Thursday, October 10, 2024

Meet Istvan Bilek

    Istvan Bilek (August 11, 1932 – March 20, 2010, 77 years old) was a Hungarian GM (awarded in 1962) and a three-time Hungarian Champion (1963, 1965 and 1970). He qualified for the Interzonals in 1962 and 1964. Bilek played on the Hungarian team in nine Chess Olympiads (1958 through 1974), earning three individual medals: silver on board 4 in 1962, bronze on board 3 in 1966, and silver on board 2 in 1972. 

    In the following game fron the 1954 Hungarian Championship played in Budapest his opponent was Jozsef Szily (1913-1976). Awarded the IM title in 1950, he played for Hungary at third board in the 10th Chess Olympiad at Helsinki 1952 and scored +6 –2 =6. 

 


A game that I liked (Fritz 17)

[Event "Hungarian Ckamp, Budapest"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Istvan Bilek"] [Black "Jozsef Szily"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B31"] [Annotator "Stockfish 17"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "1954.11.20"] {B31: Sicilian Rossolimo Variation} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {The Rossolimo Variation (3.Bb5+ after 2...d6 is the Moscow Variation) was also a favorute of Tartakower. White's usual intention is to giving Black doubled Ps by playing Bxc6.} g6 {This is the most popular reply although 3...Nc6 and sometimes 3... e6 are played.} 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 a6 {Unusual. The thematic move is 6.Bxc6} 6. Ba4 e5 7. Bb3 {Usual is the immediate 7,d4 and black can play either 7...b5 or 7...exd4, but there is nothing wrong with the text. White also opt for a closed position with 7.d3} d6 8. d4 cxd4 {Capturing with either P is acceptable.} 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. f4 {A rather harmless looking position, but things will soon change!} Ne7 {This was probably played to prevent f5, but f5 was not a serious threat. However, after the text it is.} ( 11... Nf6 12. f5 Qb6 13. Bg5 (13. fxg6 hxg6 14. Bg5 d5 {This looks risky, but it is, in fact, dangerous to white.} 15. exd5 d3+ 16. Kh1 Bf5 17. Re1+ Kf8 { and black will play ...Ng4 with a decisive advantage.}) 13... gxf5 14. Ba4+ Kf8 15. Nd2 d5 16. exf5 d3+ 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bh4 Qb4 19. Nf3 Bxf5 {with complete equality.}) 12. f5 {Threatening f6} gxf5 (12... Nc6 13. f6 Bxf6 14. Qf3 Be7 15. Bxf7+ {is not a position black would want to play.}) 13. Bg5 (13. Qh5 {is a harder blow.} d5 14. exf5 Ng8 15. Bg5 {Black is in a dangerous situation.}) 13... Be6 (13... h6 {is a better defense. Whute's best is} 14. Qh5 d5 15. Bxd5 O-O 16. Bxh6 Nxd5 17. exd5 {and black faces no serious danger.}) 14. exf5 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 Be5 16. Nd2 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation for his P minus.} (16. Qxb7 {results in equality after} Rb8 17. Qxa6 Qc8 18. Qe2 Rg8 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. a4 (20. Na3 d3 21. Qxd3 Rxb2 {Black wins.} 22. g3 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Qc6+ 24. Qf3 Qa4 25. Nb1 Rxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Rxg3) 20... d3 21. Qxd3 Rxb2) 16... Qd7 {Better was 16.. .f6} 17. Ne4 Ng8 {He can't allow Nf6+.} (17... O-O-O {dies not get him out of trouble. After} 18. Nf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Rhf8 20. Rae1 Rde8 21. Bg7 Rg8 22. Qxf7 Nd5 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 25. f6 {White is winning.}) 18. Rae1 Kf8 19. f6 {After this white has a strong attack, but Szily's defense makes it difficult to land a knockout.} Re8 20. Qf3 h5 21. h3 Re6 22. Bh4 {[%mdl 128]} Rh6 23. Bg5 {Much weaker than 23.Qf5! but calculating the complications presents a practical problem!} (23. Qf5 Rg6 24. Ng5 Nh6 25. Nxe6+ Qxe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. Rc1 Nf5 28. Rc8+ Kf7 29. Rc7+ Kf8 30. Rxb7) 23... Rg6 24. Qxh5 Qc6 { This little tactical demonstration allows a pleasing finish...by white.} (24... d3 25. Qh8 {This is now not nearly as strong as in the game, but things get really wild!} d5 26. Bh6+ Ke8 27. Bg7 Kd8 28. Qxg8+ Re8 29. Nc5 Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Rxg8 31. Nxd7 Kxd7 32. Re7+ Kd6 33. Rxf7 d2 34. Bf8+ Kc6 35. g4 Rxf6 36. R7xf6+ Bxf6 {with equal chances.}) 25. Qh8 {The threat is Bh6+!} Bh2+ (25... Ke8 { is more resistant.} 26. h4 Bh2+ 27. Kxh2 Rxe4 28. Qh5 {He has to extricate the Q.} d5) 26. Kxh2 Rxe4 27. Rc1 {This demonstrates the problem with black;s 24th move.} Qd5 28. Rc8+ Re8 29. Bh6+ {[%mdl 512] Black resigned. It's mate next move.} 1-0

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