Valer Eugen Demian

Last updated: 08-May-2019

Over the years I have been a regular contributor to a few chess projects. This page keeps track of these past and current contributions. It will be updated regularly. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your interest!

The Chess Improver - Blog of GM Nigel Davies (UK) and friends
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2019
138 Learning New Openings #Opening7-May-2019
137 "What Say You?" The 1 Minute Challenge (25) #Endgame29-Apr-2019
136 "What Say You?" The 1 Minute Challenge (24) #Endgame22-Apr-2019
135 Critical Turning Points #Strategy #Tactics15-Apr-2019
134 Bad Ideas (4) #Opening9-Apr-2019
133 "What Say You?" The 1 Minute Challenge (23) #Endgame2-Apr-2019
132 Need Sure Points? Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan, Sveshnikov   Variation #Sicilian #Pelikan26-Mar-2019
131 Students analysis #Tactics19-Mar-2019
130 Deja Vu (3) #Endgame12-Mar-2019
129 The Wrong Rook (3) #Tactics #Backrank5-Mar-2019
128 About Googling and Sharing Information #quotes26-Feb-2019
127 Finding the Fastest Win #Tactics #Pin19-Feb-2019
126 About Chess Engines in Home Preparation #Strategy #Tactics12-Feb-2019
125 About Chess Engines in Teaching Chess #Pin #Tactics #Backrank5-Feb-2019
124 Chess Riddles #Tactics #Riddles29-Jan-2019
123 Do Not Disturb #Strategy #Tactics22-Jan-2019
122 Need Sure Points? Sicilian Defence Edition, Hyper-Accelerated Dragon #Sicilian15-Jan-2019
121 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (22) #Endgame8-Jan-2019
120 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (21) #Endgame1-Jan-2019
2018
119 The Exchange Sacrifice (2) #Tactics25-Dec-2018
118 The Exchange Sacrifice (1) #Tactics18-Dec-2018
117 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (20) #Endgame11-Dec-2018
116 Teacher's Delight (3) #Endgame4-Dec-2018
115 My Checkered Road #Demian20-Nov-2018
114 Must Save the Queen #Tactics13-Nov-2018
113 Need Sure Points? Sicilian Defence Edition, Accelerated Dragon,   Maroczy Bind #Sicilian #Dragon   #Maroczy6-Nov-2018
112 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (19) #Endgame #Zugzwang30-Oct-2018
111 Need Sure Points? Sicilian Defence Edition,
 Closed Variation
 #Sicilian #Opening23-Oct-2018
110 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (18) #Endgame #Zugzwang16-Oct-2018
109 Need Sure Points? Sicilian Defence Edition,
 Alapin Variation
 #Silician #Alapin #Opening9-Oct-2018
108 Bad Ideas (3) #Planning2-Oct-2018
107 Need Sure Points? Caro-Kann Defence Edition,
 Steinitz Variation
 #Caro-Kann #Opening25-Sep-2018
106 100% Tactics #Tactics18-Sep-2018
105 "Need Sure Points? Caro-Kann Defence Edition,
 The Panov-Botvinnik attack
 #Caro-Kann #Opening11-Sep-2018
104 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (17) #Endgame4-Sep-2018
103 Need Sure Points? Pirc Defence,
 Austrian Attack Edition
 #Pirc #AustrianAttack28-Aug-2018
102 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (16) #Endgame #Strategy21-Aug-2018
101 Need Sure Points? Alekhine's Defence Edition #Alekhine #Opening14-Aug-2018
100 Going 100, Going Places #Strategy   #Piecepositioning7-Aug-2018
99 You know what to do. Why don't you? #Strategy #Endgame31-Jul-2018
98 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (15) #Strategy #Endgame24-Jul-2018
97 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (14) #Strategy #Tactics17-Jul-2018
96 Ride On #Checkmate #Tactics10-Jul-2018
95 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (13) #Strategy03-Jul-2018
94 Fighting In The Trenches (3) #Endgame26-Jun-2018
93 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (12) #Tactics #Backrank19-Jun-2018
92 Teacher's Delight (2) #Tactics12-Jun-2018
91 Fighting In The Trenches (2) #Endgame05-Jun-2018
90 Fighting In The Trenches #Endgame29-May-2018
89 Teacher's Delight #Evans #Gambit22-May-2018
88 Need Sure Points? Scandinavian Defence Edition #Opening15-May-2018
87 Fair Assessment #Endgame08-May-2018
86 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (11) #Endgame01-May-2018
85 Missing Once, not Missing Twice #Perpetual24-Apr-2018
84 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (10) Storming the #Castle   #SPFGI17-Apr-2018
83 Need Sure Points? Volga-Benko Gambit Edition #Gambit #Draw10-Apr-2018
82 Need Sure Points? London System Edition #LondonSystem #Draw03-Apr-2018
81 Girl Power 2018 #SPFGI27-Mar-2018
80 Need Sure Points? English Edition #EnglishOpening #Draw20-Mar-2018
79 Reductio ad Finis (Latin) #Endgame13-Mar-2018
78 Puzzles at Every Move #Puzzle06-Mar-2018
77 A Case for Castling #Castle27-Feb-2018
76 Imbalanced Material Conclusion #Blockade20-Feb-2018
75 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (9) Opposite color #Bishop13-Feb-2018
74 Going Back to the Basics (4) #Pawn structure06-Feb-2018
73 Going Back to the Basics (3) #Strategy30-Jan-2018
72 Going Back to the Basics (2) Storming the #Castle23-Jan-2018
71 Going Back to the Basics (1) #Material16-Jan-2018
70 Stalemate Tuesday #Stalemate09-Jan-2018
69 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (8) #Endgame02-Jan-2018
2017
68 Boxing Day Challenge #Endgame26-Dec-2017
67 Two Rooks on the Seventh #Strategy19-Dec-2017
66 Wanna be an English Trapper? #Opening #Tactics12-Dec-2017
65 The wrong Rook (2) #Endgame #Tactics05-Dec-2017
64 Dependency on Technology #Engines28-Nov-2017
63 Sacrifice for Beginners #Sacrifice21-Nov-2017
62 The Mongolian Tactic Origin #Endgame #Tactics14-Nov-2017
61 Inexplicable endgame play #Endgame07-Nov-2017
60 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (7) #Tactics #Opposition31-Oct-2017
59 Missing the obvious #Tactics24-Oct-2017
58 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (6) #Tactics17-Oct-2017
57 Mednis principles (2) Opposite color #Bishop10-Oct-2017
56 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (5) #Tactics03-Oct-2017
55 Draw or no draw? #Draw26-Sep-2017
54 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (4) #Endgame19-Sep-2017
53 Sicilian Alapin surprise #Sicilian #Opening12-Sep-2017
52 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (3) #Endgame05-Sep-2017
51 The Mongolian Tactic #Endgame #Tactics29-Aug-2017
50 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge (2) #King and #pawns22-Aug-2017
49 Bad ideas (2) #Planning15-Aug-2017
48 "What say you?" The 1 minute challenge #King and #pawns08-Aug-2017
47 How to play with the Bishop pair #Bishop #Strategy01-Aug-2017
46 Endgame play (5) #King and #pawns25-Jul-2017
45 Endgame play (4) #King and #pawns18-Jul-2017
44 Piece activity #Piece activity11-Jul-2017
43 L-shape pawn formation #King and #pawns04-Jul-2017
42 Sac or no sac? #Tactics27-Jun-2017
41 ChessEssentials, level 5 #App20-Jun-2017
40 Frech defence - c'est bon! French defence13-Jun-2017
39 Storming the Castle (2) Storming the #Castle06-Jun-2017
38 Opening Blunders #Opening30-May-2017
37 ChessJournal App #App23-May-2017
36 A Poisoned Pawn #Opening #Najdorf16-May-2017
35 "Hodor!" #Study09-May-2017
34 Quick decisions Storming the #Castle   #SPFGI02-May-2017
33 Endgame play (3) #King and #pawns25-Apr-2017
32 This is for you Mom! Top players #coaches18-Apr-2017
31 ChessEssentials, level 4 #App11-Apr-2017
30 ChessEssentials, level 3 #App04-Apr-2017
29 ChessEssentials, level 2 #App28-Mar-2017
28 ChessEssentials, level 1 #App21-Mar-2017
27 Endgame play (2) #King and #pawns14-Mar-2017
26 MF Marius Ceteras Top players #coaches07-Mar-2017
25 100 Chess Tests, Basic Tactics #Puzzle #Tactics28-Feb-2017
24 The Chess Connection #Zugzwang21-Feb-2017
23 Space advantage #Space14-Feb-2017
22 Activity versus material #Piece activity07-Feb-2017
21 Mednis principles Opposite color #Bishop31-Jan-2017
20 Volga-Benko gambit line busted (2) #Gambit24-Jan-2017
19 Tactics sample Deserted #King17-Jan-2017
18 Volga-Benko gambit line busted #Gambit10-Jan-2017
17 Endgame play #King and #pawns03-Jan-2017
2016
16 How we almost drew it Opposite color #Bishop27-Dec-2016
15 Simple play is strong play #King in #Center20-Dec-2016
14 Deja vu (2) Storming the #Castle13-Dec-2016
13 Queen sacrifices #Tactics06-Dec-2016
12 Baffling decisions (1) #Planning29-Nov-2016
11 A French miniature French defence22-Nov-2016
10 Storming the castle Storming the #Castle15-Nov-2016
09 Bad ideas #Planning08-Nov-2016
08 Quiet moves sample #Strategy01-Nov-2016
07 The wrong Rook #Checkmate25-Oct-2016
06 Choose your weapon #Endgame18-Oct-2016
05 Dvoretsky to Lucena connection (2) #Endgame11-Oct-2016
04 Dvoretsky to Lucena connection (1) #Endgame04-Oct-2016
03 Mate or no mate #Checkmate27-Sep-2016
02 The dreaded closed Sicilian #Opening20-Sep-2016
01 Learning from your students #Teaching06-Sep-2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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