The Chess Toolbox is an excellent training book.

The explanations are clear and there are plenty of exercises to support the authors ideas. Suitable up to 2200 level I estimate

I took a small break to celebrate the Patriots win over the Rams in the 2019 Superbowl

Working hard

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Selected games

Erdos,V-Csonka,B

Reti Opening

TCh-HUN 2018-19 Rd4

After 17..Bd7(Diagram)

Black is slightly lagging in development while White is nicely centralized

What do you recommend for White?

After 17..Bd7

Banusz-Hajnal,Z

Slav 4.g3

TCh-HUN 2018-19 Rd4

After 32..Rcc8(Diagram)

The Kh8 is hiding behind the h7-pawn for his life

What do you recommend for White?

After 32..Rcc8

I contributed a win for MTK III for a good day for MTK overall which won every match

Class I, Lilienthal Group

Barcza GSC I – HSI SC II 7: 5
SENSE I – Mattold SSC I 6,5: 5,5
Vasas SC II – Tabán Spartacus II 5,5: 6,5
Seagull SE I – Cashier SE III 7,5: 4, 5
MTK Budapest III – Flask-Fabulon 6.5: 5.5 
Aquarena KSC III – BEAC II 3.5: 8.5

II. class, Bilek Group

Barcza GSC II – Csepel TK I 3,5: 8,5
SENSE II – A. Flame MCC 3,5: 8,5
Purpose SE – Dragon DSE II 6: 6
Seagull SE II – Treasurer SE IV 7,5: 4, 5
MTK Budapest IV – Palace Chess I 8: 4 
Pestszentlőrinc II – Újpest KSE I 2:10

III. class, coal group

Csepel TK II – BEAC III 4: 8
ART 3F SE – ATTE-ARISZ 8.5: 3.5
MTK Budapest V – Rákosliget 10.5: 1.5 
Aquarena KSC IV – Pestszentimre 6: 6

Barcza GSC III – HSI SC III 9: 3
Palace Chess II – Mattold SSC II 3.5: 8.5
TFSE – Dragon DSE III 9: 3
HASE III – New York KSE II 8.5: 3.5

Ferry,Damon(NED) and Dolgener,Tobias(GER) from Fabulon

Yip,M-Nagy,L

Benoni Classical 7.Bf4

Board 12

After 15.Ra2(Diagram)

White has carefully played to limit counterplay by securing the b-pawn and keeping the rook off the a1-h8 diagonal

What do you recommend for Black?

After 15.Ra2

Coming sooner than you think!

Tournament Details

BUDAPEST
21–23 June 2019

Place & Time
Premium Apartments Conference Hall
44–46 Országbíró utca, Budapest 1139
21–23 June 2019 (from Friday to Sunday)

The tournament takes place at an easily accessible venue in the XIIIth district,
near Béke tér. Trams no. 12 and 14 as well as buses no. 32 and 105 pass by.

Tournament Form
Six-round Swiss-system tournament in three groups, under the FIDE Laws
of Chess in effect. Rate of play:
Group Time control
Group A 2 × 90 minutes + 30 second bonus per move
Group B 2 × 70 minutes + 30 second bonus per move
Group C 2 × 40 minutes + 30 seconds

Entry conditions
Pre-registration at Chief Organiser József Jeszenszky by e-mail to
sporty207@gmail.com, midnight 20 June 2019 the latest. We send
feedback to all entrants. Entry is conditional upon having valid FRD or
Hungarian playing license for 2019.

Registration is possible also at the venue, but as we can host a maximum of
90 players at the tournament, we recommend to register in time.

Entry fee
to be payed on the spot, before Round 1, between 2:30 and 4. p.m. Players
may enter the groups according to their rating, under the following
conditions:

Group A– Over 1900 ELO
Rating Entry fee

• titled players HUF 3000
• Over 2100 HUF 5000
• 1900–2099 HUF 6000

Group B – 1500–1899 ELO
Rating Entry fee

• 1800–1899 HUF 4000
• 1600–1799 HUF 5000
• 1500–1599 HUF 6000

Group C – 0–1499 ELO
Entrants to Group C equally pay HUF 5000 Ft

Entry to a higher group with a lower rating is possible only with the
discretional consent of the organisers, for HUF 2000 extra charge, and
with maximum 100 ELO difference from the higher group’s lowest rating
bound.

Use of mobile phones and electronic devices
While their game is on, players must not have on them a mobile phone,
other communication device or any electronic device that is capable of
producing chess moves, even if it is switched off. If the player brings such a
device to the tournament venue, (s)he may keep it switched off in a bag or
coat to which (s)he has no access without the permission of the arbiter
until his/her game ends. Please note that the tournament venue is not
identical with the tournament hall. The venue includes the lobby, the
toilettes, and the smoking area, too. While their game is on, the players may
not leave the tournament venue without the arbiter’s consent.
prizes

The prize fund is HUF 200.000 including category prizes. Prizes are
guaranteed in case of at least 70 entrants. Category prizes are awarded only if
at least 3 players enter in the category (female, senior, youth). Money prizes
are not shared. Prizes are subject to taxes.

Place/Category Group A Group B Group C
Winner HUF 50.000 HUF 30.000 books, medal,
and certificate
for the first
three places
Runner-up HUF 30.000 HUF 20.000
3rd place HUF 20.000 HUF 10.000
4th place HUF 15.000 HUF 5.000
5th place HUF 10.000 –
Best non-awarded female player HUF 5.000
non-monetary prizes Best non-awarded senior (S60) HUF 5.000
Best non-awarded youth (U18) non-monetary prizes
Ties will be broken by Buchholz score, Direct encounter,
and Progressive score, in this order.

Organisers & Arbiters
Organisers

József Jeszenszky
sporty207@gmail.com

Tibor Benyeda
benyedasakk@gmail.com

Arbiters
IA Miklós Orsó

Chief Arbiter
NA Zoltán Polyánszky-Tamási
Deputy Chief Arbiter

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Selected games

Papp,G-Iniyan

Sicilian 4.Qxd4

Gibraltar Masters 2019 Rd2

After 23..Nxd4(Diagram)

Black has the centre and a nice centralized Nd4, not to mention the Ng5 is hanging

What do you recommend for White?

After 23..Nxd4

Gibraltar International Chess Festival 2019 – Masters-Rank after Round 7

Papp,G has 4,5/7 so far in a tough field

Vizügyi 3,5 -MTK 2,5

I had a good position but in the end had to fight hard for a draw in a rook ending

Albini,G-Yip,M

English Opening

Board 2

After 32.Nxh5+(diagram)

Black is on the attack but White is resisting hard

How should Black get out of check?

After 32.Nxh5+

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Acs,P-Rogic

Spanish Breyer

TCh-AUT 2018-19 rd7

After 23..Ree8(Diagram)

White has positioned his knights aggressively and the weak c4-pawn is ready to drop off

What do you recommend for White?

After 23..Ree8

Acs,P-Maiwald

French Advance

TCh-AUT 2018-19 rd5

After 43..Qh2(Diagram)

The knight looks like the far superior minor piece in this QN vs QB battle

What do you recommend for White?

After 43..Qh2

I contributed a loss today so it was not the start of a happy new year that I was hoping for

I. osztály, Lilienthal csoport

HÜSI SC II – Aquaréna KSC III 5:7
BEAC II – MTK Budapest III 4:8
Lombik-Fabulon – Sirály SE I 6:6
Pénzügyőr SE III – Vasas SC II 6:6
Tabáni Spartacus II – SENSE I 8:4
Mattolda SSC I – Barcza GSC I 3,5:8,5

II. osztály, Bilek csoport

Csepeli TK I – Pestszentlőrinc II 8,5:3,5
Újpesti KSE I – MTK Budapest IV 7:5
Palota Sakk I – Sirály SE II 7,5:4,5
Pénzügyőr SE IV – Törekvés SE 8:4
Sárkány DSE II – SENSE II 10:2
A. Láng MKKE – Barcza GSC II 7:5

A SENSE II csapata idénybeli 3. kontumálásáért 2 büntetőpontot kapott.

III. osztály, Szén csoport

BEAC III – Aquaréna KSC IV 2:10
Pestszentimre – MTK Budapest V 3:9
Rákosliget – ART 3F SE 2,5:9,5
ATTE-ARISZ – Csepeli TK II 8:4

HÜSI SC III – HASE III 3,5:8,5
Sirály SE III – TF SE 3:9
Sárkány DSE III – Palota Sakk II 10,5:1,5
Mattolda SSC II – Barcza GSC III 11:1

A Sirály SE III. csapata idénybeli 4. kontumálásáért 2 büntetőpontot kapott.

Yip-Gubics,P

English Opening, Botvinnik System

After 21.gf(Diagram)

White gave a P to accelerate the attack but Black has everything under control

What do you recommend for Black?(There is more than one good move)

After 21.gf

Sorry folks but I played quite bad

I contributed a  horrible win on board one as MTK beat Sztaki 4-2

I completely misplayed the solid Queen’s Indian and the resulting hanging pawns structure

Banhidi-Yip

Queen’s Indian/Closed Catalan

Board 1

After 30.Kg2Diagram)

Black started with a lost position which somehow got transformed into this nice passed d-pawn monster position

What do you recommend for Black?

After 30.Kg2

Just before the game started

Getting ready for the game

Round 9

I lost a drawn rook+4Ps vs rook plus 3Ps ending after correctly inserting ..h5 for the f7-g6-h5 defensive formation.

I had a great time but the result was a bit disappointing. I benefited from a forfeit win but in clutch moments I could not play enough good moves to get a just result

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Kozma Jeno

Balsai, Niki