Svitlana's Smart Moves - Anand's amazing bishop trap

by Arne Kaehler
10/28/2022 – The world champion Svitlana is talking about today, is one of the world's best chess players, since the late 80s. The five-time world chess champion has played some gorgeous games, and we will take a look at two of them. Anand beat Aronian with the Black pieces in 2013, and it is one of Svitlana's favourite games used for teaching. The second game is from 1997 against Joel Lautier, and Anand managed to trap the opponent's bishop for the whole game, without ever having the need to capture it.
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 52

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---
1.Nf3281,60256%2441---
1.c4182,10256%2442---
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.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.a3 Rc8 11...a6 used to be more popular 12.Ng5 c5! Anand prepared this for his match against Gelfand, but got to use it here. 12...Bxh2+ 13.Kxh2 Ng4+ 14.Kg1 Qxg5 15.f3 12...h6 13.Nge4 13.Nxh7 13.Bxh7+ Kh8 14.Be4 Nxe4 15.Ngxe4 Bb8 Qh4 is coming, while Rc8 and the black bishops are perfectly placed. 13...Ng4 14.f4 Anand gives a variation: 14.h3 Bh2+! 15.Kh1 Qh4 16.Be4 16.d5 Rfd8 16...Bxe4 17.Qxe4 f5 18.Qxe6+ Kxh7 19.Qxd7 cxd4 20.exd4 Bb8 21.Kg1 Bh2+ 22.Kh1= 14.g3? Nxh2 14...cxd4 15.exd4 15.Nxf8 Bxf8 16.h3 dxc3 17.hxg4 Nf6 15...Bc5! 15...Nc5 16.Be2! 15...Nxh2 16.Kxh2 Qh4+ 17.Kg1 15...Qb6 16.Kh1 Qxd4 17.Nxf8= 16.Be2? Essential idea: 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.Nxf8 17.Be2 Qd4+ 18.Kh1 Nf2+-+ 17...Nxd3 18.h3 Qd4+ 19.Kh1 Ndf2+ 20.Rxf2 Nxf2+ 21.Kh2 Kxf8 22.Qh7 Nd3 23.Qh8+ Ke7 24.Qh4+ f6 25.Qg3 Kf7 26.Be3= 16...Nde5‼ 16...Bxd4+!? 17.Kh1 Ndf6 17...Nde5 18.fxe5+- 17...Nxh2 but the problem with that is 18.Ng5!∞ 17...Nf2+ 18.Rxf2 Bxf2 19.Nxf8 16...Qh4 17.Bxg4 16...Nge5?? 17.dxc5 17.Bxg4 17.fxe5 Qxd4+ 18.Kh1 Qg1+ 19.Rxg1 Nf2# 17.dxc5 Qd4+ 18.Kh1 Nf2+ 19.Rxf2 Qxf2 17...Bxd4+ 18.Kh1 Nxg4 19.Nxf8 19.Ng5 f5 20.h3 Rf6 21.Nf3 Rh6-+ 19...f5! Amazing move, not recapturing the Knight. The point is: the queen is coming to h4, (or f6), and White's knight will not have an escape anyway. Most importantly, the mate threats are almost impossible to defend against. 19...g6 20.Nxg6 fxg6 21.Qxg6+ 19...Qh4 20.Qh7+ Qxh7 21.Nxh7 Kxh7 20.Ng6 Qf6 21.h3 on 21.Ne5 Black would need to find Nxh2-+ only move, but it wins. 21...Qxg6 Although Black is attacking very slowly, there is very little White can do. 22.Qe2 22.hxg4 Qh7# 22...Qh5 23.Qd3? This loses immediately, but the alternatives would not have changed the result... There was an alternative here 23.Rf3 Nf2+ 24.Rxf2 24.Kh2 Bxf3 25.Qxf3 Qxf3 26.gxf3 Bxc3 26...Nd3-+ 27.bxc3 Rxc3-+ 24...Qxh3+ 25.Kg1 Qxg2# 23...Be3 Anand names it one of the best games in his career. 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Aronian,L2802Anand,V27720–12013D46Tata Steel-A 75th4
Anand,V2765Lautier,J26601–01997B01Biel Credit Suisse1

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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