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Hungarian TCH 2012-13
Here is a strong game from GM Berkes against veteran GM Farago,Ivan from the Hungarian TCh. The game features the strong technical endgame play of Berkes an his slow positional building style.
Berkes,F (2685) – Farago,I (2486)
King’s Indian Attack vs Slav Triangle with …Bg4[A07]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Dunaharaszti HUN (4), 18.11.2012
This is an unspectacular game which on the surface contains nothing really remarkable. The game can be broken down into the following stages.
–12.Nxg6 fg creates a structural imbalance and gains the bishop pair for long-term chances
-A general advance on the queenside
-The ending with 30..Qxb2? gave white all the chances
-Gaining the a-file, the 7th rank and maintaining a rook on a7(32.Rba2)
-33.Rxa8 eventually won a pawn and began the technical P+ phase conversion phase
The key endgame plan
-The play only on the kingside stage is of key importance. The key to breaking black’s position is to play 74.e5! to cut off the dark bishop from the g7 pawn and then play on the light square to infiltrate the kingside.
White to Play
Black has just played 73..Bb2
-76…gh? 77.Nxh4 is the straw that breaks black’s position. From here on white has the simple plan of pushing pawns and infiltrating on the light squares on which black is effectively fighting a piece down as the bishop lives in the wrong color universe
Panama Open II Rd1 Standings
GM Hansen,E and IM Hambleton both won as expected.
Here’s a video of the Panama hotel room by Hambleton.
Here are a couple of the players in the Panama Open II. See AjedrezPanama official site.
Round 1 Standings(Partial)-All Players with 1pt Chess-results
Name FED Rtg Pts.
GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky CUB 2604 1
GM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2580 1
GM Cordova Emilio PER 2568 1
GM Hernandez Carmenate Holden CUB 2562 1
IM Hansen Eric CAN 2539 1
GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter CUB 2526 1
GM Almeida Quintana Omar CUB 2519 1
IM Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto CUB 2510 1
FM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio CUB 2508 1
FM Alarcon Casellas Rolando CUB 2484 1
FM Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos CUB 2480 1
FM Delgado Ramos Hector CUB 2478 1
GM Borges Matos Juan CUB 2453 1
FM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2447 1
IM Prasca Sosa Rafael VEN 2415 1
FM Hambleton Aman CAN 2404 1
FM Vera Siguenas Deivy PER 2396 1
IM Kjartansonn Gudmundur ISL 2394 1
FM Pacheco Marco PER 2377 1
WGM Vigoa Apecheche Yanira CUB 2352 1(See Pic)
WGM Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa CUB 2350 1(See Pic)
IM Arias Lemmys A ESA 2346 1
IM Ruiz C Joshua D COL 2332 1
FM Gomez Segura Adalberto CUB 2325 1
WIM Miranda Llanes Yerisbel CUB 2319 1
Fernandez Fernando PER 2311 1
IM Baules Jorge PAN 2303 1
IM Estrada Nieto Julian MEX 2295 1
WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza CUB 2273 1
IM Bassan Remo VEN 2272 1
WIM Llaudy Pupo Lisandra CUB 2258 1
Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario CUB 2234 1
CM Sosa Nestor PAN 2198 1
Fabrega Enrique PAN 2172 1
CM Mathews Bryan PAN 2056 1
Fuentes Adrian PAN 1938 1
Flores Ruben PAN 1791 1
Blog Stats and Things Nov 28-2012
I get ideas for posts from Chesstalk, the main Canadian message/discussion board. Chess games are from TWIC(Mark Crowther’s massive effort). I try to be as quick as humanly possible when an idea suggests itself. The only time delay is when I wait for the weekly TWIC games.
Posts usually have annotated games, pictures and if I’m really lucky there is a related Youtube video. Usually there is at least one daily post, even if I happen to be playing in a tournament. Usually, on non-tournament days I can manage 2-3 blog entries.
Pageviews
Pageviews yesterday 201
Pageviews last month 4,737
Pageviews all time history 6,141
On average there are 125-150 pageviews per day. Anything close to 200 has me very happy. The most I remember for a single day was 283, which happened during the recent WYCC during the closing rounds.
Pageviews/day almost doubled when GM Spraggett did a nice write up for BCN in his blog Spraggett On Chess, so thanks Kevin!
Top Posts(for the month)
Entry Pageviews
Botez,Alexandra WYCC 2012 Profile Nov 10, 2012 111
Canada’s WYCC 2012 Team and Ms Ashley Tapp Nov 6, 2012 75
WYCC 2012 Player Standings HUN after Rd4 Nov 12, 2012 31
IM Panjwani(CAN 2402) at 4NCL Nov 4, 2012 31
BTCh Division I: RAC I 4- BEAC III 8-Rd3 2012-11-1 Nov 11, 2012 28
Hambleton(CAN) gets IM title at UNAM Open Mexico Nov 25, 2012 28
Lila Futo Open Nov 1-3 2012 Entry List Nov 1, 2012 25
Amator Cup 2012-11 Rd7 Nov 22, 2012 24
Budapest TCh Rd4 Nov 25, 2012 24
First Saturday 2012-11 Nov 15, 2012 24
One noticeable conclusion is that the popularity of the individual post is not at all related to the strength of the player or the result of the game. Alexandra Botez destroys the other posts and Ashley Tapp is a distant second.
Top Posts (for the week)
Entry Pageviews
Botez,Alexandra(CAN 2015) WYCC 2012 Profile Nov 10, 2012 56
Hambleton(CAN) gets IM title at UNAM Open Mexico Nov 25, 2012 28
Amator Cup 2012-11 Rd7 Nov 22, 2012 24
Budapest TCh Rd4 Nov 25, 2012 24
Amator Cup Rd5(More) Nov 22, 2012 22
UNAM Rapid Orlova(CAN) 2012-11 Nov 26, 2012 20
Hamilton City Chess Club News Article Nov 23, 2012 17
2nd UNAM Open 2012 MEX Nov 24, 2012 17
Tomalty,A(CAN) on Nunn Study Nov 23, 2012 17
World Seniors Ch 2012 Nov 25, 2012, 1 comment 16
Audience Breakdown(for the month)
Entry Pageviews
Canada 1418
Hungary 1234
United States 942
Germany 126
Slovenia 114
United Kingdom 61
Portugal 58
Mexico 56
Poland 56
Ireland 54
Readership is mostly North American. Hungary is a large secondary audience. Now there is a small but growing audience from across Europe.
Audience Breakdown(for the week)
Entry Pageviews
Hungary 307
Canada 289
United States 232
Mexico 45
Germany 36
Austria 22
Poland 13
Portugal 13
United Kingdom 12
Serbia 12
Blog Tools The startup period caused me some pain as I learned what tools there were and how to do even the most basic tasks. There are still many new blog tools and ideas waiting to be discovered if I only knew where to look. For now, I am happy with the basic things covered on the blog.
PGN viewer-Chessflash Simple and reliable
Diagram Maker-Apronus.com-chess webeditor This tool doesn’t seem to have a name but it’s easy to use. I was using another one before but it has since vanished from the host site.
December 2012 Tournaments in Budapest
The end of the year is almost here. Next month has a couple of tournaments offered. For tournament notices see Hungarian Chess Federation Chess.hu (usually ads are in Hungarian). A bit of effort is needed to decipher to ads but the cheap entry fees are worth the effort.
Coming tournaments for December are as follows
Kőbánya Open 2012. december 14-16
Fordulók rendje:(schedule)
2012. december
14.-én. pénteken 17-20 óra között,
15.-én szombat 9-12, 13-16, 16,30 – 19,30 között,
16.-án vasárnap pedig 9 – 12, valamint 13-16 között.
Versenyforma:(Format)
6 fordulós svájci rendszer.
Versenybíró:(Organizers-TDs)
Krizsány László és Gyömbér Tamás
Időbeosztás:(Time control)
Összesen 3 óra, 2×90 perc a FIDE Quickplay Finish szabályai szerint.
Nevezési díj:(Enrty Fees)
HUF EUR USD/CAN
2000 Fide-élő felettieknek 3.000 10.7 17.8
1600 Fide-élő felettieknek 4.000 14.2 18.3
mindenki másnak(Unrated) 5.000 17.8 22.9
Ifjúsági, női és szenior kedvezmény:(Women and Seniors)
a nevezési díjból 1.000 Ft. A Kőbánya SC és a REAC játékosai 2.500 Ft nevezési díjat fizetnek
Karacsconyi Open Dec 27-30
7-round Open 90-90 FIDE quickplay
Entry Fee
HUF EUR USD/CAD
FIDE 2000: 4500 16 20.60
The entry fees in Budapest are a bargain!! There is also a Budapest Tournament discount card for 1,000HUF which wiil get you a 10% off the EF for participating tournaments.
During the year there are many 1 game/day tournaments(Opens and RRs) which are not well advertised but also good value and reasonably priced. I make an effort play in as many tournaments as possible while I live in Budapest.
I plan to play both these tournaments and blog about them.
First Saturday also has a monthly series of RR tournaments- See Firstsaturday Pogramme 2012-2013
GM Hansen,E(CAN) Rd9 UNAM Open 2012 MEX
Hansen,E earned the GM title earlier this year with a double GM norm at the Olympiad and is a rising star in Canadian chess. He qualified for the World Cup in Mar del Plata in a dramatic playoff and is now on the way to the Panama Open II.
Otero Acosta,D (2443) – Hansen,Eric (2539)
Grunfeld Exchange[D85]
2nd UNAM Open Section I 2012 Mexico City MEX (9.6), 25.11.2012
White played enterprising chess and gambited his e-pawn early for compensation. Eventually black consolidated.
Critical Position
White has just played 34.fg. Things look bleak for white. How should black close out the game?
Black to Play
WGM Gara,T(HUN) in UNAM Open(MEX) 2012
Here is a game of WGM Gara,T(HUN) in UNAM Open recently completed held in Mexico.
Gara,T (2377) – Hernandez Carmenates,Hold (2562)
Sicilian Kan 5.Bd3 g6 [B42]
2nd UNAM Open Section I 2012 Mexico City MEX (3.5), 22.11.2012
Black played the slightly unusual …Nge7 and broke quickly in the center with …d5 to clear out the center.
Critical Position 1
White has a slight lead in development. But what is next? This is a test of understanding and choosing the right plan.
White to Play
Critical Position 2
The ending is in full swing and it is black who is pressing with a slight advantage. The e5 pawn is under attack so how should black react?
-Guard the pawn with …f6
-Trade knights with …Nxd3
-There is a little hidden tactical shot
-Something else
Black to Play
Hungarian Ch 2012-11(In Progress)
Here is a game from the Hungarian Ch between the established player Berkes,F(2693) and fast-rising star Erdos,V(2640) .
Grunfeld g3[D78]
62nd ch-HUN 2012 Heviz HUN (1.2), 22.11.2012
The opening seemed harmless with the queen coming off early in the game. The game features a fabulous RR-RR;R-R ending showcasing the method of converting an extra pawn.
Critical Position
White has an extra pawn but black has active rooks as compensation. How should white proceed?
White to Play
Critical Position
Now the R-R phase is well underway. The e-pawn is under attack. How should white react?
-A passive rook retreat Rc4. Follow with bringing the king to the kingside to support a kingside pawn advance.
-Re5 and offer a winning pawn ending
-e5 crippling the kingside pawns
-Activate the rook with Ra5
-Something else
White to Play
Canadian Junior Ch 2012-13
From Chesstalk
The 2012-13 Canadian Junior is is organized and sponsored by the Chess’n Math Association, Canada’s National Scholastic Chess Organization.
Here is the final line-up for the event (Ratings published Nov 27 2012):
- IM Richard Wang, Edmonton, Alberta. Rating: 2454 CFC (FIDE – 2356)
- Joey Qin, Nepean, Ontario. Rating: 2449 (FIDE – 2263)
- FM Roman Sapozhnikov, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Rating: 2440 (FIDE 2334)
- FM Louie Jiang, Verdun, Quebec. Rating: CFC 2406, FQE 2264 (FIDE 2328)
- Karoly Szalay, Ottawa, Ontario. Rating: 2392 (FIDE 2159)
- FM Michael Kleinman, Toronto, Ontario. Rating: 2368 (FIDE 2307)
- Nikita Kraiouchkine, Granby, Quebec. CFC Rating: 2351, FQE 2325 (FIDE 2245)
- Michael Song, Thornhill, Ontario Rating: 2322 (FIDE 2177)
- Razvan Preotu, Burlington, Ontario. Rating: 2300 (FIDE 2086)
- Olivier-Kenta Chiku-Ratté, Montreal, Quebec. CFC Rating: 2187, FQE – 2216 (FIDE 2064)
Average CFC Rating: 2367
Average FIDE Rating: 2232
IM Richard Wang and Razvan Preotu have just returned from the WYCC in Maribor where Wang got the bronze medal in the Under 14 Open.
The drawing of lots in Toronto is on Saturday Dec 1, 2012 at Chess’n Math – 701 Mt Pleasant Rd) at noon. Anyone can attend.
Dates: December 26 – December 31 2012
Location: Briton House, 720 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto Ontario
Format: 10-player RR
Time control: 120 minutes + 30 sec increment
9 Rounds are schedule:
Dec 26 at 10 am and 4 pm
Dec 27 at 10 am
Dec 28 at 10 am and 4 pm
Dec 29 at 10 am
Dec 30 at 10 am and 4 pm
Dec 31 at 10 am
GM Boros,D(HUN) Wins Thanksgiving Open St Louis USA
GM Boros,D(HUN) shared first with GM Meier,Geo scoring 5/6.
1 Meier,Geo 2642 -1 +1 -½ +1 -½ +1 5.0/6
2 Boros,De(HUN) 2494 -1 +1 -1 -½ +½ +1 5.0/6
3 Priyadharshan,K 2408 -1 +0 -1 +1 -½ +1 4.5/6
4 Bykhovsky,An ISR 2513 -1 +1 -1 +½ -0 -½ 4.0/6
5 Diamant,A 2481 +1 -1 +½ -½ +0 -1 4.0/6
6 Kleiman,J 2371 +1 -½ +1 -0 +½ -1 4.0/6
Webster University See Chessdom
Boros is part of the team that transfered from Texzs Tech to Webster University in St-Louis.
‘St. Louis, Feb. 3, 2012 – Building on St. Louis’ growing reputation as a world-class chess center, Webster University is making some exciting chess moves. The University today announced that chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar, World and Olympiad Champion, and her Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE), will relocate to Webster from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, on June 1, 2012. In addition, all members of the reigning national collegiate champion Texas Tech “A” chess team will transfer to Webster and be enrolled at the University in the 2012-2013 academic year.
The following students have been accepted / committed to Webster University for the Fall 2012 (August):
- Grandmaster Georg Meier – Germany – Sophomore
- Grandmaster Wesley So – Philippines – Freshman
- Grandmaster Ray Robson – USA – Freshman
- Grandmaster Manuel Leon Hoyos – Mexico – Freshman
- Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi – Iran – Graduate student
- Grandmaster Anatoly Bykhovsky – Israel – Junior
- Grandmaster Andre Diamant – Brazil – Junior
- Grandmaster Denes Boros – Hungary – Junior
- International Master Vitaly Neimer – Israel – Sophomore
- International Master Faik Aleskerov – Azerbaijan – Graduate student
Here is his round 6 win over GM Shulman.
Boros,De (2494) – Shulman,Y (2572)
French Tarrasch 3.Nd2 Be7[C03]
3rd Thanksgiving Open Saint Louis USA (6.3), 26.11.2012
White played the unusual plan of attacking on the queenside for a dominating strategic game.
Critical Position
Black has just played 33…Kg7. White has the queenside under pressure but what now?
-Bd6 improving the bishop
-Double rooks on the c-file
-Infiltrate with the queen with Qc7
-Or something else
White to Play
UNAM Rapid Botez(CAN)-Gara,T(HUN) 2012-11
Botez and Gara split their rapid games 2-2.
Here is one of the games.
Botez,Alexandra (2015) – Gara,T (2377) [A61]
UNAM w Prelim C Mexico City MEX (2.1), 17.11.2012
This is a pawn structure battle. The knight is under attack. Where should the knight go?
White to Play
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