TCh-SVK Extraliga 2012–13 GM Varga,Z(HUN)

Here is an interesting game from recent TCh-SVK action(TWIC 946)

Varga,Zo (2455) - Druska,J (2310)

Sicilian 3Bb5 g6[B31]

TCh-SVK Extraliga 2012–13 Slovakia SVK (4.2), 25.11.2012

Position 1
The position is closed. What do you suggest for white?
13.0-0
13.0-0-0
-Something else

White to Play

12...a5

Position 2
This position is sharp. What should white do now?

White to Play

33...Rg8

Budapest TCh 2012-13 Monday League Rd6 Feb 4 2013

I drew my game and was lucky not to lose as my opponent showed me too much respect.

RAC played UKSE in a 6 board team match(unrated).

One of our players did not show up. When I left, RAC had 2 wins and 2 draws with our board 1 still playing trying to grind out a g3 Queen's Indian with a space advantage.

I played rather horribly and on the walk back to the metro with my teammates I walked right into a low-hanging street sign and gave my head a good bashing which caused a good burst of laughter. Such was my evening.

The only good thing (apart from not losing) about the day was that before the round I found a little used book shop and bought two cheap Hungarian chess books.

Here's the game.

Yip,M (2062) - Rinyu,J (1996)

English Defence[A40]

BTCH Div IV (6), 04.02.2013

Position 1

White is fully committed to a kingside attack having just sacrificed the a-pawn  after 26...Qxa4. How should white continue the attack?

White to Play

26...Qxa4

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First Saturday 2013-02 GM-IM Rd2 Results

IM
FM Kojima is getting close to the 2400 IM rating requirement and now is in the joint lead with 1.5/2. 

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Notes
1		Zhou Guijue	CHN	2178	1.5
2	FM	Kojima Shinya	JPN	2368	1.5	Budapest resident
3	IM	Szeberenyi Adam	HUN	2328	1
4	IM	Kislik Erik Andrew	USA	2359	1	Budapest resident
5	FM	Keschitz Gyorgy	HUN	2214	1
6	IM	Szalanczy Emil	HUN	2234	0.5
7		Koczo Kristof	HUN	2236	0.5
8		Balint Vilmos	HUN	2254	0.5
		Farkas Lajos Dr.	HUN	2228	0.5
10	FM	Lyell Mark	ENG	2200	0	Budapest resident

GM
GM Czebe is off to a good start with 2/2. 

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.
1	GM	Czebe Attila	HUN	2488	2
2	GM	Stefansson Hannes	ISL	2496	1.5
	IM	Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy	VIE	2439	1.5
4	IM	Mihok Oliver	HUN	2442	1
	FM	Hujbert Florian	HUN	2427	1
6	FM	Gledura Benjamin	HUN	2393	1
7	IM	Lizak Peter	HUN	2428	0.5
	IM	Saric Sinisa	SRB	2418	0.5
9	GM	Gonda Laszlo	HUN	2536	0.5
	FM	Rindlisbacher Lars	SUI	2366	0.5

Tata Steel 2013 Rd13,GM Rapport(HUN)

Here is Rapport's rd 13 game.

Rapport got a difficult position from the opening but fought back creatively to win the game by sacrificing a pawn for a chance at generating counterplay.

Rapport(l) playing Nikolic(r)

Photo Tatasteelchess 2013 gallery day13

Nikolic,Pr (2619) - Rapport,R (2621)

Benoni g3[A62]

75th Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED (13.4), 27.01.2013

Position 1
Black has been fighting back hard and now has some compensation for the pawn. How should black continue?
-34...gf to open up white's kingside
-34...h6 to reinforce the kingside
-Something else

Black to Play

34.Kg2

Tata Steel 2013 Rd 12-GM Rapport(HUN)

Here is Rapport's rd12 win over the veteran GM Timman.

Black got caught uncastled in the opening and then loosened the king's position with some risky play which allowed Rapport to swoop in.

Timman(l) playing Rapport(r)

Photo Tatasteelchess 2013 gallery day12

Rapport,R (2621) - Timman,J (2566)

Nimzo-Indian Hybrid 6.Nd2[E21]

75th Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED (12.3), 26.01.2013

Position 1
Black has initiated kingside counterplay with 21...h5. How should white respond?

White to Play

21...h5

Busy February 8-10 2013 in Budapest

Budapest has a couple of duelling weekend tournaments with 68 players committed to them so far. There are not so many free weekend spots open for tournaments that do not clash with the Budapest TCh and the National TCh, so this will be an unusually busy weekend.

Krizsany, Laszlo Sr and Gruz János will trying to be chess supermen by playing in both First Saturday and one of the weekenders.

Pre-Registered Rakosmente Open Feb 8-10
31 Players so far.

#	Name	Fed	Title	FIDE
1	Kovacs, Marton	HUN		2162
2	Matuska, Miklos	HUN		2149
3	Suranyi, Pal	HUN		2147
4	Mihok, Laszlo	HUN	FM	2135
5	Yip, Michael	CAN		2085
6	Uzonyi, David	HUN		2060
7	Szili, Andras	HUN		1935
8	Sulcz, Istvan	HUN		1901
9	Krizsany, Laszlo Sr.	HUN		1847
10	Palczert, Miklos Dr.	HUN		1832
11	Papp, Laszlo	HUN		1815
12	Fodor, Balazs	HUN		1802
13	Csurgo, Jozsef	HUN		1750
14	Safar, Istvan	HUN		1723
15	Budai, Istvan	HUN		1683
16	Kovacsy, Barnabas	HUN		1538
17	Kaloczi, Kristof	HUN		1535
18	Szabo, Mihaly	HUN		1530
19	Karacsonyi, Gellert	HUN		1517
20	Makrai, Bence	HUN		1508
21	Moharos, Viktor	HUN		1482
22	Toth, Viktor	HUN		1436
23	Forgacs, Andras	HUN		1420
24	Palczert, Botond	HUN		1264
25	Sulyok, Eszter	HUN		1258
26	Karacsonyi, Kata	HUN		1240
27	Viola, Gellert	HUN		1192
28	Toth, Nikoletta	HUN		1132
29	Petak, Kalman	HUN		0000
30	Szabo, Zoltan	HUN		0000
31	Viola, Arpad dr	HUN		0000

Pre-Registered Lila-Futo February 8-10

37 Players so far.

#	Name	ÉLŐ
1	Fodré Sándor	2199
2	Téglás Balázs	2197
3	dr. Hetényi Géza	2189
4	Halák Miklós	2125
5	Piroska István	2101
6	Mester Attila	2083
7	Szurovszky Elek	2001
8	Balgoh Lajos	1991
9	Polyik Péter	1868
10	Hajdú Sándor	1865
11	Kárpáti Bánk	1845
12	Csetneki Márk	1844
13	Kárpáti Gábor	1833
14	Gruz János	1827
15	Di Giovanni Vilmos	1819
16	Szurkos András	1815
17	Polyánszky-Tamási Zoltán	1806
18	Vas Ferenc	1793
19	Kárpáti Kende Vajk	1788
20	Szendeff Miklós	1781
21	Szlenka Attila	1774
22	Kővölgyi Krisztián	1770
23	Tóth László	1729
24	Barla János	1716
25	Czimer József	1714
26	Tóth Tibor	1707
27	Jurák Milósné	1687
28	Simon Attila	1623
29	Oláh László István	1598
30	Tóth Antal	1597
31	Fábián László	1575
32	Bakos Balázs	1573
33	Gyombolai Bálint	1556
34	Koltai Dániel	1536
35	Markó Csanád	1516
36	Xiaohu Chen	1323
37	Kelemen Szabolcs	1279

First Saturday (Feb 2 onwards) FM-A
Standings after rd1.

Rk.	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Notes
1	Borda Lajos	HUN	2115	1
2	Farkas Richard	HUN	2132	1
3	Krstulovic Alex	HUN	1887	1	Age 9!
4	Yao Lan	CHN	0	1
5	Juracsik Jozsef	HUN	2141	0.5
6	Darazs Zoltan	HUN	2109	0.5
7	Schenkerik Csaba	HUN	2111	0
8	Mayer Istvan	HUN	2038	0
9	Nemeth Otto	HUN	1771	0
10	Gruz Janos	HUN	1827	0

First Saturday (Feb 2 onwards) FM-B
Standings after rd1.

Rk.	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	Notes
1	Krizsany Laszlo Sr.	HUN	1854	1
2	Marcu Simon	SVK	1885	1
3	Mihajlova Diana	ENG	1509	0	Budapest resident
4	Brassoi-Tarnovszki Aurel	HUN	1634	0
5	Csiba Tibor	HUN	1571	0
6	Engelbrecht Imre Dr.	HUN	1639	0

Budapest TCh 2012-13 Rd7 RAC-Sarkanye

BTCh Results Rd7 bssz (Budapest Chess Federation)
RAC I tied a tough match while RAC II had an easier time conceding only on draw to win 11.5-0.5. I did my best to get some pictures before the round started so hopefully these will materialize soon(I borrowed the Team Captain's camera).

I. osztály Lilienthal csoport
SENSE I – Újpesti KSE 7:5
Barcza GSC I – Tabáni Spartacus II 7,5:4,5
HASE – REAC SISE 9,5:2,5
RAC I – Sárkány DSE II 6:6
BEAC III – Fabulon 6,5:5,5
Vasas SC II – Pénzügyőr SE III 2,5:9,5

II. osztály Bilek csoport
Siketek SC – Törekvés SE 5,5:6,5
Barcza GSC II – Pestszentlőrinc II 4,5:7,5
MLTC III – Rákosliget 6,5:5,5
Sirály I – Sárkány DSE III 5,5:6,5
BEAC IV – Csepeli TK 5,5:6,5
HÜSI SC II – Angyalföldi Láng MKKE 8:4

III. osztály Szén csoport
ATTE-ARIS – Sirály II 3:9
Barcza GSC III – Kőbánya SC II 2:10
MLTC IV – Pestszentimre 3:9
RAC II – Sárkány DSE IV 11,5:0,5
HÜSI SC III – SENSE II 6:6
BEAC V szabad

RAC I – Sárkány DSE II
More Photos BTCh Rd 7 Album or BTCh rd7 RAC I vs Sarkanye at RAC Club

Kabai,Z from Sarkanye(l) and Yip,M from RAC I(r) before the round

Kabai,Z and Kozak,A from Sarkanye

Here is my game from this morning where our team tie the match 6-6. I won a tense game where white was better for the early part of the game, but I had a bit of luck in the end and won.

Nadasi,B (2167) - Yip,M (2062)

Philidor 4.Nge2[B07]

BTCH Div I, 03.02.2013

Position 1
White has just forked the Q+R with 47.Nc4. What should black do?

Black to Play

47.Nc4

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Tata Steel 2013 A-Rd11 Leko

Here is a beautiful game by Peter Leko from Tata Steel Group A played in rd11. The Tata Steel event was beautifully photographed and organized.

Van Wely defended aggressively with the Sicilian Dragon but Leko invited a RRB-RRN ending and showed some fabulous technique to grind out the win in model fashion.

Leko,P(l) - Van Wely(r) in rd 11

Photo Tatasteelchess 2013 Gallery day11

Leko,P (2735) - Van Wely,L (2679)

Sicilian Dragon 9.0-0-0 d5[B76]

75th Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED (11.1), 25.01.2013

Position 1
White has the better structure. How should white continue?

White to Play

28..Kf8

Position 2
Black is preparing a pawn break after playing 47..f6. How should white continue?

White to Play

47...f6

18th Bosnjaci Open(CRO)-Aczel,G(HUN)

Here a game from the 18th Bosnjaci Open(CRO) played by Aczel,G.

Black played a passive version of the g3 King's Indian and was slowly being squeezed. After breaking on the kingside, black's king was very vulnerable and  the kingside eventually crumbled.

Aczel,G (2448) - Vincze,Rob (2102)

Kng’s Indian g3 9.h3 Re8 10.Re1 Qc7 [E69]

18th Bosnjaci Open Bosnjaci CRO (4.12), 05.01.2013

Position 1
Black's king has just walked into the line of fire with 24...Kh7. How should white respond?

White to Play

24...Kh7

Toronto Chess News: Issue 1-11, Feb 1-2013

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