User Profile: Honza Cervenka

Honza Cervenka
Member since Sep-04-02 · Last seen Nov-20-09

I live in Stredokluky (a village near Prague, Czech republic). I play both practical and correspondence chess. My rating in practical chess (Czech national ELO) oscillates somewhere between 2010 and 2060, in correspondence chess I have rating 2155 (my best was 2220 in the middle of 90's). I have no special favorite player but I like to view good games of old masters (Tarrasch, Schlechter, Chigorin etc.)

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   Honza Cervenka has kibitzed 6872 times to chessgames [more...]

   Oct-25-09 Taimanov vs Polugaevsky, 1960

Honza Cervenka: This was quite easy for Sunday. 12.0-0-0 stroke me immediately and it took only a few seconds to confirm by calculation that the Queen is definitely taboo. I did not calculate much what can follow exactly if black would not take the Queen but it was fairly obvious that with ...

   Oct-13-09 The King vs The Baron, 2006

Honza Cervenka: <Computers have always been dumber than humans. Faster doesn't mean smarter.> There are big differences in quality of software. Bad chess program on the fastest comp in whole universe would still play like silicon patzer. On the other hand some engines and especially ...

   Oct-03-09 B Gasic vs Keres, 1972

Honza Cervenka: Great squeeze on c-file by Keres. 34.Bxg5 was pure desperation but instead of 36.Rex6+ white should have played 36.Nxe6 as 36...Rxe6 is no good for 37.Qf3+ Ke7 38.Rxe6+ Kxe6 39.Qf5+ Ke7 40.Qxg6 etc. with draw. Of course, after correct and very elegant 36.Nxe6 Qxe1+! with next

   Sep-25-09 Kasparov vs Karpov, 2009

Honza Cervenka: <85. Nf5+> Well, this is "tactical" possibility and with hanging flag such a thing is easy to miss. But to make quite planless moves instead of realization of fairly obvious winning plan is a mark of not just starring form.

   Sep-25-09 C Jaffe vs Teichmann, 1911

Honza Cervenka: Interesting 2B vs B+N ending.

   Sep-25-09 Kasparov vs Karpov, 2009

Honza Cervenka: <Kasparov missed the immediate winner 45. Bd8 here.> It was mistake to throw away the Bishop pair here. Also 45.Kd4 was better than text but you are right that 45.Bd8 wins quickly.

   Sep-25-09 Karpov vs Kasparov, 2009

Honza Cervenka: Here black was quite lucky to win on time. In final position white has huge advantage. 31...Nh5 was a mistake, instead of that 31...Nd7 was necessary.

   Sep-14-09 Andrey A Markov

Honza Cervenka: Andrey Andreyevich Markov (June 14, 1856 – July 20, 1922) was a notable Russian mathematician. See his bio at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey...

   Sep-07-09 J Gdanski vs K Asrian, 2003

Honza Cervenka: <Chessdreamer> Thanks.

   Sep-07-09 Fischer vs Spassky, 1972

Honza Cervenka: 15...b5 could have been an oversight of exchange but objectively it was not a bad move. 19...Nd7 was.

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Mar-04-08		Knight13: <Honza> I'm going over the World Championship games and I see your post a lot! Seems like you viewed them all, huh. Just wondering: Which World Championship is your most favorite?

Mar-06-08		Honza Cervenka: <Knight13> I have no special preference in WCh matches though some like Alekhine vs Capablanca, Botvinnik vs Smyslov matches or Fischer vs Spassky and of course K vs K I have studied quite a lot as I have books about them. But I see all them as top events. The match of Alekhine and Bogoljubov from 1929 I see as one of most undervalued and most entertaining matches in WCh history.

Mar-14-08		Knight13: <Honza Cervenka: The match of Alekhine and Bogoljubov from 1929 I see as one of most undervalued and most entertaining matches in WCh history.> Yeah, those definitely are! Bogoljubov got crushed. Alekhine was <at least> slightly better in almost every game, even the drawn ones. And you kibitzed on every single one of those games. :-)

Mar-29-08		Honza Cervenka: <suenteus po 147> Karlsbad is German version of the name of city Karlovy Vary. I think that "K" is more usual and correct here but I have seen "Carlsbad" as well.

Apr-17-08		positionalgenius: <Honza> Do you play on schemingmind?

May-05-08		Ron: Here are two games that might be good for the Missed Chance collection. This game Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 occurred in their World Championship Match and it seems as pointed out by <Ray Keene> and <KingG>, Bronstein missed the spectacular 22. Bg5 !! Another game, in the 2007 World Chess Cup, Bacrot vs Karjakin, 2007 I had suggested for Bacrot 26. Re1 which probably can lead to a win but then <computer chess guy> pointed out an even stronger move 26. Rb1. Though if I recall correctly this game was one of the faster time control tie breaker games.

May-06-08		Honza Cervenka: <Ron> Thanks! 22.Bg5 in B vs B game is really nice find but unfortunately it doesn't force win for white in all lines and black can decline the sac without any harm. I think that with perfect defense the result of game would not be different and so it is not the exact kind of material for my collection of Missed Chances. In the second case both 26.Rb1! and 26.Re1! would have been decisive in white's favour.

Sep-06-08		Artar1: <We need your vote in our Battle of the Brains2 game. Can you vote right now? The team needs you. Thanks!>

Sep-12-08		artyom2008: hi honza

Nov-01-08		gambitfan: Hi Honza ! You raised an interesting question in the game : S Garcia-Martinez vs Karpov, 1973 <Why not 46... xe5 ?> I tried to give an answer which was competled by another player... Have a look !

Jan-15-09		Bakounine: Hello Honza, I browsed with great interest the game collection of Dr M.Filip "We are all learning from them" you put on ChessGames.com. No doubt this is certainly a superb book. Do you know if it has been translated into english ? Or at least can one found it in czech language ? Like you I like the old master's games and also those of the period 1950-1975 because I think them more educational than certain games of to day played by top players often based on microscopic advantage after an endless opening razor-sharp variation. But it's just a matter of taste... Thank you

Jan-20-09		Bakounine: Bakounine: Hello Honza, I browsed with great interest the game collection of Dr M.Filip "We are all learning from them" you put on ChessGames.com. No doubt this is certainly a superb book. Do you know if it has been translated into english ? Or at least can one found it in czech language ? Like you I like the old master's games and also those of the period 1950-1975 because I think them more educational than certain games of to day played by top players often based on microscopic advantage after an endless opening razor-sharp variation. But it's just a matter of taste... Thank you

Jan-28-09		Honza Cervenka: <Bakounine> I don't know if the book was ever translated into English or any other language but in Czech or Slovak antiquarian bookshops which are focused on chess literature it is available. Try to type "Celý svìt se od nich uèí" into Google and it will show you some links to it. Bellow is one of them: http://chesslady.com/index.php?page...

Jan-29-09		Bakounine: Thank you for the answer and for the link.

Feb-10-09		jameses: ahoj Honzo, tvoje postrehy patri k temer jedinym ktery stoji za cteni. Kdybys mel volnou chvilku mohl bys mi poradit v cem udelal bily v teto hre chybu/y? http://oliveart.cz/[x]/chess.php (13. hra) Diky za kazdou radu. Mej se.

Feb-11-09		Honza Cervenka: <jameses> To bylo docela divoký. V zahájení se mi moc nelíbila ta výmìna na e7, já bych spíš vzal toho støelce na b4 a hrál to na dvojici støelcù, ale to zase taková chyba urèitì nebyla. Dost podezøele ale vypadá 12.d4, zvláš pokud by tam èerný nezaèal takticky "kouzlit" a zahrál docela suše 13...Sg6. Bílý tady sice drží materiální rovnováhu, ale pozice je už docela nic moc. 13...dxc3 je sice celkem vtipné, ale po pravdì øeèeno moc velkou pochvalu to nezaslouží, zvláštì pøi pokraèování, které èerný zvolil v partii. Docela zajímavou možností bylo totiž 14...Sf6!? 15.De2 Dxh5 se slušnou kompenzací za figuru, i když objektivnì je to poøád spíš èerný, kdo bojuje o rovnováhu. Naproti tomu 14...c2 je slabé a po 15.Dd5! (místo 15.Dxc2) by byla partie skoro vyøízená. 16.Kg2 byla minela, místo toho 16.De4 Dxh3 17.Sf4 nebo i 16. Ve3 dávalo bílému poøád ještì solidní výhodu. Po elegantní dvojí vidlièce mìl bílý už asi prohrát, jenže èerný si nechal chytit a odebrat zatoulaného konì, èímž bílého vrátil do partie. K rozboru koncovky dvou støelcù proti vìži jsem se ještì nedostal, ale hádal bych, že z ní více vytìžit mohl bílý.

Feb-12-09		jameses: <Honza Cervenka> s Kg2 to byla opravdu s odstupem nepochopitelna chyba (ne jedina) a mas pravdu ze i ta vymena na zacatku byla podivna. diky moc za tvuj cas, a kdybys mel nekdy chvili cas napis na jameses.x@gmail.com a zahrajem si online

Feb-16-09		brankat: Wishing You a very happy Birthday Jan!

Mar-06-09		whatthefat: <Honza> You input in the Fischerandom game would be appreciated.

May-26-09		Albertan: Honza I have tried to answer your the question you left regarding the game Tal vs Keres, 1962 using the program Deep Rybka 3.

Jul-29-09		totololo: <Honza> 1. What is the usage today of software : Rybka,Fritz,etc. in correspondence chess? Is it allowed? 2. How is considered in your country young Blatny? I like v.much his creativity....I was following Pachman and Hort in the past.... 3.I have no time to participate in the over the board tournaments so I consider correspondence chess or via e-mail,.... but I am concerned by the computer mania I observed on this site. DO you have a recommandation( what is the best from your point of view) ? I use a computer for my own analysis and preparation but not during a game... I am still interested in my own brain... I played opens in the 80s in France - my best game was against Y.Murray - I lost but it was considered the best game of the open - Najdorf....Browne system. I was around 2000 a good club player in France.... Professional life killed the chess participation but not the chess pleasure... TY in advice for your reply here. Sincerly yours, Totololo

Jul-30-09		Honza Cervenka: <1. What is the usage today of software : Rybka,Fritz,etc. in correspondence chess? Is it allowed?> Yes, it is allowed (at least in official ICCF events) and I would say it is used widely in CC now. But I don't think that it matters so much. Comps alone (without human assistance) are not yet good enough to beat consistantly CC human players even on my own level around 2200 (well, I never faced Rybka running on some really good hardware but I have some experiences with Fritz 11 and it didn't impress me much), not to mention top CC GMs. They are very useful for analysis as it can be done much more precisely and deeply in the same timeframe than before and with them you can avoid silly tactical mistakes but if you want to succeed in real correspondence chess you must work it out for yourself. It is no coincidence that among top CC players you can see today mostly the same names that were there ten or twenty years ago. <2. How is considered in your country young Blatny? I like v.much his creativity.> I did not hear much about him recently. He dropped professional chess a few years ago and now he works as a manager in Bobycentrum Hotel in Brno. Instead of chess he is playing rather poker in last few years. It is a pity for chess as he would be still among leading Czech players and he was quite original too. But I can understand his decision in this matter. Chess is not much lucrative profession if you are not among top 25 or so in the world and Pavel Blatny knew well that in his 40s he can't already reach this level and that he can ensure much better sustenance for himself in some other way. <3.I have no time to participate in the over the board tournaments so I consider correspondence chess or via e-mail,.... but I am concerned by the computer mania I observed on this site. DO you have a recommandation( what is the best from your point of view) ? I use a computer for my own analysis and preparation but not during a game... I am still interested in my own brain...> I never had really good chess program running on really good computer and so I never used much comp assistance when I was active CC player. I had then only archaic Fritz 1.0 running on very old comp with 486 processor and only a few years ago I bought discounted Fritz 8 which was then already quite obsolete too. If you have no big ambitions in CC and want to play just for fun, you can use the comp as blunder-checker only. I was using the comp mainly in this way too.

Jul-30-09		totololo: <Honza> TY for your kind answer. I enjoyed Prague a few years ago in a vacation trip with my family. Yes I would like to play for fun and some theoretical points I was thinking and try to verify in a play... TY gain... Your obligee

Sep-24-09		whiteshark: <Honza Cervenka> There are some reprints from <Casopis Ceskych Sachistu> various volumes from 1906 to 1911 on ebay. 48 hours to go. In case you are interested: http://cgi.ebay.de/Schach-Zeitung-C... check the seller for the other issues.

Nov-13-09		Red October: Battle of the Brains III has started you would be on Team White :) looking forward to your participation

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