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| Apr-26-16 | | Conrad93: <A new book by Smirin is coming out from Quality Chess, of course on the King's Indian Defense: http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/blog/...
<I am also working on a book provisionally called (tongue in cheek) <<<King’s Indian Warfare by Ilya Smirin>>>. This will be a how-to-play book that supplements Kotronias’ five book series perfectly, by maybe the most creative grandmaster alive. The material is fantastic. The book will need some editing, but it is simply a remarkable draft.>> This should be interesting. Gallagher also wrote a very good book on the KID, and I've heard Vigorito's two volume series is the cream of the crop. It will be interesting to see how the world expert on the KID compares to these two. P.S. Dejan Bojokov's Modernized: The King's Indian is an extremely good introduction. |
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May-21-16
 | | ketchuplover: Best wishes at the 2017 TataSteel event :) |
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| Nov-08-16 | | diagonal: For the cg. bio: <Ilya Smirin won at Biel in 2002>, clear first ahead of shared seconds Tkachiev, Dreev, followed by Korchnoi, winner from 2001, Pelletier, and Vallejo Pons: Game Collection: Biel 2002 |
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| Nov-08-16 | | diagonal: Ilya Smirin also <won the last edition of the famous New York Open series in 2000 outright>: http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic... |
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Jan-21-19
 | | offramp: The name <"il y a s'mir in"> is a complete sentence in French. |
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Sep-28-22
 | | MissScarlett: <A chess commentator has been sacked by the International Chess Federation for making sexist comments. Ilya Smirin was broadcasting live during the ninth round of the Women's Grand Prix on Tuesday. The Israeli grandmaster admitted on air he had said chess is "maybe not for women" - and also seemingly praised a woman for playing like a man. The federation apologised and called Mr Smirin's comments offensive and embarrassing. Belarusian-born Mr Smirin - who was once ranked one of the world's top 20 players - was making his debut as an English-language commentator in Astana, Kazakhstan.> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63... |
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Sep-28-22
 | | Sally Simpson: Commentating on a women's event would be a minefield for any man, especially on their debut and not being media savvy. Saying a women played like a man was at one time meant as and to be taken as a compliment and I remember Smyslov saying Susan was Tal in a skirt. These days I'd fully accept being told I played a women, I've got a score book full of defeats by the...can we still say the 'fairer sex.' or is that taboo as well. I'd submit them but they are now all married and I do not know their married names... |
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| Sep-29-22 | | Whitehat1963: Oops! Looking for another job as a commentator already? |
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Sep-29-22
 | | Check It Out: May I suggest a different profession, perhaps construction? |
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| Sep-29-22 | | stone free or die: < 'fairer sex.' or is that taboo as well[?] > I would consider it more "dated" than "taboo", but apparently it's literally true... https://economictimes.indiatimes.co... |
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| Jul-17-24 | | FM David H. Levin: <MissScarlett: <A chess commentator has been sacked by the International Chess Federation for making sexist comments. Ilya Smirin was broadcasting live during the ninth round of the Women's Grand Prix on Tuesday. The Israeli grandmaster admitted on air he had said chess is "maybe not for women" [...snip...]> >I'd find it odd if he did not realize that such a remark would not be well-received in that setting. It would be like an auto racing announcer's suggesting that perhaps the sport isn't the best use of hydrocarbons. |
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Jul-17-24
 | | perfidious: ICF moved much more quickly on Smirin than did USCF after far worse allegations were made known to them. |
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Jul-17-24
 | | OhioChessFan: I'm sure the world is a much better place for women because of his firing. |
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| Jul-17-24 | | dehanne: Locker room talk. |
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Jul-17-24
| | perfidious: The allegations of misconduct in St Louis were not 'locker room talk'. |
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| Jul-18-24 | | FM David H. Levin: <perfidious: ICF moved much more quickly on Smirin than did USCF after far worse allegations were made known to them.> I took this to mean that the allegations presented to the USCF were also about Smirin, but the first page of internet search results mentions only GM Alejandro Ramirez. Could you clarify. |
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Jul-18-24
| | perfidious: <FM DHL>, the allegations were indeed regarding Ramirez, and were initially swept under the rug. It is fortunate that Jen Shahade laboured against this policy of indifference. |
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| Jul-18-24 | | Olavi: I wonder how the ICF would have reacted if Smirin had just given exact quotes by Gaprindashvili and Chiburdanidze. Yes I do understand it is one thing for a Tasmanian to say about Tasmanians - whatever, and for an Englishman to do so. Still I wonder. |
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Aug-09-25
 | | Dionysius1: Re: FIDE's reaction to Smirin's remarks in September 2022. Is the world still so touchy? I don't hear so much about "woke" now, not even in a derogatory way. Maybe we're over this kind of micro-sensitivity now. |
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Aug-09-25
| | MissScarlett: Should Israelis be banned from official FIDE events? Let's have a vote at the next FIDE congress. |
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Aug-12-25
| | Dionysius1: What do you think the outcome would be? |
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| Aug-12-25 | | Olavi: From the minutes of the chess composition federation 2024 congress in Jurmala, Latvia (a proposal from the Danish delegate): 7.3.2 Proposals concerning the war between Israel and Hamas
Referring to the victims in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, Bjørn Enemark
proposed the WFCC should apply the same sanctions on Israel as on Russia and Belarus (see WCCC
2024 Agenda). After several discussions and presenting opposing views, the proposal was put on
voting and rejected, with 4 votes in favour, 17 votes against and 7 abstentions. |
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Aug-12-25
| | perfidious: <Dion....I don't hear so much about "woke" now, not even in a derogatory way. Maybe we're over this kind of micro-sensitivity now.> Anyone who comes to the States or reads of affairs here will quickly learn that that sort of commentary has been de rigueur for a long while now from certain quarters. |
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Aug-17-25
 | | Stonehenge: I think we have his DOB wrong.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_... has
<born January 21> but <January 12> on the right-hand side. https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1989... (p. 18) has <Ilja Smirin, 21 years old on January 12, single-handedly won the 18th edition of the Rilton Cup, which was played for the third consecutive year at the Grand Hotel Saltsjöbaden.> <Ilia Smirin was born on the 12th of January>: https://ruchess.ru/en/persons_of_da... |
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Aug-18-25
| | Stonehenge: Corrected his DOB from January 21 to January 12. |
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