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Yelena Dembo
Y Dembo 
Photo courtesy of yelenadembo.com  

Number of games in database: 476
Years covered: 1992 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2448
Highest rating achieved in database: 2482
Overall record: +140 -67 =196 (59.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 73 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (103) 
    B43 B48 B30 B31 B45
 French Defense (39) 
    C05 C07 C03 C11 C10
 French Tarrasch (29) 
    C05 C07 C03 C09 C04
 Sicilian Taimanov (24) 
    B48 B45 B46 B49
 Scotch Game (20) 
    C45
 Caro-Kann (19) 
    B12 B16 B13 B17 B18
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (102) 
    B31 B22 B30 B67 B63
 King's Indian (70) 
    E63 E92 E62 E97 E75
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (29) 
    B67 B65 B63 B60 B62
 English (15) 
    A10 A15 A16
 Queen's Pawn Game (9) 
    A45 D02
 Grunfeld (6) 
    D85 D78 D79 D91 D98
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Y Dembo vs D Driamin, 2000 1-0
   Y Dembo vs V Pejnovic, 1994 1-0
   Y Dembo vs I Krush, 1996 1-0
   Y Dembo vs G Mammadova, 2010 1-0
   Y Dembo vs R Palaj, 1994 1-0
   N Castaneda vs Y Dembo, 2001 0-1
   Y Dembo vs G Szamoskozi, 1999 1-0
   Y Dembo vs E Repkova, 2004 1/2-1/2
   Y Dembo vs N Pentala, 2001 1-0
   Y Dembo vs A Muzychuk, 2011 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   European Championship (Women) (2005)
   European Club Cup (Women) (2011)
   Mediterreanean Championship (2007)
   SportAccord Mind Games (Blindfold, Women) (2011)
   European Championship (Women) (2006)
   European Championship (Women) (2008)
   European Championship (Women) (2010)
   Dresden Olympiad (Women) (2008)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2006)
   Istanbul Olympiad (Women) (2012)
   European Championship (Women) (2007)
   Turin Olympiad (Women) (2006)
   European Championship (2009)
   European Union Championship (2008)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (Women) (2010)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Yelena Dembo's collection - women chess bites:) by Yelena Dembo
   spasskey69's favorite games by spasskey69
   spasskey69's favorite games by rpn4

GAMES ANNOTATED BY DEMBO: [what is this?]
   Y Dembo vs D Driamin, 2000
   Y Dembo vs I Krush, 1996
   Y Dembo vs R Palaj, 1994

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament
   N Khurtsidze vs Y Dembo (Nov-12-12) 1-0
   Y Dembo vs N Khurtsidze (Nov-11-12) 1/2-1/2
   Y Dembo vs M Aulia (Sep-09-12) 0-1
   B C Yildiz Kadioglu vs Y Dembo (Sep-07-12) 1/2-1/2
   Y Dembo vs D Vazquez Maccarini (Sep-06-12) 1-0

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YELENA DEMBO
(born Dec-08-1983, 41 years old) Russia (federation/nationality Greece)

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Yelena Dembo was born in Penza, Russia. 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 and scored 6.5/11 (TPR 2464) at the 12th European Individual Championship (2011), which included a 4/8 (+2 -2 =4) result against her 8 GM opponents in that event. She qualified for the Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2012), but lost in the first round to Georgian IM Nino Khurtsidze.

Dembo made her first men's GM norm in the Hamburg open, 2005.

http://yelenadembo.com/

Wikipedia article: Yelena Dembo

Last updated: 2020-08-20 20:41:26

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 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 476  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Y Dembo vs A Peterson 0-1271992Wch U10 GirlsB16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
2. S S Farhat Willemstein vs Y Dembo ½-½441992Wch U10 GirlsB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
3. Y Dembo vs O Avraam 1-0571993Ch-Israel(men), 1/8C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
4. Y Dembo vs N Azarova  1-0471993Wch U10 GirlsC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
5. Y Dembo vs V Pejnovic 1-0101994EU-ch U12 GirlsB30 Sicilian
6. Y Dembo vs R Palaj 1-0271994Ch-Israel(men), 1/4B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
7. J B Rasmussen vs Y Dembo  0-1451994EU-ch U12 Disney GirlsB10 Caro-Kann
8. Kasparov vs Y Dembo 1-0301994Kasparov Clock Simul, 15b Tel AvivA45 Queen's Pawn Game
9. Y Dembo vs I Krush 1-0301996Wch U14 Disney GirlsB89 Sicilian
10. E Moser vs Y Dembo  ½-½251996Wch U14 Disney GirlsA07 King's Indian Attack
11. Y Wang vs Y Dembo  1-0331996Wch U14 GirlsB40 Sicilian
12. C Moshina vs Y Dembo  1-0291996Wch U14 GirlsB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
13. L Javakhishvili vs Y Dembo 1-0171997EU-ch U14 GirlsA06 Reti Opening
14. Y Dembo vs N Resika  ½-½201998FSIMA DecC30 King's Gambit Declined
15. J Dudas vs Y Dembo  ½-½391998Budapest FS12 IM-AD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
16. Y Dembo vs J Bergre  ½-½201999Budapest First Saturday ELO04B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
17. D Fliszar vs Y Dembo  0-1401999Budapest First Saturday ELO04A15 English
18. Y Dembo vs V Vass  ½-½641999Budapest First Saturday ELO04C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
19. W Langer vs Y Dembo  0-1551999Budapest First Saturday ELO04A05 Reti Opening
20. Y Dembo vs G Szamoskozi 1-0441999Budapest First Saturday ELO04C38 King's Gambit Accepted
21. G Lakat vs Y Dembo  0-1401999Budapest First Saturday ELO04B83 Sicilian
22. Y Dembo vs L Dekany  ½-½261999Budapest First Saturday ELO04B57 Sicilian
23. Y Dembo vs R Csolig 1-0541999Budapest First Saturday ELO04B45 Sicilian, Taimanov
24. M Cleven vs Y Dembo 0-1281999Budapest First Saturday ELO04A04 Reti Opening
25. Y Dembo vs F Jansen 1-0161999Budapest First Saturday ELO04B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Dec-08-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  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
Premium Chessgames Member
  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>!
Dec-08-08  whiteshark:

Whatever with the past has gone, The best is always yet to come.

Happy Birthday, Yelena!

Dec-08-08  cuppajoe: Happy birthday Ms. Dembo!
Dec-08-08  Alphastar: Happy birthday Yelena :)
Dec-08-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  eternaloptimist: Yelena is a friend of mine, & I chat w/ her sometimes. I think she is an outstanding person & player. Happy Birthday Yelena!
Dec-08-08  Sydro: Happy birthday Yelena!
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