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The usual enthusiasm from the youngsters

U2200 Results Round 1 on 2017/05/12

The games went mostly as predicted by the rating differences but there were some upsets so nothing can be taken for granted.

I played horribly but managed to win with a bit of luck and perseverance.

Mr. Bartusek,A(HUN) warming up

U1600 Results Round 1 on 2017/05/12

Rd2 0830 Saturday!! 

See Hungarian Chess Federation Events Listing for other events

Lots of chess in Budapest(as usual).

Art Pub Open May 14-16

Two sections U2200 and U1600. A great value.

The tournament venue offers a lunch(not included) in the Art Pub on the ground floor. Separate signup needed.

Starting rank U2200

II. Titán Kupa és III. Apáczai Open May 26-28

A verseny célja: Értékszámszerzési és versenyzési lehetőség biztosítása tehetséges fiataloknak, valamint minden sakkszeretőnek. A verseny időpontja: 2017. május 26-28. A verseny helyszíne: ELTE Apáczai Csere János Gyakorlógimnázium 1053 Budapest, Papnövelde utca 4-6.

Megközelíthetőség: Astoria, Kálvin tér és Ferenciek tere metróállomások közelében. A verseny formája: 5 fordulós svájci rendszer két csoportban (nyílt és 1700 értékszám alatti) az aktuális FIDE szabályok szerint.

Párosító program: Swiss Manager. Időbeosztás: 90 perc lepésenként 30 másodperc bónuszidővel mindkét csoportban. A várakozási idő mindkét csoportban 30 perc.

Szervező: Balla Attila.

Főbíró: Gyömbér Tamás.

I contributed a win for MTK III

I. osztály, Lilienthal csoport
SENSE I – MTK Budapest III 3,5:8,5
BEAC II – Pénzügyőr SE III 5:7
Újpesti KSE I – Palota Sakk I 5:7
Mattolda SSC I – Barcza GSC I 5,5:6,5
Tabáni Spartacus II – Sirály I 5,5:6,5
Vasas SC II – Fabulon-Lombik 5:7

II. osztály, Bilek csoport
Csepeli TK – MTK Budapest IV 9:3
BEAC III – A. Láng MKKE 4,5:7,5
Sárkány DSE II – HÜSI SC II 3,5:8,5
Mattolda SSC II – Barcza GSC II 5:7
Aquaréna KSC III – Pestszentlőrinc II 8:4
Törekvés SE – SENSE II 4,5:7,5

A Sárkány DSE II. csapata szezonbeli 3. és 4. kontumálásáért 4 büntetőpontot kapott.

A bajnokság – még – nem hivatalos végeredménye:

1. Aquaréna KSC III 92 pont
2. Csepeli TK 83,5 pont
3. HÜSI SC II 83 pont
4. A. Láng MKKE 70 pont
5. BEAC III 62,5 pont
6. Sárkány DSE II 61,5 pont (11 meccspont)
7. Törekvés SE 61,5 pont (10 meccspont)
8. SENSE II 59 pont
9. Barcza GSC II 58,5 pont
10. MTK Budapest IV 58 pont
11. Pestszentlőrinc II 57,5 pont
12. Mattolda SSC II 39 pont

III. osztály, Szén csoport
MLTC II – Pestszentimre 9,5:2,5
MTK Budapest V – Újpesti KSE II 10,5:1,5
Pénzügyőr SE IV – Sirály II 5,5:6,5
Sárkány DSE III – Honvéd ASE III 1,5:10,5
Aquaréna KSC IV – Aquaréna KSC V -2:8
Rákosliget – Barcza GSC III 8:4
ATTE-ARISZ – HÜSI SC III 5:7
Palota Sakk II – BEAC IV 5,5:6,5

Az Aquaréna KSC IV. csapata nem állt ki, így 2 büntetőpontot kap, míg az AKSC V. csapata 8 pontot.

A csoportok nem hivatalos végeredményét később, a táblánkénti eredmények ismeretében tesszük közzé.

Yip,M(CAN) before the round. Likely the closest I get to board one.

Semi-Open Games

Here is the latest on two topical lines for 1.e4 players.

Game 1:  Vallejo Pons-Juhasz,A

IM Juhasz is my MTK teammate.

Caro-Kann Advance 5.Bd3(B12)

This line against the solid Caro-Kann is the big fashsion now.

After 14..g6(Diagram)

White is ahead in development and Black is yet to castle. How to continue?

After 14..g6

Game 2: Sethuraman-Fier

Sicilian Taimanov 7.Qf3(Diagram)

After 14.Qc4(Diagram)

There is something wrong with White’s position.

After 14.Qc4

Selected Games from TWIC 1173

The experiment with the Tactical Analysis function in CB14 continues.

Game 1: Prohaszka-Gilevych

Reti Opening

After 17..a5(Diagram)

White has the bishop pair. What next?

After 17..a5

Game 2: Bauer-Stern

Queen’s Gambit 5.Bf4(D37)

After 22..Rb8(Diagram

There is something quite suspicious about Black’s position.

After 22..Rb8

Game 3: Rodshtein-Alekseenko

Queen’s Gambit Accepted(D20)

After 25..Nxd4(Diagram)

White to play and what result?

After 25..Nxd4

Hungary has three players in the top 100 this month. See Chessbase for story

Trying to Kill the Grunfeld

This the perpetual task of 1.d4 players, trying to get something against the Grunfeld.

Game 1: Korobov-Rodshtein

g3 Solid Line(D78)

After 27..Rfc7(Diagram)

White did not get anything special from the opening but managed to grind out an endgame win.

After 27..Rfc7

Game 2: Yu Yangyi-Cawdery

4.Bg5 Ne4(D80)

After 20..b5(Diagram)

The endgame was again the decisive battleground.

After 20..b5

Game 3: Leitao-Cawdery

4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3

After 27..Kg7(Diagram)

Black chose the wrong plan in the middlegame and was in trouble.

No hints this time.

After 27..Kg7

Some games from this issue of TWIC.

Game 1: Zhou Jianchao-Gao Rui

ch-CHN 2017

Reti vs Grunfeld

After 19..Ne6(Diagram)

White is pressing but how to continue?

After 19..Ne6

Game 2: Gao Rui-Kryvoruchko

TCh-CHN 2017

Berlin Defence 5.Re1(C67)

After 43..Nf7(Diagram)

Winning with Black in this line is not a normal expectation. Black kept equality and maintained the tension by keeping the queens on. It is not so clear who is playing for what in this position.

How should White continue?

After 43..Nf7

More from Chess Evolution

The Centre from New in Chess

280 pages

“..

With a series of books about the middle-game, we would like to present different topics of chess tactics and strategy in a slightly different way. Books, which will be published in the coming years as part of the series, are planned to cover all frequently discussed themes, as well as many others topics — those about which chess players and also trainers usually do not think as deeply as they should in order to achieve better results.

We are starting our series with a book about the center. We will take two different approaches to this topic: the classical one, which will help us to discover all fundamental knowledge about the center. This study is crucial for good understanding of chess. The second approach is more modern: we will think about the center more dynamically, through the eyes of a grandmaster, a practical chess player. We will try to copy this two-part structure in the future books, in which planning, analyzing, move decisions, pawn structures and various other topics will be discussed…”

I stumbled my way to a win on time for MTK III but a win is a win.

Terbe,Z(left)

Terbe,J (left column at front)

I. osztály, Lilienthal csoport
Fabulon-Lombik – SENSE I 10:2
Sirály I – Vasas SC II 7,5:4,5
Barcza GSC I – Tabáni Spartacus II 9:3
Palota Sakk I – Mattolda SSC I 8,5:3,5
Pénzügyőr SE III – Újpesti KSE I 7:5
MTK Budapest III – BEAC II 8:4

A SENSE I. csapata kötelező ifjúsági játékos kontumálásáért 1 büntetőpontot kapott.

II.osztály, Bilek csoport
SENSE II – Csepeli TK 1,5:10,5
Pestszentlőrinc II – Törekvés SE 6:6
Barcza GSC II – Aquaréna KSC III 4,5:7,5
HÜSI SC II – Mattolda SSC II 10,5:1,5
A. Láng MKKE – Sárkány DSE II 8,5:3,5
MTK Budapest IV – BEAC III 5,5:6,5

III. osztály, Szén csoport
Újpesti KSE II – MLTC II 8:4
Pestszentimre – MTK Budapest V 4:8
Honvéd ASE III – Pénzügyőr SE IV 9:3
Sirály II – Sárkány DSE III 8:4
Aquaréna KSC V – Palota Sakk II 5:7
HÜSI SC III – Rákosliget 5:7
Barcza GSC III – ATTE-ARISZ 8:4
BEAC IV – Aquaréna KSC IV 4,5:6,5

Yip-Zlotor Board 12

After 35..Nf6(Diagram)

I was analyzing 36.Nd6 and 36.Nd6 which seemed reasonable but found an even faster way to win.

After 35..Nf6

I pointed to the clock and claimed a win on time.

Home analysis showed the final position was winning and also showed how little I noticed that was correct. But my exchange blunder was not as bad as I initially thought

After 21..Nc4(Diagram)

I noticed the ..g4 followed by ..Nd2 fork idea and took decisive measures to avoid the pesky tactic.

After 21..Nc4

But 22.Qc2? was met with an equally tricky 22..Na3 with a fork anyway.