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Yelena Dembo
Number of games in database: 312
Years covered: 1992 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2446
Highest rating achieved in database: 2470
Overall record: +116 -52 =144 (60.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (76)      B43 B48 B45 B31 B30  French Defense (20)      C05 C07 C03 C10 C09  French Tarrasch (18)      C05 C07 C03 C09 C08  Sicilian Taimanov (17)      B48 B45 B46  Scotch Game (14)      C45  Caro-Kann (13)      B12 B16 B18 B17 B13	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (65)      B31 B30 B65 B22 B63  King's Indian (37)      E63 E92 E97 E74 E98  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (16)      B65 B63 B60 B61 B62  English (9)      A15 A10 A16  King's Indian Attack (8)      A07  Queen's Pawn Game (5)      A45 D02

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Y Dembo vs I Krush, 1996 1-0
   Y Dembo vs D Driamin, 2000 1-0
   N Castaneda vs Y Dembo, 2001 0-1
   Y Dembo vs N Stojanovic, 2001 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Yelena Dembo's collection - women chess bites:) by Yelena Dembo

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YELENA DEMBO (born Dec-08-1983) Russia (citizen of Israel) [what is this?] Yelena Dembo was born in Russia, December 8th, 1983. At only 3 years and 9 months, she played chess in an under-13 tournament and became rated. When she was 7, her family emigrated to Israel, where her parents opened a chess academy. She was Israeli champion among the girls five times, including once in the category under 20 years. She became a WGM in 2001 and Men's IM in 2003. She is an eight time medalist of World and European Youth and Women Championships, including winning the first place in Girl's Under 20 European Rapid Championship in 2002. She won the Bykova's Memorial (women's WGM event) in December 2004. She won the bronze medal in Women's European Individual Championship in Moldova 2005. She recently made her first men's GM norm in the Hamburg open.

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 313  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Farhat vs Y Dembo   ½-½ 44 1992 World Champ under 10 B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 2. Y Dembo vs A Peterson   0-1 27 1992 World Championship under 10 Girls B16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation 3. Y Dembo vs O Avraam 1-0 57 1993 Ch-Israel(men), 1/8 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 4. Y Dembo vs R Palaj 1-0 27 1994 Ch-Israel(men), 1/4 B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 5. J Rasmussen vs Y Dembo   0-1 45 1994 EU-ch U12 Disney Girls B10 Caro-Kann 6. Y Dembo vs I Krush 1-0 30 1996 Wch U14 Disney Girls B89 Sicilian 7. Y Dembo vs N Resika   ½-½ 20 1998 FSIMA Dec C30 King's Gambit Declined 8. Lakat Gyula vs Y Dembo   0-1 40 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN B83 Sicilian 9. Y Dembo vs Bergre Joachim   ½-½ 20 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 10. Y Dembo vs F Jansen 1-0 16 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 11. Y Dembo vs G Szamoskozi 1-0 44 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN C38 King's Gambit Accepted 12. Cleven Maria vs Y Dembo   0-1 28 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN A04 Reti Opening 13. W Langer vs Y Dembo   0-1 55 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN A07 King's Indian Attack 14. Y Dembo vs R Csolig 1-0 54 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 15. Y Dembo vs Vass Victor   ½-½ 64 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense 16. Y Dembo vs Dekany Lajos   ½-½ 26 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN B57 Sicilian 17. F Dezso vs Y Dembo   0-1 40 1999 Budapest First Saturday ELO04, HUN A15 English 18. A Gara vs Y Dembo   0-1 40 2000 ch-HUN Women B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 19. Y Dembo vs A Pahor   1-0 33 2000 t-EuCh U18 Girls B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 20. N Lakos vs Y Dembo   ½-½ 16 2000 ch-HUN Women B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 21. Y Dembo vs D Driamin 1-0 42 2000 First Saturday IM section C05 French, Tarrasch 22. Y Dembo vs F Kiss   1-0 44 2000 ch-HUN Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. L Drljevic vs Y Dembo   1-0 36 2000 t-EuCh U18 Girls A07 King's Indian Attack 24. Y Dembo vs T Gara   ½-½ 61 2000 ch-HUN Women B01 Scandinavian 25. Y Dembo vs T Kostiuk 1-0 45 2000 t-EuCh U18 Girls C45 Scotch Game  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 313    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Dembo wins | Dembo loses

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 12 OF 12 ·  Later Kibitzing > Dec-08-07    dx9293: Happy Birthday, Yelena! Dec-08-07    cbpatzer: Happy birthday! Dec-08-07    zooter: Great to see a GM interacting with amateurs through the internet. All the best Yelena! Dec-08-07    ahmadov: <AlexandraThess: Hronia polla Eleni! Na ta ekatostiseis kai gia panta stin Ellada !!!> How comes this lady is born in Russia and currently lives in Israel but speaks Greek? Is she Greek by ethnicity? Dec-08-07    whiteshark: All the best to you, <Yelena>. May all your wishes come true! Dec-08-07    fm avari viraf: It's your Birthday so Many Happy returns of The Day! I don't remember whether I saw you at Hastings Challengers from 1996 to 2004? Dec-08-07    AlexandraThess: < ahmadov: <AlexandraThess: Hronia polla Eleni! Na ta ekatostiseis kai gia panta stin Ellada !!!> How comes this lady is born in Russia and currently lives in Israel but speaks Greek? Is she Greek by ethnicity? > She is married to Sotiris Logothetis - greek FIDE Master.Some 5 or 4 years ago she moved to Athens, Greece. Dec-08-07    ahmadov: <AlexandraThess> Thanks for this information. I just wonder why this information not included on her profile on this web site... Dec-08-07    wanabe2000: Thanks for your comments and a Happy Birthday to you. This 1996 game is my first introduction to your games and I will, definitly, do more research in the future. Dec-08-07    ketchuplover: Happy Birthday Yelena. Have you ever played The Fred opening? Dec-08-07    ganstaman: <ketchuplover: Happy Birthday Yelena. Have you ever played The Fred opening?> My guess is no -- she actually tries to win all her games... Oh, also, happy birthday! Dec-08-07    brankat: Happy Birthday! All the best to You and Your family. Dec-09-07    Yelena Dembo: Thank you all!!:-)) I am currently playing in a GM event in Croatia and you can find the info on this tournament on www.crochess.com ! Enjoy! Dec-09-07    popski: Yelena Dembo, you are good, I would like to play with you! Feb-25-08    schnarre: <popski> I think a number of us would mate! Apr-28-08    Billy Vaughan: She's competing in the Individual European Championship, and is currently 5/7. Good luck! May-11-08    Augalv: Yelena Dembo is currently participating in the Kapthung Open in Luxembourg. The event is a 9 round Swiss with a first prize of 3,000 Euros and 1,500 Euros for the top woman. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves and then an extra 30 minutes plus a 30 second/move increment for the remainder of the game. This is the website for the event: http://www.lecavalier.lu/Kaupthing-... May-11-08    hrvyklly: <engmaster: Yelena, whats your advice on your Grunfeld book for a positional player. Is n't the Grunfeld more for tactical players, or have you taken a more positional repetoire approach?> Smyslov and Botvinnik didn't think it was overly tactical!? Seriously, she has taken quite a 'positional' approach to the repertoire, 8...b6 against 8.Rb1 in the Exchange Variation for example. Recommended. Aug-09-08    notyetagm: <YELENA DEMBO> I know that you are part of a team writing <Dangeous Weapons: The King's Indian> and thought I would point out this recent game, Wang Yue vs Radjabov, 2008, in which Wang Yue defeats the 6 ... c7-c5!? pawn sacrifice line against the Samisch. I am not sure if there is any big novelty by White in this game but thought I would point it out to you nonetheless. Aug-12-08    Yelena Dembo: < notyetagm > Thanks:-) Oct-23-08    HannibalSchlecter: Yelena, given Anand's spicy play in the World Championship match with Kramnik, have you reevaluated the view that Anand's chess style lacks enough aggression for your personal taste? Oct-23-08    FrogC: <schnarre:I think a number of us would mate!> A good example of the need for accurate punctuation. I hope you mean: <I think a number of us would, mate!> Oct-23-08    Cactus: <FrogC> Thanks for clearing that up. I was very confused! Nov-17-08    whiteshark: Yelena @ Dresden: http://chessbase.de/2008/dresdenoly... Good luck for the remaining games! :D Nov-17-08    popski: Hahaha, <schnarre & FrogC>! Jump directly to page #   (enter number from 1 to 12) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 12 OF 12 ·  Later Kibitzing >

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