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Vasik Rajlich likes to play chess in Hungary
Vasik Rajlich likes
to play chess in Hungary„An American in Budapest" ~
freely, after Gershwin...
When I first met Vasik’s name in
the
chess news of Hungary, I had the hunch, that he is Czechoslovakian
because
his first name is rather characteristic. I wasn’t wrong „Vas" lives in
Ann-Arbor, Michigan, close to Detroit, and on of the most diligent
participants of
the „First Saturday" tourneys in Budapest, a real master and he
represents
the American chess with dignity,while he is a born
Czechoslovak.
After his words I understand him and agree also with him, why he likes
so
much the Hungarian chess events.
„ While in America on the
Open
Chess Tournaments the strength of the entered contestants are usually
pretty uneven, one finds some really strong players but very weaks
too on the same tournament, in Hungary the general level of the
contests
are much higher..."- Rajlich said. „That’s the reason, while I pass so
long time
ideling in Budapest."
The following position came from his game, played in May,
against another
„First Saturday" tournament player, Hoenig, A. Vasek Rajlich with
Blacks
demonstrated, how to win simple, equal looking endings with some fine
strategy, involving the King, who is a „strong piece" anyway, as GM.
Tartakower, a Frenchmen told it frequently.
Hoenig.A -
Vasik Rajlich , Budapest, May 2000
31.h6!,Kd6 32.g4,fxg4 33.Kg2,
Kc5 34.Kb3,Kb4 35.Kxg4, Ka3 36.Kg5, Kxa2 37.b4, Kb3 38.b5,Kc4 39.Kf6,
Kxb5 40.Kg7, g5 41.Kxh4, g4 42..Kg6, g3 43.h7,g2 44.h8=Q, g1=Q+
45.Kf5, Qf2+ 46.Ke4, Qe2+ 47.Kf4, a5!
Now or never! This is
the moment, when Blacks have to start with up-marching of his pawns
toward the Promise Land. Whites haven’t good check now to force a
perpetual check and draws....
48. Qd8, Qe6 (Blacks would like
to trade the Queens indeed, since the pawn-ending is won for him...)
49.Kg3, Qe3+ 50. Kg2, Qe4+ 51. Kg1, a4 (always in the best time!) 52.
Qd7+, Kb4 53.Qd6+, Kb3
It’s worthwhile to observe and stick in
the mind, how superior the centralized Queen of Whites is, it protects
the b7 Pawn, threats with some interfering check, which could force
the trade of the Queens, bringing instant
winning...
54. Qd1+, Kb2 55. Qd2+, Ka1 56.Qc3+, Kb1
Very clever play by Blacks, now Whites are incapable to do anything.
57.Kf1, b5 58. Kg1, b4 59.Qd2, b3 and Whites resigned, he hasn’t
useful move.
Very well played endgame, highly recommended to
advanced young players because it shows in its own simplicity the
importance of an active
King and clever strategy using the energy of passed Pawns to winning.
Lajos Pagony
/www.Cyberchess.sopron.hu
http://www.keywizard.com/magic
2000. május 30., kedd 00:00
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