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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Grunfeld Exchange Be3[D85]-TWIC 966

More on Svidler in Norway 2013




The Lighter side of Svidler




TWIC 966
Svidler got nothing special from the opening but Hammer slowly drifted into trouble and conceded a pawn in the ending. Even then, the R-R ending seemed drawable.

Svidler,P (2769) - Hammer,J (2608)

Grunfeld Exchange Be3[D85]
Supreme Masters 2013 Sandnes NOR (1.4), 08.05.2013


Position 1
GM Svidler converted an extra pawn in an interesting manner after GM Hammer defended the R-R ending with an unusual rook placement.

White to Play
43...Rd6

Grunfeld Exchange 8.Rb1-12..Bg4[D85]-TWIC 966

More on GM Areshchenko,A
(Russian Language)


TWIC 967
The 8.Rb1 line is still popular. GM Shengelia won an interesting game with a QR-QR configuration with some subtle play.

Shengelia,D (2546) - Areshchenko,A (2709)

Grunfeld Exchange 8.Rb1-12..Bg4[D85]
14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL (5.2), 09.05.2013

Position 1

White has the more dangerous pawns but the Rf1 is passive. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play
30...h5

Grunfeld e3 6.Be2 c5[D94]-TWIC 967

EICC Blitz
Some light-hearted chess from Legnica.



TWIC 967
GM Miton,K exploited black's misplaced pieces and won from a harmless looking formation. 

Miton,K (2624) - Handke,F (2545)
Grunfeld e3 6.Be2 c5[D94]
14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL (11.37), 16.05.2013

Position 1
Black's queen is exposed on the c-file and is asking for trouble. What do you recommend for white?
  • 15.Rac1
  • 15.Rfc1
  • Something else
White to Play
15...Qc4

Grunfeld g3 10.Re1 a5 [D76]-TWIC 966

More on GM Gagunashvili,M
(Russian language)




TWIC 966
GM Gagunashvili was steadily ground down in methodical fashion after conceding a pawn.

Gagunashvili,M (2592) - Ragger,M (2666)
Grunfeld g3 10.Re1 a5 [D76]
14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL (6.18), 10.05.2013

Position 1
Black turned a better structure into a clear extra pawn and is now deep into the conversion stage. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play
54.Kf2

Anti-Grunfeld 3.f3 d5[D70]-TWIC 966

More on Wang Hao in Norway




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TWIC 966
Svidler sacrificed a pawn on the black side of a 3.f3 Anti-Grunfeld to get some queenside pressure, but it was Wang Hao who converted the pawn in a technical RN-RB ending.

Wang Hao (2743) - Svidler,P (2769)

Anti-Grunfeld 3.f3 d5[D70]
Supreme Masters 2013 Sandnes NOR (2.5), 09.05.2013

Position 1
White has arrived at the technical conversion phase and is working on consolidating the extra pawn. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play
41...Bd7

Grunfeld Russian System 7…a6 8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5 [D97]-TWIC 967

More on Tomashevsky
Tomashevsky won the feature game in the EICC Rd 9. Here is more on the grandmaster.



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Euro 2012 Soccer




TWIC 967
GM Tomashevsky got a complicated but equal position from the Russian System and benefited when black strayed on the defence.

Tomashevsky,E (2719) - Grandelius,N (2556) 
Grunfeld Russian System 7…a6 8.Be2 b5 9.Qb3 c5 [D97]
14th Euro Indiv 2013 Legnica POL (9.41), 14.05.2013


Position 1
The position is complicated and black has a tough choice to make. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play
27.Qd4

Friday, May 24, 2013

Benoni g3 11.h3 a6 12.a4 Rb8 13.Nc4 Nb6 [A62]-TWIC 942

More on GM Swiercz,D(POL)
Swiercz,D won the feature game. Here is a bit more on the grandmaster.



More on Lublin,Poland



TWIC 942
GM Swiercz squeezed the whole board for a nice positional victory with the topical g3 Benoni.

Swiercz,D (2585) - Kryvoruchko,Y (2676) 
Benoni g3 9…Re8 10.Nd2 Nbd7 11.h3 a6 12.a4 Rb8 13.Nc4 Nb6 [A62]
4th GM POL-UKR Match Lublin POL (4), 27.05.2012


Position 1
White has taken over the board and has a large space advantage. What do you recommend for white now?

White to Play
37..Reh8

Benoni g3 9…Re8 10.Nd2 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.h3 [A64]-TWIC 962

The TCh-RUS 2013
Here's a closer look at the event where the feature game was played.




TWIC 962
GM Le Quang Liem offered a pawn with 16.a5 in the big line of the g3 Benoni but GM Sjugirov declined and showed the best defence.

Le Quang Liem (2717) - Sjugirov,S (2657) 
Benoni g3 9…Re8 10.Nd2 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.h3 [A64]
20th TCh-RUS 2013 Loo RUS (3), 09.04.2013


Position 1
White has an extra pawn but black has compensation. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play
21...Nf6