 | 1219 | 6 | 3 | 3,68 | -0,68 | 40 | -27,2 | ||
| 13 | 24 | Toth-Magyar Andras Csaba | HUN | 1025 | 3,0 | 17,5 | 11,0 | 1209 | 1209 | 5 | 2 | 1,08 | 0,92 | 40 | 36,8 | |||
| 14 | 20 | Toth Balazs Norbert | HUN | 1158 | 3,0 | 17,5 | 8,5 | 1343 | 1343 | 4 | 2 | 1,08 | 0,92 | 40 | 36,8 | |||
| 15 | 5 | Molnar Daniel Zsolt | HUN | 1400 | 3,0 | 16,5 | 10,0 | 1214 | 1214 | 5 | 2 | 3,42 | -1,42 | 40 | -56,8 | |||
| 16 | 4 | Csomor Gabor | HUN | 1419 | 3,0 | 15,0 | 9,5 | 1138 | 1138 | 5 | 2 | 4,06 | -2,06 | 20 | -41,2 | |||
| 17 | 16 | Csontos Aron | HUN | 1181 | 2,5 | 19,5 | 10,5 | 1259 | 1259 | 6 | 2,5 | 2,01 | 0,49 | 40 | 19,6 | |||
| 18 | 18 | Nagy Bella Blanka | w | HUN | 1179 | 2,5 | 18,5 | 10,0 | 1250 | 1250 | 6 | 2,5 | 2,02 | 0,48 | 40 | 19,2 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Nagy Botond | HUN | 1140 | 2,5 | 17,0 | 6,0 | 1055 | 1055 | 4 | 0,5 | 1,40 | -0,90 | 40 | -36,0 | |||
| 20 | 11 | Gergely Andras | HUN | 1232 | 2,0 | 17,0 | 6,0 | 952 | 952 | 5 | 1 | 2,77 | -1,77 | 20 | -35,4 | |||
| 21 | 17 | Horvath Andras | HUN | 1181 | 2,0 | 16,0 | 7,0 | 975 | 975 | 4 | 1 | 1,60 | -0,60 | 40 | -24,0 | |||
| 22 | 27 | Suli Andras | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 15,5 | 7,0 | 961 | 961 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 23 | 14 | Horvath Peter Gy | HUN | 1197 | 2,0 | 14,5 | 8,0 | 871 | 871 | 3 | 0 | 1,57 | -1,57 | 40 | -62,8 | |||
| 24 | 25 | Biro David Benedek | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 13,0 | 6,0 | 992 | 992 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 25 | 19 | Toth Norbert | HUN | 1175 | 1,5 | 19,0 | 8,0 | 1131 | 1131 | 5 | 1,5 | 1,82 | -0,32 | 40 | -12,8 | |||
| 26 | 3 | Szalay Istvan | HUN | 1496 | 0,0 | 13,5 | 0,0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 20 | 0,0 | |||
| 26 | Kun Balazs | HUN | 0 | 0,0 | 13,5 | 0,0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A great job by the organizers and arbiter crew
IM Orsó,M chief arbiter(left) and tournament director Benyeda Tibor(right)
Ester Sulyok best female
4th place Yip,M(CAN)
Felmery Mate, 2nd on tiebreak
As bonus I was awarded a nice bottle of wine for the best Senior Prize-Thank you!
Fekmery-Yip
Caro-Kann King’s Indian Attack
rd3
This was the third game on Saturday
After 27.g4(Diagram)
White had just advanced aggressively and than offered a draw
Evaluate the position and make a recommendation
Take the draw or play one with your variation
After 27.g4
This was the board one game to decide first place in the last round
Gubics,P-Yip,M
Closed Catalan
rd5
After 14.Rb1(Diagram)
The Bb7 is attacked
What do you recommend for Black?
After 14.Rb1
TWIC 1279 Caro-Kann
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
The Caro-Kann did very well this week. Here are a couple of interesting positions:
Raja-Kovalenko
Two Knights Variation 3..Bg4
1st Archibald Open 2019 rd2
The Two Knights is a fashionable way to avoid massive main line theory. Bologan recommends 3..Bg4 in Bologan’s Caro-Kann(New in Chess 2018) while Fernandez recommends 3..Nf6 in The Modernized Caro-Kann(Thinkers Publishing 2018)
After 34.Bd7(Diagram)
Black is pushing with two pawns for the exchange in a sharp unbalanced endgame
What do you recommend for Black?
After 34.Bd7
Lobanov-Motylev
Advance Variation 3..c5
TCh-RUS Premier 2019 rd6
3..Bf5 is the traditional main line but 3..c5 is a fully viable alternative. Fernandez recommends both in The Modernized Caro-Kann(Thinkers Publishing 2018)
After 26.Kf1(Diagram)
The position looks quite chaotic with the Ba1 about to be trapped or effectively attacking the c-pawn
What do you recommend for Black?
After 26.Kf1
Mastering Essential Rook Endings-Mikhalchishin(Chess Evolution 2018)
The Modern Endgame Manual is an 8-volume series with three volumes devoted to rook endings.
One of them is Mastering Essential Rook Endings
Ch12 has 108 test positions for rook endings
Wrong Diagrams
I slogged my way to position 50 over the last few days and noticed a couple of diagram errors in the book(positions 39,45) that did not make my task any easier.
Here are the correct positions. In general the solutions did not have much text explanations and consisted of variations of varying lengths.
The three volumes on rooks have many examples but apart from that is are nothing special.
Test Position 39
Mortensen-Hillarp Persson
Koge op rd8
How does Black secure a draw?
Position 39 Black to play
Test Position 45
Swapnil-Edouard
Gibraltar Masters 2018 rd3
What is the complicated route to victory for White?
Position 45 White to play
Duplicate Positions
Also note that Test Positions 2 and 107; 64 and 88; 66 and 86; are duplicates.
The Combination Buildup Phase-525 Greatest Puzzles 2018
Greatest 525 Puzzles from 2018-Balogh,Cs
Here are a couple of positions from Ch3 Hard
Position 1
After 31dxe5(Diagram)
Black to play
Position 2
After 18..Qf6(Diagram)
White to play
The title of the book gives away the requirements and the reader is alerted for what to look for. However, one is left wondering how the positions came about in the buildup up phase for the combination
Position 1 Buildup
Grandelius-Antipov
47th Rilton Cup 2017-18
After 27.Bb2(Diagram)
Black has managed to point all his pieces at the kingside but the Bc6 does not do anything particularly special
What do you recommend for Black?
After 27.Bb2
Position 2 Buildup
Jobava-Heberla
TCh-AUT 2017-18
After 15..Be6(Diagram)
Black lags in development and his king is asking for trouble
What do you recommend for White?
After 15..Be6
TWIC 1278 Caro-Kann Defence
Keeping up with the The Modenized Caro-Kann
Tan-Hawkins
4..Nd7 Karpov Variation 10..Qc7 11.a4
4NCL Div 1c 2018-19 rd11
Black won the game but White was definitely better in the early middlegame
After 14..Bd7(Diagram)
Black has a nice d5 outpost and the standard Qc7/Bd6 battery for counterplay
What do you recommend for White?
After 14..Bd7
Neiksans-Starostits
Exchange Variation 5..Qc7
ch-LAT 2019 rd4
After 18..g6(Diagram)
Black clearly wants to attack on the kingside using the h-file while White has still to complete development let alone start a counterattack
What do you recommend for White?
After 18..g6
Esipenko-Pershin
Advance Variation 4.Nd2
TCh-RUS Premier 2019 rd1
After 18..Rde8(Diagram)
Black is pressing in the centre and on the kingside but the Nf5/Bf6 are unprotected
What do you recommend for White? Choose between 19.Qf3 and 19.Qc2
After 18..Rde8
Yuffa-Faizrakhmanov
Advance Variation 4.Nd2
TCh-RUS Premier 2019 rd5
After 24..Re8(Diagram)
White has two sets of doubled pawns while Black has a suspicious structure overall with a loose kingside, weak e6-pawn and a big hole on e5
What do you recommend for White?
After 24..Re8
TWIC 1278 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Here is a nice positional game
Bacrot-Fodor
Exchange French
4NCL Div 1c 2018-19 Rd10
After 33..Rxd6(Diagram)
Every white piece is better than its counterpart except for perhaps the Ne6, which attacks the d4-pawn.
What do you recommend for White?
After 33..Rxd6
BudapestChessNews 