Svitlana's Smart Moves - Another trophy for Svitlana

by Arne Kaehler
8/18/2023 – In July, Svitlana participated in the open section of the 2023 Canadian Junior Chess Championship, and faced some tough opponents. Impressively, she managed to reach the overall third place and added one more trophy to her collection. In addition, she will travel to Mexico for the World Junior Championship!

The Leningrad Dutch Defence is a dynamic and aggressive opening choice for Black, perfect for players who want to add some adventure and spice to their repertoire.

Svitlana's Smart Moves - Episode 72

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.

Proud Svitlana with her "little" trophy! 

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 e5 8.Nf3 8.dxe5 Nd7 9.f4 Bc5 10.Nf3 Qe7 8...Nd7 8...exd4 9.Bb5+ c6 10.Bc4 d3 11.Qb3 Qe7 12.0-0 9.Bb5 c6 9...exd4 10.Ne5 c6 11.Bxc6 Bxc6 12.Nxc6 Qc7 13.Nxd4 10.Bc4 Bd6 11.0-0 11.Ng5 0-0 12.f4! exf4 12...h6 13.Nxf7 Rxf7 14.fxe5 Bc7 15.Rf1 13.h4! h6 13...Be7 14.e5 Bxg5 15.hxg5 g6 16.e6 14.e5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Re8 15...g6 16.Qxg6# 16.Qh7+ Kf8 17.Qh8+ Ke7 18.Qxg7 Rf8 19.exd6++- 11.Bxf7+ Kxf7 12.Ng5+ Ke8 13.Qb3 Qe7-+ 11...0-0 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.dxe5 13.Rad1 13...Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.f4 Bd6 16.e5 Be7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Kh1 c5 19.Rae1 Kh8 20.f5 f6 20...Qg5 21.e6! fxe6 22.fxe6 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 23.Bxf1? Bc6 24.e7 Re8± 23...Bc6 24.Rf5 Qe3 25.Qf2 Qxf2 26.Rxf2 h6 27.e7 Re8 28.Rf8+ Kh7+- 21.e6 Rad8 22.Bb5 a6 23.Bd7 g6 24.Re2 Rg8 25.Rff2 gxf5 26.Qxf5 Rg6 26...Bc8 27.Bxc8 Rd1+ 28.Rf1 Rxf1+ 29.Qxf1 Rxc8± 27.Kg1 Rdg8 28.g3 c4 29.Qf4 b5 30.Kf1 Kg7 31.Rd2 Rd8 32.Rfe2 Kf8 33.Qc7 33.Bxb5 Rxd2 33...axb5 34.Rxd8+ Qxd8 35.e7+ 34.Rxd2 axb5 35.Qb8+ Kg7 36.Rd7 33...Bf3 34.Re3 Bg4 35.Rd4 h5 36.Kg2 Rg7 37.Qf4 h4 38.h3 Bh5 39.Qxh4 Rh7 40.Qf4 Bg6 41.Qd6 Bd3 42.h4 f5 43.Kf2 a5 44.Qxe7+ Rxe7 45.Bxb5 Rb8 46.Bxc4 Rb2+ 47.Kf3 Be4+ 48.Kf4 Kg7 49.Ke5 a4 50.Rd7 Kf8 51.Kf6 Rb7 52.Rxe7 Rxe7 53.Bb5 a3 54.c4 Rh7 55.Rxa3 Rh6+ 56.Ke5 Rh7 57.Kd6 Rb7 58.Ra8+ Kg7 59.Rd8 Rb6+ 60.Ke5 f4 61.gxf4 Bg6 62.f5 Bh5 63.f6+ Kh7 64.f7 1–0
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Demchenko,S-Chen,M-1–02023A50Canadian Junior Championship 20236

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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". Her newest Entry is the "Leningrad Dutch Defence"!

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.

The Leningrad Dutch Defence is a dynamic and aggressive opening choice for Black, perfect for players who want to add some adventure and spice to their repertoire.

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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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