Press release by FIDE
GM Boris Chatalbashev emerged as the winner of the 2023 Danish Championship, earning his maiden national title.
Let us learn together how to find the best spot for the queen in the early middlegame, how to navigate this piece around the board, how to time the queen attack, how to decide whether to exchange it or not, and much more!The Danish Championships 2023 took place on April 1-10, 2023, in Svendborg, a small town that hosted the last five editions. The event was held in eight different groups, but the national title was at stake only in the National Team Class, a 10-player round-robin with classical time control that brought together the best local players.
The Danish Chess Championship has always been a highly competitive tournament, and this year's edition did not disappoint. Suffice it to say that neither participant completed the event unbeaten.
The competition turned into an exciting race between the rating favourite Jonas Buhl Bjerre and Boris Chatalbashev, who took turns at the top of the standings throughout the tournament. It culminated in the final round game in which Jonas, who trailed Boris by a half-point, needed a victory to clinch the title, whereas his opponent was OK with a draw.
Jonas Buhl Bjerre, playing with the white pieces, got a comfortable position in the Maroczy but had a hard time making any serious progress. Trying to win at any cost, Jonas pushed too hard and handed the advantage to Boris Chatalbashev, which he sure-handedly converted into a win to secure the title.
Meanwhile, the last year runner-up GM Jesper Søndergaard Thybo (pictured below), who had a poor start, came from behind and took second place finishing on 6½/9. He became the only participant to beat the champion, his clubmate Boris Chatalbashev.
GM Allan Stig Rasmussen won his final round game to catch up with Jonas Buhl Bjerre and tie for third place.
Final standings
| 1 |
GM |
Chatalbashev, Boris |
2472 |
DEN |
* |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7,5 |
| 2 |
GM |
Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard |
2509 |
DEN |
1 |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
6,5 |
| 3 |
GM |
Rasmussen, Allan Stig |
2525 |
DEN |
0 |
½ |
* |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| |
GM |
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl |
2608 |
DEN |
0 |
½ |
1 |
* |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 5 |
IM |
Borge, Nikolaj |
2391 |
DEN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
* |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| |
GM |
Schandorff, Lars |
2476 |
DEN |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
4 |
| 7 |
GM |
Aagaard, Jacob |
2448 |
DEN |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
* |
½ |
½ |
1 |
3 |
| |
IM |
Olsen, Filip Boe |
2429 |
DEN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
* |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 9 |
FM |
Nielsen, Viktor Haarmark |
2350 |
DEN |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
0 |
2,5 |
| |
IM |
Haubro, Martin |
2385 |
DEN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
* |
2,5 |
All games
| 1.e4 | 1,166,623 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
| 1.d4 | 947,298 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
| 1.Nf3 | 281,602 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
| 1.c4 | 182,102 | 56% | 2442 | --- |
| 1.g3 | 19,702 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
| 1.b3 | 14,265 | 54% | 2427 | --- |
| 1.f4 | 5,897 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
| 1.Nc3 | 3,801 | 51% | 2384 | --- |
| 1.b4 | 1,756 | 48% | 2380 | --- |
| 1.a3 | 1,206 | 54% | 2404 | --- |
| 1.e3 | 1,068 | 48% | 2408 | --- |
| 1.d3 | 954 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
| 1.g4 | 664 | 46% | 2360 | --- |
| 1.h4 | 446 | 53% | 2374 | --- |
| 1.c3 | 433 | 51% | 2426 | --- |
| 1.h3 | 280 | 56% | 2418 | --- |
| 1.a4 | 110 | 60% | 2466 | --- |
| 1.f3 | 92 | 46% | 2436 | --- |
| 1.Nh3 | 89 | 66% | 2508 | --- |
| 1.Na3 | 42 | 62% | 2482 | --- |
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1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 e4 7.Ng5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Re8 9.f3 e3 10.dxe3 h6 11.Nh3 d6 12.Nf4 Ne5 13.Qb3 Rb8 14.e4 b6 15.Nd5 Ba6 16.Ne3 Qd7 17.Qa3 Bb7 18.Rd1 a5 19.c5 bxc5 20.c4 Qe6 21.Bb2 Ra8 22.Rac1 Reb8 23.Qc3 Ne8 24.Ba1 f6 25.Nd5 Ba6 26.f4 Nxc4 27.e5 fxe5 28.fxe5 dxe5 29.Nf4 Qf5 30.Bd5+ Kh8 31.e4 Qh7 32.Ne6 Ncd6 33.Nf8 Nxe4 34.Qxe5 1–0
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| Chatalbashev,B | - | Haubro,M | - | 1–0 | 2023 | A29 | Landsholdsklassen | 1.1 |
| Aagaard,J | - | Rasmussen,A | - | 0–1 | 2023 | C54 | Landsholdsklassen | 1.2 |
| Nielsen,V | - | Bjerre,J | - | 0–1 | 2023 | E06 | Landsholdsklassen | 1.3 |
| Olsen,F | - | Thybo,J | - | 1–0 | 2023 | E47 | Landsholdsklassen | 1.4 |
| Borge,N | - | Schandorff,L | - | 0–1 | 2023 | C53 | Landsholdsklassen | 1.5 |
| Rasmussen,A | - | Olsen,F | - | 1–0 | 2023 | B51 | Landsholdsklassen | 2.1 |
| Bjerre,J | - | Aagaard,J | - | 1–0 | 2023 | C03 | Landsholdsklassen | 2.2 |
| Schandorff,L | - | Thybo,J | - | 0–1 | 2023 | A45 | Landsholdsklassen | 2.3 |
| Borge,N | - | Chatalbashev,B | - | 0–1 | 2023 | B35 | Landsholdsklassen | 2.4 |
| Haubro,M | - | Nielsen,V | - | 1–0 | 2023 | B40 | Landsholdsklassen | 2.5 |
| Thybo,J | - | Rasmussen,A | - | ½–½ | 2023 | A81 | Landsholdsklassen | 3.1 |
| Olsen,F | - | Bjerre,J | - | 0–1 | 2023 | E46 | Landsholdsklassen | 3.2 |
| Chatalbashev,B | - | Schandorff,L | - | 1–0 | 2023 | A07 | Landsholdsklassen | 3.3 |
| Aagaard,J | - | Haubro,M | - | 1–0 | 2023 | A29 | Landsholdsklassen | 3.4 |
| Nielsen,V | - | Borge,N | - | 1–0 | 2023 | E04 | Landsholdsklassen | 3.5 |
| Bjerre,J | - | Thybo,J | - | ½–½ | 2023 | D40 | Landsholdsklassen | 4.1 |
| Chatalbashev,B | - | Nielsen,V | - | 1–0 | 2023 | A13 | Landsholdsklassen | 4.2 |
| Schandorff,L | - | Rasmussen,A | - | ½–½ | 2023 | A05 | Landsholdsklassen | 4.3 |
| Borge,N | - | Aagaard,J | - | 1–0 | 2023 | C53 | Landsholdsklassen | 4.4 |
| Haubro,M | - | Olsen,F | - | 1–0 | 2023 | B12 | Landsholdsklassen | 4.5 |
| Aagaard,J | - | Chatalbashev,B | - | ½–½ | 2023 | B36 | Landsholdsklassen | 5.1 |
| Rasmussen,A | - | Bjerre,J | - | 0–1 | 2023 | A21 | Landsholdsklassen | 5.2 |
| Thybo,J | - | Haubro,M | - | 1–0 | 2023 | E10 | Landsholdsklassen | 5.3 |
| Nielsen,V | - | Schandorff,L | - | ½–½ | 2023 | E11 | Landsholdsklassen | 5.4 |
| Olsen,F | - | Borge,N | - | 0–1 | 2023 | D27 | Landsholdsklassen | 5.5 |
| Schandorff,L | - | Bjerre,J | - | ½–½ | 2023 | D02 | Landsholdsklassen | 6.1 |
| Chatalbashev,B | - | Olsen,F | - | 1–0 | 2023 | A08 | Landsholdsklassen | 6.2 |
| Borge,N | - | Thybo,J | - | 0–1 | 2023 | B33 | Landsholdsklassen | 6.3 |
| Haubro,M | - | Rasmussen,A | - | 0–1 | 2023 | C77 | Landsholdsklassen | 6.4 |
| Nielsen,V | - | Aagaard,J | - | ½–½ | 2023 | E92 | Landsholdsklassen | 6.5 |
| Thybo,J | - | Chatalbashev,B | - | 1–0 | 2023 | E60 | Landsholdsklassen | 7.1 |
| Bjerre,J | - | Haubro,M | - | 1–0 | 2023 | A50 | Landsholdsklassen | 7.2 |
| Rasmussen,A | - | Borge,N | - | 1–0 | 2023 | D27 | Landsholdsklassen | 7.3 |
| Aagaard,J | - | Schandorff,L | - | ½–½ | 2023 | C50 | Landsholdsklassen | 7.4 |
| Olsen,F | - | Nielsen,V | - | 1–0 | 2023 | E10 | Landsholdsklassen | 7.5 |
| Borge,N | - | Bjerre,J | - | 1–0 | 2023 | B87 | Landsholdsklassen | 8.1 |
| Chatalbashev,B | - | Rasmussen,A | - | 1–0 | 2023 | A04 | Landsholdsklassen | 8.2 |
| Nielsen,V | - | Thybo,J | - | ½–½ | 2023 | E04 | Landsholdsklassen | 8.3 |
| Schandorff,L | - | Haubro,M | - | ½–½ | 2023 | A07 | Landsholdsklassen | 8.4 |
| Aagaard,J | - | Olsen,F | - | ½–½ | 2023 | B90 | Landsholdsklassen | 8.5 |
| Bjerre,J | - | Chatalbashev,B | - | 0–1 | 2023 | B36 | Landsholdsklassen | 9.1 |
| Thybo,J | - | Aagaard,J | - | 1–0 | 2023 | A05 | Landsholdsklassen | 9.2 |
| Rasmussen,A | - | Nielsen,V | - | 1–0 | 2023 | E04 | Landsholdsklassen | 9.3 |
| Haubro,M | - | Borge,N | - | 0–1 | 2023 | C77 | Landsholdsklassen | 9.4 |
| Olsen,F | - | Schandorff,L | - | ½–½ | 2023 | D35 | Landsholdsklassen | 9.5 |
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On this DVD Davies arms the viewer with insights into how to handle 1.b3 and demonstrates how he thinks White should meet Black’s main defences. Using examples taken from the practice of leading exponents of this opening he explains the strategies clearly and concisely.
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