Svitlana's Smart Moves - Svitlana won the RA Club Championship 2023!

by Arne Kaehler
3/4/2023 – The last time Svitlana played chess, was summer 2022. The Canadian club championship of Svitlana's chess club was another chance to finally move the pieces on the board again. The Canadian WIM is studying most of her time now, but this doesn't mean that she got worse in chess. It seems, the opposite was the case, and Svitlana won a round before the tournament ended! We take a look at two of her games.
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 60

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.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Bb5+ Two most popular moves are: 8.Rb1 8.Be3 8...Nc6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Qc2 Qa5 Most common response: 11...cxd4 12.cxd4 Bg4 13.Ne5!? 12.a4 cxd4 13.cxd4 c5?! 13...Bg4 14.Ne5 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.Rac1 15.dxc5 Bxa1 16.Rxa1 Bb7 15.Rfc1 Bg4 15...Ba6 16.Rfe1 c4 17.Bb4?! 17.h4± 17.Bc3!± 17...Rfb8 18.Ba3?! 18.Bc5? e5 18...Qd8 19.Bc5 Rb3 20.e5 Rab8 21.h4 Bh6 22.Rb1? 22.Ng5 22...Bc8! 22...Rxb1 23.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 24.Qxb1= 23.Ra1 23.Qxc4? Rxb1-+ 23.Rxb3 cxb3 24.Qb2 Be6 23...c3 23...Bf5! 24.Qxc4?? 24.Qe2 24...Bd3 24.Ng5 Bxg5 25.hxg5 Bf5 26.Qe2 c2 27.Rac1 Qa5? 28.e6! 28.g4 Bd3 29.Qe3 Bc4 28.Bxe7 Rb1 28...Bxe6?! 28...fxe6 29.g4 Bd3 30.Qxe6+ Kg7 31.Qxe7+ Kg8 32.Qe6+ Kg7 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.Re7+- 28...Rb1 29.exf7+ Kxf7 30.Qxe7+ Kg8 31.Qe8+ forced draw Rxe8 32.Rxe8+ Kf7 33.Re7+ Kf8 34.Ree1+= 29.Qxc2± Rb2 30.Qc3 30.Qe4± 30...Qc7 31.d5! Bxd5 32.Rxe7 Qf4 32...Qc6 33.Qe5! 33.Qxb2 Rxb2 34.Re8+ 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Demchenko,S-Dukic,Z-1–02023D85RA Club Championship 20235
Sowa,R-Demchenko,S-0–12023C60RA Club Championship 20236


Info about the club from Svitlana:

RA Centre is a sports center, and the biggest chess club in Ottawa is run there. There are weekly classical games and strong FIDE-rated weekend tournaments every few months. RA Club Championship runs yearly, I shared first in 2019, won alone in 2020 and this year.

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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