Dec-27-04
 | | Benzol: Jesus De La Villa Garcia
Born 30th August 1958 in Palencia
Spanish champion in 1985. |
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Apr-03-06 | | BIDMONFA: Jesus De La Villa Garcia DE LA VILLA, Jesús
http://www.bidmonfa.com/de_la_villa...
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Aug-30-06 | | spirit: Hippi birthday jeez! |
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Aug-30-06 | | Panic At The Disco: Jesus De La Villa! |
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Aug-30-07 | | lopium: Feliz cumpleaños. |
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Aug-30-08 | | lopium: ¡Feliz cumpleaños! |
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Aug-30-08
 | | Peligroso Patzer: Jesus de la Villa is the author of the recently released "100 Endgames You Must Know" (New in Chess 2008). Despite a few flaws, I have found it to be an excellent book. As far as the flaws are concerned, in addition to a few typographical errors, there is the curious statement on page 57 that the author has "never seen [King + Knight Checkmate (versus King on a- or h-file in front of its own advanced pawn)] in an actual game ...". He is apparently unaware of this example from the Cuban Championship several years ago: J Nogueiras vs M Gongora, 2001. |
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Aug-30-08 | | artyom2008: Happy birthday!!!!!!!! |
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Aug-30-08
 | | Peligroso Patzer: I have one additional comment re: de la Villa's "100 Endgames". On page 203, Position 12.42 is as follows:
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De la Villa gives the winning breakthrough with 1. h6! Ke6 2. g6  Of this breakthrough, de la Villa remarks that it "has caught out many players, among them Capablanca." The only similar position involving Capablanca known to me is I-106 (Capablanca - Ed. Lasker, London Simul 1913) from page 42 of the 2nd Edition of Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual:
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The game continuation was 1. ... Ke5?? 2. h6! and White wins. Dvoretsky points out that "The draw would have been assured after 1. ... Ke6! 2. Kxd4 f4 3. Ke4 f3 4. Kxf3 Kf5 5. g6 hg 6. hg Kf6=." Does anyone know of the instance alluded to by de la Villa where Capablanca fell victim to this breakthrough? |
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Aug-30-09 | | wordfunph: Feliz cumpleaños GM Jesus De La Villa Garcia! |
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Aug-30-10 | | kramputz: Could we come up with a few more names for him. This one is not long enough...
"Little boy in the second chair; how do you spell your name." |
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Aug-30-11 | | Wild Bill: Feliz cumpleaños, señor de la Villa. |
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Aug-30-11 | | ildum: Su libro 'Desmontando la siciliana' es muy interesante para aprender como jugar la siciliana con blancas. ---
His book 'Dismantling the Sicilian' is very interesting to learn how to play the sicilian as white. |
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Jan-08-17 | | Sourav: Position I.6 is as follows:  click for larger view The author states 'Black wins, no matter whose move it is'. I do not see how black can win this game. Can someone please explain? |
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Jan-08-17 | | Retireborn: Basically Black plays ...Nd5-f4. When/if White plays Kg1, then ...Ke2. Then White plays Kh1 and Black replies ...Nh3! Then gxh3 is forced and Black plays ...Kf2 and promotes his pawn. |
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Apr-23-19
 | | WTHarvey: Here are 30 checkmates and combinations from the GM's games: http://wtharvey.com/dlvg.html What would you do? |
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Oct-22-20
 | | keypusher:  click for larger view<Retireborn: Basically Black plays ...Nd5-f4. When/if White plays Kg1, then ...Ke2. Then White plays Kh1 and Black replies ...Nh3! Then gxh3 is forced and Black plays ...Kf2 and promotes his pawn.> I think ...Nc4-d2 works also, e.g. 1....Nc4 2.Ke1 Nd2 3.Kd1 Kf2, or 2.Kg1 Nd2 3.Kh1 Nf3 and White has to take the knight, allowing an immediate forced mate (4.gf Kf2 5.f4 g2+ etc.). <He is apparently unaware of this example from the Cuban Championship several years ago: J Nogueiras vs M Gongora, 2001.> That's been fixed in the 2018 edition; he also mentions an ICC blitz game where the side with the pawn let his flag fall rather than allow the mate. I really like the book. |
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Oct-22-20 | | Retireborn: Oh, Jesus. |
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Oct-14-21 | | stridergene: Oh my Jesus, De La Villa's book is a classic and a must for beginner, intermediate and even for some advance players. |
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Jun-12-23 | | Helios727: 1...Kd2 2.Kg1 Ke2 3.Kh1 Nc4 4.Kg1 Ne5 5.Kh1 Nf3 6.gxf3 Kf2 7.f4 g2+ 8.Kh2 g1=Q+ 9.Kh3 Qg3# |
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