Svitlana's Smart Moves - Best Blunders of the Rapid & Blitz WCC

by Arne Kaehler
1/5/2025 – Svitlana's Smart Moves first episode of 2025 is all about juicy tactics, and tragical blunders of the Rapid & Blitz World Chess Championship. Some chess tactics were especially significant. A couple of games by top players like Carlsen, Nepo, and Pragg were already won, and one more correct move would have sealed the deal. Instead, some blunders occurred, mostly in time trouble of course, and the tables turned.
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 108

With Svitlana Demchenko and Arne Kaehler

Svitlana Demchenko is a 20-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 everything 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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# 29.Bf4?? Qxf4 30.Rxb7 30.Qa8+ Kc7 31.Rxb7+ Kd6!-+ 30...Rxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Ne3+‼ Magnus resigned due to: 31...Rg8+ 32.Kf1 Ne3+ 33.Ke2+- 31...h3+ 32.Kf1!+- 31...d4+= 32.Kf1 Ne3+ 33.Ke1 Ng2+ 34.Kd1 Bf3+ 35.Kc2 Followed by a series of only moves for both sides: Ne1+ 36.Kb3 Bxb7= 37.Ba6∞ 31...Qg4+ 32.Kf1 Nd2+ 33.Ke1 Nf3+ 34.Ke2+- 32.fxe3 32.Qxe3 d4+! 32...Rg8+ 33.Kh1 Qf3+ 34.Kh2 Qg2# 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Carlsen,M2890Nepomniachtchi,I27700–12024C11Final - Game 426.1
Praggnanandhaa R2688Murzin,V25880–12024C54FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 202412.2
Muzychuk,M2421Mou,I-0–12024B01FIDE Women's World Blitz Championships1
Dzagnidze,N2371Lei,T24910–12024E61FIDE Women's World Blitz Championships10.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2770So,W28031–02024D33Semi-Final - Game 320.2
Bok,B2627Carlsen,M2890½–½2024E32FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship 20243.1
Nakamura,H2755Andriasian,Z26241–02024B51FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship 20245.10

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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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