Svitlana's Smart Moves - Giuoco Piano victory in Mexico

by Arne Kaehler
10/9/2023 – Svitlana Demchenko celebrated her 20th birthday recently, marking this year's World Junior Championship in Mexico as her final appearance. She enjoyed the tournament atmosphere, and met many chess friends. In this episode, she shows us a well-prepared Italian Game.
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 75

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.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.c3 Nf6 6.e5 transposes 3...Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 another variation: 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nxe4 8.Bxb4 Nxb4 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Qb3+ Kf8 11.Qxb4+= 6...d5 7.Bb5 7.exf6? dxc4 8.fxg7 Rg8 7...Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Nbd2 0-0 10.0-0 Bxd2 10...f6 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Qb3+ Kh8 13.d5 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Qxb4 exf3∞ 11.Bxd2 Bg4 11...Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Bd7 13.Bxc6 Bxc6± 12.Be3 Ne7 13.h3 Bd7 14.Bd3 f5 15.exf6 Rxf6 16.Ne5 Bf5 17.g4 Be6 18.f3 Nd6 19.Bg5 Rf8 20.Qc2 g6 21.Bxg6 Kg7 21...hxg6 22.Nxg6 Ndc8 23.Nxe7+ Nxe7 24.Rae1+- 22.Bxh7 Bf7 23.Rae1 Ndc8 24.Nxf7 Rxf7 25.Re6 Qd7 26.Rfe1 a5 27.Bg6 Rxf3 28.Rxe7+ Nxe7 29.Rxe7+ Qxe7 30.Bxe7 Ra6 31.Bf5 Rc6 32.Qd2 Rxh3 33.Qg5+ Kf7 34.Bg6+ Rxg6 35.Qf5+ Kg7 36.Bf8+ Kh7 37.Qf7+ 1–0
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Demchenko,S2169Sosovickova,J20451–02023C53World Junior Chess Championship 20237

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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"!

Svitlana fully concentrated in the strong tournament

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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