Svitlana's Smart Moves - How to use the initiative like Anish Giri

by Arne Kaehler
1/18/2023 – Gaining the initiative in chess is one of the most effective tools to decide a game in your favour. It always depends on what kind of player you are of course, and for some it seems easier, others struggle a lot more to make initiative moves. Anish Giri is momentarily storming towards the Tata Steel chess title, with his spectacular playing style. Svitlana presents us his victory against Gukesh D., where he took over the game with a few moves for the win. The same applies to Max Wamerdam's game against Jergus Pechac, and it contains a valuable lesson.
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 56

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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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,182,45354%2421---
1.d4957,82655%2434---
1.Nf3285,85356%2441---
1.c4184,46556%2443---
1.g319,86356%2427---
1.b314,57954%2428---
1.f45,94948%2377---
1.Nc33,89950%2383---
1.b41,79048%2378---
1.a31,24954%2406---
1.e31,08049%2409---
1.d396750%2378---
1.g467046%2361---
1.h446654%2382---
1.c343951%2425---
1.h328956%2420---
1.a411860%2461---
1.f310047%2427---
1.Nh39267%2511---
1.Na34762%2476---
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 0-0 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.0-0 cxd4 11.Ne4 Qe7 12.a3 Ba5 13.exd4 Rd8 14.Rc2 14.Qd3 also logical 14...Bd7 15.Re2 Bc6 16.Qc2 Bb6 17.Rfe1! Kh8? 17...Bxd4? 18.Neg5‼ 18.Nxd4? Rxd4 18.h4± 18...hxg5 18...g6 19.Nxf7+- 19.Rxe6! fxe6 20.Rxe6 The only defence for Black was: 17...Bd5 18.Neg5‼ hxg5 18...g6 19.Rxe6 fxe6 20.Rxe6 Qg7 21.Rxg6+- 19.Rxe6 fxe6 20.Rxe6 Qxe6 20...Qc7 21.Nxg5+- 21.Bxe6 Bxf3 22.Qf5! 22.gxf3?!+- 22...Be4 23.Qxe4 Rxd4 24.Qf3 24.Qe2?? g4-+ 24.Qc2 Nd7-+ 24...g4 25.Qf8+ Kh7 26.Bf5+ Kh6 27.Bc2 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Giri,A2764Gukesh,D27251–02023D38Tata Steel Chess Masters 20232
Warmerdam,M-Pechac,J-1–02023C60Tata Steel Chess Challengers 2023

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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