TWIC 1287 Caro-Kann
Here is an interesting endgame
Pavlidis-Pultinevicius
Advance Variation 3..Bf5
47th TCh-GRE 2019 Rd2
After 16..0-0-0(Diagram)
White has a lot of kingside space but is only playing with one piece while Black has an ugly structure but has castled and now controls the d-file
What do you recommend for White?
After 16..0-0-0
TWIC 1287 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
selected games features Rapport in China
The 10th Danzhou Super Chess GM Tournament-Final Ranking
Rapport was clear first
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | GM | Rapport Richard | 2735 | HUN | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4,5 | 0,0 | 2 | 14,25 |
| 2 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2738 | CHN | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4,0 | 0,5 | 1 | 13,75 |
| 3 | GM | Wei Yi | 2741 | CHN | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4,0 | 0,5 | 1 | 13,00 |
| 4 | GM | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2707 | IND | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 3,5 | 1,0 | 2 | 11,75 |
| 5 | GM | Wang Hao | 2737 | CHN | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3,5 | 1,0 | 1 | 12,25 |
| GM | Artemiev Vladislav | 2761 | RUS | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3,5 | 1,0 | 1 | 12,25 | |
| 7 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2693 | RUS | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 1 | 9,50 |
| 8 | GM | Amin Bassem | 2707 | EGY | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2,0 | 0,0 | 0 | 7,25 |
Rapport-Amin
Grunfeld g3 Solid variation
10th Danzhou GM 2019 Rd4
After 27..Qd7(Diagram)
White has the bishops and an open board but the Bd5 is attacked
What do you recommend for White?
After 27..Qd7
GM Varga,Z(HUN) on the Alekhine Defence
The Alekhine Defence is getting some attention now
Veteran GM Varga,Z does not get big attention but is quite a specialist of the Alekhine
Here is a nice game by GM Varga
Dembo-Varga,Z
Alekhine 4.Nf3 c6
Budapest FS08 GM 2001 Rd11
After 38.Kf2(Diagram)
Black is doing well with the better structure(fewer pawn islands), the bishop pair and very active queen
What do you recommend now?
After 38.Kf2
TWIC 1286 Caro-Kann Defence
The week did not go well for Caro-Kann defenders
Khismatullin-Rozum
Caro-Kann Advance Variation 4.h4 h5
72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Rd4
The topical line 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+ was covered in a YB131 survey
After 26..dxe4(Diagram)
White has a promising position with the b-file and loose e4-pawn to start with to choose from
What do you recommend for White?
After 26..dex4
Shimanov-Mirzaev
Caro-Kann S Advance Variation 4.Nf3
72nd ch-RUS HL 2019 Rd2
After 28..g4(Diagram)
Everything is going well for White in the endgame-better structure, active rook passive enemy king
What do you recommend for White?
After 28..g4
TWIC 1286 Hungarians in Action
The latest issue of TWIC is now available
selected games features GM Czebe
PRISHTINA OPEN(KOS)-Rank after Round 6
Czebe has 4/6 so far
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 5 | IM | Saraci Nderim | KOS | 2377 | 5,0 | 21,0 | 23,5 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Dizdarevic Emir | BIH | 2433 | 5,0 | 19,5 | 22,5 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | IM | Nikolovski Nikola | MKD | 2383 | 5,0 | 19,0 | 21,5 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | IM | Pasko Llambi | ALB | 2432 | 5,0 | 18,5 | 20,5 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 | Asllani Muhamet | KOS | 2137 | 4,5 | 18,5 | 20,5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 8 | Uruci Endrit | KOS | 2236 | 4,5 | 17,5 | 20,0 | 3 | |
| 7 | 10 | Salihu Sami | KOS | 2203 | 4,5 | 17,0 | 19,5 | 3 | |
| 8 | 9 | IM | Sadiku Bedri | KOS | 2205 | 4,0 | 21,0 | 23,5 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | GM | Czebe Attila | HUN | 2435 | 4,0 | 20,5 | 24,5 | 3 |
| 10 | 7 | FM | Dinev Dejan | MKD | 2239 | 4,0 | 18,5 | 21,5 | 3 |
| 11 | 17 | Kelmendi Arsim | KOS | 2093 | 4,0 | 17,0 | 19,5 | 3 | |
| 12 | 15 | Veleshnja Zino | ALB | 2131 | 4,0 | 17,0 | 18,5 | 3 | |
| 13 | 22 | Xhakaj Shehat | KOS | 2031 | 4,0 | 16,5 | 18,5 | 3 | |
| 14 | 34 | Mahmuti Ajet | KOS | 1945 | 4,0 | 16,0 | 18,5 | 3 | |
| 15 | 6 | FM | Tomic Aleksandar | MNE | 2333 | 4,0 | 14,0 | 15,5 | 3 |
| 16 | 29 | Zenuni Hysen | KOS | 1971 | 4,0 | 14,0 | 15,0 | 3 | |
| 17 | 18 | Saraci Osman | KOS | 2088 | 3,5 | 19,0 | 20,5 | 3 | |
| 18 | 24 | Saraci Korab | KOS | 2003 | 3,5 | 19,0 | 20,0 | 3 | |
| 19 | 60 | Zurnaxhiu Xheladin | KOS | 0 | 3,5 | 17,0 | 19,0 | 3 | |
| 20 | 33 | Veleshnja Ajet | ALB | 1946 | 3,5 | 17,0 | 18,5 | 4 | |
| 21 | 19 | Qorrolli Fehim | KOS | 2084 | 3,5 | 17,0 | 18,0 | 3 | |
| 22 | 35 | Gerguri Arsim | KOS | 1939 | 3,5 | 15,5 | 17,0 | 3 | |
| 23 | 40 | Topalli Ismet | KOS | 1926 | 3,5 | 13,0 | 14,5 | 3 |
Xhakaj-Czebe
Pirc
Prishtina Open 2019 Rd2
After 37.Rf2(Diagram)
White the centre while Black is making progress on the kingside
What do you recommend for Black?
After 37.Rf2
Hungarian Youth Ch 2019 Rd9
U18 Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 2 | FM | Vanczak Tamas | HUN | 2311 | 7,0 | 47,5 | 33,5 | |
| 2 | 1 | FM | Papp Levente | HUN | 2350 | 7,0 | 47,0 | 36,0 | |
| 3 | 3 | FM | Kokeny Norbert Adrian | HUN | 2268 | 7,0 | 46,0 | 34,0 | |
| 4 | 6 | FM | Bohus Adam | HUN | 2196 | 6,0 | 44,0 | 28,5 | |
| 5 | 13 | Miszler Levente | HUN | 2041 | 5,0 | 48,0 | 27,5 | ||
| 6 | 12 | Kovacs Gabor Etele | HUN | 2062 | 5,0 | 39,5 | 22,5 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Udvardi Zalan | HUN | 2211 | 4,5 | 48,5 | 28,5 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Acs Marton | HUN | 2138 | 4,5 | 45,0 | 26,0 | ||
| 9 | 11 | Kaloczi Kristof | HUN | 2098 | 4,5 | 42,0 | 23,5 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Vodila Martin Botond | HUN | 2243 | 4,5 | 40,0 | 21,5 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Pogany Zsombor | HUN | 2121 | 4,5 | 36,5 | 23,0 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Horvath Balazs | HUN | 2139 | 4,0 | 45,0 | 23,0 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Barasits Balint | HUN | 2022 | 4,0 | 32,5 | 16,5 | ||
| 14 | 17 | Pesti Mate | HUN | 1925 | 4,0 | 32,0 | 16,0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Kresz Adam | HUN | 1949 | 3,5 | 40,5 | 20,0 | ||
| 16 | 20 | Monduk Ferenc | HUN | 1717 | 3,5 | 36,5 | 16,0 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Varga Marcell | HUN | 2106 | 3,5 | 35,5 | 17,0 | ||
| 18 | 19 | Laszlo Csaba | HUN | 1852 | 3,5 | 32,0 | 17,5 | ||
| 19 | 18 | Birovecz Ben Jordan | HUN | 1912 | 2,5 | 35,5 | 6,5 | ||
| 20 | 16 | Szabo A. Martin | HUN | 1946 | 2,0 | 36,5 | 13,0 |
U16-Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | FM | Persanyi Barnabas | HUN | 2404 | 7,5 | 47,5 | 39,5 | |
| 2 | 2 | FM | Karacsonyi Gellert | HUN | 2304 | 7,0 | 48,5 | 33,5 | |
| 3 | 11 | Geher Koppany | HUN | 2089 | 6,5 | 48,0 | 33,0 | ||
| 4 | 7 | FM | Ongut Tamas Gunes | HUN | 2120 | 5,5 | 47,5 | 32,5 | |
| 5 | 10 | Szilagyi Norbert | HUN | 2093 | 5,5 | 41,0 | 26,5 | ||
| 6 | 15 | Tapodi Norman Lajos | HUN | 2043 | 5,5 | 40,5 | 29,5 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Papp Bence | HUN | 2094 | 5,0 | 50,5 | 29,0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Pribelszky Bence | HUN | 2244 | 5,0 | 50,0 | 28,0 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Virag Balint | HUN | 2173 | 5,0 | 48,0 | 26,5 | ||
| 10 | 13 | Dibusz Domonkos | HUN | 2067 | 5,0 | 46,0 | 30,0 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Leszko Bence | HUN | 2135 | 5,0 | 42,5 | 25,5 | ||
| 12 | 5 | AIM | Kovacsy Barnabas | HUN | 2136 | 5,0 | 42,0 | 23,5 | |
| 13 | 20 | Fodor Kornel | HUN | 1926 | 5,0 | 40,0 | 25,5 | ||
| 14 | 17 | Magold Victor | ROU | 1968 | 5,0 | 39,5 | 20,5 | ||
| 15 | 14 | Kratzmajer Akos Gyorgy | HUN | 2048 | 5,0 | 37,5 | 24,0 | ||
| 16 | 18 | Demjen Mark | HUN | 1944 | 5,0 | 37,0 | 21,5 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Palczert Botond | HUN | 2068 | 4,5 | 38,5 | 23,5 | ||
| 18 | 24 | Lakatos Tamas | HUN | 1833 | 4,5 | 38,0 | 19,5 | ||
| 19 | 16 | Csajbok Levente Tamas | HUN | 1985 | 4,5 | 36,5 | 19,0 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Baski Barnabas | HUN | 2108 | 4,0 | 46,5 | 23,5 | ||
| 21 | 26 | Varga Boldizsar | HUN | 1804 | 4,0 | 41,0 | 19,5 | ||
| 22 | 21 | Follardt Lorinc | HUN | 1913 | 4,0 | 40,5 | 20,0 | ||
| 23 | 27 | AFM | Blahota Marcell | HUN | 1793 | 4,0 | 39,0 | 19,5 | |
| 24 | 23 | Erseki Aron | HUN | 1854 | 4,0 | 38,5 | 20,5 | ||
| 25 | 19 | AIM | Bakos Balazs | HUN | 1940 | 4,0 | 38,0 | 20,5 | |
| 26 | 31 | Zsirai Balint | HUN | 1342 | 4,0 | 31,0 | 16,5 | ||
| 27 | 22 | Forgacs Andras | HUN | 1873 | 3,5 | 35,5 | 16,5 | ||
| 28 | 28 | Gorombei Balint | HUN | 1748 | 3,5 | 32,5 | 14,5 | ||
| 29 | 25 | Bolyki Istvan | HUN | 1821 | 3,0 | 32,0 | 13,0 | ||
| 30 | 29 | Jojart Zsolt | HUN | 1705 | 3,0 | 30,0 | 13,0 | ||
| 31 | 30 | Monduk Laszlo | HUN | 1437 | 2,0 | 33,5 | 12,5 |
U14 Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | FM | Borhy Marcell | HUN | 2374 | 8,0 | 51,5 | 41,5 | 2353 | |
| 2 | 5 | Fule Simon | HUN | 2148 | 7,0 | 49,5 | 35,5 | 2179 | ||
| 3 | 3 | FM | Pasti Aron | HUN | 2193 | 6,5 | 51,5 | 34,5 | 2172 | |
| 4 | 12 | Farkas Otto Jr. | HUN | 1859 | 6,5 | 44,0 | 30,5 | 1977 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Juhasz Agoston | HUN | 2161 | 6,0 | 47,0 | 29,0 | 1994 | ||
| 6 | 13 | Barsi Botond | HUN | 1850 | 6,0 | 40,5 | 27,0 | 1848 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Pasztor Balazs | HUN | 2215 | 5,5 | 49,5 | 33,0 | 1998 | ||
| 8 | 15 | Gyenes Mate | HUN | 1823 | 5,5 | 49,5 | 31,0 | 2023 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Kozsik Bende Barnabas | HUN | 2089 | 5,5 | 48,0 | 29,5 | 1943 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Pervai Laszlo | HUN | 2033 | 5,5 | 46,5 | 29,0 | 1936 | ||
| 11 | 7 | AIM | Daroczi Donat | HUN | 2050 | 5,5 | 44,5 | 28,0 | 1885 | |
| 12 | 14 | AIM | Szalay-Ocsak Bank | HUN | 1826 | 5,5 | 39,0 | 25,0 | 1766 | |
| 13 | 11 | Pater Peter | HUN | 1901 | 5,0 | 50,0 | 31,0 | 1933 | ||
| 14 | 24 | Gyurika Tamas | HUN | 1643 | 5,0 | 46,0 | 26,0 | 1891 | ||
| 15 | 20 | Csidey Csongor | HUN | 1708 | 5,0 | 44,5 | 28,5 | 1915 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Bilku Andras | HUN | 1907 | 5,0 | 43,0 | 26,5 | 1759 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Kun Balint | HUN | 1813 | 5,0 | 38,5 | 25,0 | 1759 | ||
| 18 | 16 | Petervari Szabolcs | HUN | 1816 | 4,5 | 41,5 | 24,5 | 1746 | ||
| 19 | 18 | Kresz Tamas | HUN | 1766 | 4,5 | 41,0 | 25,0 | 1684 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Kovacs Patrik Zsolt | HUN | 1903 | 4,5 | 40,0 | 22,0 | 1660 | ||
| 21 | 29 | Mathe Gergely | HUN | 1566 | 4,5 | 32,5 | 13,5 | 1495 | ||
| 22 | 22 | Onodi Tamas | HUN | 1684 | 4,0 | 44,0 | 22,0 | 1737 | ||
| 23 | 34 | Gergely Daniel | HUN | 1427 | 4,0 | 40,0 | 19,0 | 1663 | ||
| 24 | 28 | Torok Csaba | HUN | 1579 | 4,0 | 39,5 | 18,5 | 1610 | ||
| 25 | 32 | Broderick Tamas | HUN | 1511 | 4,0 | 38,0 | 20,0 | 1692 | ||
| 26 | 23 | Kovacs Laszlo | HUN | 1683 | 4,0 | 37,5 | 20,5 | 1624 | ||
| 27 | 36 | Tancz Janos | HUN | 1414 | 4,0 | 37,5 | 18,5 | 1595 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Ujpal Balint | HUN | 1741 | 4,0 | 36,0 | 18,5 | 1486 | ||
| 29 | 25 | Kardos Levente | HUN | 1629 | 4,0 | 36,0 | 18,0 | 1536 | ||
| 30 | 21 | Bacsi Kristof | HUN | 1695 | 4,0 | 35,5 | 20,5 | 1555 | ||
| 31 | 27 | Szoke Kristof | HUN | 1583 | 4,0 | 35,5 | 16,5 | 1567 | ||
| 32 | 30 | Magyar Erik Ferenc | HUN | 1561 | 4,0 | 34,0 | 18,0 | 1556 | ||
| 33 | 35 | Fesus Marcell | HUN | 1426 | 3,5 | 39,5 | 19,0 | 1544 | ||
| 34 | 33 | Szabo Bence Andreas | HUN | 1447 | 3,5 | 34,0 | 13,0 | 1458 | ||
| 35 | 38 | Nemeth Zeteny | HUN | 1285 | 3,5 | 33,0 | 13,5 | 1448 | ||
| 36 | 39 | Gal Andras | HUN | 1250 | 3,5 | 28,0 | 11,5 | 1392 | ||
| 37 | 31 | Petroczy Zoltan | HUN | 1517 | 3,0 | 42,5 | 19,5 | 1601 | ||
| 38 | 37 | Erdelyi Borisz | HUN | 1372 | 3,0 | 38,5 | 15,5 | 1484 | ||
| 39 | 40 | Csiki Laszlo Levente | HUN | 1222 | 3,0 | 33,0 | 17,0 | 1507 | ||
| 40 | 26 | Vegh Benedek | HUN | 1626 | 2,5 | 36,0 | 13,0 | 1317 | ||
| 41 | 41 | Sainidis-Fabry Konstantin | HUN | 1201 | 2,0 | 35,5 | 12,0 | 1174 | ||
| 42 | 42 | Klinga Matyas | HUN | 1157 | 1,5 | 31,5 | 5,5 | 1124 |
U12 Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Palczert Matyas | HUN | 2007 | 7,5 | 52,5 | 38,0 | 2157 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Tran David | HUN | 2078 | 7,0 | 48,0 | 37,5 | 2092 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Tancsa Tamas | HUN | 2158 | 6,5 | 52,0 | 37,0 | 2022 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Konyves Almos | HUN | 2125 | 6,5 | 50,0 | 30,5 | 1940 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Magold Filip | ROU | 1906 | 6,0 | 49,5 | 31,0 | 1885 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Szikszai Bertalan | HUN | 1896 | 6,0 | 46,0 | 32,0 | 1782 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Kolimar Kristof Pal | HUN | 1979 | 6,0 | 44,0 | 27,5 | 1784 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Szegedy Matyas | HUN | 1806 | 5,5 | 46,5 | 31,5 | 1817 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Bodrogi Bendeguz | HUN | 1925 | 5,0 | 50,0 | 29,0 | 1774 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Megyaszai Balazs | HUN | 1905 | 5,0 | 45,5 | 27,0 | 1632 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Turcsanyi Vince Gergo | HUN | 1816 | 5,0 | 44,5 | 25,5 | 1651 | ||
| 12 | 13 | Szabo Marton Nandor | HUN | 1665 | 5,0 | 44,5 | 25,0 | 1663 | ||
| 13 | 16 | Kasnya Peter | HUN | 1496 | 5,0 | 44,0 | 26,0 | 1645 | ||
| 14 | 22 | Gergely Daniel | HUN | 1393 | 5,0 | 44,0 | 24,5 | 1725 | ||
| 15 | 23 | Szarka Tibor | HUN | 1379 | 5,0 | 40,0 | 23,5 | 1559 | ||
| 16 | 15 | Marjanovic Alex | HUN | 1629 | 5,0 | 34,5 | 24,0 | 1458 | ||
| 17 | 14 | Gulacsi Donat Ferenc | HUN | 1638 | 4,5 | 47,0 | 25,5 | 1580 | ||
| 18 | 25 | Makay Mark Janos | HUN | 1354 | 4,5 | 43,0 | 25,5 | 1624 | ||
| 19 | 28 | Vancsisin Mark | HUN | 1246 | 4,5 | 40,0 | 21,0 | 1518 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Zsaki Akos | HUN | 1432 | 4,5 | 39,5 | 20,5 | 1523 | ||
| 21 | 18 | Kossela Peter | HUN | 1480 | 4,5 | 37,5 | 24,0 | 1372 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Apro Barnabas | HUN | 1361 | 4,5 | 32,5 | 17,0 | 1313 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Herczeg Marcell | HUN | 1783 | 4,0 | 44,5 | 25,5 | 1562 | ||
| 24 | 26 | Andras Ferenc | HUN | 1329 | 4,0 | 40,0 | 20,5 | 1461 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Toth Gergely | HUN | 1485 | 4,0 | 39,5 | 25,0 | 1447 | ||
| 26 | 19 | Puskas Mihaly | HUN | 1458 | 4,0 | 36,0 | 15,5 | 1315 | ||
| 27 | 27 | Petyko Martin | HUN | 1248 | 4,0 | 34,5 | 17,5 | 1207 | ||
| 28 | 32 | Nagy Botond | HUN | 1104 | 4,0 | 34,0 | 16,0 | 1279 | ||
| 29 | 30 | Apjok Balazs | HUN | 1190 | 4,0 | 32,5 | 18,0 | 1278 | ||
| 30 | 29 | Denes Mark | HUN | 1239 | 3,5 | 37,5 | 17,0 | 1250 | ||
| 31 | 36 | Kosi Kornel Aron | HUN | 0 | 3,5 | 33,5 | 17,0 | 1153 | ||
| 32 | 31 | Beznicza Laszlo Bodo | HUN | 1164 | 3,5 | 33,0 | 15,0 | 1158 | ||
| 33 | 35 | Erdelyi Balazs | HUN | 0 | 3,5 | 32,5 | 15,5 | 1267 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Gyurika Roland | HUN | 1414 | 3,5 | 31,0 | 13,0 | 1088 | ||
| 35 | 34 | Borocz Lorinc | HUN | 0 | 3,5 | 30,0 | 12,5 | 1113 | ||
| 36 | 33 | Csihon Zsolt | HUN | 1025 | 2,5 | 31,5 | 12,5 | 1080 | ||
| 37 | 37 | Majorani Marcell Zsolt | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 35,5 | 11,5 | 894 |
U10 Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | CM | Giang Tran Nam | HUN | 2008 | 7,5 | 49,0 | 38,0 | 1692 | |
| 2 | 4 | Foldes Marton Gabor | HUN | 1653 | 7,0 | 51,5 | 35,0 | 1733 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Karacsonyi Bank | HUN | 1529 | 7,0 | 49,5 | 36,0 | 1725 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Matyassy Lazar | HUN | 1539 | 6,0 | 48,0 | 33,0 | 1582 | ||
| 5 | 14 | Toth Barnabas | HUN | 1363 | 6,0 | 44,0 | 30,5 | 1613 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Panda Barnabas | HUN | 1722 | 5,5 | 48,5 | 30,0 | 1529 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Csernyik Mark | HUN | 1704 | 5,5 | 46,5 | 27,5 | 1415 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Pasti Zsombor | HUN | 1641 | 5,5 | 42,0 | 27,0 | 1355 | ||
| 9 | 12 | Lehocz Jozsef Jr. | HUN | 1382 | 5,0 | 50,5 | 28,5 | 1613 | ||
| 10 | 34 | Varga Boldizsar | HUN | 0 | 5,0 | 48,5 | 27,5 | 1597 | ||
| 11 | 9 | ACM | Megyeri Martin | HUN | 1520 | 5,0 | 46,5 | 26,0 | 1302 | |
| 12 | 6 | Vadkerti Vince | HUN | 1558 | 5,0 | 45,5 | 27,5 | 1421 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Csontos Aron | HUN | 1376 | 5,0 | 45,0 | 27,0 | 1439 | ||
| 14 | 11 | Kovacs Kristof | HUN | 1435 | 5,0 | 42,5 | 26,5 | 1297 | ||
| 15 | 17 | Kerekes Laszlo Fulop | HUN | 1320 | 5,0 | 41,5 | 23,5 | 1346 | ||
| 16 | 15 | Biro Daniel | HUN | 1343 | 5,0 | 39,0 | 24,5 | 1334 | ||
| 17 | 20 | Toth Rafael | HUN | 1178 | 5,0 | 36,5 | 20,0 | 1248 | ||
| 18 | 19 | Nagy Levente | HUN | 1198 | 4,5 | 44,0 | 21,5 | 1363 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Baki Bence | HUN | 1174 | 4,5 | 40,0 | 21,0 | 1271 | ||
| 20 | 29 | Ferku Donat | HUN | 0 | 4,5 | 38,5 | 22,5 | 1259 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Havasi Gergely Bulcsu | HUN | 1486 | 4,0 | 46,0 | 25,5 | 1428 | ||
| 22 | 26 | Gencsi David Sandor | HUN | 1038 | 4,0 | 40,5 | 20,0 | 1212 | ||
| 23 | 18 | Cserpes Gabor Janos | HUN | 1263 | 4,0 | 38,0 | 20,5 | 1138 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Berla Zoltan Mate | HUN | 1098 | 4,0 | 35,5 | 20,0 | 1237 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Havasi Mate Pal | HUN | 1325 | 4,0 | 35,5 | 18,5 | 1121 | ||
| 26 | 33 | Mathe Levente Nandor | HUN | 0 | 4,0 | 26,5 | 14,0 | 1038 | ||
| 27 | 25 | Porpaczy Marton | HUN | 1058 | 3,5 | 37,0 | 16,5 | 1151 | ||
| 28 | 28 | Deak-Sala Daniel | HUN | 1008 | 3,5 | 34,0 | 15,0 | 1078 | ||
| 29 | 22 | Tarsoly Csanad | HUN | 1110 | 3,5 | 33,0 | 15,0 | 1085 | ||
| 30 | 30 | Gado Zsombor | HUN | 0 | 3,0 | 34,0 | 16,0 | 1010 | ||
| 31 | 24 | Keresztesi Aron Bendeguz | HUN | 1069 | 2,0 | 30,0 | 10,0 | 858 | ||
| 32 | 27 | Bardics Marko | HUN | 1010 | 2,0 | 29,5 | 8,0 | 943 | ||
| 33 | 31 | Kasa Barnabas | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 31,0 | 9,0 | 844 | ||
| 34 | 32 | Kun Balazs | HUN | 0 | 1,5 | 29,5 | 4,0 | 813 |
U8 Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | ACM | Szuhorukov Marcell | HUN | 1343 | 7,0 | 28,0 | 28,0 | 1815 | |
| 2 | 4 | Bod Marton | HUN | 0 | 6,0 | 28,5 | 24,0 | 1373 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Kerekes Janos | HUN | 0 | 5,0 | 29,0 | 19,0 | 1222 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Szegedy Szabolcs | ROU | 1107 | 4,0 | 30,5 | 19,0 | 1099 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Herczeg Benedek | HUN | 0 | 4,0 | 26,0 | 17,0 | 1114 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Nemeth Balint Levente | HUN | 0 | 4,0 | 23,5 | 14,5 | 1075 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Gyorgy Balazs | HUN | 0 | 3,5 | 26,0 | 15,5 | 1064 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Pergel Bence | HUN | 0 | 3,5 | 23,5 | 15,0 | 943 | ||
| 9 | 13 | Turcsanyi Vendel | HUN | 0 | 3,5 | 21,5 | 13,0 | 943 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Puskas Gergely | HUN | 0 | 3,0 | 22,5 | 8,0 | 875 | ||
| 11 | 12 | Toth Jonatan | HUN | 0 | 2,5 | 23,5 | 10,0 | 864 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Szarvas Mate | HUN | 0 | 2,0 | 19,5 | 9,0 | 745 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Birovecz Benjamin David | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 17,0 | 4,0 | 200 |
Kislik on Carlsen
Another instructional video from IM Kislik who is based in Budapest
Grand Chess Tour featuring GM Carlsen
TWIC 1285 Caro-Kann
Here are a couple of nice Caro-Kann games
Low-Dreev
Two Knights variation 3..Bg4
10th Dolomiti Open 2019 Rd5
After 39.Rxb5(Diagram)
Black was pressing for a long time before converting in the endgame
What do you recommend for Black?
After 39.Rxb5
Ali Marandi-Nisipeanu
Exchange variation
14th Teplice Open 2019 Rd6
After 25.Nf1(Diagram)
Black has taken over the centre and has the more active knight
What do you recommend for Black?
After 25.Nf1
37th Balaton International Chess Festival 2019
Balaton International Chess Festival GM-Final Ranking
GM Aczel Gergely shared first with 6/9
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | IM | Kevlishvili Robby | 2473 | NED | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6,0 | 23,50 | 0,0 | 4 |
| 2 | GM | Aczel Gergely | 2539 | HUN | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6,0 | 23,00 | 0,0 | 3 |
| 3 | IM | Girish A. Koushik | 2444 | IND | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6,0 | 22,50 | 0,0 | 4 |
| 4 | IM | Karttunen Mika | 2463 | FIN | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5,5 | 20,50 | 0,0 | 3 |
| 5 | GM | Czebe Attila | 2435 | HUN | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5,0 | 18,75 | 0,0 | 3 |
| 6 | GM | Varga Zoltan | 2457 | HUN | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5,0 | 18,50 | 0,0 | 2 |
| 7 | FM | Krstulovic Alex | 2368 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5,0 | 17,25 | 0,0 | 4 |
| 8 | IM | Torma Robert | 2439 | HUN | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 4,5 | 20,00 | 0,0 | 2 |
| 9 | CM | Prraneeth Vuppala | 2264 | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1,0 | 4,50 | 0,0 | 1 |
| 10 | WIM | Tejaswini Sagar | 2246 | IND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1,0 | 1,00 | 0,0 | 1 |
IM Final Ranking
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | IM | Szeberenyi Adam | 2373 | HUN | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6,5 | 26,50 | 0,0 | 4 |
| 2 | IM | To Nhat Minh | 2368 | HUN | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6,0 | 24,25 | 0,0 | 3 |
| 3 | Polgar-Shutzman Tom | 2208 | USA | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5,5 | 23,00 | 0,0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Suta Andraz | 2195 | SLO | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5,5 | 22,00 | 0,0 | 3 | |
| 5 | FM | Nowak Lukasz | 2267 | POL | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4,5 | 19,50 | 1,0 | 2 |
| 6 | GM | Naumkin Igor | 2394 | RUS | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4,5 | 19,50 | 0,0 | 2 |
| 7 | FM | Gorcsi Gabor | 2220 | HUN | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3,5 | 14,50 | 0,0 | 2 |
| 8 | WCM | Vishwa Vasnawala | 2070 | IND | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 3,0 | 15,25 | 0,0 | 1 |
| 9 | WCM | Jain Nityata | 2219 | IND | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 3,0 | 11,50 | 0,0 | 2 |
| 10 | FM | Gombocz Ferenc Jr. | 2245 | HUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 3,0 | 10,50 | 0,0 | 2 |
Open-Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | Haszon David | HUN | 2281 | 7,5 | 46,0 | 34,5 | 2160 | |
| 2 | 2 | FM | Forgacs Jozsef | HUN | 2204 | 7,0 | 49,5 | 36,5 | 2252 |
| 3 | 7 | Szitas Gabor | HUN | 2113 | 6,0 | 50,0 | 33,0 | 2128 | |
| 4 | 3 | Szekely Ferenc | HUN | 2194 | 6,0 | 47,0 | 32,0 | 2025 | |
| 5 | 19 | Dr Hitesh Vasanwala | IND | 1769 | 6,0 | 47,0 | 27,5 | 2083 | |
| 6 | 5 | IM | Nagy Ervin Dr. | HUN | 2170 | 6,0 | 41,5 | 26,5 | 1985 |
| 7 | 11 | Sepetavc Walter | AUT | 1887 | 5,5 | 43,0 | 28,0 | 1898 | |
| 8 | 8 | Metaxasz Vaszilisz | HUN | 2013 | 5,0 | 46,5 | 31,0 | 2011 | |
| 9 | 10 | Bernath Bence | HUN | 1966 | 5,0 | 45,0 | 24,0 | 2012 | |
| 10 | 16 | Vitai Tamas | HUN | 1829 | 5,0 | 44,5 | 28,5 | 1842 | |
| 11 | 13 | Gorbe Szabolcs | HUN | 1867 | 5,0 | 41,5 | 26,5 | 1851 | |
| 12 | 6 | WFM | Hng Mei-En Emmanuelle | SGP | 2106 | 5,0 | 41,5 | 25,0 | 1898 |
| 13 | 12 | Radics Laszlo Dr. | HUN | 1877 | 5,0 | 39,5 | 22,0 | 1792 | |
| 14 | 30 | Kunnavakkam Sudarshanagopal Vin | USA | 1648 | 5,0 | 38,5 | 21,5 | 1874 | |
| 15 | 29 | Mihalca Imre-Gheorghe | ROU | 1674 | 4,5 | 49,0 | 27,5 | 2042 | |
| 16 | 14 | Farkas Otto Jr. | HUN | 1859 | 4,5 | 48,5 | 28,0 | 1943 | |
| 17 | 4 | FM | Kincs Imre | HUN | 2172 | 4,5 | 47,5 | 30,0 | 2018 |
| 18 | 33 | AIM | Aayush Bhattacherjee | IND | 1527 | 4,5 | 42,5 | 21,0 | 1782 |
| 19 | 15 | Aladics Jozsef | HUN | 1828 | 4,5 | 38,5 | 22,5 | 1840 | |
| 20 | 24 | Lohia Sohum | ENG | 1717 | 4,5 | 34,0 | 20,5 | 1689 | |
| 21 | 9 | Gunyecz Zoltan Dr. | HUN | 1983 | 4,0 | 42,5 | 21,0 | 1767 | |
| 22 | 20 | Garces Adan Jose A. | ESP | 1769 | 4,0 | 40,5 | 21,0 | 1869 | |
| 23 | 31 | Balint Peter | AUT | 1619 | 4,0 | 40,0 | 20,5 | 1728 | |
| 24 | 18 | Sagar Siya | IND | 1792 | 4,0 | 40,0 | 17,5 | 1822 | |
| 25 | 25 | Farkas Otto | HUN | 1707 | 4,0 | 38,5 | 18,0 | 1679 | |
| 26 | 34 | Kobersky Petr | CZE | 1495 | 4,0 | 32,0 | 12,0 | 1540 | |
| 27 | 17 | Anishka Vikram | IND | 1800 | 3,5 | 47,0 | 21,5 | 1823 | |
| 28 | 32 | Toth Charles | FRA | 1577 | 3,5 | 35,5 | 19,0 | 1606 | |
| 29 | 23 | Rabovszky Gyorgy | HUN | 1744 | 3,0 | 37,5 | 16,0 | 1591 | |
| 30 | 27 | Guardia Bencomo Tomas | ESP | 1685 | 3,0 | 36,5 | 16,0 | 1648 | |
| 31 | 22 | Dlauchy Peter | HUN | 1746 | 2,5 | 37,0 | 13,0 | 1544 | |
| 32 | 21 | Dan Daniel | HUN | 1756 | 2,5 | 35,5 | 13,0 | 1455 | |
| 33 | 26 | Anjali R. Sagar | IND | 1701 | 2,5 | 35,5 | 12,0 | 1482 | |
| 34 | 28 | Plata Fernandez Diego | ESP | 1678 | 2,0 | 37,5 | 12,5 | 1488 | |
| 35 | 36 | Dan Abraham | HUN | 1120 | 2,0 | 32,5 | 9,0 | 1234 | |
| 36 | 35 | Dev Nehal Shah | IND | 1203 | 1,5 | 34,0 | 11,0 | 1391 | |
| 37 | 37 | Dan Manuel | HUN | 0 | 1,0 | 29,0 | 4,0 | 722 |
Vishwa-Szeberenyi
Queen’s Gambit Declined
37th Balaton IM 2019 Rd8
After 19.Nd2(Diagram)
Black has the better placed king and the c-file is a rather calm looking ending
What do you recommend for Black?
After 19.Nd2
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