Svitlana's Smart Moves - Hope for all Nepo fans

by Arne Kaehler
12/9/2021 – In today's episode, Svitlana wants to give some hope to all the Nepo fans out there. The Canadian WIM shows us some beautiful games of former World Chess Champions, who managed remarkable comebacks in World Championship matches. We are talking about players like Wilhelm Steinitz, Alexander Alekhine, and Bobby Fischer. All three of them were trailing in World Championship matches and all three of them could turn the tables around. Nepo, it ain't over, until it's over.
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 22

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---
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.Rxe5+ Be7 8.Nc3 8.Bf1 0-0 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3= 8...0-0 9.Bd3 Bf6 10.Re3 g6?! 11.b3 Re8?! 12.Qf3 Bg5?! 13.Rxe8+ Nxe8 14.Bb2! c6 14...Bxd2? 15.Bc4! Qe7 15...Nd6 16.Ne4 Nxc4 17.Nf6+ Kf8 18.Nxh7+ Ke8 19.Bf6 15...Qf6 16.Qxf6 Nxf6 17.Nb1 Bg5 18.f4+- 16.Ne4 Bh6 16...Ba5 17.Ng5 Nd6 18.Ba3+- 17.Re1! 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Qe3 d5 17.Qd4 f6 18.Ng3 Be6 19.Re1 Ng7 20.h4! 20.f4? Qb6 20.Re3 c5 21.Qf4 Qd7 20...Qd7 21.h5 Bf7 21...gxh5? 22.Qf4 Rf8 23.Qh6+- 22.hxg6 Bxg6 23.Qe3 Kf7 24.Qf4 Re8 25.Re3 25.Qh4 h5 26.Bxg6+ Kxg6 25...Ne6 26.Qg4 Nf8 27.Nf5! 27.Qxd7? Nxd7 27...Bc5 28.Nh6+ Kg7 29.Nf5+ Kf7 29...Kg8 30.Qg5 30.Nh6+ Kg7 31.Nf5+ Kf7 32.Nh6+ Kg7 33.Nf5+ Kf7 34.Nh6+ Kg7 35.Bxg6 35.Qh4 d4 36.Ng4 Qd8 37.Rxe8 Bxe8 38.Qh6+ Kg8 39.Nxf6+ 35...Qxg4 36.Nxg4 Rxe3 37.fxe3 Kxg6 38.Nxf6 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Steinitz,W-Zukertort,J-1–01886C67World-ch01 Steinitz-Zukertort +10-5=56
Euwe,M-Alekhine,A-1–01935A90World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=1326
Fischer,R-Spassky,B-1–01972D59World-ch27 Fischer-Spassky +7-3=116

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".

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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