YASSER SEIRAWAN (born Mar-24-1960, 65 years old) Syria (federation/nationality United States of America) [what is this?] Grandmaster (1980) and FIDE Senior Trainer (2004) Yasser Seirawan was born in Damascus, Syria. When he was seven, his family emigrated to Seattle, Washington, USA, where he learned the game at the age of twelve. He is a four-time United States Champion 1981 http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... 1986 http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... 1989 http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... and 2000 http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp... , won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1979, and played in the Candidates events at Montpelier 1985 and Saint John 1988. In July, 1990, he was #10 on the FIDE rating list at 2635. Seirawan is a notable author of instructional and historical works, and was the editor of Inside Chess magazine. In September 1983 he was Cosmopolitan Magazine's "Bachelor of the Month." In 2001 he released a plan to reunite the chess world; Ruslan Ponomariov had gained the FIDE championship in 2003, while Vladimir Kramnik had beaten Garry Kasparov for the Braingames title. Seirawan's plan called for one match between Ruslan Ponomariov and Garry Kasparov, and another between Vladimir Kramnik and the winner of the 2002 Einstein tournament in Dortmund, Peter Leko. The winners of these matches would then play each other to become undisputed World Champion. This plan became the Prague Agreement and was signed by all parties in question. Four years later the unification process was completed, although not under the exact terms dictated by the agreement. He is married to Yvette Nagel. Interview with Ann Matnadze Bujiashvili on 28 October 2011: http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp... Wikipedia article: Yasser Seirawan Last updated: 2025-03-24 09:03:31

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page 1 of 60; games 1-25 of 1,485  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Seirawan vs R Karch   1-0 41 1973 Seirawan - Karch C55 Two Knights Defense 2. R Karch vs Seirawan   0-1 29 1973 Seirawan - Karch E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 3. Seirawan vs R Karch 0-1 46 1973 Seirawan - Karch C11 French 4. R Karch vs Seirawan 0-1 67 1973 Seirawan - Karch D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 5. R Karch vs Seirawan   0-1 43 1973 Seirawan - Karch D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 6. Seirawan vs R Karch   0-1 28 1973 Seirawan - Karch C56 Two Knights 7. Seirawan vs Suttles 0-1 25 1973 74th US Open A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 8. Seirawan vs K Fitzgerald   0-1 34 1974 Eugene B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. A Mengarini vs Seirawan 0-1 23 1974 75th US Open B07 Pirc 10. C Madsen vs Seirawan   1-0 64 1974 American Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 11. D Saxton vs Seirawan   0-1 66 1975 76th US Open A40 Queen's Pawn Game 12. Seirawan vs A Bisguier 1-0 53 1975 76th US Open A28 English 13. J Peters vs Seirawan ½-½ 47 1975 76th US Open B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 14. Benko vs Seirawan 1-0 56 1975 76th US Open B08 Pirc, Classical 15. Miles vs Seirawan 1-0 60 1976 Lone Pine B08 Pirc, Classical 16. Seirawan vs J Meyers ½-½ 100 1976 Lone Pine A34 English, Symmetrical 17. F Street vs Seirawan ½-½ 25 1976 Lone Pine A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 18. Seirawan vs D Berry   0-1 39 1976 Lone Pine A07 King's Indian Attack 19. de Firmian vs Seirawan   ½-½ 28 1976 Lone Pine A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 20. D Fritzinger vs Seirawan   ½-½ 29 1976 Lone Pine B12 Caro-Kann Defense 21. Seirawan vs C Barnes   0-1 30 1976 Lone Pine A25 English 22. Seirawan vs M Diesen   ½-½ 23 1976 United States Championship (Juniors) A28 English 23. de Firmian vs Seirawan 1-0 44 1976 United States Championship (Juniors) B01 Scandinavian 24. Seirawan vs K Regan   1-0 46 1976 United States Championship (Juniors) A10 English 25. M Rohde vs Seirawan 1-0 58 1976 United States Championship (Juniors) B01 Scandinavian  page 1 of 60; games 1-25 of 1,485

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 18 OF 23 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-11-12    whiteshark: < Quote of the Day < Bobby is the most misunderstood, misquoted celebrity wal♔ the face of this earth. >> -- Seirawan any updates? Oct-18-12    ughaibu: How much colloquial russian did Seirawan understand in 1983? Nov-30-12    norami: I just got the book on Anand's games by Anand and Nunn and at the end it quoted Seirawan from his book saying that he thought Anand was the 4th best player of all time. It didn't say who his top three were, but if you put Anand at #4 you must favor recent players, in which case the logical choices for the top three would be Kasparov, Fischer, Karpov, probably in that order. Anyone know? Jul-18-13    RookFile: I can't imagine it not being Kasparov, Fischer and Karpov in some order. Aug-29-13    offramp: I don't think Seirawan liked the early, brash Kasparov, but he would surely have him in his top three. Fischer has to be in there. But could the other one be Korchnoi? Possibly Alekhine? A lot of these conundra could be solved by asking the statement-utterer. Sep-06-13    redwhitechess: This utterly entertaint youtube video about Yasser story telling his past, Fischer, Korchnoi only got 30 views? the best part is the Korchnoi story...can't spoiled it here, just watch it...lol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng5d... Dec-02-13    Boomie: <redwhitechess: video about Yasser> Thanks for posting the link to that video. I was one of the adults he mentions who accepted Yaz as "one of us". He was good company even when he was 12 and we enjoyed our time together. Feb-11-14    RookFile: At the link in Yasser's bio he mentions that he is married to a Dutch lady, Yvette Nagel, who is a FIDE FM. Feb-11-14    Stonehenge: http://www.chessmastery.com/seirawa... Mar-24-14    Check It Out: Happy CG-day, Yasser! You are an inspiration to the Seattle chess scene. Mar-24-14    King Radio: Thanks for the video link. I can say, having personally seen Yasser at a simul years ago, that he was a perfect, old school gentleman, when he could have easily been a lout. Too bad every great chess player does not have his manners and character. Yasser would be a credit to whatever profession he belonged, we are lucky he is a member of the chess world. Mar-24-14    JustAFish: Happy Brithday, Yasser! I've been watching your lectures on the Saint Louis Chess Club YouTube page, and I love them. Keep of the great work! Mar-24-14    Penguincw: Happy 54th birthdy to GM Yasser Seirawan. Aug-19-14    offramp: I hope this doesn't count as spam... This looks fantastic: Yasser's masterpiece. http://www.newinchess.com/Shop/Prod... It is 284 - count 'em - issues of Inside Chess in pdf format on 3 x DVDs. Only 60 euro (which is about 60 bucks). Aug-19-14    Jim Bartle: That is a great deal. Aug-19-14    Mr. V: Actually, 60 euros is like $80 I think. Jan-16-15    Conrad93: The best commentator ever. I really can't think of a better one. Jan-31-15    pcomanici: Probably one of the coolest professional chess players ever. Great GM! Great attitude! Serious steward for professional chess! Hope one day to get his autograph. One of "my all time" favorites! (as u can tell) Jan-31-15    SteinitzLives: If other American players could muster 1/10th of Yasser's professionalism, personality and class, U.S. Chess would be much better off. Feb-02-15    pcomanici: Totally agree! Feb-02-15    lost in space: Totally agree! May-02-15    TheFocus: <Let the perfectionist play postal!> - Seirawan, Yasser. May-11-15    TheFocus: <Throughout chess history, great debates have raged about the pros and cons of hanging pawns. The debates are nonsense; the answer is cut and dried. If the pawns can be attacked and forced to move forward, they are weak. If they can be defended and remain where they are, they are strong> - Yasser Seirawan. May-12-15    TheFocus: <I think a player constantly improves his understanding of chess with experience> - Yasser Seirawan. May-14-15    TheFocus: <How come the little things bother you when you are in a bad position? They don't bother you in good positions> - Yasser Seirawan. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 23) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 18 OF 23 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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