The active Grunfeld Defense
In round 6 of the Vezerkepzo 2022 May GM tourney I played with Grandmaster Milan Pacher from Slovakia.
I played the Russian variation of the Grunfeld Defense, which he replied with Nc6. I forgot my line, so I decided to play slower chess by exchanging the e5 pawns. It went ok, but when he played b7-b5 my typical weakening move a2-a4 was a big mistake, He could push his pawn until b3 and got a knight on c2 to dominate the position. Later he allowed me to activate my pieces. He won a pawn, but I got activity. I made 1 more big mistake, this time a tactical, which allowed him to win 1 more pawn and finish the game nicely:
Rank after Round 6
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | ||
| 1 | 5 | IM | Dudin Gleb | FID | 2473 | 5,0 | 12,75 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | IM | Mazur Stefan | SVK | 2423 | 4,5 | 11,00 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | GM | Berczes David | HUN | 2437 | 3,5 | 6,50 | 2 | |
| 4 | 8 | GM | Pacher Milan | SVK | 2394 | 3,5 | 5,75 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | GM | Nagy Gabor | HUN | 2503 | 3,0 | 8,25 | 1 | |
| 6 | 3 | GM | Aveskulov Valeriy | UKR | 2531 | 3,0 | 5,00 | 3 | |
| 7 | 10 | IM | Turzo Attila | HUN | 2338 | 2,0 | 3,50 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | IM | Karavade Eesha | IND | 2348 | 1,5 | 3,50 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | FM | Fule Simon | HUN | 2297 | 1,5 | 1,25 | 1 | |
| 10 | 7 | Tancsa Tamas | HUN | 2091 | 0,5 | 1,50 | 0 |
You can look all the details of the tourney at http://chess-results.com/tnr636389.aspx?lan=1&art=1&turdet=YES&flag=30
Tomorrow we will play 2 games.
The morning game will start at 10:00 am Budapest time, which is 9:00 am London, 4:00 am New York, 1:00 am Los Angeles time.
The afternoon game will start at 4:00 pm Budapest time, which is 3:00 pm London, 10:00 am New York, 7:00 am Los Angeles time.
The final game will start at 3:00 pm Budapest time, which is 2:00 pm London, 9:00 am New York, 6:00 am Los Angeles time.
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