Svitlana's Smart Moves - How to play with, and against an isolated pawn

by Arne Kaehler
3/18/2022 – In some openings, having the isolated pawn is the path to continue to middle-, and endgames. But do you know the technique on how to play with an isolated pawn, or against it? Svitlana has the knowledge, of course, and is happy to share it with us.
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 33

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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1.e41,174,61854%2421---
1.d4952,91955%2434---
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1.b41,77548%2379---
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1.g466946%2361---
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1.c343651%2426---
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1.Nh39267%2511---
1.Na34360%2477---
1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 e6 7.Bc4 Nc6 8.0-0 Be7 9.d4 transposed to QGA 0-0 10.Re1 Nf6 10...b6 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Bb5± 11.a3! 11.Bg5 b6 12.Rc1 Bb7= 11.d5 Na5 12.Bd3 Nxd5 13.Ne5 11...a6 12.Ba2 Prophylaxis against b5 b5 # 13.d5 13.Qd3 Bb7 14.Bb1 g6 15.Bh6 Re8= 13.a4 b4 14.Ne2 13...exd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5?! # 15.Qxd5! Bb7 15...Qxd5 16.Bxd5 Bb7 17.Bxc6 Bxc6 18.Rxe7+- 16.Qh5 Qc7 17.Bg5 17.Ng5 Bxg5 18.Bxg5 17...Bxg5 18.Nxg5 h6 # 19.Re3! 19.Ne4 Nd4 19.Nxf7 Rxf7 20.Rad1 Raf8 21.b4 Bc8± interesting, but no clear continuation 19...Na5 19...hxg5 20.Rh3 20.Qg6! 20.Rh3 Nc4 20.Nxf7 Rxf7 21.Bxf7+ Qxf7 22.Qxf7+ Kxf7= 20...hxg5 21.Rh3 Rfc8 22.Re1 1. Black's position would have been much safer if he had kept his knight on d5 . 2. It is absolutely necessary to prevent (or at least prepare against) a possible d4-d5 break. 3. Black's mistake was playing slow moves like ...Nf6, weakening moves . . . a7-a6 and ... b7-b5 and making the d4-d5 break even stronger. 1–0
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Zvjaginsev,V2659Vasquez Schroder,R25421–02013D26Wch Rapid14
 

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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