John Emms (chess player)

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John Michael Emms (born March 14, 1967 ) is a British chess player. He has held the title of grandmaster since 1995 . In 2004 he became the coach of a women's team at the 36th Chess Olympiad in Mallorca . He is also a prolific chess writer.

John Emms - Nick de Firmian , February 2001 in Solingen.

Emms took part with the English national team in the Chess Olympiads in 2000 and 2002 and in the 1999 European Team Championship. He played club chess in the German Federal Chess League from 1995 to 1997 for PSV / BSV Wuppertal and from 1999 to 2005 for SG Solingen . He won the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL) six times: 1993/94 with Invicta Knights Maidstone , 2002/03 , 2004/05 and 2005/06 with Wood Green , 2010/11 with Pride and Prejudice and 2011/12 again with Wood Green . He also took part in the European Club Cup four times with the Invicta Knights Maidstone .

Emms' Elo number is 2463 (as of May 2016), his highest Elo number of 2586 he had in July 1999.

Books (selection)

  • Emms, John (1998) Easy Guide to the Nimzo-Indian , Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-513-9 .
  • Emms, John (2001), Simple Chess , Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-238-5 .
  • Burgess, Graham; Nunn, John; Emms, John (2004), The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games (second ed.), Carroll & Graf, ISBN 0-7867-1411-5 .
  • Emms, John (2006), Discovering Chess Openings: Building a repertoire from basic principles , Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-419-1 .
  • Emms, John; Peter Wells, Richard Palliser (2009), Dangerous Weapons: Anti-Sicilians , Everyman Chess, ISBN 978-1-85744-585-5 .

Web links

Commons : John Emms  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 82.
  2. ↑ German Chess League 2000/2001: Rounds 08 + 09 in Solingen on TeleSchach
  3. ↑ John Emms' results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
  4. ↑ John Emms' results at European Team Championships on olimpbase.org (English)
  5. ↑ John Emms' results at European Club Cups on olimpbase.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Emms, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Emms, John Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British chess player
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1967