Svitlana's Smart Moves - Cute US Championship Tactics

by Arne Kaehler
10/16/2023 – One of the strongest national chess tournaments is still running, and it looks as if Fabiano Caruana can win the US Championship trophy in 2023. Svitlana found some exciting tactics and invites everybody to guess the correct, or best move. Especially the women's section was not shying back!

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 76

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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17...Re8 18.Rxf7! 18.Nh5!? gxh5 19.Qf3 f5 19...Be6 20.Qxh5 Kf8 21.Rf3+- 20.Qxh5 Re4 20...Qe7? 21.Rf4 Bg5 22.Rg4 fxg4 23.Qg6+ Kf8 24.Rf1++- 21.Qg6+ Kf8= 18...Kxf7 19.Rf1+ Ke7 20.Qxg6 Be6?? 20...Kd7= 21.Rf7+ 21.Qg4+ Kc7 22.Qf4+ Kd7 21.Qh7+ Be7 21...Re7 22.Nf5 Rxf7 23.Qxf7+ Be7 24.Bc5= 21.Qg7+ Kd6 22.Be5+ Kc5 23.Bd4+ Kd6 24.Be5+ Kc5 25.Bc7! Bf6 25...Qd7 26.Qc3+ Kb5 27.a4+ Ka6 28.Qa5# 26.Rxf6 Rg8 27.Ne4+! Kb5 27...dxe4 28.Rf5+ Bxf5 29.Qc3+ Kd5 30.Qe5+ Kc4 31.b3+ Kb4 32.Qa5# 28.a4+ Kb4 29.Qh6 Qxc7 29...dxe4 30.Bxd8 Raxd8 31.Rxe6+- 30.Qd2+ Kxa4 31.Nc3+ Ka5 32.Nxd5+ Ka6 33.Nxc7+
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Robson,R2689Xiong,J26931–02023C432023 U.S. Chess Championship5.3
Abrahamyan,T2271Yip,C23690–12023E732023 U.S. Women's Chess Championship5.4
So,W2769Mishra,A25911–02023B872023 U.S. Chess Championship5.6
Eswaran,A2291Abrahamyan,T22710–12023C022023 U.S. Women's Chess Championship4.4

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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.

The FIDE Interview with the Canadian WIM

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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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