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Author Archives: yelenadembo
An “easy, but nice” example
While teaching one of my students yesterday we came across an example which was simple, yet nice. You can apply a “Dembo-rule” – “I would like…” from my first middlegame book to find it quickly! If something looks interesting in … Continue reading
My dad’s attacks and sacrifices – Part II
This is the second part of my dad’s attacking games and sacrifices, studying which will help you to implement them in your own games
Starting a new theme
Today I want to start a new theme! And it will be, I hope, both interesting and useful for many not so strong players. When I was 5-6 years old, my dad (my trainer all my life) taught me: “Lenochka! … Continue reading
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Training Summer Camp on Andros Island
I will be hosting a training camp (individual, possibly pair or even group lessons) on Andros Island this summer. Andros Island is just two hours by ferry from Athens. Those who want to participate in the camp (or ask about … Continue reading
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An example of how to think & evaluate the position correctly (also taken from my first book “The Very Unusual Book About Chess”)
This game is from my own practice. The game was played back in 2000 and (I believe) is not only a slightly wild and interesting game but more importantly is a good example of how to think and evaluate the … Continue reading
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Game of the day (an example from my first book – “The Very Unusual Book About Chess”
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We learn from Anatoly Karpov
WE LEARN FROM ANATOLY KARPOV The 12th World champion Anatoly Karpov has no as well-known students as Kasparov was in Botvinnik’s chess-school and Yussupov in chess-school of Dvoretsky. First of all he is a chess-player. Preferring to create works of … Continue reading
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Analysis, thoughts, etc
So, the holidays are over and it is time to analyse the events, successes and failures of last year Understanding what you did well or not so well will help you to play and think better in the future. For … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
Wish you and your family a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!
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