1st Korbach GM 2012

GM Czebe,A won this GM tournament by a clear point with 8/11. Czebe,A travels the world far and wide. Earlier this year he won the Melaka Open in Malaysia.

GM Czebe,A with trophy winning the Melaka Open in 2012

Photo-by Kruttika Nadig and Najib Abdul Wahab  chessbase Melaka Open 2012

			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	Pts
1	Czebe,A	2481	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	1	8.0/11
2	Svane,R	2371	½	*	0	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	7.0/11
3	Meijers,V	2478	½	1	*	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	1	1	7.0/11
4	Zwahr,P	2303	½	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	6.5/11
5	Pap,M	2521	½	0	½	0	*	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	6.5/11
6	Andersen,Mad	2464	0	0	1	½	½	*	½	1	0	1	½	1	6.0/11
7	Izso,D	2331	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	0	1	½	1	½	5.5/11
8	Gutman,L	2498	0	0	½	½	½	0	1	*	½	1	½	1	5.5/11
9	Poetsch,H	2458	½	½	½	½	0	1	0	½	*	1	½	0	5.0/11
10	Lampert,J	2288	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	0	0	*	½	½	3.0/11
11	Kearns,C	2103	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	½	½	½	*	½	3.0/11
12	Vuckovic,Alek	2334	0	½	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	½	½	*	3.0/11

Here is a nice endgame featuring strong thematic play.


Vuckovic,Alek (2334) - Czebe,A (2481)

Philidor Ending[B07]
1st Korbach GM Korbach GER (9.6), 14.12.2012

Position 1
The ending is roughly equal. What should black do now? This is about planning and understanding, not tactics.

• -Advance on the kingside with ...g5
• -Continue development with ...Be6
• -Play for the d4 outpost with ...Ne6
• -Something else

Black to Play

14...a5

Position 2
Black has some pressure on the d-file and a strong bishop but what's next?

• -Create a second front on the kingside
• -Open up lines on the queenside with 30...c4!
• -Get the king more involved on the queenside with 30...R8d7 then ...Kd8-c7-b6 etc
• -Something else 

Black to Play

30.Kc2