Brasschaat Open 2013-IM Gergacz A(HUN)

TWIC 981-Brasschaat Open 2013
GMs Dgebuadze, Alexandre and Zhao, Xue shared first with 7.5/9. Top Hungarian was IM Izsak, Gyula, who won the event previously in 2011. IM Gergacz,A had 6/9 while IM Peredy had 6.5/9.

IM Gergacz,A HUN

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Standings

GMs Dgebuadze, Alexandre and Zhao, Xue shared first with 7.5/9.

GM Zhao, Xue

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Rank	Name	Score	Fed.	Rating	TPR
1	GM Dgebuadze, Alexandre	7.5	BEL	2515	2604
2	GM Zhao, Xue	7.5	CHN	2562	2642
3	GM Kasparov, Sergey	7	BLR	2484	2523
4	IM Izsak, Gyula	7	HUN	2452	2370
5	FM Sadkowski, Daniel	7	BEL	2245	2328
6	FM Beukema, Stefan	7	BEL	2321	2232
7	IM Docx, Stefan	6.5	BEL	2490	2429
8	IM Hovhanisian, Mher	6.5	ARM	2507	2471
9	FM Piceu, Tom	6.5	BEL	2321	2379
10	Colijn, Stefan	6.5	NED	2276	2262
11	FM Dardha, Arben	6.5	BEL	2272	2168
12	IM Peredy, Ferenc	6.5	HUN	2198	2241
13	Miesen, Fabian	6	NED	2145	2300
14	IM Gergacz, Attila	6	HUN	2370	2339
15	Roggeveen, Pieter	6	NED	2200	2218
16	Sadikhov, Ulvi	6	AZE	2233	2277
17	Mengerink, Ynze	6	NED	2187	2216
18	Leenaerts, Robin	6	BEL	2265	2196
19	WIM Kasparova, Tatiana	6	BLR	2145	2148
20	FM Hamblok, Roel	6	BEL	2304	2187
21	Schuermans, Robert	6	BEL	2132	2148
22	Kabos, Tobias	6	NED	2294	2139
23	Boucquet, Emile	6	BEL	2055	2146
24	CM Steenbekkers, Franck	6	NED	2228	2061
25	Ijzermans, Cees	6	NED	1959	2097
26	De Vos, Nils	6	BEL	2221	2073

Hungarian Results
Top Hungarian was IM Izsak,Gyula, who won the event previously in 2011.

IM Gyula Izsak

(winnaar Masters 2011) 

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Name	Score	Fed.	Rating	TPR
IM Izsak, Gyula	7	HUN	2452	2370
IM Peredy, Ferenc	6.5	HUN	2198	2241
IM Gergacz, Attila	6	HUN	2370	2339

Here is IM Gergacz's rd5 attacking victory over IM Hovhanisian in the topical French Tarrasch 3..h6.

Gergacz,A (2370) - Hovhanisian,M (2507)
French Tarrasch 3..h6[C03]
Brasschaat Open 2013
Brasschaat BEL (5.3), 21.08.2013

Position 1
White has sacrificed two pieces for the attack so far. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play

31..Kg7

French Top 12 2013 Rd1-GM Rapport(HUN)

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TWIC-969
GM Rapport played a fabulous ending giving an exchange for the bishop pair and a pawn.

Rapport,R (2674) - Apicella,M (2532)

FR Advance 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 c4 7.Nbd2 [C02]

French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA (1.1), 30.05.2013

Position 1
The passed pawn is the key. What do you recommend for white?

White to play

26...Nc6

French Winawer Review 2013-05

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A review of 7 recent games in the French Winawer. Material should be useful to French Defence and/or 1.e4 players. Most games come with  videos.

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Game 1

Robson,R (2620) - Shulman,Y (2570)

FR Winawer 4.ed ed[C15]

ch-USA 2013 Saint Louis USA (6), 09.05.2013

Game 2

Vocaturo,D (2511) - Bruno,Fabi (2428)

FR Winawer 4..b6[C16]

45th Italian Teams 2013 Bratto ITA (2), 28.04.2013

Game 3

Hector,J (2512) - Berg,E (2561)

FR Winawer 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 [C17]

21st Sigeman & Co Malmo SWE (3.2), 24.05.2013

Game 4

This brilliant positional game is my favorite.

IM Artemiev(left)

Aravindh,Chithambaram VR (2328) - Artemiev,V (2524)

FR Winawer 6…Qa5[C18]

The Black Queen Blues Variation

Somov Memorial 2013 Kirishi RUS (6.4), 13.05.2013

Game 5

Franklin,S (2322) - Pert,N (2557)

FR Winawer Poisoned Pawn 12..d4[C19]

4NCL 2012–13 Hinckley ENG (10.116), 05.05.2013

Game 6

Tazbir,M (2555) - Socko,B (2651)

FR Winawer 7.h4 [C19]

ch-POL 2013 Chorzow POL (6.4), 18.04.2013

Game 7

Bartel,Mat (2619) - Socko,B (2651)

FR Winawer 7.a4[C19]

ch-POL 2013 Chorzow POL (8.1), 20.04.2013

Sigeman & Co Malmo 2013 Rd6-GM Rapport,R(HUN)

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TWIC 968
GM Rapport played a thematic game against the French and won a sharp ending. Of note was the nice Ra2-d2!? way of bringing the rook into play in the opening.

Rapport,R (2674) - Berg,E (2561) 
French Advance 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 C02]
21st Sigeman & Co Malmo SWE (6.1), 27.05.2013

Position 1
White is winning but what is the most precise way to end the game?

White to Play

34...Rb3

Bundesliga 2012–13 Rd11-IM Galyas M(HUN)

TWIC 958
3.e5 b6 4.c3 Qd7 5.Nf3 Ne7 6.Na3 h6!?(diagram)

6...h6

Hungarian Super-IM Galyas(FIDE high 2487-2010 Fide) used the 3..b6 sideline to duck away from a theory battle. Galyas now has branched into coaching and is a regular contributor to Sakkvilag, the Hungarian chess magazine.

Photo by Diana Mihajlova  Chessbase

Diaz,Joa (2176) - Galyas,M (2423) 
French Advance 3…b6[C02]
Bundesliga 2012–13 Baden Baden GER (11), 16.03.2013

Position 1
Black is on the attack but the breakthrough on the 2nd rank has been stopped. How should black continue now?

Black to Play

31.Rb2

Josef Varosi Open 2013 Rd4

Here's a nice attack game from a harmless opening.

Kovacs K,Arpad (1985) - Zahonyi-Abel,Mark (1788)
French Exhange[C01]
Józsefvárosi Open (4), 16.03.2013

Position 1 
White has loosened the kingside up and black is poised and ready to strike. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play

21.Rf1

e4ChessNews March 9 Posts-French Defence

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The French was my primary defence to 1.e4 at one point so now I'm preparing to use it again.

TWIC 956
3 games in the French examined.

Game 1
Georgiadis,N (2380) - Rodshtein,M (2616)
French Winawer 6...Qc7 7.Nf3 [C18]
29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (1.9), 23.02.2013

Black to Play

Game 2
O'Connor,Jon (2124) - Short,N (2697)
French Winawer 6..Qc7 7.Qg4[C18]
20th Bunratty Masters, IRL (1.2), 01.03.2013

Game 3
Valuet,B (2290) - Ulibin,M (2521)
French Tarrasch 3...Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Ngf3 [C05]
29th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA (3.53), 25.02.2013

Black to Play

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

French Defence Steinitz 7.Be3 cd Trends 2012

Mekhitarian showed a new attacking idea in the Americas Continental 2012 tournament but black had clear improvements.

Mekhitarian,K (2503) - Matamoros Franco,C (2534)
Steinitz 7.Be3 cd-11.Nb3[C11]
7th Americas Continental 2012 Mar del Plata ARG (9.8), 19.10.2012

Position 1
Both sides have attacking plans. What do you suggest for white now?

White to Play

20...Rb8

French McCutcheon Trends(TWIC 950) 2013

Volkov showed the typical themes at the Dvorkovich Memorial tournament in January.

Predke,A (2503) - Volkov,Sergey (2590)
French McCutcheon 8.Qg4 Kf8 [C12]
Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS (4.8), 18.01.2013

Position 1
Both sides have made progress in the typical kingside vs. queenside strategic race. What do you suggest for black now?

Black to Play

24.f5