Honza Cervenka Member since Sep-04-02 · Last seen Jul-02-25 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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Jun-30-25 Aronian vs N Theodorou, 2022   Honza Cervenka: 24...Bd7! 25.Nd1 Rf8 26.Qg3 Qe7 would have been more precise.      Jun-27-25 Adams vs J Xie, 1988   Honza Cervenka: It was better to take the Pawn on f5. Jun Xie's attack was very instructive.      Jun-27-25 E Steiner vs G M Norman, 1924   Honza Cervenka: Immediate 18...Qh8 would have been better. Instead of 14...Kxf7 it was more reasonable to play 14...Ng8 with intention Be6 or Re7.      Jun-27-25 R Praggnanandhaa vs Rapport, 2025    Honza Cervenka: <Retireborn><It seems that 23.Nd4 to prevent that move was necessary.> 23.Nd4 could have been a better move but then black can simply pick two Knights for a Rook by 23...Rxc1+ 24.Rxc1 Bxd4.      Jun-23-25 Steinitz vs Alapin, 1898   Honza Cervenka: 50.Rh2 was a mistake, as after 50...Kf7! 51.b5 Ke6 52.Kb6 Rb3 black keeps a draw. 50.b5 with idea 50...Rg2 51.Re3 h2 52.Rh3 was winning easily. But ultimate slip throwing away the win was 52.Kb6, while 52.Ra2! Ke6 53.a6 bxa6 54.bxa6 Rb8 55.a7 Ra8 56.Kb6 wins.      Jun-21-25 Fischer vs Benko, 1961   Honza Cervenka: <vintage geisha: seems that Benko has the upper attacking hand. Particularly on the c4 pawn and the a1-h8 diagonal. So I wonder why benko drew.> After 13.b3 Nd7 14.Rac1 Nc5 15.Bf3 white has slight advantage due to better space.      Jun-21-25 Lasker vs W E Napier, 1904    Honza Cervenka: 20...Ne4 21.Bxf7 Bg4 22.Bxe8 Rxe8 23.Ba3 Ng3 24.Rg1 exf4 25.c3 (or 25.Kd2 Ne4+ 26.Kc1 Bd4 -+) 25...Bf8 -+ would have given black decisive advantage. It was right time to take the Knight instead of 20.Bc4.      Jun-21-25 F Lupi vs Alekhine, 1946   Honza Cervenka: 22...Nxc3 was not a mistake, though 22...Nf4 could have been better. As <DavideSuazo> pointed out, decisive slip was rather 24...Bxc3. In fact, AAA had a right idea here but choose wrong order of moves. He should start with the Queen check on the first rank and to take ...      Jun-21-25 C Yip vs Koneru, 2025    Honza Cervenka: 27.Qd5+ Kh8 28.h3 Qxh3 29.Ba7 Nf4 30.Qf3 Ra8 31.Qxa8 was one of possible finals here.      Jun-19-25 J Hudson vs D Root, 1986    Honza Cervenka: 10.g4 Bg6 (10...Bd3 11.Qc3 Bg6 12.d3) 11.d3 Nxa1 12.Re1 Re8 13.b3 Nf6 14.Qxa1 was a chance to keep the game about equal.

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 24 OF 24 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-22-23    technical draw: <Is there anyone with an older member since day than Honza?> I'll be here 20 years in November. Hello, <Honza>. We used to chat in the early days but nowadays I just stick mainly to my forum. (Except when I want to bother <WannaBe>!) Jan-31-23    Bishoprick: I'm in Prague and or in Blatna at least once a year. I am probably much older than you, but it might be fun to get together. In the 70's I reached a USCF rating of 2026, but now I'm only around 1800, but still having fun with chess. My favorite players used to be Tarrasch, E.Lasker, and Rubenstein, and in more modern times, Fischer and Karpov. But I would say that young Carlsen is also fun to watch. Mar-11-23    Honza Cervenka: Just for record one of my games played today. [Event "Blitz game"] [Site "lichess.com"] [Date "2023.03.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Jan Cervenka"] [Black "NN"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C05"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Tarrasch, Closed, 7.Ne2"] [TimeControl "5+3"] [Termination "normal"] [PlyCount "69"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. Nf3 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Be7 11. a3 O-O 12. b4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. b5 Na5 15. a4 Rac8 16. Ne5 Nc4 17. Bf4 Nb2 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qb1+ Kg8 21. Qxb2 Nf6 22. a5 Qd8 23. b6 axb6 24. axb6 Qe8 25. Ra7 Qh5 26. Rxb7 Bd8 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. b7 Rb8 29. Bxb8 Nd7 30. Bd6 Rh8 31. h3 e5 32. dxe5 Kf7 33. Nf4 Qg5 34. e6+ Kg8 35. exd7 1-0 Jun-22-23    Honza Cervenka: White to play (of course, as he is in check) wins. click for larger view Jun-23-23    Stonehenge: That's a very interesting puzzle. Obviously not Kh3 but the other two options... Stockfish knows the answer but I still don't understand it :( Jun-23-23    Honza Cervenka: <Stonehenge> The problem with 1.Kh1(?) is, that it gives black sufficient defense after 1...Kf8! =. That was the move, which was actually played in a real game, and it led just to a draw. Fuller answer you can find at Hort vs O Kinnmark, 1961. Sep-08-23    Obvious Troll: <Honza Cervenka> Hey, Mr. Winawer, you got reincarnated! Must've done something right in your previous life. Not bad, not bad. Jan-04-24    thegoodanarchist: <belgradegambit: Is there anyone with an older member since day than Honza?> He has bested me by about 11 months. Jan-04-24    thegoodanarchist: <Honza Cervenka: <Benzol> I am still alive, and that is quite satisfactory.> Please, sir, who is your avatar? I want to say Sigmund Freud but that can't possibly be true. Jan-04-24    thegoodanarchist: <belgradegambit: Is there anyone with an older member since day than Honza?> Aha, my friend User: Pawntificator joined before <Honza C>! <pawntificator Member since Aug-12-02> Unfortunately, he hasn't been around these parts in more than 9 years: <...Last seen Jul-21-14> Jan-04-24    thegoodanarchist: Check out this: Sneaky chessforum Jan-10-24    Honza Cervenka: <Please, sir, who is your avatar?> Simon Winawer Jan-13-24    thegoodanarchist: You play the French defense, then? Jan-16-24    Honza Cervenka: <You play the French defense, then?> I am quite universal in the choice of opening, and occasionally I tried almost anything including French defense, Sicilian, Pirc, Caro-Kann, Alekhine's defense or Scandinavian. But (like Mr. Winawer) most often I play 1...e5 after 1.e4, especially in otb serious games just to avoid opening surprises from my oponents, as I am more familiar with opening theory of open games. Mar-25-24    Honza Cervenka: A pretty miniature, which I won today on lichess [Event "Lichess rapid game"] [Site "lichess.com"] [Date "2024.03.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Cervenka Jan"] [Black "seber"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2220"] [ECO "C45"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 e5 3. Nf3 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Rd8 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 Nxe3 12. Qxd8+ Qxd8 13. Nxd8 Nxf1 14. Nxb7 Bxb7 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. b4 1-0 Jun-13-24    Raginmund: Hello Mr. Cervenka... Do you play at chess. com and lichess? What's your handle? I like your comments so much, I think you are a super GM cheers Jun-18-24    Honza Cervenka: <Raginmund> Occasionally I play at lichess under nick Honza73. But I play there only on my smartphone, usually blitz 3+2 or 5+3, and my current rating there 2065 is nothing special. Aug-31-24    Honza Cervenka: Mate in 2 (original by Josef Volf of Židenice): click for larger view Mate in 3 (original by H. Procházka of Komárov): click for larger view Source: Lidové noviny, Sunday, 12. 3. 1905. Dec-02-24    Freelance Assassin: <Honza Cervenka> Hello. After reading your bio, I wanted to ask: Why do you like to view the games of old masters in particular? Dec-16-24    Honza Cervenka: <Freelance Assassin> I was always fond of chess history, and I grew up with Tarrasch's 300 games of chess and some other old books. Dec-17-24    Freelance Assassin: <Honza Cervenka> It is amazing how some of those players played despite having relatively sparse chess books (compared to today), no engines, no internet chess sites, and, for the very top players, having to travel to different countries just to practice against other players near their level. I believe that is one of the more enjoyable aspects of viewing the games of old masters. Apr-25-25    Honza Cervenka: One of my better "bullet" games played on lichess: [Event "lichess bullet game"] [Site "lichess.com"] [Date "2025.04.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Jan Cervenka"] [Black "daniallen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B99"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Najdorf, Main Line, 10.Bd3 b5"] [TimeControl "2+1"] [Termination "normal"] [PlyCount "49"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7 10.Bd3 b5 11.Kb1 Bb7 12.Qg3 Rc8 13.Rhe1 b4 14.Nd5 exd5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Ne4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Bxe7 Kxe7 19.Qg5+ Kf8 20.e6 Nf6 21.e7+ Qxe7 22.Nf5 Qc5 23.Qxg7+ Ke8 24.Qxh8+ Qf8 25.Qxf6 1-0 20.e6 was a slip, which could have been refuted by 20...h6!, correct move was 20.Nf5 but anyway all combination starting from 14.Nd5 was absolutely sound. May-15-25    Stonehenge: You keep making mistakes with your game submissions. It seems that you get them from 365chess (source tag). I don't understand how this happens. Don't you simply download those games? May-15-25    Honza Cervenka: <Stonehenge> I cannot just download games from there in standard PGN format, as I am not registred member of 365chess. But I can copy the gamescore into a prepared template of PGN in notepad and manually edit the header. Sometimes I make a mistake in the process of editing of the header (usually I forget to change something like result or number of round) but these mistakes I discover almost instantly after submitting of the game, and I always send a correction slip, when the game appears in the database. May-16-25    Stonehenge: OK, no problem. Thanks. You could use https://www.chessbites.com/Games.aspx and download games one by one. The problem with this site is, they don't use exact dates. The dates (if there are any) you could then take from 365chess. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 24) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 24 OF 24 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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