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MTK Season End Party/Blitz 2018
Another season has come to an end
I scored 3/5 in the blitz losing to IM Juhasz in the last round to a tricky knight fork winning my queen
There was a good showing of giant pizzas and spicy chicken
GM Kallai,G(left) and captain Balla,Attila(right)
GM Kallai(right) and Yip,M
Juhasz,Agoston
IM Juhasz,Armin vs Yip,Michael round 5 for first place
Good Morning Rook Endings
Capablanca-Tartakower
New York 1924 rd6
White to play
This is a well-known classical endgame where the 35.Kg3! was played
After 36..a6(Diagram)
preparing ..b5 with queenside counterplay is deeply analyzed by Müller in Understanding Rook Endings(Gambit 2016)
After 36..a6
36..Rf3 was the game continuation
After 38..bxa4(Diagram)
It looks like the a-pawn will give some counterplay
What do you recommend for White?
After 38..ba
Mitropa Cup 2018(Ctd)
Mihok-Dragnev
Queen’s Indian Attack
Rd8
This was a nice game featuring positional pressure based on a lead in development.
After 10..e6(Diagram)
White has a lead in development.
What do you recommend for White?
After 10..e6
Later in the game
After 21..Qb6(Diagram)
White has the bishops and is more active
What do you recommend for White?
After 21..Rb6
TWIC 1231 Hungarians in Action
TWIC 1231 is now available
Bogner-Mihok,O
Sicilian Paulsen 7.Qf3
Mitropa Cup 2018 rd7
After 32..Rd6(Diagram)
White has a useful long range bishop and a queenside majority in a favourable endgame
What do you recommend for White?
After 32..Rd6
Mitropa Cup 2018
2nd place was a good result for Hungary
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | – | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 5 | Italy | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23,0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2 | 10 | Hungary | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 22,0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 3 | 8 | Germany | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21,5 | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | Switzerland | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20,0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | France | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16,5 | 7 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2 | Croatia | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16,5 | 7 | 3 | |
| 7 | 6 | Czech Rep. | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16,5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | Slovenia | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16,0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | 9 | Austria | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15,5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | 7 | Slovakia | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12,5 | 3 | 0 |
Overview for team HUN
| SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts. | Rk. | Rp | ||
| 26 | GM | Mihok Oliver | HUN | 2550 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5,0 | 11 | 2578 | Open section |
| 27 | IM | Kantor Gergely | HUN | 2519 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 5,0 | 12 | 2513 | Open section |
| 28 | GM | Korpa Bence | HUN | 2497 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6,5 | 2 | 2607 | Open section |
| 29 | IM | Nagy Gabor | HUN | 2478 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5,5 | 7 | 2489 | Open section |
Player details
| GM Mihok Oliver 2550 HUN Rp:2578 Pts. 5,0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 16 | GM | Gozzoli Yannick | 2598 | FRA | 2,0 | s ½ | Open section |
| 2 | 45 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 2582 | CZE | 4,0 | w ½ | Open section |
| 3 | 11 | GM | Kuljasevic Davorin | 2534 | CRO | 4,5 | s ½ | Open section |
| 4 | 31 | GM | Repka Christopher | 2534 | SVK | 3,0 | w ½ | Open section |
| 5 | 35 | IM | Tomazini Zan | 2415 | SLO | 2,5 | s 1 | Open section |
| 6 | 21 | GM | Huschenbeth Niclas | 2571 | GER | 6,0 | w ½ | Open section |
| 7 | 40 | GM | Bogner Sebastian | 2588 | SUI | 6,0 | s 0 | Open section |
| 8 | 6 | IM | Dragnev Valentin | 2485 | AUT | 5,0 | w 1 | Open section |
| 9 | 2 | GM | Godena Michele | 2508 | ITA | 4,5 | s ½ | Open section |
| IM Kantor Gergely 2519 HUN Rp:2513 Pts. 5,0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 17 | IM | Velten Paul | 2458 | FRA | 3,0 | w ½ | Open section |
| 2 | 46 | IM | Biolek Richard | 2403 | CZE | 4,5 | s ½ | Open section |
| 3 | 12 | IM | Plenca Jadranko | 2487 | CRO | 1,5 | w ½ | Open section |
| 4 | 32 | IM | Nayhebaver Martin | 2471 | SVK | 4,5 | s 1 | Open section |
| 5 | 36 | IM | Drnovsek Gal | 2403 | SLO | 4,5 | w ½ | Open section |
| 6 | 22 | GM | Kollars Dmitrij | 2541 | GER | 6,5 | s 0 | Open section |
| 7 | 41 | GM | Studer Noel | 2477 | SUI | 5,0 | w ½ | Open section |
| 8 | 8 | IM | Mesaros Florian | 2436 | AUT | 2,5 | s 1 | Open section |
| 9 | 3 | GM | Moroni Luca Jr | 2556 | ITA | 5,5 | w ½ | Open section |
| GM Korpa Bence 2497 HUN Rp:2607 Pts. 6,5 | ||||||||
| 1 | 18 | IM | Sochacki Christophe | 2459 | FRA | 3,0 | s 1 | Open section |
| 2 | 47 | IM | Cernousek Lukas | 2466 | CZE | 3,5 | w ½ | Open section |
| 3 | 13 | IM | Tica Sven | 2444 | CRO | 4,0 | s 1 | Open section |
| 4 | 33 | FM | Jablonicky Martin | 2349 | SVK | 3,5 | w ½ | Open section |
| 5 | 37 | Janzelj Tim | 2420 | SLO | 4,5 | s 0 | Open section | |
| 6 | 24 | IM | Vogel Roven | 2449 | GER | 3,0 | w 1 | Open section |
| 7 | 42 | IM | Gaehwiler Gabriel | 2423 | SUI | 1,5 | s 1 | Open section |
| 8 | 9 | FM | Blohberger Felix | 2423 | AUT | 3,5 | w 1 | Open section |
| 9 | 4 | GM | Brunello Sabino | 2540 | ITA | 5,0 | s ½ | Open section |
| IM Nagy Gabor 2478 HUN Rp:2489 Pts. 5,5 | ||||||||
| 1 | 20 | GM | Guidarelli Laurent | 2464 | FRA | 5,5 | w ½ | Open section |
| 2 | 48 | FM | Vykouk Jan | 2425 | CZE | 4,0 | s ½ | Open section |
| 3 | 14 | FM | Srbis Jurica | 2416 | CRO | 5,0 | w 1 | Open section |
| 4 | 34 | FM | Haring Filip | 2339 | SVK | 1,5 | s 1 | Open section |
| 5 | 38 | FM | Dobrovoljc Vid | 2294 | SLO | 4,5 | w ½ | Open section |
| 6 | 25 | IM | Perske Thore | 2451 | GER | 4,5 | s ½ | Open section |
| 7 | 43 | FM | Baenziger Fabian | 2377 | SUI | 5,0 | w ½ | Open section |
| 8 | 10 | IM | Kreisl Robert | 2402 | AUT | 4,5 | s ½ | Open section |
| 9 | 5 | IM | Valsecchi Alessio | 2515 | ITA | 3,5 | w ½ | Open section |
Júniusi(June) Lila Futó-Hóbagoly Kupa 2018
Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
Clear first for Mirza Solyom 5.5/6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 5 | Mirza Solyom | HUN | 2054 | 5,5 | 22,5 | 20,5 | 2372 | |
| 2 | 6 | Valis Janos | HUN | 1996 | 5,0 | 23,0 | 18,0 | 2238 | |
| 3 | 2 | Forgacs Attila | HUN | 2127 | 4,5 | 24,5 | 16,5 | 2059 | |
| 4 | 14 | Purak Zoltan | HUN | 1809 | 4,5 | 19,5 | 14,5 | 2005 | |
| 5 | 7 | Bodrogi Mihaly | HUN | 1946 | 4,5 | 18,5 | 16,0 | 2001 | |
| 6 | 25 | Monduk Ferenc | HUN | 1727 | 4,5 | 17,5 | 15,5 | 1923 | |
| 7 | 4 | Pogany Zsombor | HUN | 2065 | 4,0 | 24,5 | 17,0 | 1959 | |
| 8 | 8 | Forgacs Attila Jr. | HUN | 1919 | 4,0 | 24,5 | 15,5 | 1886 | |
| 9 | 11 | Sulcz Istvan | HUN | 1841 | 4,0 | 18,0 | 15,0 | 1819 | |
| 10 | 23 | Lakat Gyula | HUN | 1733 | 4,0 | 17,0 | 13,5 | 1750 | |
| 11 | 29 | Szurkos Andras | HUN | 1691 | 4,0 | 15,5 | 13,0 | 1813 | |
| 12 | 3 | Fule Simon | HUN | 2095 | 3,5 | 23,5 | 15,5 | 1881 | |
| 13 | 1 | Piroska Istvan | HUN | 2139 | 3,5 | 22,5 | 14,5 | 1913 | |
| 14 | 15 | Csalami Gabor | HUN | 1808 | 3,5 | 21,5 | 13,0 | 1729 | |
| 15 | 9 | Daroczy Sandor | HUN | 1877 | 3,5 | 21,0 | 14,5 | 1904 | |
| 16 | 19 | Szlenka Attila | HUN | 1760 | 3,5 | 19,5 | 12,5 | 1803 | |
| 17 | 21 | Szendeff Miklos | HUN | 1746 | 3,5 | 18,5 | 12,0 | 1679 | |
| 18 | 39 | Vamosi Peter Istvan | HUN | 1512 | 3,5 | 18,0 | 10,0 | 1769 | |
| 19 | 38 | Mendoly Laszlo | HUN | 1512 | 3,5 | 17,5 | 11,0 | 1839 | |
| 20 | 24 | Demeter Levente | HUN | 1730 | 3,5 | 16,0 | 12,5 | 1689 | |
| 21 | 33 | Czimer Jozsef | HUN | 1626 | 3,5 | 14,0 | 10,0 | 1698 | |
| 22 | 30 | Laszlo Csaba | HUN | 1672 | 3,0 | 21,5 | 11,0 | 1756 | |
| 23 | 16 | Neszmenyi Zoltan | HUN | 1805 | 3,0 | 18,0 | 10,5 | 1620 | |
| 24 | 35 | Bago Peter | HUN | 1585 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 10,0 | 1755 | |
| 25 | 28 | Szoukup Istvan | HUN | 1694 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 9,0 | 1561 | |
| 26 | 27 | CM | Giang Tran Nam | HUN | 1700 | 3,0 | 15,5 | 8,0 | 1651 |
| 27 | 22 | Dal Bianco Nicola | ITA | 1737 | 3,0 | 13,0 | 7,0 | 1429 | |
| 28 | 12 | Polyanszky-Tamasi Zoltan Dr. | HUN | 1838 | 2,5 | 20,5 | 11,0 | 1626 | |
| 29 | 10 | Saar Patrik | HUN | 1852 | 2,5 | 20,0 | 12,5 | 1747 | |
| 30 | 36 | Szalay Istvan | HUN | 1581 | 2,5 | 20,0 | 10,0 | 1663 | |
| 31 | 37 | Fabian Laszlo | GER | 1545 | 2,5 | 17,5 | 9,5 | 1628 | |
| 32 | 40 | Foldes Marton Gabor | HUN | 1506 | 2,5 | 17,0 | 8,0 | 1612 | |
| 33 | 34 | Simon Milan Gabor | HUN | 1592 | 2,5 | 14,5 | 7,5 | 1538 | |
| 34 | 42 | Moricz Nadja | HUN | 1452 | 2,0 | 19,5 | 9,0 | 1588 | |
| 35 | 31 | Urban Peter Dr. | HUN | 1656 | 2,0 | 18,0 | 7,5 | 1450 | |
| 36 | 47 | Panda Barnabas | HUN | 1237 | 2,0 | 17,5 | 9,0 | 1623 | |
| 37 | 32 | Panda Gyorgy | HUN | 1632 | 2,0 | 17,5 | 8,0 | 1601 | |
| 38 | 26 | Doroszlai Erik | HUN | 1709 | 2,0 | 17,0 | 6,5 | 1456 | |
| 39 | 20 | Di Giovanni Vilmos | HUN | 1753 | 2,0 | 16,5 | 7,5 | 1477 | |
| 40 | 46 | Kreiter Lilla | HUN | 1287 | 2,0 | 14,5 | 5,0 | 1460 | |
| 41 | 17 | Kallai Laszlo | HUN | 1785 | 2,0 | 13,5 | 7,5 | 1374 | |
| 42 | 45 | Kolozsvary Miklos | HUN | 1296 | 2,0 | 12,5 | 5,0 | 1408 | |
| 43 | 43 | Marosi Lajos | HUN | 1427 | 2,0 | 11,5 | 4,0 | 1395 | |
| 44 | 41 | Moricz Karmen | HUN | 1485 | 1,5 | 13,5 | 4,0 | 1309 | |
| 45 | 18 | Tolnai Jozsef | HUN | 1774 | 1,0 | 17,0 | 6,0 | 0 | |
| 46 | 49 | Megyeri Martin | HUN | 1150 | 1,0 | 17,0 | 5,0 | 827 | |
| 47 | 48 | Saar Istvan Harry | HUN | 1229 | 1,0 | 16,0 | 4,5 | 1436 | |
| 48 | 44 | Monduk Laszlo | HUN | 1304 | 1,0 | 15,0 | 1,0 | 1202 | |
| 49 | 13 | Paksi Gyula | HUN | 1818 | 0,5 | 16,5 | 3,0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 50 | Szoukup Istvan Jr. | HUN | 1118 | 0,5 | 14,5 | 2,0 | 1077 |
17th Kobanya Open U1600 2018-06
Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 9 | Csaki Akos | HUN | 1233 | 4,5 | 17,5 | 16,0 | 11,75 | |
| 2 | 12 | Vadkerti Vince | HUN | 1212 | 4,5 | 17,5 | 16,0 | 11,50 | |
| 3 | 4 | Kovacsi Sara Kata | HUN | 1375 | 4,5 | 17,0 | 15,5 | 11,75 | |
| 4 | 3 | Bodo Norbert | HUN | 1415 | 4,0 | 22,0 | 20,0 | 14,00 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kiraly Lilla Virag | HUN | 1453 | 4,0 | 22,0 | 20,0 | 13,50 | |
| 6 | 6 | Toth Lili | HUN | 1303 | 3,5 | 21,5 | 19,5 | 11,50 | |
| 7 | 5 | Kalocsai Laszlo | HUN | 1370 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 16,5 | 4,50 | |
| 8 | 7 | Korbacska Daniel | HUN | 1294 | 2,5 | 20,5 | 19,0 | 6,75 | |
| 9 | 8 | Csernyik Mark | HUN | 1268 | 2,5 | 14,0 | 13,5 | 2,50 | |
| 10 | 10 | Sapi Andras Zoltan | HUN | 1231 | 2,0 | 18,5 | 18,0 | 2,50 | |
| 11 | 16 | Kiss Inez | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 17,5 | 16,0 | 2,75 | |
| 12 | 1 | Szabo Marton Nandor | HUN | 1529 | 2,0 | 16,0 | 14,5 | 3,00 | |
| 13 | 17 | Nagy Botond | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 15,0 | 13,5 | 3,50 | |
| 14 | 18 | Toth Fanni | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 18,5 | 18,0 | 1,25 | |
| 15 | 14 | Bernath Etele | HUN | 1139 | 1,5 | 17,5 | 17,0 | 1,75 | |
| 16 | 13 | Csernyik Zoltan | HUN | 1211 | 1,5 | 13,0 | 12,5 | 2,00 | |
| 17 | 11 | Szabo Tamas | HUN | 1217 | 1,0 | 17,0 | 15,0 | 2,25 | |
| 18 | 15 | Herczeg Benedek | HUN | 0 | 0,5 | 15,0 | 13,5 | 0,75 |
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TWIC 1230 Petroff Defence
Early Queenless Middlegames
An early queen trade is not everyone’s cup of tea.
After 9.Be2(Diagram)
The following position does not look so exiting
After 9.Be2
The following is a nice example of complex queenless play
Idani-Li,D
5.Qe2 Petroff
1st Longtou Cup 2018 rd8
After 12..0-0(Diagram)
In this rather dry looking position White came up with the ambitious plan 13.g4!?
After 12..0-0
After 51..Kh8(Diagram)
Black has the bishop pair but White has a knight pair
What do you recommend for White?
After 51..Kh8
TWIC 1230 Modern Defence
Keeping up with The Modern Tiger
Bellahcene-Solodovnichenko
Modern Defence-Austrian Attack
TCh-FRA Top 12 2018 rd9
After 15..Nf7(Diagram)
There is a big fight going in the centre over e5
What do you recommend for White?
After 15..Nf7
Keeping up with The Modern Tiger(2014)
BudapestChessNews 