![]() At first I thought I'm going to translate the whole trilogy, but I will refrain from doing so - it would just take me too much time. Instead, I translated my comments of the games with two other foreign participants, as well as the short closing ceremony part. I hope some people will still find it interesting, despite the time passed. ![]() | ![]() It's rare when all the experiences during a trip are so pleasant that you cannot tell which one you enjoyed the most. However, this is exactly the case with my trip to Lviv - I enjoyed the chess and the non-chess part equally. I hope you will find my story detailed enough and yet interesting. ![]() |
![]() Communication via internet is like watching football on TV. It seems comfortable, but lacks emotions that you feel on stadium. That's why I am happy, that my friends come to meet without monitors, play chess and visit my adorable Lviv. ![]() | |
![]() “Royal residence cup” takes place in period of 8-16 June. “A” and “B” tournaments take place. A tournament is IM round robin for 10 players with 4 countries represented (Sweden, France, Slovakia and Ukraine). “B” tournament is round robin for 10 players organized for local players. ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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![]() | ![]() Resistance of elite players is really high. It's really hard to force them to resign. Winning as Black over 2700+ player is harder task than notorious "pulling hippopotamus out of the marsh. The more pleasant is that Mikhailo Oleksienko got out of his eminent opponent's preparation swamp with honor. And after in the complicated play even managed to beat the participant of Linares 2010 Vugar Gashimov. ![]() |
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![]() In modern chess importance of calculating variations grew up. Since general strategical concepts need support by concrete arguments. In the following game Martyn's calculation was deeper and more precise, so his plan of counter attack on queenside prove to be more efficient than opponent's central strategy. For counterattack lovers specially! ![]() | ![]() Recently Yaroslav won a prestigious international French open Cappelle-la-Grande with excellent result 7.5 points of 9. ![]() |
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![]() The encounter with Anton Kovalyov became best game of Yaroslav Zherebukh on his victorious Cappelle la Grande. Originally played opening, energetic middlegame, full of tactics, but it didn’t last to endgame. Although one can’t reproach Yaroslav for this ![]() | ![]() Any player who strives to make progress will enjoy this game a lot. Looking through Andrei Vovk victory at recent tournament in Cappelle will teach many instructive ideas in one of popular pawn structures. This knowledge came as surprise to Polish grandmaster. So Andrei presented perfect manual of planning in Sicilian against pawns d6, e6, f6, f7. Go ahead and study! ![]() |
![]() Men often do not accept woman chess seriously. One can cure such snobbism by checking his own games with computer analysis. The more effective prove demonstrated Vita Chulivska by beating grandmaster in 27 moves. Here it is – true woman chess. No male can resist! ![]() | ![]() Summary article about performance of Zherebukh (on the photo), Kryvoruchko, Kravtsiv, Andrei and Yuri Vovk, Oleksienko, Grekh and Chulivska at one of most popular open - tournaments in Cappelle la Grande (France). ![]() |
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![]() | ![]() Mikhailo Oleksienko never plays boring chess. And in this case, the opening also provoked him - Benoni defence. As a result there appeared this nice game. I also want to draw your attention at the final combination. Even the strongest computer cannot spot it. This is amazing, since calculation of variations is undoubted basic strength of our silicon friends. So we may be happy that a strong grandmaster can not only overplay computer but also overcalculate it! ![]() |