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My dad’s attacks and sacrifices – Part II

yelenadembo — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:06:27 +0000

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

Training Summer Camp on Andros Island

yelenadembo — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:24:49 +0000

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 it) are welcome to e-mail me at yelena@yelenadembo.com . Students will be staying at Krinos Suites Hotel (Alexandra Logotheti – my sister-in-law is the owner and manager of Krinos) or nearby and will usually be studying around 4-5 hours a day (or less/more if they wish!). The beach is 50 meters away from the hotel, and there are lots of other activities available! You are welcome to view the photo gallery of the hotel and Andros Island here.

An example of how to think & evaluate the position correctly (also taken from my first book “The Very Unusual Book About Chess”)

yelenadembo — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:28:57 +0000

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 position correctly. Many people, including my students who have just started taking lessons often ask me how to do it. The answer is in this game!

Game of the day (an example from my first book – “The Very Unusual Book About Chess”

yelenadembo — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:33:58 +0000

Happy New Year!

yelenadembo — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:58:02 +0000

Wish you and your family a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

Selection of my games from Mind Sports Games

yelenadembo — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:36:47 +0000

Here is a selection from my games:

Rapid

1.Rd8 and Black resigned!

Blitz

Blindfold

The official website of the Chess event was http://sportaccord2011.fide.com/index.php and you can still download games or just view them there!

China

yelenadembo — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:25:48 +0000

I am currently in China, playing in the World Mind Sports Games 2011. Unfortunately, Facebook and Twitter access in China is not easy, so I won’t be updating till my return on December 17th.

Women’s European Team Championship

yelenadembo — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:19:21 +0000

So far the Greek team has been playing very well, losing narrowly to Ukraine and winning against Austria. Here are two my first games:

Today we play Hungary, so wish us luck!

Morning exercise

yelenadembo — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:13:30 +0000

A Decade of Inspirational Books – reviews by Glenn Flear

yelenadembo — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:40:36 +0000

I was very glad to read in the newest edition of yearbook (already 100!!) that he considers the Scotch Game book written by me and IM Richard Palliser to be among the top 20 most inspirational opening books of the decade! In fact this is what he writes about the authors: “Richard Palliser has become the mainstay of the Everyman team, with his widespread knowledge and ability to pick out the quintesential points. In recent years, Yelena Dembo has become the most influential female opening analyst around. Together they have come up with a high standard monograph for all levels”.