Looking for lessons?
I charge US$ 25 per hour, US$ 100 for 5 hours or US$ 200 for 10 hours, if one purchases them in advance.
Lessons happen on Playchess & ChessRex.com. I use Teams and Google Meet.
Teaching experience – 26 years. Students’ level ranges from beginners to players with 2400 ELO (IMs as well).My mom Nadezhda Fokin (Israeli Women’s Champion, 3rd board in 1992 Chess Olympiad, Soviet Women’s Master) charges US$ 20 for 1 hour (payments via my PayPal e-mail – [email protected]).
Game analysis with verbal comments and suggestions on what to improve and how
Easy improvement – detailed analysis of your games done by an International Master. I charge US$ 10 per game or US$ 35 for 5 games. Analysis can be sent by pgn, html, cbv formats.
Just US$ 5 for monthly subscription to weekly e-mails with middlegame/endgame material
Send US$ 5 to [email protected] on Paypal and get 10 game fragments on middlegame/endgame every week. Studying these themes helps to find plans, ideas, build strategies 15-35 moves into the game. It is very important to study these themes as the middlegame is where most players get into time pressure or just cannot find a plan. Material can be sent in pgn, cbv, html, pdf formats.
Don’t know how to study chess or what to study to improve?
Check out the study material pages or e-mail me at [email protected].
Just US$ 5 for monthly subscription to fresh opening ideas & updated theoretical lines sent weekly by e-mail!
Check out https://yelenadembo.com/archives/6242 and https://yelenadembo.com/material-for-sale or e-mail me at [email protected] for info!
Want to learn to play the middlegame or endgame well?
I have a collection of over 40 thousand examples. It is very important to study these themes as the middlegame is where most players get into time pressure or just cannot find a plan.
Prices: each annotated example costs 20 cents, so 10 examples cost 2 euros, etc. Send payment to [email protected] on PayPal to get the examples by e-mail in cbv, pgn, html formats.Special price for middlegame books with very interesting verbal explanations
My first chess book, “The Very Unusual Book About Chess” – ONLY 15 euros with postage and packaging included. Detailed explanation of tactical methods.
My second book is titled “Conversation with a Professional Trainer – Methods of Positional Play” – ONLY 15 euros with postage and packaging included. Detailed explanation of positional ideas and methods!
Naturally both books can be signed and dedicated! Can be bought as presents for friends and family!Chess Puzzle of the Day
Recent Posts
- Tuesday Quiz 5.5.26 May 5, 2026
- Monday Quiz 4.5.26 May 4, 2026
- Sunday Quiz 3.5.26 May 3, 2026
- Saturday Quiz 2.5.26 May 2, 2026
- Friday Quiz 1.5.26 May 1, 2026
- Thursday Quiz 30.4.26 April 30, 2026
- Wednesday Quiz 29.4.26 April 29, 2026
- Tuesday Quiz 28.4.26 April 28, 2026
- Monday Quiz 27.4.26 April 27, 2026
- Sunday Quiz 26.4.26 April 26, 2026
Archives
Meta
Categories
1st Women's FIDE Grand Prix Series Geneva 2013 14th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 15th European Individual Women's Chess Championship 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Women 2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP Candidates Tournament 2016 Candidates Tournament Berlin 2018 Carlsen-Caruana match Chess news Chess Olympiad 2014 European Individual Chess Championship 2014 Exercises FIDE Grand Prix Baku 2014 FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing 2013 FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2014 FIDE Women's Grand-Prix June/July 2014 FIDE Women's Grand Prix Chengdu 2016 FIDE World Cup in Tromso 2013 Grand Prix - Zug 2013 Lessons Our Middlegame and Endgame Collection Qatar Masters Open 2014 Qatar Masters Open 2015 Quiz Ratings Sale Tata Steel Masters 2014 Tata Steel Masters 2017 Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee 2018 Tehran Women's Grand Prix 2016 The Candidates Tournament Theoretical material Thessaloniki Grand-Prix 2013 The World Chess Candidates Tournament - London 2013 Tournaments Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2014 Uncategorized Weekend Sale Wijk aan Zee 2013 Wijk aan Zee A 2016 Women's Grand Prix Khanty-Mansiysk 2014 Women's World Championship 2015 Sochi Russia World Chess Championship 2016 Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
14th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2013 – 4th round
WGM Alexandra Goryachkina (14 years old, Russia) became the sole leader after winning a very interesting game against IM Khotenashvili of Georgia and now has 4 out of 4. 10 players have 3.5 points.
Top 10 results of the 4th round
1 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2401 3 1 – 0 3 IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2512
2 IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2393 3 ½ – ½ 3 IM Melia Salome GEO 2428
3 GM Lagno Kateryna UKR 2542 2½ 1 – 0 2½ WGM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2405
4 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2407 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2528
5 WGM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2403 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2497
6 WGM Vojinovic Jovana SRB 2376 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2478
7 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2497 2½ 1 – 0 2½ IM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina ESP 2402
8 WGM Kovanova Baira RUS 2371 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Hoang Thanh Trang HUN 2467
9 IM Savina Anastasia RUS 2368 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2454
10 WGM Schleining Zoya GER 2368 2½ 0 – 1 2½ IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2443
View full list of results here.
Top 10 games of the round
Pairings of top 10 boards of the 5th round
1 GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2497 3½ – 4 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2401
2 IM Melia Salome GEO 2428 3½ – 3½ GM Lagno Kateryna UKR 2542
3 WGM Daulyte Deimante LTU 2363 3½ – 3½ GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2497
4 IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2443 3½ – 3½ IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2407
5 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela ROU 2439 3½ – 3½ IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2393
6 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2489 3 – 3 WGM Vojinovic Jovana SRB 2376
7 IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2512 3 – 3½ IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2351
8 WGM Kursova Maria ARM 2351 3 – 3 GM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2594
9 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2558 3 – 3 IM Guramishvili Sopiko GEO 2421
10 IM Purtseladze Maka GEO 2349 3 – 3 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2523
View full list of pairings here.
Saturday Quiz
14th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2013 – 3rd round
Four players share the lead with 3 points out of 3 – IMs Khotenashvili, Melia (both from Georgia), Gaponenko (Ukraine) and Goryachkina (Russia).
Top 10 results of the 3rd round
1 IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2512 2 1 – 0 2 IM Romanko Marina RUS 2368
2 WGM Vojinovic Jovana SRB 2376 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2497
3 WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2478 2 ½ – ½ 2 WGM Schleining Zoya GER 2368
4 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela ROU 2439 2 ½ – ½ 2 IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2351
5 WGM Kovanova Baira RUS 2371 2 ½ – ½ 2 WGM Girya Olga RUS 2437
6 IM Melia Salome GEO 2428 2 1 – 0 2 WGM Manakova Maria SRB 2351
7 IM Savina Anastasia RUS 2368 2 ½ – ½ 2 IM Guramishvili Sopiko GEO 2421
8 IM Matnadze Ana ESP 2412 2 ½ – ½ 2 WGM Mammadova Gulnar AZE 2322
9 WGM Daulyte Deimante LTU 2363 2 ½ – ½ 2 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2407
10 WGM Kursova Maria ARM 2351 2 ½ – ½ 2 WGM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2403
View full list of results here.
View standings here.
Top 10 games of the round
Top 10 pairings of the 4th round
1 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2401 3 – 3 IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2512
2 IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2393 3 – 3 IM Melia Salome GEO 2428
3 GM Lagno Kateryna UKR 2542 2½ – 2½ WGM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2405
4 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2407 2½ – 2½ GM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2528
5 WGM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2403 2½ – 2½ GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2497
6 WGM Vojinovic Jovana SRB 2376 2½ – 2½ WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2478
7 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2497 2½ – 2½ IM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina ESP 2402
8 WGM Kovanova Baira RUS 2371 2½ – 2½ GM Hoang Thanh Trang HUN 2467
9 IM Savina Anastasia RUS 2368 2½ – 2½ IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2454
10 WGM Schleining Zoya GER 2368 2½ – 2½ IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2443
View full 4th round pairings here.




