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Budapest Chess News

August 2012

Available From

-GM Spraggett's blog www.kevinspraggett.blogspot.com -The Sarkany Sport Club of Budapest www.sarkanydse.hu Thanks to these sites for hosting the files for downloading and to everyone who contributed to this issue. Games reports and crosstables are from TWIC.

Introduction

This month’s news will be in three reports as there is now so much material. The Canadian Open and International news will be covered in separate reports. Games of the Month (a)Best Attack Haessel,D - Mikhalevski,V 1-0 Edmonton 2012 (b)Best Strategic Achievement Andersson,U - Zwirs,N 1-0 Nova Open (c)Best Endgame Rodriguez Lopez,R - Flumbort,A 0-1 FS GM Readers' Submissions Siralyi Borfalu Open Feb 2012-Furedi,E(1474) - Szentyargyi,S(1850) 1-0 Hungarian News Rakosmente Open-Yip won clear first with 5.5/6 after winning a tense round 6 game against the top seed. Frech Karolyi A Group-There was a 3-way tie for first between Nagy, Czuczai and Yip. In tiebreak order the finish was 1st Nagy; 2nd Czuczai and 3rd Yip. Please note the entry fee range for Hungarian tournaments. -Torokves A group 5,500HUF (25CAD/25USD/19.4EUR) with modest prizes -Rakosmente Open 1,100HUF(5CAD/5.1USD/4EUR) with modest prizes For comparison purposes First Saturday charges 200EUR/259CAD/262USD for FIDE 1600 to play in a no prize non-norm RR. Hungarian players get the standard price of 12,000HUF(42EUR/56CAN/56USD) which can be negotiated lower. First Saturday GM GM Flumbort,A; Ilincic, Zlatko and Mihok, Oliver won, all with 6/9. International News(In a separate report)

Budapest Chess News July 2012

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a) Paracin 2012(Serbia)-Gyula Pap edged out Suat Atalik on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

b) Leiden 2012-David Howell took clear first with 7.5/9. Horvath C got 6.5. c) Oberwart 2012-Peter Schreiner took first on tie-break with 6.5/9. Hungarians scorers

were Nemeth M(2447), 6.5;-Lizak,P(2438) 6;Kovacs G(2467), Antal T(2356) ,Izso,D(2331) and Papp T(2286) 5.5;-Varga,M(2221) 5;-Makk,R(2238) 4.5;-Veszpremi,A(2262) 4.5.

d) Scotish Ch 2012-Momchil Nikolov edged out Teterev, Aagaard, Hawkins and Bragi Thorfinnsson on tie-break after all scored 7/9. Ruck,R and Hera,I got 6.5/9.

e) Stiavnica 2012-Jan Markos won with 7.5/9. Hungarians scorers were Aczel,G(2433) 6.5; Bokros,A(2454) 6; -Varga,Z(2477) and Sipos,I(2463) 5.5 and lastly Rigo,J(2297) 5.5

f) 5th Mayors Cup 2012 Mumbai IND-Aleksandrov Aleksej won clear first with 8.5/11. Czebe,A got 9/11; Gara,T got 8 and Hoang Trang got 7.5.

g) Teplice 2012-Fier Alexandr won with 8/9. Boros,D got 6.5/9 Canadian Corner Canadian Open Championship-IM Eric Hansen won with 7.5/9(See separate report) Edmonton International-Short won with 7/9. Theory Grunfeld games from TWIC 920 to 922-White enjoyed considerable success although some cooperation was received in some cases



Hungarian Tournament Prices 2012

Here are some typical Budapest tournament entry fees. Note the two-tier pricing levels for First Saturday(FS) tournaments and the wide discrepancy between advertised FS FM tournaments and any other kind of local tournament. Rounds Prizes Entry Fee(>FIDE 2000) HUF EUR USD CAN$ Round Robin First Saturday(FS) 9-11 No 40,800 140 180.35 180.9 -FS Price for Hungarians No 12,000 41.2 53.07 53.23 Torokves A 9 Yes 5,500 19.4 25 25 Frech Karolyi 9 Yes 4,000 14 17.7 18 Open Perenyi Memorial 9 Yes 5,500 18.9 24.3 24.4 Rakosmetes Open 7 Yes 1,600 5.5 13.3 13.4 Siralyi Open 7 Yes 5,500 18.9 24.3 24.4 Kobanya Open 6 Yes 3,000 10.3 13.3 13.4 Lila Futo Open 6 Yes 3,000 10.3 13.3 13.4 Rakosmete Open 7 Yes 1,600 5.5 7 7.1



Game(s) of the Month

Three games stand out this issue amongst many good games. Best Attack Haessel,D (2161) − Mikhalevski,V (2519) [A34] 7th Edmonton International CAN (7), 01.07.2012 White to play

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Best Strategic Achievement Andersson,U (2569) − Zwirs,Nico (2173) [D77] 11th ROC Nova Open Haarlem NED (2.2), 07.07.2012 White to play

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White starts off with a long term positional exchange sacrifice 17.Rxc6!



Best Endgame Rodriguez Lopez,Ra (2244) − Flumbort,A (2503) [B12] FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN (8.5), 15.07.2012 White to play Nothing spectacular here. Black just wears down his opponent with methodical play.

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Best Attack

White gambits a pawn for control of the center and then launches all his pices at the uncastled black king.

Haessel,D (2161) − Mikhalevski,V (2519) [A34] 7th Edmonton International Edmonton CAN (7), 01.07.2012 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bc4 Nd3+ 7.Ke2 Nf4+ 8.Kf1 Ne6 9.b4 White offers a wing gambit.[Yip] 9...cxb4 10.Ne2 Nc7 11.d4 e6 12.h4 b5 13.Bd3, Diagram

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13...Bb7 14.h5 h6 15.Rh3 Nd7 16.Bf4 a6 17.Qd2 Be7 18.Rg3 The start of a spectacular attack.[Yip] 18...Kf8 19.Be5 Ne8 20.Nf4 Nef6 21.Re1 Rg8 Diagram

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[21...Kg8C [Yip]] 22.d5! Breaking through with energetic play.[Yip] 22...Qb6 [22...exd5 Is also bad.[Yip] 23.exd5 Bxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxe5 25.Rxe5 Nxd5 26.Be4 Nc7 (26...Nf6 27.Bxa8 Qxa8 28.Rxe7 Kxe7 29.Qxb4+ Ke8 30.Nd4� [Yip]) 27.Nd4 Bf6 28.Rd3!+− [Yip]] 23.dxe6 Black is defenseless after the center is opened up.[Yip] 23...fxe6 Diagram

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[23...Nxe5 24.Nxe5 fxe6 25.Nfg6+ Ke8 26.Nxe7 Kxe7 27.Qxb4+ Ke8 28.Nc4 Qc7 29.Nd6+ Kd8 30.Rd1!+− [Yip]] 24.Ng6++− [24.Bc7! Wins spectacularly.[Yip] 24...Qc6 25.Nd4 Qc3 26.e5! Qxd2 27.Nfxe6+ Ke8 28.Bg6# [Yip]] 24...Ke8 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.e5 Bd8 27.Rd1 Nc5 28.Bb1 Bd5 29.Nf4! [Yip] 29...Bc4+ 30.Kg1 Ra7 31.Bg6+ Ke7 32.Bh7 Rd7 33.Nd4 Kf7 Diagram

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34.Rf3! Rh8 35.Ng6+ [35.Nd5+ Bf6 36.Bg6+ Kg8 37.Nxb6+− [Yip]] 35...Ke8 36.Nxh8 Bg5 37.Bg6+ Kd8 38.Nf7+ Kc7 39.Nxg5 hxg5 40.Rf7 Rxf7 41.Bxf7 Nd3 42.Nxe6+ Kb8 43.Nxg5 Nxe5 44.Qxb4 Nxf7 45.Nxf7 Qf6 46.Rd7 Kc8 47.Re7 Qd4 48.Qd6 Qxd6 49.Nxd6+ Kd8 50.Rxg7 Bxa2 51.h6 1-0



Best Strategic Achievement

This game features a long term positional exchange sacrifice to achieve a favorable pawn structure. Andersson,U (2569) − Zwirs,Nico (2173) [D77] 11th ROC Nova Open Haarlem NED (2.2), 07.07.2012 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d5 6.d4 dxc4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nxc4 Be6 9.b3 Bd5 10.Bb2 a5 11.Rc1 Re8 12.a3 e6 13.e3 h6 14.Qc2 Be4 15.Qe2 g5 16.Ncd2 Bg6 Diagram

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17.Rxc6 bxc6 18.Ne5 Nd5 19.Nxg6 fxg6 Diagram

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White has nice compensation based on pawn structure alone.[Yip]20.Rc1 Qd7 21.Be4 Kh7 22.Nf3 Rab8 23.Rc4 Ne7 24.Qc2 Rb6 25.Bc3 Ra8 26.Rc5 Rab8 27.Nd2 Rb5 28.Rc4 White should keep at least one rook.[Yip] 28...e5 29.a4 exd4 30.Bxd4 Rb4 31.Bc5 Rxc4 32.Nxc4 Rd8 33.Kg2 White is in no hurry.[Yip] 33...Nf5 34.h3 Ra8 Diagram

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35.Ba3! The bishop is regrouped to target the weak a−pawn.[Yip] 35...Qe6 36.Bf3 Bf6 37.Bc1 h5 38.Bd2 g4 39.hxg4 hxg4 40.Bxg4 Nh4+ 41.Kh3 Nf5 42.Kh2 Kg7 43.Bf3 Nd6 44.Nxd6 Qxd6 45.Bxc6 Rh8+ 46.Kg2 Qe5 Diagram



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White has two pawns for the exchange and keeps excellent chances considering black's weak pawns.[Yip] 47.Bf3 Rb8 48.Qc4 Rd8 49.Be1 Rb8 50.Bd5 Rd8 51.e4! Black's rook is shut out and white's bishops continue to dominate the board.[Yip] 51...Rd7 52.Bxa5 Kh8 53.Qc6 Re7 54.Bb4 Rg7 55.a5+− All that is left is to push the a−pawn.[Yip] 55...Qb2 56.Bc5 Bd4 57.Bxd4 Qxd4 58.a6 Kh7 59.b4 Qb6 60.Qxb6 cxb6 61.Bb7 Rf7 62.a7 1-0



Best Endgame

Black slowly and methodically undermines white’s central pawn chain and then takes over the position.

Rodriguez Lopez,Ra (2244) − Flumbort,A (2503) [B12] FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN (8.5), 15.07.2012 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 e6 5.Be3 Qb6 6.Qb3 Nd7 7.Nd2 f6 8.f4 g5 Fighting to undermine the strong pawn wedge.[Yip] 9.exf6 Allowing the disintegration of the pawn chain looks like a positional concession.[Yip] 9...gxf4 10.Bxf4 Bh6 Now black challenges Bf4 to contest the dark squares.[Yip] 11.f7+ Kxf7 12.Bxh6 Nxh6 13.Ngf3 Rhg8 14.h3 Rg3 Holding up g4 to limit any kingside space gain.[Yip] 15.Kf2 Rag8 16.Qxb6 axb6 Diagram

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17.Rg1 Ke7 18.Be2 Nf6 19.Ne5 Be4 20.Ng4?!= This way of trapping the rook allows black to trade off one of white's valuable knights and keep a slight edge.[Yip] [J20.Bg4 Is a better way to trap the rook.[Yip] 20...Nf5 21.Rae1 c5 22.Nf1 Rxg2+ The rook escapes.[Yip]

23.Rxg2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 h5 Regaining the piece.[Yip] 25.Kf3 hxg4+ 26.hxg4 Nh4+ 27.Kg3 Ng6 28.Nxg6+ Rxg6= Black is at least equal.[Yip]] 20...Nf5 21.Nf1 Rxg2+ 22.Rxg2 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 h5 24.Nfh2 hxg4 25.Nxg4 c5 After some exchanges black keeps the better chances.[Yip] 26.dxc5 bxc5 Black mobile NN pair ensure that black keeps the edge as the bishop remains passive.[Yip] 27.Rg1 [27.Kf3 Rh8 28.Kg2 Ne4L [Yip]; 27.Kh2 Nh5L [Yip]] 27...c4! Diagram

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Using the pawns to limit the scope of the passive bishop.[Yip]28.Kf2 Ne4+ 29.Ke1 Kd6 Not forgetting the king.[Yip] 30.Rg2 Rh8∓ Tying white down to the passive defence of the h−pawn.[Yip] 31.Rh2 b5 Slowly black strengthens his grip all over the board.[Yip] 32.a3 e5 33.Nf2 Nc5 34.Bg4 Nh4 Diagram



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The knight is a more effective blockader than Rh8.[Yip] 35.Nd1 Rf8 36.Kd2 d4 Slowly gaining more ground.[Yip] 37.cxd4 exd4 38.Re2 Nb3+ 39.Ke1 Kd5 40.Rf2 Re8+ 41.Re2 Rh8 42.Kf2 Nc5 43.Re7 Ng6 44.Rf7 Ne5 45.Rf5 Ncd3+ 46.Ke2 Ke4 The king is a model of activity.[Yip] 47.Nf2+ Nxf2 48.Rxf2 Diagram

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A model ending by Flumbort.[Yip] [48.Rxf2 Nxg4 (48...d3+ 49.Kd2 Nxg4 50.hxg4 Rh1 Comes to the same thing.[Yip]) 49.hxg4 d3+ Black's passed pawns are too far up the board to challenge in any kind of pawn race.[Yip] 50.Kd2 Rh1! 51.Rf8 a) 51.Rg2 Kf3-+; b) 51.g5 Rb1 52.g6 Rxb2+ 53.Ke1 c3

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51...Rb1 52.Re8+ (52.Kc3 Rc1+ 53.Kd2 Rc2+ 54.Ke1 Rxb2 55.Rc8 Ke3 56.Re8+ Kd4 57.Rd8+ Kc3-+ [Yip]) 52...Kf3 53.Kc3 Rc1+ 54.Kd2 Rc2+ 55.Ke1 Rxb2 56.Rf8+ Ke3 57.Re8+ Kd4 58.Rd8+ Kc3 The king hides in front of the pawns and black wins the queening race.[Yip] 59.g5 Rb1+ 60.Kf2 d2 61.g6 d1Q 62.Rxd1 Rxd1 63.g7 Rd8-+ [Yip]] 0-1



Readers' Submissions

Furedi,E (1474) − Szentyargyi,S (1856) [B32] Siralyi Borfalu Open (1), 17.02.2012 This is a game from another rising young Hungarian talent.[Yip] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nxc6 This helps black build up the center.[Yip] 5...bxc6 6.b3 Nf6 7.Bd3 e5 8.Be3 Qc7 9.0-0 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Re1 Bb4 12.c3 Diagram

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12...Bxc3? [Yip] [12...Be7 13.c4 d4 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Be4 Rb8 17.Bd5 0-0 18.Nd2 a5= Black has the bishops while white has a reasonable position.[Yip]] 13.Nxc3 Qxc3 14.Rc1 Now black is hopelessly behind in development.[Yip] 14...Qa5?+− [Yip] 15.Bc5! Now the king is stranded in the center.[Yip] 15...Nd7 16.Bd6 [16.b4! Is even stronger.[Yip] 16...Qc7 17.Bb5 Rb8 18.Bd4! Qd8 19.Rxe5+ Kf8 20.Rxd5+− [Yip]] 16...e4 Diagram

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Hungarian Tournaments

Rakosmente Open

I(Yip) won clear first with 5.5/6 after winning a tense round 6 game against the top seed. 62 players came out to play on a lovely Budapest summer weekend. The key to my success was my success against a couple of promising juniors, Bege,A and Ruck,Robert in rounds 3 and 5. I defended black both games with 1...d6. Bege,A tried a queenless middlegame and was steadily out played in an equal position while Ruck went for more space and a complex middlegame. Ruck got into time trouble and ran out of time in a close rook ending. My preparation consisted of solving tactical problems, reading a steady stream of Botvinnik games from a couple of Russian chess books I recently bought and annotating games for Budapest Chess News. As usual, everyone was friendly and I made some new chess friends. "There were 33 boards so 66 players is my guess for attendance. The site is the wonderful Podmaniczky-Vigyázó Castle, was built in 1760 in Baroque style at Rákoskersztúr, Budapest XVIIth district. The tournament is organized in cooperation with Sarkany DSE Sports club. The entry fee for me was a very modest 2000HUF(8.6CAN$/8.5USD/6.9EUR)"-Facebook The history of the castle www.kastelyrendezvenyhazl "The building is located on the south side of Pesti road running east-west. It was built by General Baron Bujanovszky,Elek, who was the husband of Podmaniczky,Erzsébet. They were among the first who tried to grow potatoes in the area during 1750’s and 60’s. It was at that time the castle was built and where they lived on a permanent basis. After the death of Baron Bujanovszky in 1799 the Podmaniczky family took over the possession of the castle. JánosPodmaniczky moved here and it became his favourite residence, he administered his estates from here. During the flooding of the Danube in 1838 at Pest he provided accommodation at the castle for people fleeing from the floods. Count Vigyázó Sándor married one of Podmaniczky’s daughter, Zsuzsanna in 1864, which helped the two families finally unite in 1873. Since then the castle is called Castle Podmaniczky-Vigyázó. The courtyard facade was designed in Baroque style and built in 1910."



Forgacs,Attila (2188) − Kokeny,Norbert Adrian (1702) [C11] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.1), 13.07.2012 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nf3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 f6 A normal way to press white's pawn center. 11.Bd3 0-0 12.exf6 Nxf6 13.a3 Bd6 14.Na4 Qc7 15.g3 Bd7= Black has a reasonable position having lost time with ...Bb4−Bd6 but white also lost time with Nc3−e2−c3−a4. 16.0-0 a6 17.Be3 Ng4? Diagram

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The knight harasses the bishop is itself tactically exposed.18.Bxh7+ Wins a pawn and the game. 18...Kh8 [18...Kxh7 19.Ng5+ Kg8 20.Qxg4 Rf6 21.Qh5 Rh6 22.Qf7+ Kh8 23.Nb6! Rd8 24.Nxd7 Qxd7 25.f5!+− With a winning attack.] 19.Ng5 White continues with a winning attack. 19...e5 20.dxe5 Nxe3 21.Qh5 Bg4 22.Qh4 g6 23.Bxg6+ Kg8 24.exd6 Qg7 25.Bh7+ Kh8 26.Bf5+ Kg8 27.Bxg4 Nd4 28.Be6+ Nxe6 29.Nxe6 Qf6 30.Nxf8 Qxh4 31.gxh4 Rxf8 32.Nc5 1-0

Pap,Karoly (1681) − Matuska,Miklos (2136) [A46] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.2), 12.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 The solid London system. 3...b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 Be7 6.Nbd2 0-0 7.c3 h6 Now there are no tricks on the

b1-h7 diagonal. 8.Qc2 c5 9.h3 Nc6 10.g4?! White wants to open the g−file for the attack and exploit ...h6 but this is wishful thinking. 10...cxd4 11.exd4 Rc8 Fast development with the threat of ...Nb4 keeps white busy. 12.Qa4 d6! Arranging pawns to restrict Bf4. This was also the usual procedure in the supplemental games. 13.Bb5 Qc7 [13...a6! No matter what white does, black improves his position. 14.Bxc6 (14.Bd3 e5! 15.Be3 b5 16.Qb3 exd4 17.cxd4 Na5 18.Qd1 Nc4∓ White is in full retreat.) 14...Rxc6 15.Qc2 Rc7 16.Rg1 Nd5 17.Bg3 b5∓ ] 14.0-0 Now white's king position looks ridiculous. 14...e5! The typical central counterstrike arrives and white is driven back. 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Be3∓ 17...a6 18.Be2 b5 19.Qb3 Bd5 20.Qd1 Rfd8 21.Qe1 Qb7 22.Bf3?? Gives a piece. 22...Bxf3 0-1

Mihok,Laszlo (2130) − Kanalas,Mihaly (1671) [E20] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.3), 12.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 Ne4 Rarely played and very committal at such an early stage. 5.Qd3 Now the knight can only be supported by pawn moves which is contrary to the hypermodern spirit of fighting for the center with pieces. 5...d5 6.Bg2 Continuing to challenge the knight. 6...f5 Black has an usual Stonewall structure with Bb4 being unusual. 7.Nf3 0-0 8.0-0 c6 Black completes the normal Stonewall arrangement. 9.Bf4 Nd7 10.a3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nb6 12.Ne5 Na4?E Starts an artificial attack on c3 but now black falls dangerously behind in development. 13.Bxe4 [13.c5 g5 (13...Naxc3? 14.f3+− Wins a a knight.; 13...Nexc3 14.Rfc1 Ne4 15.f3 Nf6 16.Qc2 Qa5 17.Bf1! Prepares to play against Qa5. 17...Bd7 18.Bd2 Now the vulnerable Qa5/Na4 are caught. 18...Qa6 19.e3 b5 20.cxb6 Qb7 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.Qxa4+− Wins a piece.) 14.Bd2R ] 13...fxe4 14.Qc2 b5?+− Drops a pawn and the game. [14...Nb6 15.c5 Nd7 16.f3S Undermines the pawn center.] 15.Nxc6 Qb6 16.Ne7+ Kf7 17.Nxc8+− Not the only way. [17.c5 Is also winning. 17...Qa5 18.Nc6 Qxc3 19.Rfc1 Qxc2 20.Rxc2 Kf6 21.Ne5+− ] 17...Raxc8 18.c5 Qc6 19.f3! Undermines



the center and opens the f−file for a direct attack. 19...Kg8 20.Bd6 Rf7 21.fxe4 dxe4 22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23.Rf1+ Kg8 24.Qb3 Black is playing without Na4 helping the defence. 24...Qd7 25.Rf4 a5 26.Rxe4 Nxc3 27.Rxe6 Qf7 28.d5 b4 29.axb4 axb4 30.c6 Ra8 31.Bf4 Qf5 32.Re5 Qh3 33.d6+ Kh8 34.Qb2 Qg4 35.d7 Qg6 36.c7 1-0

Lengyel,Andrea (1653) − Markos,Adam (2082) [E12] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.4), 12.07.2012 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Ba6 Usually black waits for white to commit to g3 before playing this. 5.e4 Bb4 6.e5 Ne4 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.bxc3 h6 9.Be3 0-0 10.Qc1= Makes little sense as the 'threat' of Bxh6 is an empty one. [10.Bd3 d5 (10...Nxc3? 11.Qc2+− Wins the knight.) 11.exd6 Nxd6 12.Ne5S ; 10.Qc2 Makes more sense and white can continue with fast and logical development. 10...d5 11.Bd3 Nd7 12.0-0S ] 10...Qe7 11.Bd3 d5 12.Qc2 White could have played Qc2 in one move. 12...Nd7 13.cxd5 [13.0-0= ] 13...Bxd3 14.Qxd3 exd5 15.0-0= Despite the time lost on Qc1-c2, white remains with an equal game. 15...Qa3 16.Rfc1 a6 [16...c5= ] 17.Ne1!F Diagram

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White starts some purposeful play and now threatens to drive back Ne4 with f3.17...b5 18.f3 Ng5 19.Bxg5 [19.Nc2 Preparing to undermine the queenside pawns is strong. 19...Qe7 20.a4! c6 21.axb5 axb5 22.Nb4

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The queenside is stabilized and white has lost the chance to play a4.23.Re1 [23.Qg3!? A subtle move that clears g4 for the knight. Now Ne3−g4−f6 it the main threat. 23...Nc4 White must be prevented from playing Ne3−g4−f6! (23...Na4? 24.Ne3 c6 25.Ng4!� ) 24.Nb4 Qd8 25.Nd3 c6 26.Nc5 ] 23...a5 24.Qg3 Nc4 25.Re2 b4G 26.Rae1 Kg7 27.e6 f6 28.Ne3 Nxe3 29.Rxe3 Ra6 30.f4!? Diagram

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This seriously weakens the kingside and white's previous play is justified.[32...Rxe6 33.Qh6+ Kf7 34.Rhe3 (34.Qh7+ Ke8 35.Qxg6+ Kd8 36.Rxe6 Qxe6 Black's king has escaped and it is white's king that is in danger. 37.Qb1 Qc6 38.Qb8+ Ke7 39.Qb3 c2 40.Qa3+ Kf7 41.Rc3 Qb6 42.Qc5 Qxc5 43.Rxc5= ) 34...Rh8! The saving resource. 35.Qxh8 Rxe3 36.Qh7+ Ke8 37.Qg8+ Kd7 38.Qxd5+ Kc8 39.Qa8+ Kd7 40.Qd5+ Ke8 41.Qg8+= Kd7 Black cannot escape the perpetual check.] 33.Qf5 Rh8 34.Ree3 Diagram

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Now the game levels out.[34.Rxc3 Rd6 35.g4 Rh4 36.Rc5 c6 37.Re3 a4 38.Rc2S White is pressing and black is without active counterplay.] 34...c2 [34...Rxh3 35.Rxh3 Qxe6 36.Qh7+ Kf8 37.Kf2 ..Qe1# was the threat. 37...c2 (37...Rb6 38.Qh6+ Kf7 39.Qh5+ Kf8 40.Qh6+ Kf7 41.Qh5+= Black cannot go to the e−file and so must accept the perpetual.) 38.Qxc7 Qf5+ 39.Kg1 c1Q+! Black must part with the c−pawn to deflect white's queen. (39...Kg8? 40.Qb8+ Kf7 41.Qb7+ Kg8 42.Rc3+− ; 39...Re6?? 40.Rh8# ) 40.Qxc1 Re6 Now the rook has a useful defensive position. 41.Qc8+ Kf7 42.Qd7+ (42.Qc7+ Re7 43.Qc1' ) 42...Kg8 43.Qd8+ Kf7 44.Qd7+= Black accept the perpetual.] 35.Qxc2 Rxe6 36.Rxh8 Kxh8 37.Rh3+ Kg8 38.Qg6+ Qg7 39.Qf5 Qf7 [39...Qe7= ] 40.Kf2 Diagram

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[41...Qe8 42.Qxe8+ Rxe8 43.Ra3 Ra8 44.Kf3U ] 42.Qh8+ Kg6 43.Qh5+ Kg7 44.Qh7+ Misses the mate but white is still winning. [44.Qh6+! Kg8 45.Qh8# ] 44...Kf8 45.Qh8+ Qg8 46.Qxf6+ Ke8 47.Rh8?E [47.Qc6+ Kf7 (47...Kf8 48.Qxc7 Rf4+ 49.Kg3 Rf7 50.Qd6+ Re7 51.Rh6!+− ) 48.Rf3+ Ke7 49.Qxc7+ Ke6 50.Qc6+ Ke7 51.Qb7+ Ke6 52.g3!+− Preventing ..Rf4+ and now black's king is fatally exposed.] 47...Rf4+ 48.Qxf4?= [48.Kg3! Keeps the advantage. 48...Rxf6 49.Rxg8+ Kf7 50.Rxg5 Rc6 51.h4 Rc3+ 52.Kf4 c6 53.h5R ] 48...Qxh8 49.Qe3+ [49.Qxg5 Qxd4+ 50.Qe3+ Qxe3+ 51.Kxe3 c5 52.a4= ] 49...Kd7 50.Kf1?= Diagram

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[50.h3= ] 50...Qf6+ [50...c5! 51.Ke2 (51.dxc5 Qa1+ 52.Qe1 Qxa2∓ The passed a−pawn will be very strong.) 51...Qh5+ 52.Kd2 Qg4 53.Qf2= ] 51.Qf2 Qg6 52.g3 Qb1+ 53.Kg2 Qe4+ 54.Kh3 g4+ 55.Kh4 Qf3 56.Qxf3?? gxf3 57.Kh3 Diagram

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57...c5! 58.g4 [58.dxc5 d4 The d−pawn is too fast and black wins. 59.g4 d3-+ ] 58...c4 The c−pawn cannot be stopped. 59.g5 c3 60.g6 Ke6 61.Kg3 c2 62.g7 Kf7 63.Kxf3 c1Q 0-1

(11) Torok,Tamas Titusz (2081) − Bege,Levente (1652) [B20] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.5), 12.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 d6 [4...Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 Is Ftacnik's repertoire for black in The Sicilian Defence(Quality Chess 2010). Here is a recent example. 8.Qe2 Bg4 9.Rd1 e6 10.Bf4 Qb8 11.h3 Bxf3 12.gxf3?!L Optimistically hoping to get an attack going on the g−file. (12.Qxf3 Ne5 13.Qe2 Be7 14.Bb3 0-0= ) 12...Be7 13.Kh1 0-0 14.Rg1 Ne5 15.Bb3 b5 16.Bh2 b4 17.Na4 Qb5 18.Qe3 Rac8 19.Rad1 Rfd8 20.Rg5 Ne8 21.Rg2 Bf6 22.f4 Nc4 23.Qf3 Na5 24.f5 Nxb3 25.axb3 exf5 26.Rd5 fxe4 27.Qxe4 Qc6 28.f3 Nc7 29.Rd1 Nb5 30.Rgd2 h6 31.Kg2 Bg5 32.Qxc6 Rxc6 33.f4 Bf6 34.Bg1 Rb8 35.Kf3 Kf8 36.Bf2 Be7 37.Re2 Nc7



38.Rde1 Bf6 39.Rd1 Rb5 40.Rdd2 Ne6 41.Be3 Rh5 42.Kg4 Rh4+ 43.Kg3 g5 44.fxg5 hxg5 45.Rc2 Rxc2 46.Rxc2 Kg7 47.Kg2 Bd4 48.Bd2 Nf4+ 49.Bxf4 Rxf4 50.Rc4 0-1 Senador,E (2357)−Le Quang Liem (2698)/Ho Chi Minh City VIE 2012/The Week in Chess 904] 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bg4? Diagram

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[6...a6 7.0-0 Nc6 Reaches Ftacnik's repertoire defensive position via another move order.] 7.h3 [7.Bxf7+! Kxf7 8.Ne5+ Ke8 9.Nxg4 Nxg4 10.Qxg4 Nc6 11.0-0S White regains the gambit pawn and black has lost the right to castle.] 7...Bh5 8.g4 Bg6 9.Qe2 e5 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Rd1 Diagram

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11...Nxe4?-+ Loses material by force. [11...Nc6L ; 11...Nbd7 12.0-0 h5= ] 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Qxe4 Bxg5 14.Nxg5 0-0 [14...Qxg5 15.Qxb7 0-0 16.Qxa8+− ] 1-0

(12) Palla,Akos Botond (2023) − Bege,Mate (1580) [B76] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.7), 12.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Bd7?! 10.g4 Ne5 11.h4 h5 Alternatives have not done well. 12.g5 [12.gxh5 White wants open lines. 12...Nxh5 13.Rg1 Rc8 14.Kb1 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.Nde2 The typical way to prevent the ...Rxc3 exchange sacrifice. 16...b5 17.Bh6 Rc5 18.Nd5 e6?R ((18...Be6 ) 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Ndf4 (20.Nb4 Qe7 21.Qxd6 Qxd6 22.Rxd6 Rd8 23.Rgd1 Nf6 24.Nf4� ) 20...Nxf4 21.Nxf4 Qf6 22.h5 e5 23.Nxg6 1-0 Brodsky,M (2539)−Staroverov,A (2283) Krasnodar 2002/EXT 2003] 12...Ne8 13.f4 Ng4 14.Bg1 Rc8 15.Kb1 Diagram

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22...Nb5!? 23.Bg1 Qc7 24.Bxg4 hxg4 25.Nf1 dxe4 [25...Nd6!? Is a good improvement. 26.c3 (26.exd5 Bxb2!-+ ) 26...Qc4 27.Bd4 (27.exd5? Qe4+-+ ) 27...Nxe4 28.Qe1 Bxd4 (28...Bd6? Allows white a strong attack. 29.h5 e5 30.Ne3 Qc6 31.hxg6 Bc7 32.Nf4! exd4 33.Qh4+− ) 29.Nxd4 Ba4 30.Ne3 Qc7 31.Rd3 g3 32.Ng4 e5 33.Nf3 Bb5 34.Re3 Bd7L ] 26.Bh2 Bxh2 [26...Na3+!? 27.bxa3 Ba4 28.Rc1 e3! 29.Nxe3 Bxh2 30.Rxh2 Red8 31.Qb4 Qxh2 32.Qe4 Qxe2 33.Qxg6+ Kh8 34.Qh6+= White has perpetual.] 27.Nxh2 Bc6 28.Nxg4E Now white has a strong attack as the kingside has no defenders. 28...e3 29.Qd3 Kg7 30.h5 gxh5 31.Rxh5 Rh8 32.Nf6 Bd5 33.Rh7+ Rxh7 34.Qxh7+ Kf8 35.Qg8+ Ke7 36.Qg7+ Kd6 37.Ne4+ Kc6 38.Qg6 Qa5 39.N4c3 Rd8 40.Ka1 Nd6 41.Nxd5 exd5 42.Nd4+ Kc7 43.Qg7+ Rd7 44.Qe5 Qc5 45.Qxe3 b5 46.Ne6+ 1-0

(13) Juhasz,Matyas Peter (1575) − Ruck,Robert (2015) [B42] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.8), 12.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3?! A typical inaccuracy. One of the immediate benefits of black's move order is to prevent the English Attack. The is possible as black has been careful not to play ..Nc6 which leaves Qc7 attacking Nc3. Here are some recent alternatives. 6...Bb4! White already has problems

defending Nc3 as the dark bishop has been prematurely committed to e3. Black 2500s enjoy tremendous success from this position. 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 d5 9.Bd3? Loses immediately. 9...e5!∓ Diagram

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10.Nde2 d4 Wins material and the game. 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.Bxd4 Nbd7 13.0-0-0 0-0 14.g4 Ne5 15.Qf2 Nxd3+ 16.Rxd3 Be6 17.Bxf6 Qf4+ 18.Qe3 Qxe3+ 19.Rxe3 gxf6 20.f4 Bc4 21.Rg3 Bd6 22.Rf1 Kh8 23.h4 Rg8 24.g5 fxg5 25.hxg5 f6 0-1

(14) Medve,Mark (1938) − Toth,Abel Levente (1545) [C56] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.9), 12.07.2012 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 Ne4 [6...d5 Is the main move as black immediately takes an equal share of the center. 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Be3 Bg4 11.Qc2 Bf5 12.Qb3 Is the repertoire recommendation of Lysyi and Ovetchkin in The Open Games for Black(Chess Stars 2012). 12...Ne7 Here is an example. 13.0-0 c6= Now white is forced to retreat. 14.Be2 Ng6 15.Na4 f6W Counterplay begins and black undermines the pawn center. 16.exf6 Rxf6 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Rg6 19.Nxb6 axb6! Opens the a−file and keeps the queens on for middlegame chances. 20.Bf3 Qh4 21.g3 Rf8 22.Kh1 Qh3 23.Bg2 Qh5= Chances are balanced. 24.Kg1 Kh8 25.f3 Nxg3 26.hxg3



Rxg3 27.Rf2 Bh3 28.Qc2 Rfxf3 29.Raf1 Bxg2 30.Rxg2 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Rxe3 32.Qa4 Qh1+ 33.Kf2 Qe1# 0-1 Bartel,M (2653)−Erdos,V (2623)/Warsaw rapid POL 2011/The Week in Chess 893] 7.cxd4 Bb4+ 8.Nbd2 d5 9.Bb5 a6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Qa4 Bxd2+ [11...Rb8 12.Qxc6+ Qd7 13.Qxd7+ Bxd7 14.a3 Nxd2 15.Nxd2 Be7S Black has some compensation for the pawn but not enough.] 12.Bxd2 Bd7= 13.Qa3 Nxd2F [13...c5!? Is an interesting pawn sacrifice. 14.dxc5 0-0 15.0-0 Bb5 16.Rfc1 d4U ] 14.Nxd2 Qe7 15.Qxe7+ Kxe7 16.Nb3 Ke6F Diagram

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[16...Rhb8 17.0-0-0 Rb4 18.Rd2= ] 17.Rc1 Rhe8 18.f4 Rab8 19.Nc5+ Ke7 20.b3 a5 21.Kf2 Red8 22.Rhe1 Rb4 23.Rcd1 [23.a3 Rb5 (23...Rxd4? 24.Ke3+− Traps the rook.) 24.Rc3 h5S ] 23...Bg4 24.Rd2 Rg8 25.h3 Bd7 26.g4E Diagram

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(15) Makrai,Bence (1536) − Schreuder Peters,Misja (1912) [D90] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.10), 12.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Nf3 It makes no sense to give up the bishops so easily. Here are some recent examples of the alternatives. A. [5.Bh4 The bishop remains active,

pointing at Qd8. 5...Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4 7.e3 Be6 8.Rb1 Nd7 9.Nf3 Nb6 10.Qc2 Bg7 11.Be2 0-0 12.0-0 Qd7 13.Bg3 Bf5 14.e4 Bg4 15.Rfd1 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 e5 17.dxe5 Qe7 18.e6 fxe6 19.e5 Rab8 20.Rd4 Qc5 21.Re1 Rxf3 22.gxf3 Nd5 23.h4 Rf8 24.h5 gxh5 25.Kg2 b5 26.Rh1 Rf5 27.f4 Bf8 28.Rhd1 c6 29.a4 a6 30.axb5 axb5 31.Ra1 Qe7 32.Ra8 Qb7 33.Rd8 Kg7 34.Qe4 Be7 35.Re8 Kf7 36.Rh8 Kg7 37.Re8 Kf7 38.Rh8 Bf8 39.Rxh7+ Bg7 40.Qf3 c5 41.Rd1 Kg8 42.Rxg7+ Kxg7 43.Kh2 Qf7 44.Qg2 Kh7 45.Ra1 h4 46.Bxh4 Rh5 47.Qe4+ Qg6 48.Ra7+ Kh6 49.Qxg6+ Kxg6 50.Kg3 Nxc3 51.Re7 Ne2+ 52.Kg4 Rxh4+ 53.Kxh4 Nd4 54.Rc7 c3 55.Rxc5 c2 0-1 Dreev,A (2694)−Riazantsev,A (2714)/Belfort FRA 2012/The Week in Chess 918;

B. 5.h4 White is willing to give the bishop h−file chances. 5...Bg7 6.e3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qxd5 9.Nf3 cxd4 10.exd4 Nc6 11.Be2 Bf5 12.0-0 0-0 13.Nd2 e5 14.Bf3 Qd7 15.d5 Na5 16.c4 h6 17.Be3 Bd3 18.Be2 e4 ½-½ Vachier Lagrave,M (2680)−Salgado Lopez,I (2623)/Belfort FRA 2012/The Week in Chess 918]

5...Nxg5 6.Nxg5 Bg7 7.e3 0-0 8.cxd5 e6 9.Nf3 exd5 10.Be2 c6 11.0-0 a5 A normal position has been reached. Black gains useful space on the queenside and prepares to defend the coming minority attack. 12.a3 Na6N Black accepts the decentralization of the knight in order to hold up the b4 advance. 13.Qd2 Bf5 14.Ne1 Qe7 15.Nd3 Rfd8 16.Na4 Bxd3 Removing a piece that can come to c5. 17.Bxd3 b5 18.Qe2 Re8 19.Rfe1?!= [19.Nc3 Nc7 20.Rac1 Ne6= ] 19...Qa7! Black gains material as Na4/pd4 are under attack. 20.Nc5 Nxc5 21.dxc5 Qxc5∓ Black is up a pawn and the remaining task is purely technical. 22.Rac1

Qb6 23.Qc2 Re6 24.Red1 f5 Black is in no hurry and prevents any kind of central break. White could get some compensation for the pawn if somehow the position were opened up and white had some attacking chances on the light squares. For this reason black arranges his pawns on light squares to prevent white's bishop from becoming active. 25.b3 b4 26.a4 Diagram

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Now black has gained the c3 outpost.26...Bc3 27.Bf1 Rae8 28.Rd3 Rb8 29.Rb1 Bf6 30.Rc1 Kf7 31.Qc5 Qxc5 32.Rxc5 Diagram

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Play has transferred to an ending and the technical pawn conversion task remains.32...Ra8 33.Rd2? Now black traps



Rc5. 33...Bc3 34.Rd1 Ke7 35.Rc1 Kd6 36.R5xc3 bxc3 37.Rxc3-+ The task now is straightforward. 37...Rb8 38.Be2 Re4 39.Kf1 Rbb4 40.Ke1 f4 41.Bd3 Re7 42.Ke2 d4 43.Rc4 Rxc4 44.Bxc4 dxe3 45.fxe3 Rxe3+ 46.Kd2 Kc5 47.Bg8 h6 48.Bf7 g5 49.Bc4 Kb4 50.Bg8 Rxb3 0-1

(16) Bege,Aron (1911) − Kaloczi,Kristof (1496) [E60] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.11), 12.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 d6 The pawns are logically arranged to restrict the London bishop. 5.Be2 Bf5 A rare treatment. 6.c4 [6.h3 Securing Bf4 makes more sense.] 6...Nbd7 [6...Nh5!? Black should hunt the bishop given that white has not played h3. 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nc3 c5 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Bg3= ] 7.h3 Bxb1?F Giving the bishops is a needless concession. [7...e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bg5 (9.Nxe5? Taking the pawn is dangerous. 9...Nh5 10.Bxh5 Nxe5 11.Qxd8+ Rxd8 12.Be2 Nxc4 13.Bxc7) 9...c6 10.Nc3 Qc7= ] 8.Rxb1 c5 9.b4 cxb4 10.Rxb4 b6 11.0-0 0-0 12.Qd3 d5 13.Ne5 Rc8 14.Rc1 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Rc6 16.Bf3 Qc8 17.Bxf6 Rxf6 18.Bxd5E Diagram

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White is up a clear pawn and remains only with the technical conversion task.18...Rd8 19.Qa3 h5 20.Bf3 Rxf3?! The desperation gesture merely accelerates the loss. 21.gxf3 Qxh3 22.Qxa7 Qxf3 Diagram

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23.Qc7 [23.Qxb6 Qg4+ 24.Kf1 Qh3+ 25.Ke2 Qg4+ 26.Kd2 Ra8 27.a4 h4 28.Qb7 Re8 29.a5+− Wins easily.] 23...Rd6 24.Rxb6 Rxb6 25.Qxb6 Bf6 26.Qb8+ Kg7 27.Qg3 The king is now secure and white has no problems. 27...Qe2 28.c5 Qd2 29.Rf1 h4 30.Qg2 Qxa2 31.Qb7 Qe6 32.Rc1 h3 33.Qf3 g5 34.c6 g4 35.Qg3 Bg5 36.Qe5+ Qxe5 37.dxe5 f5 38.c7 f4 39.c8Q 1-0

(17) Marton,Denes (1477) − Sulcz,Istvan (1909) [D85] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.12), 12.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Has not been popular in 2012. 7...c6 8.Ba4 0-0 9.Ne2 c5 [9...b5 10.Bb3 a5!? Is Delchev's repertoire in The Safest Grunfeld(Chess Stars 2011).] 10.0-0 a6 Preparing for ..b5 and queenside counterplay. 11.Be3 b5 12.Bb3 Qc7 [12...Bb7= ] 13.Bf4 Qd7 14.a4= Undermining the queenside pawns. [14.dxc5 Is more challenging. 14...Bb7 15.Bd5 e6 16.Bxb7 Qxb7 17.Qd3 Nc6 18.Bd6S ] 14...Bb7 [14...c4 Stabilizes the queenside and gives black an equal position. 15.Ba2 Nc6 16.Bg3 Bb7= ] 15.d5 c4 16.Bc2 e6! Undermining the pawn center. 17.dxe6 [17.axb5 axb5 18.Rxa8 Bxa8 19.Qa1 Bb7 20.Qa7 Na6 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Rd1 Qc6 23.Rd6 Ra8 24.Qe3= White has a comfortable position.] 17...Qxe6 18.Nd4 Qf6 19.Bxb8?! Needlessly giving up the strong bishop for an undeveloped knight is major



strategic concession. [19.Qd2 Nc6 20.Bg5 Qd6 21.Nxc6 (21.Bf4 Qe7 22.Bg5 Qc5' ) 21...Qxc6 22.Rad1= ] 19...Rfxb8 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rb1 Ba6 22.Qe2 Diagram

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[22.f4 Planning e5 to retrict Bg7 also falls short. 22...b4! Consistent play. Nd4 is undermined to increase the scope of the Grunfeld bishop. 23.e5 Qe7 24.Be4 Bb7 25.Bxb7 Rxb7 26.Qe2 Qc5L ] 22...b4! Strongly played. Nd4 is undermined to increase the scope of Bg7. 23.e5?∓ Giving the pawn for nothing does not help. 23...Qxe5 24.Qxe5 Bxe5 25.Nc6 Bxc3 26.Nxb8 Rxb8-+ Diagram

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White has won the exchange but given black a winning position. The two connected

passed pawns supported by the bishops win easily.27.Be4 Bd2 28.Rfd1 c3 29.g3 Bc4 30.Kg2 b3 31.Ra1 b2 32.Ra3 Bd5 0-1

(18) Rajcsanyi,Peter (1903) − Karacsonyi,Gellert (1430) [C15] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (1.13), 12.07.2012 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 [5...dxe4 Is the critical line. 6.Qg4 Nf6 7.Qxg7 Rg8 8.Qh6 Nbd7 Is recommended by Vitiugov in The French Defence Reloaded(Chess Stars 2012). 9.Ne2 Here is a recent example. 9...c5 10.Ng3 Qa5 11.Qd2 b6 12.dxc5 Bb7 13.cxb6 e3 14.Qxe3 0-0-0 15.Rb1 Ng4 16.Qd4 Nxb6 17.Rb5 Qxb5 18.Bxb5 Rxd4 19.cxd4 Bxg2 20.Rg1 Bd5 21.Nh5 Rg6 22.Nf4 Nxh2 23.Nxg6 Nf3+ 24.Kf1 hxg6 25.Rg3 Nxd4 26.Ba6+ Kd7 27.Bf4 Nc6 28.Rd3 Ke7 29.Bg5+ f6 30.Be3 Nb8 31.Bb5 a6 32.Bc5+ Kf7 33.Bxb6 axb5 34.Rc3 Nd7 35.Rc7 Ke7 36.Bc5+ Kd8 37.Bd6 g5 38.Ke2 g4 39.Kd3 e5 40.Kc3 Bf3 41.Ra7 Kc8 42.Kb4 f5 43.a4 bxa4 44.Ra5 f4 45.Bxe5 Nxe5 46.Rxe5 g3 47.fxg3 fxg3 48.Rg5 g2 49.Rg7 Bc6 50.Rxg2 Bxg2 ½-½ Lu Shanglei (2516)−Romanov,E (2628)/Moscow RUS 2012/The Week in Chess 905] 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.c4 [8.Be3S ] 8...Qe4+ 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Bd3 Qg4 11.h3 Qh5 12.g4?= Trying too hard to make something happen. [12.Nxd4 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 Qe5+ 14.Ne2 Nf6 15.0-0 0-0 16.Bf4 Qa5= ] 12...Qc5 13.Nxd4?-+ [13.Bd2L Accepting the loss of a pawn is best.] 13...Nxd4 14.c3 Qc6 15.Kd2 Nf3+ 16.Kc1 Ne5 17.Be2 White is down a piece for nothing. 17...Bd7 18.c5 Nf6 19.Rg1 b6 20.Qd6 Qxd6 21.cxd6 Ne4 22.Bd4 f6 23.Rd1 Ba4 24.Rg1 Rc8 25.Kb2 Nxd6 26.Bxe5 fxe5 27.f3 Bb5 28.Rae1 Nc4+ 29.Bxc4 Bxc4 30.Rxe5 Rf8 31.Re3 Rd8 32.Rg2 Rd3 33.Rxd3 Bxd3 34.Rf2 Be4 35.f4 e5 36.f5 Rf6 37.Re2 Bc6 38.Rxe5+ Kd7 Diagram



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Black is up a piece for a pawn and has no problems. 39.g5 Rd6 40.Re3 Rd5 41.f6 gxf6 42.gxf6 Rf5 43.Re7+ Kd6 44.Rxa7 h6 45.f7 Bd5 46.Ra6 Kc6 47.Ra8 Rxf7 48.Rc8+ Kb5 49.Rb8 Rf2+ 50.Kc1 Rh2 51.a4+ Ka6 52.Rd8 Bb3 53.Rd3 Bxa4 54.Kb1 Bc2+ 0-1

(19) Szendeff,Miklos (1811) − Forgacs,Attila (2188) [B50] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.1), 12.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.d3 g6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.Na3 0-0 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nc4 e5 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 b5 11.Na3 b4 12.Nc4 Ng4 13.Rc1?! There was no need to concede the bishop pair so easily. 13...bxc3 14.Rxc3 Nxe3 15.Nxe3 Be6 16.Ra3 Qb6 17.b3 Kh7 18.Nd2 Nd4 19.Ra4 Qc7 20.Bg4 f5 21.Bh3 Rae8 22.Ra6 Qe7 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.exd5 Rd8 25.Nc4 Rf6 26.Qd2 g5= Diagram

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Preparing to attack.27.Qa5?-+ Gives the bishop for two pawns. [27.f3L ] 27...g4 28.Rxa7 Rd7 29.Rxd7 Qxd7 30.Bxg4 fxg4 31.Nd2 g3 32.fxg3 Qf7 33.Rxf6 Qxf6 34.Nf3 Nxf3+ 35.gxf3 Qxf3 36.Qa8 e4 0-1

(20) Matuska,Miklos (2136) − Palczert,Miklos Dr (1843) [A11] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.2), 12.07.2012 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.b3 Bf5 5.Bb2 Nbd7 6.c4 The Reti Opening. 6...dxc4 Giving away the central foothold is an odd strategic decision. The key d−pawn serves to restrict Bg2. [6...e6 Is more solid. 7.0-0 Be7 8.d3 0-0 9.Nbd2 Bg6 10.Rc1 Ne8 11.Rc2 Bf6 12.Qb1 Nd6 13.Rfc1 Re8 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.b4 a5 16.b5 c5 17.Nh4 Bh5 18.Re1 g5 19.Nhf3 b6 20.h4 h6 21.Nh2 gxh4 22.g4 h3 23.Bxh3 Bg6 24.Bg2 Rad8 25.cxd5 exd5 26.Bxd5 Qe5 27.Bc4 Nxc4 28.Nxc4 Qd4 29.Qa1 Nf6 30.Qxd4 Rxd4 31.Rec1 Nxg4 32.Nxb6 Nxh2 33.Kxh2 Kh7 34.f3 Bf5 35.Kg3 Rb8 36.Nc4 Rxb5 37.a4 Rb4 38.Nxa5 Bxd3 39.exd3 Rxd3 40.Nc4 Rbb3 41.Ne5 Re3 42.Rxc5 Kg7 43.Rd5 h5 44.Rc7 Kf6 45.Rc6+ 1-0 Savchenko,B (2534)−Pokazanjev,N (2410)/Kazan 2005/CBM 109] 7.bxc4 Qc7 8.0-0 e5 9.d3 Bc5 10.Nbd2 0-0-0?! Placing the king on the queenside is asking for trouble as white already has the b−file from which to pressure black. [10...0-



0= Is safer.] 11.a4 Starting the attack. Black will have a hard time matching attacks on the kingside. 11...Rhe8 12.Ng5 Re7 13.a5 h5?E Diagram

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Black also wants to attack but white is faster.14.Nge4F [14.a6 Is strong. 14...b6 15.Qa4 Nb8 16.Nb3 Nfd7 (16...Bd6? 17.c5!+− ) 17.Ne4 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 h4 19.e3 g6 20.Bg2R ] 14...Bb4 15.a6 [15.Qa4 Bxd2 16.Nxd2 e4 17.d4R ] 15...b6 16.Qa4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Ba5?+− Diagram

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[17...c5 18.Nc3 Bxc3 19.Bxc3 e4S ] 18.c5! Bxe4 19.cxb6 A key intermediate move to open lines. 19...axb6 20.Qxe4 Nb8 21.Bh3+ Nd7 22.Rfc1 c5 23.Bc3 [23.Rxa5! ∆bxa5 24.Qa8+ Qb8 25.Rxc5# ] 23...Kb8 24.Bxa5 bxa5 25.Bxd7 1-0

(21) Fodor,Balazs (1810) − Mihok,Laszlo (2130) [D11] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.3), 12.07.2012 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.e3 The Slow Slav. 4...e6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.Qc2 Be7 Black has a compact and solid position from which to play from. 8.0-0 Rc8 9.b3 c5 10.Bb2 0-0 11.Rac1 cxd4 Opening the c−file to release Rc8. 12.exd4 Re8 Black continues to make useful building moves. 13.Ne5 Bh5 14.f4!? White has hopes of a kingside attack. 14...Bg6 Neutralizing whites Q+B battery. 15.Kh1?! [15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.c5!?S White can advance on the queenside with b4 etc and does not have to fear the ...e5 freeing break.] 15...dxc4 For now black increases the tension. [15...Nxe5! Is a strong defensive plan. 16.fxe5 (16.dxe5 Ng4 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Bd4 dxc4 19.Nf3 b5' ) 16...Ng4 17.Rce1 (17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qd3 Bg5 19.cxd5 Qxd5' White remains with a lame bishop.) 17...Bg5 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Nf3 dxc4 20.Qe4 Nh6 21.bxc4 Rxc4 22.Qxb7 Be7= ] 16.bxc4 Nd5 The critical moment has arrived and white must make a key decision. [16...Nxe5 17.fxe5 Ng4 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Qe4 Nh6 20.Nb3= ] 17.Bxg6 [17.Nxg6!? hxg6 18.Qb3 Ne3 19.Rfe1 Nf5 20.c5 Nf6 21.Nf3 Nd5 22.Be4 Rb8 23.g3 Bf6S The position remains tense.] 17...hxg6 18.Qd3? Diagram

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[18.Qb3 N5f6 19.Rb1C ] 18...Nxf4! 19.Qf3 [19.Rxf4? Allows black to exploit the d−file



pin. 19...Nxe5 20.Qg3 Nc6 21.Qf2 f5 22.Rf3 Bh4 23.g3 Bg5 24.Rd1 Na5∓ ] 19...g5?! Hesitant play that allows white to gain some compensation. [19...Nxe5 20.Qxf4 Bg5 21.Qxe5 Bxd2 22.Rc2 Bg5L ] 20.Nxd7 Qxd7 21.g3 Bb4 22.Ne4 Ng6 23.Nxg5 [23.c5! Gains a useful tempo with the threat of Nd6. Now Ba5 is cut off from the kingside.] 23...f6 [23...Bd2! 24.Qh5 Bxg5 25.Qxg5 e5! 26.dxe5 Nxe5 Black can capture because of additional tactical possibilities given by the loose white king. 27.Bxe5 Qc6+ 28.Kg1 Qc5+ 29.Kg2 Rxe5 30.Qf4 f6L ] 24.Ne4 f5 25.Ng5 [25.Nf2 Bd2 26.Rcd1 Bh6= ] 25...Bd2 26.Qh5 Nf8 27.Rcd1 Diagram

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27...g6= [27...Bxg5! Removing a key attacker is the best defence. 28.Qxg5 Rxc4 29.d5 Rc2 30.Be5 Re2 31.Bc3 Rc8 32.Rf3 (32.Rd3? Allows a strong exchange sacrifice. 32...Rxc3! 33.Rxc3 Qxd5+ 34.Rcf3 Qxa2-+ ) 32...e5∓ ] 28.Qh4 Bxg5 29.Qxg5 Qe7?! It was better to win the c−pawn immediately. [29...Rxc4L ] 30.Qc1!?= Suddenly white is back in the game with counterplay on the dark squares. 30...b5 31.c5 Qb7+ 32.Kg1 Qd5 Diagram

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Black plays positionally and now has a firm blockade on the light squares to neutralize Bb2 and can advance on the queenside with the 2:1 majority.33.Qc3 Nd7 34.Rde1 e5!G Undermining white's pawn center. 35.dxe5?= Now black takes over. [35.Rc1 Nb6= ] 35...Rxc5 [35...Qxc5+! 36.Qxc5 Nxc5 37.Re2 Kf7 38.g4 Ke6= Now black has a very promising RRN−RRB ending with good knight vs bad bishop.] 36.Qa3 Nxe5 [36...Rc2 Is promising. 37.Rf2 Rxf2 38.Kxf2 Nc5 39.Kg1 Ne6 40.Qd6 (40.Qxa7? Ng5-+ ) 40...Rd8 41.Qxd5 Rxd5L ] 37.Bxe5 Trading down helps black. 37...Rxe5 38.Rxe5 Qxe5 39.Qxa7 Qe3+ 40.Kh1 Qe4+ 41.Kg1 Rc2 42.Rf2 Rc6 43.Qb8+ Kh7 44.Qxb5 Diagram

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44...Rc1+ 45.Rf1 Qe3+ 46.Kg2!-+ Allows a forced mate. [46.Kh1 Kh6= ] 46...Rc2+ 47.Kh1 Qd2 [47...Qe4+ 48.Kg1 Qg2# ] 48.Qb7+ Kh6 0-1

(22) Markos,Adam (2082) − Szurkos,Andras (1811) [E03] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.4), 12.07.2012 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 [5.d4 Is a Closed Catalan.] 5...cxd5 Black hopes to hang on by keeping the strucure symmetrical. 6.0-0 Be7 7.d4 Nc6 8.a3 0-0 9.b4 b5 10.Qd3?= Diagram

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An important position has arisen. White makes an attacking move while still behind in development. This gives black a chance to take over the game.10...Qb6= Missing a good chance. [10...a5! Is correct. Black must open up lines while white lags in development. 11.Qxb5 Bd7 Black has tremendous compensation and now threatens to regain the pawn immediately with ...Nxd4. 12.Qd3 axb4 Black regains the pawn because of the a−file pin. 13.Bb2 Qb6 14.a4 Nb8!∓ Black attacks the a−pawn with this strong undeveloping move and white is in some difficulty.] 11.Ne5 Bd6?!= [11...Nxe5 12.dxe5 Ng4 13.Bf4 f6! Black must open up the position to exploit the lead in development. 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Nc3 g5! 16.Bd2 Bd7 17.e3 Rac8 18.Rac1 Ne5 19.Qb1 Nc4 20.Qd3 Be8!L Black has a fantastic position.] 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Bg5

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Black has too many weak pawns.21...Bg4?! Now white has two vulnerable pawns that can be easily attacked. [21...Bf5 Guarding one of the vulnerable pawns keeps the game level. 22.Nc3 a6 23.a4 Rb8 24.axb5 axb5 25.Nd5 Bf8 26.Bc5 Bg4 27.Rc2 Be6 28.Ne3 Rc7= ] 22.Nc3 Be7 23.Kf1 a6 24.Nxe4E Bh3+ 25.Ke1 h6 26.Bc5 Be6 27.Bxe7 Rxe7 28.Rc5 Bf5 29.Nc3 Rf8 30.Rd1 e4 31.Rd6 e3 32.f3 Bc8 33.Nd5 Re5 34.Nb6 Rxc5 35.bxc5 a5 36.c6 b4 37.axb4 axb4 38.Kd1 Kf7 39.c7 Ke7 40.Rd8 Rxd8+ 41.cxd8Q+ 1-0

(23) Zahonyi Abel,Mark (1803) − Torok,Tamas Titusz (2081) [C61] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.5), 12.07.2012 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Nxd4 exd4 5.0-0 Bc5 6.d3 [6.b4!? This Anti−Bird's Defence Gambit is a well hidden piece of theory. 6...Bxb4 7.Bb2 Bc5 8.c3 c6 9.cxd4 Be7 10.Ba4 Now white's pawn center gives good play. 10...d5 11.exd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Qxd4 13.Qf3 Qf6 14.Qg3 Bd6 15.Rae1+ Kf8 16.Qe3 Be6 17.Ne4 Qxb2 18.Nxd6 Qb4 19.Qe5 Qxa4 20.Nf5 Qg4 21.Qc5+ Ke8 22.Re4 Qg6 23.Rb1 Rb8 24.Qe5 Rd8



25.Rxb7 Nf6 26.Qc5 Nd5 27.Re7+ 1-0 Naiditsch,A (2702)−Kula,R (2341)/Trzcianka POL 2012/The Week in Chess 904] 6...c6 7.Bc4 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Re1+ Ne7 10.Bb5+ Bd7 [10...Kf8?! Is unconvincing. 11.Nd2 (11.Ba4) ) 11...Qa5 12.b4 (12.a4? a6 13.Nb3 Qc7 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.Bg5 f6 16.Qf3 Kf7' ) 12...Bxb4 13.Rb1 a6 14.Bc4 Be6 15.a3 Bd6 16.Ba2 Bc7 17.Nf3 Bg4 18.h3 Bh5 19.g4 Bg6 20.Nxd4 h5 21.Qf3 Kg8 22.Bg5 hxg4 23.Qxg4 Rh5 24.Re2 Nc6 25.Nf3 f6 26.Bxd5+ Kh7 27.Be4 1-0 Durarbeyli,V (2510)−Loiret,S (2258)/Aix−les−Bains FRA 2011/The Week in Chess 855] 11.c4 Ignoring development plays into black's hands. [11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Nd2 0-0 13.Nb3 b6= ] 11...0-0 12.Bxd7 Qxd7 13.b3?= [13.Nd2 Rfe8 14.a3 Bd6 15.h3 Rac8= Black has a nice game.] 13...dxc4 14.bxc4 Ng6 15.Ba3 Bxa3 16.Nxa3 Rfe8 17.Qd2 Ne5 18.Re4 f5 [18...Nc6= ] 19.Re2 Qe7 20.Rae1 Qxa3 21.Rxe5 Rxe5 22.Rxe5 Qc3 23.Qd1F Diagram

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23...Rf8 24.h3 After this safety move, black has great difficulties finding a way to guard all his weak pawns. 24...Qa3 [24...g6 25.Qe2 Rf7 26.Kh2R ] 25.Qe2 [25.Qf3! Black cannot guard the b,d,f pawns all at once. 25...Qxa2 26.Qxb7 Qa3 27.Qd5+ Kh8 28.Qxd4+− ] 25...h6 26.Rd5 Qa4 27.Rxd4 Now white is up a clear pawn. 27...Re8 28.Qd2 Diagram

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Now black has some counterplay.[35...Qe6 36.d4+ g6 37.Qd3 Qxh3 38.Qf1 Qxf1+ 39.Kxf1S ] 36.Qd2?-+ [36.Qb1= ] 36...Re2F [36...Qb6! Wins outright. 37.Rd5 Qb1+



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(24) Bege,Vencel (1761) − Palla,Akos Botond (2023) [D02] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.7), 12.07.2012 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 London System. 3...c5 4.c3 e6 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3 Qb6 7.b3 Usually white does not compromise the queenside to guard the b−pawn. 7...Be7 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.Ne5 Qa5 10.Qc2 h6 11.0-0 Bd7 [11...Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Bd7= ] 12.dxc5 Now white passes up several chances to win the bishop pair. [12.Nxd7 Grabbing the bishop pair looks quite reasonable. 12...Nxd7 13.a3S ] 12...Qxc5= 13.b4 Qb6 14.a4 [14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.a4 Rac8 16.a5 Qd8 17.Qb2= ] 14...Rfc8 15.Qb3?= [15.a5 Qc7 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Qb2 Bd6= ] 15...a5! Securing the queen's active position is key. 16.b5 [16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.b5 Nce5 18.Be2 Bf6 19.Rfc1 Nc5 20.Qc2L ] 16...Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Ng4 18.Bg3? Diagram

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[18.Bd4 Qc7 19.f4 Bc5L ] 18...Nxe3!∓ 19.Rfe1 Ng4 Black is now a clear pawn up. 20.h3 Nf6= [20...Bd6! Is very strong. 21.Bxd6 Qxf2+ 22.Kh1 Qxd2 23.hxg4 Qxd3 24.Ra3 Rc4-+ ] 21.Be5 Be8 22.Bd4 Bc5 23.Nf3 Bxd4 24.cxd4 Rc7 25.Rac1 Rac8 26.Rxc7 Qxc7 27.Ne5 Qc3 28.Qd1∓ 28...Kf8 29.Nf3 Nd7 30.g4 Nb6 31.Re2?-+ Allowing black to force a queen trade accelerates the end. 31...Qc1 32.Qxc1 Rxc1+ 33.Kg2 Rc3 34.Ne5 f6 35.Ng6+ Kf7 36.Nf4 Bd7 37.Bg6+ Ke7 38.Bc2 Kd6 39.Nd3 Rc4 40.Nc5 Bc8 41.Rd2 e5 42.dxe5+ Kxc5 43.Bb3 Rd4 44.Rc2+ Nc4 45.exf6 gxf6 46.Rc3 Kb4 47.Rf3 Nd2 48.Rxf6 Nxb3 49.Rxh6 Bxg4 50.Rb6 Nc5 51.hxg4 Rxg4+ 52.Kf3 Re4 53.Kg3 Re6 54.Rxe6 Nxe6 55.f4 Kxa4 56.f5 Nf8 57.b6 Kb5 58.Kf4 a4 0-1

(25) Ruck,Robert (2015) − Szentgyorgyi,Sandor (1798) [B27] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.8), 12.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 The Hyper−Accelerated Dragon. 3.d4 cxd4 [3...Bg7 4.Nc3 Is the approach of de la Villa in Dismantling the Sicilian(New in Chess 2009).] 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.e5 Nc6 6.Qa4 Nd5 7.Qb3 e6 Now black cannot play the standard retreat and regroup ...Nc7−e6. [7...Nc7 Is the main move. 8.Bf4 Ne6 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Nc3 0-0 11.0-0-0 a6 12.h4 h5 13.Qd5 b5 14.Ng5 Nxg5 15.hxg5 e6 16.Qc5 Qxg5+ 17.Kb1 Bxe5 18.Ne4 Qf5



19.Nd6 Qf6 20.Be2 Bd4 21.Qa3 e5 22.Bh4 Qe6 23.Ne4 d5 24.Nf6+ Kg7 25.Bg4 b4 26.Qg3 Qxg4 27.Nxg4 Bxg4 28.Rxd4 exd4 29.Qd6 Nd8 30.Bf6+ Kg8 31.Qf4 1-0 Filippov,A (2584)−Mahjoob,M (2498)/Subic Bay 2009/CBM 130 Extra] 8.c4 Nde7 9.Nc3 Black is facing problems on the dark squares. 9...d6?E Diagram

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[9...Nf5 Black must give d6 more support first before advancing ..d6. 10.Be2 d6 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.exd6 Nxd6 14.0-0 0-0S ] 10.Ne4 Ng8 [10...Nf5 11.Nf6+ Ke7 12.Bg5 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 Qc7 14.0-0-0 Piling on the pressure finished black. (14.exd6+ Is less effective. 14...Nxd6 15.Qe3! Kxf6 16.Bc3+ Ke7 17.c5 Nf5 18.Qg5+ Ke8 19.Bxh8� ) 14...Ncd4 15.Nxd4 Nxd4 16.Qc3 Qc5 17.Bg5 Qxe5 18.Ne4+ Ke8 19.Qxd4+− ] 11.Bg5 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.exd6 Bxd6 Diagram

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14.Nxd6+ [14.Rd1 Be7 15.Bc3+− ; 14.Bc3 e5 15.Rd1 Be7 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Qb5+ Bd7 18.Qxe5 Qxe5 19.Bxe5 f6 20.Bc3+− ] 14...Qxd6 15.0-0-0F White big pressure on the dark squares. [15.Bc3 e5 16.Nxe5 Nd4 17.Bxd4 Qxd4 18.Qb5+ Bd7 19.Nxd7 Qxd7 20.Qxd7+ Kxd7 21.0-0-0+ Kc7R White is up a clear pawn.] 15...Qe7 16.Qc3 Qf6 17.Qe3E 17...Qe7 18.Bc3 f6 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 b6 21.f4 [21.Bc3R ] 21...Ba6 22.Kb1 Nh6 23.c5 Bxf1 24.Rhxf1 Nf5 25.Qe4 0-0 26.c6 Nd6 27.Qd3 Rfd8 28.Rfe1F Settling for a small advantage. [28.c7 Qxc7 29.Bxf6R ] 28...Rac8 29.Qb3 Re8 Diagram

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32.Rdxe6 Qf5+ 33.Ka1 Rxe6 34.Qxe6+ [34.Rxe6! Is correct. 34...Qf7 35.h3R (35.Qc4 b5 36.Qe2 Qd7 37.a4 Rxc6 38.Rxc6 Qxc6 39.Qxb5 Qc7S (39...Qxb5? 40.axb5 Kf7 41.Ka2 Ke6 42.Kb3 Kd5 43.Ka4 Kc5 44.Ka5� ) ) 35...b5 36.h4 a5 37.Kb1R ] 34...Qxe6 35.Rxe6 Kf7 36.Rd6 Rc7= 37.Rd8 h5?E [37...Ke7 38.Rh8 Kd6 39.Kb1 Kxc6= ] 38.Kb1 [38.Rd6 Ke7 39.Rxg6 Kd8 40.b4 a6 41.Kb2 Rf7 42.Kc3 Kc7R ] 38...a5?E [38...Ke6= ] 39.Rd6 Re7 40.Kc1 Re6 41.c7 Rxd6 42.c8Q Ke7 43.Qc7+ Ke6 44.Kc2 Rd5 45.Qxb6+ 1-0

(26) Safar,Istvan (1744) − Medve,Mark (1938) [B50] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.9), 12.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3!? Scores 100%(2-0) against 2500s. 3...Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.0-0 Be7 7.e5 dxe5 8.Nxe5 0-0 9.Bxd7 Nxd7 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.d3 h6 12.Be3 a6 13.Qc1 Kh7 Guarding against the Bxh6 idea. 14.Bf4 Qc6 15.Ne4 b5 16.c3 Bb7 17.Ned2 e5 18.Bg3 f5= 19.Ne1?∓ 19...Qg6 Now black swings over to the kingside for a direct attack. 20.Qc2 f4 21.Bh2 Diagram

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21...Bxg2∓ [21...f3! 22.g3 (22.Ndxf3? Bxf3 23.Nxf3 Rxf3-+ ) 22...Qh5 23.h4 Qg6-+ ] 22.Nxg2 f3 23.Bg3 fxg2 24.Rfe1 Qf5 25.Kh2 Bg5?= Easing up on the pressure. [25...Rad8∓ ] 26.Ne4 Bf4 27.Rg1?= [27.Kxg2 Taking the pawn immediately is best. 27...Rad8C ] 27...Kh8= Black keeps

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Black has a massive attack against the weakened king.31.Reg1 a4 32.a3 Rb8 33.Qe1 c4 34.Qe2?!= [34.dxc4 bxc4 35.Qe2 Rbb6C ] 34...Nb6 35.Rd1 Rd8 36.d4?-+ Diagram

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(27) Truong,Duc Huong (1733) − Bege,Aron (1911) [D00] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.11), 12.07.2012 The queenless game had some subtle points that I was previously unaware of. 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 White is commited to a London system. 5...Qb6 6.Qb3 Diagram

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6...c4 7.Qxb6?! A dubious strategic decision. [7.Qc2 Is the main move. 7...Bf5 8.Qc1 e6 9.Nh4 Be4 10.Nd2 h6 (10...Be7!?' ) 11.Nhf3 Bh7 12.h3 White saves Bf4 just like black who saved Bf5. The difference is that Qb6 is more active which gives black the upper hand. 12...Be7 13.Be2 0-0 14.0-0 Rfc8 15.Bd1 Qd8 16.Bc2 b5 17.Bxh7+ Nxh7 18.a3 f5 19.Ne5 a5 Black has the natural plan of pushing on the queenside. 20.f3 Nf6= 21.Qc2 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Nd7 23.Bh2 b4 24.e4 b3 25.Qd1 Nb6 26.Qe2 Qd7 27.Rae1 Bh4 28.g3 Bf6 29.g4L The kingside is full of holes now. 29...Bh4 30.Rb1 Rc6 31.Kh1 Rf8 32.Be5 f4 33.Rg1 Qe7 34.g5 hxg5 35.Nf1 Nd7 36.Nh2 Kf7 37.Ng4 Rh8 38.Rbd1 Rh5 39.Rd2 Bg3 40.Qf1 Rc8 41.Kg2 Nf6 42.Re2 Qb7 43.Rh1 Rch8 44.Bxf6 gxf6 45.Qb1 Kg7 46.exd5 Qxd5 47.Nxf6 Kxf6 48.Re5 Qb7 49.Re4 g4 50.fxg4 Rxh3 0-1 Kalesis,N (2473)−Navara,D (2706)/Achaea GRE

2012/The Week in Chess 922] 7...axb6 8.Na3 Ra5 9.Bc7 Targeting black's doubled pawns. Winning the b−pawn costs precious time and black is able to double on the a−file as compensation for the pawn. 9...Bf5 10.Bxb6 Ra6 11.Bc7 Kd7 Diagram

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12.Bg3= The bishop retreat is unconvincing. Now black can play ...Rb6. [12.Nb5 The knight is safe from ...Rb6 and can be supported with a4. 12...Ne4 13.a4 e6 14.Be2 h6S ] 12...e6 13.Nb5 Be7 14.Be2 [14.Ne5+ Nxe5 15.dxe5 Now Nb5 has a retreat square. 15...Ne4 16.f3 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Rb6 18.Nd4 Rxb2 19.Nxf5 exf5 20.Bxc4! Rc8= (20...dxc4? 21.0-0-0++− ) ] 14...Rha8∓ The pawn deficit is irrelevant now as black gets massive pressure on the a−file. 15.a3? Diagram



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White has problems because Nb5 is cutoff from any retreat routes.15...Rb6 Now the knight is lost. 16.Ne5+ [16.Nc7 Rc8 17.a4 Rxc7 18.Bxc7 Kxc7 White cannot hold the b−pawn. 19.0-0-0 Na5-+ ] 16...Nxe5 17.dxe5 Rxb5 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Ra2 Rxb2 20.Rxb2 Bxc3+ [20...Bxc3+ 21.Rd2 Rxa3 Although white has an extra rook, black will win Rd2.] 0-1

(28) Sulcz,Istvan (1909) − Csermely,Zoltan (1731) [E17] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.12), 12.07.2012 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb4+ Trying for Bogo−Indian with a quick ...d5. 6.Bd2 a5 7.a3 Be7 8.0-0 Ne4 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Be3 0-0 12.Ne5 Nd7 13.Nxd7 Qxd7 14.Rc1 a4?! Fixing the queenside at the cost of allowing a weakening for the central pawns. 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Qc2 Hitting e4,c7. 16...Qe6?E [16...Bf6 17.Qxc7 Rfd8 18.Qxd7 Rxd7 19.Rc4 Rad8 20.Rxa4 Bxd4 21.Bh3 Rd6 22.Bxd4 Rxd4 23.Rxd4 Rxd4 24.Rc1 g6 25.Rc7 Rd1+ 26.Bf1 Ba6 27.Rc2S ] 17.Qxc7 Ba6?+− Diagram

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18.d5! Qf6 19.Rc6 Begining some interesting tactical play that shows black cannot overcome the 2 pawn deficit.. 19...Bd8 20.Rxf6 Bxc7 21.Rc6 Be5 22.Bxe4 Bxe2 23.Re1 Ba6 24.Rxb6 Rfb8 Diagram

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25.d6! The passed pawn decides. 25...Rxb6 26.Bxb6 Rb8 27.d7 Bf6 28.Bb7 Bb5 29.Bc7 Rf8 30.Bc8 g6 31.Bd6+− [31.Rd1!+− ] 31...Rd8 32.Bc7 Rf8 33.Rd1 Be2 34.d8Q Bxb2 35.Qxf8+ Kxf8 36.Bd6+ Kg7 37.Rd2 1-0



(29) Marton,Benedek (1409) − Rajcsanyi,Peter (1903) [B90] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (2.16), 12.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e5 7.Nf3 Be6 8.Bg5 Playing directly for control of d5. 8...Be7 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.Rad1 Bg4 13.Be2 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Nd4 15.Be2 Diagram

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15...Rc5?! It was already time for the winning combination to be played. [15...Rxc3! 16.bxc3 Nxe4 17.Bxe7 Nxd2 18.Bxd8 Nxe2+ 19.Kh1 Nxf1 20.Ba5 Rc8 21.Rxf1 Nxc3-+ ; 15...Nxe4 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Nxe4 Rxc2 18.Qb4 Rxe2∓ ] 16.Kh1?-+ Diagram

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[16.Bd3 h6 17.Be3= ] 16...Nxe4! [16...Rxc3 17.Qxc3 (17.bxc3? Nxe4 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Qd3 Nxe2 20.Qxe4 Nxc3 21.Qc4 Nxd1 22.Rxd1∓ ) 17...Nxe2 18.Qc4 Nd4∓ ] 17.Nxe4 Rxc2 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Qb4 Rxe2 20.Qxd6 Qxd6 [20...Re8 21.Qxe7 Rxe7 22.Nc5 b6 23.Nxa6 Ra7 24.Nb8 Rxa4∓ ] 21.Nxd6 Rxb2 22.Nc4 Re2 23.Nxe5 Rxe5 [23...Ne6 24.Nd7 Rc8∓ ] 24.Rxd4 Rfe8= 25.Rdd1 g6 [25...b5∓ ] 26.h3 b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Rd7 Rb8 29.Rb1 b4 30.Rd4 b3 31.Rb2 Rc5 32.Rd3 Rcb5 Diagram

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The win should be straightforward as white is tied down to the defence of the b−pawn.33.Kg1 Kf8 34.Kf1 h5 35.Ke2 Ke7 36.Kd1 Ke6 37.Re2+ Re5 38.Rxe5+ Kxe5 39.Kc1 Rc8+ 40.Kb2?∓ [40.Kb1 Rc2 41.Re3+ Kf5 42.Rf3+ Ke6 43.Re3+ Kf6 44.Rf3+ Kg7 45.g3 Rd2L The wins is not so simple.] 40...Rc2+ 41.Kxb3 Rxf2 42.Rd7 Rxg2 43.Rxf7-+ Diagram



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White's king is too far from the pawns to be helpful.43...Rg3+ 44.Kc2 Rxh3 45.Rg7 Kf5 46.Kd2 g5 47.Ke2 Kg4 48.Kf2 Rb3 0-1

(30) Forgacs,Attila (2188) − Ruck,Robert (2015) [B42] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (3.1), 14.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.0-0 Bc5 8.Nb3 Ba7 9.Qe2 d6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Kh1 Ne5 12.f4 Nxd3 13.Qxd3 0-0 14.f5 d5 15.exd5 exd5 16.Bf4 Qc4 17.Be5 Ng4 18.Bd4 Qxd3 19.cxd3 Bxd4 20.Nxd4 Ne5 21.Rad1 Rd8 22.h3 Nc6 23.Nde2 Rb8 24.g4 b5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Nf4 d4 27.Ne4 Bb7 28.Kh2 Ne5 29.Nc5 Bc6 30.Kg3 Nd7 31.Nxd7 Rxd7 32.Rc1 Rd6 33.Rfe1F Diagram

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41.Kg4 This position is quite hard to defend as white has the outside passed pawn. 41...Rd6 [41...Kg7 42.h5 Bd7+ (42...Rd6 43.Kf5) ) 43.Kg5 Ra6 44.h6+ Kh7 45.Rc7 Rd6 46.Rb7S ] 42.Kg5 Kg8 43.h5 Kg7 44.Ne2 f6+ 45.Kf4 Bd7 46.Ng3 Kf7?E [46...Kh6R ] 47.Nf5 Bxf5 48.Kxf5 Diagram



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48...Kg7 49.Rxb5 Rc6 50.Ke4 Rd6 51.b4+− White has an extra pawn and the more active K+R. 51...Kh6 52.Rf5 Kg7 53.Rd5 Rb6 54.Rxd4E [54.b5 Kf7 55.Kxd4+− Wins easily.] 54...Rb5 55.Rc4 Rxh5 56.d4?F After the premature advance of the d−pawn, the win is much harder. [56.Kd4 The king should support the b−pawn to release the rook for active duty. 56...Kg6 57.Rc5 Rh4+ 58.Kc3R ] 56...Rb5! Now Rc4 is tied down to a passive role and the win is much harder. 57.d5 Now the win is much harder. [57.Kd3 Supporting the b−pawn to release the rook from passive defence is better. 57...f5 58.Kc3 Rb7 59.Rc5 Rf7 60.b5 f4 61.Kd2 Kf6 62.b6R ] 57...Kf7 58.Kd4 Ke7 59.Rc7+ Diagram

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59...Kd6?+− [J59...Kd8! Makes the win problematic. 60.Rg7 (60.Rc4 Ke7) ) 60...Rxb4+ 61.Kc5 Ra4= ] 60.Rc6+ Ke7 61.Kc4 Rb7 62.b5 Now the b−pawn advances with the support of the king and the win is easy. 62...f5 63.Re6+ Kd7 64.Rf6 Rc7+ 65.Kb4 1-0

(31) Palla,Akos Botond (2023) − Matuska,Miklos (2136) [B99] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (3.2), 14.07.2012 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Nbd7 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.g4 b5 11.a3 Is not strictly necessary but has been played. [11.Bxf6 Is the main and modern way to play this line. 11...Nxf6 12.g5 Nd7 13.f5 0-0 14.f6 gxf6 15.gxf6 Nxf6 16.e5 dxe5 17.Nc6 Kh8 18.Nxe7 Qxe7 19.Qxa8 b4 20.Qb8 Nd7 21.Qc7 bxc3 22.Qxc3 Qg5+ 23.Kb1 Bb7 24.Bxa6 Bxh1 25.Rxh1 Nf6 26.h4 Qf4 27.Re1 Rd8 28.a3 Qd4 29.Qc7 Rd7 30.Qxe5 Qxe5 31.Rxe5 Rd4 32.h5 Nd7 33.Ra5 Kg7 34.b4 f5 35.c3 Rd6 36.c4 f4 37.c5 Rc6 38.Bb5 Rc7 39.Bxd7 Rxd7 40.c6 Rf7 41.Rc5 f3 42.Rc1 f2 43.Rf1 1-0 Shirov,A (2713)−Huschenbeth,N (2510)/Berlin GER 2012/The Week in Chess 900] 11...Rb8 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.g5 Nd7 Diagram

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14.g6 [14.Rg1 b4 15.axb4 Rxb4 16.f5 Nc5 17.f6 gxf6 18.gxf6 Bf8 19.Rg7 Bxg7 20.fxg7



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(32) Mihok,Laszlo (2130) − Sulcz,Istvan (1909) [D00] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (3.3), 14.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 c6 4.Nd2 Nbd7 5.f4 Aims for a Stonewall attack. 5...g6 This pawn arrangement anticipates Bd3 and the Stonewall attack but is not very popular. 6.Bd3 Bg7 7.Ngf3 0-0 8.0-0 The position is level. 8...Nb6 9.a4 a5 10.Ne5 Nfd7 11.Bh4 Qe8 Oddly enough now the a5 pawn is vulnerable. [11...Nxe5 12.fxe5 f6 13.exf6 exf6= ] 12.Qe1 e6?F Diagram

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[12...Nxe5 13.fxe5 f6 14.exf6 exf6= ] 13.Nb3 f6 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.Nxa5 e5E Striking back at the center but white is a clear pawn up. 16.Nb3 b6 17.Qb4 c5 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Nxc5 Qe7 20.Na6 Qd8 21.Qd6+− 1-0

(33) Nagy,Jozsef (1873) − Schreuder Peters,Misja (1912) [D94] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (3.7), 14.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.e3 0-0 6.Qc2 The queen is exposed and not really productively placed. 6...Nc6 7.cxd5 Nb4 [7...Nxd5 8.a3 e5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.Bc4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qb6 12.d5 e4 13.Ng5 Ne5 14.Be2 Rd8 15.0-0 Bf5= Black is at least equal.] 8.Qb3 Nbxd5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5= Black has no problems. [9...Nxd5= ] 10.Bc4 Qd6 11.Bd2 a5 [11...Ne4!?= ] 12.Rc1 Ne4 13.Bd3?! Diagram

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[13.0-0 Bf5 14.Bd3 c6= ] 13...Bf5= [13...Nxd2 Immediately gaining the bishop pair gives black a stable but clear slight advantage from with to press. 14.Nxd2 e5 An important strategic followup. The position is opened up to maximize the firepower of the bishop pair. 15.dxe5 Qxe5 16.Nf3 Qe7 17.0-0 a4 18.Qc2 Rd8 19.Rfd1 c6L Black dominates with the bishop pair on the open board and white has no active plan.] 14.Qc2 Nxd2 15.Nxd2? The reduction in influence over e5 gives black a chance at a slight edge. [J15.Qxd2 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 e5 17.0-0 exd4 18.exd4 c6 19.Rfe1= The position still favors black but black's edge is much smaller.] 15...Bxd3 16.Qxd3 e5 Diagram



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Opening up the position for the bishop but now black does not have the bishop pair. 17.Ne4?-+ [17.0-0 Is better but is also quite promising for black. 17...exd4 18.Ne4 Qe7 19.exd4 Rad8 20.d5 Rfe8 21.Nc3 Qb4L ] 17...Qb4+ 18.Qd2 exd4 19.Rxc7 dxe3 20.Qxb4 axb4-+ Not the only way. [20...exf2+ 21.Nxf2 axb4 22.0-0 Rxa2 23.Nd3 b6 24.Rd7 b3 25.Rf2 Ra4 26.Rf3 f5-+ ] 21.fxe3 Rxa2 22.0-0 f5 Delaying the capture of the b−pawn should also win. [22...Rxb2 Immediately regaining the pawn should win without difficulty. 23.Rxb7 f5 24.Nf2 Bh6 25.Nd1 Rb3 26.Re1 Rd8 27.Kf1 Bg5 28.Rb5 Rd7 29.g3 Kg7-+ White is completely tied down.] 23.Nc5 Bh6 24.Re7 Rd8-+ Not the only way. [24...Bg5 25.Re5 Ra5! 26.Nd7 (26.Nd3 Rxe5 27.Nxe5 Bxe3+ 28.Kh1 Amounts to the same thing.) 26...Rxe5 27.Nxe5 Bxe3+ 28.Kh1 Re8 (28...Bd4!?-+ ) 29.Nd3 Rd8 30.Nxb4 Rd2 31.Rb1 Kf7-+ ] 25.Rc1 Rc8 [25...Rxb2-+ Is the easiest.] 26.Kf2 Rxb2+ 27.Kf3 Bf8 28.Re5 b6 29.Nd3 Rxc1 30.Nxc1 Rc2 31.Nd3 Rd2 32.Nc1 Kf7 33.h3 Bd6 34.Rb5 Bc5 35.Nb3 Rc2 36.Nxc5 bxc5-+ Diagram



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The R−R ending with two extra pawns is winning with no problems.37.Rb7+ Ke6 38.g4 fxg4+ 39.hxg4 h5 40.Rb6+ Kf7 41.g5 Rc3 42.Kf4 b3 43.Rb7+ Ke6 44.e4 c4 45.Rb6+ Kf7 46.Rb7+ Ke8 47.Rb6 Rc2 48.Rxg6 b2 49.Rb6 c3 50.g6 Rg2 51.Kf5 c2 52.Rxb2 c1Q 53.Rb8+ Kd7 54.Rb7+ Kc6 55.Rg7 Rf2+ 56.Ke6 Qc4+ 57.Ke7 Qxe4+ 0-1

(34) Rajcsanyi,Peter (1903) − Kokeny,Norbert Adrian (1702) [C14] 69787 III. Rakosmente Open Budapest, Hungary (3.10), 14.07.2012 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Vitiugov does not consider this move in The French Reloaded(Chess Stars 2012). 4...Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.h4 The Alekhine Gambit. 6...c5 7.Bxe7 Qxe7 8.Nb5 Nb6? Diagram

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Deviating from normal practice and now black's king is horribly placed after the inevitable Nd6+.[8...0-0 Is the main move. Black is willing to make a temporary rook sacrifice. 9.Nc7 cxd4 10.Nxa8 Qb4+ 11.Qd2 Qxb2 12.Rd1 Nc6 13.Nf3 Nc5 14.Bd3 (14.c4!? dxc3 15.Qxb2 cxb2 16.Nc7 Nb4 17.Rb1 Bd7 18.a3 Nbd3+ 19.Bxd3 Nxd3+ 20.Ke2 Nf4+ 21.Kd2 Rc8 22.g3 Ng6 23.h5 Ne7 24.Nxe6 Bxe6 25.Rxb2� White has an exchange for a pawn and remains with a good ending.) 14...Bd7 15.Nc7 Rc8 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.0-0 a6 18.Qf4 h6 19.Rb1 Qc3 20.Rfd1 b5 21.Kh2 Re8 22.g4 Ne4 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Qxe4 Qc5 25.Re1 Be6 26.Rbd1 Bd5 27.Qd3 Bxf3 28.Qxf3 Nxe5 29.Qe4 Re6 30.Qa8+ Kh7 31.Qe4+ g6 32.Kg2 Qc3 33.Qf4 Qc6+ 34.Qe4 Nd3 35.cxd3 Rxe4 36.dxe4 Qe6 37.Rxd4 Qxg4+ 38.Kf1 Qxh4 39.Re3 Kg7 40.Rd7 Qh1+ 41.Ke2 Qc1 42.e5 Qc2+ 43.Kf1 Qc4+ 44.Ke1 Qe6 45.Rd6 Qxa2 46.e6 Qb1+ 47.Ke2 Qc2+ 48.Kf1 Qc4+ 49.Kg2 fxe6 50.Rexe6 Qg4+ 51.Kf1 h5 52.Rxa6 h4 53.Re7+ Kh6 54.Re3 h3 55.Raa3 Qg2+ 56.Ke2 h2 57.Rh3+ Kg7 58.Ra7+ Kg8 59.Rah7 Qe4+ 60.Kd2 Qd4+ 61.Ke2 g5 62.R7h5 Qe4+ 63.Kd2 Qf4+ 64.Ke2 b4 65.Rh8+ Kf7 66.Rf3 Kg7 67.Rfh3 Qe4+ 68.Kd2 Qd4+ 69.Kc2 Qxf2+ 70.Kb3 Qd4 71.R3h7+ Kg6 ½-½ Hunt,A (2436)−Short,N (2658)/Bunratty IRL 2011/The Week in Chess 856] 9.Nd6+ Kf8 [9...Kd8 Is also very bad for black. 10.dxc5 N6d7 11.c4!+−] 10.dxc5



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Bringing in the rook quickly to the action..16...Nc4 17.Bxc4 Rxc4 18.Rb3 Qe5+ 19.Kf1 Qc7 20.Nf3 [20.Rcb1! Rxc2 21.Rxb7 Rxd2 22.Rxc7+ Kd6 23.Rxf7+− The passed a−pawn is the trump.] 20...Ra8 21.Ra3 Qb6 22.Qg5+ Kf8 23.c3 Qb5 24.Kg1 Qc5 25.Rb3 h6 26.Qg3 Qxa7 27.Rcb1 Qxa2 28.Rxb7 Kg8 29.Ne5 Rcc8 30.Nxf7 The game will be decided by a direct attack. 30...Qd2 31.Nd6 Qxc3 32.Nxc8 Rxc8 33.Qxc3 Rxc3 34.Re7 Rc4 35.Rxe6 Rxh4 36.Rd6 Rd4 37.Rb5 Rd1+ 38.Kh2 Rd2 39.Kg3 d4 40.Rbd5 Rd3+ 41.f3 Re3 42.Rxd4 Re5 43.Rd7 Rg5+ 44.Kf2 Kh7 45.g3 Rg6 46.f4 Rg4 47.Kf3 h5 1-0



Frech Karolyi A RR

There was a 3-way tie for first between Nagy, Czuczai and I. In tiebreak order the finish was

1st Nagy 2nd Czuczai 3rd Yip

First prize for the Open and RR included cash, a medal and a big container of motor oil. The other prizes were cash and a medal. The final standings were Rank Name Score BH SB Rating TPR W-We 1 Nagy, Aron HÜSI SC 6.0 39.0 26.0 2039 2136 +1.15 2 Czuczai, Jeno Dr. UKSE 6.0 39.0 25.25 2120 2127 +0.11 3 Yip, Michael RAC 6.0 39.0 23.25 2037 2136 +1.16 4 Zoldy, Robert ÚKSE 4.5 40.5 20.75 1974 2018 +0.52 5 Bodrogi, Laszlo fabulon SC 4.5 40.5 18.75 2012 2014 +0.02 6 Gubics, Peter Fóti SK 4.5 40.5 18.0 2215 1992 -2.49 7 Rinyu, Janos ÚKSE 4.0 41.0 17.5 2004 1972 -0.37 8 Havaskori, Laszlo PSE 3.5 41.5 15.5 1944 1942 -0.10 9 Rajcsanyi, Peter RAC 3.0 42.0 13.0 1896 1902 +0.02 10 Krizsany, L Sr. REAC 3.0 42.0 12.0 1899 1902 -0.02 This event was a RR(A group) and an open(B group). The A group action saw Gubics and Bodrogi get off to a fast 2-0 start over the weekend as all Rd 1 games were decisive as were most of the round 2 games. The site was the Kalman Gymnasium and the sponsor, the UKSE club. The entry fee was a modest 4000HUF(CAN$17.8/USD 17.50/EUR14) for >2000 players. Prizes to be be announced later. The playing room is nice but gets the worst of the sweltering Budapest summer without air conditioning. As usual, everyone is very friendly and again I an the only foreign player exploiting yet another Hungarian bargain. June has been a great as this is the third tournament I played in this month.

(41) Czuczai,J (2120) − Yip,M (2037) [A41] UKSE RR (1), 23.06.2012 I started off well and soon had a very promising position. Later in the game I ran out of energy and ideas which allowed white back into the game for the eventual win. 1.c4 d6 2.d4 e5 3.d5 Black should have no problems now as white has released the tension so early. 3...f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.g3 Be7 Keeping with the Old Indian/Classical Dutch formation with the ...Be7 method. [5...g6 Is also possible.] 6.Bg2 0-0 7.e3 (1.55) [7.Nf3 a5 Gaining useful queenside space. 8.0-0

Na6 9.a3 Nc5 10.Rb1 Bd7 11.b4 Nce4 Black is at least equal. 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qb3 axb4 14.axb4 Ba4 15.Qb2 Bf6 16.Nd2 Nxd2 17.Bxd2 e4 18.Qc1 b5 19.Be3 Qe7 20.Re1 Rae8 21.Bd2 h5 Starts a kingside attack. 22.h4 Be5 23.Kh2 Qf7 24.f3 bxc4 25.fxe4 f4 26.gxf4 Bxf4+ 27.Bxf4 Qxf4+ 28.Qxf4 Rxf4 29.Bf3 Rxh4+ 30.Kg3 g5 31.Rec1 Bb3 32.Ra1 Rf4 33.Bxh5 Rexe4 34.Ra7 Re7 35.Bf3 Rff7 36.b5 Kg7 37.Kf2 Re5 38.Kg3 Ree7 39.Kg2 Kf6 40.Kf2 Ke5 41.Ke3 g4 42.Bxg4 Kxd5+ 43.Kd2 Kc5 44.Bf3 d5 0-1 Gunawan,R (2400)−Seirawan,Y (2605)/Indonesia 1983/MCD] 7...a5= (1.56)This is a useful gain of queenside



space that secures the c5 outpost for a knight. 8.Nge2 Na6 9.a3 Nc5= 10.Na4 This loses time on the queenside. 10...Nxa4 11.Qxa4 Bd7 12.Qd1 a4! (1.52)Fixing the queenside. Now white cannot gain space on the queenside with the normal b4 expansion plan. The opening has gone well for black so far. 13.0-0 Diagram

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13...b6?! (1.51)Black does not realize it but the first key strategic turning point of the game has arrived and a fresh plan must be made. So far black has been playing for equality but somewhat surprisingly, black has achieved more than expected and now the bar must be raised. Black must be thinking in terms of maintaining and increasing the advantage achieved so far. [13...b5L Is correct as quickly pointed out by my opponent after the game. The queenside is opened up and white will soon to overrun. I had considered this plan but did not like the idea of weakening the a−pawn in the event of Nc3. 14.cxb5 Bxb5 Black cannot be stopped from planting the bishop on b3. 15.Qc2 White cannot allow ...Bc4−b3. (15.Re1? Qd7 16.Bd2 Bc4 17.Bb4 Bb3 18.Qd2' ) 15...Nd7 (15...Ne4 16.Rd1 Qd7 17.Nc3 Nxc3 18.Qxc3 e4 19.Bd2 Bf6 20.Qc1 Be2 21.Re1 Bd3 22.Bc3 Rab8 23.Bxf6 Rxf6 24.Bf1 Bxf1 25.Rxf1 Rff8 26.Qd2= Black can still press the queenside.) 16.e4 Nc5 17.Rd1 fxe4 18.Bxe4 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Be8! Heading to the freshly weakened kingside. 20.Rf1 (20.Bd2 Bh5!∓ ) 20...Rb8 21.f3 Qd7 22.Nc3 c5 23.dxc6 Qxc6

24.Rb1 Qa6∓ Black has excellent play on the light squares.] 14.Bd2 Qe8 (1.49) 15.Bc3?! The bishop is just as exposed here but now white does not have Nc3 to pressure the a−pawn. 15...Ne4 (1.46)I was quite happy now but Houdini2 shows no advantage for black. 16.f4 (1.34)Black must be prevented from making the ...f4 attacking advance. Now white has a defensible position. 16...Bf6 (1.44) 17.Bxe4 (1.03)This looks awful but in terms of concrete play. black cannot exploit the weakened light squares around the king. 17...fxe4 18.Qc2 Now white has a difficult defence. [J18.fxe5 Is an easier way to equality. 18...dxe5 (18...Bxe5 19.Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Qc2 Bh3! 22.Nc3 Re8 23.Qxa4 Kg8* ) 19.Bb4 Rf7 20.Nc3 Bh3 21.Rf2 Bg5 22.Rxf7 Qxf7 23.Qe2 Qd7= ] 18...Qh5= I was thinking of this and 18...Bg4 so picked the bigger attacker. However I could not come up with a concrete variation to justify the decision as both moves seemed to have equal merit. In hindsight I think here is where I begin to lose the thread and flow of the game. [18...Qg6 Also leads to a balanced game. 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Bb4 Rfd8 21.Nc3 c5 22.dxc6 Bxc6= ] 19.Rf2?= (1.01)Now white starts to have some problems on the light squares. [19.fxe5 Bxe5 20.Bxe5 Qxe5 21.Nd4= ] 19...Bg4 (1.37) 20.Kf1? Diagram

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The king starts to run away from the kingside but the f−file is an uncomfortable place to be.[20.Re1L ] 20...Bxe2+?= (1.30



est.)The start of a poorly calculated attempt at concrete play. I took my time on this move but studying the time records, it's clear not long enough. I know that giving up the light bishop was a big price but I had thought that black was getting real chances and needed to eliminate the defender of f4. [20...Bf3L Was my first idea. Getting closer on the light squares is positionally consistent.; 20...exf4! Houdini2. 21.Nxf4 I was afraid of this possibility and white seems to hold on the f−file. 21...Qh6 22.Bxf6 White must reduce the force of the attack. (22.Qxe4? The e−pawn is poisoned. 22...Bxc3 23.bxc3 Rae8 24.Qc2 (24.Qd4 g5! 25.Ne2 Rxf2+ 26.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 27.Kf1 Qxe2+-+ ; 24.Qg2 Rxf4 25.exf4 Bh3-+ ) 24...g5 25.Nd3 Qxh2!-+ White is caught in deadly cross pins.) 22...Rxf6∓ 23.Kg1 (23.Qxe4 Taking the e−pawn gives black a very strong attack. 23...g5! Taking away the knight's outposts is the key. 24.Nd3 (24.Ne6 Rxf2+ 25.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 26.Qg2 Qxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Bxe6 28.dxe6 Re8∓ The e−pawn falls and black has the clearly better ending.) 24...Bf5 25.Rxf5 (25.Qd4? Bxd3+ 26.Qxd3 Rxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 28.Kf3 Rf8+ 29.Ke4 Re8+ 30.Kf3 Re7 31.e4 Rf7+ 32.Kg4 h5+! 33.Kxg5 Qh3-+ ) 25...Rxf5+ 26.Kg2 Raf8∓ Black is up an exchange for a pawn and remains with a strong attack.) 23...g5! The key move. Black must take away key outposts from the knight. 24.Ng2 Rxf2 25.Qxf2 Rf8 26.Qd2 Qf6 27.Rb1 Bh3 28.Qe2∓ Black keeps a strong attack but immediate disaster is averted.] 21.Qxe2 Qh3+ Continuing with the plan of a light square based attack but black just chases the king to safety. 22.Ke1 exf4 Undoubling the pawns at least. 23.gxf4?∓ I thought for sure that white had blundered the exchange and began to relax. [23.exf4 Bxc3+ 24.bxc3 Rfe8L ] 23...Bh4 24.Kd2 Bxf2 (1.24)Black continues to move quickly. 25.Qxf2 Diagram

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In fact white made a defensive exchange sacrifice to break the attack in the style of Petrosian but black did not notice this idea.25...Rf7?!∓ I was in consolidate the material advantage mode instead of 'kill the king' mode. [25...c6! Black should be opening up lines right away. 26.Rg1 Rf7 (26...g6 27.Rg3 Qd7' ) 27.Rg3 Qd7 28.Qg2 cxd5 29.cxd5 Re8 30.Kc2 Ree7∓ This is a similar defensive arrangement to the game but with an open c−file.] 26.Rg1 Re8?= [26...c6! 27.Kc2 (27.dxc6 Rc8∓ ) 27...cxd5 28.cxd5 Rc8∓ ] 27.Rg3 Qd7 (1.21) 28.Qe2 Ree7∓ [J28...c6∓ ] 29.h4 This action is just a bluff if met properly but during the game I felt that white was getting compensation. 29...Rf5 (1.16)I was trying to be as concrete as possible and prevented Rg5. [29...c6 Better was the plan of undermining the center. 30.dxc6 Qxc6∓ ] 30.h5 h6? Now black makes a critical mistake and gives white an additional target on h6. The reality is that black was bluffed out and even on thinking about the correct idea began to have unfounded doubts based on which a flawed decision was made. [J30...b5 31.h6 g6∓ The advance of the h−pawn can be safely bypassed but I did not like the idea of extending the range of the bishop. White also has idea of sacrificing on g6 to advance the h−pawn but these are just ghost threats with no merit.] 31.Qg4 Diagram



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(0.35) White's pressure builds on the idea of Qg6xh6.31...Rff7?O (1.03)Black gets bluffed out and retreats. [31...b5! Is correct as white has no real threats. 32.Qg6 bxc4 33.Qxh6 Rxd5+ Another pawn drops with check and white cannot reinforce his attack. 34.Ke1 c6L (34...c5∓ ) 35.Qg6 Hoping for h6. 35...Qe6 36.h6 Qxg6 37.Rxg6 c5 (37...Rd3 38.Ke2 Rf7 39.hxg7 Re7 40.f5 c5 41.Re6 Rxg7 42.Bxg7 Kxg7 43.Rxe4 d5 44.Re8 Rb3 45.Re5 Rxb2+ 46.Kd1 d4= ) 38.hxg7 Rd3 39.Ke2 d5L ] 32.Qg6, Diagram

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White has established clear compensation but no more.32...Qf5 33.Qxh6 Now I really

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36...Kh7?+− Black just misses the boat completely. There was no need to give white a protected passed pawn on g7 [J36...g6 This by passing move I did not take seriously as Bc3 gets more range. 37.Rxg6+ Kh7 The difference between this and the game is that white's passed pawn is blocked on h6 as opposed to g7. 38.Rg5 Kxh6 39.Bd4= ] 37.hxg7 Diagram

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Now I realized it was game over.37...Kg8 38.Bd4 c5 39.dxc6 Rc7 40.Rh5 Rxg7 41.Bxg7 Kxg7 42.Ra5 Rxc6 43.Rxa4 Kf6



44.Kc3 d5 45.Kd4 White has some meaningless tricks to overcome but the game belongs to white now. 45...Ke6 46.f5+E [46.Ra5 c3 This was my last ditch desperation trap but white sees it. 47.f5+!R (47.Rxd5?? Was the big dream for black. 47...c2-+ ) ] 46...Kxf5 47.Kxd5 Rc8 48.Rxc4 Rd8+ 49.Kc5 Rd2+− [49...Ra8 50.a4+− ] 50.b4 Rd3 51.b5 Rxe3 52.a4 Rb3 53.a5 e3 The race is hopelessly lost as white can just give up the rook for the e−pawn and win with the passed pawns. 54.Rc1 Ke4 55.a6 Ra3 56.Kb6 e2 57.a7 1-0 A cruel start to the tournament. CONCLUSIONS Black made many mistakes in three major categories 1) Time management was far too casual

because of my early success in the opening as I correct saw that white was getting nothing.

2) Strategy a) (1)13..b6 wrong plan−missing the

...b5 undermining idea b) (2)20...Bxe2−giving up bishop pair

and light square domination for unclear play

c) (3)30...h6−wrong defensive pawn arrangement and not seeing white's followup of Qg4−g6−h6

3) Calculation a) Missing 20...ef and the ...g5 idea b) Missing 36...g6 and playing

36...Kh7?? 4) Critical Moment Awarness−See strategy

(42) Yip,M (2037) − Zoldy,R (1974) [A88] UKSE RR (2), 24.06.2012 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.Nc3 c6 8.d5 Qa5 9.Rb1 Rare and not particularly effective. White prepares b4 and wants to exploit the exposed Qa5 at the same time. 9...Na6 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Bxc6 Rac8 Diagram

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14.Bd5+? White is not tactically sharp. [14.Nd5! Best. 14...Kh8 (14...Kf7 15.Nxf6 Rxc6 16.b4 Nxb4 17.Nxh7 Rfc8 18.Rxb4 Qxb4 19.Qd5+ Ke8 20.Qg8+ Kd7 21.Qxg7+− ) 15.Bd2 Qxa2 16.Nc3 Qa5 17.Bb7! White also has the Ra1 threat to deal with. 17...Qb6 18.Bxc8 Rxc8 19.b3R ; 14.Bf3 Rxc4 15.Nd5S ] 14...Nxd5 15.cxd5?= Diagram

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Now the game has to won over again.[15.Nxd5 Kf7 16.Bg5 e6 17.b4 Qxa2 18.Ne3S ] 15...Nb4 [15...Nc7 16.Qd3 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qxd5 18.c4 Qc6 19.Bh6 Rfd8 20.Rfc1= ] 16.Qb3!? Diagram



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[16.a3 Bxc3 17.Bh6 Bg7 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Qd4+ Kf7 20.axb4 Qb6 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.Rfc1 b5 23.Rc6= ] 16...Rb8 17.Bd2 Rfc8, Diagram

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18.a3 Nc6 [18...Nd3!? 19.Qc2 Ne5 20.Rfc1 Nc4 21.Bg5C ] 19.Qa2 Diagram

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19...Nd4 20.b4 Now white is getting pushed back. 20...Qa6 21.Rfe1 Rc4 22.Kg2 Diagram

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White has to take some prophylactic measures before any progress can hope to be made.22...Rbc8 23.Rec1 Qb7= The position is balanced with black having adequate compensation for the pawn. 24.b5 f4 25.gxf4 Nf5, Diagram



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Although black is two pawns down, white still does not have a better position.26.e4 Ambitious but a blunder. 26...Nh4+? Right idea wrong move order. [26...Bxc3! Wins a piece at least. 27.Bxc3 Rxc3 28.Rxc3 Nh4+ 29.Kg3 Rxc3+ 30.Kxh4 Qc8!-+ ] 27.Kg3!? This was my idea. 27...Bxc3 28.Kxh4= Diagram

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Despite the odd place of the king, the position is still equal.28...Bf6+ 29.Kg3F Rxe4 30.Rc6!F Diagram

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At last white has a tangible advantage.30...Rf8 White notices the undefended Re4 and searched hard for a concrete sequence to exploit the floating rook. 31.Kf3? Diagram

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The gets active but there is tactical flaw.[31.Qc2 Is the easiest way. 31...Rd4 32.Be3 Rxd5 33.Qc4 (33.Rc7 Qb8 34.Qc4 e6 35.h4!� ) 33...e6 I saw to here and prematurely broke off this simple straightline calculation. 34.Rc7 Qb8 35.Bxa7 Qe8R Should not have been too hard to see.] 31...Re5?+− Black panics and gives up the rook. [31...Rd4 32.Kg2 (32.Be3? Qd7! 33.Bxd4 Bxd4 34.Rb3 Qh3+ 35.Ke4 Qh4 36.Qd2 Bxf2 37.Rf3 Bg1 38.Kd3+ ) 32...Qd7



33.h3 Qf5 34.Be3 Rd3= ] 32.fxe5 Bxe5+ 33.Ke2+− Diagram

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The king runs to safety.[33.Kg2 Qd7 34.f3 Qf5 35.Rf1+− ] 33...Qd7 34.Be3 Qg4+ 35.Kd2 Bd4 36.Qb3 Rf3 37.Re1! Black will get a few check in but in the end white just runs away. 37...Bxe3+ 38.fxe3 Rf2+ 39.Kc3 Qf5 40.Kb4 Qe5 41.Ka5 Diagram

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Now it is clear that black is just down a rook.41...Qf5 42.e4 Qd7 Diagram

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43.h3 White does nothing fance and moves the h−pawn to safety. 43...Rh2 44.Qc3! Another far from perfect game but this time I won.[44.Qc3 Rf2 45.Rc8+ Kf7 46.Qh8!+− ] 1-0

(43) Nagy,A (2039) − Yip,M (2037) [A21] UKSE RR (3), 25.06.2012 1.c4 d6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 Be7 Black is playing a Classical Dutch up a tempo as black has not wasted time on ...e6−e5 but has achieved ...e5 in one move. 6.Nf3 0-0 7.0-0 Diagram

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7...Qe8 This was the first time I had defended this formation so I only had some superficial notion of the plans available. There was no need to rush to the kingside. 8.b4 This natural expansion is one of the main plans. 8...a5?! (1.54)This seems unnecessary and pointless. This restraining move should be played before white gets in b4. 9.b5 Black get his wish and can use the c5 outpost. 9...Nbd7 Taking aim at the c5 outpost. 10.Ng5 Bd8 (1.50)A luxurious retreat as now black goes into some fancy contortions to maintain the appearance of flexibility. [10...Nc5 Makes more sense as this was the entire point of black's previous play. 11.Ba3 h6 12.Nf3 Ne6 13.e3 f4!? ] 11.Ba3 Preparing to chop off any piece that arrives on c5. 11...h6 (1.47)Pushing back the nuisance knight before committing to any plan. 12.Nf3 Be7 Black prefers to remain non−committal and plays a wait−and−see game. [12...e4!? Is more aggressive and more committal. 13.dxe4 fxe4 14.Nd4 Qe5 15.e3 Nc5 16.Qc2= ] 13.Nh4 Nc5!? [13...Nb6!? Is playable and possibly best. I thought about it during the game and rejected it because I could not find a suitable followup idea 14.Nf3 f4= ] 14.Bxc5 dxc5 Diagram

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White gives a bishop and black gets doubled pawns for a permanently unbalanced position and mutual chances.15.Nf3 Bd6 (1.39) 16.Nd2 Rb8 17.Nd5 b6 [17...Nxd5 Is also possible. 18.Bxd5+ Be6 19.Qb3 b6= ] 18.Nb1 White plays nonchalantly for control of the light

squares and gives black a chance to assert control over the center. [18.Nxf6+ Rxf6 19.Qc2 Be6= ] 18...Nh5!? Diagram

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Aiming to attack. The decision to keep the knight is double−edged though. I thought the knight was a key component to the kingside attack and that white had too many knights and only one good outpost(d5). Therefore trading knight for knight would help white as Nc3−d5 would remain possible and again white would be able to get a knight onto d5 A. [18...e4 Breaking in the center is also

possible and is the more strategically consistent and the position is opened up for the bishops. 19.Nbc3 Be5 20.Nxf6+ (20.Rc1 Bb7 21.dxe4 fxe4 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6= ) 20...Rxf6 21.Qc2 exd3 (21...e3!? 22.fxe3 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 Qxe3+ 24.Kh1 Bb7= (24...Be6= ) ) 22.Qxd3 Rd6 23.Qe3 (23.Qc2 Bxc3 (23...Be6 24.Rad1= ) 24.Qxc3 Be6L ) 23...Bd7 24.Rad1 Bd4 25.Qf3 Be6 26.Nd5= ;

B. 18...Be6 19.Nxf6+ Rxf6 20.Bc6 Qh5= ] 19.Nbc3 g5?F Too grandiose. [19...Be6 Better to complete development. 20.Qd2 Nf6 21.Nxf6+ Rxf6= ] 20.e3 Bd7 [20...Be6S Is also possible.] 21.Re1 Qg6 22.d4 Rf7? Diagram



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(1.21)Played after some thought and showing a complete misgrasp of the position.[J22...cxd4 The doubled pawns should be undoubled and black will also have use of the c5 outpost. 23.exd4 e4= 24.f3 exf3 25.Bxf3 Rbe8 Black must challenge the e−file. The bishop pair is not a factor as the strong Nd5 is fully equal to any bishop. 26.Rxe8 Bxe8 27.Qb3 Qg7 28.Rd1 Kh8C ] 23.dxe5 [23.dxc5! bxc5R ] 23...Bxe5F 24.f4!? Diagram

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Once the ...f4 idea is prevented black is on the defensive.24...Bg7?F Not examining all the non−routine moves carefully enough.

[24...Bxc3! Black dump the bishop for one of the strong knights. 25.Nxc3 Nf6 Next is the bring back the offside knight and now black can fight the e4 break. 26.Qb3 Re8 (26...Re7= ) 27.Nd5 Nxd5 28.Bxd5 Be6 29.Bf3 Rd8= ; 24...gxf4 25.exf4 Bd4+ 26.Kh1 Nf6 27.Qc2 Ng4 28.Re2 Qh5 29.Bf3 Bc8 30.Re8+ Rf8 31.Re7 Rf7 32.Rae1 Bb7 33.Rxf7 Kxf7 34.h4S ] 25.Bf3 Induces a favorable closing of the kingside with tempo. 25...g4 26.Bg2 Be6 27.Rc1 Re8? The rook looks good, aiming at the backward pawn but the reality is that black is hanging his position. A. J27...Nf6 The offside knight is really

doing nothing and should be brought back into play. 28.Nxf6+ Bxf6 29.Nd5 Bg7 30.Kh1 Kh8 31.e4 Bd4 32.exf5 Qxf5 33.Rc2 Rd8S ;

B. 27...Rd7 Is another acceptable equalizer. 28.Rc2 Nf6 29.Nxf6+ Bxf6 30.Nd5 Rbd8=

28.e4! Diagram

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Black is in a tough position now.28...Bd4+ 29.Kf1 Diagram



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29...fxe4?F (1.02) I thought that black was on the attack. [29...Ng7 30.Ne2 (30.e5? Qh5 31.h4 gxh3 32.Bf3 Qg6+ ) 30...fxe4 31.Nxd4 Bxd5 32.cxd5 cxd4 33.Rc6 Rf6 34.Rxf6 Qxf6 35.Rxe4 Kf8 36.Qxg4 d3S ; J29...Bxd5 Is the best defence. 30.Nxd5 Ng7 31.Qd2S (31.Qc2 Qh5 32.Bh1 fxe4 33.Bxe4 Qh3+ 34.Qg2 Qh5 35.Re2) White is in charge.) ] 30.Bxe4 Qg7 31.Qd3 Now the threat of Bg6 is awkward to meet. 31...Rd8?+− Needless capitulation after a long think. This is a straight calculation error which shows a lack of tactical imagination in defence. [J31...Rff8 Keeps the game going as now black has ...Bf7. 32.Bg6 Bf7 This resource is the key to helping black stay in the game. 33.Bxf7+ Qxf7 34.Kg2S (34.Ne2 Bg7) ) 34...Ng7 35.Ne4 Kh8 36.Re2 Nf5S ; 31...Bxc3? 32.Nxc3 Rd7 33.Nd5R ] 32.Bg6 Nxf4 33.Bxf7+ Qxf7 34.gxf4 g3 35.Qxg3+ Kh8 36.Qh4 Rg8 A tough game to lose but it's clear that black made too many mistakes and was never in any position to be playing for the win.. 1-0

(44) Yip,M (2037) − Bodrogi,L (2012) [E12] UKSE RR (4), 26.06.2012 1.d4 (2.00) 1...Nf6 (1.54)Late arrival. 2.Nf3 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.Nc3 e6 5.a3 Be7? 6.d5F 0-0 7.e4 d6 Diagram

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8.Be2 Conservative and completely playable. 8...a5!? Trying to restrain the queenside expansion plan. 9.b3 Not really necessary. 9...Na6 10.0-0 Nc5 11.Nd2 Qd7 12.Rb1 h6 13.Qc2 Rfe8 14.Bb2 Bf8 15.Rfe1 c6? Diagram

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16.Bf3?= Missing an outright win which I



realized right after I let go of the bishop. [16.b4 axb4 17.axb4 Na6 18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.b5+− ] 16...Qc7 17.Rbc1= [J17.dxc6 Bxc6 18.Nb5S ] 17...Rac8 18.b4= [18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.Nb5S ] 18...axb4 19.axb4 Na6 20.Qb3F [20.dxc6! Nxb4 21.cxb7 Nxc2 22.bxc8Q Rxc8 23.Rxc2R White has RBN for Q+P.] 20...cxd5 21.cxd5 Diagram

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21...Qd8 22.Nc4F [22.dxe6 Rxe6 23.e5 Bxf3 24.exf6 Bh5 25.Rxe6 fxe6 26.fxg7 Bxg7 27.Qxe6+ Bf7 28.Qe2R ] 22...Nb8 23.Ne3 Diagram

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23...Nbd7 24.dxe6 fxe6 25.Ng4!?O [25.Nb5S ] 25...Qe7 26.Nxf6+ gxf6? Diagram

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27.Bh5!+− 27...Red8 28.f4E [28.Bg4 Re8 29.Nb5! Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Bxe4 31.Nc7 Bd5 32.Qh3!+− ] 28...Kh8 29.Bf3E [J29.Bg4R ] 29...Bg7 30.Nb5 Nf8 31.Bd4 Bc6 32.Nc3 Qa7 33.b5 Be8 Diagram

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34.f5 Keeping a positional approach. [34.Ra1 Qc7 35.Na4 Qc4 36.Qe3 e5 37.Bxb6 exf4 38.Qxf4 f5 39.Rec1 Qb4 40.Rcb1 Qc4 41.Qe3 fxe4 42.Be2 Qe6 43.Bxd8 Rxd8 44.b6 Bxa1 45.Rxa1R ] 34...e5 35.Be3 It made some sense to give extra protection to Rc1 and prevent ...h5/Bh6 ideas. [35.Bf2R ] 35...Bf7 Diagram



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36.Nd5!?E [36.Qa4 Qxa4 37.Nxa4 Nd7 38.Rc6 Rb8 39.Rxd6+− ] 36...Nd7 37.Ra1?F [37.Rc6!R ] 37...Qb7 38.Red1 Ra8 39.Qb2 Rxa1 40.Rxa1 Bxd5 41.exd5 Ra8 42.Rc1 Nc5 43.Bxc5 bxc5 Diagram

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44.Be2?= Fatigue. [44.b6 Is simple an obvious. I was afraid that the b−pawn could be rounded up and so started to look for something better. 44...Ra6 45.Qb5 Ra8 (45...Rxb6 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Bh5! Qb8 48.Bg6# ) 46.Qc6 Rb8 47.Qxd6 Qxb6 48.Qxc5R ] 44...Qxd5 Diagram

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45.Bf3?∓ I thought I was winning but then the obvious move was played quickly. [45.Rd1 Qa2 46.Qxa2 Rxa2 47.Bc4 Rb2 48.Rxd6R ] 45...e4 OOPS I missed this. 46.Rd1 Qxf5 And I missed this too. [46...Qa2 I checked this closed but reached a false conclusion. 47.Qxa2 Rxa2 48.Bxe4 Rb2 49.Rb1 Rxb1+ 50.Bxb1 d5\ (50...Bf8 51.b6 d5 (51...Be7? 52.b7+− Was the cooperative line I saw.) 52.b7 Bd6= ) 51.Kf2 (51.b6 Bf8 52.b7 Bd6= ) 51...Bf8 52.Ke3 Bd6 53.Ba2 c4 54.Kd4 Bxh2 55.Kxd5 c3 56.Bb3 Kg7S 57.Ke6 Bg1 58.g4S ] 47.Be2 Diagram

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Now a fresh drama begins and white is in the clear role of defending a lost position.



The key here is make the win as hard as possible and hope for the best. 47...Qf4?= This slow move gives white hope. Understandably, black wants the bishop in the game and prepares ...f5 and ...Be5 or ...Bd4+ with a lock on the dark squares. [47...d5-+ Rolling the center pawns should win easily.] 48.b6P It's this or lose quickly. 48...f5 49.b7! This key intermediate move wins a tempo and gives white some hope. 49...Rb8 White has made considerable progress and the win for black is not so easy. 50.Qb3!?∓ White battles for the light squares. [J50.Qb6L This active move is best.] 50...Bd4+ 51.Kh1 Qe5 52.Bc4 This holds up the c,d pawns. Black Q+B do not have good coordination either so white is still alive. [J52.Qb6L ] 52...e3 (0.03) 53.Qb6!? It's desperation defence time. 53...Qe7 54.Ba6 Be5 55.Qc6 Finding the key idea at last. White threatens Qc8+ and black must be on guard. 55...Qd8 Diagram

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56.Qf3?∓ [56.Qc8!= ; J56.g3C Is a new game.] 56...Qh4!∓ Black is back in control with this aggressive move. 57.g3 Qa4 Diagram

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Every move has some drama to it.[57...Qe4] 58.Bd3 (0.10)White hangs tough and points at the black king. 58...f4?= [58...Rxb7 59.Re1 Rf7 60.Rxe3 c4 61.Bxf5 c3 62.Re1 Qb5∓ ] 59.Rb1!?, Diagram

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The rook is excellently placed and white is about to create some threats too.[59.Be4 fxg3 60.hxg3= ] 59...Qd4Q (0.01).Now black started to play on reflexes. Suddenly things are not at all bad for white despite being two pawns down. There is (1)A protected passed pawn on the 7th(2)An active rook(3)A loose black king with weak light squares 60.Bc2= White has staggered back to equality and a fresh even fight begins. 60...d5?+− Diagram



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Now black helpless on the light squares.61.Qh5 (0.10) [61.Qg4!+− Is also winning.] 61...e2 62.Qf5+− [62.Qg6+− 62...Rxb7 63.Qe8+ I missed this forced mate. 63...Kg7 64.Rxb7+ Kf6 65.Qg6# ] 62...Kg7 Diagram

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[62...Kg8 63.Qe6+ Kg7 64.Qe7+ Kg8 65.Bg6 Bg7 66.Qe6+ Kh8 67.Qc8++− ; 62...Rxb7!? 63.Qf8# Was the main idea.] 63.gxf4?Q (0.05)Opens the g−file for what I thought would be a winning attack. As I was thinking the arbiter halted the game to award a win on time. A nerve wracking and tense win. This was the last game to finish in the round leave both players physically and

mentally exhausted. In the end, white had more will power and the better nerves. A) 63.Qd7+! Is a long win. 63...Kg8 Is the path of most resistance. (63...Kf8? 64.Bg6!+− ; 63...Kf6? 64.Rb6+ Kg5 65.Qf5# ) 64.Bg6! Now mate is threatened. 64...Bg7 Stops the mate but now Rb8 is loose. 65.Qe6+ Kh8 66.Qc8+ Bf8 67.Qxb8 Diagram

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Wins the rook and now black is left with a few harmless checks only.67...Qd1+ 68.Kg2 Kg7 (68...f3+ 69.Kh3 Qf1+ 70.Kg4 h5+ 71.Kg5+− Mate cannot be stopped.) 69.Qc7+ Kxg6 70.Rb6+ Kh5 71.Qe5+ Kg4 72.Rg6# ; 63.gxf4 Bxf4 Sadly now black covers the h−pawn and white does not have a win. 64.Qg6+ (64.Rg1+?? My idea fails though. 64...Qxg1+ 65.Kxg1 e1Q+ 66.Kg2-+ And it is black who wins.) 64...Kf8 65.Qf5+ Ke7 66.Qh7+ Kd8 67.Qg8+ Kc7 68.Qf7+= Luckily, white has enough for the perpetual.; B)63.Qg6+ Is nothing special. 63...Kf8 64.Qxh6+ Ke7 Black escapes immediate disaster. 65.Bf5 Bf6 66.Qh7+ Bg7 67.Bg4 fxg3 68.Bxe2 Qf6 69.hxg3C ] 1-0



(45) Gubics,P (2215) − Yip,M (2037) [C41] UKSE RR (5), 27.06.2012 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 (2.00) 3...e5 (2.00) 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 The pin plan is not effective as black will play ...Be7. White is not threatening Bxf6 and so the bishop is just clumsily placed. 5...Be7 6.Bc4 c6 Preparing for ...b5 and ...d5 if circumstances permit. 7.a4 a5 The mutual blocking of a−pawns is normal but by no means forced. 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 It's useful to give the e−pawn additional support but usually Re1 is the normal way to guard the pawn. 9...h6 The pinner is challenged and must make a useful retreat. 10.Be3 Diagram

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(1.03)10...Nxe4? (1.40)After 20 mins thought, a bad move. [10...Ng4 Is best and black has adequate counterplay. 11.Bd2 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nc5= ] 11.Nxe4 d5 This umbrella like expansion is the idea but it fails miserably. 12.Ng3?= (0.42)My opponent believes me and I gain a tremendous edge on the clock. [J12.Nxe5 dxc4 13.Qxc4S White is up a clear pawn.] 12...dxc4 13.dxe5 (0.37) 13...b5?E (1.35)I completely misevaluated this position, believing black to have a nice murky position. [13...Nb6S ] 14.Nf5! Nc5 Diagram

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15.Rfd1E (0.33) [15.N3d4!+− The killer knights put black in big trouble.] 15...Qc7 16.Nxe7+?F (0.27)After some thought, white comes up with a harmless exchanging plan. [16.N3d4R Is again the best plan.] 16...Qxe7 17.Bxc5 White continues to exchange down and black has ecaped into a satisfactory middlegame. 17...Qxc5 18.c3= Diagram

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The doubled pawns are blocked and white solidifies the d4 outpost for the knight.[18.axb5 cxb5 19.Qe4 Be6 20.Nd4= ] 18...Bf5 Diagram



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Black also has trumps to play with. The bishop is strong and d3 is an inviting outpost. 19.Rd6 Rfe8 Pressing the e−pawn for active counterplay. Chances are about even and black has no cause for concern. 20.Rad1 Grabbing control of the d−file before black can play ...Rad8 but conceding the b−file. 20...bxa4 21.h3 ...Bg4 is prevented but black is not thinking of parting with the strong bishop. 21...Rab8 Black plays actively now and goes for immediate piece pressure on the vulnerable queenside. 22.R6d4 White also targets black's weak pawns. 22...Bd3! The bishop arrives in time to guard the c−pawn with tempo and the tension builds. 23.Qd2 Qb5 Black continues to make threats. This is not the time for quiet play. 24.Ra1 Diagram

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White counters with another attack on black's loose pawns.24...Qxb2 I didn't see any other active possibility. 25.Qxb2 Rxb2 26.Rxa4 (0.05)Black's extra pawn is not so effective but black still has the upper hand. 26...Ra8= Diagram

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27.e6 Re2?= (1.06) Black prevents Ne5 to limit white's activity but this was too clever. [27...fxe6 In the end it was better to grab another pawn. 28.Ne5 Bc2 29.Ra3 Rb1+ 30.Kh2 Rb3 31.Nxc4 a4 32.Kg3 Kf7∓ ] 28.exf7+ Kxf7= Black's advantage is much smaller than I thought in the game. 29.Rd6 Re6?!= I was focused on eliminating white's active rook and wished to remain with the more useful Ra8 vs passive Ra4 in the



event of a rook trade. [29...c5L It was more useful to prevent Nd4.] 30.Rd7+ Kf6 31.Nd4 The knight becomes active and black has accidentally allowed some counterplay. 31...Re1+ Black immediately counters with an attack on the weak c−pawn. 32.Kh2 Rc1 33.Nxc6 Rxc3= 34.Rd6+ Kf7 35.Rd7+ Kf8 36.Na7?∓ True the a−pawn will fall but now Na7 is out of play and black should have a clear advantage. 36...Rc2 37.Kg3 Diagram

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37...Bf5?= Missing the key idea. [37...Kg8! This king decentralization is key but was hard to find. Now the f−file is cleared for an attack on the kingside. 38.Nb5 Ra6 39.Rd4 Rd2 40.Nc3 Rg6+ 41.Rg4 Rf6 42.Rxa5 Rfxf2∓ ] 38.Rc7 Be6 39.Rxa5 Rd8?E [39...Rd2= ] 40.Re5?= [40.Nc6 Rd3+ 41.f3 Kg8 42.Raa7+− ] 40...Rd7 White's Rd7 was too strong. 41.Nb5 Rxc7 42.Nxc7 Bf7 Diagram

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43.Nb5 Rd2 44.Kf3 Bd5+ 45.Kg3 Bc6 [45...Rd3+ 46.f3 g5= ] 46.Nc3 Kf7= [46...Rd3+ 47.Re3 Rxe3+ 48.fxe3 Kf7L ] 47.f3 Rd3 48.Na2 Bd7 49.Rc5 Be6 50.Nb4 Rd2 51.h4 Kf6 [51...Ke7L ] 52.Nc6 Bd5 53.Kf4 Ke6 54.Nb4 Kd6 55.Rc8 Be6 56.Rc6+ Kd7 57.Rc5 Rxg2?! [57...Rb2! 58.Rb5 c3∓ ] 58.Ke3 Rh2∓ [58...Rb2!∓ Is also strong.] 59.h5 Kd6 60.Rc6+ Kd7 [60...Ke7 61.Rc7+ Kf6 62.Rc5 Bf7∓ ] 61.Rc5 Ke7 [61...Bf7 62.Na6 Rxh5∓ ] 62.Kd4 Rh4+ 63.Ke3 Kf6?= [63...Bf7∓ ] 64.Nc6 Bf7 65.Na5 Rxh5 66.Rxh5 Bxh5 67.Nxc4∓ Diagram

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67...Kg5 I don't think this ending can be won although I was quite optimistic in the game.



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Black starts to make some progress.72.Ne2 h5 73.Nd4 Bd7 74.Ne2 h4 75.Kg2 Kf6 76.Nc3 Bc6 77.Ne2 Ke5 78.Ng1 g5 79.Kf2 White must be careful not to allow ...g4. 79...Bd7 80.Ne2 The fortress has been constructed and black cannot infiltrate with the king from any direction. 80...Kd6 81.Nc3 Bc6 82.Ne2 Kc5 83.Ng1 Bd7 84.Ne2 Kc4 85.Ng1 Kd3 86.Ne2 Kd2 This is as far as the king can go. 87.Ng1 Diagram

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87...Kd3 Going back and trying again but there is no way to break a passive defence.

[87...Bc8 88.Ne2 Kd3 89.Ng1 Be6 90.Ne2 Bf5 91.Ng1 Kd2 92.Ne2 Bc8 93.Ng1 Houdini2 is optimistic but I don't see the clear win.] 88.Ne2 Be6 89.Ng1 Kd4 90.Ne2+ Ke5 91.Ng1 Kf5 92.Ne2 Bd7 93.Nd4+ Kg6-+ Diagram

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A tough draw against the top seed.[93...Kf4 94.Ne2+ Ke5 95.Ng1 Be6 96.Ne2 Bc4 97.Ng1 Bd5 98.Ne2 Bf7 99.Ng1 Bc4 100.Nh3 Kf6 101.Ng1-+ Houdini2 insists black is winning but there is no way to make progress.] ½-½

(46) Yip,M (2037) − Rinyu,J (2004) [B00] UKSE RR (6), 28.06.2012 1.d4 b6 2.e4 Bb7 Owen's Defence is a popular offbeat defence for uncompromising players. 3.Bd3 From now on, white keeps to normal development. 3...Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nge2 A useful developing move that keeps e4 under guard as ...Bb4 was the threat. 5...c5 6.0-0 White is happy to invite an Open Sicilian. [6.d5!? Is Greet's repertoire suggestion in Beating Unusual chess defences:1.e4(Everyman 2011).] 6...c4?E Black starts to fall seriously behind in development. 7.Bxc4 Nxe4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.Nc3!? Bg6F White has a slight lead in development and must play energetically to make something happen. 10.d5 White wants to make normal development hard for black. Now ...Nc6 is ruled out. [10.Bf4!?S Is also



possible] 10...Qc7?E Gains a tempo but Ke8 remains exposed in the center. [J10...Bc5 Preparing to castle is better.] 11.Bb3E Keeps things simple. [11.Bd3 Bc5 (11...Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Bc5 13.Nb5 Qe5 14.Qf3 0-0 15.Bf4 Qxd5 16.Qxd5 exd5 17.Nc7� ) 12.Nb5 Qb7 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Bf4 0-0 15.Qd3S ; 11.Qe2!R Is strongest but I wanted the queen to keep watch on d5 and planned for Re1.] 11...a6?! Yet another non−developing move does not help. [11...Be7R ] 12.Re1 Now white has a serious lead in development. 12...Bb4?+− Diagram

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Now the bishop is vulnerable and Ke8 is caught in the center. Black loses by force now as all white has to do is find a series for forcing moves that exploit the loose Bb4. 13.dxe6! Not the only way but the best. First d5 is cleared with tempo. 13...dxe6 14.Nd5 Easy to find. Now the Q+B are forked and must guard each other. 14...Qc5 The queen is tied to Bb4 and is now more vulnerable. 15.Be3 Another piece comes out with tempo. 15...Bxe1 The same as resigning as black will lose most of his pieces. Black has no saving moves so it's hard to be critical. 16.Bxc5 exd5 17.Qxe1+ Be4 18.Bxd5! A nice super−fork ends the game. 1-0

(47) Rajcsanyi,P (1896) − Yip,M (2037) [C41] UKSE RR (7), 29.06.2012 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.h3 c6 8.a4 Black does well from this position. 8...a5 Not allowing the a−pawn forwards is completely reasonable. 9.Re1 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nb6 Gaining a tempo on the exposed bishop to support ..d5 seemed reasonable during the game. [10...Nc5! Is the key move. 11.Bf4 Be6 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.e5 This was the kind of structure that I did not like for black. 13...Nfd7 14.exd6 Rxf4 15.dxe7 Qxe7 16.Qe2 Raf8= The e−pawn is not really weak and black has counterplay on the f−file. 17.f3 R8f6 18.b3 Nb6 19.Bd3 Nd5 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Qc5+ 22.Qf2 Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Rf8 ((23...Nc3= ) 24.Bd3 R4f6 25.Re5 h6 26.c4 Nb4 27.Rd1 Ra8 28.Be4 Kf8 29.Rd7 Rf7 30.Rd6 Rf6 31.Rexe6 Rxe6 32.Rxe6 Kf7 33.Re5 Kf6 34.Rh5 Ra7 35.g4 b6 36.h4 Rd7 37.g5+ hxg5 38.hxg5+ Kf7 39.g6+ Kf6 40.Rf5+ Ke6 41.Rf8 Kd6 42.Rc8 Rc7 43.Ra8 Na2 44.Bc2 Re7 45.f4 Nc1 46.Rd8+ Kc5 47.f5 Kb4 48.Rd1 Re2+ 49.Kf1 Rxc2 50.f6 Ne2 51.fxg7 Ng3+ 52.Kg1 Ne2+ 53.Kf2 Nc3+ 54.Kf3 Nxd1 55.g8Q Rf2+ 56.Kg3 Rf1 57.g7 Nc3 58.Qf8+ Rxf8 59.gxf8Q+ Kxb3 60.Qf3 c5 61.Qc6 Kxc4 62.Qxb6 Nxa4 63.Qxa5 Nc3 64.Kf3 Kd4 65.Qd8+ Nd5 66.Qh8+ Kd3 67.Qe5 1-0 Kovchan,A (2563)−Beliavsky,A (2619)/Aix−les−Bains FRA 2011/The Week in Chess 855] 11.Bd3 The bishop points menacingly at the kingside but black has everything under control. [11.Ba2!? ] 11...c5? Really asking for trouble. [J11...Nbd7S ] 12.Nf3 [J12.Ndb5S Keeps complete control of the position.] 12...Re8 [12...Be6 13.Ng5 Bd7S ] 13.Bf4 Diagram



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13...g6?E After some thought and no understanding, black invites an immediate disaster. [13...c4 14.Be2 d5 15.exd5 (15.e5 Ne4= ) 15...Nfxd5 16.Nxd5 Qxd5 17.Bc7 Qc6 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.Bxc4 Bf5S ; 13...h6 14.Bb5 Rf8R ] 14.Bb5 Bd7 15.Bxd6 Bxb5 16.Nxb5 Diagram

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16...Nc4!? An interesting attempt to bamboozle white that succeeds. 17.e5E Is good enough for a clear advantage. During the game I was sure that this move was winning. [17.Bf4! Qxd1 18.Raxd1 Nxb2 19.Rb1 Nxa4 20.Nc7 Nc3 21.Rxb7+− ] 17...Bxd6 18.Nxd6?F This allows black to continue to simplify and white's massive

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Draw offered and accepted after some thought. A rather fortunate escape as white could play on with little risk. ½-½

(48) Yip,M (2037) − Krizsanyi Sr,L (1899) [D45] UKSE RR (8), 30.06.2012 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Bd6 6.Qc2 Nbd7 7.b3 0-0 8.Be2 b6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.e4 Black is fine after this typical central break. More common is to make one more prepatory move. [10.Bb2 Is consistent with the quick b3 plan. 10...Re8 11.Rfd1 Qe7 12.Rac1 Keeping the central tension gives chances for both sides. 12...Rad8 13.g3!? Preparing to fianchetto. 13...c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Bf1 Rc8 16.Bg2 Ne4 17.Qe2 Ndf6 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Nd2 Nf6 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Nb1 Re5 23.Nc3 Qf5 24.Qd2 Bf8 25.Nxd5 h5 26.Nf4 Bxg2 27.Nxg2 Re4 28.Qd3 Rc6 29.h4 g6 30.Nf4 Rd6 31.Qb1 a5 32.Kg2 Kh7 33.Rxd6 Bxd6 34.Kf3 Re5 35.Qxf5 Rxf5 36.Rc4 Rf6 37.Ke2 Bf8 38.Nd3 Rb6 39.Ra4 Ra6 40.Ne5 1-0 Bosiocic,M (2571)−Caruana,F (2649)/Rogaska Slatina 2009/CBM 130 Extra] 10...dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Qxe4 Diagram



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12...Be7 13.Rd1 Nf6 14.Qc2 Qc7 15.c5 Nd5 16.g3 Bf6 17.Bb2 b5 18.a3 a5 19.Bd3 g6 20.Qd2 Rad8 21.Rac1 Kg7 22.Re1 Rfe8 23.Ne5 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 Ra8 25.Rce1 Diagram

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25...a4?E 26.b4 Rad8 27.Bc1!? [27.R1e4!? Bc8 28.Rh4 Kg8 29.Qh6 f5S Black continues to hold an unpleasant position.] 27...Ne7?+− [27...h5? Is no improvement. 28.Qh6+ Kg8 29.Rxh5! gxh5 30.Bh7+ Kh8 31.Bg6+ Kg8 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Bh6+ Ke7 34.Qxf7# ; J27...Bc8 28.h4S White will continue to massage the kingside down.] 28.Qh6+ Kh8 Diagram

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[28...Kg8 29.Rh5 gxh5 30.Qxh7+ (30.Bxh7+ Kh8 31.Bg6+ Kg8 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qxf7# ) 30...Kf8 31.Bh6# ] 29.Rh5! 1-0

(49) Havakori,L (1944) − Yip,M (2037) [C41] UKSE RR (9), 01.07.2012 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bd3 White suceeds in avoiding main theory but achieves only a harmless equality as now the bishop is passive and any pressure on the d−file is negated. 5...Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.h3 c6 8.Be3 b6 9.a4 Bb7 10.Re1 a6 11.Qe2 Re8= Black has a compact and solid position. 12.Rad1 Bf8 Diagram

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Black starts to make useful waiting/building moves but makes no attempt at any form of aggressive/active. This is in the same style as the hedgehog defensive structures.13.Bg5 This pin plan is usually harmless. 13...h6 Black should challenge the bishop right away. 14.Bh4 Now f4 remains soft. 14...Qc7 Stepping out of the pin. Black can follow with ...Nh5−f4 and play for the initiative. 15.dxe5 dxe5= Black is usually fine in this type of symmetrical central structure. 16.g4?!M Diagram

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Black has no obligation to take immediately and leaves the knight in a pin.28.Bxf7? An unsound combination that hopes to exploit the potentially loose Bh6/Rd8 in some lines. 28...Bxf5!? Removes one of the attackers of Bh6 without any time loss and now white's attempted combination fails. [28...Rxf7 Is objectively best. 29.Qh4 This was my main worry as Bh6/Rd8 are forked. 29...gxf5 30.Rxd8 b4 31.Ne2 Nxe4 32.Kh2 Kg7-+ Black is completely dominating now with BB for a rook.] 29.exf5 Qxf7 Black just keeps taking pieces. 30.fxg6+ [30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.axb5 axb5∓ Black remains up a piece for a pawn.] 30...Qxg6 31.Qxg6+ Kxg6 32.axb5 axb5 The ending is easily winning for black so white resigned. 0-1



First Saturday July GM

Flumbort,A(HUN); Ilincic Zlatko(SRB) and Mihok Oliver(HUN) won, all with 6/9. Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts.

1 GM Ilincic Zlatko 2441 SRB * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6

2 GM Flumbort Andras Dr 2503 HUN ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 6

3 IM Mihok Oliver 2443 HUN 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6

4 IM Idani Pouya 2473 IRI 1 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5.5

5 GM Farago Ivan 2489 HUN ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5.5

6 IM Arngrimsson Dagur 2366 ISL ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ 0 4.5

7 IM Toth Ervin 2477 HUN 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 4

8 Balazs Gabor 2430 HUN 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 4

9 IM Rodriguez Lopez Rafael 2244 ESP ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 2.5

10 IM Szabolcsi Janos 2418 HUN 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1

FS ran the usual GM-IM-FM groups with gross participation for a peak summer month in line the 10-year average. An examination of Net Participation shows about a 20% drop-off from the 10-year average. Foreign player participation was below average by about 20% also. Most likely this is due to the continuing economic recession affected Europe.

Gross Participation Net Participation(net of Titled and Discount players)

Foreign Player Participation

Number of

Players

10 Yr Ave

Variance from 10 Yr

Ave

Number of

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10 Yr Ave

Variance from 10 Yr Ave

Number of

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10 Yr Ave

Variance from 10 Yr

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GM 10 12.12 -17% 7.0 8.05 -13% 4 6.25 -36%

IM 11 15.95 -31% 7.0 11.16 -37% 7 8.01 -13%

Norm Groups 21 28.06 -25% 14.0 19.22 -27% 11 14.26 -23%

FM 28 19.77 42% 17.0 19.05 -11% 5 5.31 -6%

Total Gross Participation 49 47.83 2% 31.0 38.26 -19% 16 19.57 -18%

(122) Rodriguez Lopez,Ra (2244) − Mihok,O (2443) [C95] FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN (1.4), 07.07.2012 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.a4 Bf8 14.Bd3 c6 15.Nf1 d5!? A well known central break. 16.Nxe5 White burns precious time on this knight only to make exchanges that help black. 16...dxe4 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Bc2 h6 19.Ng3 c5 20.Be3 c4= 21.Bf4 Nd5 22.Bd2 f5 23.Qh5 The queen achieves nothing and black can slowly press forwards and while hitting the queen. 23...Ne7 24.h4 g6 25.Qd1 Nd5 Diagram

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26.Qc1 Qc6 Setting up latent threats. 27.axb5 axb5 28.Rxa8 Bxa8 29.Bxh6?∓ Diagram

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29...e3! 30.Bxf8 exf2+ 31.Kxf2 Nf6 32.d5 [32.Rxe8 Qxg2+ 33.Ke1 (33.Ke3? Nd5# ) 33...Qxg3+ 34.Kd2 Nxe8-+ ] 32...Qxd5 33.Rxe8 Qxg2+ 34.Ke3 Qxg3+ 35.Kd4 Nxe8 Diagram

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36.Ba3 Nc7 37.Kc5 Qf2+ 38.Kd6 Qb6+ 39.Ke5 Qe6+ 40.Kd4 b4!? A nice clearance sacrifice that allows ...Nb5+.[40...Qd5+ 41.Ke3 Qf3+ 42.Kd4 (42.Kd2 Qf2+ 43.Kd1 Bf3#) 42...Ne6+ 43.Ke5 Kf7 44.Qd2 Qg3+ 45.Qf4 Qxf4# ; 40...b4 41.Bxb4 Nb5+

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(123) Flumbort,A (2503) − Szabolcsi,J (2418) [A88] FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN (1.5), 07.07.2012 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.Nc3 c6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Rb1 Preparing for queenside expansion. 8...Qe8 9.d5 Na6 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.b4 Rb8 12.b5 Ambitiously pressing the queenside. 12...cxb5 13.cxb5 Nc5 14.Nd4 Qf7 15.Nc6 Rb7 16.Be3 Nfe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Nxa7 Qxa2 19.Nxc8 Rxc8 Diagram

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20.Rb4F [20.b6 d5 21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Rb4! The threat of Ra4 is hard to meet. 22...d4 (22...Qa5 23.Ra4 Qb5 24.Ra7� ) 23.Bxd4 Rd8 24.e3 Qe6 25.Re1 Bxd4 26.exd4 Rxb6 27.Rxb6 Qxb6 28.Rxe4S ; 20.Bxe4!? fxe4 21.b6S The passed b−pawn has black tied down.] 20...Qf7 21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Qb1 d5 23.Rc1 Rf8 24.b6 e5 25.Bc5 Rd8 26.Ra4F [26.Rb5S ] 26...Bf8 27.Be3 Rdb8 28.Ra6 [28.Ra7 d4 29.Rxb7 Qxb7 30.Bg5 e3= ] 28...d4 29.Bd2 Qd5?F The queen is exposed and allows white to gain a useful tempo. [29...Qf5 30.Be1C ] 30.Ra5 Qd6 31.Qxe4 Bg7?+− 32.Rc6 Qd7 33.Ra6 Qf7 34.Bb4 Rd8 35.Ba5 d3 36.exd3 Rf8 37.Qc4 1-0



(124) Flumbort,A (2503) − Balazs,G2 (2430) [D35] FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN (3.4), 09.07.2012 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bd3 Nf8 9.Ne5 Qe7 10.f4 White wants to attack in Pillsbury style. 10...h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Ne6 13.0-0 Bd7 [13...Rg8 14.Bf5 Bd7 15.fxg5 Nxg5 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Qh5 0-0-0 19.h4 Ne6 20.Qxf7S ] 14.f5 [14.Rc1!?R ] 14...Nf8?E Diagram

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Black leaves his king uncastled for too long.[14...Nc5 15.Bc2 0-0 16.b4 Nce4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Rb1S ] 15.e4! Catches black's uncastled king. [15.Qb3 Is also strong. 15...0-0-0 (15...Rb8 16.e4!+− ) 16.Rac1!R ; 15.Re1!? ] 15...dxe4 16.Nxe4 [16.Bxe4! Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bc7 18.Qb3 0-0-0 19.Nc5 Bb6 20.Nxf7+− ] 16...Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe5 18.dxe5 0-0-0 19.Qd4! 19...c5 20.f6 Qe8 21.Qxc5+ Bc6 22.Rac1 1-0

(125) Toth,E (2477) − Flumbort,A (2503) [D70] FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN (4.3), 10.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3!? The topical Anti−Grunfeld method. 3...d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.0-0-0 Qd6 10.Nb5 Qd7 11.f4 a6 12.Nc3 Na5 13.Nf3 Nbc4 14.Bxc4 Nxc4 15.Qd3 Nxe3 [15...b5L ] 16.Qxe3 b5 17.g4 b4 18.Nd5

Qd6 19.Ne5 Be6 Diagram

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20.Qf3 Rfd8 21.Nc4 Qd7 22.Nce3 Rab8 23.f5 Bxd5 24.exd5 Bh6 25.Kb1 b3 26.a3 Rb5 27.h4 Bxe3 28.Qxe3 Rxd5 29.fxg6 hxg6 30.Qxb3 Diagram

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30...Rxd4= [30...Qxg4 31.Ka1 e6∓ ] 31.Rc1 [31.Rxd4 Is a better defence. 31...Qxd4 32.Rf1 e6 33.Qf3 Qd3+ 34.Qxd3 Rxd3 35.Rc1 Rd4 36.g5 Rxh4 37.Rxc7L ] 31...Qd5 [31...Qxg4∓ ] 32.Qc3 Rxg4∓ 33.Ka1 Qd4∓ [33...Rd7-+ ] 34.Qxc7 Rg2 35.Qb7 Rd2 36.h5 g5 37.Rb1 Qd6 38.Rhg1 f6 39.Qe4 Kh8 40.Rge1 e5 41.Qg6 Rd3 42.Re2 Qe7 43.Qe4 Qh7 44.Qa4 R3d6 45.Rc1 Qd7 46.Qb3 Rd3 47.Qb6 Qd6 48.Qa5 Rd1 49.Rec2 e4 50.Qc3 Rxc1+



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[58...Qg4-+ ] 59.Rxf6 e3 60.Qa5 Qd1+ 61.Ka2 e2?? [61...Qd5+ 62.Qxd5 Rxd5 63.Re6 Kh7 64.Kb3 g4 65.Kc4 Rxh5 66.Rxe3 Rg5 67.Rg3= ; 61...e2 62.Rh6+ Kg7 63.Qxg5+ Kf8 64.Rh8+ Kf7 65.Qg6+ Ke7 66.Rh7+ Kf8 67.Qf7# ] 1-0

(126) Flumbort,A (2503) − Arngrimsson,D (2366) [D19] FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN (5.3), 11.07.2012 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qe2 Ne4 10.Na2 Be7 11.Bd3 Nd7 12.Qc2 Nd6 13.e4 Bg4 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Ne8 16.h3 Bh5 17.Be3 Bg6 18.Rad1 Qc8 [18...Qa5 19.f4 Rd8 (19...Rc8 20.b4 Qc7 21.Qc3� ) 20.Be2 f6 Fighting for some breathing room. 21.Bg4 fxe5 22.Bxe6+ Bf7 23.Bxf7+ Rxf7 24.b4 Qc7 25.Rxd8 Bxd8 26.f5S ] 19.Nc3 Black is suffering from a serious lack of space. 19...f5 [19...Qc7 20.f4 a6 21.Qf2R ; 19...a5 20.f4 f5 21.Bb6R ; 19...h6 20.Qe2 b6 21.f4R ; 19...f6 20.exf6 Nxf6 21.Ne2R (21.Qb3 Bf7 22.Bc4 a5 23.Rd2 Bb4 24.f3) ) ] 20.exf6 [20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Ne4R ] 20...Nxf6 21.Ne2 e5 Diagram

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25.Nf4! Nh5 [25...Bf7 26.e5 Nd5 27.Bxh7+ Kh8 28.Nxd5 Bxd5 29.Qg6! Bg8 30.Bxg8 Kxg8 31.e6+− ] 26.Bc4+ Not the only way. [26.Ne6 Rxf1+ 27.Rxf1 Qc8 28.Bc4 Black cannot escape the mighty bishops. 28...c5 29.Be5 Bf6 30.Qc3 Bf7 31.Ng5 Bxc4 32.Qxc4+ Kh8 33.Nf7++− etc.] 26...Kh8 27.Nxg6+ hxg6 28.e5 Kh7 29.Bf7! Rxf7 30.Rxf7 Rd8 31.Qf2 c5 32.Rc1 Qd7 33.e6 Qxa4 34.Bxg7 Nxg7 35.Rxe7 Rd1+ 36.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 37.Qf1 Qd4+ 38.Kh1 Qxb2 39.Rd7 b5 40.Qf4 Qe2 1-0



(127) Rodriguez Lopez,Ra (2244) − Flumbort,A (2503) [B12] FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN (8.5), 15.07.2012 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 e6 5.Be3 Qb6 6.Qb3 Nd7 7.Nd2 f6 8.f4 g5 Fighting to undermine the strong pawn wedge. 9.exf6 Allowing the disintegration of the pawn chain looks like a positional concession. 9...gxf4 10.Bxf4 Bh6 Now black challenges Bf4 to contest the dark squares. 11.f7+ Kxf7 12.Bxh6 Nxh6 13.Ngf3 Rhg8 14.h3 Rg3 Holding up g4 to limit any kingside space gain. 15.Kf2 Rag8 16.Qxb6 axb6 Diagram

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17.Rg1 Ke7 18.Be2 Nf6 19.Ne5 Be4 20.Ng4?!= This way of trapping the rook allows black to trade off one of white's valuable knights and keep a slight edge. [J20.Bg4 Is a better way to trap the rook. 20...Nf5 21.Rae1 c5 22.Nf1 Rxg2+ The rook escapes. 23.Rxg2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 h5 Regaining the piece. 25.Kf3 hxg4+ 26.hxg4 Nh4+ 27.Kg3 Ng6 28.Nxg6+ Rxg6= Black is at least equal.] 20...Nf5 21.Nf1 Rxg2+ 22.Rxg2 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 h5 24.Nfh2 hxg4 25.Nxg4 c5 After some exchanges black keeps the better chances. 26.dxc5 bxc5 Black mobile NN pair ensure that black keeps the edge as the bishop remains passive. 27.Rg1 [27.Kf3 Rh8 28.Kg2 Ne4L ; 27.Kh2 Nh5L ] 27...c4! Diagram

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Using the pawns to limit the scope of the passive bishop.28.Kf2 Ne4+ 29.Ke1 Kd6 Not forgetting the king. 30.Rg2 Rh8∓ Tying white down to the passive defence of the h−pawn. 31.Rh2 b5 Slowly black strengthens his grip all over the board. 32.a3 e5 33.Nf2 Nc5 34.Bg4 Nh4 Diagram

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The knight is a more effective blockader than Rh8.35.Nd1 Rf8 36.Kd2 d4 Slowly gaining more ground. 37.cxd4 exd4 38.Re2 Nb3+ 39.Ke1 Kd5 40.Rf2 Re8+ 41.Re2 Rh8 42.Kf2 Nc5 43.Re7 Ng6 44.Rf7 Ne5 45.Rf5 Ncd3+ 46.Ke2 Ke4 The king is a model of activity. 47.Nf2+ Nxf2 48.Rxf2 Diagram



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A model ending by Flumbort.[48.Rxf2 Nxg4 (48...d3+ 49.Kd2 Nxg4 50.hxg4 Rh1 Comes to the same thing.) 49.hxg4 d3+ Black's passed pawns are too far up the board to challenge in any kind of pawn race. 50.Kd2 Rh1! 51.Rf8 a) 51.Rg2 Kf3-+; b) 51.g5 Rb1 52.g6 Rxb2+ 53.Ke1 c3 54.Rf8 (54.g7 Rb1# ) 54...d2+ 55.Ke2 Rb1 56.Re8+ Kf5 57.Rd8 c2 58.g7 d1Q+-+ ; 51...Rb1 52.Re8+ (52.Kc3 Rc1+ 53.Kd2 Rc2+ 54.Ke1 Rxb2 55.Rc8 Ke3 56.Re8+ Kd4 57.Rd8+ Kc3-+ ) 52...Kf3 53.Kc3 Rc1+ 54.Kd2 Rc2+ 55.Ke1 Rxb2 56.Rf8+ Ke3 57.Re8+ Kd4 58.Rd8+ Kc3 The king hides in front of the pawns and black wins the queening race. 59.g5 Rb1+ 60.Kf2 d2 61.g6 d1Q 62.Rxd1 Rxd1 63.g7 Rd8-+ ] 0-1



International Tournaments



Canadian Corner

The Canadian Open 2012 will be covered in a separate report. IM Eric Hansen won with 7.5/9.

Edmonton International

Short won with 7/9. After losing the first round game, Short finished strongly with 7/8 against the rest of the field playing enterprising and aggressive chess.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Short,N 2705 -121 * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.0/9 2 Mikhalevski,V 2519 -11 1 * ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 6.0/9 3 Kovalyov,A 2619 -122 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6.0/9 4 Krush,I 2457 +15 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 5.5/9 5 Gardner,R 2202 +258 0 0 1 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 5.0/9 6 Porper,E 2414 +23 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 ½ 1 5.0/9 7 Wang,Richard 2307 -17 0 0 0 1 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ 3.0/9 8 Pechenkin,V 2312 -228 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 3.0/9 9 Piasetski,L 2304 -59 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ 2.5/9 10 Haessel,D 2161 +47 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * 2.0/9 (68) Mikhalevski,V (2519) − Short,N (2705) [A25] 7th Edmonton International (1), 27.06.2012 1.c4 e5 2.g3 d6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Nge2 f5 7.d3 Nf6 8.0-0 0-0 9.Nd5 h6 This prevents the followup pin Bg5. 10.Be3 Kh7 11.Rc1 g5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.d4 Ng4= 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.b4 Bg6 16.Bd4 Qd7 17.Bxe5 Ncxe5 18.f4!? Striving to open the kingside up puts black under some pressure. 18...c6 [18...gxf4 19.gxf4 Nd3 20.Rc3 c6 21.Rxd3 cxd5 22.Rg3 dxc4 (22...Rae8 23.Bh3 Bf5 24.Nd4 Ne3 25.Qh5) ) 23.f5 Rxf5 24.Nf4 Ne5 25.Nxg6 Nxg6 26.Be4 Rxf1+ 27.Qxf1 Rg8 28.Qxc4 Rg7S ] 19.fxe5 Rxf1+ 20.Qxf1 [20.Bxf1!? Deserves consideration. 20...cxd5 21.Bh3 dxe5 22.Nc3S ] 20...cxd5 21.Nc3 Qg7= 22.Qe2 Nxe5 23.Nxd5 Re8 24.Qf2 Ng4 25.Qxa7? Diagram

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[25.Qd2= Keeping control of the 2nd rank is safer. ] 25...h5?F [25...Qb2! Gives a winning attack. 26.Rf1 (26.Rd1 Be4! 27.Bxe4+ Rxe4 28.Qxb7+ Kg6-+ White cannot defend the 2nd rank. ) 26...Kg8 27.Qxb7? Qd4+ 28.Kh1 Nf2+-+ ] 26.h3 Qb2 One move too late. 27.Rf1 Re2 28.Qxb7+ Kh6 29.Ne7 Rxg2+ 30.Qxg2 Qd4+ 31.Kh1 Ne3?+− [31...Be4 32.Nf5+ Bxf5 33.Rxf5 Ne3 34.Rd5 Nxd5 35.cxd5 Qxb4 36.Qe2S ] 32.Qf2 Qe4+ 33.Kg1 Qxe7 34.Re1 Pins and wins. 34...d5 35.Rxe3 Qxb4 36.cxd5 Qc5 37.Re6 1-0



(69) Kovalyov,A (2619) − Pechenkin,V (2312) [A87] 7th Edmonton International (2), 28.06.2012 1.Nf3 f5 2.b3 d6 3.d4 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bb2 Nf6 6.Bg2 0-0 7.Nbd2 The quick b3/Bb2/Nbd2 characterizes Dreev's variation against the Leningrad Dutch. 7...Qe8 8.a4 Grabs some useful queenside space and stabilizes the c4 outpost. 8...h6 9.Nc4 The knight is well placed if black should followup with the thematic ...e5 central expansion. 9...c6 10.0-0 g5 The attempt at a kingside pawn storm meets with a nice defensive plan by white. 11.Ne1 Regrouping the knight to play against the coming ...f4 break. 11...Na6 12.Nd3 Nc7 13.f3!? Diagram

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Black's pawn storm will be met by an elastic kingside pawn front. 13...Qg6 14.e3! Now it is not clear how black will engineer a kingside break with ...f4. 14...Bd7 15.Qe2 Qh5 16.Rae1 Rae8 17.h3! Diagram

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A picturesque defensive wall has been formed. 17...Ne6 18.a5 Nd5 19.g4 Forcing the issue on the kingside. Black is denied the ...g4 break. 19...fxg4 Stabilizing the kingside pawn structure plays into white's hands. [19...Qg6C ; 19...Qh4C ] 20.fxg4 Qg6 21.Nd2!F White has more central and queenside influence and now controls e4. 21...Rxf1+ 22.Nxf1 The takes aim at the soft kingside light squares. 22...Rf8 23.Ng3E Diagram

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23...Qe8 24.Nf5E Now it's clear that white has taken over. [24.c4 Nf6 25.Rf1R ] 24...Rf7 25.c4 Nf6 26.e4+− Diagram



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Black has been driven back and is positionally busted. 26...Bf8 27.Qe3 Nc7 28.e5 Nh7 29.d5 Diagram

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The plan is simple−Push the pawns up. 29...cxd5 30.exd6 Bxf5 31.gxf5 dxc4 32.dxc7 cxd3 33.Qe6 d2 34.Rd1 A model game. 1-0

(70) Short,N (2705) − Gardner,R (2202) [B40] 7th Edmonton International (2), 28.06.2012 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 g6 3.f4 Bg7 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 a6 8.Bb3 Nc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Be3 Ne7 11.Qd2 0-0 12.0-0-0 White continues with quick development.

12...d5 13.Bc5 Re8 14.Qe3 Rb8 15.h4 Qa5 [15...h5 16.g4! hxg4 17.h5 gxh5 18.Rxh5 Ng6 The knight is exposed on the e−file. (18...Qa5 19.exd5! cxd5 20.Bxe7 Rxe7 21.Nxd5+− ) 19.e5S ] 16.h5M dxe4 17.hxg6 [17.Nxe4R ] 17...hxg6?+− [J17...Nf5 18.gxh7+ Kh8 19.Qg1 Ng3 20.Kb1 Nxh1 (20...f5? 21.Rh3+−) 21.Nxe4 Ng3 22.Nxg3 Rd8 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.Nh5 Kxh7 25.Nxg7 Kxg7 26.Qe1U White has good compensation for the exchange. ] 18.Nxe4 Diagram

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Now white cannot be stopped as there are too many attackers and the open h−file cannot be plugged. 18...Nf5 19.Qh3 Nh6 Diagram

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20.Bd6 [20.Qxh6! Is a flashy finish. 20...Bxh6 21.Rxh6 Kg7 22.Rdh1+− Black's king cannot escape as all remaining white pieces coordinate perfectly.] 20...Rb5 21.g4 f5 22.Nf6+ Bxf6 23.Qxh6 Kf7 24.Qh7+ Bg7 25.Rh6 1-0

(71) Pechenkin,V (2312) − Mikhalevski,V (2519) [A36] 7th Edmonton International (3), 28.06.2012 1.e4 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d3 g6 5.g3 h5!? Immediately initiating murky complex play. [5...Bg7 Leads to more normal play. 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.Nge2 0-0 8.0-0 Ne8 A thematic regrouping of the knight to fight for d4. 9.Rb1 Nc7 10.a3 Bg4 Black consistently follows up the battle for d4. Now a key defender will be removed. 11.h3 Bxe2 12.Nxe2 a5 13.f4 Ne6 14.h4 Ned4 Mission accomplished. 15.Nc3 e6 16.h5 Rb8 17.Be3 b5 18.cxb5 Nxb5 19.e5 Ncd4 20.Nxb5 Rxb5 21.Bxd4 cxd4 22.Qa4 Rb6 23.exd6 Qxd6 24.Qxa5 Rb3 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.Qd2 Qa6 27.Rfd1 Rfb8 28.Qc2 Bf8 29.Bc6 R3b6 30.Be4 Bd6 31.Rdc1 Rb3 32.Rd1 Kg7 33.Qf2 Qa7 34.Rd2 Rxa3 35.Rc1 Rab3 36.Kg2 Be7 37.Rc4 Qa1 38.Rcc2 Bf6 39.Qg1 Qa5 40.g4 g5 41.Kf3 Rh8 42.Rh2 Rbb8 43.Rh5 Rxh5 44.gxh5 Kh6 45.Rg2 g4+ 46.Kg3 Bh4+ 47.Kxh4 Qxh5+ 48.Kg3 Qh3+ 49.Kf2 Rxb2+ 50.Kf1 Rb1+ 51.Ke2 Rxg1 0-1 Musalov,R (2399)−Kryakvin,D (2551)/Taganrog RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 867] 6.h4 a6 7.Bg2 Rb8 8.Nge2 Bg7 9.a4 White's pawn structure looks flimsy all over the board. 9...Nh6 10.0-0 Ng4 11.Rb1 0-0 12.b3 e6 13.f3 Nge5= Diagram

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Black has a slight advantage from doing nothing really special as white has compromised his structure to prevent black's threatened activity with h4 and a4. 14.Kh1 Nb4 15.d4 Nec6 16.Be3 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Qc7 18.Rc1 Rd8 Diagram

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19.Nd5!? exd5 20.cxd5 Qd7 21.dxc6 bxc6 White has regained the piece but the transaction has achieved nothing as black has gained the b−file and strengthen the center. Now ...d5 blowing open the game is in the air. 22.Bg5 Re8 23.Qd2 a5 24.Rfd1 Ba6 25.Kh2 d5O The expected central break. [25...Rb6 Black could consider some additional preparation first. 26.Qe3



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(72) Porper,E (2414) − Short,N (2705) [A40] 7th Edmonton International (3), 28.06.2012 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 Play in the English Defence revolves around how white deals with the fast attack on e4. 4.Qc2 This guards the e−pawn but now d4 is exposed. [4.Bd3 Is the main line. ] 4...Bb4+ 5.Bd2 [5.Nd2 Is also possible. 5...c5 6.dxc5 Gives the position an open character. 6...Bxc5 7.Ngf3 Be7 8.Bd3 d6 9.0-0 Nf6 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Re1 Qc7 12.Bb2 Rc8 13.Nd4 a6 14.Rac1 g5 15.Qd1 Ne5 16.Bb1 h5 17.b4 Nfd7 18.f3 h4 19.h3 Qb8 20.Qb3 Bf6 21.Nf1 Kf8 22.Ne3 Kg7 23.Rf1 Qa8 24.Ng4 Nxg4 25.fxg4 Ne5 26.Qe3 Rh6 27.c5 bxc5 28.bxc5 Qb8 29.Nb3 Nxg4 30.Bxf6+ Nxf6 31.e5 1-0 Mikhalevski,V (2598)−Zugic,I (2477)/Miami 2007/CBM 120 ext] 5...Nc6 Piece pressure against the pawn center continues. 6.Nf3 Qf6 7.Bxb4 Nxb4 8.Qd2 c5 9.Nc3 Ne7F Diagram

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A murky non−theoretical position has arisen. 10.d5! The center is stabliized and Bb7 is shut out. White can also drive Nb4 back with a3 so it is not clear what black has accomplished. 10...0-0 11.a3 Na6 12.Be2 Ng6F Diagram

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Black now focuses on piece play on the dark squares. 13.0-0 d6 14.Rfe1 Nc7 Slowly black regroups and will play on the dark squares after ..e5. Longer term, black will have the more useful bishop. 15.Rad1 Rad8 16.b4 Bc8 17.Bf1 e5! Diagram

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Suddenly, black has a reasonable structure that complements the bishop and can play on the dark squares. The closed center gives white an extra square, typical of 1.d4



openings and black can fight from a stable fortified position. After an adventurous beginning, black has achieved a satisfactory position and a tense middlegame awaits. 18.Re3 Qe7 Clearing the way for the f−pawn and black now has counterplay. 19.bxc5 bxc5 20.Rb1 Ne8 Black's pieces are slowly but surely drifting towards the kingside where the action will be. 21.Rb8 f5 22.exf5 Bxf5 23.Rxd8 Qxd8= 24.Qb2 Nf6 25.h3 h6 26.Ne2 Bd7 27.Nd2 a5!? Not forgetting the queenside. Black plays the whole board. [27...Qc7C Is safer. ] 28.Rb3 a4 [28...Qe7 29.Rb7S ] 29.Rb6 e4 Diagram

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Doubled edged play begins as now the e−pawn can become weak. 30.Ng3 Qe7 31.Qc3 Re8 32.Qe3 Qe5 33.Nb1= This leisurely regrouping gives time for black to fortify his position. [J33.Rb7 Keeps the pressure on the e−pawn and limits black's active play. 33...Nf8 34.Be2S ] 33...h5 34.Nc3 h4! Now the pressure on the e−pawn is relieved and black can continue to press. 35.Nge2 Ne7 36.Qf4 Qxf4 37.Nxf4 Nf5 38.Nfe2 [38.Be2 e3 39.Bd3 exf2+ 40.Kxf2 Re3 41.Rb8+ Kf7 42.Rb7 Ke8 43.Bxf5 Rxc3 44.Rb8+ Kf7 45.Be6+ Bxe6 46.dxe6+ Ke7 47.Rb7+ Kd8 48.Nd5 Nxd5 49.cxd5= ] 38...e3! Pushing hard for active play. 39.Rb7 [39.Nc1 exf2+ 40.Kxf2 Re3 41.Bd3= ] 39...exf2+ 40.Kxf2 Re3= 41.Ra7 Kf8 42.Ra6 g5= [42...Ke7∓ ] 43.Ke1 Rd3 44.Nxa4?-+ Ne4! Diagram

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Black suddenly has an attack. 45.Nb6 Be8 46.Nc1 [46.a4? Ne3! Suddenly black has a mating attack. ] 46...Re3+ 47.Kd1 Rc3 48.Ne2 Ne3+ 49.Ke1 Rb3 0-1

(73) Wang,Richard (2307) − Kovalyov,A (2619) [E15] 7th Edmonton International (3), 28.06.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.0-0 0-0 8.Qc2 Bb7 Black defends with a Closed Catalan structure. 9.e4 Na6!? The side development of the knight is a favorite recipe of Tiviakov in similar positions. 10.e5 White gains space but the pawn center can become a target. 10...Nd7 11.a3 Nc7 The structure resembles a French Advance but where white has played c4 instead of c3. 12.Re1 a5 Gains some useful queenside space. 13.h4 h6! Secures the kingside. The location of Bg2−far from the b1-h7 attack diagonal slows down the prospects of a successful white attack considerably. 14.Nf1 c5! Diagram



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The central undermining begins and white does not have a chance to build for an attack as the center is now unstable. 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Rd1 Qe8 17.Ne3 dxc4 18.Nxc4 Nd5 19.Nd4 Diagram

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It is easier for white to press the queenside because b6 is loose. 19...b5 20.Bxd5?= Too ambitious. [20.Ne3 Nxe3 21.Bxe3 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Qb8= ] 20...Bxd5 21.Nxa5 Rxa5 22.b4 Ra4! The rook remains very active. 23.bxc5 Rc4 24.Qb2 Bxc5 25.Nxb5?-+ Diagram

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Now black's bishop dominate and black can swing over to the kingside with a winning attack. [J25.Kh2∓ ] 25...Qc6 26.Kh2 Bf3! Black has taken all the key light squares. 27.Re1 Bb6 The bishop is regrouped to unblock the c−file. 28.Ra2 Ba5 29.Rg1 Rb8 Not forgetting the last piece. 30.a4 Bc3 31.Qa3 Bxe5 32.Bf4 Bxf4 33.gxf4 Rxf4 34.Qe7 Qc4 0-1

(74) Kovalyov,A (2619) − Piasetski,L (2304) [E05] 7th Edmonton International (4), 29.06.2012 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.0-0 0-0 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 A main line that restrains black's queenside counterplay. 8...Bd7 9.Rd1 Bc6 10.Nc3 Nd5 11.e4 Nb4 12.Qe2 Nd3 13.Be3 Bb4 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7 16.Qxc4 The pawn is regained leaving white with more space but doubled center pawns. 16...a5 17.f4 Qe7 Diagram



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18.Nd5!? A nice positional sacrifice. 18...exd5 19.exd5 Nb6?!E [J19...Nxe5 Is a better way to return the piece. 20.fxe5 Bd7 21.Bd4 Bf5S ] 20.Bxb6 cxb6 21.dxc6 Rac8 22.Kh1 bxc6 23.Bxc6E White has emerged with a clear extra pawn and an favorable opposite color bishop middlegame. 23...Rfd8 24.Qe4 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 g6 Trying to slow down the coming advance of the kingside pawns and limit the scope of the light bishop. 26.Bd5! Regrouping the bishop to a key aggressive diagonal. 26...Re8 27.Qd3 Kg7 28.Bb3 f6 Attempting to break down white's pawn front. 29.e6 The e−pawn advances but there is hope that a black square blockade will hold up white's immediate attack. However, the passed pawn will be a permanent worry. 29...Qc5 30.Kg2 Re7 31.Bd5 This strong looking centralization allows black to force off the queens. 31...Rc7 32.b3 [32.Kf3 Qc2 33.Qxc2 Rxc2 34.b3S ] 32...Qc2+ 33.Kh3 Qxd3 34.Rxd3 f5 This allows the king to approach the e−pawn and now the extra pawn is not such a big factor. 35.Bc4 Kf6 36.Rd8 Be7 37.Rb8 Bc5 38.Kg2 Regrouping the king. 38...h6 39.Kf3 g5 40.h3 Rh7 41.Rg8 Bd6 42.h4 gxh4 43.gxh4 Rg7 44.Rd8 White must keep the rooks on for winning chances. 44...Be7 45.Rh8 Kg6 Diagram

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46.Bb5 [46.h5+! Kxh5 47.Bb5 Now black is caught in a sudden mating net. 47...Kg6 48.Be8+ Kf6 49.Rxh6+ Mates.] 46...Kf6 47.Bd7 Bd6 48.Rxh6+ Ke7 49.Rh5 Rg4 [49...Kf6? The f−pawn cannot be defended. 50.Rxf5+ Kxf5 51.e7+ Kf6 52.e8Q+− ] 50.Rxf5 Rxh4 51.Rf7+ Kd8 52.Bb5 Be7 53.f5 1-0

(75) Mikhalevski,V (2519) − Wang,Richard (2307) [A37] 7th Edmonton International (4), 29.06.2012 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3 d6 6.0-0 Qd7 7.e3 Bxc3!? 8.bxc3 b6 9.d3 Bb7 10.e4 e6 Keeps the center fluid. 11.Nh4 0-0-0 12.Qc2 f5 The thematic central counterblow. 13.Bg5 Re8 14.d4 cxd4 15.exf5 gxf5 16.Rad1 h6 17.Bc1 Na5 18.cxd4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Ne7 20.Rfe1 Qc6+ 21.Kg1 Kd7?E Diagram



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[21...Nd5 22.Rxe6! A promising exchange sacrifice. 22...Rxe6 23.Qxf5 Qd7 24.Qxd5 Rhe8 25.Be3S ] 22.Rxe6!? [22.c5! Nd5 23.Ng6 Rhg8 24.Nf4 Nxf4 25.Bxf4 d5 26.Qe2R ] 22...Qxc4 23.Qxc4 Nxc4 24.Rxh6F [24.Rde1S Is also strong. ] 24...Rhf8 25.Rh7E White is up a pawn with excellent chances in this RRBN−RRNN ending. 25...Kc6 26.Bh6 Rg8 27.d5+ Kc5 28.Rf7 Nxd5 29.Nxf5 a5 30.Bg7 a4 31.h4+− 31...b5 32.Bd4+ Kc6 33.Ba7 Nc3 34.Rd3 Ne2+ 35.Kf1 Rgf8 36.Ne7+ Kd7 37.Rxf8 Rxf8 38.Ng6 Re8 39.a3 b4 40.axb4 a3 41.Rd1 a2 42.Ra1 Nd2+ 43.Kg2 Nc3 44.Bd4 Nb3 45.Bxc3 Nxa1 46.Bxa1 Re1 47.Bb2 Rb1 48.Bc3 Rc1 49.Bb2 Rb1 50.Bh8 a1Q 51.Bxa1 Rxa1+− 52.h5 Ra7 53.h6 Ke8 54.g4 Rh7 55.g5 Kf7 56.Nf4 Kg8 57.Nd5 Kf7 58.Kf3 Kg6 59.Kg4 Rf7 60.f4 Rf8 61.f5+ 1-0

(76) Short,N (2705) − Haessel,D (2161) [A48] 7th Edmonton International (4), 29.06.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 0-0 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.0-0 c5 8.c3 b6 9.a4 a5 This stops the queenside action at the cost of leaving a gaping hole on b5. 10.Re1 Re8 11.Bb5 Ba6 12.Bxf6 Wins a pawn with a small combination. 12...Bxf6 13.Bc6 Rc8 14.Bxd5 cxd4 15.exd4 e6 16.Bb3 h5 17.Ne4 Be7 Diagram

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[17...Bg7? 18.Nd6+− ] 18.d5 exd5 [18...e5 19.d6 Bf6 20.Qd2 Bb7 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22.Qxd5 Re6 23.Rad1+− ] 19.Qxd5 Rf8 20.Rad1 White has massive pressure and the extra pawn. 20...Nc5 [20...Rc7 21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.Qxe5 Qc8 23.Nd6 Bxd6 24.Rxd6+− ] 21.Qe5 Qc7 22.Nxc5 Bxc5 23.Qf6 [23.Qf6 Kh7 24.Re5! Bb7 25.Rxh5+ Forces mate. 25...gxh5 26.Ng5+ Kg8 27.Qg6+ Kh8 28.Qh7# ] 1-0

(77) Gardner,R (2202) − Kovalyov,A (2619) [E44] 7th Edmonton International (5), 30.06.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Nge2 c5 6.a3 Ba5 7.Rb1 Na6 Black gets complex play in return for putting two minor pieces in awkward positions on the queenside. 8.Bd2 0-0 9.d5 d6 10.Nf4 e5 11.Nh5 Bf5 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.Rc1 Qg6 14.h4 h5= 15.Be2 Qxg2 16.Bf3 Qg6 17.Bxh5 Qh7 18.Be2 Bd7 [18...Nc7 Regrouping the knight should be considered. ] 19.f3 f5 20.Kf2 Nc7 21.Qg1 b5 22.b4 Diagram



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33.Qxg6+! Kxg6 34.Rxd6+ Qxd6 35.Bxd6 Nxd5 36.Bd3+ Kg7 37.Bxe5+ Black has a hopeless position now. 37...Rxe5 38.fxe5 Nf4+ 39.Kg3 Nxd3 40.f4 Kf7 41.Rd1 Nf2 42.Rd7+ Ke8 43.Rb7 Ne4+ 44.Kg4 Nc3 45.f5 Nxb5 46.f6 Nd4 47.e6 Nc6 48.Rh7 Bc5 49.Rc7 1-0

(78) Pechenkin,V (2312) − Short,N (2705) [A10] 7th Edmonton International (5), 30.06.2012 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Bb4 7.Be3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Nf6 9.f3 d6 10.Be2 Nd7 Typical restraining play against the doubled pawns. 11.0-0 0-0 12.Qe1 Kh8!? A useful prophylactic move. 13.Qg3 Qf6 14.h4 Qe5 15.Qf2 Nc5 16.Nb5 Qe7 17.Rfd1 f5G Attacking white's pawn center. 18.Bg5 Qd7 19.exf5 Rxf5 Diagram



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20.Qg3 h6 21.Nxd6? Trying too hard. [21.Be3 Re8 22.f4 Qf7 23.Re1 Ne4 24.Qg4 Rf6L ] 21...cxd6 22.Rxd6 Qf7 23.Bxh6 Rf6 Simplifying down easily neutralizes the kingside action. [23...Re8 24.Rg6 Ne6 Black has enough defenders. 25.Bd3 Rh5 26.Bg5 Nxg5 27.Rxg5 Ne5 28.Bc2 Rxg5 29.hxg5 g6L ] 24.Bg5 [24.Rxf6 Qxf6 25.Bd2 Rd8 26.Qg5 Ba6L ] 24...Rxd6 25.Qxd6 Re8 26.Bf1 Ne5 0-1

(79) Piasetski,L (2304) − Mikhalevski,V (2519) [A13] 7th Edmonton International (5), 30.06.2012 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 Bc6 7.0-0 Nbd7 8.d3 White has a wide range of alternatives. 8...Bd5 9.Qc2 c5 10.e4 Bc6 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Nbd2 b5 13.a4 a6 14.axb5 axb5 15.Ra7 Be7 16.Rfa1 0-0 17.b3 Restraining the queenside pawns. 17...h6 18.h3 Nh5 19.Be3 f5!?G Going for active counterplay. 20.Nf1?! [20.b4!? With complicated play is possible. 20...f4 (20...cxb4 Is more risky. 21.Nd4 (21.Qa2!?) ) 21...f4 22.gxf4 Bxe4 23.Qd1 Bxg2 24.Nxe6 Qe8 25.Nxf8 Bxh3 26.Qf3 Nxf8 27.Qxh3 Bc5 28.R7a2 Qg6+ 29.Kh2 Rd8 30.Rg1 Qf7 31.Bxc5+− ) 21.gxf4 cxb4 22.Qa2 Nxf4 23.Bxf4 Rxf4 24.Qxe6+ Kh7 25.d4S ] 20...f4U 21.Bd2 fxg3 22.fxg3 Bd6 Black's pressure on the softened kingside is hard to oppose. 23.Be1 Ne5 Diagram

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(80) Kovalyov,A (2619) − Haessel,D (2161) [D11] 7th Edmonton International (6), 30.06.2012 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.e3 Bg4 5.Nc3 e6 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Bb4 9.Bd2 0-0 10.a3 Ba5 11.b4 Bc7 12.g4!? An original plan. 12...dxc4 13.Bxc4 Nb6 14.Bb3 e5 15.Ne2 a5 16.0-0 Qd6 17.Qg2 exd4 18.Nxd4 Ne4 19.Be1 Diagram

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19...axb4?!F [19...Rfe8= ] 20.Bxb4 c5 21.Nb5 [21.Nf5 Qd3 22.Rac1 cxb4 23.Bc2 Qb5 24.Bxe4 Be5 25.axb4 Qxb4 26.Bxb7R ] 21...Qh2+ 22.Qxh2 Bxh2+ 23.Kxh2 cxb4 24.Bc2 Nc3 25.Nxc3 bxc3 26.Rfb1 Nc4 27.Rb3 Rfc8 28.Rxc3 b5 White is up an exchange and a pawn. 29.Bf5 Rc7 30.Bd3 h6 31.a4! Undermining the knight. 31...Rc5 32.Be4 Ra5 33.Rd1 Kf8 34.axb5 Raxb5 35.Rdc1 1-0

(81) Mikhalevski,V (2519) − Gardner,R (2202) [E04] 7th Edmonton International (6), 30.06.2012 1.c4 e6 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.0-0 b5 8.a4 c6?E Black cannot afford this non−developing plan. [8...Bxd2 9.Nfxd2 c6 10.axb5 Qxd4 11.Na3 Nd5 12.Ndxc4 Qxd1 13.Rfxd1 Ke7 14.Rac1 Nb4 15.bxc6 Ra6 16.c7 N8c6 17.Nd6 f6 18.e3 Bd7 19.Bf1 Rb6 20.Nac4 Ra6 21.c8Q Bxc8 22.Nxc8+ Rxc8 23.Nd6 Rca8 24.Bxa6 Rxa6 25.Nc8+ 1-0 David,A (2585)−Brunello,S (2455)/Kallithea 2008/CBM 127] 9.axb5 Bxd2 10.Qxd2F [10.Nfxd2 Nd5 11.Qa4R ] 10...cxb5 11.Qg5 b4?E [11...0-0 12.Qxb5 Nbd7 13.Nc3 Rb8 14.Qxc4 Rxb2 15.Rfb1 Qb6 16.Qa4S ] 12.Ne5 Ra7?+− [J12...h6 Manages to save the g−pawn. 13.Qf4 g5 14.Qd2 Ra7R ] 13.Qxg7 Rg8 14.Qh6 Qxd4? Going from bad to worse. 15.Qxf6 Qxb2 16.Rd1 Re7 17.Nc6 Rd7 Diagram

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(82) Haessel,D (2161) − Mikhalevski,V (2519) [A34] 7th Edmonton International (7), 01.07.2012 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb4 6.Bc4 Nd3+ 7.Ke2 Nf4+ 8.Kf1 Ne6 9.b4 White offers a wing gambit. 9...cxb4 10.Ne2 Nc7 11.d4 e6 12.h4 b5 13.Bd3, Diagram

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[21...Kg8C ] 22.d5! Breaking through with energetic play. 22...Qb6 [22...exd5 Is also bad. 23.exd5 Bxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxe5 25.Rxe5 Nxd5 26.Be4 Nc7 (26...Nf6 27.Bxa8 Qxa8 28.Rxe7 Kxe7 29.Qxb4+ Ke8 30.Nd4� ) 27.Nd4 Bf6 28.Rd3!+− ] 23.dxe6 Black is defenseless after the center is opened up. 23...fxe6 Diagram

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[23...Nxe5 24.Nxe5 fxe6 25.Nfg6+ Ke8 26.Nxe7 Kxe7 27.Qxb4+ Ke8 28.Nc4 Qc7 29.Nd6+ Kd8 30.Rd1!+− ] 24.Ng6++− [24.Bc7! Wins spectacularly. 24...Qc6 25.Nd4 Qc3 26.e5! Qxd2 27.Nfxe6+ Ke8 28.Bg6# ] 24...Ke8 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.e5 Bd8 27.Rd1 Nc5 28.Bb1 Bd5 29.Nf4! 29...Bc4+ 30.Kg1 Ra7 31.Bg6+ Ke7 32.Bh7 Rd7 33.Nd4 Kf7 Diagram

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34.Rf3! Rh8 35.Ng6+ [35.Nd5+ Bf6 36.Bg6+ Kg8 37.Nxb6+− ] 35...Ke8 36.Nxh8 Bg5 37.Bg6+ Kd8 38.Nf7+ Kc7 39.Nxg5 hxg5 40.Rf7 Rxf7 41.Bxf7 Nd3 42.Nxe6+ Kb8 43.Nxg5 Nxe5 44.Qxb4 Nxf7 45.Nxf7 Qf6 46.Rd7 Kc8 47.Re7 Qd4 48.Qd6 Qxd6 49.Nxd6+ Kd8 50.Rxg7 Bxa2 51.h6 1-0

(83) Wang,Richard (2307) − Short,N (2705) [A43] 7th Edmonton International (7), 01.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 b5 I'll call this the Ghost Benko as there is no gambit with only a ghost of a pawn on c4. 4.Bg5 Qa5+ 5.Bd2 Qb6 6.c4 g6 7.cxb5 a6 8.bxa6 Now the play more closely resembles a Benko Gambit. 8...Bg7 9.Nc3 Bxa6 10.e4 Bxf1 11.Kxf1 0-0 12.Rb1 e6 13.g3 exd5 14.exd5 Na6 15.Kg2 Nb4, 16.Qb3 Qa6 Black's compensation includes light square play. 17.a3 Nd3 18.h3 c4 19.Qc2 Rfe8 20.Be3 Diagram

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20...Rxe3!? A nice positional exchange sacrifice. 21.fxe3 Re8 The e−pawn cannot be defended. 22.Rbd1 [22.Qd2 Bh6L ] 22...Rxe3 23.Rd2 Qa8 24.Re2 Diagram



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24...Rxf3!? Another exchange sacrifice. 25.Kxf3 Nxd5 26.Qa4 [26.Nxd5? Qxd5+ 27.Kg4 Qh5# ] 26...Qb7 27.Qb5?∓ [27.Re8+ Bf8 28.Qxc4 Nxc3+ 29.Ke3 Nxb2 30.Qxc3 Qxh1 31.Rxf8+ (31.Qxb2?! Qe1+ 32.Qe2 Qxg3+ 33.Qf3 Qe1+ 34.Qe2 Qc1+ 35.Kf3 Qxa3+ 36.Qe3 Qd6' Black has 3 pawns for the exchange. ) 31...Kxf8 32.Qh8+ Ke7 33.Qe5+ Kd8 34.Qb8+ Ke7 35.Qe5+ Gives white a perpetual. ] 27...Nb6+ 28.Nd5 Qxd5+O [28...Qa8 Better to keep the queens on. 29.Kg2 Nxd5 30.Kh2 (30.Qxc4? Ne3+-+) 30...Ne5 31.Rf1 d6 32.a4 Nc7 33.Qb6 Ne6∓ ] 29.Qxd5 Nxd5= Diagram

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Now the BNN+P outplay the RR. 32.Rb8 Kf7 33.a5 Ne5+ 34.Ke2 Nc6 35.a6 Nc7 36.Rb7 Nxa6 After the a−pawn falls, white has no real counterplay. 37.Rxd7+ Be7 38.Rc1 Ne5= [38...Ke6L Is also strong. ] 39.Rd5 Ke6 40.Rb5 Nc5 41.Ra1 Bd6 42.Ra7?-+ h5∓ Playing safe. [42...Nc6 43.Rxc5 Nxa7 44.Rxc4 Bxg3-+ ] 43.Kf1 Ne4 44.Kg2 Nxg3-+ 45.Ra6 [45.Kxg3 Nc6+-+ ] 45...Ne4 0-1

(84) Mikhalevski,V (2519) − Krush,I (2457) [E11] 7th Edmonton International (8), 01.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nxd2 d6 6.Ngf3 0-0 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.0-0 e5 9.d5 Nb8 The retreat of the knight gives black many useful regrouping possibilities. 10.Ne1 a5 Holding up queenside expansion and securing the c5 outpost. 11.Nd3 Na6 12.e4 Nd7 13.f4 f6 Diagram



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Black holds on the dark squares. 14.Nb1 c6 15.Nc3 Ndc5 16.Kh1 Bg4!? Black prefers to battle with the useful NN pair vs BN. 17.Qxg4 Nxd3 18.Rad1 Ndc5 The minor piece transaction has left white with a not so useful bishop. 19.h4 Nb4 20.dxc6 bxc6 21.Rd2 Qe7 22.Rfd1 Rfd8 23.f5 Grabs space in the hope of kingside attack but now the bishop is positionally impotent. 23...a4= Diagram

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24.Qe2 a3 25.b3 Kh8 26.Qe3 Nca6 27.g4 Nc5 28.Bf3 Nca6 29.g5 Nc5 30.Ne2 Rab8 31.Kg2 Nca6 32.Ng3 c5F Black has made the maximum progress on the queenside but cannot force a break. [32...Nc5=] 33.Nh5 Nc6 34.Kh1?= [J34.gxf6 gxf6 35.Qh6

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38.Rf2= [38.gxf6 Wins. 38...gxf6 39.Qh6! Black cannot stand against a direct attack. 39...Rxg2 40.Rxg2 Rg8 41.Rxg8+ Kxg8 42.Nxf6+ Kh8 43.Nd5 Qd8 44.f6 (44.Ne7! Qxe7 45.f6 Qf7 46.Bh5!+− ) 44...Ne6 45.Ne7+− ] 38...Raf8 39.Rg3 Rb8 40.Rfg2 Rbf8 41.Kh2 [41.gxf6 gxf6 42.Qh6R ] 41...Ndc6 42.gxf6 gxf6 43.Qg1 Qd8 44.Ng7 Nd4 45.h5 Qa8 46.Qe3 Nxa2 47.Rg4?-+ [47.Qh6 Rf7 48.Ne6 Rxg3 49.Rxg3 Qxe4 50.Rg7 Qh4+ 51.Kg1 Qe1+= Black hangs on with a perpetual. ] 47...Nb4 48.Qh6 Rf7 49.Ne6 Rxg4 50.Rxg4 a2 51.Rg7 Qg8 52.Rxg8+ Kxg8 53.Qc1 Ra7 54.Qa1 Nbc2 55.Bxc2 Nxc2 56.Qd1 Nd4 57.Qg4+ Kh8 58.Qh4 Nf3+ 0-1

(85) Piasetski,L (2304) − Short,N (2705) [A41] 7th Edmonton International (9), 02.07.2012 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Bg4 The Wade Variation. 3.e4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.h3 Bh5 6.Be3 Be7 7.Be2 a6 8.Nd2 Bxe2 9.Qxe2 0-0 10.0-0 Nc6 11.Rad1 b5 12.f4 Diagram



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Now Nc3 is short of useful squares. [12.d5 exd5 13.exd5 Ne5 14.Bd4= ] 12...b4 13.Ncb1 Qb8 14.g4 Qb5 [14...d5!? 15.e5 Nd7 16.Nf3 Qb5 17.Qd3 Qa5L ] 15.Qf3 Nd7 16.f5 h6 Diagram

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Holding up any progress on the kingside. 17.Rf2 Rae8 18.Rg2 Bg5 This removes the Bxh6 idea and trading off useful attackers is a thematic method of defence. 19.Bxg5 hxg5 Now black has a temporary dark square wall to hold up the kingside pawn storm. 20.c3 Nf6 21.h4 White plunges ahead but a flank attack with a fluid center does not have a firm foundation. 21...Nh7O Diagram

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Black holds firm on the dark squares. [21...exf5 Is possible and stronger. 22.gxf5 g4 23.Qe2 bxc3 24.bxc3 Re7 25.Re1 Rfe8∓ White's attack has stopped and the center is a permanent target. ] 22.hxg5 Nxg5 23.Qe3 f6 Black stays consistent with the idea of a dark square defensive wall. 24.fxe6 d5 25.c4 [25.e5? Nxe6 26.Rh2 fxe5 27.Qh3 White only gets some nuisance checks. 27...Nf4 28.Qh7+ Kf7 29.Rf1 Re7 30.Qf5+ Ke8 31.Qc8+ Nd8-+ ] 25...dxc4 26.Nf3 Nxf3+ 27.Qxf3 Rxe6-+ Diagram

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Simplification leaves white with a loose king and an out of play Nb1. 28.d5 Ne5 29.Qh3 Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Re7 31.Rf1 Qd4 32.Nd2 c3 33.bxc3 bxc3 34.Rh2 cxd2 35.Qh8+ Kf7 36.Rxf6+ gxf6 37.Qh5+ Ng6 0-1





Theory-Grunfeld TWIC 920-922

White enjoyed considerable success although some cooperation was received in some cases. The most promising ideas are in sidelines and the 3.f3 anti-Grunfeld. Andersson has his own category as he played a model positional exchange sacrifice using the g3 line. The best games were

1. 3.f3 d5 Hammer,J - Erdos,V 1-0 Attack 2. 5.Qa4+ Jankovic,A - Kaufman,L 1-0 Pressure 3. 7...a6(D97) Shabalov,A - Gupta,A 1-0 Kingside attack 4. g3 Andersson,U - Zwirs,N 1-0 Positional exchange sacrifice

(87) Hammer,J (2630) − Erdos,V (2624) [D70] 40th TCh−GRE 2012 Achaea GRE (4.8), 02.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3!? This anti−Grunfeld is experiencing a new burst of popularity. 3...d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Nc3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 [8...e5 9.d5 c6 10.h4 cxd5 11.exd5 N8d7 12.h5 Nf6 13.hxg6 fxg6 14.0-0-0 Qe7 15.Nh3 Bxh3 16.Rxh3 Rac8 17.Bxb6 axb6 18.d6 Qd7 19.Kb1 Rfd8 20.Bb5 Qf5+ 21.Ka1 e4 22.d7 Rc5 23.Qe2 Qe6 24.fxe4 Ng4 25.Ba4 Ne5 26.Bb3 Nc4 27.e5 Kh8 28.Bxc4 Rxc4 29.Rd6 Qxe5 30.Re3 Qxd6 31.Re8+ Bf8 32.Rxd8 Rf4 33.Ra8 1-0 Hammer,J (2630)−Moseng,G (2124)/Oslo NOR 2012/The Week in Chess 920] 9.0-0-0 Qd6 10.Nb5 Qd7 11.Bh6 Bxh6 12.Qxh6 a6 13.Nc3 Nxd4 14.f4 c5 15.Nf3 f6 16.h4!? Qg4 [16...Rd8!? 17.h5 Qe8 18.hxg6 Qxg6 19.Qh2 Qg7 20.Qh5= ] 17.h5 g5 18.fxg5 Nxf3 Diagram

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19.gxf6! Qg5+ Trading off queens to repel the attack is logical. 20.Qxg5+ Nxg5 21.fxe7 Re8 22.Rd6! White has nice pressure for the piece invested. 22...Nd7 23.Nd5 Nxe4 Taking the pawn is risky. [23...Nf7= 24.Re6 Ng5 25.Rd6 Nf7= Black has a repetition.; 23...Rb8= Escapes Nc7 tricks.] 24.Re6 Ng5 25.Re3 b5 Diagram

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[28...Nf6 29.Nxa8 Nxh5 30.Nc7 Nf6 31.Nxe8 Nxe8 32.Be2S ] 29.Be2! Bh5 is the plan. 29...Rac8 30.Nxe8 Rxe8 31.Rf5 Nxh6 32.Rf4 Kg7 33.Bh5 Nf6 34.Rg3+ 1-0

(90) Kopylov,Al2 (2446) − Kokarev,Dm (2616) [D76] 2nd Polugaevsky Mem Samara RUS (5.6), 09.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d5 [5...c6 6.0-0 d5 7.Qb3 b6 8.Nc3 Ba6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Ne5 e6 11.Bf4 Nfd7 12.Nf3 Bc4 13.Qc2 Qe7 14.Rfc1 Rc8 15.Nb5 Rc6 16.Nc7 e5 17.Bg5 f6 18.Nxa8 fxg5 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Nd4 Rc5 21.b4 Nbc6 22.Nb3 Nxb4 23.Qd2 Rc8 24.a3 Nbc6 25.Bxd5+ Bxd5 26.Qxd5+ Qf7 27.Qxf7+ Nxf7 28.Ra2 Nfd8 29.Nxb6 axb6 30.Rac2 Kf7 31.a4 Ke7 32.a5 bxa5 33.Nxa5 Kd7 34.Rd1+ Ke7 35.Rxd8 Kxd8 36.Nxc6+ Kd7 37.Nb4 Rxc2 38.Nxc2 g4 39.h3 gxh3 40.Kh2 h5 41.Kxh3 Ke6 42.Ne1 Bf6 43.Nd3 Bd4 44.Nf4+ Kf7 45.Kg2 Bc5 46.Nh3 Kf6 47.f4 Bb4 48.Kf3 Kf5 49.Ng5 Ba5 50.Ne4 Be1 51.e3 Ba5 52.Ng5 Be1 53.e4+ Kf6 54.Kg2 Ba5 55.Nf3 Bb6 56.Kf1 Ba7 57.Ke2 Bb6 58.Ng5 Ba5 59.Kf3 Be1 60.e5+ Kf5 61.Nf7 Bc3 62.Nd6+ Ke6 63.Nb5 Be1 64.Nd4+ Kf7 65.Ne2 Ba5 66.Ke4 Bb6 67.Nd4 Ba5 68.Nf3 Bb6 69.Kd5 Bf2 70.Ng5+ Ke7 71.Ne4 Be3 72.Nd6 Bf2 73.f5 gxf5 74.Nxf5+ Kf8 75.Ke6 Be1 76.Kd7 Bc3 77.e6 Bf6 78.Nh4 Bg5 79.Nf5 Bf6

80.Kd6 Kg8 81.Kd5 Kf8 82.Ke4 Ke8 83.Nh4 Bc3 84.Kf4 Ke7 85.Kf5 Be1 86.Ng6+ Ke8 87.Kf4 Bd2+ 88.Kf3 Be1 89.Kg2 Bd2 90.Kf2 Ba5 91.Ke2 Bc7 92.Kf3 Ba5 93.Kf4 Be1 94.Kf3 Ba5 95.Ne5 Be1 96.Nd3 Ba5 97.Ke4 Ke7 98.Kf5 Bd2 99.Ke5 Bc3+ 100.Kf5 Bd2 101.Ne5 Be1 102.Ng6+ Ke8 103.Kf4 Bd2+ 104.Ke4 Be1 105.Kf3 Kd8 106.Kg2 Ke8 107.Kh3 Bf2 108.Kh4 Be1 109.Kh3 Bf2 110.Kh2 Be1 111.Kg2 Kd8 112.Kf3 Ke8 113.Kf4 Bd2+ ½-½ Postny,E (2653)−Akshayraj,K (2454)/Rethymno GRE 2012/The Week in Chess 922] 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.0-0 Nb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 Na5 10.e4 [10.Qc2 Bd7 11.Rd1 Qc8 12.Bg5 Re8 13.Rac1 Bf5 14.e4 Bg4 15.Na4 Nac4 16.Nxb6 Nxb6 17.Qxc7 Bxb2 18.Qf4 Qd7 19.Rc7 Qa4 20.Rd2 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Qxa2 22.d6 Qa1+ 23.Rd1 Qa4 24.Bxe7 Nd7 25.e5 Qb5 26.Rxb7 Qxe5 27.Rxd7 1-0 Ippolito,D (2432)−Evdokimov,A (2544)/Philadelphia USA 2012/The Week in Chess 922] 10...c6 11.Bf4 cxd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Nc4 Heading to the d6 blockade square. 14.Qb3 Nd6 15.Rfe1 Re8 16.Rac1 a5 17.Be3 a4 18.Qb4 Nf5 Diagram

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[18...Qa5 19.Qxa5 Rxa5 20.Nd4 Ra8 21.Bf4= ] 19.Bc5! Offers the d−pawn to open up the diagonal for Bg2. 19...Qxd5 20.Nd4 Qd8?E Diagram



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[J20...Qd7 21.Nb5 Rd8 22.Bb6 Qd2 23.Qxd2 Rxd2 24.Nc7 White has nice pressure for the pawn. 24...Rb8 25.Ba7 Bd4 26.Bxb8 Bxf2+ 27.Kf1 Bxe1 28.Rxe1 Rxb2 29.Nd5 Rxa2 30.Nxe7+ Nxe7 31.Rxe7 Ra1+ 32.Kf2 Ra2+ 33.Kg1 Be6 34.Be5S White is still pressing but black does have three

pawns for the bishop.] 21.Nxf5 Bxf5 22.Bxb7 Rb8 23.Ba7 Rxb7 24.Qxb7E 24...Qd2 25.Be3 [25.Rcd1 Qxb2 26.Rxe7 Qxb7 27.Rxb7R ] 25...Qxb2 26.Qc6 Rb8 27.Qxa4 Black does not have enough compensation for the exchange. 27...h5 [27...Bf6 28.Qa7 Kg7 29.a4R ] 28.h4 Bf6 29.a3 Rb3 30.Rcd1 Rb8 31.Rc1 Be6 32.Rc2 Qb7 33.Qc6 Qb3 34.a4 Bd5 35.Qc7 Ra8 36.a5 Qa4 37.Bb6 Qg4 38.Rd2 Bf3 39.Re3 1-0

(91) Andersson,U (2569) − Zwirs,Nico (2173) [D77] 11th ROC Nova Open Haarlem NED (2.2), 07.07.2012 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.0-0 d5 6.d4 dxc4 7.Na3 Nc6 8.Nxc4 Be6 9.b3 Bd5 10.Bb2 a5 11.Rc1 Re8 12.a3 e6 13.e3 h6 14.Qc2 Be4 15.Qe2 g5 16.Ncd2 Bg6 Diagram

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17.Rxc6 bxc6 18.Ne5 Nd5 19.Nxg6 fxg6 Diagram

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White has nice compensation based on pawn structure alone. 20.Rc1 Qd7 21.Be4 Kh7 22.Nf3 Rab8 23.Rc4 Ne7 24.Qc2 Rb6 25.Bc3 Ra8 26.Rc5 Rab8 27.Nd2 Rb5 28.Rc4 White should keep at least one rook. Rxc4 32.Nxc4 Rd8 33.Kg2 White is in no hurry. 33...Nf5 34.h3 Ra8 Diagram



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35.Ba3! The bishop is regrouped to target the weak a−pawn. 35...Qe6 36.Bf3 Bf6 37.Bc1 h5 38.Bd2 g4 39.hxg4 hxg4 40.Bxg4 Nh4+ 41.Kh3 Nf5 42.Kh2 Kg7 43.Bf3 Nd6 44.Nxd6 Qxd6 45.Bxc6 Rh8+ 46.Kg2 Qe5 Diagram

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White has two pawns for the exchange and keeps excellent chances considering black's weak pawns.47.Bf3 Rb8 48.Qc4 Rd8 49.Be1 Rb8 50.Bd5 Rd8 51.e4! Black's rook is shut out and white's bishops continue to dominate the board. 51...Rd7 52.Bxa5 Kh8 53.Qc6 Re7 54.Bb4 Rg7 55.a5+− All that is left is to push the a−pawn. 55...Qb2 56.Bc5 Bd4 57.Bxd4 Qxd4 58.a6 Kh7 59.b4 Qb6 60.Qxb6 cxb6

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(88) Mamedyarov,S (2726) − Topalov,V (2752) [D80] World Rapid Final Astana KAZ (4), 06.07.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 4...Bg7 A. 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.cxd5 c6 7.e4 0-0 8.e5 Bg7

9.Bc4 b5 10.Bb3 b4 11.Nce2 cxd5 12.Nf4 e6 13.Nf3 Ba6 14.h4 Nc6 15.h5 Rc8 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Qd2 Qe7 18.Nd3 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Na5 20.Kf1 Nc4 21.Rb1 f5 22.g3 g5 23.Kg2 g4 24.Ng1 Kf7 25.Ne2 Rh8 26.Nf4 Qb7 27.Rh5 Rxh5 28.Nxh5 Rh8 29.Rh1 Bh6 30.Nf4 Qa8 31.Nxe6 Kxe6 32.Rh5 Qf8 33.Bxc4 dxc4 34.Qxc4+ Kd7 35.e6+ Ke7 36.d5 Bg7 37.Qc7+ Kf6 38.e7 Qxe7 39.Rxf5+ 1-0 Gupta,A (2644)−Sarkar,J (2411)/Philadelphia USA 2012/The Week in Chess 921

B. 5.e3 c5 6.Nf3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc6 8.Ndb5 a6 9.cxd5 axb5 10.Bxb5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Be6 12.e4 Bxd5 13.Qxd5 0-0 14.0-0 Bxb2 15.Rad1 Qxd5 16.exd5 Nd4 17.Bd3 Ba3 18.Rfe1 Rfd8 19.Bxe7 ½-½ Gupta,A (2627)−Shankland,S (2579)/Philadelphia USA 2012/The Week in Chess 922

5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4 [6...Bg7 7.e3 c5 8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.Be2 cxd4 11.cxd4 e5 12.dxe5 Qa5+ 13.Qd2 Qxd2+ 14.Kxd2 Nxe5 15.Rab1 0-0 16.Nd4 Nc6 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Bc4 Re8 19.Rhc1 Be6 20.Rb7 Bf8 21.Bf6 c5 22.Kd3 Bxc4+ 23.Rxc4 Reb8 24.Rxb8 Rxb8 25.g4 h6 26.h4 Rb6 27.g5 Ra6 28.a4 h5 29.Be5 Be7 30.Ke4 Kf8 31.Bb8 Ke8 32.Kd5 Kd7 33.Rf4 f6 34.gxf6 Bxf6 35.e4 c4 36.Kxc4 Ke6 37.Kc5 Rxa4 38.f3 a6 39.Bc7 Bd4+ 40.Kc6 Rc4+ 41.Kb7 Rxc7+ 42.Kxa6 Ke5 0-1 Zhou Jianchao (2625)−Wan Yunguo (2441)/Taizhou CHN 2012/The Week in Chess 921] 7.e3 Be6 8.Nf3 A. 8.Rb1 Bg7 9.Nh3 Nd7 10.Nf4 Bf5

11.Rxb7 Nb6 12.Qf3 0-0 13.Be2 Qc8 14.Rxb6 axb6 15.Nd5 Kh8 16.e4 Be6 17.Nxe7 Qd7 18.d5 Bg4 19.Qxg4 Bxc3+ 20.Kf1 Qxg4 21.Bxg4 Rxa2 22.Bd1 Rd2 23.Bf3 Ra8 24.g4 Ra1+ 25.Kg2 Rxh1



26.Kxh1 Bg7 27.Kg2 h6 28.g5 c3 29.gxh6 c2 0-1 Hess,R (2639)−Deepan,C (2468)/Philadelphia USA 2012/The Week in Chess 922;

B. 8.Qb1 c5 9.Qb5+ Nd7 10.Bxc4 Bxc4 11.Qxc4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Qa5+ 13.Ke2 Nb6 14.Qd3 Rc8 15.Nf3 Rc3 16.Qb1 e6 17.Nd2 Qa6+ 18.Kf3 Nd5 19.Ne4 Qc6 20.Kg3 Bd6+ 21.Kf3 Bc7 22.Ke2 f5 23.Nf6+ Nxf6 24.Bxf6 0-0 25.Be7 Rc8 26.Rc1 Ba5 27.Ba3 Rxc1 28.Bxc1 Bc3 29.Bd2 Qa6+ 30.Ke1 Bxa1 31.Qxa1 Rc2 32.a4 Qd3 33.Qd1 b6 34.a5 bxa5 0-1 Peskov,A (2394)−Zakhartsov,V (2562)/Voronezh RUS 2012/The Week in Chess 920;

C. 8.Be2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Nd7 10.0-0 Nb6 11.Qc2 0-0 12.a4 a5 13.Rfb1 Qe8 14.Nd2 Bd7 15.Nxc4 Bxa4 16.Qa2 Nd5 17.Qd2 b6 18.Bf3 Rd8 19.Bxd5 Rxd5 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Rxa4 Ra8 22.Raa1 a4 23.Na3 Bf8 24.c4 Rda5 25.Qd3 Qh4 26.Ra2 Rh5 27.h3 Rg5 28.Kf1 Raa5 29.Nb5 a3 30.Nxc7 Raf5 31.Nd5 Qg3 32.Qe4 Qh2 33.f4 Qh1+ 34.Kf2 Rxg2+ 35.Qxg2 Qxb1 36.Kg3 Bd6 37.Kh2 Rxd5 38.cxd5 b5 39.Rc2 b4 40.Rc6 a2 0-1 Sachdev,T (2417)−Bosiocic,M (2555)/Philadelphia USA 2012/The Week in Chess 921

8...Nd7 8...Bg7 9.Rb1 A. 9...b6 10.Nd2 0-0 11.Be2 Qd7 12.0-0 c5

13.Nxc4 Rc8 14.Rc1 Nc6 15.dxc5 Qxd1 16.Rfxd1 bxc5 17.Kf1 Rd8 18.Ke1 Rxd1+ 19.Kxd1 Rd8+ 20.Ke1 Kf8 21.Bg3 f5 22.Rc2 Rd7 23.Nd2 Ne5 24.Nb3 Bxb3 25.axb3 Nd3+ 26.Bxd3 Rxd3 27.Ke2 Rd7 28.c4 Rb7 29.Ra2 Rxb3 30.Rxa7 Rb2+ 31.Kf1 Rb1+ 32.Ke2 Rb2+ 33.Kf1 Rb1+ 34.Ke2 ½-½ Khairullin,I (2631)−Nepomniachtchi,I (2716)/Tyumen RUS 2012/The Week in Chess 921

B. 9...0-0 10.Rxb7 Bd5 11.Rb1 c5 12.Be2 Qa5 13.0-0 Nc6 14.Qc2 Be6 15.Rfd1 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 Bf6 18.Bxf6 exf6 19.Bf3 Rac8 20.d5 Bd7 21.Rd4 Ba4 22.Qc1 Bd7 23.Qc2 c3 24.h4 Rb8 25.Rxb8 Rxb8 26.Rc4 Rc8 27.Rxc8+ Bxc8 28.d6 Qc5 29.Be4 Be6 30.g3 Kg7 31.Qd3 f5 0-1 Mamedyarov,S (2726)−Svidler,P (2749)/Astana KAZ 2012/The Week in Chess 922

9.d5 [9.Ng5 Bd5 10.e4 h6 11.exd5 hxg5 12.Bxg5 Nb6 13.Bxc4 Nxc4 14.Qa4+ c6 15.Qxc4 Qxd5 16.Qxd5 cxd5 17.Kd2 0-0-0 18.h4 Rd6 19.g3 Ra6 20.a4 Bh6 21.Bxh6 Rxh6 22.Rhe1 e6 23.Reb1 Rh8 24.Rb4 Kc7 25.Rab1 Rb8 26.g4 Rc6 27.a5 Ra6 28.Rb5 b6 29.axb6+ axb6 30.R5b2 Rh8 31.Rh1 Kd7 32.Ke3 Ke7 33.Rb3 Kf6 34.Kf3 Ra2 35.Kg3 Rc2 36.Re1 Rc8 37.Re3 Kg7 38.Rf3 Rc4 39.Ra3 Rc7 40.Rb3 Rc4 41.Ra3 Rc7 42.Rb3 b5 43.Re3 Rc4 44.Rd3 Rc1 45.Kg2 Rc2 46.Kg3 Rc1 47.Kg2 Rc2 48.Kg3 Rc1 49.Kg2 ½-½ Dreev,A (2677)−Kurnosov,I (2663)/Astana KAZ 2012/The Week in Chess 922] 9...Bg4 10.Qd4 Bxf3 11.gxf3!? Declining the exchange does not turn out to be a substantial improvement. [11.Qxh8 Bxd5 12.Qd4 Nb6 (12...c6* ) 13.e4 Bc6 14.f3 Qxd4 15.cxd4 Bg7 16.Rc1 Bxd4 17.Bxc4 Be3 18.Rc2 Nxc4 19.Rxc4 Rd8 20.Rc2 Bb6 21.Bg5 Ba4 22.Rc1 Rd3 23.Rb1 c6 24.Bd2 Bb5 25.Rb3 Rd7 26.Ra3 Bc5 27.Rc3 Bb4 28.Rc2 Ba4 29.Rb2 Ba3 30.Rb1 Bc2 31.Ra1 Bb2 32.Ke2 Bd3+ 33.Kf2 Bxa1 34.Rxa1 c5 35.Be3 b6 36.Rd1 Bc4 37.Rxd7 Kxd7 38.a3 Kc6 39.Bf4 a5 40.Bd2 Kb5 41.Bf4 Ka4 42.Bc7 b5 43.Ke3 Bf1 44.Kf2 Bd3 45.Ke3 c4 46.Kd4 Kxa3 47.Bxa5 b4 0-1 Gelfand,B (2750)−Ponomariov,R (2737)/Nice FRA 2010/The Week in Chess 801] 11...Rg8O 12.Qxc4 Bg7 13.Rd1 Kf8!? Original play begins. 14.Bg3 Ne5 15.Qe4 f5 16.Qf4 c6 17.Bc4 Nxc4 18.Qxc4 Qa5 19.0-0 Qxc3 20.Qa4 [20.Qf4 Bf6 21.e4C ] 20...cxd5 21.Rxd5 Bf6 Slowly black is consolidating and white is not able to justify the pawn deficit. 22.Rb1 Qc6 23.Qb3 b6 24.e4 Qe6 25.Rbd1 Kf7 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Kg2 Diagram



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27...Kg7!= The king walks to safety and takes away white's tactical threats. 28.Qb1 Rac8 [28...Kg6L ] 29.Rxf5 Kh8= Mission accomplished. 30.Rh5 Qf7 31.Rhd5 Rc5 32.Qe4 Qg6 33.Qe6 [33.Rxc5 bxc5 34.Rd7= ] 33...Rc2 34.a4 h6 35.Kh1?= Rxf2 36.Rg1 Rxf3∓ 37.Qe2 Rf5 38.Rd7 Kh7 39.Rxa7 Rg7 40.Rc7 h5 41.Rc4 Rg5 42.Rf1 Rg4 43.Rxg4 Qxg4 44.Qxg4 Rxg4 45.Rb1 Rxa4 46.Rxb6 h4 47.Bf2 Ra2 48.Bc5 Rc2 49.Be3 Kg6 50.Rb3 Kf5 51.Bg1 e5 52.h3 e4 53.Rb5+ Kg6 54.Rb6 Kf5 55.Rb5+ Kf4 56.Rb3 Bc3 57.Bh2+ Ke3 58.Rb8 Rc1+ 59.Kg2 Rc2+ 60.Kh1 Rxh2+ 0-1

(67) Hoi,C (2357) − Hammer,J (2630) [D85] 5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR (3), 23.06.2012 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 [7...0-0 8.Be3 b6 9.h4 c5 10.h5 Bb7 11.hxg6 hxg6 12.e5 cxd4 13.cxd4 Qd5 14.Rc1 Nc6 15.Bc4 Qa5+ 16.Bd2 Qa3 17.Ng5 Nxd4 18.Rh3 Qc5 19.Bxf7+ Rxf7 20.Rxc5 bxc5 21.Qb1 Bxg2 22.Qxg6 1-0 Khenkin,I (2669)−Behrendt,C (2081)/Leiden NED 2012/The Week in Chess 922] 8.Be3 [8.Rb1 0-0 9.Be2 b6 10.0-0 Qc7 11.Bg5 e6 12.d5 exd5 13.exd5 Bf5 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 c4 16.Qd2 Nd7 17.Bh6 Qd6 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Qd4+ Nf6 20.Rfd1 Rac8 21.a4 Rfe8 22.a5 Rc5 23.axb6 Rxd5

24.Qxd5 Nxd5 25.Rb5 axb6 26.Rdxd5 Qa3 27.h4 Qc1+ 28.Kh2 Re2 0-1 Korley,K (2298)−Gupta,A (2627)/Philadelphia USA 2012/The Week in Chess 922] 8...Qa5 [8...Bg4 9.Rb1 Nc6 10.Rxb7 0-0 11.e5 Qa5 12.Qd2 Rab8 13.Rxb8 Rxb8 14.Bd3 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Qa3 16.0-0 Rb2 17.Qc1 Rxa2 18.Be4 Na5 19.Qxa3 Rxa3 20.Rb1 Rb3 21.Ra1 Nc4 22.Bg5 Rxc3 23.Rxa7 Bf8 24.dxc5 Nxe5 25.Be3 e6 26.Bd4 Rc1+ 27.Kg2 Nc4 28.Ra8 e5 29.Ba1 Kg7 30.c6 f6 31.Ra6 Nd6 32.Bd5 Rd1 33.Be6 Rc1 34.Bd7 Nf5 ½-½ Cyborowski,L (2560)−Jaracz,P (2514)/Wroclaw POL 2012/The Week in Chess 921] 9.Qd2 [9.Nd2 cxd4 10.Nc4 dxe3 11.Nxa5 Bxc3+ 12.Ke2 Bxa5 13.Qa4+ Nc6 14.fxe3 0-0 15.Kf2 Bb6 16.Be2 Bd7 17.Rhd1 Rad8 18.Qa3 Be6 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Rd1 Rc8 21.Rc1 Rd8 22.Qb2 f6 23.Bc4 Bxc4 24.Rxc4 Ne5 25.Qb3 Nxc4 26.Qxc4+ Kf8 27.Ke2 Rd6 28.Qc8+ Kg7 29.e5 fxe5 30.Qxb7 Kf6 31.Qf3+ Kg7 32.Qe4 Kf7 33.g4 h6 34.h4 Kf6 35.a4 Bc7 36.Qa8 Bb6 37.Qf8+ Ke6 38.Qxh6 Kd5 39.Qf8 1-0 Lemos,D (2545)−Pierrot,F (2442)/La Plata ARG 2012/The Week in Chess 922] 9...0-0 [9...Nc6 Immediate pressure is Avrukh's Grunfeld repertoire in The Grunfeld Defence(Quality Chess 2011).] 10.Rc1 [10.h3 Nc6 11.Be2 cxd4 12.cxd4 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Rd8 14.Kc3 b6 15.Rhd1 Bb7 16.Rac1 e6 17.Kb2 h6 18.Bb5 Na5 19.Bd3 Nc6 20.e5 Nb4 21.Bb1 Bd5 22.a3 Nc6 23.Ne1 Rd7 24.Bd3 b5 25.Rc5 Rb8 26.Rdc1 Rb6 27.f3 Bf8 28.R5c2 Bc4 29.d5 Nxe5 30.Bxc4 Nxc4+ 31.Rxc4 bxc4+ 32.Bxb6 Rb7 33.Rxc4 Rxb6+ 34.Ka2 exd5 35.Rc2 Ra6 36.Rc3 Bb4 37.Re3 Bd2 38.Re2 Bc1 0-1 Broekhuis,J (1880)−Timman,J (2575)/Helmond NED 2012/The Week in Chess 921] 10...Rd8 11.d5 e6 12.c4 Qa3!? A new path. [12...Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Na6 14.h4 h6 15.Bd3 f5 16.a3 fxe4 17.Bxe4 exd5 18.Bxg6 dxc4+ 19.Ke2 b5 20.Rhd1 Be6 21.Be4 Rab8 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Bb7 Nb8 24.Bxc5 Bb2 25.Rc2 c3 26.Bd4 Bb3 27.Rxb2 Bc4+ 28.Ke3 cxb2 29.Bxb2 Rd3+ 30.Kf4 Nd7 31.Be4 Nc5 32.Bf5 Rb3 33.Bd4 Nd3+



34.Bxd3 Rxd3 35.Bc5 a5 36.Ne5 Rd5 37.Bb6 a4 38.g4 Bf1 39.Ke4 Rd2 40.Bc5 Rc2 41.Kd5 Rb2 42.f4 Bh3 43.f5 Re2 ½-½ Urkedal,F (2436) −Hammer,J (2638) Sandefjord NOR 2012 The Week in Chess 922] 13.Be2 b6 14.0-0 Nc6 15.Bh6!? Starting direct action against the king. 15...Nb4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qf4 Qxa2?+− Diagram

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After this greedy capture there is no defence.[17...Rf8 Is safer. 18.Rcd1S ] 18.Ne5 f5 [18...Rf8 Also loses. 19.Ng4! Qxe2 (19...f6 20.e5 Qxe2 21.Qh6+ Kf7 22.Qxh7+ Ke8 23.Nxf6+ Kd8 24.d6+− ) 20.Qf6+ Kg8 21.Nh6# ; 18...f6 19.Ng4 Rf8 20.e5 Qb2 (20...Qxe2 21.Qh6+ Kf7 22.Qxh7+ Ke8 23.Nxf6++− ) 21.Rb1 Qc3 22.exf6+ Rxf6 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Qe3!+− ] 19.Qg5 Rf8 20.Rc3! Another piece enters the attack and black is still without enough defenders. 20...Rb8 [20...Qxe2? 21.Qe7+ Kg8 22.Rh3 h5 23.Nxg6 Rf7 24.Qe8+ Kg7 25.Nf4 Qd2 26.Nxh5+ Kh6 27.Qh8+ Kg5 28.Qg8+ Kh6 29.Ng3# ] 21.Qe7+ Kg8 22.Nxg6 Rf7 23.Qe8+ Kg7 24.Ne5 Rfb7 25.Rg3+ Kf6 26.f4 Qxe2 27.Qf8+ Rf7 28.Qxf7# 1-0

(89) Shabalov,A (2534) − Gupta,Ab (2627) [D97] 40th Annual World Open Philadelphia USA (7), 07.07.2012 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 0-0 7.e4 [7.Bf4 Ducks massive theory. 7...c6 8.e4 b5 9.Qd3 Ba6 10.Qc2 Qa5 11.Bd2 b4 12.Nd1 Bxf1 13.Rxf1 c5 14.d5 Nbd7 15.Ne3 Nb6 16.Ne5 Qb5 17.N5c4 Ng4 18.Rc1 Nxc4 19.Nxc4 f5 20.h3 Nf6 21.exf5 Nxd5 22.fxg6 hxg6 23.Qxg6 Rf6 24.Qe4 Rd8 25.f4 Nb6 26.Ne5 Rd4 27.Qe2 Qxe2+ 28.Kxe2 Re6 29.Rxc5 Nd7 30.Be3 Re4 31.Rc6 Rxc6 32.Nxc6 Rc4 33.Nxe7+ Kf7 34.Nf5 Rc2+ 35.Kf3 Bxb2 36.Bxa7 Rc3+ 37.Be3 Nf6 38.Rb1 Ba3 39.Rd1 Ke6 40.g4 Nd5 41.h4 Bb2 42.h5 Ra3 43.h6 Bh8 44.Rd2 Nc3 45.Rd6+ Kf7 46.g5 1-0 Morozevich,A (2770)−Kurnosov,I (2663) Astana KAZ 2012 The Week in Chess 922] 7...a6 A. 7...Nc6 This can transpose into the

Smyslov line(7...Bg4). 8.h3 e5 9.dxe5 Nd7 10.e6 Nde5 11.exf7+ Rxf7 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.Qb3 Nd3+ 14.Bxd3 Qxd3 15.Be3 Qa6 16.Rd1 Be6 17.Qc2 Bxa2 18.b3 Qc6 19.Bd2 Qb6 20.Be3 Bxb3 21.Qd2 Qe6 22.Rc1 Rd7 23.Qe2 Rad8 24.Nd5 Qxe4 0-1 Macieja,B (2614)−Erdos,V (2624)/Achaea GRE 2012/The Week in Chess 921;

B. 7...b6 8.e5 Be6 9.exf6 Bxc4 10.fxg7 Kxg7 11.Bxc4 c6 12.0-0 Nd7 13.Bf4 Nf6 14.Rad1 Qc8 15.Rfe1 Qb7 16.d5 cxd5 17.Nxd5 Rad8 18.Be5 Rd7 19.Bc3 Rfd8 20.Rxe7 Rxe7 21.Bxf6+ Kf8 22.Ng5 Rd6 23.Nxh7+ Ke8 24.h4 b5 25.Bxe7 Qxe7 26.Bxb5+ Kd8 27.Ng5 Qb7 28.Bc4 f5 29.b3 Kc8 30.Nh3 Qg7 31.a4 f4 32.Nhxf4 g5 33.hxg5 Qxg5 34.Rd3 Qe5 35.Re3 Qd4 36.Re8+ Kb7 37.Re7+ Kb8 38.Rh7 a5 39.g3 Qb2 40.Kg2 Qd4 41.Re7 Rh6 42.Nc7 Qc5 43.Re6 1-0 Jakovenko,D (2736)−Li Chao2 (2687)/St Petersburg RUS 2012/The Week in Chess 922]

8.e5 [8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5 10.dxc5 Bb7 11.e5 Nfd7 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Nd5 Qa5+ 14.Kf1 e6 15.Nf4 Nc6 16.Nd3 Ndxe5 17.Nfxe5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Bd5 19.Qc3 Qxc3 20.bxc3 Bxe5 21.Bd4



Bxd4 22.cxd4 e5 23.dxe5 Rfc8 24.Bf3 Rxc5 25.Bxd5 Rxd5 26.h4 Rxe5 27.Rh3 Rd8 28.Ra3 Re6 29.Re1 Rdd6 30.g3 h5 31.Ree3 Rxe3 32.Rxe3 Kg7 33.Rf3 a5 34.Rb3 Rd5 35.Ke2 Kf6 36.Rc3 Ke5 37.Rc7 Kd4 38.Rxf7 Kc3 39.Rf6 Rd2+ 40.Ke3 Rxa2 41.Rxg6 a4 42.Rc6+ Kb3 43.g4 hxg4 44.Rc1 a3 45.h5 g3 46.fxg3 Rh2 47.Rb1+ Ka4 48.g4 a2 49.Ra1 Ka3 50.g5 Rxh5 51.Kd4 0-1 Evdokimov,A (2544)−Gupta,A (2644) Philadelphia USA 2012 The Week in Chess 922] 8...b5 9.Qb3 Nfd7 10.Be2 c5 11.e6 cxd4 [11...fxe6 12.Qxe6+ Kh8 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Qe3 Nbd7 15.0-0 Bb7 16.Rd1 Qc8 17.Bd2 b4 18.Rac1 bxc3 19.Bxc3 Qe8 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.b4 Ne4 22.Rc7 Nd6 23.Ng5 Rf6 24.Bg4 Bc8 25.Ne4 Nxe4 26.Qxe4 Qd8 27.Qc2 e6 28.Qc6 Kh6

29.Rc1 Rb8 30.Rxc8 Rxc8 31.Qxc8 Qb6 32.Rf1 Qxb4 33.Be2 Nc5 34.Bxa6 Qa3 35.Bb5 Rf5 36.Bc4 Rf6 37.Qd8 Qc3 38.h4 Rf5 39.Be2 Kg7 40.Rd1 e5 41.Qd5 Qc2 42.Qd2 Qa4 43.Qe3 Ne6 44.g4 Rf6 45.Qxe5 Qa7 46.Rd7+ Qxd7 47.g5 Qd4 48.gxf6+ Kf7 49.Qxd4 Nxd4 50.Bd1 Kxf6 51.h5 gxh5 52.Bxh5 Kg5 53.Bd1 Kf4 54.a4 Nc6 55.Kg2 Na5 56.Kh3 Kg5 57.Kg3 Nc4 58.Bc2 h6 59.Bd3 Na5 60.f4+ Kf6 61.Kg4 Nc6 62.Be4 Na5 63.Bd5 Ke7 64.Kf5 Kd6 65.Bf3 Nc4 66.Be2 Ne3+ 67.Ke4 Nd5 68.a5 h5 69.a6 h4 1-0 Gelashvili,T (2604)−Shahade,G (2462)/Philadelphia USA 2012/The Week in Chess 922] 12.exf7+ Kh8 13.Ne4 Nc6 14.h4 h6 Trying to keep the kingside closed. 15.h5 g5 Diagram

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16.Bxg5!? Nde5 [16...hxg5? Accepting the bishop leads to a massive attack. 17.Nexg5 Nde5 18.Nh4 Bf6 19.Ng6+ Kg7 20.Qg3! (20.Nxf8 Qxf8 21.f4 Bxg5 22.fxg5 Qxf7 23.h6+ Kh8 24.Qxf7 Nxf7 25.g6 Nfe5) ) 20...Qa5+ 21.Kf1 Qb4 22.Qf4!+− Rxf7 23.h6+! Kg8 24.h7+ Rxh7 25.Nxh7 Nxg6 26.Qe4 Bf5 27.Qxf5 Nce5 28.Nxf6+ exf6 29.Bd3+− ] 17.Bf4 Bf5 Striving to complete development. [17...Nxf7 18.Rd1 e5 19.Bd2 Bf5 20.Bd3= ] 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 [18...Nxe5= ] 19.Qf3 [19.Ng3!? Bh7 20.Bxh6 d3 21.Bf3 Nd4 22.Qd5 d2+!? 23.Bxd2 Nc2+ 24.Ke2 Nd4+ 25.Kd1C (25.Ke1= ) ]

19...Qd5 20.Ng3 Be6 21.Rc1 Bxf4?!F [J21...Rxf7 22.Rxc6 Rxf4 23.Qxd5 Bxd5 24.Rxh6+ Kg8 25.Rg6+ Kf7 26.f3 Bxa2 27.Ne4= ] 22.Qxf4 Rxf7 23.Qxh6+ Rh7 24.Qf4 Qe5?E Diagram

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[24...Rf7 25.Qd2 Ne5 26.0-0S ] 25.Rh4 Pressing for the middlegame kill. [25.Qxe5+ Nxe5 26.Rc5 Nd7 27.Rc7 Ne5 28.Rh4 Bd5 29.Rc5 e6 30.Rxd4R ] 25...Qxf4 26.Rxf4 Bd5 Diagram



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27.Rc5F [27.Bd3R ] 27...Rd8 28.Bf3 Ne5 29.Rxd4 Nxf3+ 30.gxf3 e6 31.f4 Rf8 [31...Rhd7 32.Ne4 Bxe4 33.Rxe4 Rd1+ 34.Ke2 R1d2+ 35.Kf3 Rxb2 36.Rc6 Rxa2 37.Rexe6 Rd7 38.f5R ] 32.b3 Diagram

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32...Rhf7 33.f5 Undermines Bd5. 33...Rf6 34.Kd2 Kh7 35.Kc3 Kh6 36.Kb4 1-0



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