Category Archives: Spanish
Arad Open 2013 Rd3-GM Czebe(HUN)
TWIC 978-Arad Open 2013
GM Czebe came equal first with 7.5/9. Here is an interesting endgame battle from rd3.
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Har Even,A (2093) – Czebe,A (2467)
Spanish Cozio 4.d4[C60]
Arad Open 2013
Arad ROU (3.21), 04.08.2013
Black is more active in the RRN-RRN ending. What do you recommend for black?
Capablanca Memorial 2013 Rd8-GM Almasi, Z(HUN)
TWIC 964
The Berlin Wall Declined(4.d3)
GM Almasi won a complex defensive battle against GM Harikrishna,P in rd8.
Almasi offered to defend the Berlin Wall but white declined with 4.d3 preferring a complex middlegame. Almasi chose the fresh defensive plan of ..Re8 to support e5 while delaying moving the d-pawn and quickly reached an original position after 7…Bb6(diagram)
Here is the feature game.
Harikrishna,P (2705) – Almasi,Z (2689)
Spanish 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 0–0 6.0–0 Re8 [C65]
48th Capablanca Mem Elite Havana CUB (8.2), 29.04.2013
Position 1
White has sacrificed a rook for a quick knockout on the kingside. A precise defense is required. What do you recommend for black?
Black to Play
Tata Steel 2013 Group A
Here is Leko’s win in the Spanish over Caruana. Leko has 4/8 so far.
Position 1
Black has just blocked the position with 40…g5 and aims to hold the kingside by constructing a dark square defensive wall.
How should white continue the attack?
- 41.fg
- 41.hg
- Something else
White to Play
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