Svitlana's Smart Moves - Kasparov's feeling for dynamic play

by Arne Kaehler
12/3/2021 – World Champion Magnus Carlsen is currently playing in Dubai to defend his title, but in this episode of "Svitlana's Smart Moves" we will talk about another World Champion: Garry Kasparov, Svitlana's favourite player. With two fine games by Kasparov - against Anand and against Bareev - Svitlana shows us why good old gambits are still a powerful weapon in modern chess, and why activity is often more important than material.

This DVD focuses on several types of material imbalances, such as Rook vs 2 Pieces, Queen vs 2 Rooks, and Queen vs Pieces.

Svitlana's Smart Moves - Episode 21

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.

If you like Svitlana's Smart moves, you will certainly enjoy her video lectures about "Surprising your opponents with the Lazy Sicilian" and her first Fritztrainer "Understanding Material Imbalances".

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 5...Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.0-0 Nge7 8.Ng5 d5 6.d4 Na5 7.Be2 exd4 8.Qxd4 Nf6 9.e5 Nc6 10.Qh4 Nd5 11.Qg3 g6 11...0-0!? 12.Bh6 g6 13.Bxf8 Qxf8 12.0-0 Nb6 13.c4 d6 14.Rd1 Nd7?! 15.Bh6 15.exd6 Bxd6 16.Rxd6 cxd6 17.Qxd6 Qf6= 18.Qxf6 Nxf6 19.Bb2 Ke7 20.Ba3+ Ke8 21.Bb2 15.Nc3 15...Ncxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Nc3! 17.Bg7? Bf6 18.Bxh8 Bxh8 19.Nc3 17...f6 18.c5 Nf7? 19.cxd6 cxd6 19...Bxd6 20.Bb5+ c6 21.Bf4 19...Nxd6 20.Nd5 20.Qe3 Nxh6 21.Qxh6 Bf8 22.Qe3+ Kf7 23.Nd5 Be6 24.Nf4 Qe7 25.Re1 25.Re1 Bh6 26.Bc4+- 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Kasparov,G2805Anand,V27151–01995C51Riga Tal Memorial4
Bareev,E2685Kasparov,G28050–11994A58Linares 12th1

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.

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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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