John Emms (chess player)
Appearance
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Full name | John Michael Emms |
Country | England |
Born | 14 March 1967 |
Title | Grandmaster (1995) |
FIDE rating | 2408 (December 2024) |
Peak rating | 2586 (July 1999) |
John Michael Emms (born 14 March 1967) is an English chess Grandmaster and chess author. He tied for first in the 1997 British Championship.
Chess career
[edit]Born in 1967, Emms learned to play chess at the age of five or six.[1] He finished joint first in the Politiken Cup in 1992 and 1993,[2][3] and was awarded his grandmaster title in 1995. He tied for first place in the 1997 British Chess Championship, but lost out on the title in the play-off round.[4]
He was the 2002 captain of the English Olympiad team.[5] In October 2004, he also coached a woman's team in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià, Majorca.[6]
Books
[edit]- Emms, John (1998), Easy Guide to the Nimzo-Indian, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-513-9
- Emms, John (1998), The French Tarrasch, Batsford, ISBN 0-7134-8461-6
- Emms, John (1999), Easy Guide to the Ruy Lopez, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-220-2
- Nunn, John; Gallagher, Joe; Emms, John; Burgess, Graham (1999), Nunn's Chess Openings, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-221-0
- Emms, John (1999), The Survival Guide to Rook Endings, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-235-0 Reissued by Gambit in 2008, ISBN 978-1-904600-94-7
- Emms, John (2000), The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book, Gambit Publications, ISBN 1-901983-34-X
- Emms, John (2000), Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time, Gambit Publications, ISBN 1-901983-29-3
- Emms, John (2000), Play The Open Games As Black, Gambit Publications, ISBN 1-901983-27-7
- Emms, John (2001), Simple Chess, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-238-5
- Emms, John (2002), Sicilian Kan, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-302-0
- Emms, John (2002), Starting Out: The Sicilian, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-249-0
- Emms, John (2003), Play the Najdorf: Scheveningen Style, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-323-3
- Emms, John (2003), Concise Chess, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-327-6
- 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 (2004), More Simple Chess: Moving on from the Basic Principles, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-343-8
- Emms, John (2004), Attacking with 1e4, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-267-9
- Emms, John (2004), Starting Out: The Queen's Indian, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-363-2
- Emms, John (2004), The Scandinavian (2nd edition), Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-375-6
- Emms, John (2004), Starting Out: Minor Piece Endgames, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-359-4
- Emms, John (2005), Starting Out: King's Indian Attack, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-394-2
- Emms, John (2005), Starting Out: The Scotch Game, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-387-X
- Emms, John (2006), The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-412-4
- Emms, John (2006), Discovering Chess Openings : Building a repertoire from basic principles, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-419-1
- Emms, John (2006), Dangerous Weapons: The Sicilian, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-423-X
- Emms, John (2006), Dangerous Weapons: The Nimzo-Indian, Everyman Chess, ISBN 1-85744-424-8
- Emms, John (2007), Eröffnungsreihe STARTING OUT Sizilianische Geheimnisse, Everyman Chess
- Emms, John (2007), The Survival Guide to Competitive Chess : Improve Your Results Now!, Everyman Chess, ISBN 978-1-85744-412-4
- Emms, John (2007), Eröffnungsreihe STARTING OUT Geheimnisse des königsindischen Angriffs, Everyman Chess
- Wells, Peter; Emms, John; Palliser, Richard (2009). Dangerous Weapons: Anti-Sicilians. Everyman. ISBN 978-1857445855.
- Emms, John (2018). First Steps: 1e4e5. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1781944134.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chess Grandmaster, Mr Emms". Solefield School. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Copenhagen Open 1992". Dansk Skak Union (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "Copenhagen Open 1993". Dansk Skak Union (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "84th British Championship". BritBase Chess. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ Everyman Chess Bio Archived 6 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chess UK Archived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Everyman Chess
- John Emms Games
- Emms, John M rating card at FIDE