Category Archives: Caro-Kann
Sarkany-Aranytiz IM 2013-FM Torma,R(HUN)
IM Group
IM To and FM Torma shared first with 7/9. This result gave Torma his third IM norm.
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM | To Nhat Minh | 2296 | HUN | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | FM | Torma Robert | 2385 | HUN | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | IM | Orso Miklos | 2327 | HUN | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Balint Vilmos | 2216 | HUN | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | FM | Brustkern J | 2227 | GER | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | FM | Lyell Mark | 2219 | ENG | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 |
| 7 | IM | Ianov Viktor | 2314 | UKR | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3.5 |
| 8 | Gal Tamas | 2240 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Koczo Kristof | 2282 | HUN | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | WFM | Grigoryan M | 2052 | ENG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 |
Here is FM Torma’s rd7 game.
Torma,Robert (2385) – Koczo,Kristof (2282)
Caro-Kann 4..Nd7[B17]
Sarkany-Aranytiz IM
Budapest, Hungary (7), 23.08.2013
Black took some liberties in the opening and now Kd8 is a wandering target. What do you recommend for white?
Frech Karoly Memorial 2013 Rd6-Koczo,K(HUN)
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| Rank | Name | Score | Rating | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koczo, Kristof | 7.5 | 2269 | 2355 |
| 2 | Nagy, Aron | 5.5 | 2140 | 2176 |
| 3 | FM Juhasz, Bela | 5.5 | 2222 | 2167 |
| 4 | Kormos, Adam | 5 | 2211 | 2131 |
| 5 | Bodrogi, Mihaly | 5 | 2109 | 2143 |
| 6 | Stern, Tibor | 4.5 | 2025 | 2109 |
| 7 | Varga, Attila | 4 | 2012 | 2067 |
| 8 | Yip, Michael | 3.5 | 2007 | 2031 |
| 9 | Bodrogi, Laszlo | 2.5 | 2036 | 1942 |
| 10 | Zoldy, Robert | 2 | 1975 | 1895 |
Stern,Tibor (2025) – Koczo,Kristof (2269)
Position 1
Black has initiated forcing play. How should black continue?
Black to Play
Pula Open 2013 Rd3-IM Lizak,P(HUN)
TWIC 970
IM Lizak played a wonderful ending and ground out a victory using only better development and central control.
Nelson,Jo (2227) – Lizak,P (2420)
CK Panov Attack 5..Nc6 6.Nf3 g6[B13]
27th Pula Open 2013 Pula CRO (3.9), 10.06.2013
Position 1
This is the position that caught my attention. Material is even and the pawn structure is symmetrical. Black has better development and nicely centralized rooks.
Black to Play
Position 2
Material is event but black has pressure on the queenside. What do you recommend for black?
Black to Play
TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2013 Rd2-GM Hera(HUN)
More on Wroclaw Poand
The feature game was played in rd2 TCh-POL Ekstraliga held Wroclaw so here is more on the city.
TWIC 968
Hnydiuk,A (2409) – Hera,I (2555)
CK 4..Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 [B18]
TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2013 Wroclaw POL (2), 25.05.2013
Position 1
The e-pawn is under attack.What do you recommend for black?
Black to Play
EICC 2013 Rd6-Papp Ga(HUN)
TWIC 966
GM Papp,Gabor won a nice ending in rd6 of the recent European Individual CC.
Here is the feature game.
GM Papp massaged black down based on better pawn structure in a RB-RN ending.
Papp,Ga (2570) – Tomashevsky,E (2719)
Caro-Kann Two Knights [B11]
14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL (6.36), 10.05.2013
Position 1
White to Play
History-Maroczy,Geza
Here is a game of historical importance between two chess legends.
Bio Maroczy(Wikipedia)
‘Géza Maróczy was born in Szeged, Hungary on March 3, 1870. He won the “minor” tournament at Hastings 1895, and over the next ten years he won several first prizes in international events. Between 1902 and 1908, he took part in thirteen tournaments and won five first prizes and five second prizes. In 1906 he agreed to terms for a World Championship match(more).’
Maroczy,Geza – Keres,Paul
Caro-Kann 4…Bf5; no h4-h5[B19]
Zandvoort (9), 1936
Position 1
White to Play
Neckar Open 2013 Rd4-GM Rapport R(HUN)
TWIC 960
GM Rapport used forceful piece play on the black side of a Caro-Kann to overcome resistance.
More on Rapport
From the Tournament
Interview(Hungarian Language)
Here is the feature game.
Forcen Esteban,D (2469) – Rapport,R (2646)
Caro-Kann Advance 4.Nc3 Qb6 5.Nf3 [B12]
17th Neckar Open Deizisau GER (4.3), 30.03.2013
Position 1
Black is up a pawn and is committed to a kingside attack but now Qg3 is under attack.What do you recommend for black?
Black to Play
3rd HD Bank Cup 2013 Rd3-GM Berkes(HUN)
Rd3
GM Berkes ground out a subtle positional win on the black side of the Caro-Kann by seemingly doing nothing. Eventually black’s attention turned to the d4 square and eventually Berkes won this square and then the game.
Sukandar,I (2367) – Berkes,F (2702)
Caro-Kann 4…Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.Qe2 Bd6 8.N1f3 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Qc7 [B17]
3rd HD Bank Cup 2013 Ho Chi Minh City VIE (3.11), 20.03.2013
Position 1
Black has been fighting for the d4 outpost for most of the game, which white has just secured d4 with 29.Rd3. What do you recommend for black now?
Black to Play
Karpos Open 2013 Rd2, Peczely S(HUN)-TWIC 958
Here is the feature game.
Peczely,S (2072) – Bogdanovski,V (2444)
Caro-Kann 4..Bf5; 11.Bd2[B19]
Karpos Open 2013 Skopje MKD (2.55), 10.03.2013
White has not achieved anything on either side of the board and it is black who is applying the pressure. White has just attacked Ng4 with 20.Qe2. How should black continue now?
Bundesliga 2012–13 Rd12-GM Medvegy(HUN)
TWIC 958
GM Medvegy,Z won this game by not attempting to do much except for creating a solid but unbalanced position. White began a bit passively on the queenside and then turned to outright aggression on the kingside.
This game illustrates the following middlegame themes
- defense against aggressive line opening play
- consolidation of P+
- exploiting weak pawns
- endgame transition for defense and consolidation
Polischuk,V (2312) – Medvegy,Z (2561)
Caro-Kann 4…Bf5 11.Bd2 [B19]
White has sacrificed a kingside pawn for the attack and has begun to push on the g-file. What do you recommend for black?
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