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Typical sacrifices

By Yelena Dembo | July 1, 2012 - 06:28 |January 4, 2013 Exercises, Quiz

Here are some more examples from games of my dad with typical sacrifices and lots of “Dembo – rules”. Enjoy! 🙂

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2011.12.08"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Dembo, V."]  [Black "Guest153666"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B50"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "q2r2k1/3nrp1p/p3p1pQ/1p6/6N1/2P2b1P/P1B2P2/3RR1K1 w - - 0 26"]  [PlyCount "5"]  [EventDate "2011.12.08"]  [TimeControl "120"]   26. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rexd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 27. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh8  {[%emt 0:00:03]} 28. Qxh7# {[%emt 0:00:01] (Lag: Av=0.33s, max=1.4s)} 1-0

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.02.11"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Guest119788"]  [Black "Dembo, V."]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "E94"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "r3nrk1/1N1b2b1/1P3n2/p2Pp1qp/P3Ppp1/BN3P2/4B1PP/2RQ1RK1 b - - 0 22"]  [PlyCount "7"]  [EventDate "2012.02.11"]  [TimeControl "120"]   22... g3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 23. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. h3  {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxh3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:  00:07] Guest119788 gibt auf  (Lag: Av=0.28s, max=0.7s)} 0-1

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.02.14"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Dembo, V."]  [Black "Guest404181"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C00"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "r5k1/2qb1Rbp/4p1p1/p2pP1N1/2pP4/2n2QP1/P5BP/5RK1 w - - 0 26"]  [PlyCount "7"]  [EventDate "2012.02.14"]  [TimeControl "120"]   26. Rxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Qf7+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh6  {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Qxh7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Qh4# {  [%emt 0:00:02] (Lag: Av=0.42s, max=0.9s)} 1-0

A very nice game! :)

By Yelena Dembo | June 30, 2012 - 21:03 |January 4, 2013 Exercises, Quiz

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I’d like to show you another game of one of my students played yesterday. I really liked it and hope you will enjoy it too 🙂

 [Event "Live Chess"]  [Site "Chess.com"]  [Date "2012.06.29"]  [Round "?"]  [White "END3"]  [Black "amicus_optimus"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C62"]  [WhiteElo "1141"]  [BlackElo "1290"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [PlyCount "41"]  [EventDate "2012.??.??"]  [TimeControl "5"]   1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. d4 Bg4 $6 (5... f6) (5... exd4  6. Qxd4 {[%cal Gb1c3,Gc1f4]}) 6. dxe5 $1 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 dxe5 8. O-O Bd6 9. Nc3 (  9. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4d6,Gc4e5,Gb2b3,Gc1b2,Gb2e5,Gc4a5,Ga5c6]}) 9... Nf6 10.  Rd1 (10. Bg5 O-O 11. Rad1 {[%cal Gd1d2,Gf1d1]}) 10... O-O 11. Bg5 Qe7 12. Bxf6  gxf6 (12... Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd1d3,Gc3e2,Ge2g3,Gg3f5,Ga1d1]}  ) 13. Qg4+ (13. Qh5 {[%cal Gd1d3,Gd3h3]} Kh8 14. Rd3 Rg8 {[%cal Gd3h3]} 15. Rh3  Rg7 16. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2g3,Gg3f5]}) 13... Kh8 14. Rd3 Rg8 15. Qh4 Qe6 (15... Rg7  {[%cal Ga8g8,Gf6f5]}) 16. Rh3 Rg7 17. Ne2 Rag8 18. Ng3 Be7 19. Nf5 Rxg2+ 20.  Kh1 Bf8 21. Qxh7# 1-0

My dad’s attacks and sacrifices – Part III

By Yelena Dembo | June 12, 2012 - 08:34 |January 4, 2013 Exercises, Quiz

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One of the readers who found tactical solutions suggested to call it “The Vladimir Dembo school of tactics” :). I think it is a good title. Here are some new examples:

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.01.06"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Guest1490699"]  [Black "Dembo, V."]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "E70"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "5rk1/4Q2p/p3P2P/qr1Pp1p1/3n4/8/PP6/1KR2B1R b - - 0 29"]  [PlyCount "7"]  [EventDate "2012.04.07"]  [TimeControl "120"]   29... Rxb2+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Kxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]}  31. Ka1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (31. Bb5 Qxb5+ 32. Kc3 Rc8+ 33. Kd2 Qe2#) 31... Nc2+  $1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]  Guest1490699 gibt auf} 0-1

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.04.24"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Dembo, V."]  [Black "Dastan97"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B01"]  [BlackElo "1499"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "k1r4r/1pP2p2/p6p/3P4/2P2B1P/Q4bpq/PR3n2/1R4K1 w - - 0 30"]  [PlyCount "7"]  [EventDate "2012.04.24"]  [TimeControl "120"]   30. Qxa6+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]}  Rxb8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (31... Ka7 32. R1b7#) 32. Rxb8+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ka7 {  [%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Be3# {[%emt 0:00:03] (Lag: Av=0.73s, max=1.4s)} 1-0

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.04.28"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Guest361049"]  [Black "Dembo, V."]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "B40"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "r5k1/pp4pp/2pb1r2/8/7q/4BB1b/PPP4N/R2QR2K b - - 0 22"]  [PlyCount "4"]  [EventDate "2012.04.07"]  [TimeControl "120"]   22... Bg2+ $3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (23. Bxg2 Qxh2#) 23...  Qxh2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:01] Guest361049 gibt auf  (Lag:  Av=0.31s, max=0.8s)} (24. Kf1 Raf8 $19) 0-1

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.04.07"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Dembo, V."]  [Black "Guest1327128"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B20"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "r4r2/2q1npbk/7p/pp1pPR1Q/2pP4/2P1BN2/PP5P/R5K1 w - - 0 24"]  [PlyCount "1"]  [EventDate "2012.04.07"]  [TimeControl "120"]   24. Rf6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:04] Guest1327128 rinde  (Lag: Av=0.37s, max=0.6s)} 1-0

Attacking the King – the solution

By Yelena Dembo | June 9, 2012 - 13:51 |June 9, 2012 Quiz

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Here is the solution to the latest quiz!

 [Event "?"]  [Site "?"]  [Date "????.??.??"]  [Round "?"]  [White "?"]  [Black "?"]  [Result "*"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "r1b1rk2/pp3ppQ/1np5/4q3/2B4N/4P3/PP3PP1/2R2K1R w - - 0 1"]  [PlyCount "3"]   1. Qg8+! Kxg8 2. Ng6!

Well done to those who found it!

My dad’s attacks and sacrifices – Part II

By Yelena Dembo | April 20, 2012 - 12:06 |January 4, 2013 Exercises, Quiz

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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 🙂

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.04.19"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Guest2362982"]  [Black "Dembo, V."]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "A45"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "r3r1k1/1ppb1pb1/p2p4/2PP2np/PPB1Pp1q/2N2P2/5Q1P/2R1RNK1 b - - 0 25"]  [PlyCount "1"]  [EventDate "2012.04.12"]  [TimeControl "120"]   25... Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:05] Guest2362982 geeft op  (Lag: Av=0.39s, max=1.0s)} 0-1

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.04.19"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Dembo, V."]  [Black "Marojla"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B50"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "3r1r1k/1bq2ppp/p4n2/1p3RQ1/2p1P3/2Pn1N1P/PPB3PN/5R1K w - - 0 22"]  [PlyCount "7"]  [EventDate "2012.04.12"]  [TimeControl "120"]   22. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8  {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 25. Nh6# {[%emt  0:00:02] (Lag: Av=0.58s, max=1.9s)} 1-0

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.04.15"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Guest1997337"]  [Black "Dembo, V."]  [Result "0-1"]  [ECO "E77"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "8/5pkp/3p2p1/2pP4/Q1P5/4rBqb/P5P1/5R1K b - - 0 30"]  [PlyCount "7"]  [EventDate "2012.04.15"]  [TimeControl "120"]   30... Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxg2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32.  Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qh3# {  [%emt 0:00:02] (Lag: Av=0.51s, max=1.6s)} 0-1

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.04.15"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Dembo, V."]  [Black "Guest1996139"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "B00"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "r4rk1/1bqp1p1p/p5p1/3nPP2/1p5Q/3B1N2/PP4PP/R4R1K w - - 0 22"]  [PlyCount "9"]  [EventDate "2012.04.15"]  [TimeControl "120"]   22. f6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh7 {  [%emt 0:00:07]} 24. Qxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 25. Qh6 {[%emt  0:00:01]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 26. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:02] Zeit '  (Lag: Av=0.  16s, max=0.3s) Guest1996139 gibt auf} 1-0

 [Event "Friendly Game, 2m"]  [Site "Café"]  [Date "2012.04.12"]  [Round "?"]  [White "Dembo, V."]  [Black "Guest1769619"]  [Result "1-0"]  [ECO "C50"]  [Annotator "Dembo,Yelena"]  [SetUp "1"]  [FEN "r4rk1/1ppq1p2/p2p1Q1p/5Pp1/4Pn2/2PP3P/PPB2P1K/R5R1 w - - 0 22"]  [PlyCount "1"]  [EventDate "2012.04.12"]  [TimeControl "120"]   22. Rxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:05] . Zaman '} 1-0

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