Author Archives: Yelena Dembo

Weekend Sale February 26-28

By | | , , ,
Leave a comment

All the material is in Fritz/ChessBase, pgn format and is sent by e-mail. Openings are updated daily & the middlegame/endgame examples are well analysed. It is possible to buy the materials using PayPal and sending payments to [email protected] (please, indicate your e-mail address, so I know whom to send it to). Here are the offers:

Openings

1.d4 repertoire (for the White side – ALL openings after 1.d4) – US$ 50 (instead of US$ 80)

Scotch – US$ 10 (instead of US$ 15)

Benoni – US$ 15 (instead of US$ 20)

Indian + Old Indian – US$ 15 (instead of 20)

Middlegame (tactics & strategy)

5 examples on “Don’t let your opponent to make a good move” – US$ 1

5 examples on Queen and Bishop play on opposite colors – US$ 1

5 examples on Exchange sacrifice – US$ 1

5 examples on Hanging pawns – US$ 1

Endgame

10 examples on 2 Bishops versus 2 Bishops – US$ 2

10 examples on Knight endgame with Rooks – US$ 2

10 examples on Minor piece stronger than Rook – US$ 2

10 examples on 2 Rooks stronger than Queen – US$ 2

For questions about the material or anything else, please send an e-mail to [email protected] .

Tehran Women’s Grand Prix 2016 last round

By | |
Leave a comment
Ju-Harika (Photo taken by Alina L'Ami)

Ju-Harika (Photo taken by Alina L’Ami)

Ju became the winner (7.5 points) after drawing Harika. Khademalsharieh and Zhao shared 2nd-3rd places with 7.

Results of the last round

GM Cramling Pia 2521 0 – 1 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2485
GM Ju Wenjun 2558   ½ GM Harika Dronavalli 2511
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2454 1 – 0 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2529
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2403 0 – 1 GM Zhukova Natalia 2484
GM Gunina Valentina 2496   ½ GM Zhao Xue 2506
GM Koneru Humpy 2583 1 – 0 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2509

Games of the round

Final standings

GM Ju Wenjun 2558 CHN 7½
IM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat 2403 IRI 7
GM Zhao Xue 2506 CHN 7
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2454 RUS 6½
GM Dzagnidze Nana 2529 GEO 6½
GM Koneru Humpy 2583 IND 6
GM Zhukova Natalia 2484 UKR 5½
GM Gunina Valentina 2496 RUS 4½
GM Harika Dronavalli 2511 IND 4½
GM Cramling Pia 2521 SWE 4
GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2509 BUL 3½
IM Batsiashvili Nino 2485 GEO 3½

Official site.