Category Archives: Caro-Kann

TCh-SVK 2012-13 Rd11-GM Varga,Z(HUN)

Mar 8

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TWIC 956

GM Zoltan Varga was in good form as he unleashed a pet line against the Caro-Kann. The result was an unbalanced equality and a nice massage on c5 and the dark squares.

Varga,Zo (2455) – Molnar,P SVK (2367) 
Caro-Kann Quasi-Panov 5.Qa4+[B10]
TCh-SVK Extraliga 2012–13 Slovakia SVK (11.5), 03.03.2013

Position 1
White switched from a bind to a kingside attack which induced black to lash out with 35..f5. What do you suggest for white now?

White to Play

35…f5

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Bundesliga 2012-13 Rd9-GM Balogh C(HUN)

Mar 1

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GM Khenkin,I playing black initiated the action with the spectacular positional exchange sacrifice offer 16…Rd5!? In the endgame that followed the real adventure was in the K+P ending.

16.Rfd1


Here is the game.


Balogh,C (2664) – Khenkin,I (2655) 
Cark-Kann Advance 3….c5[B12] 

Bundesliga 2012–13 Eppingen GER (9), 23.02.2013

Position 1
Black has just traded down to a K+P ending. Assess the position.
  • Win for white(The queenside majority deflects black’s king so white wins the d-pawn and the game)
  • Draw
  • Win for black(Black’s king escorts the d-pawn home)
Black to Play

36.Kxc3

Position 2
Black has just played 38…h5 and it looks like the queenside majority should decide in a routine fashion. How should white proceed?

White to Play

38…h5

Posted in Bundesliga 2012-13, Caro-Kann, Endgame, Khenkin I

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Gibraltar Tradewise 2013

Jan 25

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Here is Mark Lyell’s rd2 game. Lyell built up a fabulous position but unfortunately allows white to slip away.

FM Lyell,Mark(ENG)

Poetsch,Hagen (2437) – Lyell,Mark (2235)
Caro-Kann Advance 3…c5[B12]
Tradewise Gibratar Chess Festival 2013 (2.52), 23.01.2013

Position 1

Black to Play

20.f4


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Hungarian TCh 2012-13 GM Ruck,R Ending

Nov 30

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Here is a game featuring strong endgame technique from a harmless Caro-Kann queenless game.

Bio-–Chessnc
Hungarian Grandmaster (2001).
Hungarian Champion in 2002.

World vice champion U18 in 1994.
Best results:
  • Zagreb 1997, 1st;
  • European U16 1992 and U18 1994, 2nd-4th;
  • Oberwart Open 2000, 2nd
  • Hotel Irotkko GM 2000, 1st;
  • Kladovo 2001, 1st;
  • Hungarian Championship 2003, 2nd-3rd;
  • Bad Wörishofen 2004, 3rd;
  • Los Angeles Metropolitan Open 2011, 2nd-7th.

A participant in the 2004 and 2006 Olympiads.’

 

GM Ruck,R

Kovacevic,A (2549) – Ruck,R (2567)
Caro-Kann 6.Nh3[B18]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Mako HUN (4), 18.11.
The game went to queenless play quite early and then black managed to get BN for R with a small combination.

Critical Position
Black must continue the technical phase with purposeful play. White is saddled with an isolated e-pawn but for the moment Ke2 keeps it secure. What should black do?

Black to Play

Posted in Caro-Kann, GM Ruck R, Hungarian TCH 2012-13

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Juhasz,Kr(HUN 2350) at the AUT-TCh Caro-Kann

Nov 8

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Here is a game by one of Hungary’s promising young prospects-Juhasz, Kristof- played recently in the Austrian Team Ch.

Juhasz, Kristof

Rogic,D (2566) – Juhasz,Kr (2350) [B11]
TCh-AUT 2012–13 Hohenems AUT (2.4), 03.11.2012
The game has been tense. White held an initial advantage but black fought black. Again white got some pressure. What do you propose for white?

White to Play

Posted in Caro-Kann, Juhasz Kristof, TCh-AUT 2012-13

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