RigoChess February and March 2020
More Round Robin tournaments are coming to Budapest from Rigochess
February 13-22
Budapest Rigochess Int. Festival GM
Starting rank list of players
| No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | ||
| 10 | GM | Horvath Adam | 708003 | HUN | 2485 | |
| 5 | IM | Galyas Miklos | 707244 | HUN | 2476 | |
| 8 | GM | Horvath Jozsef | 700061 | HUN | 2452 | |
| 9 | IM | Low Zhen Yu Cyrus | 5804175 | SGP | 2443 | |
| 6 | IM | Mendonca Leon Luke | 35028561 | IND | 2418 | |
| 2 | GM | Varga Zoltan | 700509 | HUN | 2417 | |
| 3 | FM | Krstulovic Alex | 760056 | HUN | 2353 | |
| 7 | Geher Koppany | 785091 | HUN | 2327 | ||
| 1 | FM | Manish Anto Cristiano F | 25095927 | IND | 2293 | |
| 4 | Shome Shiv | 46608850 | IND | 2289 |
Budapest Rigochess Int. Festival IM
Starting Rank
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | IM | Frolov Artur | UKR | 2420 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 2 | FM | Assaubayeva Bibisara | KAZ | 2374 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | FM | Lyell Mark | ENG | 2263 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | IM | Paschall William | USA | 2334 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | WIM | Havanecz Bianka | HUN | 2262 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | FM | Gombocz Ferenc Jr. | HUN | 2239 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | WFM | Terbe Zsuzsanna | HUN | 2175 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Fule Simon | HUN | 2143 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | IM | To Nhat Minh | HUN | 2368 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | WFM | Vishwa Vasnawala | IND | 2011 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 |
Budapest Rigochess Int. Festival FM
Starting Rank
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Juhasz Mark | HUN | 2129 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 2 | IM | Szalanczi Emil | HUN | 2124 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 3 | Poor Sandor | HUN | 2109 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |||
| 4 | Ilyes Peter | NOR | 1960 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |||
| 5 | Matyassy Lazar | HUN | 1952 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |||
| 6 | AIM | Szalay-Ocsak Bank | HUN | 1896 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | ||
| 7 | Dr Hitesh Vasanwala | IND | 1837 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |||
| 8 | Lu Miaoyi | CHN | 1824 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |||
| 9 | Monduk Laszlo | HUN | 1631 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | |||
| 10 | Hendi Peter | SUI | 1544 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 |
March 24-April 1
Budapest Rigochess Int. Festival GM (march)
Starting rank list of players
| No. | Name | FideID | FED | Rtg | ||
| 1 | GM | Aczel Gergely | 727709 | HUN | 2506 | |
| 2 | GM | Horvath Adam | 708003 | HUN | 2485 | |
| 3 | IM | Niemann Hans Moke | 2093596 | USA | 2459 | |
| 4 | IM | Parvanyan Ashot | 13307550 | GER | 2451 | |
| 5 | IM | Aditya Mittal | 35042025 | IND | 2427 | |
| 6 | IM | Mendonca Leon Luke | 35028561 | IND | 2418 | |
| 7 | GM | Varga Zoltan | 700509 | HUN | 2417 | |
| 8 | FM | Gungl Theo | 24695653 | GER | 2348 | |
| 9 | FM | Zlatin Alexander | 2810549 | ISR | 2315 | |
| 10 | FM | Milikow Yoav | 2822237 | ISR | 2296 |
Budapest Rigochess Int. Festival IM (march)
Starting Rank
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | GM | Naumkin Igor | RUS | 2417 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | FM | Lu Maximillian | USA | 2386 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | IM | Szeberenyi Adam | HUN | 2374 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | IM | To Nhat Minh | HUN | 2368 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | WFM | Savitha Shri B | IND | 2261 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | FM | Gombocz Ferenc Jr. | HUN | 2239 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 7 | CM | Milikow Elie | ISR | 2208 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Basil Alshouha | JOR | 2160 | 0,0 | 0,00 | 0,0 | 0 |
Tournament venue:
4 Fortuna street, Budapest 1014 HUNGARY
TWIC 1318 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
selected games features the Hungary Hunters in PRO League action
Erdos-Ponkratov
English Opening
PRO League Group Stage Rd5
After 22..Rg8(Diagram)
White offered the exchange to accelerate the kingside attack but Black declined
What do you recommend for White?
After 22..Rg8
BTCh 6-Board Rd7 Feb 10-2020
MTK 3.5-UKSE 2.5
I contributed a rather lucky win on board 4 with Black
We could have used more players
Nagy,G-Yip,M
Grunfeld 4.Bf4
BTCh 6-board Rd7.4
After 26..Nxe8(Diagram)
White has a rook and pawn for two knights but the knights are passive and poorly coordinated
What do you recommend for White?
After 26…Nxe8
BTCh 2019-20 Rd8 Feb-9-2020
I lost horribly with Black
I. osztály, Lilienthal csoport
Lombik-Fabulon – Morihana PSE III 8:4
Tabáni Spartacus II – Aquaréna KSC III 3,5:8,5
Sirály SE I – Barcza GSC I 4,5:7,5
Újpesti KSE I – BEAC II 5:7
Vasas SC II – SENSE I 7:5
MTK Budapest III – Palota Sakk I 11:1
II. osztály, Bilek csoport
Hóbagoly SK – TFSE 5,5:6,5
HÜSI SC II – Törekvés SE 9,5:2,5
Sirály SE II – Barcza GSC II 7,5:4,5
Csepeli TK I – Sárkány DSE II 6,5:5,5
Mattolda SSC I – A. Láng MKKE 8:4
MTK Budapest IV 2.5– Pestszentlőrinc II 9,5
III. osztály, Szén csoport
Sárkány DSE III – Pestszentimre 8,5:3,5
Újpesti KSE II – Csepeli TK II 7,5:4,5
ATTE-ARISZ – Sirály SE III 6:6
MTK Budapest V – HÜSI SC III 2:10
White sweater works better when I play White
Here is my rather tragic game
Torok,T-Yip,M
Caro-Kann 2.c4(5.Qa4+)
Board 1
After 9..b4(Diagram)
Black wants to exploit the b-file x-ray with forcing play so that after Nc3 moves, ..Bxd5 recovers the pawn with tempo
What do you recommend for White?
After 9..b4
TWIC 1317 Hungary Hunters and the Grunfeld
The Budapest Butchers became the Hungary Hunters in PRO-League team play
Keeping up with Delchev continues
Gledura used a sideline in the 7.Bc4 exchange Grunfeld that is not mentioned by Delchev. I think it’s a bluff but even Carlsen has used it
Gledura-Wei Yi
Grunfeld Exchange 7.Bc4/10.h4
PRO League Group Stage 2020 Rd4
After 16..Qf5(Diagram)
Black has won a pawn but lags in developemt
What do you recommend for White?
After 16..Qf5
TWIC 1317 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Kozak,A-De Haan
Closed Catalan
Gibraltar Masters 2020 Rd8.56
After 25.Nf3(Diagram)
Black is down a pawn and is looking for compensation on the kingside
What do you recommend for Black?
After 25.Nf3
Monster Endgame Training-Feb 2, 2020
Monster Your Endgame Planning Volume 1
I did a few exercises today. Here is one needing a second opinion
Barcza-Soos
Varna 1962
After 29..Nxd7(Diagram)
After 29..Ncd7
Evaluate the following plans and pick one(give full supporting analysis)
Plan A: 30.g4
Plan B: 30.Nc3 intending 31.Na4
Plan C: 30.Nc7
Grivas awards 50 points for the best plan but I do not agree with his analysis or evaluations
I solved independently and checked 30.Nxb6 Nxb6 31.Nxc5 with Bb7 in mind to exploit the queenside majority while the Kg7 is far away on the kingside. This idea was not mentioned by Grivas
Monster Your Endgame Planning Vol1-Grivas(Chess Evolution 2019)
Monster Your Endgame Planning Volume 1
I was looking forward to working with this book, but I had to check my eyes after exercise 1
ume
Chapter 1 Exercise 1
Ogulcan-Pouria
Ankara 2011
White to Play
Plan A :36.f4 f6 37.g4 Kc7 38.g5 etc
Plan B: 36.g4 f6 37.h4 Kd7 38.g5
Plan C: 36.g4 f6 37.g5
Choose a plan and give a full reason.
After 35..Kc6
Note the book gives an incorrect solution giving the wrong plan 50pts.(probably some kind of cut and paste editing error)
TWIC 1316 Grunfeld
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Keeping up Delchev continues
Amateur Grunfelders will also have Cheparinov’s ideas to deal with also
Ioannidis-Cheparinov
Grunfeld Exchange Variation 7.Qa4+ Nd7
Gibraltar Masters 2020 Rd1
After 14.Qa4(Diagram)
White had hinted at a kingside attack but the Qa4 is on the wrong side of the universe
What do you recommend for Black?
After 14.Qa4
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