Nositelj titule Fide majstora i FIDE trenera, a najveći šahovski uspjeh zasigurno je postignut 2001. godine kada sam osvojio 3. mjesto na prvom velemajstorskom turniru u Rijeci i ispunio normu za međunarodnog majstora. Inače u uspjehe mogu ubrojiti i 3. mjesto na zatvorenom prvenstvu Hrvatske 1998. godine čime sam se plasirao na polufinale prvenstva Jugoslavije. Isto tako titula prvaka tadašnje Riječke regije (sada županija) u konkurenciji igrača poput Fućka, Jurešića i ostalih zasigurno spada u moje veće šahovske uspjehe. Trenutno nastupam za drugoligaš ŠK “Krk” iz Krka i ostvarenim rezultatima na 1. ploči spadam među najuspješnije natjecatelje lige. Najuspješniji izdanak naše šahovske škole zasigurno je Borka Frančišković koja je isključivo pod mojim vodstvom došla do titule međunarodnog majstora, titule seniorske prvakinje države te statusa standardne članice ženske olimpijske reprezentativke. Nacionalni majsrtor Andrea Pahor nažalost prestala je sa aktivnim igranjem, a osvajanje 6.-9. mjesta na kadetskom prvenstvu Euriope do 16 godina govori da je u šahu mogla doseći vrlo visok nivo i u međunarodnim razmjerima. Titule kadetskih prvaka države Jelene Mance, Ane Virt, Katarine Bogdanić, te druga mjesta Vinka Frančiškovića, Lore Kukić, Silvije Vulinović samo potvrđuju kvalitetu šahovske škole. Zasigurno najveći zvjezdani trenuci su titule juniorske prvakinje svijeta Valentine Golubenko i kadetske prvakinje svijeta Lare Stock koje su svoj životni šahovski uspjeh postigle kao članice šahovskog kluba “Draga” uz moje menadžerstvo i svesrdnu pomoć.
| No | Name | Feder | Rtg | Title | Total | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 |
| 1 | VELIKOV, Petar | BUL | 2461 | gm | 6 | * | = | = | 1 | 1 | = | = | = | 1 | = |
| 2 | INKIOV, Ventzislav | BUL | 2448 | gm | 6 | = | * | 1 | = | = | = | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | MANDEKIC, Ivan | CRO | 2235 | 5.5 | = | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | = | = | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | GOLUBOVIC, Boris | CRO | 2476 | im | 5 | 0 | = | 0 | * | = | = | 1 | 1 | = | 1 |
| 5 | ZELCIC, Robert | CRO | 2500 | gm | 4.5 | 0 | = | 0 | = | * | 1 | 1 | = | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | BUKAL, Vladimir | CRO | 2448 | im | 4 | = | = | = | = | 0 | * | 1 | = | = | 0 |
| 7 | VUCIC, Mladen | USA | 2364 | im | 4 | = | 1 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | = | = | 1 |
| 8 | BISTRIC, Faruk | BIH | 2446 | im | 3.5 | = | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | = | * | 1 | = |
| 9 | RUKAVINA, Josip | CRO | 2415 | im | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | 1 | = | = | 0 | * | 1 |
| 10 | LOVRIC, Branko | CRO | 2357 | fm | 3 | = | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | = | 0 | * |
IM norm: Ivan MANDEKIC
Evo dvije partije sa tog turnira:
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[Event “Rijeka 1st GM tournament”]
[Site “Rijeka”]
[Date “2001.??.??”]
[Round “6”]
[White “Zelcic, Robert”]
[Black “Mandekic, Ivan”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “B12”]
[WhiteElo “2500”]
[BlackElo “2235”]
[PlyCount “86”]
[EventDate “2001.01.20”]
[EventType “tourn”]
[EventRounds “9”]
[EventCountry “CRO”]
[EventCategory “7”]
[Source “ChessBase”]
[SourceDate “2001.03.08”]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nge2 Ne7 6. a3 Ba5 7. g3 Nd7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Bc7 10. Kh1 b6 11. Be3 Ba6 12. Re1 Rc8 13. b4 Bc4 14. Nb1 b5 15. a4
a5 16. axb5 cxb5 17. bxa5 Bxa5 18. Nd2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Bc3 20. Ra6 Qc7 21. Nb1
Qb7 22. Ra3 b4 23. Rb3 Rc4 24. Nxc3 Rxc3 25. Bg5 Nc6 26. exd5 exd5 27. Bh3 Nb6
28. Rxc3 bxc3 29. Qd3 Na4 30. Bf4 Qb1+ 31. Kg2 Qb4 32. Qa6 Nxd4 33. Bd6 Qb6 34.
Qxb6 Nxb6 35. Rf2 Nc4 36. Bc5 Ne3+ 37. Kg1 Ndxc2 38. Bd7 Ra8 39. h4 d4 40. Bf5
Nxf5 41. Rxc2 Rd8 42. Bb4 Nxg3 43. Ra2 h5 0-1
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[Event “Rijeka 1st”]
[Site “Rijeka”]
[Date “2001.??.??”]
[Round “5”]
[White “Mandekic, Ivan”]
[Black “Rukavina, Josip”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “D34”]
[WhiteElo “2235”]
[BlackElo “2415”]
[PlyCount “85”]
[EventDate “2001.01.20”]
[EventType “tourn”]
[EventRounds “9”]
[EventCountry “CRO”]
[EventCategory “7”]
[Source “ChessBase”]
[SourceDate “2001.03.08”]
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 a6 14. Rc1 Ba7
15. Nb3 Qd6 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Qf4 Qd8 18. Nc7 Bxb3 19. Nxa8 Bxa2 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Rxc6 d3 22. Nc7 dxe2 23. Re1 Bb3 24. Qd6 Bd1 25. Nd5 h6 26. Nc3 Qg5 27.
Nxe2 Rd8 28. Qf4 Qd5 29. Rc1 Bb3 30. Nc3 Qb7 31. Re2 Be6 32. h4 Rd4 33. Re4
Qxb2 34. Rxd4 Bxd4 35. Ne2 Bf6 36. Qe4 g6 37. Rb1 Qa2 38. Rb8+ Kg7 39. Nf4 Bd7
40. Rb7 Qa1+ 41. Kh2 Qd1 42. Ne6+ Kg8 43. Rxd7 1-0
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Partija sa pobjednikom otvorenog šahovskog turnira Pula 2005.
(Komentar: Turski velemajstor Suat Atalik)
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[Event “Pula op 19th”]
[Site “Pula”]
[Date “2005.06.20”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Mandekic, Ivan”]
[Black “Atalik, Suat”]
[Result “0-1”]
[ECO “A29”]
[WhiteElo “2238”]
[BlackElo “2561”]
[Annotator “Atalik”]
[PlyCount “76”]
[EventDate “2005.06.19”]
[EventType “swiss”]
[EventRounds “9”]
[EventCountry “CRO”]
[Source “ChessBase”]
[SourceDate “2005.01.01”]
{In the start of the tournament I had to deal with organizers one after
another. This one is the organizer of Beauties tournament in the Island of Krk.
} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 ({Enough with my usual Reverse Dragon!} 3… d5
4. cxd5 Nxd5) 4. Nc3 Bc5 $5 {This beginners move became very popular in the
last years. After Ivan and Epish experimenting with it Shaba pulled it out and
beat Dimon in Denver 2003. After all Alex also started to use it and has
beaten the guy Ghaem Maghami.} 5. d3 ({For me e3 and Nge2 is a better way of
handling this opening.} 5. e3 d5 $5 (5… d6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. d4 Ba7 9.
h3 Ne7 $14) 6. cxd5 (6. Nxd5 Nxd5 7. cxd5 (7. Bxd5 Nb4 8. Be4 Nd3+ 9. Ke2 Nxc1+
10. Rxc1 f5 11. Bg2 O-O 12. d3 f4 $44) 7… Nb4 8. Qb3 c6 9. dxc6 bxc6 $44)
6… Nb4 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Nge2 Nbxd5 $2 10. O-O O-O 11. Nf4 Nb6 $13) (
5. a3 a5 6. e3 O-O 7. Nge2 d6 8. O-O Bb6 9. d4 Re8 $14) 5… d6 6. Nf3 h6 (6…
Nd4 7. O-O Nxf3+ 8. Bxf3 $14) 7. O-O O-O {This is the first critical position.}
8. a3 (8. Na4 a5 $5) (8. b3 $5 Be6 9. Bb2 Qd7 10. Re1 Bh3 11. Bh1 $14) 8… a5
{I like this way more than the others did with 8…a6.} (8… a6 9. b4 Ba7 10.
Bb2 Be6 11. e3 Qd7 $13 {is seen a lot.}) 9. b3 Bg4 $5 (9… Be6 10. Bb2 Qd7 11.
e3 Bb6 12. d4 exd4 13. exd4 d5 $13) 10. h3 Be6 (10… Bf5 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Kh2
Bb6 13. e3 $14) 11. Bb2 Re8 {Whatever happens I wanted to go for d5 that is
why I do not see the advantage of this system over my usual Dragon with
reverse colors.} 12. Rc1 $6 {I can not see the use of this particular move.} (
12. e3 Bb6 13. Kh2 Qd7 (13… d5 $6 14. Na4) 14. Qc2 Ne7 (14… d5 $6 15. Na4)
(14… Rad8 15. Rad1 $14) 15. Rad1 Bf5 $14) 12… Bb6 13. Kh2 Qd7 14. e3 Rad8 {
Black has completed his development and is ready to push d5! All I want is to
push d5!} 15. Qc2 {This has surprised me.} ({I was expecting} 15. Na4 Ba7 16.
d4 exd4 17. exd4 (17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 b5 19. Nc3 bxc4 20. d5 Bf5 21. bxc4
Ne4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Qd2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 a4 $11) 17… d5 $8 (17… Bf5 $2 18.
d5 Ne5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Qd2 Ne4 21. Qxa5 $18) 18. Ne5 Nxe5 (18… Qc8 $2 19.
Nxc6 bxc6 {looks interesting but} 20. c5 $16 {shuts the bishop forever!}) 19.
dxe5 Ne4 20. cxd5 (20. Qe1 $6 b5 $1 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxa5 c6 23. Nc3 Bd4 24.
Bxe4 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Bxe4 $44) 20… Bxd5 21. Qc2 Qc6 $1 (21… Ng5 22. Rfd1 c6
23. Nc3 Qe6 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Qe2 Ne4 26. f3 Nd6 $16) 22. Qxc6 (22. Qb1 Nc5 23.
Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 $15) 22… bxc6 $8 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Nc5 Bf3 $132) (15.
Nd2 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 f6 18. Na4 Ba7 $13) 15… d5 {Finally I have
succeeded in pushing d5 and I was satisfied.} 16. cxd5 $1 {This was expected.}
(16. Na4 dxc4 17. bxc4 (17. dxc4 Bf5 18. Nxb6 cxb6 19. Qc3 Ne4 20. Qe1 Nc5 $40)
17… Qxd3 18. Qxd3 (18. Nxb6 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Bf5 20. Rd2 Rxd2 21. Nxd2 cxb6 22.
f4 Bd3 $17) 18… Rxd3 19. Nxb6 cxb6 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxa3 22. Bxf6 (22.
Bd4 Rc8 23. Bxb7 Rxc4 24. Rb1 Nd7 25. Bxb6 Nxb6 26. Rxb6 Rb4 27. Rxb4 axb4 28.
Rb1 b3 29. e4 Kf8 $17) 22… gxf6 23. Bxb7 Re7 24. Bc6 Rc7 25. Bb5 $15) 16…
Nxd5 17. Na4 {Brave decision.} (17. Ne4 f6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Nb6 $132)
17… f6 {I was satisfied with the weakness on b3 and did not like the
complications in B+N vs R middlegame.} (17… Bxe3 $5 18. fxe3 Nxe3 19. Qf2 $1
(19. Nc5 $5 Nxc2 20. Nxd7 Ne3 21. Ndxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxf1+ (22… Bd5 23. Rxc7
Nxg2 $13) 23. Bxf1 Bxb3 24. Rxc7 Rc8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 $13) 19… Nxf1+ 20. Rxf1 b6
21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 f6 $1 (22… Bxb3 $6 23. Bxg7 Qxa4 (23… Kxg7 24. Qb2+
f6 25. Qxb3 Qxd3 26. Qb2 $16) 24. Ba1 $1 $44 {looks like a dangerous position
for black.}) 23. Bf4 Bxb3 24. Nb2 $13) 18. Nxb6 $2 {This is a bad move. He had
a much better one to his disposal.} (18. d4 $142 exd4 (18… Qf7 $2 19. dxe5 (
19. e4 Ne3 20. fxe3 Bxb3 21. Qe2 Bxa4 22. d5 Na7 23. Nxe5 $16) 19… Nxe3 20.
fxe3 Bxb3 21. Qe4 $18) 19. Nxb6 cxb6 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 b5 $132 {Black has
a dynamic position despite of the loss of pair of bishops.}) 18… Nxb6 19. d4
{Draw offer.} Qf7 20. dxe5 $1 {A splendid decision by my opponent who is just
an amateur.} (20. Nd2 $2 exd4 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Bxd4 Qh5 23. h4 Qg4 $40) 20…
Bxb3 21. Qb1 fxe5 $1 {The best practical decision.} (21… Bc4 22. exf6 Bxf1
23. Bxf1 gxf6 24. Qc2 $5 $44 {is adifficult position for both sides.}) (21…
Nxe5 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. f4 $44 {is another position which is extremely
difficult to judge the consequences of.}) 22. Rxc6 $1 {The natural follow up!}
bxc6 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 $1 {Eye for eye!} 24. Bxe5 a4 $1 {This was what I was
basing my hopes for Nc4-d2 is the idea.} 25. Qe4 (25. Bc3 Nc4 (25… Bc4 $2 26.
Rd1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1 Qxf2 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qxc7 $18) 26. Qc1 Qe7 27. Bb4 c5 28.
Bc3 Rd3 $40) 25… Nc4 (25… Bd5 $5 26. Qf4 Nc4 $13) 26. Bc3 (26. Qh4 Rd2 27.
Bd4 Nd6 $40) 26… c5 {Black should have never lost the initiative since the
opponent has the pair of bishops and more compact pawn structure things may go
down hill after a slight slip.} (26… Nxa3 $6 27. Qxc6 Qc4 28. Rc1 Qxc6 29.
Bxc6 Nc4 30. e4 $36) 27. Qh4 $5 {A very tricky move.} (27. Qc6 $1 Nd2 (27…
Nxa3 $6 28. Qxc5 Nc2 29. Rc1 a3 30. Kg1 a2 31. Be4 $16) 28. Bxd2 Rxd2 29. Qxc5
Rxf2 30. Rxf2 Qxf2 31. Qxc7 Qxe3 $11) 27… Rd3 28. Be4 $1 Nd2 $1 (28… g5 $2
29. Qxh6 Rxc3 30. Qxg5+ Kh8 31. Bg6 Qg7 32. Qd8+ Qg8 33. Qf6+ Qg7 $11 {is not
the way I play chess!}) 29. Bxd2 Rxd2 30. Kg1 $3 $138 {I have absolutely
missed this one!} (30. Bg2 c4 $19) 30… c4 $6 {I have pushed this pawn way
too early.} (30… Bc4 $2 31. Bg6 $3 $16 {is the point.}) (30… Qe6 $1 {The
important policy in such positions is to prevent the infiltration by whites
queen.} 31. Qf4 (31. Qg4 $2 Qxg4 32. hxg4 c4 33. Rc1 Kf8 34. Kf1 Ke7 35. Ke1
Ra2 36. Bd5 Rxa3 37. Bxc4 Kd6 $17) 31… c4 32. Rc1 Qf7 33. Bh7+ Kf8 34. Bf5
$13) 31. Qg4 $1 Qe7 (31… Rd8 $6 32. Rc1 Rf8 33. f3 $40) 32. Qf5 $1 {Another
strong move by my opponent proving the strenght of Croatian Chess.} (32. Qg6 $6
c3 33. Qh7+ Kf7 34. Qf5+ Qf6 35. Qc5 c6 36. Bxc6 Qd6 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Be4 c2
$40 {and c2 becomes a pain in the ass!}) 32… Qd7 {I had to exchange or at
least divert his queen.} (32… c3 33. Qh7+ $11 (33. Rc1 c2 34. Bxc2 Bxc2 35.
Rxc2 Rxc2 36. Qxc2 Qxa3 37. Qxc7 $11)) 33. Qh7+ $2 {He could have easily drawn
the game after the exchange of queens.} (33. Qxd7 Rxd7 34. Rc1 Rd2 (34… Kf7
$6 35. Kf1 Ke6 36. Ke2 Kd6 37. f4 Kc5 38. h4 $16) 35. Kf1 Kf8 36. Ke1 Ra2 37.
Bd5 c3 38. Be4 c2 39. Kd2 Rxa3 40. Bxc2 Ra2 41. Kc3 Bxc2 42. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 43.
Kxc2 c5 44. Kc3 Ke7 45. e4 Kd6 46. f4 h5 47. Kc4 Ke7 48. Kc3 $11) 33… Kf8 $17
34. g4 c3 35. Bg6 $4 {Squeezing the queen just like once I did against
Beliavsky.} (35. Bf5 Qd6 $19) 35… c2 $2 $138 (35… Bg8 36. Qh8 c2 $19 ({or}
36… Rd1 $19)) 36. Bf5 Qf7 $19 {After whites mistake on the 33rd move his
position became irreversably lost.} 37. Kg2 Bd5+ $1 {Easiest.} 38. Kg3 (38. e4
Bxe4+ 39. Bxe4 c1=Q $19) (38. Kg1 Bc4 $19) 38… Rd1 0-1
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