Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Balangatan vs Sol Cruz

Practice Game
Meralco

Posted by rjsolcruz at 8:52 PM
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9 comments:

  1. rjsolcruzDec 7, 2011, 9:37:00 PM

    [The Hungarian Defense is an attempt to avoid the intricacies of the Giuoco
    Piano or the Two Knights Defense. Played by positional defenders like
    Reshevsky, Hort and Smyslov, it has a reputation for solidity and
    stodginess. Modern Chess Openings]

    [It usually leads to strategic plans typically associated with the Philidor
    Defense or the Steinitz Variation of the Ruy Lopez: Black has a solid
    position but without any real prospects. Chess Opening Essentials]

    [Why play the Hungarian? The answer is simple: the variations to remember
    if you play 3... Nf6 or 3... Bc5 are so numerous, that there are many who
    prefer a quiet position which is slightly inferior to the risks associated
    with the more violent alternatives. Chess Opening Essentials]

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  2. rjsolcruzDec 7, 2011, 10:38:00 PM

    Erwin's Giuoco Piano, 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4, has recently been used by World #1 Magnus Carlsen vs Nakamura in London Classic 2011.

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  3. rjsolcruzDec 8, 2011, 12:25:00 AM

    [4 d4 exd4 5 Nxd4 d6 6 Nc3 Nf6 7 O-O O-O 8 h3 Nxd4 9 Qxd4 c6 10 a4 (slight+) in Spassky vs Hort, Reykjavic 1977]

    [4 d4 exd4 5 Nxd4 d6 6 Nc3 Nf6 7 O-O O-O 8 Nc3 c6 9 O-O Nbd7 10 Rb1 Re8 = in Mestel vs Smyslov, Las Palmas 1982]

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  4. rjsolcruzDec 8, 2011, 12:28:00 AM

    [4 d4 d6 5 Nc3 Nf6 6 h3 O-O 7 O-O h6 8 Re1 Re8 9 Be3 exd4 10 Nxd4 Bf8 11Bf4 (slight +) in Tal vs Filip, Miskolc 1963]

    [4 d4 d6 5 Nc3 Nf6 6 h3 O-O 7 O-O a6 8 a4 exd4 9 Nxd4 Nb4 10 Nd5 Nbxd5 11 exd5 (slight +) in Lipnitsky vs Petrosian, USSR 1951]

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  5. rjsolcruzDec 8, 2011, 12:30:00 AM

    [4 d4 d6 5 d5 Nb8 6 Bd3 Nf6 7 c4 O-O 8 h3 Nbd7 9 Nc3 Ne8 10 O-O g6 11 Bh6 Ng7 12 Qe2 (slight +) in Fuchs vs Kholmov, USSR 1967]

    [4 d4 d6 5 d5 Nb8 6 Nc3 Nf6 7 h3 c6 = in Chekover vs Rabinovich, USSR 1938]

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  6. rjsolcruzDec 8, 2011, 12:31:00 AM

    [4 d4 d6 5 dxe5 dxe5 6 Qxd8 Bxd8 7 Nc3 (slight +) in van der Wiel vs
    Nikolic, Malta 1980]

    [4 d4 d6 5 dxe5 dxe5 6 Bd5 Bd7 7 Ng5 Bxg5 8 Qh5 (slight +) in Bronstein vs Shcherbakov, USSR 1955]

    [4 d4 d6 5 dxe5 Nxe5? 6 Nxe5 dxe5 7 Qh5!]

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  7. rjsolcruzDec 8, 2011, 12:54:00 AM

    The first 5 moves of Erwin and Rhal were identical with that of:
    A) Howell vs Slobodjan in Bundesliga 2011 but Howell continued with 6 Re1
    B) Erdogdu vs Moradiabadi in Beijing 2008 where White continued with 6 Bb3
    C) Hamdouchi vs Hoffman in Sanxenxo 2006 where White continued with 6 h3

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  8. rjsolcruzJan 22, 2012, 4:53:00 PM

    Erwin Balangatan is a Meralco employee.

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  9. rjsolcruzMar 5, 2012, 9:48:00 PM

    This was Rhal's nth win against an adult.

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