More GM Hoang(HUN) from EICC W 2013

14th ch-EUR Ind w 2013-Chess Results
Here are three games from the new European Women's Champion GM Hoang Thanh Trang.

Board one, final round

Hoang Thanh Trang(l) vs. Viktorija Cmilyte(r)

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Game 1
The game seemed to go all black's way after winning the a-pawn but Houdini3.0 likes white until 30.Rxa5?

Lagno,Kateryna (2542) - Hoang Thanh Trang (2467)
French Winawer 6..Qa5[C18]
Round 6.4

Game 2
Hoang kept pressing in an even ending.

Hoang Thanh Trang (2467) - Daulyte,D (2363)
Grunfeld Russian System 7…Nc6[D97]
Round 7.3

Game 3
Kosteniuk played in enterprising gambit style for the attack but later this strategy backfired.

Kosteniuk,A (2489) - Hoang Thanh Trang (2467)
French Classical Alekhine Gambit 5..g6[C13]
Round 10.1

New Champion-GM Hoang

Game 1
The game seemed to go all black's way after winning the a-pawn but Houdini30 likes white until 30.Rxa5?

Lagno,Kateryna (2542) - Hoang Thanh Trang (2467)
French Winawer 6..Qa5[C18]
14th ch-EUR Ind w Belgrade SRB (6.4), 28.07.2013

Position 1
Black took the a-pawn and consolidated after white tried to smash down the queenside with 30.Rxa5? but failed.

White to Play

29...Qc7

Game 2
Hoang kept pressing in an even ending.

Hoang Thanh Trang (2467) - Daulyte,D (2363)
Grunfeld Russian System 7…Nc6[D97]
14th ch-EUR Ind w Belgrade SRB (7.3), 29.07.2013

Position 1
Hoang kept pressing in an even ending and eventually converted a nice R-R ending in model fashion.

White to Play

45.Ra2

Game 3
Kosteniuk played in enterprising gambit style for the attack but later this strategy backfired.

Kosteniuk,A (2489) - Hoang Thanh Trang (2467)
French Classical Alekhine Gambit 5..g6[C13]
14th ch-EUR Ind w Belgrade SRB (10.1), 02.08.2013

Position 1
Black's kingside pawn shield looks loose. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

29.Qxd6

European Women's Champion 2013-GM Hoang(HUN)

14th ch-EUR Ind w 2013-Chess Results

This is the big news of the week. GM Hoang,Thanh Trang 9/11 took clear first and is the new champion.

New Champion-GM Hoang Thanh Trang(HUN) 

The final press conference.

Final Standings

Rk.		Name	FED	FIDE	Pts.
1	GM	Hoang Thanh Trang	HUN	2467	9
2	IM	Melia Salome	GEO	2428	8
3	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	ARM	2454	8
4	GM	Cmilyte Viktorija	LTU	2497	8
5	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	RUS	2489	8
6	IM	Khotenashvili Bela	GEO	2512	8
7	GM	Socko Monika	POL	2435	8
8	WGM	Kashlinskaya Alina	RUS	2334	7.5
9	WGM	Arabidze Meri	GEO	2320	7.5
10	WGM	Pogonina Natalija	RUS	2478	7.5
11	WGM	Kovanova Baira	RUS	2371	7.5
12	GM	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2594	7.5
13	WGM	Girya Olga	RUS	2437	7.5
14	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	2497	7.5
15	WGM	Ozturk Kubra	TUR	2293	7.5
16	GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2523	7.5
17	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2465	7.5
18	IM	Atalik Ekaterina	TUR	2430	7.5
19	IM	Milliet Sophie	FRA	2396	7.5
20	GM	Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan	SCO	2385	7.5

GM Hoang

Performance by Round

Rd.	SNo		Name	RtgI	FED	Pts.	Res.
1	98	WIM	Olsarova Tereza	2203	CZE	6	w 1
2	61	WGM	Arabidze Meri	2320	GEO	7.5	s ½
3	55	WGM	Kochetkova Julia	2328	SVK	6.5	w 1
4	42	WGM	Kovanova Baira	2371	RUS	7.5	s ½
5	44	IM	Savina Anastasia	2368	RUS	6.5	w 1
6	3	GM	Lagno Kateryna	2542	UKR	7	s 1
7	46	WGM	Daulyte Deimante	2363	LTU	7	w 1
8	7	GM	Gunina Valentina	2507	RUS	7	s 1
9	24	IM	Melia Salome	2428	GEO	8	w ½
10	10	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2489	RUS	8	s 1
11	8	GM	Cmilyte Viktorija	2497	LTU	8	w ½

Here is GM Hoang's rd8 victory, featuring some subtle RB-RN endgame play.

Gunina,V (2507) - Hoang Thanh Trang (2467)
Reti-KIA[A07]
14th ch-EUR Ind w 

Belgrade SRB (8.1), 31.07.2013

Position 1
Black has an active R+B tandem. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

26.Nf3

Position 2
Black has a mobile kingside majority and an active rook/bishop. What do you recommend for black/

Black to Play

38.Re2

14th ch-EUR Ind w 2013-Hoang Thanh Trang(HUN)

TWIC 977

14th ch-EUR Ind w  2013-Chess Results
GMs Hoang,Thanh Trang and Gunina,Valentina tied for first with 6/7. Here is one of her games featuring strong technical play in a R-R ending.

Champion

GM Hoang Thanh Trang(HUN) 

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Hoang Thanh Trang (2467) - Daulyte,D (2363)
Grunfeld Russian System 7…Nc6 [D97]
14th ch-EUR Ind w 2013
Belgrade SRB (7.3), 29.07.2013

Position 1
Black was not able to resist white's technical play with the active rook and outside passed pawn.

Black to play

45.Ra2

6th Mayors Cup 2013 Mumbai IND-GM Hoang(HUN)

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TWIC 969

GM Hoang crushed the unusual black formation with precise aggressive play.

Hoang Thanh Trang (2476) - Vinoth Kumar,M (2158)
Modern Defence 4.Be3 Nh6 [B06]
6th Mayors Cup 2013 Mumbai IND (3), 30.05.2013

Position 1
The attack is well underway. What do you recommend for white?(More than acceptable solution).

White to Play

28...Bc2

Gibraltar Tradewise 2013 Rd7-GM Hoang(HUN)

Here is Hoang's rd7 game against Wojtaszek. 

Hoang defends with the active Leningrad Dutch but the ...Rc8 idea and follow up gave white a free hand to press the position. Eventually white prevailed with a nice opposite color bishop attack.

Wojtaszek,Radoslaw (2723) - Hoang,Thanh Trang (2469)

Dutch Leningrad[A87]

Tradewise Gibratar Chess Festival 2013  (7.17), 28.01.2013

Position 1
White has a better pawn structure but how to continue is a mystery. What do you suggest for white?

White to Play

31..Kg7

Gibraltar Tradewise 2013 Rd6-GM Hoang(HUN)

Here is GM Hoang's rd6 win.

Hoang eventually ground out the win in a RRB-RRN ending that black came close to saving.

Hoang,Thanh Trang (2469) - Palencia,Wilson (2282)

4.e3 a6[D12]

Tradewise Gibratar Chess Festival 2013  (6.32), 27.01.2013

Position 1
White wants to push the a-pawn but cannot. What do you suggest for white now?

White to Play

51...Rc7