Category Archives: Berczes
FSGM May 2013 Rd4-GM Berczes,D(HUN)
The Blumenfeld Gambit Declined
GM Berczes was on the white side of the Blumenfeld in the feature game. Here is some background on this sharp defence.
TWIC 966
GM Berczes eventually prevailed in a sharp game where black did not manage to complete development.
Berczes,D (2532) – Annageldyev,O (2397)
Blumenfeld Gambit 5.Bf4[E10]
FSGM May 2013 Budapest HUN (4.2), 07.05.2013
Position 1
Material is even but white is more active. What do you suggest for white?
White to Play
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Rd9-GM Berczes,D(HUN)
TWIC 964
GM Berczes pulled of a standard attack using the solid Queen’s Indian.
QID 4.e3[E14] By Transposition
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Nagykanizsa HUN (9), 21.04.2013
Black has given up a bishop to tear open the kingside but how should the attack be continued?
TCh-SWE Elite 2012–13 Rd4-GM Berczes(HUN)
TWIC 958
Here is an example of GM persistence in the endgame from GM Berczes played in the TCh-SWE recently. The following balanced queenless position was reached after 21..Rfd8(diagram) and the GM just kept pressing.
Berczes,D (2528) – Eriksson,Jor (2213)
White kept pushing a sharp unbalanced ending but black is coming to round up the advanced d-pawn after 32…Kf7. What do you recommend for white?
Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd9, Berczes(HUN)
TWIC 958
- Lead in development
- Play against overextended pawns
- Play against an uncastled king
- Delayed castling
Berczes,D (2526) – Friedel,J (2502)
Reti vs Queen’s Gambit[A13]
UTD Turner GM Invitational 2013 Richardson USA (9), 13.03.2013
Black has trouble castling to safety. How should white exploit this?
Dallas FIDE Open 2013 Rd1-GM Berczes,D(HUN)
TWIC 957
GM Berczes,D dominated the whole board and won a nice ending in the first round of a Dallas tournament. He has 4.5/8 so far.
For standings see CanadaChessNews Dallas-fide-open-2013-rd8-standings
Here is the game.
Berczes,D (2526) – Arvind,C (2279)
Grunfeld/Schecter Slav[D94]
UTD Turner GM Invitational 2013 Richardson USA (1), 09.03.2013
Black made a bid for freedom with 22…e5 after being caught in an endgame squeeze. What do you recommend for white?
GM Berczes,D Clear 1st 6.5/10 FSGM 2012-10
GM Berczes,D won with 6.5/10. Berces was sucessful due to strong endgame play.
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Tied for 3rd–6th with Evgeny Gleizerov, Yuriy Kuzubov and Pia Cramling in the Rilton Cup 2008/2009.
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2011 tied for 2nd–7th with Deep Sengupta, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, Krisztián Szabó, Lev Gutman, Samuel Shankland and Maxim Turov in the ZMDI Schachfestival in Dresden.
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Berczes,D 2528 -18 ** ½½ ½½ ½1 ½½ 11 6.5/10
2 Lalic,B 2488 -7 ½½ ** ½½ 1½ ½½ ½1 6.0/10
3 Todorovic,GM 2491 -81 ½½ ½½ ** ½1 ½½ ½0 5.0/10
4 Codenotti,M 2334 +106 ½0 0½ ½0 ** 11 ½1 5.0/10
5 Horvath,Dav 2386 +9 ½½ ½½ ½½ 00 ** 1½ 4.5/10
6 Kantor,G 2310 -11 00 ½0 ½1 ½0 0½ ** 3.0/10
Here is a game by the winner featuring strong endgame play.
Kantor,G (2310) – Berczes,D (2528) [D11]
FSGM October 2012 Budapest HUN (1.3), 06.10.2012
The h-pawn is loose. How should black play?
Black to play
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