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Friday, May 31, 2013

FR Winawer 7.a4[C19]-TWIC 963

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Gdańsk is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is also historically the largest city of the Kashubian region. 

The city is close to the former late medieval/modern boundary between West Slavic and Germanic lands and it has a complex political history with periods of Polish rule, periods of German rule, and extensive self-rule, with two spells as a free city. It has been part of modern Poland since 1945.



Gdańsk is situated at the mouth of the Motława River, connected to the Leniwka, a branch in the delta of the nearby Vistula River, whose waterway system supplies 60% of the area of Poland and connects Gdańsk to the national capital in Warsaw. This gives the city a unique advantage as the center of Poland's sea trade. 

Together with the nearby port of Gdynia, Gdańsk is also an important industrial center. Historically an important seaport and shipbuilding center, Gdańsk was a member of the Hanseatic League.

TWIC 963

Game 7 of 7 Winawer review May 2013

GM Socko repeated the Winawer but white varied with 7.a4(in rd6 Socko faced 7.h4 and won) and the result was the same.

Bartel,Mat (2619) - Socko,B (2651) 
FR Winawer 7.a4[C19]
ch-POL 2013 Chorzow POL (8.1), 20.04.2013


Position 1
Black is up an exchange and is looking to convert as cleanly as possible. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play
30.Bxc6

FR Winawer 7.h4 [C19]-TWIC 963

More on Chorzow POL
The feature game was played in the Ch-POL held in Chorzow. Here is more about other Chorzow events.


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Game 6 of 7 Winawer review May 2013

GM Socko took command of the queenside light squares with ..Ba4 and ...Nd7-b6-c4 in an original maneuvering game.

Tazbir,M (2555) - Socko,B (2651)
FR Winawer 7.h4 [C19]
ch-POL 2013 Chorzow POL (6.4), 18.04.2013

Position 1
Black is playing both sides of the board. What do you recommend for black now?

Black to Play
20.Ng5

FR Winawer Poisoned Pawn 12..d4[C19]-TWIC 965

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TWIC 965
Game 5 of 7 Winawer review May 2013

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

FR Winawer Poisoned Pawn 12..d4[C19]
4NCL 2012–13 Hinckley ENG (10.116), 05.05.2013


GM Pert obtained a complex playable game by offering the g-pawn in a deep theoretical line.

Position 1
Black has an extra exchange but white has potentially dangerous kingside pawns. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play
28.Be4

FR Winawer 6…Qa5 Black Queen Blues Variation[C18]-TWIC 966

Somov Memorial 2013 Kirishi RUS Final Sandings
IM Artemiev dominated to take clear first with 10.5/11. The feature game is by the winner of this event.


Rk.

Name
FIDE
FED
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Pts.
1
IM
Artemiev Vladislav
2524
RUS
*
½
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10.5
2
IM
Chigaev Maksim
2455
RUS
½
*
½
½
½
½
½
1
1
1
1
1
8
3
IM
Karthikeyan Murali
2435
IND
0
½
*
½
1
½
1
1
½
1
1
+
8
4
IM
Zenzera Alexey
2387
RUS
0
½
½
*
0
1
1
½
1
1
½
+
7
5
IM
Eliseev Urii
2557
RUS
0
½
0
1
*
½
½
½
1
½
1
1
6.5
6

Akhmetov Ayan
2318
KAZ
0
½
½
0
½
*
½
½
1
1
1
1
6.5
7
FM
Grib Roman
2375
BLR
0
½
0
0
½
½
*
½
½
½
1
+
5
8
FM
Harutyunian Tigran K.
2359
ARM
0
0
0
½
½
½
½
*
0
½
1
+
4.5
9
FM
Codenotti Marco
2385
ITA
0
0
½
0
0
0
½
1
*
½
½
+
4
10
FM
Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.
2328
IND
0
0
0
0
½
0
½
½
½
*
1
+
4
11

Golubov Saveliy
2251
RUS
0
0
0
½
0
0
0
0
½
0
*
+
2
12
WGM
Saduakassova Dinara
2351
KAZ
0
0
-
-
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
*
0

About the Tournament
'The "World's Youth Stars" chess tournament is devoted to the memory of Vanya Somov (20 February 1990-31 July 2002). He could have rightfully been a participant of this representative competition. But Vanya's star burned brightly and faded away having no time to shine in the sky if chess.

Though young, he was a rightful member of the team of the World champion 1999 Alexander Khalifman at the World Championship in Las Vegas, at the biggest International tournament in Linares (2000) at the math play with the leading young grandmaster of the world P. Leko in Budapest (2000).

In his chess biography he took part in such bright events as the Youth Championship of Russia (Sochi-2002), World Junior Championship (Spain-2000), International chess tournaments in Helsinki, Dortmund, Maintz, Sankt-Ingbert. 

He played for his school, town and Leningrad Region at the All-Russia's competitions, twice he became the winner of chess tasks and etudes in the Academy of Chess Art in St. Petersburg.

Vanya was surprisingly talented and kindhearted boy with a big sole and a special sunny smile.'-Gennady Nesis

Gallery-photos by Ilgar Bajarani
Some great photos from the gallery.


IM Artemiev(left)



IM Artemiev(right)





TWIC 966
Game 4 of 7 Winawer review May 2013

IM 
Artemiev played a model maneuvering game on the black side of the popular Black Queen Blues line advocated by Moskalenko in his Winawer books.

Aravindh,Chithambaram VR (2328) - Artemiev,V (2524)
FR Winawer 6…Qa5[C18]
The Black Queen Blues Variation
Somov Memorial 2013 Kirishi RUS (6.4), 13.05.2013


Position 1
The position is closed. What do you suggest for black?

Black to Play
32.Be3

FR Winawer 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 [C17]-TWIC 968

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TWIC 968
Game 3 of 7 Winawer review May 2013

GM Hector got a nice position with the 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 Winawer but misplayed it. GM Berg made a nice comeback to earn the victory. 

Hector,J (2512) - Berg,E (2561)
FR Winawer 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 [C17]

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

Position 1
The position is complicated. What do you recommend for black?

Black to Play
26.Qh7

FR Winawer 4..b6[C16]-TWIC 964

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TWIC 964
Game 2 of 7 Winawer review May 2013
The 4..b6 is a slower paced way to defend the Winawer. GM Vocaturo exploited some inaccurate defensive play in rd2 of the TCh-ITA.

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

FR Winawer 4..b6[C16]
45th Italian Teams 2013 Bratto ITA (2), 28.04.2013


Position 1
The black kings is well guarded. What do you suggest for white?

White to Play
19...Qd8

FR Winawer 4.ed ed[C15]-TWIC 966

More on the Winawer



TWIC 966
Game 1 of 7 Winawer review May 2013


The 4.ed ed exchange Winawer is a popular way of ducking big theory battles.
GM Robson got a winning position early in the game but had to work hard before scoring the point.

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

FR Winawer 4.ed ed[C15]
ch-USA 2013 Saint Louis USA (6), 09.05.2013

Position 1
White is a pawn down and must play energetically to make up for the deficit. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

26...Rxd4