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Bundesliga 2012-13 Rd10-Izsak,G(HUN)

TWIC 955
Postny was ruthless in exploiting a lead in development and the strong bishop pair on an open board.

Postny,E (2647) - Izsak,Gyu (2471) 
Queen’s Indian 6…d5 [E17]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Eppingen GER (10), 24.02.2013

Position 1

White has completed development and has a menacing looking pair of bishops. Black needs one more tempo to bring Ra8 into play and then ...Ne6 and ...c5 may follow with black having a satisfactory position. What do you recommend for white?

• 18.a3(to follow up with b4 to restrain ...c5 and keep Bb7 passive)
• 18.Bf5(to clear the e-file and challenge the coming ...Ne6)
• Something else

White to Play

17...Qe7

Bundesliga 2012–13 Rd10-Ribli(HUN)

TWIC 955
Ribli energetically exploited the bishop pair and pawn center to win a model game.

Ribli,Z (2554) - Tazbir,M (2555) 
Anti-Grunfeld[A15]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Eppingen GER (10), 24.02.2013

Position 1

White has an imposing looking position while black remains passive but solid. What do you suggest for white now?

• 18.a4(to continue with a5-a6 to press the queenside in cooperation with the bishops)
• 18.Nb5(to exploit the undefended a7 pawn and then Nd4 for a powerful centralization)
• 18.h4(to continue with h5 and open a second front on the kingside given the absence of defenders)
• Something else

White to Play

17...Re8

Bundesliga 2012-13 Rd10-Balogh C(HUN)

TWIC 955
Balogh makes good use of tactics to underline the initial dark square domination achieved.

Farago,I (2488) - Balogh,C (2664) 
Bogo-Indian 4.Bd2 c5[E11]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Eppingen GER (10), 24.02.2013

Position 1

White is about to win the d-pawn to re-establish material equality. Black has a pinned Ne3 to work with and not much else. What do you suggest for black?

Black to Play

23.Ne3

Hungarian TCH 2012-13 Rd7-Szabo K(HUN)

TWIC 955
The French Winawer Poisoned Pawn is a popular line but the attempt to duck massive theory with 11...dc puts black on the wrong end of a sharp line after 12.h4!  Black badly needs a good idea here as white gets big pressure with the simple Rb1/Rg1 formation.

Szabo,Krisz (2541) - Toth,E (2473)
French Winawer 7.Qg4-11..dc [C19]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Paks HUN (7), 17.02.2013

Position 1

Black's king has been exposed so white is looking for attacking ideas only now.What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

20...Rxg2

Hungarian TCH 2012-13 Rd7(TWIC 955)-Nagy G

The new Hungarian junior champion played some dynamic attacking chess to beat veteran GM Pinter. The bishop pair and then opposite color bishops played a key role.

Nagy,Ga (2401) - Pinter,J (2547) 
Semi-Slav Marshall Gambit 8.Ne2 Nd7[D31]
TCh-HUN 2012–13 Nagykanizsa HUN (7), 17.02.2013

Position 1

White has the bishop pair but Ng1/Be1 are not particularly active. What do you suggest for white?

• 27.Bc3(Immediately activating a passive piece and taking control of the weak dark squares, especially e5)
• 27.Ne2(The knight should go to c3 while Be1-f2 is good for the dark bishop as Rc8 will be tied down)
• 27.Qg5(The kingside dark squares are vulnerable and begging to be infiltrated)
• 27.b3(A patient waiting move that secures the queenside. The optimal arrangement will be more apparent when black commits his king)
• Something else.

White to Play

26...Rc8

TWIC 955 Summary(HUN) 2013

TWIC 955(HUN) INDEX-2013-Feb 26 theweekinchess TWIC
TWIC is the work of Mark Crowther.

The main action was in the team championships with Ribli,Berkes and Rapport having good weekends scoring 1.5/2.

Bundesliga 2012-13 Rds 9-10
Ribli,Z 1.5/2
Berkes,F 1.5/2
Rapport,R 1.5/2
Balogh,C 1/2
Banusz,T 1/2
Acs,P 1/2
Medvegy 0.5/2
Farago 0/2
Izsak,G 0/2

TCh-HUN 2012-13

Reykjavik Open 2013 Reykjavikopen 2013
IM Kislik(USA) has 4.5/8 so far and has been based in Budapest for several years.

29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA  2013 Cappelle-chess
(No games yet from TWIC)
-Hansen,E(CAN) (See hansenchess for rd 1-4 games)
See canadachessnews Cappelle-la-grande-2013-rd3-gm-hansen for Hansen's rd3 game: Todorcevic,M(2419) - Hansen,E(2557)


-Papp,P(HUN)

Hungarian Women's Ch-Papp,P

Budapest TCh 2012-13 Div IV Rd7-Yip

RAC 5-SZATKI 1
This was played in an unrated league with 6 boards but as is usual in Hungary every match/game is taken very seriously whether rated or not.

I managed to escape with a draw after spoiling a winning position after playing a rather horrible game.

Lakatos,A - Yip,M (2019) 
Sicilian Grand Prix[B23]
BTCh Div IV (7.3), 26.02.2013

Position 1
White has just challenged the strong central knight with 15.Ne2 but clearly black has the better placed pieces considering the out of play Ba4 and passive Rb1. What do  you suggest for black?

Black to Play

15.Ne2

Budapest TCh 2012-13 Div I Rd7-Kozak,A(HUN)

Kozak kept pushing a roughly equal position until the passed h-pawn decided in QR-QR play.

Kozák,Ádám (2036) - Zanaty,Zsolt (2172)
Dutch 2.Bg5 g6[A80]
Bp Csb 2012/13 I Lilienthal Budapest (7.5), 03.02.2013

Position 1
Both sides have passed pawns but the h-pawn is further advanced and has ideal rook support from behind. What should white do now?

White to Play

33...Rh8

Cappelle La Grande 2013 Rd1

Rd1 Cappelle-chess 2013
GM Hansen(CAN) won his first game- Canadachessnews Cappelle-la-grande-2013-rd1

Also playing are

• Papp,Petra(HUN)
• Kojima,Shinya(JPN) who is living in Budapest-See his annotated games
Shinyakojima-blog

Kojima,Shinya

Photo-Tournament website

Reykjavik Open 2013 Rd7 Standings

Rd7 Chess-results
IM Kislik lost to IM Schreiner, Peter(AUT 2439)

Title	Name	FIDE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pts.
GM	Shulman Yury	2563	1	1	1	0	1	½	0	4.5
IM	Krush Irina	2460	1	½	1	½	½	0	0	3.5
IM	Bartholomew John	2435	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	5
NM	Norowitz Yaacov	2432	1	0	1	1	1	½	½	5
IM	Kislik Erik Andrew	2359	1	0	1	1	½	½	0	4
IM	Prosviriakov Vladimir	2297	1	0	1	0	1	½	½	4
FM	Jayakumar Adarsh	2271	½	1	1	½	1	0	½	4.5
	Jablon Stephen	1896	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3
	Hisnay Gregory	0	0	0	½	½	1	0	1	3
	Evenson Kent	0	0	0	1	0	1	½	0	2.5
	Kruglyak Mikhail	0	0	0	1	½	½	0	0	2

Budapest TCh 2012-13 Div I Rd8-Yip

RAC I beat REAC 8-4.

Full Results bssz Budapest Chess Federation(HUN Lang)
I. osztály Lilienthal csoport
Újpesti KSE – Pénzügyőr SE III 5,5:6,5
Fabulon – Vasas SC II 5:7
Sárkány DSE II – BEAC III 4,5:7,5
REAC SISE – RAC I 4:8
Tabáni Spartacus II – HASE 3,5:8,5
SENSE I – Barcza GSC I 2:10

II. osztály Bilek csoport
Törekvés SE – A. Láng MKKE 8,5:3,5
Csepeli TK – HÜSI SC II 7,5:4,5
Sárkány DSE III – BEAC IV 8,5:3,5
Rákosliget – Sirály I 5:7
Pestszentlőrinc II – MLTC III 4,5:7,5
Siketek SC – Barcza GSC II 7:5

III. osztály Szén csoport
Sirály II – SENSE II 4,5:7,5
Sárkány DSE IV – BEAC V 1,5:10,5
Pestszentimre – RAC II 4,5:7,5
Kőbánya SC II – MLTC IV 9,5:2,5
ATTE-ARIS – Barcza GSC III 6,5:5,5
HÜSI SC III szabad

The Adventure

Arriving at the side was an adventure in itself as the REAC club is near Budai, Laszlo Stadium on the outskirts of Northwest Budapest in district XV.

I was fortunate to run into a player who safely guided my to the playing hall and on the way was treated to a background story of two of Hungary's notable soccer players.

Budai was a teammate of Puskas who also has a stadium named after him.

'Ferenc Puskás(born Ferenc Purczeld; 1 April 1927[3] – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian footballer and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He scored 84 goals in 85 international matches for Hungary,[4] and 514 goals in 529 matches in the Hungarian and Spanish leagues...In 2002, the Népstadion in Budapest was renamed the Puskás Ferenc Stadion in his honor.[10]

He was also declared the best Hungarian player of the last 50 years by the Hungarian Football Federation in the UEFA Jubilee Awards in November 2003.[11] In October 2009, FIFA announced the introduction of the FIFA Puskás Award, awarded to the player who has scored the "most beautiful goal" over the past year.

He was also listed in Pelé's FIFA 100'-Wikipedia Ferenc_Puskas

Pongo,I (1857) - Yip,M (2019)

Larsen 1.b3 e5[A01]

BTCh Div I (8), 24.02.2013

Position 1
Black has played energetically so far and already must starting playing precisely. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

11.Be2

Position 2
Black is working with a stable structural advantage but the time has come to find a suitable plan. What do you suggest for black?

• 23...Rd7(idea ...Nd8-e6 and release the c-pawn)
• 23...Na7(idea ...Nb5 to attack d4
• 23...Ne7(idea Q-moves and then ...Nd5 to blockade the IQP)
• Something else

Black to Play

23.Bc3

Position 3
Black is up a clear pawn and dominates the position. What do you suggest for black?

• 31...Nfe3(to prevents Nf4 activating the knight)
• 31...Qc7 hitting the kingside dark squares
• Something else

Black to Play

31.Nh3

Reykjavik Open 2013 Rd5-Kislik(USA)

IM Kislik,E drew a tricky ending against Huang(2478) but it's not clear that white maximized his chances in the K+P ending.

Huang,Qian (2478) - Kislik,Erik Andrew (2359)
QGD Anti-Tartakower[D55]
Reykjavik Open 2013 (5.15), 22.02.2013

Position 1
Only white is playing for more than the draw after 45.Kd2. How should black defend?

Black to Play

45.Kd2