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The Sicilian Rossolimo is used to avoid the big theory of the Open Sicilian but is itself quite a labyrinth of theory

Selected games

 

Rozentalis-Heinemann

SI Rossolimo 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.Ba4

Bundesliga 2018-19 rd3

The 4.Ba4 approach is quite popular now. The structure after 11..d5 12.e5 gave Black problems. The Bg7 was passive and there was no good plan to get active play

 

After 21..Qc8(Diagram)

Black has a loose kingside and is overall quite passive. The kingside is devoid of defenders while White has a menacing buildup with a crisis brewing on g6 already

What do you recommend for White?

 

Amin-Ginsburg

Sicilian Rossolimo 3..g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 

Bundesliga 2018-19 rd4

White play for a kingside attack and was not shy about it

 

After 13.Rhg1N(Diagram)

White has various idea like Bxg7 then Nh4-f5 etc but it cannot be so easy to whip up a storm

What do you recommend for Black?

 

Kabanov-Sarana

Sicilian Rossolimo 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4

14th Ugra Governor’s Cup rd4

White lost a pawn early in the game and most of the game was a technical conversion

 

After 41.Nc3(Diagram)

Black has infiltrated and dominates the position

What do you recommend for Black?

 

Amin-Kozul

Sicilian Rossolimo 3.Bb5+ 4.Bxd7 Nxd7

Tournament of Peace 2018 rd9

White got nothing really special from the opening which featured a bind with c4/a4.

 

Position 1

After 16.Qe3(Diagram)

The Nd4 has just been reinforced and White is looking to impose his will with more space and a cramping bind

What do you recommend for Black?

 

Position 2

After 29.Rdd6(Diagram)

Black has an extra pawn and is looking to consolidate

What do you recommend for Black?

Selected games

 

Miron-Lupulescu

Taimanov 6.Bf4 d6

TCh-ROU Superliga 2018 rd2

The queen ending had a couple of interesting points.

Position 1

After 37..f4(Diagram)

White must decide what do do with the attacked queen

What do you recommend?

• 38.Qa7+ active defence
• 38.Qd3 passive defence
• Something else

Position 2

After 39.Qa7-f2(Diagram) This is a variation. (The game continuation was 39.Qd7? which lost quickly)

Black’s kingside majority is making more progress than the white queenside majority but against any slow play White has b3-b4 and will try to get a queenside passer for counterplay

What do you recommend for Black?

 

Baklan-Vedmediuc

Sicilian Taimanov 6.Qd3 Nf6

TCh-ROU Superliga 2018 rd1

The fast queen lift 6.Qd3 is a popular sideline with the idea of a quick Qg3 for a kingside attack.

 

After 29..Rxe4(Diagram)

White has an extra pawn a strong passed c-pawn and the d-file. However Black is resisting and is pressing both g-pawns

What do you recommend for White?

How to Beat the Guy Who Cannot be Beaten(Magnus)

Here is two of my tough losses from the recent Premium International Open. Games should also be reviewed but it is not such a fun task to relive the hard losses.

Nemeth,G and Csati,O eventually shared first place.

 

Nemeth,G-Yip,M

Caro-Kann 4..Nd7

rd4

Position 1

After 18.cxd4(Diagram)

White has a nice pawn centre and the f-file while Black is slightly behind in development. There are attacking ideas like e4-e5 with an attack on the b1-h7 diagonal or doubling on the f-file to build up an attack to deal with.

What do you recommend for Black?

Position 2

After 40.Bd3+(Diagram)

The Nh5 is offside and the black queenside pawns are vulnerable to the bishop and also a knight landing on c5. The immediate problem is dealing with the check

What do you recommend for Black?

 

Position 3

After 41.Ke3(Diagram)

White is threatening simply to march the king to the queenside Kd4-c5-b6 and attack the queenside pawns

What do you recommend for Black?

Position 4

44.Kd4(Diagram)

The immediate invasion idea Kd4-c5 has been prevented but Black must be on guard against attacks on the a-pawn

What do you recommend for Black?

 

Position 5

After 45.Bf5(Diagram)

White is threatening Bc8 attacking and winning the a-pawn

What do you recommend for Black?

 

Yip-Csati,O

Leningrad Dutch 7..c6

Rd1

After 29..cxb5(Diagram)

The situation looks rather bleak for White. Black has a nice passed d-pawn that is well supported by the bishop pair while the Rf2 is not in play and the Qc1 does nothing special. White has just lost a pawn and must make a concrete decision

What to you recommend for White?

 

 

Round 5

Nice win over Denmark with Juhasz,A(MTK club) getting a win

Bo.	23	DENMARK	Rtg	–	24	HUNGARY	Rtg	1 : 3
14.1	IM	Bjerre, Jonas Buhl	2422	–	FM	Csiki, Endre	2282	½ – ½
14.2	FM	Olsen, Filip Boe	2335	–		Borhy, Marcell	2201	½ – ½
14.3		Kistrup, Nicolai	2092	–		Juhasz, Agoston	2139	0 – 1
14.4		Jacobsen, Shanne Hedegaard	1261	–		Gombocz, Zsofia	2041	0 – 1

Rank after Round 5

Rk.	SNo	FED	Team	Games	+	=	–	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4
1	13	BLR	BELARUS	5	4	1	0	9	76,0	13,5	29
2	8	USA	USA	5	4	1	0	9	68,0	13,0	27
3	3	IND	INDIA	5	4	0	1	8	73,5	13,0	29
4	1	UZB	UZBEKISTAN	5	4	0	1	8	72,5	15,0	27
5	5	IRI	IRAN	5	4	0	1	8	60,5	15,5	21
6	9	UKR	UKRAINE	5	4	0	1	8	59,0	14,5	22
7	17	GEO	GEORGIA	5	4	0	1	8	55,0	13,0	24
8	25	CHN	CHINA	5	3	1	1	7	61,0	13,0	25
9	2	RUS	RUSSIA	5	3	1	1	7	48,5	12,5	24
10	7	GRE	GREECE	5	3	1	1	7	47,5	11,5	20
11	6	ARM	ARMENIA	5	3	0	2	6	49,5	13,0	22
12	4	AZE	AZERBAIJAN	5	3	0	2	6	44,5	12,0	23
13	14	ISR	ISRAEL	5	3	0	2	6	42,0	13,0	18
14	12	FRA	FRANCE	5	3	0	2	6	41,5	11,0	23
15	10	SRB	SERBIA	5	3	0	2	6	40,0	11,5	23
16	18	POL	POLAND	5	3	0	2	6	37,5	13,0	21
17	21	TUR	TURKEY – WHITE	5	3	0	2	6	35,0	11,5	22
18	15	TUR	TURKEY – RED	5	2	1	2	5	49,0	11,5	27
19	16	KAZ	KAZAKHSTAN	5	2	1	2	5	48,5	11,0	26
20	27	POR	PORTUGAL	5	2	1	2	5	43,5	8,5	27
21	20	MDA	MOLDOVA	5	2	1	2	5	41,0	10,5	25
22	34	MAS	MALAYSIA	5	1	3	1	5	38,5	11,5	21
23	11	GER	GERMANY	5	2	1	2	5	37,0	12,0	23
24	31	TUR	TURKEY- TURQUOISE	5	2	1	2	5	32,5	10,0	24
25	29	SUI	SWITZERLAND	5	2	1	2	5	32,0	8,0	25
26	35	MEX	MEXICO	5	2	1	2	5	30,0	10,5	16
27	24	HUN	HUNGARY	5	2	1	2	5	28,0	10,5	21
28	26	SLO	SLOVENIA – A	5	2	0	3	4	42,5	10,0	25
29	28	SRI	SRILANKA	5	2	0	3	4	42,5	6,0	29
30	23	DEN	DENMARK	5	2	0	3	4	36,0	9,5	23
31	30	LAT	LATVIA	5	1	2	2	4	33,5	10,0	23
32	19	CZE	CZECH REPUBLIC	5	2	0	3	4	31,0	10,5	22
33	22	SVK	SLOVAKIA	5	2	0	3	4	21,5	10,0	25
34	32	SLO	SLOVENIA – B	5	1	2	2	4	20,5	6,5	23
35	39	THA	THAILAND	5	2	0	3	4	19,5	8,5	13
36	40	IRL	IRELAND	5	1	2	2	4	19,0	8,0	20
37	36	TUR	TURKEY-GIRLS	5	0	3	2	3	35,0	9,0	21
38	43	KGZ	KYRGYZSTAN	5	1	1	3	3	16,5	7,0	19
39	41	RSA	SOUTH AFRICA	5	1	1	3	3	16,0	7,0	21
40	44	KAZ	KAZAKHSTAN-KARAGANDA	5	1	1	3	3	14,5	5,5	20
41	33	ISL	ICELAND	5	1	1	3	3	14,0	5,5	20
42	45	ALG	ALGERIA – B	5	1	0	4	2	14,0	3,5	18
43	37	CAN	CANADA	5	0	2	3	2	13,0	5,5	17
44	38	ALG	ALGERIA – A	5	1	0	4	2	8,0	6,0	18
45	46	TUR	TURKEY-SELCUKLU	5	1	0	4	2	5,5	4,0	14
46	42	ROU	ROMANIA	5	0	0	5	0	9,5	4,5	18

Selected games

 

Iljiushenok-Rozum

QI g3 7.Re1 Na6

14th Ugra Governor’s Cup rd8 

White had the interesting idea 8.h4(to secure the g5-outpost)and eventually marched the pawn to h6

After 16..g6(Diagram)

White has softened up the kingside while the Na6 remains offside

What do you recommend for White?

 

Jussupow-Vaganian

QI 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2

19th Puhajarve Rapid rd9

After 29.Nb2(Diagram)

The d-pawn is cut off and about to be executed

What do you recommend for Black?

 

Parligras-Iordachescu

QI Petrosian 4..Ba6

12th Kings Rapid 2018 rd6

After 22..Rf7(Diagram)

Material is even but Black is playing without his Bh8

What do you recommend for White?

 

Ginsburg-Moiseenko

QI with e3 

Bundesliga 2018-19 rd3

After 22..h6(Diagram)

Black is down a pawn and has a fabulous knight on d5

What do you recommend for White?

 

Selected games

Keeping up in the Caro-Kann

 

Ponkratov-Iljiushenok

CK Advance 3.e5 c5

14th Ugra Governor’s Cup rd4

After 14..Rc8(Diagram)

Black has some counterplay on the c-file and the Nf5 is well placed(possibly ..h5 is needed at some point). There is the easy plan of ..b5 with a pawn storm coming

What do you recommend for White?

Naiditsch-Baldauf

CK Two Knights 3..Nf6

Bundesliga 2018-19 rd4

After 15..Qc7(Diagram)

Black has pushed in the centre with ..d4 and the e5-pawn looks just as vulnerable as the d4-pawn. White has the useful bishops and the rooks are well placed

What do you recommend for White?

 

Bromberger-Rasmussen

CK Advance 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3

Bundesliga 2018-19 rd3

After 12.Qb5(Diagram)

The b-pawn has just been attacked. Something chaotic is possibly in the air as the Ra1 is hanging.

What do you recommend for Black?

 

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Selected games

Here is the game of the week

Berczes-Ringoir

Reti Opening

CCCSA Fall GM 2018 rd3

After 19..h6(Diagram)

White has a menacing number of pieces aimed at the kingside but the Ng5 has just been challenged

What do you recommend for White?

MTK 3.5-UKSE 2.5

I contributed a draw on the black side of a Nimzo-Indian

This completes a hectic week(end) with a tournament and two team matches

Now I need a rest

 

 

Nagy,G-Yip

Nimzo-Indian 4.a3

I started with a promising position but kept missing the correct plan(..c4). The in the ending I made a horrible number of mistakes

 

After 49.Bc7(Diagram)

Black has just won the g3-pawn but now the a5-pawn is attacked and there is also the Nxg4 threat to deal with

What do you recommend for Black?

Clean sweep this round

Bo.	24	HUNGARY	Rtg	–	46	TURKEY-SELCUKLU	Rtg	4 : 0
22.1	FM	Gombocz, Ferenc Jr.	2290	–		Kayan, Yasar Efe	1515	1 – 0
22.2	FM	Csiki, Endre	2282	–		Bugdayci, Yuksel	1299	1 – 0
22.3		Juhasz, Agoston	2139	–		Gedik, Kerem Bilge	1211	1 – 0
22.4		Gombocz, Zsofia	2041	–		Oflaz, Fatma Zehra	0	1 – 0

Rank after Round 3

Rk.	SNo	FED	Team	Games	+	=	–	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4
1	1	UZB	UZBEKISTAN	3	3	0	0	6	26,0	10,5	8
2	8	USA	USA	3	3	0	0	6	20,0	8,5	8
3	3	IND	INDIA	3	3	0	0	6	19,0	9,0	6
	13	BLR	BELARUS	3	3	0	0	6	19,0	9,0	6
5	2	RUS	RUSSIA	3	2	1	0	5	24,0	9,0	9
6	25	CHN	CHINA	3	2	1	0	5	22,0	9,0	8
7	16	KAZ	KAZAKHSTAN	3	2	1	0	5	13,5	8,0	6
8	15	TUR	TURKEY – RED	3	2	0	1	4	19,0	8,0	10
9	27	POR	PORTUGAL	3	2	0	1	4	19,0	6,5	10
10	9	UKR	UKRAINE	3	2	0	1	4	16,0	7,5	10
11	20	MDA	MOLDOVA	3	2	0	1	4	15,0	7,0	10
12	5	IRI	IRAN	3	2	0	1	4	14,0	9,5	6
13	18	POL	POLAND	3	2	0	1	4	14,0	8,5	8
14	19	CZE	CZECH REPUBLIC	3	2	0	1	4	13,0	8,5	6
15	28	SRI	SRILANKA	3	2	0	1	4	12,5	5,5	9
16	12	FRA	FRANCE	3	2	0	1	4	12,0	7,5	6
17	6	ARM	ARMENIA	3	2	0	1	4	11,5	7,5	5
18	4	AZE	AZERBAIJAN	3	2	0	1	4	11,0	8,0	6
19	17	GEO	GEORGIA	3	2	0	1	4	11,0	7,5	8
20	10	SRB	SERBIA	3	2	0	1	4	9,0	7,5	6
21	7	GRE	GREECE	3	1	1	1	3	12,5	6,0	7
22	29	SUI	SWITZERLAND	3	1	1	1	3	10,0	4,5	10
23	11	GER	GERMANY	3	1	1	1	3	9,0	7,0	7
24	44	KAZ	KAZAKHSTAN-KARAGANDA	3	1	1	1	3	4,0	5,0	4
25	32	SLO	SLOVENIA – B	3	1	1	1	3	4,0	4,5	6
26	26	SLO	SLOVENIA – A	3	1	0	2	2	15,0	5,5	10
27	36	TUR	TURKEY-GIRLS	3	0	2	1	2	15,0	5,5	9
28	14	ISR	ISRAEL	3	1	0	2	2	12,0	6,5	8
29	23	DEN	DENMARK	3	1	0	2	2	12,0	6,0	8
30	34	MAS	MALAYSIA	3	0	2	1	2	10,5	5,5	6
31	37	CAN	CANADA	3	0	2	1	2	10,0	4,5	5
32	21	TUR	TURKEY – WHITE	3	1	0	2	2	9,0	6,0	10
33	30	LAT	LATVIA	3	0	2	1	2	8,5	4,5	8
34	31	TUR	TURKEY- TURQUOISE	3	1	0	2	2	7,0	4,5	10
35	43	KGZ	KYRGYZSTAN	3	1	0	2	2	4,0	4,0	8
36	24	HUN	HUNGARY	3	1	0	2	2	3,0	5,5	8
37	22	SVK	SLOVAKIA	3	1	0	2	2	3,0	4,5	10
38	38	ALG	ALGERIA – A	3	1	0	2	2	2,0	4,5	8
39	45	ALG	ALGERIA – B	3	1	0	2	2	0,0	2,5	6
40	35	MEX	MEXICO	3	0	1	2	1	8,5	4,5	7
41	40	IRL	IRELAND	3	0	1	2	1	2,0	3,0	6
42	41	RSA	SOUTH AFRICA	3	0	1	2	1	2,0	2,5	8
43	33	ISL	ICELAND	3	0	1	2	1	0,0	2,0	7
44	39	THA	THAILAND	3	0	0	3	0	5,5	3,0	8
45	42	ROU	ROMANIA	3	0	0	3	0	2,0	1,5	8
46	46	TUR	TURKEY-SELCUKLU	3	0	0	3	0	2,0	1,0	4