Svitlana's Smart Moves - Attacking like Mikhail Tal

by Arne Kaehler
10/11/2022 – The Magician of Riga has made many incredibly smart moves in his career. Svitlana shows us in a couple of examples, what Mikhail Tal's secret for successful attacking is. Maybe you can use the tips to your advantage in a dominating position against your opponent.
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 51

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---
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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.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bd7 6.c3 Nge7 7.d4 Ng6 8.Re1 Be7 9.Nbd2 h6 10.Nf1 Bg5 11.Be3 11.Ne3 Bxe3 12.Bxe3 0-0∞ 11...Bxe3 12.Nxe3 0-0 13.Bc2 Re8 14.Qd2 Rc8 15.g3 Qf6!? 16.Nd5!?∞ 16.Kg2 Bh3+! 17.Kxh3 Qxf3 18.Nd5 Qh5+ 19.Kg2 Qg5!± 16...Qxf3 17.Bd1 Nh4! A counter-suprise, and the only way to save the queen. 18.gxh4 18.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 19.Kg2 Nxd2 18...Qh3 19.Nf6+! 19.Kh1 Qxh4-+ 19...Kh8?! 19...gxf6 20.Qxh6 exd4 21.Kh1 Ne5 21...Bf5 22.Rg1+ Bg6 23.Rxg6+ fxg6 24.Qxg6+ Kf8 25.Qxf6+ Kg8 26.Bb3++- 21...Rxe4 22.Rg1+ Bg4 23.Bxg4 Rxg4 24.Rxg4+ Qxg4 25.Rg1+- 22.Rg1+ Bg4 22...Ng4 23.Bxg4 Bxg4 24.Rg3! 24.Rxg4+ Qxg4 25.Rg1 Qxg1+ 26.Kxg1 dxc3 27.bxc3 Rxe4 28.Qxf6 Rce8= 23.Rg3 Qf1+ 24.Rg1 Qh3= 20.Nxe8 20.Nxd7 Qxd7 20...Rxe8 21.h5 Bg4 22.Qe3 Qxh5 23.Kh1± Bxd1 24.Raxd1 Qh4 25.Qf3 Kg8 26.Re3 Rf8 27.Qg3 Qe7?! 27...Qf6!? 28.f4! exf4 29.Qxf4± Re8 30.Rg1 Kh7 31.Rg4 Nd8 32.e5! 32.Rh3 Qf8 33.Qf5+ Kh8± 32.Reg3?! Ne6 33.Qf5+ Kg8 33...g6? 34.Rxg6! fxg6 35.Qxg6+ Kh8 36.Rh3!+- 36.Qxh6+? Qh7 37.Qf6+ Ng7 38.Rg4 Kg8± 32...d5?! 32...Qf8!? 33.Rh3 Qf8 33...Ne6 34.Rxg7+!+- Nxg7 35.Qxh6+ Kg8 36.Qh8# 34.Rf3 Kg8 35.Qf5 35.Qxh6+- 35...Qe7 36.b4 Rf8 37.Qh5 Ne6 37...Kh7!? 38.Rf6 Kh7 39.Qf5+ Kh8 40.Qh5 Kh7 41.Rh4 Kg8 42.Qg4 42.Rxh6 gxh6 43.Qxh6 Qxh4 44.Qxh4+- 42...Ng5 42...Kh7 43.Qh3+- 43.Rhxh6 43.Rfxh6 gxh6 44.Rxh6 f6 45.h4+- Qe6 46.Qxg5+ fxg5 47.Rxe6 more difficult win 43...Ne4 43...gxh6 44.h4+- 44.Qh5 gxh6 45.Rxh6+- 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Tal,M-Keres,P-1–01973C75Tallinn12
Gurgenidze,B-Tal,M-0–11957A78URS-ch24 Final18

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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