Svitlana's Smart Moves - How to win against the Italian Game

by Arne Kaehler
4/29/2023 – Svitlana is finally back, and brought us one of her games of the Canadian Women's Closed, which she won! In the example, she played against the Giuoco Piano with Black, and presents us plenty of opening ideas, plans, and strategies, on how to win against this opening with the Black pieces. You need to watch to the end because the last tactic which decided the game is brilliant!
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 63

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.e41,166,62354%2421---
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 a6 6.a4 d6 7.0-0 h6 8.Re1 Ba7 9.h3 0-0 9...g5 10.Nbd2 Ne7 11.Nf1 Ng6 12.Ng3 c6 13.Ba2 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.d4 15.Nxe5? Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Bxf2+ 17.Kxf2 Qf6+ 15...exd4 16.Nxd4 Ndf4?! 17.Qf3 Ne6 18.Ndf5 Ng5 19.Qh5 19.Bxg5 Qxg5 20.Nd6 Nh4 20...Be6 21.Bxf7+ Kh8 22.Qd3 Bxh3 22...Bf5 23.Ndxf5 Rxf7 23.gxh3 Rad8∞ 19...Qf6 20.Bxg5? 20.Qxg6! Qxg6 21.Ne7+ Kh7 22.Nxg6 fxg6 22...Kxg6 23.h4 Ne6 24.Bb1+ Kf6 25.Nh5++- 20...hxg5 21.Ne4?? Qxf5 21...Bxf2+? 22.Kxf2 Qxf5+ 23.Kg1 Nf4 24.Qxg5± 22.Nxg5 Qxf2+ 22...Nf4 dangerous, but works 23.Bxf7+ Rxf7 24.Re8+ Rf8 25.Rxf8+ Kxf8 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Qxg7+-+ 22...Bxf2+ 23.Kh1 Nf4-+ also wins 23.Kh1 Qxg2+! 23...Qh4?? 24.Qxg6+- 24.Kxg2 Nf4+ 25.Kh1 Nxh5 26.Nxf7 Kh7 27.Bb1+ g6 28.Re7 Kg7 29.Nd6+ Kf6 30.Nxc8 Raxc8 31.Rxb7 Rf7 32.Rb4 Re7 33.Bd3 Rd8 34.Bxa6 Rd2 35.Rf1+ Kg7 36.Rg4 Re3 37.Rh4 Ng3+ 38.Kg1 Ree2+ 0–1
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Chen,R-Demchenko,S-0–12023C53Canadian Women's Championship 20235

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".

Svitlana qualified for the XIV Continental Women's Chess Championships 2023!

The proud winner of the Canadian Women's Closed 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.

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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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