Budapest Team Ch Rd Division 4(unrated) Rd1

Division 4 is for unrated play.

Hort SE 4.5: Rakosligeti AC 1.5
Teglas,M(2141)         -Nadasi,B(2161)                  draw
Bokras,I(2140)          -Suranyi,P(2147)                   1-0(forfeit)
AC Raheem,M(2115)-Stenner(2115)                      1-0
Bukovsky,F(2109)     -Yip,M(2087)                       1-0
Nadassy,A(2039)      -Szili,A(1935)                       1-0
Kaazdu,K(1778)       -Balla,A(1764)                      0-1

My team RAC got destroyed. We could only field 5 players so we were off to a bad start. I had a promising position as black in Sicilian Kan but lost my way in a sharp position. Our Captain, Balla saved some face for us by winning a game.

The car journey was the most interest part of the round as were drove off from the Ors Ver Ter subway into what looked like suburban nowhere. We explored around with map in hand until we found the small office of a politcal party(used to be more popular in days gone by) and settled down do play.

The captain did his job and gave everyone a chocolate bar but this time TWIX power could not help me.

Here is a tough game played on board one.

Nádasi,Balázs (2161) - Téglás,Márton (2141) 
Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bg5[B96]
BTCH Division 4 Budapest (1.1), 08.10.2012 [Yip]

This unrated game will otherwise go unpublished and unnoticed but shows the value of practice games. Both players follow theory until black extends theory on move 19. The novelty does not improve black's chances as white does not fully exploit the chances given. However, the game is full of drama and excitement. Unfortunately RAC lost the match to Hort SE 4.5–1.5.[Yip]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0–0–0 b5 10.e5 Bb7 11.Qh3 dxe5
Diagram 1

12.Nxe6 
Sacrifice #1.[Yip]

12...fxe6 13.Qxe6+ Be7 
Diagram 2

14.Nxb5 
Sacrifice #2.[Yip]

• [14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Bxb5 axb5 16.Nxb5 Qc6 17.Nd6+ Kd8 18.Nxb7+ Qxb7 19.Rxd7+ Qxd7 20.Rd1 Qxd1+ 21.Kxd1 Ke8 22.fxe5 Rd8+ 23.Ke2 fxe5 24.a4 Rf8 25.a5 Rd6 26.Qc4 Rf4 27.Qg8+ Kd7 28.Qxh7 e4 29.Qh3+ Kd8 30.Qb3 Rff6 31.Qb8+ Kd7 32.Qb5+ Kc7 33.b4 Rfe6 34.Qc4+ Kd7 35.b5 Bd8 36.b6 Bxb6 37.axb6 Rxb6 38.Ke3 Rbc6 39.Qb3 Kc7 40.g4 Rb6 41.Qc4+ Rbc6 42.Qb3 Re5 43.h4 Rec5 44.Qf7+ Kb6 45.h5 Rxc2 46.g5 R6c3+ 47.Kxe4 Rc4+ 48.Kd5 Rc5+ 49.Kd4 Rd2+ 50.Ke3 Rg2 51.Qf6+ Ka5 52.Qd8+ Kb5 53.Qd7+ Kb6 54.Qd6+ Kb5 55.Qb8+ Kc4 56.g6 Rxh5 57.Qc8+ Rc5 58.Qa6+ Kd5 59.Qb7+ Rc6 60.Qd7+ Rd6 61.Qf5+ Kc4 62.Qe4+ 1–0 Balogh,C (2601)-Sasikiran,K (2682)/Dubai UAE 2011/The Week in Chess 858;
• 14.Bxb5 axb5 15.Nxb5 Qc6 16.Nd6+ Kd8 17.fxe5 Nd5 18.Bxe7+ Nxe7 19.Nf7+ Kc7 20.Qxe7 Rxa2 21.e6 Ra1+ 22.Kd2 Qxg2+ 23.Kc3 Qc6+ 24.Kd2 Qg2+ 25.Kc3 Qc6+ 26.Kd2 Qg2+ ½–½ Pantsulaia,L (2595)-Jobava,B (2706)/Dubai UAE 2012/The Week in Chess 911]  

14...axb5 15.Bxb5
So far the game follows established theory.[Yip]

15...0–0–0
Now the game leaves well-trodden paths.[Yip]

• [15...Be4 Is main theory still.[Yip] 16.c3 0–0–0 17.Rhe1 Rhe8 18.Rxe4 Nxe4 19.Bxe7 Nxc3 20.Qa6+ Qb7 21.Rxd7 Nxa2+ 22.Kb1 Qxa6 23.Rxd8+ Kc7 24.Bxa6 Rxe7 25.Rc8+ Kb6 26.Bf1 Nb4 27.Rb8+ Ka5 28.Rb5+ Ka4 29.Rc5 exf4 30.Bb5+ Ka5 31.Bc4+ Kb6 32.Rb5+ Kc6 33.Rxb4 Kc5 34.Ra4 Re3 35.Bg8 1–0 Kravtsiv,M (2546)-Kokarev,D (2612)/Bhubaneswar 2010/CBM 136 Extra;
• 15...Rd8 16.Rhe1 e4 17.Rd4 Bd5 18.Rxd5 Nxd5 19.Rxe4 Qc5 20.Bxe7 Qg1+ 21.Re1 Qxe1+ 22.Qxe1 Nxe7 23.Qe5 Rf8 24.Qxg7 Rg8 25.Qxh7 Rxg2 26.b3 Kf8 27.Qh6+ Rg7 28.Qd6 Rg6 29.Qc7 Ke8 30.Kb2 Re6 31.a4 Nf5 32.a5 Nd4 33.Qc4 Rd6 34.Qg8+ Ke7 35.Qg7+ Ke6 36.Bc4+ 1–0 Oleksienko,M (2492)-Kuzubov,Y (2558)/Lvov 2005/CBM 105 ext]  

16.Qxe7 Nc5
Diagram 3

Now the game leaves GM practice. Black offers an ending to reduce white's pressure[Yip]
[16...exf4 Greed was the option to consider.[Yip] 17.Rd4 Nc5 18.Qxc7+ Kxc7 19.Bxf4+ Kb6 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.a4 Bc6 22.Bxc6 Kxc6 23.b3 Nd5 24.Rd1 Re8 25.Bg3 Ne4 26.Be1 Ne3 27.Rd4 Nxg2 28.Bb4 Ne3 29.c4 g5 30.Ba3 h5 31.b4 g4 32.a5 h4 33.b5+ Kc7 34.a6 g3 35.hxg3 hxg3 0–1 Garcia,L-Yudasin,L (2610)/Seville 1993/CBM 038/[Bulletin]]

17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Qxc7+ Kxc7 19.fxe5 
The plan is take pawns and make a new queen.[Yip]

19...Nce4N
Diagram 4

Now the game deviates from last known theory from another Hungarian game.[Yip]
[19...h6 20.exf6 hxg5 21.fxg7 Rg8 22.Re1 Rxg7 23.b4 Ne4 24.Bd3 Nf6 25.g3 g4 26.Kb2 Nd7 27.a4 Rf7 28.Rf1 Bf3 29.Rf2 Ne5 30.Bf1 Rd7 31.a5 Rd4 32.Kc3 Rd6 33.b5 Rd1 34.h4 gxh3 35.Bxh3 Rg1 36.Kd4 Rxg3 37.Bf5 Nf7 38.b6+ Kc6 39.Rxf3 Rxf3 40.Be4+ 1–0 Kiss,K (2129)-Ignacz,M (2225)/Budapest 2009/ EXT 2011]

20.Bh4 g5 21.Bxg5 Nxg5 22.exf6

White has four pawns for a piece and almost no losing chances.[Yip]  

22...Rf8 23.Re1= 
Now the ending fizzles out to equality.[Yip]
[¹23.Rf1 Ne4 24.g4 Rxf6 25.Rxf6 Nxf6 26.Be2² White has decent endgame chances with 4 pawns for the knight and pawn majorities on both wings.[Yip]]

23...Rxf6 Diagram 5

24.h4 Re6
White is slightly better.[Yip]
[24...Ne4= [Yip]]

  

25.Rd1 Ne4 26.Rd7+ Kb6 27.Bd3= [Yip]

[27.Rxh7 Nd6 28.Bd3 Bxg2 29.h5² [Yip]]  

27...Nc5 28.Rxh7 Nxd3+ 29.cxd3 Re2 
[29...Bxg2² [Yip]]

30.g4
White is slightly better.
Diagram 6

30...Bd5 31.g5 
[31.h5!? Gives some practical chances.[Yip] 31...Bxa2 32.Rh8 Kb7 33.g5 Bb3 34.Rh7+ Kc6 35.g6 Rg2 36.d4 Rh2 Diagram 7

37.d5+!? Kc5 (37...Kxd5 Needs some precise defence from black.[Yip] 38.Rb7 Now black must be careful.[Yip] 38...Bc4 39.g7 Kc6 40.Rb4 Bd5 41.Rg4 Rxh5 42.g8Q Bxg8 43.Rxg8= [Yip]) 38.Rc7+ Kd6 39.Rc6+ Kd7 40.g7 Bxd5 41.Rh6 Ke7 42.Rh8 Bb3 43.h6² [Yip]]

31...Kc5 Diagram 8

32.Rc7 
White is slightly better. [Yip]
[32.g6 Rh2 33.b3 Kd4 34.h5 Kc3 35.Rc7+ Kd4 36.g7 Rxh5 37.Rd7 Rg5 38.a4² [Yip]]

32...Kd4 33.Rc2= [Yip]
[33.g6 Kxd3 34.Rc3+ Kd4 35.Rg3 Bxa2 36.b3 Ke5 37.h5 Kf6 38.Rf3+ Kg7 39.Rf7+ Kh6 40.Rh7+ Kg5= [Yip]]

  

33...Re1+ 34.Kd2 Rh1 35.b4 Rxh4 36.Kc1 Kxd3 37.Rd2+ Kc4 38.Kb2 Rg4 39.a3 Rxg5 40.Rc2+ Kb5 41.Rc5+ Kb6 42.Kc3 Rg3+ 43.Kd4 Bc6 44.Rc3 Rg4+ 45.Kd3 Diagram 9

45...Rg3+ 46.Kd4 Rxc3
A hard fight comes to an end.[Yip]
½–½