Svitlana's Smart Moves - Guess the surprising, unexpected smart move!

by Arne Kaehler
10/6/2022 – If you ever asked yourself what Svitlana's favourite "Smart Moves" theme is, we have a clear answer - fantastic, unexpected moves. And you can try to guess them in this video. In our 50th show, Svitlana has surprising examples from real games with Le Quang Liem, Pavel Eljanov, Jonathan Levitt, Mikhail Tal, and Arshak Petrosian (No, not the world champion Petrosian). Many of you might know the famous games already, but for those who don't know them, you are in for a treat.
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 50

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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29...Ba3+‼ 29...h5?? was the game continuation, but after 30.Qxh5 Ba3+ 31.Kxb3 Black resigned. With the inclusion of 29...h5 30.Qxh5, the combination doesn't work anymore. a1Q 32.Rxa1 Qxb6+ 33.Bxb6 Nd4+ 34.Kc3! 34.Bxd4?? Rcb8+-+ 34...Rxc4+ 35.Kd2 35.Kxc4 Rc8+-+ 35...Rc2+ 36.Ke3+- 30.Kxb3 a1N+! 31.Rxa1 31.Ka2 Bc1+ 31.Kc3 Rxc4+ 32.Nxc4 Qb4# 31...Qxb6+ 32.Bxb6 Nd4+ 33.Bxd4 33.Kc3 Rxc4+ 34.Kd2 Nxf3+ 35.Kd1 Nxh2 And Black is up material! 33...Rcb8+ 34.Kc3 Bb4+‼ 35.Kb2 Bd2+ 36.Bb6 Rxb6# 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Ni,H2673Le Quang,L27031–02012B84Asian Continental op8
Khismatullin,D2653Eljanov,P27271–02015E46EU-ch 16th10
Olafsson,H2575Levitt,J24651–01990A30Reykjavik op2
Tal,M-Brinck Claussen,B-1–01966D40Olympiad-17 Final A4
Petrosian,A-Hazai,L-½–½1970E87Schilde op U18 6th9

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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