Svitlana's Smart Moves - My Jobava-London win against an IM

by Arne Kaehler
7/4/2023 – Svitlana recently played in the Canadian Transnational Tournament, where almost every opponent had a couple of hundred rating points more than her. Awonder Liang, Lazaro Bruzon, and Alexandr Lenderman were among the players in the tournament. The WIM was still able to show some smart moves, and even beat an IM with the Jobava-London. And due to this opening choice, Svitlana started a nice attack, which had some beautiful tactics.

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 68

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.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 3...Bg7 4.e4 d6 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.Nb5 Na6 6.e3 0-0 7.h3 c6 8.Nc3 Nb8 8...Bf5 9.Bxa6 bxa6 9.Bd3 b6 10.Ne5 Nfd7 11.h4 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 d4 14.exd4 Qxd4 15.Qe2 Nd7 16.e6 Ne5 17.0-0-0?! 17.exf7+ Rxf7 18.0-0-0 Nxd3+ 18...Qxf2 19.Qxe5 18...Rxf2 19.Bc4+ 19.Rxd3 Qxf2 20.Rd8+ Kg7 17...Nxd3+?! 17...Bxe6 18.Be4 Qc5 19.h5 18.Rxd3 Qf4+ 19.Re3 Bxe6 20.g3 Qd4 21.h5 g5 22.h6! Kh8 23.Re5! Rae8? 24.Rxg5?! 24.Rd1 Qg4 25.Qe3 Rg8 26.Ne4 Rg6 27.Rh1+- 24...Rg8 25.Rh4 Qd6 26.Ne4 Qc7 27.Qe3 27.Rg7! Rxg7 27...Qe5 28.Ng5! 28.hxg7+ Kxg7 29.Qh5 Rh8 30.Ng5 Qe5 31.Re4 Qf6 32.Nxe6+ fxe6 33.Rg4+ Kf8 34.Rf4 27...f6 28.Rxg8+ Kxg8 28...Rxg8 29.Nxf6 29.Ng5! Bf5 29...Bd5 30.c4 e5 31.cxd5 cxd5+ 32.Kd1 fxg5 33.Qxg5+ Kf8 34.Rh5! 29...Bf7 30.Nxf7 Kxf7 31.Qe4 30.Rf4 e6 30...fxg5 31.Rxf5 30...Qd7 31.Qb3+ e6 31...Kh8 32.Qf7 Rg8 33.Qxh7+ Bxh7 34.Nf7# 32.Rxf5 30...Bg6 31.Qe6+ Kh8 31...Kf8 32.Nxh7+ Bxh7 33.Qg4 32.Nf7+ Bxf7 33.Qxf7 Rg8 34.Re4 31.Rxf5 Qe7 32.Nxe6 Qxe6 33.Rxf6 Qd7 33...Qxe3+ 34.fxe3 Rxe3 35.Rxc6 Rxg3 36.Rc8+ Kf7 37.Rh8+- 34.Qg5+ Kh8 35.Qe5 Kg8 36.Qg5+ Kh8 37.Qg7+ Qxg7 38.hxg7+ Kxg7 39.Rxc6 Re2 40.Rc7+ Kg6 41.Rxa7 Rxf2 42.Ra6 Rf1+ 43.Kd2 Rf2+ 44.Kd1 Rf6 45.a4 Kg5 46.b4 Kg4 47.a5 Rf1+ 48.Ke2 Rc1 49.Kd2 Ra1 50.Rxb6 Kxg3 51.Rh6 Kf4 52.Rxh7 Ra3 53.Re7 Ra4 54.Kc3 Ra3+ 55.Kc4 Ra2 56.c3 Ra3 57.Kd4 Ra4 58.Rf7+ 1–0
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Demchenko,S-Chiku-Ratte,O-1–02023D00Canadian Transnational 20235

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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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