GM Boros,D(HUN) Wins Thanksgiving Open St Louis USA

GM Boros,D(HUN) shared first with GM Meier,Geo scoring 5/6.

 

1 Meier,Geo           2642 -1 +1 -½ +1 -½ +1                5.0/6
2 Boros,De(HUN) 2494 -1 +1 -1 -½ +½ +1                5.0/6
3 Priyadharshan,K 2408 -1 +0 -1 +1 -½ +1                  4.5/6
4 Bykhovsky,An ISR 2513 -1 +1 -1 +½ -0 -½             4.0/6
5 Diamant,A           2481 +1 -1 +½ -½ +0 -1                4.0/6
6 Kleiman,J           2371 +1 -½ +1 -0 +½ -1                 4.0/6

Webster University See Chessdom
Boros is part of the team that transfered from Texzs Tech to Webster University in St-Louis.

'St. Louis, Feb. 3, 2012 – Building on St. Louis’ growing reputation as a world-class chess center, Webster University is making some exciting chess moves. The University today announced that chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar, World and Olympiad Champion, and her Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE), will relocate to Webster from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, on June 1, 2012. In addition, all members of the reigning national collegiate champion Texas Tech “A” chess team will transfer to Webster and be enrolled at the University in the 2012-2013 academic year.

The following students have been accepted / committed to Webster University for the Fall 2012 (August):

• Grandmaster Georg Meier – Germany – Sophomore
• Grandmaster Wesley So – Philippines – Freshman
• Grandmaster Ray Robson – USA – Freshman
• Grandmaster Manuel Leon Hoyos – Mexico – Freshman
• Grandmaster Elshan Moradiabadi – Iran – Graduate student
• Grandmaster Anatoly Bykhovsky – Israel – Junior
• Grandmaster Andre Diamant – Brazil – Junior
• Grandmaster Denes Boros – Hungary – Junior
• International Master Vitaly Neimer – Israel – Sophomore
• International Master Faik Aleskerov – Azerbaijan – Graduate student

 

Here is his round 6 win over GM Shulman.

 

Boros,De (2494) - Shulman,Y (2572)
French Tarrasch 3.Nd2 Be7[C03]
3rd Thanksgiving Open Saint Louis USA (6.3), 26.11.2012
White played the unusual plan of attacking on the queenside for a dominating strategic game.

 

Critical Position
Black has just played 33...Kg7. White has the queenside under pressure but what now?
-Bd6 improving the bishop
-Double rooks on the c-file
-Infiltrate with the queen with Qc7
-Or something else

 

White to Play