Category Archives: English Opening
Hungarian TCH 2012-13 Rd7-GM Ruck R(HUN)
TWIC 955
GM Ruck played a nice good N vs B middlegame and then ground out a tough R vs. B ending in the Hungarian Team Ch rd7. There were many interesting facets to this game.
Lenic,L (2640) – Ruck,R (2567)
4.e3 Bb4 5.Qc2 [A28]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Nagykanizsa HUN (7), 17.02.2013
Position 1
Black has more space and the more active pieces but there is no real target to attack. What do you suggest for black?
- 27…a6(make a tidying up move first)
- 27…R8d7(reinforce the 7th rank as preparation for action)
- 27…Kg8(get the king off the b1-h7 diagonal just in case. There is no need to rush as white has no counterplay)
- Something else
Position 2
Black has the exchange for a pawn. What should black do now?
Black to Play
Position 3
Black has reached a tough endgame but white’s position has no weaknesses. What should black do now?
- Shuffle the rook up and down the e-file(following the ‘do not rush’ guideline)
- Get the rook to d5 and then activate the king
- Something else
Black to Play
Bundesliga 2012–13 Rd9-GM Medvegy Z(HUN)
TWIC 955
Medvegy fought back from a poor position but ultimately lost a tough endgame battle with many interesting points.
Black is a pawn up and has just advanced on the kingside with 34…g5. What do you recommend for white?
4NCL 2013, IM Panjwani(CAN)-TWIC 949
Here another Panjwani game from recent 4NCL action from TWIC 949.
The position has a strong hedgehog flavor with white’s e4/c4 pawns cramping black’s position. How should black play?
- 20…b5
- 20…d5
- Something else
Position 2
Black has sacrifice the exchange for dark square counterplay. White’s kingside has been broken up but now what should black do?
Black to Play
Perenyi Memorial 2013-01 Rd6
I was crushed in model fashion by my unrated Kuwaiti opponent after missing the wrong plan earlier in the middlegame. After that, there was no turning back as white found some nice maneuvers to achieve a dominating position.
Hashem is one of the many cool players I met from Kuwait. He advised my to make a FB Fan Page for the blog. So it’s on my big To Do List (How to Make a FB Fan Page) now.
He also has a cool site Kuwaitchess! and a Youtube Channel Youtube-Kuwait Chess. Here’s an example.
Important info for chess tourists-Budapest-entry-fee-summary-2012
Here’s my round 6 game.
Hashem,K – Yip,M (2062)
White is ideally placed. How should the game continue?
White to Play
Art Pub Cup 2013-01(Budapest)
Here is a nice positional game from the recent Art Pub Cup Open. Kiss, Peter is one of the rising young talents in Budapest having just one the Kobanya Open with 5.5/6.
Gubics was relentless with a powerful queenside attack with pressure on the isolated b-pawn.
Position 1
White is up a pawn but black is mounting some counterplay with 22…Ra3. How should white respond?
White to Play
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