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.
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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
1,173,500
54%
2421
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1.d4
952,126
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
283,503
56%
2440
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1.c4
183,155
56%
2442
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1.g3
19,796
56%
2427
---
1.b3
14,442
54%
2427
---
1.f4
5,921
48%
2377
---
1.Nc3
3,851
50%
2384
---
1.b4
1,771
48%
2379
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1.a3
1,234
54%
2405
---
1.e3
1,075
49%
2409
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1.d3
961
50%
2378
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1.g4
668
46%
2360
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1.h4
465
54%
2381
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1.c3
436
51%
2426
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1.h3
283
56%
2419
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1.a4
116
60%
2462
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1.f3
99
47%
2428
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1.Nh3
92
67%
2511
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1.Na3
42
62%
2482
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.f4Not the most popular move, but
a common pawn setup nonetheless.6.Be36.Bg56...Qc76...e5theory7.Nf3Nbd78.a4with balanced play.7.Qf3g68.Be3Bg7Important
tactical ideas to know:8...Ng4?9.Nd5!Qa5+9...Qd810.Nb5‼axb511.Bb6Qd712.Nc7+Always be alert for these in the Sicilian!10.Bd2Qd811.Qc3+- Black has no moves8...Bg49.Qf2±9.h3preventing future Bg4 and Ng4e510.fxe5dxe511.Bh6!11.Ndb5??axb512.Nxb5Qe7-+11.Ncb5??axb512.Nxb5-+11.Nb3±11...Bxh612.Qxf60-013.Nd5Qa5+14.b4Qd8?14...Bg715.Qxg7+Kxg716.bxa5exd417.Nb6±14...Qxd515.exd5exd4+-15.Ne7+Qxe716.Qxe7exd417.Bc4Nc618.Qc5Be319.Rf1Nd820.Rf3Be621.Rxe3dxe322.Bxe6Nxe623.Qxe3a524.b5Rac825.0-0-0Rc526.Rd5b627.Qg3Rc728.Qd6Rfc829.Rd2Rb730.g4Nc531.Qf6h632.e5Re833.h4Kh734.h5g535.Rd6Re636.Qd8Kg737.a3a438.Kb2Rbe739.Rxb61–0
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".
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.
Arne KaehlerArne 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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