Svitlana's Smart Moves - Invisible Moves!

by Arne Kaehler
12/8/2024 – Svitlana invites us to discover invisible moves! Those moves are extraordinary, and hidden from our chess-pattern-trained eyes. Nonetheless, it is important to always lookout for a creative way to win a piece, save your queen, or even dodge a checkmate. Creativity is a strong factor to finding invisible moves.
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 105

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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14.Bb4
14...Qf3! 14...Qh3!? has a similar idea, also saves the queen in a slightly worse version: 15.0-0 15.gxh3 Nf3+ 16.Kf1 Bxh3# 15...Qh4 14...Nxc4 15.Bxa3 Nxa3+- 15.0-0 15.gxf3 Nxf3+ 16.Kf1 Bh3# 15...Qxe4 Black saved the queen, and even won a pawn in the process. 16.Bb5 a6 17.Ba4 Bf5 18.Nc3 Qc4 19.Bxe7 Bxb1 20.Bxf8 Bd3 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Nb1 Bxf1 23.Nd2 Qxd5 24.Kxf1 Rd8 25.Qa1 Qd4 26.Qe1 f6 27.Nf3 Qxa4 28.Nxe5 Qb5+ 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Waffenschmidt,J-Eidinger,H21650–11998D86Baden Casino op 3rd6
Miguel,D--
Lapiken,P-Reshevsky,S-½–½1955B76US Open-564
Bagirov,V-Kholmov,R-0–11961C63URS-ch29 Final12
Maroczy,G-Romi,M-1–01930D46San Remo8
Mohr,G2450Zube,M-0–11989A27Nuremberg op
Flohr,S-Grob,H-0–11933D02Match Flohr-Grob +4-1=11

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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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