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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Carnaval Quebec 2013 Rd4-GM Kovalyov(CAN-ARG)

Rd4
GM Kovalyov played a nice positional game to win in unusual fashion against the solid Queen's Gambit Accepted. Kovalyov will be playing for Canada soon, when FIDE completes his transfer from Argentina.

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Here is the feature game.

Kovalyov,Anton (2586) - Hamilton,Robert (2304)
QGA 7.a4[D27]
Carnaval Quebec CAN (4), 17.02.2013

Position 1
White is well placed for a quiet massage based on better pawn structure. What do you recommend for white?

White to Play

21...Qf5

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Carnaval Quebec 2013 Rd3-GM Kovalyov A

The feature game was played in the Quebec Winter Carnaval. Winter seems like so much fun.

Rd3
Here is a nice positional game from GM Kovalyov. There are no spectacular tactical blows or attention grabbing attacks so this game might pass unnoticed.

Berube,Antoine (2277) - Kovalyov,Anton (2586)
Queen’s Indian 4.Nf3 b6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Ne4 [E13]
Carnaval Quebec CAN (3), 16.02.2013

Position 1
Black has the better structure but now what? Make a suggestion for black.

Black to Play

31.Qe3

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Budapest Entry Fee Summary 1 Game/Day RRs

Entry Fees for FIDE 2000

There are some reasonably priced tournaments in Budapest in the ideal format of 1 game/day. The Amator Cup was added in 2012 and was held in the Hungarian Federation(downtown).

Foreign players should note the two-tier pricing system that First Saturday uses. Local players pay a fraction of the advertised prices at the unadvertised local rates.

Also, be aware that all prices are negotiable. You just need to know that they are. Even at the local rates, FS-FMA fees are approximately double the other local tournaments. First Saturday are the only Budapest tournaments returning no prizes.

The Amator Cup is held downtown while the Frech Karolyi and Torokves tournaments need some travel time on subway or tram. However, they are easy to find and need only some patient navigation. The Amator Cup 2012 consisted of four RR groups while the Frech Karolyi was a RR for the top 10 players and an open for the remaining players.

Torokves is run as two(or threee) RRs and an open for the remaining players. The site is the Torokves community center and has a Macdonalds across the street.

Usually, I'm the only foreign player but the odd time there has been another. There are some players who speak a bit English while Russian and German are common second languages.

Everyone is used to seeing me as I am quite active in the local tournaments so now I get to analyze in some broken Hungarian with some English thrown in.

The atmosphere is usually very casual and friendly with the players ranging from youngsters taking getting their experience to retirees devoting their spare time to chess.

Round Robin	Rds	Prizes	HUF	EUR	USD	CAN	2012
Amator Cup	9	Yes	5,000	17.8	23	23	November
Torokves A RR	9	Yes	5,500	19.4	25	25	April
Frech Karolyi	9	Yes	4,000	14	18	18	June
Torokves A RR	9	Yes	5,500	19.4	25	25	Sept
First Saturday(FS-FMA)	9-11	No	40,800	140	180.35	181	Monthly
FS Price for Hungarians		No	12,000	41	53	53	Monthly

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Carnaval Quebec 2013 Rd4-GM Kovalyov(CAN-ARG)

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Carnaval Quebec 2013 Rd3-GM Kovalyov A

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