Panama Open II Rd6 Standings

GM Hansen,E(CAN) leads with 6-0 score. IM Hambleton(CAN) has 4.5/6.

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GM Hansen,E(l)-GM Marin,M(r)

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	IM	Hansen Eric	CAN	2539	6
2	IM	Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio	CUB	2508	5
3	GM	Quesada Perez Yuniesky	CUB	2604	4.5
4	GM	Marin Mihail	ROU	2547	4.5
5	GM	Almeida Quintana Omar	CUB	2519	4.5
6	IM	Prasca Sosa Rafael	VEN	2415	4.5
7	FM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2404	4.5
8	FM	Delgado Ramos Hector	CUB	2478	4.5
9	FM	Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos	CUB	2480	4.5
10	GM	Bacallao Alonso Yusnel	CUB	2580	4.5
11	IM	Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto	CUB	2510	4.5
12	IM	Bassan Remo	VEN	2272	4.5
13	FM	Vera Siguenas Deivy	PER	2396	4
14	IM	Alarcon Casellas Rolando	CUB	2484	4
15	GM	Cordova Emilio	PER	2568	4
16		Fernandez Fernando	PER	2311	4
17		Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario	CUB	2234	4
18	IM	Ruiz C Joshua D	COL	2332	4
19	IM	Kjartansonn Gudmundur	ISL	2394	4
20	WIM	Llaudy Pupo Lisandra	CUB	2258	4
21		Ramos Efren Andres	NCA	2166	4
22	GM	Borges Matos Juan	CUB	2453	3.5
23	FM	Fernandez Cardoso Alexey	CUB	2447	3.5
24	GM	Hernandez Carmenate Holden	CUB	2562	3.5
25	IM	Baules Jorge	PAN	2303	3.5
26	FM	Gomez Segura Adalberto	CUB	2325	3.5
27	FM	Ruiz Sanchez Orlen	CUB	2408	3.5
28	WGM	Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa	CUB	2350	3.5
29	WGM	Arribas Robaina Maritza	CUB	2273	3.5
30	FM	Pacheco Marco	PER	2377	3.5
31	FM	Arosemena Jorge Luis	PAN	2070	3.5
32	FM	Sanchez Jorge	PAN	2152	3.5
33	GM	Arencibia Rodriguez Walter	CUB	2526	3
34	WGM	L'ami Alina	ROU	2381	3
35	WGM	Vigoa Apecheche Yanira	CUB	2352	3
36	IM	Estrada Nieto Julian	MEX	2295	3
37	CM	Sosa Nestor	PAN	2198	3
38	CM	Mathews Bryan	PAN	2056	3
39		Fuentes Adrian	PAN	1938	3
40		Pena Morales Hugo	PER	2113	3
41	FM	Esquivel Luis	PAN	2104	3
42	CM	Mathews Cesar	PAN	1981	3
43	WIM	Fleites Marti Yuleikys	CUB	2153	3
44		Gomez Samael	COL	1984	3
45	WIM	Fandino Reyes Roquelina	CUB	2095	3
46	IM	Madrigal Mariano	NCA	2152	3
47		Alvarez Walter Danilo	PAN	2029	3
48		Padilla Alvaro	PAN	1979	3
49	WFM	Castillo Coca Mairebys	CUB	2136	2.5
50	WIM	Miranda Llanes Yerisbel	CUB	2319	2.5
51	CM	Aizpurua Patrick	PAN	2118	2.5
52	IM	Arias Lemmys A	ESA	2346	2.5
53		Fabrega Enrique	PAN	2172	2.5
54		Quintero Gabriel	PAN	0	2.5
55	WFM	Madrigal Ana Daniela	NCA	2011	2.5
56		Bonilla Felix	PAN	2099	2.5
57		Battihk Jose Miguel	PAN	1945	2.5
58		Sun Chin Robert Patrick	PAN	0	2.5
59		Valdes Bernardo	PAN	0	2.5
60		Espinoza Efrain	PAN	0	2.5
61		Tapia Alexei	PAN	1849	2.5
62		Flores Ruben	PAN	1791	2
63		Quiroga Walter	VEN	0	2
64		Quiroz Michael	PAN	1938	2
65		Riera Jose	PAN	0	2
66		Lombardo Elias	PAN	0	2
67		Carrasco Brandon	PAN	1675	2
68		Virzi John Charles	PAN	0	2
69		Sanjur Crescencio	PAN	0	2
70		Munoz Nelson	PAN	0	1.5
71		Samaniego Milciades	PAN	0	1.5
72		McNally Bernardo	PAN	0	1.5
73		Chaluja Jose Antonio	PAN	0	1.5
74		Munoz M Alberto Noel	PAN	1906	1.5
75		Cantilo-Paz Anibal Jesus	PAN	0	1
76		Carrasco Leonardo	PAN	0	1
77		Rosas Ramiro	PAN	0	0.5
78		Corrales Mario	PAN	0	0.5
79	CM	Vargas Rogelio	PAN	1712	0
80		Castillo Elizabeth	PAN	0	0

Panama Open II Rd5 Results-Properly Aligned!

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Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	IM	Hansen Eric	CAN	2539	5
2	GM	Marin Mihail	ROU	2547	4.5
3	IM	Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio	CUB	2508	4
4	FM	Vera Siguenas Deivy	PER	2396	4
5	GM	Almeida Quintana Omar	CUB	2519	4
6	IM	Prasca Sosa Rafael	VEN	2415	4
7	FM	Hambleton Aman	CAN	2404	4
8	IM	Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto	CUB	2510	4
9	GM	Quesada Perez Yuniesky	CUB	2604	3.5
10	IM	Alarcon Casellas Rolando	CUB	2484	3.5
11	GM	Cordova Emilio	PER	2568	3.5
12	FM	Delgado Ramos Hector	CUB	2478	3.5
13	GM	Borges Matos Juan	CUB	2453	3.5
14		Fernandez Fernando	PER	2311	3.5
15	FM	Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos	CUB	2480	3.5
16	FM	Fernandez Cardoso Alexey	CUB	2447	3.5
17	GM	Bacallao Alonso Yusnel	CUB	2580	3.5
18		Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario	CUB	2234	3.5
19	IM	Baules Jorge	PAN	2303	3.5
20	IM	Bassan Remo	VEN	2272	3.5
21	FM	Ruiz Sanchez Orlen	CUB	2408	3.5
22	GM	Arencibia Rodriguez Walter	CUB	2526	3
23	WGM	L'ami Alina	ROU	2381	3
24	IM	Ruiz C Joshua D	COL	2332	3
25	WGM	Vigoa Apecheche Yanira	CUB	2352	3
26	IM	Kjartansonn Gudmundur	ISL	2394	3
27	FM	Gomez Segura Adalberto	CUB	2325	3
28	IM	Estrada Nieto Julian	MEX	2295	3
29	WIM	Llaudy Pupo Lisandra	CUB	2258	3
30		Ramos Efren Andres	NCA	2166	3
31	FM	Esquivel Luis	PAN	2104	3
32	FM	Sanchez Jorge	PAN	2152	3
33	GM	Hernandez Carmenate Holden	CUB	2562	2.5
34	WGM	Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa	CUB	2350	2.5
35	WFM	Castillo Coca Mairebys	CUB	2136	2.5
36	WGM	Arribas Robaina Maritza	CUB	2273	2.5
	CM	Sosa Nestor	PAN	2198	2.5
38	CM	Mathews Bryan	PAN	2056	2.5
39	FM	Pacheco Marco	PER	2377	2.5
40		Fuentes Adrian	PAN	1938	2.5
41	FM	Arosemena Jorge Luis	PAN	2070	2.5
42	CM	Aizpurua Patrick	PAN	2118	2.5
43		Fabrega Enrique	PAN	2172	2.5
44	CM	Mathews Cesar	PAN	1981	2.5
45		Gomez Samael	COL	1984	2.5
46	WIM	Fleites Marti Yuleikys	CUB	2153	2.5
47	WFM	Madrigal Ana Daniela	NCA	2011	2.5
48		Bonilla Felix	PAN	2099	2.5
49	IM	Madrigal Mariano	NCA	2152	2.5
50		Flores Ruben	PAN	1791	2
51	WIM	Miranda Llanes Yerisbel	CUB	2319	2
52		Pena Morales Hugo	PER	2113	2
53	IM	Arias Lemmys A	ESA	2346	2
54	WIM	Fandino Reyes Roquelina	CUB	2095	2
55		Alvarez Walter Danilo	PAN	2029	2
56		Battihk Jose Miguel	PAN	1945	2
57		Quiroga Walter	VEN	0	2
58		Quiroz Michael	PAN	1938	2
59		Padilla Alvaro	PAN	1979	2
60		Riera Jose	PAN	0	2
61		Carrasco Brandon	PAN	1675	2
62		Quintero Gabriel	PAN	0	1.5
63		Sun Chin Robert Patrick	PAN	0	1.5
64		Valdes Bernardo	PAN	0	1.5
65		Espinoza Efrain	PAN	0	1.5
66		Munoz Nelson	PAN	0	1.5
67		Tapia Alexei	PAN	1849	1.5
68		Samaniego Milciades	PAN	0	1.5
69		McNally Bernardo	PAN	0	1.5
70		Chaluja Jose Antonio	PAN	0	1.5
71		Cantilo-Paz Anibal Jesus	PAN	0	1
72		Lombardo Elias	PAN	0	1
73		Virzi John Charles	PAN	0	1
74		Carrasco Leonardo	PAN	0	1
75		Sanjur Crescencio	PAN	0	1
76		Rosas Ramiro	PAN	0	0.5
77		Munoz M Alberto Noel	PAN	1906	0.5
78		Corrales Mario	PAN	0	0.5
79	CM	Vargas Rogelio	PAN	1712	0
		Castillo Elizabeth	PAN	0	0

Hungarian TCh 2012-13 GM Ruck,R Ending

Here is a game featuring strong endgame technique from a harmless Caro-Kann queenless game.

Bio--Chessnc
Hungarian Grandmaster (2001).
Hungarian Champion in 2002.

World vice champion U18 in 1994.

Best results:

• Zagreb 1997, 1st;
• European U16 1992 and U18 1994, 2nd-4th;
• Oberwart Open 2000, 2nd
• Hotel Irotkko GM 2000, 1st;
• Kladovo 2001, 1st;
• Hungarian Championship 2003, 2nd-3rd;
• Bad Wörishofen 2004, 3rd;
• Los Angeles Metropolitan Open 2011, 2nd-7th.

A participant in the 2004 and 2006 Olympiads.'

 

GM Ruck,R

Photo Wikipedia Robert_Ruck

Kovacevic,A (2549) - Ruck,R (2567)
Caro-Kann 6.Nh3[B18]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Mako HUN (4), 18.11.
The game went to queenless play quite early and then black managed to get BN for R with a small combination.

Critical Position
Black must continue the technical phase with purposeful play. White is saddled with an isolated e-pawn but for the moment Ke2 keeps it secure. What should black do?

Black to Play

Panama Open II Standings 2012-11 Rd5-GM Hansen,E 5-0

Nov 30th-2012
GM Hansen,E(CAN) is in clear first with 5-0. IM Hambleton is in a group with 4/5. WGM L'ami Alina(ROU) is also at 3.

There's a fresh video I found today too(scroll down the bottom of post). I'll do up some games as soon as they become available.

WGM L'ami Alina having lunch in Hong Kong

Photo-Her website Alina L'ami

Rank after Round 5
Rk. Name                                          FED Rtg  Pts.
Leading group
1 IM Hansen Eric                                CAN 2539 5
2 GM Marin Mihail                              ROU 2547 4.5
3 IM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio     CUB 2508 4
4 FM Vera Siguenas Deivy                   PER 2396 4
5 GM Almeida Quintana Omar            CUB 2519 4
6 IM Prasca Sosa Rafael                    VEN 2415 4
7 FM Hambleton Aman                     CAN 2404 4
8 IM Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto CUB 2510 4

3.5/5
9 GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky          CUB 2604 3.5
10 IM Alarcon Casellas Rolando     CUB 2484 3.5
11 GM Cordova Emilio                   PER 2568 3.5
12 FM Delgado Ramos Hector          CUB 2478 3.5
13 GM Borges Matos Juan                 CUB 2453 3.5
14 Fernandez Fernando                    PER 2311 3.5
15 FM Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos CUB 2480 3.5
16 FM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey   CUB 2447 3.5
17 GM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel          CUB 2580 3.5
18 Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario CUB 2234 3.5
19 IM Baules Jorge                            PAN 2303 3.5
20 IM Bassan Remo                            VEN 2272 3.5
21 FM Ruiz Sanchez Orlen                   CUB 2408 3.5

3/5
22 GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter CUB 2526 3
23 WGM L'ami Alina                   ROU 2381 3
24 IM Ruiz C Joshua D                   COL 2332 3
25 WGM Vigoa Apecheche Yanira CUB 2352 3
26 IM Kjartansonn Gudmundur          ISL 2394 3

IM Kjartansonn Gudmundur

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27 FM Gomez Segura Adalberto          CUB 2325 3
28 IM Estrada Nieto Julian                   MEX 2295 3
29 WIM Llaudy Pupo Lisandra           CUB 2258 3
30 Ramos Efren Andres                        NCA 2166 3
31 FM Esquivel Luis                            PAN 2104 3
32 FM Sanchez Jorge                           PAN 2152 3

2.5/5
33 GM Hernandez Carmenate Holden CUB 2562 2.5
34 WGM Ordaz Valdes Lisandra Teresa CUB 2350 2.5
35 WFM Castillo Coca Mairebys          CUB 2136 2.5
36 WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza          CUB 2273 2.5
37CM Sosa Nestor                            PAN 2198 2.5
38 CM Mathews Bryan                          PAN 2056 2.5
39 FM Pacheco Marco                          PER 2377 2.5
40 Fuentes Adrian                                   PAN 1938 2.5
41 FM Arosemena Jorge Luis                 PAN 2070 2.5
42 CM Aizpurua Patrick                          PAN 2118 2.5
43 Fabrega Enrique                              PAN 2172 2.5
44 CM Mathews Cesar                         PAN 1981 2.5
45 Gomez Samael                                  COL 1984 2.5
46 WIM Fleites Marti Yuleikys                CUB 2153 2.5
47 WFM Madrigal Ana Daniela          NCA 2011 2.5
48 Bonilla Felix                                     PAN 2099 2.5
49 IM Madrigal Mariano                     NCA 2152 2.5

2/5
50 Flores Ruben                                     PAN 1791 2
51 WIM Miranda Llanes Yerisbel          CUB 2319 2
52 Pena Morales Hugo                            PER 2113 2
53 IM Arias Lemmys A                            ESA 2346 2
54 WIM Fandino Reyes Roquelina          CUB 2095 2
55 Alvarez Walter Danilo                          PAN 2029 2
56 Battihk Jose Miguel                            PAN 1945 2
57 Quiroga Walter                                   VEN 0 2
58 Quiroz Michael                                   PAN 1938 2
59 Padilla Alvaro                                     PAN 1979 2
60 Riera Jose                                           PAN 0 2
61 Carrasco Brandon                            PAN 1675 2

1.5/5
62 Quintero Gabriel                            PAN 0 1.5
63 Sun Chin Robert Patrick                   PAN 0 1.5
64 Valdes Bernardo                            PAN 0 1.5
65 Espinoza Efrain                            PAN 0 1.5
66 Munoz Nelson                            PAN 0 1.5
67 Tapia Alexei                                  PAN 1849 1.5
68 Samaniego Milciades                   PAN 0 1.5
69 McNally Bernardo                          PAN 0 1.5
70 Chaluja Jose Antonio                       PAN 0 1.5

0-1pts/5
71 Cantilo-Paz Anibal Jesus              PAN 0 1
72 Lombardo Elias                            PAN 0 1
73 Virzi John Charles                     PAN 0 1
74 Carrasco Leonardo                   PAN 0 1
75 Sanjur Crescencio                        PAN 0 1
76 Rosas Ramiro                            PAN 0 0.5
77 Munoz M Alberto Noel                PAN 1906 0.5
78 Corrales Mario                            PAN 0 0.5
79 CM Vargas Rogelio                     PAN 1712 0
80 Castillo Elizabeth                            PAN 0 0

Rank after Round 4
Rk. Name                                        FED Rtg    Pts.
1 IM Hansen Eric                               CAN 2539 4
2 GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky           CUB 2604 3.5
3 GM Cordova Emilio                        PER 2568 3.5
4 FM Vera Siguenas Deivy                 PER 2396 3.5
5 GM Marin Mihail                               ROU 2547 3.5
6 IM Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio    CUB 2508 3
7 IM Alarcon Casellas Rolando           CUB 2484 3
8 IM Prasca Sosa Rafael                     VEN 2415 3
9 GM Almeida Quintana Omar           CUB 2519 3
10 GM Arencibia Rodriguez Walter CUB 2526 3
11 FM Delgado Ramos Hector           CUB 2478 3
12 Fernandez Fernando                     PER 2311 3
13 FM Hambleton Aman                     CAN 2404 3
14 GM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel           CUB 2580 3
15 WGM L'ami Alina                       ROU 2381 3   Alinalami
16 IM Ruiz C Joshua D                     COL 2332 3
17 Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario CUB 2234 3
18 IM Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto CUB 2510 3
19 WGM Vigoa Apecheche Yanira CUB 2352 3
20 IM Kjartansonn Gudmundur           ISL 2394 3

21 FM Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos CUB 2480 2.5
22 GM Borges Matos Juan              CUB 2453 2.5
23 FM Fernandez Cardoso Alexey CUB 2447 2.5
24 GM Hernandez Carmenate Holden CUB 2562 2.5
25 IM Bassan Remo                             VEN 2272 2.5
26 IM Baules Jorge                               PAN 2303 2.5
27 CM Sosa Nestor                              PAN 2198 2.5
28 WFM Castillo Coca Mairebys           CUB 2136 2.5
29 CM Mathews Bryan                     PAN 2056 2.5
30 FM Ruiz Sanchez Orlen                    CUB 2408 2.5
31 FM Arosemena Jorge Luis           PAN 2070 2.5
32 CM Aizpurua Patrick                   PAN 2118 2.5

33 Flores Ruben                               PAN 1791 2
34 WGM Ordaz Valdes L Teresa CUB 2350 2
35 IM Estrada Nieto Julian                     MEX 2295 2
36 WIM Miranda Llanes Yerisbel CUB 2319 2
37 FM Gomez Segura Adalberto CUB 2325 2
38 WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza CUB 2273 2
39 WIM Llaudy Pupo Lisandra    CUB 2258 2

WIM Llaudy Pupo Lisandra

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40 IM Arias Lemmys A                   ESA 2346 2
41 Pena Morales Hugo                   PER 2113 2
42 FM Esquivel Luis                       PAN 2104 2
43 CM Mathews Cesar                   PAN 1981 2
44 Ramos Efren Andres                   NCA 2166 2
45 WIM Fandino Reyes Roquelina CUB 2095 2
46 WIM Fleites Marti Yuleikys CUB 2153 2

Yuleikys Fleites Marti

Photo chess-db Yuleikys Marti

47 FM Sanchez Jorge                   PAN 2152 2

48 Quiroga Walter                        VEN 0 2
49 FM Pacheco Marco                 PER 2377 1.5

50 Fuentes Adrian                         PAN 1938 1.5
51 Quintero Gabriel                         PAN 0 1.5
52 Fabrega Enrique                         PAN 2172 1.5
53 Gomez Samael                         COL 1984 1.5
54 WFM Madrigal Ana Daniela NCA 2011 1.5

Madrigal Ana Daniela

Photo Flickr by RupertoMiller

Video from Youtube

e2e4 Brighton Open 2012-11 Results

Brighton Open e2e4 Brighton Nov 2012 Open

GMs Wells and Arkell shared first with 4.5/5 in the increasingly popular e2e4 weekend tournament series. FM Lyell got 3/5.

Rank Name                   Score Fed. Rating
1 GM Wells, Peter K      4.5     ENG 2488
2 GM Arkell, Keith C     4.5     ENG 2462
3 Jones, Steven A           4         ENG 1987
4 FM Sowray, Peter J     3.5     ENG 2362
5 FM Ledger, Dave J      3.5     ENG 2268
6 Player, Edmund C         3.5     ENG 2215
7 Seymour, Timothy P     3.5     ENG 2057

8 Kirk, Ezra                     3 ENG 2258
9 FM Lyell, Mark             3 ENG 2194
10 Murphy, Hugh W         3 ENG 2152
11 Myall, Ivan J                3 ENG 2092
12 De Coverly, Roger D 3 ENG 2038
13 Prior, Stephen C V     3 ENG 1993
14 Boardman, Jeffrey      3 NZL 1990

15 Lim, Zhuo Ren 2.5 MAS 2183
16 Tozer, Philip A A 2.5 ENG 2179
17 Maullin, Robert E 2.5 ENG 2138
18 Skulte, Christopher 2.5 AUS 1969
19 McCarthy, Damian 2.5 ENG 1879
20 Anderson, John 2 ENG 2179
21 Coates, David H 2 ENG 2085
22 WIM Maroroa, Sue 2 ENG 2055
23 Harnett, Robert J 2 ENG 2018
24 WFM Norinkeviciute, Rasa 2 LTU 2010
25 Craft, Isaac 2 ENG 2005
26 Briggs, John Nicholas 2 ENG 1979
27 Kirk, Jason 2 FRA 1954
28 Payne, Matthew J 2 ENG 1952
29 Oyama, Akito 2 ENG 1866
30 Gupta, Arul 2 ENG 1730
31 Kouis, Marios 1.5 GRE 1851
32 Wood, Peter R 1 ENG 1947
33 Waters, Andrew 1 ENG 1918 *
34 Charpidou, Anna 1 GRE 1754
35 Lee, Shane 0.5 IRL 1842
36 Stone, Mark R 0 ENG 1615

Here is a key game between one of the winners GM Wells and Budapest resident FM Mark Lyell.

Wells,Peter K (2488) - Lyell,Mark (2194)
Queen's Gambit Accepted(D26)
e2e4 Brighton Open Old Ship Hotel, Brighton, Eng (4), 11.11.2012
White played for queenside pressure with the IQP and black sacrificed an exchange rather than endure a passive defence.

Critical Position
White has big pressure going on the queenside but what's next?

White to Play

The Zukertort System-An Anti-Sambuev Defence

Here is an important game from Hungarian Team Ch 2012-13. The opening is the Zukertort System, one of the pet lines of Canadian Champion GM Bator Sambuev.

GM Bator Sambuev at the 2009 PWC Toronto Open Chess Championship

Photo Chessbase Toronto Tournament

The Opening Sequence
The following white formation should look quite familiar to anyone to has had black against Sambuev.
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Bd3 c5 5.b3 Nc6 6.0–0 Bd6 7.Bb2 0–0 8.Nbd2 b6 9.Ne5 Bb7

White has the simple plan of f4 and then the kinside attack begins with Qf3-h3 for example. So how should black defend? The Balogh game shows a nice defensive method and the key ideas.

Kosic,D (2517) - Balogh,C (2668) [D05]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Nagykanizsa HUN (1), 16.09.2012

Critical Position 1
Black has initiated a nice defensive method against the Zukertort with ..Ne7 intending ...Ng6. What should black play now though?

Black to Play

Critical Position 2
Black has played 13..Nxc5 challenging the key Bd3 attacking piece. But there is a catch-White has 14.Bxh7+. What do you make of the sacrifice? Is it sound or just a big bluff? The evaluation here is critical to black's defensive method.

White to Play

Critical Position 3
White is really going after the king. Evaluate 20.g4. Does it work or not?

White to Play

Botez(CAN) in UNAM Rapid MEX 2012

The Gara,T(HUN)-Botez,A(CAN) rapid mini-match was tied 2-2. Here is another game from the rapid preliminary.

WGM Gara,Ticia

Photo Magyar-sportolonok

Gara,T (2377) - Botez,Alexandra (2015)
French Tarrasch[C06]
UNAM w Prelim C Mexico City MEX (2.4), 17.11.2012
Black played an early ...c4 but lost control of the dark squares on the kingside. White won a pawn and had an almost crushing position but let the advantage slip away.

Critical Position
White has an extra pawn and an obvious advantage but the b2 pawn is under attack. How should white react?

White to Play

Critical Position
White is still up a pawn but black has some counterplay on the b-file. How should black continue?

Black to Play

Hungarian TCH 2012-13

Here is a strong game from GM Berkes against veteran GM Farago,Ivan from the Hungarian TCh. The game features the strong technical endgame play of Berkes an his slow positional building style.

GM Farago,Ivan at the Arco World Senior Ch

Photo Chessbase

Berkes,F (2685) - Farago,I (2486)
King's Indian Attack vs Slav Triangle with ...Bg4[A07]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Dunaharaszti HUN (4), 18.11.2012
This is an unspectacular game which on the surface contains nothing really remarkable. The game can be broken down into the following stages.

–12.Nxg6 fg creates a structural imbalance and gains the bishop pair for long-term chances

After 12...fg

-A general advance on the queenside
-The ending with 30..Qxb2? gave white all the chances
-Gaining the a-file,  the 7th rank and maintaining a rook on a7(32.Rba2)

After 32.Rba2

-33.Rxa8 eventually won a pawn and began the technical P+ phase conversion phase

The key endgame plan
-The play only on the kingside stage is of key importance. The key to breaking black's position is to play 74.e5! to cut off the dark bishop from the g7 pawn and then play on the light square to infiltrate the kingside.

White to Play
Black has just played 73..Bb2

-76...gh? 77.Nxh4 is the straw that breaks black's position. From here on white has the simple plan of pushing pawns and infiltrating on the light squares on which black is effectively fighting a piece down as the bishop lives in the wrong color universe

After 77.Nxh4