Svitlana's Smart Moves - Svitlana rocks Chennai II (Caro-Kann & Queen's Gambit with 3. ...h6!?)

by Arne Kaehler
8/26/2022 – Svitlana is showing us some more smart moves from Chennai. We learn a lot about the two openings, plans in the middle game, and some endgame knowledge. The Canadian WIM was able to win against Jenny Astrid Chirivi Castiblanco from Colombia, and achieve a draw against Gulenay Aydin from Turkey.
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 46

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.

You can download the analysed games we discussed in the video below:

 
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MoveNResultEloPlayers
1.e41,166,62354%2421---
1.d4947,29855%2434---
1.Nf3281,60256%2441---
1.c4182,10256%2442---
1.g319,70256%2427---
1.b314,26554%2427---
1.f45,89748%2377---
1.Nc33,80151%2384---
1.b41,75648%2380---
1.a31,20654%2404---
1.e31,06848%2408---
1.d395450%2378---
1.g466446%2360---
1.h444653%2374---
1.c343351%2426---
1.h328056%2418---
1.a411060%2466---
1.f39246%2436---
1.Nh38966%2508---
1.Na34262%2482---
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 h6 3...Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.e3 0-0 7.Be2 b6 8.0-0 Bb7 9.Bxd6 Qxd6 9...cxd6 10.cxd5 Nxd5 10.cxd5 exd5 10...Nxd5= 11.e4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxe4 10...Bxd5 11.Rc1± 11.Rc1 Qe7 11...c5?! 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.b4 13.e4 13...cxb4 14.Nb5± 12.Ne1 c5! 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Na4 Nbd7 15.Nd3 Rac8 16.Bf3 Rfd8 17.Re1 Ba6 17...c4! 18.Nf4 Ne5 19.Be2 g5! 20.Nh3 17...Ne5? 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Nxc5 17...Ne4 18.Qb3 18.g3 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Ne5 20.Qe2 Nxf3+?! 20...c4! 21.Qxf3 Ne4 22.Qg2 Qe8 23.b3 23.Nc3 Nxc3 24.Rxc3 24.bxc3 24...d4 23...c4! 24.f3 Nf6 25.Qd2 Nd7 26.f4 26.bxc4? Ne5 26.Qxd5? Ne5 27.Qe4 Nd3-+ 26...Nf6 27.Nc3 cxb3 28.axb3 Qe6 29.Nb5 Ne4 30.Qe2 Qb6 31.Nd4 Nc5 32.Rc3 Ne6 33.Nxe6 Rxc3 34.Nxd8 Qxd8 35.b4 Qb6 36.Qd2 Rb3 37.Qxd5 Qxb4 38.Re2 a5! 39.Kf2 a4 40.Qc6 a3 41.Rc2? 41.Kf3 was best, but defence is still hard 41...Rb2 42.Kf3 Rxc2! 42...Qb7? 43.Qxb7 Rxb7 44.Rc8+ Kh7 45.Ra8 Rb3= 42...a2 also wins, some complications 43.Qc8+ 43.Rxb2 a1Q! 44.Rxb4 44.Qe8+ Qf8 44...Qh1+ 43.Qe8+ 43...Qf8 44.Qxf8+ Kxf8 45.Rc8+ Ke7 46.Ra8 Kd6!-+ only winning move 43.Qxc2 Qb7+ 43...Qb2? 44.Qc8+ Kh7 45.Qf5+ g6 46.Qxf7+ 44.e4 Qa6 45.Qa2 Qd3+ 46.Kg4 g6 47.Kh3 Qf1+ 48.Kh4 Qc1 49.Qd5 Qb2 50.f5 a2 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Chirivi Castiblanco,J2157Demchenko,S21220–12022D31Olympiad Women 20228.21
Demchenko,S2122Aydin,G2100½–½2022B10Olympiad Women 20229.22

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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