Svitlana's Smart Moves - Instructive Tata Tactics!

by Arne Kaehler
1/25/2025 – The prestigeous Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee is on again, and just in the first couple of days we have been blessed with some instructive tactics! Svitlana has some nice examples prepared for us, either for your watching entertainment, or to actively try to solve them!
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 110

With Svitlana Demchenko and Arne Kaehler

Svitlana Demchenko is a 20-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 everything 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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25.Qg3 Bf5 # 26.Bxf5 26.Nxf5+- gxf5 27.b3! 27.Bxf5?? Qxf5-+ 27...Na3 28.Bxf5 26.Nxg6+ Bxg6 26...Rxg6-+ 27.f5 Bh5 28.h4 26.Qc3 d4-+ 26...gxf5 27.Nxf5?? 27.Re1 Rxg5 28.Qxg5 Rf8 29.Qh6± 27...Qxf5! 28.Rxf5 Rxg3 29.hxg3 Ne3-+ 30.Rg5 Nxf1 31.e6 Ne3 32.Re5 d4 33.Rxc5 b6 34.Rh5 Kg7 35.Kd2 Re8 36.f5 Kf6 37.Rxh7 Nxf5 38.Rxa7 Rxe6 39.g4 Nh4 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Erigaisi Arjun2801Fedoseev,V27170–12025D37Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Masters4.7
Caruana,F2803Giri,A2731½–½2025B31Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Masters4.2
Yakubboev,N2659Vaishali,R24760–12025D52Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Challen4.7
Fedoseev,V2717Caruana,F28031–02025D38Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Masters5.3
Van Foreest,J2680Abdusattorov,N27680–12025B12Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Masters5.5
Lu,M2429Bok,B25830–12025B67Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2025 Challen5.4

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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"!

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.

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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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