TWIC 1307 Grunfeld
Keeping up with Delchev continues
Bai,J-Lin
Grunfeld 4.Bg5 Bg7
TCh-CHN 2019 Rd18
After 23..Qd7(Diagram)
White has an extra pawn but the Bf1 is passive and the opposite colored bishops might allow drawing chances in an ending
What do you recommend for White?
After 23..Qd7
TWIC 1307 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Rapport-Kraemer
Reti vs Slav
Bundesliga 2019-20 Rd1.4
After 27..Raa8(Diagram)
The centralized knight seems to offset the bishop pair and both sides have a passive rook
What do you recommend for White?
After 27..Raa8
BTCh 6-board Monday League Rd4 Nov 25 2019
I contributed a draw on board two in a dramatic game
Yip,M-Biro,L
Wade System 2..Bg4
After 31..Kh7(Diagram)
Black’s king is exposed but White has invested a piece to make this possible
What do you recommend for White?
After 32..Kh7
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Getting ready to play
BTCh 2019 Rd4
A mixed day for MTK
I was in the Premium International Open which clashed with the Tch on Sunday morning
I. osztály, Lilienthal csoport
Lombik-Fabulon – Barcza GSC I 8,5:3,5
Aquaréna KSC III – BEAC II 4,5:7,5
Morihana PSE III – SENSE I 7,5:4,5
Tabáni Spartacus II – Palota Sakk I 6:6
Sirály SE I – MTK Budapest III 4,5:7,5
Újpesti KSE I – Vasas SC II 6:6
II. osztály, Bilek csoport
Hóbagoly SK – Barcza GSC II 9:3
Törekvés SE – Sárkány DSE II 5,5:6,5
TFSE – A. Láng MKKE 7:5
HÜSI SC II – Pestszentlőrinc II 8:4
Sirály SE II – MTK Budapest IV 8:4
Csepeli TK I – Mattolda SSC I 5:7
A Csepeli TK az 1. táblán kontumált, 1 büntetőpontot kapott.
III. osztály, Szén csoport
Pestszentimre – Sirály SE III 4,5:7,5
Morihana PSE IV – HÜSI SC III 8:4
Sárkány DSE III – MTK Budapest V 6:6
Újpesti KSE II – ATTE-ARISZ 6:6
Palota Sakk II – Barcza GSC III 6:6
Aquaréna KSC IV – BEAC III 2,5:9,5
Rákosliget – SENSE II 8:4
ART 3F SE – Mattolda SSC II 6,5:5,5
Premium International November 22-24 2019
There were three enthusiastic groups for the event.
The organizers did their usual professional job and the event was again a big success, right down to the professional details of customized scoresheets for the A and B groups
Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
FM Orosz Andras won with 5/6
My MTK teammate Lakatos Tamas had a breakthrough tournament with 4/6 (+83elo)
I continued the slow march to 2000 with a handful of elo and a modest 2,5/6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 1 | FM | Orosz Andras | HUN | 2312 | 5,0 | 20,0 | 0,0 | 17,0 | 2356 | 6 | 5 | 4,62 | 0,38 | 20 | 7,6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kormos Adam | HUN | 2261 | 4,5 | 20,5 | 0,0 | 15,0 | 2333 | 6 | 4,5 | 3,98 | 0,52 | 20 | 10,4 | |||
| 3 | 9 | FM | Pasti Aron | HUN | 2103 | 4,5 | 16,0 | 0,0 | 13,5 | 2272 | 6 | 4,5 | 3,20 | 1,30 | 40 | 52,0 | ||
| 4 | 6 | WFM | Nikanova Ekaterina | w | BLR | 2167 | 4,0 | 22,5 | 0,0 | 18,0 | 2239 | 6 | 4 | 3,39 | 0,61 | 20 | 12,2 | |
| 5 | 25 | Lakatos Tamas | HUN | 1901 | 4,0 | 22,0 | 0,0 | 16,0 | 2239 | 5 | 3 | 0,93 | 2,07 | 40 | 82,8 | |||
| 6 | 11 | Szente Varga Fruzsina | w | HUN | 2098 | 4,0 | 18,0 | 0,0 | 14,5 | 2213 | 6 | 4 | 3,06 | 0,94 | 20 | 18,8 | ||
| 7 | 18 | Torok Tamas Titusz | HUN | 2007 | 4,0 | 16,5 | 0,0 | 11,0 | 2211 | 6 | 4 | 2,36 | 1,64 | 20 | 32,8 | |||
| 8 | 13 | Joba Arpad | SVK | 2074 | 3,5 | 20,5 | 0,0 | 12,5 | 2205 | 6 | 3,5 | 2,44 | 1,06 | 20 | 21,2 | |||
| 9 | 4 | IM | Nemeth Zoltan | HUN | 2253 | 3,5 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 11,5 | 2132 | 6 | 3,5 | 4,33 | -0,83 | 10 | -8,3 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Juhasz Mark | HUN | 2100 | 3,5 | 16,0 | 0,0 | 9,5 | 2047 | 6 | 3,5 | 3,89 | -0,39 | 20 | -7,8 | |||
| 11 | 20 | Bilku Andras | HUN | 1974 | 3,5 | 15,0 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 2100 | 5 | 2,5 | 1,69 | 0,81 | 40 | 32,4 | |||
| 12 | 8 | Piroska Istvan | HUN | 2158 | 3,0 | 20,0 | 0,0 | 12,0 | 2019 | 6 | 3 | 4,07 | -1,07 | 20 | -21,4 | |||
| 13 | 12 | Csendi Balazs | HUN | 2078 | 3,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 11,5 | 2108 | 6 | 3 | 2,80 | 0,20 | 20 | 4,0 | |||
| 14 | 7 | WFM | Zubova Mariya | w | UKR | 2162 | 3,0 | 18,5 | 0,0 | 14,0 | 2107 | 6 | 3 | 3,44 | -0,44 | 20 | -8,8 | |
| 15 | 5 | IM | Sarosi Zoltan | HUN | 2199 | 3,0 | 13,0 | 0,0 | 8,0 | 2005 | 6 | 3 | 4,51 | -1,51 | 10 | -15,1 | ||
| 16 | 16 | Demjen Mark | HUN | 2040 | 2,5 | 20,0 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 2042 | 6 | 2,5 | 2,54 | -0,04 | 40 | -1,6 | |||
| 17 | 3 | FM | Weiss Oliver | GER | 2257 | 2,5 | 18,5 | 0,0 | 12,0 | 2019 | 6 | 2,5 | 4,36 | -1,86 | 20 | -37,2 | ||
| 18 | 22 | Yip Michael | CAN | 1973 | 2,5 | 17,5 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 2073 | 6 | 2,5 | 1,79 | 0,71 | 20 | 14,2 | |||
| 19 | 17 | CM | Giang Tran Nam | HUN | 2024 | 2,5 | 16,5 | 0,0 | 9,5 | 2068 | 6 | 2,5 | 2,27 | 0,23 | 40 | 9,2 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Kovacs Gabor Etele | HUN | 2051 | 2,5 | 15,5 | 0,0 | 7,5 | 2045 | 6 | 2,5 | 2,62 | -0,12 | 40 | -4,8 | |||
| 21 | 15 | Mester Attila | HUN | 2045 | 2,0 | 17,5 | 0,0 | 8,5 | 1969 | 6 | 2 | 2,61 | -0,61 | 20 | -12,2 | |||
| 22 | 24 | Fellegi Zoltan | HUN | 1930 | 2,0 | 15,5 | 0,0 | 6,5 | 1827 | 5 | 1 | 1,61 | -0,61 | 20 | -12,2 | |||
| 23 | 21 | Barany Tamas | AUT | 1973 | 1,5 | 18,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 1935 | 5 | 1,5 | 1,79 | -0,29 | 40 | -11,6 | |||
| 24 | 23 | Steppuhn Thomas | GER | 1969 | 1,5 | 18,0 | 0,0 | 5,5 | 1690 | 5 | 0,5 | 1,91 | -1,41 | 20 | -28,2 | |||
| 25 | 19 | Karacsonyi Kata | w | HUN | 1982 | 1,5 | 15,0 | 0,0 | 2,5 | 1723 | 5 | 0,5 | 1,79 | -1,29 | 40 | -51,6 |
Group B Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 4 | Havaskori Laszlo | HUN | 1872 | 5,0 | 22,0 | 0,5 | 19,0 | 6 | 5 | 3,87 | 1,13 | 20 | 22,6 | |||
| 2 | 21 | Nagy Miklos | HUN | 1710 | 5,0 | 22,0 | 0,5 | 18,5 | 6 | 5 | 1,93 | 3,07 | 20 | 61,4 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Hajdu Istvan | HUN | 1836 | 5,0 | 14,0 | 0,0 | 15,0 | 6 | 5 | 4,18 | 0,82 | 20 | 16,4 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Palagyi Csaba | HUN | 1860 | 4,5 | 19,5 | 0,0 | 16,5 | 6 | 4,5 | 4,09 | 0,41 | 20 | 8,2 | |||
| 5 | 18 | Panda Gyorgy | HUN | 1761 | 4,5 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 16,5 | 6 | 4,5 | 2,90 | 1,60 | 20 | 32,0 | |||
| 6 | 14 | Haszon Abel | HUN | 1790 | 4,5 | 15,5 | 0,0 | 13,0 | 6 | 4,5 | 3,71 | 0,79 | 20 | 15,8 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Felde Bence | HUN | 1953 | 4,0 | 21,0 | 0,5 | 16,5 | 6 | 4 | 4,41 | -0,41 | 20 | -8,2 | |||
| 8 | 17 | Szabo Norbert | HUN | 1772 | 4,0 | 21,0 | 0,5 | 15,0 | 5 | 3 | 2,57 | 0,43 | 40 | 17,2 | |||
| 9 | 20 | Csernyik Mark | HUN | 1725 | 4,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 14,0 | 6 | 4 | 2,72 | 1,28 | 40 | 51,2 | |||
| 10 | 16 | Balint Peter | AUT | 1781 | 4,0 | 18,0 | 0,0 | 12,5 | 6 | 4 | 3,88 | 0,12 | 40 | 4,8 | |||
| 11 | 9 | Meszaros Edmond Vilmos | HUN | 1813 | 4,0 | 16,5 | 0,0 | 13,5 | 6 | 4 | 4,59 | -0,59 | 20 | -11,8 | |||
| 12 | 13 | Colev Ivor | CRO | 1797 | 4,0 | 12,5 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 6 | 4 | 4,52 | -0,52 | 40 | -20,8 | |||
| 13 | 6 | Spanos Nomikos | GRE | 1847 | 3,5 | 21,5 | 0,0 | 16,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 4,16 | -0,66 | 20 | -13,2 | |||
| 14 | 3 | Giles Benjamin | NZL | 1881 | 3,5 | 18,5 | 0,0 | 12,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 4,40 | -0,90 | 20 | -18,0 | |||
| 15 | 8 | Balog Imre | HUN | 1833 | 3,5 | 16,5 | 0,0 | 12,5 | 6 | 3,5 | 4,20 | -0,70 | 20 | -14,0 | |||
| 16 | 10 | Pasti Anna | w | HUN | 1808 | 3,0 | 22,0 | 0,0 | 15,0 | 6 | 3 | 3,38 | -0,38 | 40 | -15,2 | ||
| 17 | 36 | Toth Kincso | w | HUN | 1528 | 3,0 | 20,5 | 0,0 | 11,5 | 6 | 3 | 1,60 | 1,40 | 40 | 56,0 | ||
| 18 | 19 | Romano Claudio | ITA | 1728 | 3,0 | 19,5 | 0,0 | 12,0 | 6 | 3 | 3,23 | -0,23 | 20 | -4,6 | |||
| 19 | 1 | Pirvulescu Adrian | ROU | 1994 | 3,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 5 | 2 | 4,13 | -2,13 | 20 | -42,6 | |||
| 31 | Kovacs Laszlo | HUN | 1576 | 3,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 6 | 3 | 1,90 | 1,10 | 20 | 22,0 | ||||
| 21 | 24 | Kellner Nikolaus | AUT | 1662 | 3,0 | 18,5 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 6 | 3 | 2,84 | 0,16 | 20 | 3,2 | |||
| 22 | 32 | Karacsonyi Luca | w | HUN | 1563 | 3,0 | 17,5 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 6 | 3 | 1,80 | 1,20 | 40 | 48,0 | ||
| 23 | 38 | Karacsonyi Bank | HUN | 1511 | 3,0 | 16,0 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 5 | 2 | 1,18 | 0,82 | 40 | 32,8 | |||
| 24 | 12 | Tornyai Jeno | HUN | 1803 | 3,0 | 15,5 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 6 | 3 | 4,40 | -1,40 | 20 | -28,0 | |||
| 25 | 33 | Piskoti Laszlo | HUN | 1553 | 2,5 | 18,0 | 0,0 | 8,0 | 6 | 2,5 | 1,82 | 0,68 | 20 | 13,6 | |||
| 26 | 11 | Panda Barnabas | HUN | 1805 | 2,5 | 17,5 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 6 | 2,5 | 4,14 | -1,64 | 40 | -65,6 | |||
| 27 | 29 | Nagy Zsolt | HUN | 1591 | 2,5 | 16,5 | 0,0 | 8,0 | 6 | 2,5 | 1,77 | 0,73 | 40 | 29,2 | |||
| 28 | 34 | Toth Lili | w | HUN | 1543 | 2,0 | 22,5 | 0,0 | 11,0 | 6 | 2 | 1,27 | 0,73 | 40 | 29,2 | ||
| 29 | 35 | Papp Andrea | w | HUN | 1540 | 2,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 9,5 | 6 | 2 | 1,76 | 0,24 | 20 | 4,8 | ||
| 30 | 25 | Pasti Zsombor | HUN | 1631 | 2,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 6 | 2 | 2,47 | -0,47 | 40 | -18,8 | |||
| 27 | Kubik Anna Zsofia | w | HUN | 1612 | 2,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 6 | 2 | 1,55 | 0,45 | 20 | 9,0 | |||
| 32 | 30 | Capossela Fabio | ITA | 1582 | 2,0 | 15,5 | 0,0 | 3,5 | 6 | 2 | 2,59 | -0,59 | 20 | -11,8 | |||
| 33 | 15 | Bolyki Istvan | HUN | 1786 | 2,0 | 13,5 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 6 | 2 | 4,19 | -2,19 | 40 | -87,6 | |||
| 34 | 39 | Monduk Laszlo | HUN | 1494 | 1,5 | 17,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 6 | 1,5 | 1,40 | 0,10 | 40 | 4,0 | |||
| 35 | 28 | Revesz Ferenc | HUN | 1602 | 1,5 | 16,0 | 0,0 | 4,5 | 6 | 1,5 | 2,19 | -0,69 | 20 | -13,8 | |||
| 36 | 26 | AFM | Megyeri Martin | HUN | 1620 | 1,5 | 15,5 | 0,0 | 6,5 | 6 | 1,5 | 2,37 | -0,87 | 40 | -34,8 | ||
| 37 | 37 | Sziraki Zoltan | HUN | 1520 | 1,5 | 14,5 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 6 | 1,5 | 1,64 | -0,14 | 20 | -2,8 | |||
| 38 | 22 | Lakat Gyula | HUN | 1708 | 1,0 | 13,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 1 | 0 | 0,20 | -0,20 | 20 | -4,0 | |||
| 39 | 23 | Szurkos Andras | HUN | 1675 | 0,5 | 16,0 | 0,0 | 1,0 | 6 | 0,5 | 3,05 | -2,55 | 20 | -51,0 |
Group C Final Ranking after 6 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | sex | FED | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | Rp | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 2 | Lehocz Jozsef Jr. | HUN | 1457 | 5,0 | 22,5 | 0,0 | 18,0 | 1550 | 6 | 5 | 4,34 | 0,66 | 40 | 26,4 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Huz Valerii | UKR | 1368 | 5,0 | 21,0 | 0,0 | 20,0 | 1572 | 5 | 4 | 2,53 | 1,47 | 40 | 58,8 | |||
| 3 | 12 | Hangay Tibor | HUN | 1283 | 5,0 | 18,5 | 0,0 | 16,0 | 1488 | 5 | 4 | 2,63 | 1,37 | 40 | 54,8 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Kovacs Reka | w | HUN | 1383 | 4,0 | 24,0 | 0,0 | 18,0 | 1360 | 5 | 3 | 3,14 | -0,14 | 40 | -5,6 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Vadkerti Vince | HUN | 1487 | 4,0 | 22,0 | 0,0 | 14,0 | 1380 | 6 | 4 | 4,67 | -0,67 | 40 | -26,8 | |||
| 6 | 9 | Meszaros Casey Ryan | SVK | 1305 | 4,0 | 19,5 | 0,0 | 13,5 | 1241 | 4 | 2 | 2,64 | -0,64 | 40 | -25,6 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Vermehren Nicolas | CYP | 1321 | 4,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 12,0 | 1276 | 5 | 3 | 3,38 | -0,38 | 40 | -15,2 | |||
| 8 | 14 | Molnar Lidia Emilia | w | HUN | 1191 | 4,0 | 16,0 | 0,0 | 14,0 | 1367 | 4 | 2 | 1,12 | 0,88 | 40 | 35,2 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Csaki Akos | HUN | 1342 | 4,0 | 16,0 | 0,0 | 12,0 | 1268 | 5 | 4 | 3,58 | 0,42 | 40 | 16,8 | |||
| 10 | 13 | Hangay Oliver | HUN | 1267 | 3,5 | 17,5 | 0,0 | 14,5 | 1320 | 5 | 2,5 | 2,18 | 0,32 | 40 | 12,8 | |||
| 11 | 19 | Bod Marton | HUN | 1096 | 3,0 | 23,0 | 0,0 | 12,0 | 1339 | 6 | 3 | 1,23 | 1,77 | 40 | 70,8 | |||
| 12 | 24 | Mesko Bertalan Dr. | HUN | 0 | 3,0 | 21,0 | 0,0 | 12,0 | 1297 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
| 13 | 10 | Horvath Zoltan | HUN | 1297 | 3,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 11,0 | 1154 | 5 | 3 | 3,21 | -0,21 | 20 | -4,2 | |||
| 14 | 23 | Szaloki Arpad | HUN | 1003 | 3,0 | 18,0 | 0,0 | 9,5 | 1183 | 6 | 3 | 1,67 | 1,33 | 40 | 53,2 | |||
| 15 | 25 | Rigoczki Balazs | HUN | 0 | 3,0 | 17,5 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 1219 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | 15 | Pakozdi Artur Ferenc | HUN | 1174 | 3,0 | 17,0 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 1312 | 4 | 2 | 1,39 | 0,61 | 40 | 24,4 | |||
| 17 | 22 | Balazs Szabina Zoe | w | HUN | 1021 | 3,0 | 15,0 | 0,0 | 8,5 | 1146 | 5 | 2 | 1,56 | 0,44 | 40 | 17,6 | ||
| 18 | 20 | Balazs Sztella Anna | w | HUN | 1089 | 3,0 | 14,0 | 0,0 | 7,0 | 1222 | 4 | 1 | 0,79 | 0,21 | 40 | 8,4 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Szarvas Nora | w | HUN | 1313 | 2,5 | 20,5 | 0,0 | 11,0 | 1173 | 6 | 2,5 | 3,63 | -1,13 | 40 | -45,2 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Kobol Kitti | w | HUN | 1285 | 2,5 | 16,0 | 0,0 | 7,5 | 1031 | 4 | 1,5 | 2,76 | -1,26 | 40 | -50,4 | ||
| 21 | 4 | Kulman Alexander | AUT | 1370 | 2,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 10,0 | 1065 | 6 | 2 | 4,35 | -2,35 | 40 | -94,0 | |||
| 22 | 17 | Molnar Dalma Reka | w | HUN | 1113 | 2,0 | 19,0 | 0,0 | 9,0 | 1044 | 4 | 1 | 1,31 | -0,31 | 40 | -12,4 | ||
| 23 | 16 | Farkas Sara | w | HUN | 1134 | 2,0 | 17,5 | 0,0 | 8,0 | 1077 | 4 | 1 | 1,17 | -0,17 | 40 | -6,8 | ||
| 24 | 26 | Toth Fanni | w | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 17,5 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 916 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | 18 | Kiss Jeremias | HUN | 1106 | 2,0 | 12,5 | 0,0 | 6,0 | 1046 | 3 | 0 | 0,61 | -0,61 | 40 | -24,4 | |||
| 26 | 21 | Horvath Greta | w | HUN | 1089 | 1,5 | 14,5 | 0,0 | 3,5 | 934 | 5 | 0,5 | 2,11 | -1,61 | 40 | -64,4 | ||
| 27 | 27 | Veres-Pataky Marton | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 13,5 | 0,0 | 3,0 | 833 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 28 | 28 | Yuvraj | IND | 0 | 0,0 | 13,5 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 298 | 5 | 0 |
my games (I will try to go through the games in more detail later)
Yip-Giang
QGA 3.e4
Premium International A Rd5
After 28..Bf5(Diagram)
White sacrificed a pawn to establish the strong Ne4 but now Black seeks to limit its influence and block the dangers on the b1-h7 diagonal
What do you recommend for White?
After 28..Bf5
New Titles November 2019
More new titles available from New in Chess
Here is a small sampling of the new titles
Another Dvoretsky offering
More on Pawn Play by Shankland
Monsters galore! this time in the endgame
TWIC 1306 Grunfeld
More ideas, more lines and … more work!
Keeping up with Delchev continues
selected games features GM Jones,G
Rodshtein-Jones,G
Exchange Variation 7.Bc4
35th ECC Open 2019 Rd6
After 28..Ba8(Diagram)
The Ba8 is passive and White has a central majority. Black is on the way to causing some trouble on the kingside
What do you recommend of White?
After 28..Ba8
TWIC 1306 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
Erdos-Xiong
Slav Defence
St Louis Winter A 2019 Rd7
After 22.Ne1(Diagram)
Black is clearly on the attack but White has secured g2 and f3 with his last move
What do you recommend for Black now?
After 22.Ne1
TWIC 1304-1305 Grunfeld
Keeping up with Delchev is quite a chore but the last couple of weeks have been quite kind to Grunfelders
Fridman-Howell
g3 Grunfeld 7.Qb3 a5
22nd European Teams Rd9
After 36.Rxa3(Diagram)
White has the outside passed a-pawn but the worse structure in terms of pawn islands while the Rf8 has yet to come into play
What do you recommend for Black?
After 36.Rxa3
TWIC 1305 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
GM Erdos is playing in a St Louis RR and is off to a quiet start
Naroditsky-Erdos
London System
St Louis Winter A 2019 Rd1
After 21.Rf2(Diagram)
Black is going about his business of snuffing the life out of the game and taking no risk. Black has a safe structure with a sensitive but not weak e6-pawn while White’s kingside is a bit suspicious. The Nf5 is more active than its counterpart but the issue now is can Black aim for more than just holding his ground
What do you recommend for Black(probably there is more than one good move) as there is not much happening in the position.
After 21.Rf2
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