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# 6, 2008
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(01) Cheparinov,Ivan (2695) - Bu,Xiangzhi (2708)
[B90].........................................8
(02) Dzagnidze,N (2443) - Schlosser,P (2563)
[E35]...............................................9
(03) Bu,Xiangzhi (2708) - Cheparinov,Ivan (2695)
[D45].......................................11
(04) Socko,Bartosz (2644) - Macak,Stefan (2342)
[E15]........................................13
(05) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2740) - Bu,Xiangzhi (2708)
[A11].......................................15
(06) Kramnik,Vladimir (2788) - Navara,David (2672)
[E04]....................................16
(07) Navara,David (2672) - Kramnik,Vladimir (2788)
[C43]....................................17
(08) Kramnik,Vladimir (2788) - Navara,David (2672)
[A37]....................................18
(09) Navara,David (2672) - Kramnik,Vladimir (2788)
[E46]....................................19
(10) Negi,Parimarjan (2514) - Stefansson,Hannes (2583)
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Make Every Play for a
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News
1 2 3 4 5 6
The 1st FIDE Grand Prix took place in Baku, Azerbaijan 20th April - 6th May 2008.
Vugar
Gashimov, Wang Yue and Magnus Carlsen shared first place on 8/11.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
etc.
The 43rd Torneo Capablanca In Memoriam took place in La Habana (Cuba) 8th - 17th
May 2008, category 15 average 2602. Top seed Lenier Dominguez Perez took clear
first with
6/9.
*43rd Capablanca Memorial Havana CUB* (CUB), cat. XV
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Lenier
Carmenates, Holden
Jesus
Yuniesky
Walter
Lazaro
Moscow Championship
The Final tournament of the Moscow Chess Championship took place 12th-18th May
2008. Boris Savchenko took clear first with 5/7.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Bosnia Sarajevo
The traditional Bosnia Sarajevo tournament took place 23rd May - 2nd June 2008.
Alex-
ander Morozevich finished clear first with 7.5/10.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Alexander
Lenier
There was an 8 game rapid match between Peter Leko and Magnus Carlsen 28th May -
1st June 2008 in Miskolc, Hungary. Magnus Carlsen won the match 5-3.
The 21st edition of the "Magistral Ciudad de Leon" took place May 29th - June 2nd
2008 in
Leon, Spain. Vassily Ivanchuk won the final 2.5-1.5.
4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup
The 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup took place in Odessa 30th May - 2nd June 2008.
There
was a four way tie on 9/14 with Pavel Tregubov taking first on tie-break from Yuri
Drozdovskij,
Boris Gelfand and Ruslan Ponomariov. They were half a point clear of Anatoly
Karpov.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Pavel V
Yuri
Ruslan
Anatoly
Viktor
Mikhail
The King's Tournament took place in Bazna, Romania 24th May - 4th June 2008. Nigel
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
1 Short,N 2660 +51 * � 1 � � � � 1 1 1 � 7.0/10
Sources:
1) http://www.e3e5.com
3) ChessPro.ru http://www.chesspro.ru
4) CrestBook.com http://www.crestbook.com
5) Chessbase.com http://www.chessbase.com
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but it can also make other, more greedy way:
32...Qxa3; here queen also can be useful in
diagonal a3-f8 or c1 square.] 33.Re3! Excel-
lent tempo transfer. 33...Qa5 [33...Qb2
34.Rf3 Rc1 35.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 36.Kh2+-] 34.Rf3
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[34...Kd8 35.Bxf6+ Nxf6 36.Qg5 d5 37.exd5
Rb6 38.d6+-] 35.exd5 Qxd5 It is hardly
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Make Every Play for a Reason
By Daniel Skolovy
Sponsored article by
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So many players make plays just for the sake of making them. Don't let this be
you. With every play you make, you should have a clear view of what it is you
want to accomplish.
The key to making good decisions is to have an outcome in mind. You should make
every play for a reason. So ask yourself what you're accomplishing before you make
your play.
I have a friend who "plays" poker; sometimes I rail him. Whenever I see him make a
Often I'm met with replies like, "I don't know" or "Didn't really think about it"
or "Just be-
cause."
This is not the way to play poker. Just guessing at things and betting or checking
for the
sake of doing it is not playing poker. Each decision you make could lead to
winning or
losing your stack. So you have to be sure to give each decision your full
attention.
Whenever you act, you should have a goal. Are you trying to make the your opponent
fold? Are you making a value bet? You must clearly conceptualize the purpose of
each
action before you perform it.
Example 1
The small blind folds and you.... Take some time to think about the situation.
Your options are three-betting, calling and folding, all of which are decent
choices.
Some of course are better than others.
Because the button is raising a fairly wide range you decide you're not going to
fold your
A-J. Against a tight opponent, raising from EP and then folding is an easy play.
But the raiser from the button will be raising a huge range. Since you're way
ahead of
the bulk of his range, you're torn between three-betting and smooth-calling. Let's
look at
both carefully.
Three-Betting
If you three-bet, he will fold out the worst of his range and will continue with
A-K, A-Q,
K-Qs, AA-88, and some suited connectors. Some of these will be four-bet, some of
them will not.
If he folds, which is one of the better scenarios, you win a small 4xBB pot. If he
calls
you'll be playing out of position with a growing pot against a range that largely
domi-
nates you. You beat his button-raising range, but his three-bet calling range is
better
than your hand.
Most of the time the flop is not going to help you; you'll be playing out of
position against
a decent TAG on a flop that didn't improve your hand against a range that largely
domi-
nates you.
The one positive aspect to three-betting is that you will win a number of pots
before the
flop and when you do see the flop you'll have the initiative. However, the
initiative is sel-
dom enough to overcome playing out of position against another good player whose
range beats you.
Thus, when you three-bet your goal is to get your opponent to fold.
Calling
Now let's look at the flat-call. There are several plus sides to smooth-calling.
The main
drawback of course is that you let your opponent take the lead in the hand.
On the plus side, you keep the pot small with a potentially dominated hand. Also
your
opponent will continue with the bulk of his range. If his button-raising range is
something
like AA-22, A-Ks, 4-5s, A-Ko-6-7o, Axs, A-To-A-6o, K-Jo-T-8o, Q-9s-9-7s (most
TAG's
button ranges are similar), you're actually ahead of his range.
By smooth-calling you allow him to continue with his entire range, as opposed to
three-
betting, which lets him define his range to one that beats you.
Another positive of calling is if the flop comes ace-high he'll continue his
aggression with
many worse aces than yours, whereas if you three-bet and he calls and the board
comes ace-high you will often find yourself out-kicked at showdown!
So by flat-calling you get your opponent to continue with worse hands than he
would if
you were to three-bet him, and you get to keep the pot small for when you're
behind.
What you give up is your initiative in the hand.
In the end the EV of calling versus three-betting is fairly close. What you give
up in post-
flop EV by three-betting is made up all the times you win the hand before the
flop. What
you give up in EV by not three-betting pre-flop is made up each time you flop a
better
hand than him and see a showdown.
Each side has its positives and negatives, with neither one showing a great
advantage
over the other. What I'm trying to get you to do is fully contemplate each
decision and
know what you are going to accomplish before you act.
Example 2
Well, this is an easy bet. After taking the lead pre-flop and flopping the second
nut flush
draw and two overcards, you have a strong hand. This bet is a continuation
bet/strong
semi-bluff.
Your bet has a split goal - either way is good. If you bet and he folds, you win.
If you bet
and he calls, you have a strong hand and are building a pot should you hit. So you
bet
$14 and he calls.
Now you have the option of checking or betting. You did pick up three more outs
with
the 9h
. Now any jack also gives you a straight.
Checking
By checking, you gain a free shot at your 12 outs to a near nut hand as well as
six more
outs to top pair. However, if you check and the river blanks, you have a very
small
chance of winning the pot. So what checking accomplishes is a free shot at your
many
outs.
Betting
Now the betting argument. Against a ten you have 18 outs. Your equity in this hand
is
very strong.
Your opponent could also be calling with a wide range of hands on the flop. He
could
have a mid pocket pair as well as a ten or maybe even overcards. He probably does
not
have an overpair.
This means you have 18 clear outs. You can also win this pot with a bet on the
turn. If
your opponent was calling the flop really light, he'll likely fold to the turn
bet. Your goal in
betting the turn is the exact same as when you bet the flop. You don't mind if he
calls
because of your outs and you really don't mind if he folds.
You bet $35 and once again your opponent calls. The river drops down the Qc
. There's
$115 in the pot. Your opponent again checks.
He most likely has some kind of ten (AT-JT), JJ, a flush draw or Q-J for a
straight draw.
Now you know what a check would accomplish. It will let you show down your hand
and
see if it is best.
Now, if you bet, you have to decide whether you're betting to make a better hand
fold
(not likely) or to make a worse hand call. Obviously your bet will not make any
better
hand fold. So you have to decide if a worse hand will call.
Since you've determined your opponent is a bit of a calling station, you surmise
he'll call
with a worse hand. Your goal, therefore, is betting for value.
Success.
Conclusion
As you can see there's a lot beneath the surface of your average poker hand. You
must
always be evaluating and reevaluating what your goals are in your hand. It may
start out
as a bluff and by the end turn into a value bet.
So do yourself a favor. Stop just acting instinctually, and start giving each
decision the
attention it deserves. Ask yourself why, and ask yourself what you hope to
accomplish
before you act. It will help your game immensely.
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