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Torsdagsträningen för Wasa-juniorerna Mellangruppen - 4 maj 2017 Lars OA Hedlund Teknikövningar - spelöppningsfällor - mattkombinationer Källor: 1001 Deadly Checkmates, John Nunn Spelträning med Evansgambit eller Kungsgambit som utgångspunkt Spelöppningsfällor Budapestgambit ( Fajarowitch ) 1. d4 Sf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Se4 4. a3 Sc6 5. Sf3 d6 6. exd6 Lxd6 (diagram) Ställningen efter 6. .. Lxd6 7. g3 ( vit måste spela Sbd2 ) 7. .. Sxf2 8. Kxf2 Lg3+ ( diagram ) och svart vinner vits dam! Ställningen efter 8. .. Lg3+ Världsmästare 1886-1993 Wilhelm Steinitz 1886-1894 Österrike-Ungerna, USA Emanuel Lasker 1894-1921 Tyskland José Raúl Capablanca 1921-1927 Kuba Alexandet Alekhine 1927-1935, 1937-1946 Frankrike, Ryssland Max Euwe 1935-37 Nederländerna Michael Botvinnik 1948-1957,1958-1960,1961-1963 Ryssland Vassili Smyslov 1957-1958 Ryssland Michael Thal 1960-1961 Lettland Tigran Petrossian 1963-1969 Armenien Boris Spassky 1969-1972 Ryssland Robert J. Fischer 1972-1975 USA Anatoly Karpov 1975-1985 Ryssland Garry Kasparov 1985-1993 Azerbajdjan, Ryssland FIDE-Världsmästare 1993-2006 Anatoly Karpov 1993-1999 Ryssland Alexander Khalifman 1999-2000 Ryssland Viswanathan Anand 2000-2002 Indien Ruslan Ponomariov 2002-2004 Ukraina Rustam Kasimdzhanov 2004-2005 Uzbekistan Veselin Topalov 2005-2006 Bulgarien PCA-Världsmästare 1993-2006 Garry Kasparov 1993-2000 Ryssland Vladimir Kramnik 2000-2006 Ryssland Världsmästare 2006- Vladimir Kramnik 2006-2007 Ryssland Viswanathan Anand 2007-2013 Indien Magnus Carlsen 2013- Norge Kvinnliga Världsmästare 1944 - Vera Menchik 1927–1944 Ryssland (i exil) / Tjeckoslovakien / England Vera Menchik avled år 1944. Det var först 1950 som 1944–1950 ett nytt VM för damer arrangerades. Lyudmila Rudenko 1950-1953 Sovjetunionen (Republiken Ukraina) Elisabeth Bykova 1953-1956 Sovjetunionen (Republiken Ryssland) Olga Rubtsova 1956-1958 Sovjetunionen (Republiken Ryssland) Elisabeth Bykova 1958-1962 Sovjetunionen (Republiken Ryssland) Nona Gaprindashvili 1962-1978 Sovjetunionen (Republiken Georgien) Maya Chiburdanidze 1978-1991 Sovjetunionen (Republiken Georgien) Xie Jun 1991-1996 Kina Susan Polgar 1996-1999 Ungern Xie Jun 1999-2001 Kina Zhu Chen 2001-2004 Kina Antoaneta Stefanova 2004-2006 Bulgarien Xu Yuhua 2006-2008 Kina Alexandra Kosteniuk 2008-2010 Ryssland (i exil) / Tjeckoslovakien / England Hou Yifan 2010-2012 Kina Anna Ushenina 2012-2013 Ukraina Hou Yifan 2013-2015 Kina Mariya Muzychuk 2015-2016 Ukraina Hou Yifan 2016-2017 Kina Tan Zhongyi 2017- Kina Källa: http://www.scandinavian-chess.se/womens-world-chess-championship/ Svart: 119 – matt i 3 drag Vit: 121 – matt i 3 drag Vit: 125 – matt i 3 drag Vit: 126 – matt i 4 drag Vit: 128 – matt i 4 drag Vit: 130 - matt i 3 drag Vit: 136 - matt i 4 drag Vit: 138 – matt i 4 drag Svart: 141 – matt i 3 drag Vit: 143 – matt i 5 drag Spelteknik-träning Evansgambit är en av de öppningar som Wasas juniorgrupp rekommenderar . Evansgambit 1. e4 e5 2. Sf3 Sc6 3. Lc4 Lc5 4. b4 Lxb4 5. c3 La5 6. d4 .. Spela ställningen omväxlande som svart och vit. Två drag som man skall välja mellan som svart är : - 6. .. d6 - 6. .. exd4 Ställningen efter 6. d4 Kungsgambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Sf3 .. Spela ställningen omväxlande som svart och vit. Två drag som man skall välja mellan som svart är : - 3. .. g5 - 3. .. d6 - 3. .. Le7 Poängjakten – 27 april, mellangruppen Nr Namn Skola Poäng 1. Nell Brehmer Kulturama 900 2. Sarah Collett Olaus Petri 875 3. Sho Matsushita Kevinge 741 4. Solomia Truskavetska Stims 720 5. Jesper Garray Storkyrkoskolan 612 6. Simon Persson Holm Eiraskolan 481 7. August Shiller Ström Hedvig Eleonora 434 8. Thea Sunnegårdh Olaus Petri 405 9. Hjalmar Holm Eiraskolan 217 10. Siri Lundberg 195 11. Rishta Farzana Kvarnbyskolan 186 12. Mikael Häglund Lilla AF 157 13. Gabriel Gracin Cuturic Vasa Real 69 14. Gianni-Lucca Rosinelli IESL 48 15. Paul Garray 47 16. Björn Victor Lilliehöök 34 17. Adrian Trost Stims 20 18. Harry Eidhagen AF 18 19. Dmitry Chirin Engelbrekts skola 17 Poängjakten – 27 april, Luis grupp Namn Skola Poäng 1. Herman Wiklund Fredrikshov 1174 2. Bruno Simon Kungsh.gr.sk 1088 4. Hugo Wernberg Gustav Vasa 1063 3. Philip Rosell AF 1017 5. Joar Östlund Eiraskolan 999 6. Ludwig Sandhu Blackebergsk. 999 7. Tobias Östlund Eiraskolan 896 8. William Wesshagen Lilla AF 873 9. Anastasia Tolstoy Manilla 774 10. Martin Strömgård Engelbrektsskolan 475 11. Bobbo Spetz Eiraskolan 200 12. Emanuel Rosenthal Globala Gymnasiet 164.
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