Jersey Masters 2013 Rd9-FM Lyell,M(ENG)

Round 9

Budapest resident FM Mark Lyell scored 4.5/9 against a strong field. GM Hebden played a strong game against Lyell in round 9 and won after a nice massage combined with a strong passed d-pawn.

FM Mark Lyell

Hebden,M (2518) - Lyell,M (2227) 
QGA 7.Bb3[D27]
Jersey Masters 2013 St Clement Bay JCI (9), 10.03.2013

Position 1

White has a strong passed pawn and controls the play. The correct way to continue is not so clear. How should white continue?

White to Play

24..Rc8

TCh-AUT 2012–13 Rd11-GM Acs,P(HUN)

TWIC 959
GM Acs,P won every game for rds 8-11. In round 11, he outplayed a GM with black from a harmless queenless position.

GM Acs,Peter

Photo Wikimedia Peter Acs

Bindrich,F (2545) - Acs,Peter (2586)
QGA 6.a4[D27]
TCh-AUT 2012–13 St.Veit AUT (11.3), 24.03.2013

Position 1
Black has been slowly making progress in the ending. What do  you suggest for black now?

Black to Play

40.Nc3

3rd HD Bank Cup 2013-GM Papp,Ga(HUN)

TWIC 959

HD Bank Cup Talkvietnam Liem-wins-hdbank Cup

'Le Quang Liem of Vietnam has held Berkes Ferenc of Hungary to a draw, winning the trophy of the HDBank International Chess Championships in HCM City. 

With one point more than the followers, Liem entered the decisive game on March 24 with the Hungarian GM with confidence, forcing the No.2 seed to draw after 30 moves.

The Vietnamese player got a total of 7.5 points after 6 wins and 3 draws, and received a cash prize worth US$10,000. 

 GM Berkes,Ferenc(R) and GM Liem(l) 

Photo Talkvietnam HD Bank Cup

In the previous two HDBank tournaments, Liem was selected No1 seed, but lost out to his Chinese rivals.

This year he delivered a brilliant performance, including a victory over Zhou Jianchao of China in round 7.

Meanwhile, other Vietnamese hopefuls such as Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy, Le Tuan Minh, and Nguyen Duc Hoa were ousted from the top ten due to losses in the decisive games.

Lu Shanglei of China came in second with 7 points, followed by Zhou Jianchao of China, Paragua Mark of the Philippines, and Berkes Ferenc of Hungary, who all got 6.5 points.' 

Feature Game

GM Papp,Ga won a nice attacking game in the 3rd HD Bank Cup on the way to scoring 5.5/9.

GM Papp,Gabor

Photo Chess-db

Here is the feature game.

Papp,Ga (2582) - Nguyen Thi Mai Hung (2271) 
Sicilian 2.c3 g6[B22]
3rd HD Bank Cup 2013 Ho Chi Minh City VIE (1.7), 19.03.2013

Position 1

Black has been caught in the center. How should white continue?
White to Play

22...Bh6

30th Ciocaltea Mem 2013-GM Fodor,T(HUN)

TWIC 959

Victor Ciocâltea Memorial Tournament

Victor Ciocâltea was many times Romanian champion.

Biography Victor Ciocâltea Wikipedia

Ciocâltea was Romanian Champion in 1952, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, and 1979. He played for Romania in eleven Chess Olympiads from 1956 to 1982.

Victor Ciocâltea

Photo andreiotetea

He was a participant of four zonal FIDE tournaments (1954–1982) and many international tournaments. 

• 1962, he tied for 1st–2nd in Sofia. 
• 1966/67, he tied for 1st–2nd with Dragoljub Čirić in Reggio Emilia. 
• 1968/69, he tied for 1st–4th in Reggio Emilia. 
• 1973, he won in Tunis. 
• 1974, he tied for 1st with László Szabó in Dortmund. 
• 1975, he won in Bucharest. 
• 1979, he won in Satu Mare. 
• 1980, he won in Călimăneşti. 
• 1981, he won in Val Thorens. 

Ciocâltea died at the chess table, while playing a chess game at a Spanish tournament in September 1983.

In the feature game, Hajbok,R got the better of GM Fodor,T jr with strong positional pressure. 

22...Qf8

Hajbok used the original regrouping 23.Nb1!?( with the idea of Nd2-f3 etc) and followed up nicely in a BB vs.BN ending.

Hajbok,R (2339) - Fodor,T jr (2503)
Italian 6.h3 h6[C50]
30th Ciocaltea Mem 2013 Bucharest ROU (10.5), 24.03.2013

Position 1

White's bishops are a dominating force. How should white continue?

White to Play

34...Nxg7

Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012–13 Rd7-IM Gara,T

TWIC 959

Here is a sharp Sicilian won by Gara,T in the Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012–13.

Bio Wikipedia
Ticia Gara (born October 25, 1984 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess woman grandmaster.  In 2009 and 2011 she won the Hungarian Womens Chess Championship.

WGM Gara,Ticia at the EU ChT 2007

Photo Greekchess EU-CHT 2007

Press conference with the Hungarian mens and womens teams for 2012
Ticia Gara is on the right side of the table at the end
(Hungarian language)

Kubikova,A (2095) - Gara,T (2377) 
Sicilian 6.Bc4[B88]
Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012–13 Germany GER (7.4), 20.01.2013

Position 1

Black is pressing the kingside with the g-file and with Bb7 but for now the threats to g2 have been stopped by 21.Nd4. How should black continue?

Black to Play

21.Nd4

Budapest Spring Festival Open 2013 Rd9 Final Standings

Final Chess-results
FM Hujbert Florian and Koczo Kristof shared first with 7/9.

Rk.		Name	FED	FIDE	Rp	Pts.
1	FM	Hujbert Florian	HUN	2429	2434	7
2		Koczo Kristof	HUN	2219	2324	7
3	IM	Nagy Ervin	HUN	2256	2351	6.5
4	FM	Kubacsny Laszlo	HUN	2256	2266	6.5
5	IM	Szalanczy Emil	HUN	2237	2268	6.5
6		Piroska Istvan	HUN	2082	2218	6
7	FM	Keschitz Gyorgy	HUN	2223	2254	5.5
8		Farkas Richard	HUN	2121	2237	5.5
9		Juracsik Jozsef	HUN	2136	2148	5.5
10	IM	Horvath David	HUN	2389	2277	5
11	FM	Brustkern Juergen	GER	2237	2141	5
12		Gal Hanna Krisztina	HUN	2057	2151	5
13		Bodrogi Mihaly	HUN	2076	2037	5
14		Cross Ted	USA	2041	1964	5
15	FM	Bach Matthias	GER	2263	2150	4.5
16		Lim Kian Hwa	MAS	1839	2112	4.5
17		Zentai Peter	HUN	2269	2079	4.5
18		Borda Lajos	HUN	2135	1998	4.5
19		Opl Klaus	AUT	2010	1919	4.5
20		Pogats Jozsef Jr.	HUN	1781	1914	4.5
21		Juhasz Armin	HUN	2192	1994	4
22		Marjanovics Gyorgy	HUN	2116	2022	4
23		Varga Attila	HUN	1758	2016	4
24	FM	Letay Gyula	HUN	1967	1922	4
25		Domanski Lukasz	POL	1594	1980	4
26		Simon Lili	HUN	1876	1947	4
27		Kun Joan	GER	1859	1912	4
28		Horvath Jeno Kalman	HUN	2029	1832	4
29	WCM	Marjanovics Annamaria	HUN	1921	2037	3.5
30		Grimm Gyorgy	HUN	2066	1880	3.5
31		Csati Oliver	HUN	1972	1961	3.5
32		Schatzer Andras	HUN	1782	1868	3.5
33		Polyanszky-Tamasi Zoltan	HUN	1811	1844	3.5
34		Wiman Kenneth	SWE	1918	1641	3.5
35		Marcu Simon	SVK	1910	1871	3
36		Allahverdi Maryam	IRI	1807	1777	2.5
37		Dlauchy Peter	HUN	1832	1706	2.5
38		Kutschker Alexander	AUT	1778	1772	2
39		Mihaly Zoltan	HUN	1803	1527	2
40		Czipp Janos	HUN	1426	1531	2

Budapest TCh 2012-13 Semi-Final RAC-HORT:Szili,A

Board 6
Szili,András attends University but still has some time to play for out team. Lucky for me he had a car for the team match so Téglás and I got a speedy ride home.

Szili,András(back row left) thinking hard

Szili,András(right) and Téglás ,Balázs(left) just before the round

Szili,András (1935) - Nádassy,Attila (2039)
Scandinavian Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nb5 Qb6 6.c4[B01]
RAC-HORT (8.6), 01.03.2013

Position 1
Black has been pressing a slightly better ending. What should black do now?

Black to Play

29.g3