December issue of ‘Budapest Chess News’ is out!
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
Canadian chess master and chess author Michael Yip has been residing in Budapest, Hungary for some time now and this past summer Michael started up an on-line newsletter that focuses primarily on chess life in Budapest. Mostly team events and norm-tournaments. The newsletter targets players anywhere between 1600 and 2300.
You can download each issue here on this blog (look for the icon on the left hand side)
You can download each issue here on this blog (look for the icon on the left hand side)
I must commend Michael for his effort. So much great chess information is now available on the internet; the downside is that sometimes it appears that most sites just copy the other site’s material, or atleast report on the same tournament. For this reason it is refreshing to see Michael’s focus on a niche that does not yet have much of a following :Budapest.
You need chessbase to access the download-able file, but you can get a free copy of chessbase-lite in just a few minutes. After that you can enjoy the contents that Michael has prepared. It is actually very easy to read and Michael tries his best to interact with the reader.
The December issue contains a mixture of interesting games and positions from recent events as well as opening theory. The tournaments covered in this issue are:
–Balaton Open A Heviz (with Banusz)
–Governor’s Cup (with superstar Leko)
–Mitropa Cup ( with Rapport,R; Prohaszka,P; Nagy,G; Horvath,P and Bokros,A)
–SPICE Invitational (with Boros,D)
–Budapest Team Ch (Rakosliget Rd3)
Banusz struck first with 19…Rxf3! After 20.Qxf3 Qxh2-ch 21.Kf1 Qh1-ch! 22.Ke2 White seems to be out of trouble. BUT Banusz uncorked 22…Nh2!! , giving Black a very strong attack. You will have to download the magazine to see how the game ended (Black won!)
The december issue also contains some interesting theoretical opening articles and key games that go along with it. There is an introduction to the 7.Be3 line in the Grunfeld, based on Kasparov’s games. As well as the latest games in the Grunfeld in the latest TWIC magazines.
Plus there is an article on the Guimard variation in the French Tarrasch (also known as the Berkes-Guimard variation in Budapest(!), probably because of Hungarian GM Berkes’ contribution to this little known line):
The justification for blocking the black c-pawn with 3…Nc6 is a swift counterattack on White’s centre after the awkward 3.Nd2.
There was a time when I was thinking of including the Guimard into my repetoire (cerca 1979) and I experimented (successfully) in Montreal tournaments. But Sicilian players rarely stray from home for long….and soon enough I was back at my first true love!
However, after playing over Berkes’ games in this issue I am re-considering including the Guimard into my repetoire! The defence is really quite active.
This position has been known for more than 70 years, but theory has never really taken it very seriously, preferring to investigate 3…c5 or 3…Nf6. This may change in the near future. Black is threatening to undermine White’s centre with …f6, and if PxP then Qxf6! challenges White to hold things together while Black continues Bd6 and castles short; often …e5 comes in with strong effect.
It is not easy to find a way for White to get an edge, let alone a comfortable position. Black has a lot of resources in the above position.
I invite the reader to take a look at the games that Michael presents in his coverage of this rare line of the French. The download is free!
The December issue contains a mixture of interesting games and positions from recent events as well as opening theory. The tournaments covered in this issue are:
–Balaton Open A Heviz (with Banusz)
–Governor’s Cup (with superstar Leko)
–Mitropa Cup ( with Rapport,R; Prohaszka,P; Nagy,G; Horvath,P and Bokros,A)
–SPICE Invitational (with Boros,D)
–Budapest Team Ch (Rakosliget Rd3)
FROM THE HUNGARIAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2011
Michael Yip
A.Kozak
The position after 18 moves of play. White has a clear advantage, but that is not enough if you don’t know how to use it! What is White’s best continuation?
HINT: it is a real surprise!
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POSITION AFTER WHITE’S 19th MOVE (19.Ra2):
T. Banusz (2552)
M.Andersen
From the Balaton Open. Opposite side castling! Who will break in first?
Banusz struck first with 19…Rxf3! After 20.Qxf3 Qxh2-ch 21.Kf1 Qh1-ch! 22.Ke2 White seems to be out of trouble. BUT Banusz uncorked 22…Nh2!! , giving Black a very strong attack. You will have to download the magazine to see how the game ended (Black won!)
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The december issue also contains some interesting theoretical opening articles and key games that go along with it. There is an introduction to the 7.Be3 line in the Grunfeld, based on Kasparov’s games. As well as the latest games in the Grunfeld in the latest TWIC magazines.
Plus there is an article on the Guimard variation in the French Tarrasch (also known as the Berkes-Guimard variation in Budapest(!), probably because of Hungarian GM Berkes’ contribution to this little known line):
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6!?
The justification for blocking the black c-pawn with 3…Nc6 is a swift counterattack on White’s centre after the awkward 3.Nd2.
Carlos Enrique Guimard (1913-1998) was an Argentine GM, awarded the title in 1960 (!) , when the title actually meant something more than an inflated IM-title.
There was a time when I was thinking of including the Guimard into my repetoire (cerca 1979) and I experimented (successfully) in Montreal tournaments. But Sicilian players rarely stray from home for long….and soon enough I was back at my first true love!
However, after playing over Berkes’ games in this issue I am re-considering including the Guimard into my repetoire! The defence is really quite active.
AFTER the usual 4.Ngf3 Nf6! 5.e5 Nd7 we get the following position:
This position has been known for more than 70 years, but theory has never really taken it very seriously, preferring to investigate 3…c5 or 3…Nf6. This may change in the near future. Black is threatening to undermine White’s centre with …f6, and if PxP then Qxf6! challenges White to hold things together while Black continues Bd6 and castles short; often …e5 comes in with strong effect.
It is not easy to find a way for White to get an edge, let alone a comfortable position. Black has a lot of resources in the above position.
I invite the reader to take a look at the games that Michael presents in his coverage of this rare line of the French. The download is free!
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS