Svitlana's Smart Moves - The Canadian University Chess Championship 2023

by Arne Kaehler
2/10/2023 – After a long time, Svitlana was finally able to play some chess again in the Canadian University Chess Championship 2023. With 4 out of 5, she had a great tournament. We take a look at two of her games, where we specifically analyse her two opening choices. Especially the move 3. .. h6 in the Queen's Gambit, is often unpleasant for White, and Svitlana pulls off a great victory with loads of tactical patterns. In the second game, the London system does the job, and the game is pretty much over after less than 20 moves.
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 58

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.

Svitlana played well in the Canadian University Chess Championship 2023, which she also helped to organize! You can find the results here.

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 h6 3...Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 5.g3 Bd6 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 Nc6 5...Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 a6 7...0-0 8.c5 Qe7 9.Ne5 Nfd7 9...Nbd7 10.f4 b6? 11.c6± 9...b6 10.c6+- 9...c6 10.Bd3 0-0 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.f4± 10.f4 0-0 11.Bd3 Nxe5 12.fxe5 f6 13.exf6 13.0-0 fxe5? 13...Nd7± 14.Rxf8+ Qxf8 15.Qg4! e4 16.Rf1 Qe8 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qxe4+- 13...Qxf6 14.Kd2!? Qg5 15.Qe2 e5?! 15...Nc6 16.h4 Qg3 17.Raf1 Rxf1 18.Rxf1 Bd7± 16.h4 Qg3 17.Raf1 Rxf1 18.Rxf1 Be6 18...Bg4 19.Nxd5 Bxe2 20.Ne7+ 19.Qf2? 19.e4‼ exd4 19...dxe4 20.Qxe4 19...Nc6 20.exd5 Nxd4 21.Qe4 Bf5 19...Bg4 20.Qf2 Qxf2+ 21.Rxf2+- 20.exd5 dxc3+ 21.Kxc3 Bf7 22.Qe7+- 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.Bc4 c6 21.e4= 19...Qxf2+ 20.Rxf2 Nc6 21.Ne2 Bg4 21...e4= 22.Bg6 Bxe2 23.Bf7+ Kh8 24.Rxe2 Rd8 25.h5 b6 25...exd4 26.exd4 Nxd4 27.Re7+- 26.cxb6 cxb6 27.Bg6 Kg8 28.Rf2 exd4 29.exd4 Nxd4 30.Rf7 Nc6 31.Rb7 Na5 32.Rc7 Nc4+ 33.Kc3 Kf8 34.Rf7+ Kg8 35.Rb7 b5 36.Kd4 Nxb2 37.Ra7 Kf8 38.Rxa6 Nc4 39.Re6 Na3 40.g3 Nc4 41.g4 Nd2 42.Rb6 Nf3+ 43.Ke3 Ne5 44.Kd4 Nf3+ 45.Ke3 Ne5 46.Kd4 Nf3+ 47.Kc5 d4 48.Rxb5? d3 49.Rb3 Ne5 50.Bxd3 Nxd3+ 51.Kc6 Ne5+ 52.Kc7 Rd7+ 0–1
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Zhang,Y-Demchenko,S-0–12023D31CUCC 20231
Demchenko,S-Wolchock,T-1–02023D02CUCC 20232

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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