Svitlana's Smart Moves - Ivanchuk shines in the Sicilian: With White and with Black

by Arne Kaehler
11/3/2022 – In the 1980s Vasyl "Chucky" Ivanchuk became one of the world's top 100 players and he will probably remain one for another ten years, or longer. Svitlana shows us how the Ukrainian GM plays the Sicilian - in two wonderful games we see how Ivanchuk defeats Kasparov and Vallejo Pons with White, and then we see how he plays the Sicilian with Black to smash Anand.
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 54

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 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Not the most popular move, but a common pawn setup nonetheless. 6.Be3 6.Bg5 6...Qc7 6...e5 theory 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 with balanced play. 7.Qf3 g6 8.Be3 Bg7 Important tactical ideas to know: 8...Ng4? 9.Nd5! Qa5+ 9...Qd8 10.Nb5‼ axb5 11.Bb6 Qd7 12.Nc7+ Always be alert for these in the Sicilian! 10.Bd2 Qd8 11.Qc3+- Black has no moves 8...Bg4 9.Qf2± 9.h3 preventing future Bg4 and Ng4 e5 10.fxe5 dxe5 11.Bh6! 11.Ndb5?? axb5 12.Nxb5 Qe7-+ 11.Ncb5?? axb5 12.Nxb5-+ 11.Nb3± 11...Bxh6 12.Qxf6 0-0 13.Nd5 Qa5+ 14.b4 Qd8? 14...Bg7 15.Qxg7+ Kxg7 16.bxa5 exd4 17.Nb6± 14...Qxd5 15.exd5 exd4+- 15.Ne7+ Qxe7 16.Qxe7 exd4 17.Bc4 Nc6 18.Qc5 Be3 19.Rf1 Nd8 20.Rf3 Be6 21.Rxe3 dxe3 22.Bxe6 Nxe6 23.Qxe3 a5 24.b5 Rac8 25.0-0-0 Rc5 26.Rd5 b6 27.Qg3 Rc7 28.Qd6 Rfc8 29.Rd2 Rb7 30.g4 Nc5 31.Qf6 h6 32.e5 Re8 33.h4 Kh7 34.h5 g5 35.Rd6 Re6 36.Qd8 Kg7 37.a3 a4 38.Kb2 Rbe7 39.Rxb6 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Ivanchuk,V2710Kasparov,G28051–01994B93Amsterdam Euwe Memorial4
Ivanchuk,V2717Vallejo Pons,F26291–02002B42Linares 19th10
Anand,V2635Ivanchuk,V26950–11991B87Linares 09th8

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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