Svitlana's Smart Moves - Akiba Rubinstein - Quick win & Endgame expertise

by Arne Kaehler
11/13/2022 – Akiba Rubinstein was one of Polands greatest chess players. Svitlana is showing us two of his incredible games. In the first game, Rubinstein achieved a small tempo advantage with the Black pieces, and quickly unleashes a beautiful, tactical combination to crush his opponent. Furthermore, in the second game, his endgame skills shine, and we can learn a lot about pawn endgames in general.

Besides in-depth theory and exciting tactical exercises in the Scotch Game, this video course also includes a bonus section on the Scotch Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Bc4), a lively variation often leading to very dynamic positions.

Svitlana's Smart Moves - Episode 53

With Svitlana Demchenko and Arne Kaehler

Svitlana Demchenko is an 18-year-old, Canadian WIM and chess coach. Here and now, she will teach us plenty of smart moves on the board, ranging from tactics, strategies, openings, and anything else chess related. In the process, I'm happy to be available as a student at club player level, and pester the Women's International Master with questions. Anyone who wants to strengthen their chess skills is welcome to watch, and actively replay the positions from the video, on our chessboard.

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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,166,62354%2421---
1.d4947,29855%2434---
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1.g319,70256%2427---
1.b314,26554%2427---
1.f45,89748%2377---
1.Nc33,80151%2384---
1.b41,75648%2380---
1.a31,20654%2404---
1.e31,06848%2408---
1.d395450%2378---
1.g466446%2360---
1.h444653%2374---
1.c343351%2426---
1.h328056%2418---
1.a411060%2466---
1.f39246%2436---
1.Nh38966%2508---
1.Na34262%2482---
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.c4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.a3 a6 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 0-0 10.Qd2 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Qxd5 Bxb4+ 10...Qe7 11.Bd3?! dxc4 12.Bxc4 b5 13.Bd3 Rd8 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.0-0 Ne5! 15...Rac8 16.Rac1 15...e5?! 16.Ng5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.f4 Bc7 18.e4 Rac8 19.e5?! Bb6+ 19...Ng4 20.Qxg4 Rxd3-+ 20.Kh1 Ng4! 21.Be4 21.Qxg4 Rxd3-+ 21.Ne4 Qh4 22.h3 Rxd3 23.Qxd3 Bxe4 24.Qxe4 Qg3 25.hxg4 Qh4# 21...Qh4 21...Nxh2 22.g3 22.h3 Rxc3! 23.Bxc3 23.Qxg4 Rxh3+ 24.Qxh3 24.gxh3 Bxe4+ 25.Kh2 Rd2+ 24...Qxh3+ 25.gxh3 Bxe4+ 26.Kh2 Rd2+ 27.Kg3 Rg2+ 28.Kh4 Bd8+ 29.Kh5 Bg6# 23...Bxe4 24.Qxg4 24.Qxe4 Qg3-+ 24...Qxg4 25.hxg4 Rd3 26.Kh2 Rxc3-+ 22...Rxc3! 23.gxh4 Rd2! 24.Qxd2 Bxe4+ 25.Qg2 Rh3‼ 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Rotlewi,G-Rubinstein,A-0–11907D40Lodz1
Cohn,E-Rubinstein,A-0–11909D21St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial10

If you like Svitlana's Smart moves, you will certainly enjoy her video lectures about "Surprising your opponents with the Lazy Sicilian", her first Fritztrainer "Understanding Material Imbalances", and her brand new Fritztrainer "The Scotch Game".

In just 60 minutes, you will be well-equipped with a surprise weapon, which will take most of your opponents out of book right from the start.

This DVD focuses on several types of material imbalances, such as Rook vs 2 Pieces, Queen vs 2 Rooks, and Queen vs Pieces.

Besides in-depth theory and exciting tactical exercises in the Scotch Game, this video course also includes a bonus section on the Scotch Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Bc4), a lively variation often leading to very dynamic positions.

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Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.

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