Category Archives: Zukertort
Quebec Open 2013 Rd2-IM Wang R(CAN)
IM Richard Wang is also having a good tournament as the Quebec Open is proving to be a great way to showcase up and coming Canadian talent.
Wang tried to play the Zukertort without the light square bishop and got nothing special but black offered an ending with good chances for white given that black had two sets of doubled pawns.
The position now is relatively static. What do you recommend for white?
Alberta Closed 2013 Rd4,IM Wang R(CAN)
The feature game was played in the Alberta Closed Ch. Here is some background on Alberta.
Rd4
Here is yet another autopilot attack from the Zukertort System by IM Richard Wang played in the recent Alberta Closed Ch. Wang started with g4 and opened up the g-file and then turned his attention to the d-file.
Wang,Richard (2460) – Rekhson,Vladislav (2136)
Zukertort System vs. Tartakower[D05]
Alberta Closed Section Calgary Chess Club (4), 31.03.2013
Position 1
White has switched from g-file to d-file play to get at black’s king. What do you recommend for white now?
White to Play
COM(Trois Rivieres) 2013 R3,GM Sambuev B(CAN)
Rd3
GM Sambuev used the Zukertort(again) to steamroller another opponent in a relentless attacking display. Black gets a horrible position right out of the opening but Sambuev still had to win the game twice.
White had a dream position after 8.d5(diagram) and caught black with a strong attack.
Here is the feature game.
Sambuev,Bator (2579) – C.-Ratte,Olivier-Kenta (2153)
Zukertort vs. Double fianchetto/QID[A47]
C.O.M. 2013 (3), 16.03.2013
Position 1
Neither side is fully developed or castled but white has the initial aggressive intentions. What do you recommend for white?
- 15.0-0(Completing development first before looking to attack)
- 15.Bg5(winning a valuable tempo with a developing move to keep the initiative)
- 15.Qd5(Spearing Ra8 with tempo to keep the initiative)
- Something else
White to Play
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