Category Archives: Berkes
Karpos Open 2013 Rd1-GM Berkes F(HUN)
TWIC 957
With the idea of …e5/f5 to neutralize Bf4.
Cherednichenko,E (2175) – Berkes,F (2702)
London System vs King’s Indian[A48]
Karpos Open 2013 Skopje MKD (1.2), 09.03.2013
The queenless phase has reached a sharp stage and precision is called for. White has just captured on a6 and is attacking e5 too. How should black respond?
Karpos Open 2013 Rd4 Standings
Rd4 Standings
Official site Skopje-2013.chessmix standings
Results chess-results HUN
GM Yemelin, Vasily leads with a perfect score. GMs Berkes,F9HUN) and Hansen,E(CAN) are in a group with 3.5/4.
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| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Yemelin Vasily | RUS | 2574 | 4 |
| 2 | GM | Nabaty Tamir | ISR | 2566 | 3.5 |
| 3 | GM | Kovacevic Aleksandar | SRB | 2563 | 3.5 |
| 4 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | AZE | 2643 | 3.5 |
| 5 | GM | Smirin Ilia | ISR | 2659 | 3.5 |
| 6 | GM | Ivanisevic Ivan | SRB | 2644 | 3.5 |
| 7 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | ROU | 2614 | 3.5 |
| 8 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | HUN | 2702 | 3.5 |
| 9 | GM | Romanov Evgeny | RUS | 2603 | 3.5 |
| 10 | GM | Jankovic Alojzije | CRO | 2538 | 3.5 |
| 11 | GM | Hansen Eric | CAN | 2557 | 3.5 |
| 12 | GM | Rodshtein Maxim | ISR | 2615 | 3.5 |
| 13 | GM | Mastrovasilis Dimitrios | GRE | 2614 | 3.5 |
| 14 | GM | Golod Vitali | ISR | 2564 | 3.5 |
| 15 | IM | Hamitevici Vladimir | MDA | 2444 | 3.5 |
| 16 | GM | Markus Robert | SRB | 2610 | 3.5 |
| 17 | GM | Georgiev Kiril | BUL | 2657 | 3.5 |
| 18 | GM | Salgado Lopez Ivan | ESP | 2619 | 3.5 |
Apart from Hungarian Champion Berkes, there is a small group of other Hungarian players including Rudolf,Anna and promising junior Peczely, Sebastian.
See also FM Csonka, Balazs’s new blog FM CsonkaB
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| SNo | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | 2702 | HUN | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 |
| 80 | FM | Tesik Csaba | 2366 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 89 | FM | Csonka Balazs | 2319 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 96 | WGM | Rudolf Anna | 2292 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 141 | Peczely Sebastian Zsombor | 2072 | HUN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Bundesliga 2012-13 Rd10-GM Berkes F(HUN)
TWIC 955
Hungarian Champion GM Berkes,F obtained an early queenless game and then ground out this RB-RB ending. Berkes used patience, persistence and stubborn determination to finish the B-B ending in a 87-move marathon.
Here is the game.
Berkes,F (2679) – Piorun,K (2520)
King’s Indian Classical 7…Na6[E94]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Eppingen GER (10), 24.02.2013
Position 1
White continues to nurse the better pawn structure but cannot get further with the direct g5 push. What do you recommend for white?
White to Play
Position 2
The maneuvering has continued and white still has the better structure and the immediate g5 break still does not work. What do you recommend for white?
White to Play
Bundesliga 2012-13 Rd8
Here is another recent(TWIC 952) GM Berkes effort where the Hungarian champion gives a model defensive maneuvering demonstration.
Black won two bishops for a rook and eventually won in a sharp ending.
Bundesliga 2012–13 Emsdetten GER (8), 03.02.2013
Position 1
Black dominates the position with pressure on the d-file, the d4 outpost and mobile queenside majority. How should black continue?
Black to Play
Bundesliga 2012-13
Here is a recent effort(TWIC 952) from the current Hungarian Champion GM Berkes. There are no big tactics, attacks or any kind of sharp play. Berkes keeps plenty of pieces on the board and pressed the queenside with a long massage.
The first gain was an extra square, and then after black tried an active defence, which then gave white a better pawn structure. Later black gave up a weak pawn which was converted nicely in a BN-BN ending.
Berkes,F (2679) – Spoelman,W (2541)
KIA vs. Slav …Bg4[A07]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Emsdetten GER (7), 02.02.2013
Position 1
Black is defended actively with 19…Nc4. How should white continue?
White to Play
Position 2
Black has just blocked the pin on Bf8 with 33..Be8. How should white continue?
White to Play
Hungarian TCH 2012-13 Rd5
Here’s an example subtle endgame play from the new Hungarian champion Berkes,F.
White gets nothing appreciable from the opening and offers a queen trade. The ending seems rather harmless but a closer look at the game reveals many subtle points.
Enjoy the game.
Berkes,F (2685) – Kovacevic,A (2549)
Queen’s Indian 7.Bd2 Bf6[E17]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Paks HUN (5), 02.12.2012
Critical Position 1
The queen’s have just been traded off. Now is it safe for black to take the c3 pawn with 22…Bxc3?
Black to Play
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
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
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