Honza Cervenka Member since Sep-04-02 · Last seen Apr-24-25 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.)

Honza Cervenka has kibitzed 13158 times to chessgames   [more...]

Apr-24-25 Hort vs D Minic, 1967   Honza Cervenka: Instead of 13...Qe7 it was better to play 13...b6 with intention to finish development by Bb7. 14...b6 was also better than grabbing of the Pawn. The attack of white was unstoppable and the final was very nice.      Apr-24-25 Botvinnik vs P Ostrovsky, 1926   Honza Cervenka: 20...Ba6 was a zwischenzug, which could keep black in the game.      Apr-24-25 M I Botvinnik vs T L Petrosian, 1998    Honza Cervenka: 18.a4 was a move, which could avoid tactical complications and keep white's advantage.      Apr-24-25 Indjic vs A Volokitin, 2021   Honza Cervenka: The position after the first 20 moves looks quite surreal. Maybe 22.a5 would have been better. Black got a better four Rook ending from this messy middle-game in the end, where black passed d-Pawn became decisive factor. 37.Re2 Rfd8 38.Kg4 would have been more stubborn ...      Apr-22-25 Vasiukov vs Van Wely, 2002    Honza Cervenka: If 23...Kg6, then 24.Nxe6 +-      Apr-21-25 I Sokolov vs J Piket, 1991   Honza Cervenka: 22...Rd7 23.Rae1 Ng7 would have been better. Nice game by Sokolov.      Apr-21-25 Miles vs G Tringov, 1974    Honza Cervenka: If 16.Bxb7, then 16...Qe7 17.0-0 Rad8 -+, if 16.Nxb7, then 16...Qf6 17.Bxe6 Qxe6+ 18.Kf1 Qxc4+ 19.Kg1 Qd5 20.f3 Qxb7 -+.      Apr-20-25 Short vs J Polgar, 1993   Honza Cervenka: <Shamot: <Honza Cervenka> Isn't 27.Kxc2 an illegal move in the line you mentioned?!> I don't think so. [DIAGRAM]      Apr-20-25 H Camilleri vs Hort, 1967   Honza Cervenka: White was already lost anyway but 35...b4! is very pleasing final shot.      Apr-19-25 S Skembris vs S Polgar, 1990   Honza Cervenka: Lovely game by Skembris. Instead of 17...Ng8 it was better to play 17...Ne4.

indicates a reply to the comment.

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 24 OF 24 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-19-23    Honza Cervenka: White to move wins. click for larger view For solution see the first comment in J Cervenka vs J Kovar, 2010 (I missed that over the board). Jan-19-23    waddayaplay: Oh you are still here. I was trying to remember all the power users from when I was active. I wonder what happened to this site? When I was here it seemed to be getting bigger, with GMs joining, but now it's like it has been in decline for 5-10 years. Jan-20-23    Honza Cervenka: <I wonder what happened to this site?> The main problem is that both co-founders of this site, Alberto A Artidiello and Daniel Freeman, unfortunatelly passed away in 2015 and 2018. But the site is still alive. Jan-21-23    waddayaplay: Oh that sucks. I always enjoyed chessgames.com being an active user. It's weird when you leave a community and come back to a sort of ghost town. 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. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 24) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 24 OF 24 ·  Later Kibitzing>

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific user only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

You are not logged in to chessgames.com. If you need an account, register now; it's quick, anonymous, and free! If you already have an account, click here to sign-in.