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Laszlo M Kovacs

Number of games in database: 541
Years covered: 1960 to 2000
Last FIDE rating: 2017
Highest rating achieved in database: 2430
Overall record: +168 -185 =188 (48.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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LASZLO M KOVACS
(born Oct-05-1938, 86 years old) Hungary
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Hungarian IM Laszlo M. Kovacs was born in 1938. He was 1st at Lublin 1968.

Note: there are several other players named Laszlo Kovacs.


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 page 1 of 22; games 1-25 of 541  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L M Kovacs vs A Nikitin  1-0321960WchT U26 07thB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
2. L M Kovacs vs Avner  1-0171964WchT U26 11thB06 Robatsch
3. L M Kovacs vs J Sloth  1-0361964WchT U26 11th fin-AB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
4. L M Kovacs vs I Polgar  1-041196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
5. E Haag vs L M Kovacs  0-156196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE46 Nimzo-Indian
6. P Szilagyi vs L M Kovacs  0-166196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
7. A Ozsvath vs L M Kovacs  ½-½72196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
8. L Navarovszky vs L M Kovacs  1-046196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
9. L M Kovacs vs L Sapi  ½-½40196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
10. L M Kovacs vs P Dely  ½-½21196520th Hungarian ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
11. J Hajtun vs L M Kovacs  1-042196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA28 English
12. L M Kovacs vs F Jenei  1-070196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
13. L M Kovacs vs J Flesch  1-037196520th Hungarian ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
14. L Liptay vs L M Kovacs  ½-½17196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. L Barczay vs L M Kovacs  1-051196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
16. I Farago vs L M Kovacs  1-037196520th Hungarian ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. L M Kovacs vs J Szily  0-156196520th Hungarian ChampionshipB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
18. L M Kovacs vs J Pogats  ½-½37196520th Hungarian ChampionshipB39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation
19. L M Kovacs vs I Bilek  ½-½51196520th Hungarian ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
20. Forintos vs L M Kovacs  1-082196520th Hungarian ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
21. L M Kovacs vs G Kluger 0-132196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC59 Two Knights
22. L M Kovacs vs K Honfi 0-125196520th Hungarian ChampionshipC81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack
23. N Krogius vs L M Kovacs 1-0331965Liberation TournamentD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. L M Kovacs vs Polugaevsky  0-1331965Liberation TournamentB42 Sicilian, Kan
25. V Osnos vs L M Kovacs  1-0601965Liberation TournamentD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-05-08  brankat: Happy Birthday Laszlo!
Nov-04-15  zanzibar: I believe he wrote this book on the Najdorf Poisoned Pawn:

http://www.amazon.com/Sicilian-Pois...

I also believe one of the first, if not the first, game with 18.Nxf6!? was played by him:

<
[Event "Hungary"]
[Site "HUN"]
[Date "1984.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kovacs"]
[Black "Karolyi, Tibor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97y"]
[EventDate "1984.??.??"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.f5 Nc6 11.fxe6 fxe6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Be2 h5 17.Rb3 Qa4 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.c4 Bh4+ 20.g3 Be7 21.O-O h4 22.Qe3 Qa5 23.Rd1 e4 24.Qxe4 Qc5+ 25.Kh1 Rh6 26. Qf4 Rf6 27.Qe4 Bd7 28.Rb7 O-O-O 29.Rdb1 Bd6 30.Qxh4 Rf2 31.Qg4 Rxh2+ 32.Kxh2 Qf2+ 0-1
>

I wish my <MillBase> version of the game was a little more specific, it doesn't even mention which of Kovacs debuted the move (though I've reason to believe it was LM Kovacs).

This stuff is *way* over my head. Kovacs lost, but the engines say White has a draw in this position (move 22):


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r1b1k2r /4b3/p1p1p3/4p3/q1P4p/1R4P1/P2QB2P/5RK1 w kq - 0 22

Anybody see the move?

Critter and Stockfish v6 both agree, it's 22.Rd1. But Critter didn't spot it until 16-ply deep.

Kovacs instead played 22.Qe3 which only loses to 22...Qa5, a move Karolyi found. Kovacs played 23.Rd1, but it's a bit baffling, as 23...Bc5 should have been played, but wasn't. Hmmm....

Nov-04-15  zanzibar: Oh, I really love Black getting away with castling on this board... Q-side no less!

28...O-O-O! (it's sharp!)

Maybe one of my favorite castles ever.

Nov-04-15  zanzibar: BTW- no FIDE card for this player?

He has games in 2000.

Are we conflating other players on <CG>, there are a couple of large gaps in his record?

Nov-04-15  zanzibar: RE: Knight sacrifice 18.Nxf6!? in Poisoned Pawn:

<[The knight sacrifice was worked out by Vitolins, and first played in 1977. “White has sufficient compensation for the sacrificed knight, as Black’s king is very exposed in the center, the queen is locked out of play, and the other pieces are unprotected and uncoordinated. White has control of the open files, and the queen’s mobility is increased significantly in view of Black’s wrecked pawn structure.” (Kovacs).>

http://www.vachess.org/news/2006-6....

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