Svitlana's Smart Moves - The Duesseldorf Wunderkinder

by Arne Kaehler
2/25/2023 – In the year 2023, names like Praggnanandhaa, Keymer, Abdusattarov, and Esipenko are common to every chess fan. A couple of years ago, only the chess specialists knew them from the top 100 junior FIDE list. Svitlana's prepared some nice analysis for us of the WR Chess Masters Tournament, with unexpected twists and tactical turns!
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 59

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.e41,166,62354%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 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd2 b6 6.Bd3 d5 7.cxd5 exd5 7...Nxd5 8.a3 8.Nf3 Re8 9.Rc1 Bf8 10.0-0 Bb7 10...Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Be2 11.Ne5 c5 12.f4 Nc6 13.Ne2 Ne4 13...Rc8 14.Be1 Ne4 15.Bxe4 dxe4 16.Nxf7 Kxf7 17.Qb3+ c4= 18.Qxc4+ Kg6 19.f5+ Kh6 20.Bg3= Ne5 21.Qg8 21.Bf4+ g5 22.fxg6+ Kxg6 14.Ng3 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Nxf7 Qd5 16.Ne5 cxd4 17.Nxc6 dxe3= 14...Nxd2? 14...Nxg3 15.hxg3 g6 16.Qg4 Qe7 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.f5 Bd7= 14...Nxe5 15.fxe5 g6 15.Bxh7+! Kxh7 16.Qh5+ Kg8 17.Qxf7+ Kh8 17...Kh7 18.Qg6+ Kg8 19.Nf5 18.Ng6+ Kh7 19.Nh5! Re6 20.f5?! 20.Nxf8+? Qxf8 21.Qxe6 Nxf1 20.Qxe6+- Nxf1 21.Rxf1 20...Nxf1 21.Rxf1 Qg5? 21...Qe8! 22.Nf6+ 22.Nxf8+ Qxf8 23.fxe6 Qxf7 24.Rxf7± Ba6 22...Rxf6 23.Rf3! Kh6‼ 23...Qxf7?? 24.Rh3+ Kg8 25.Rh8# 24.Rh3+ Kg5 25.Rg3+ Kh6 26.Rh3+ 22.Qxe6 Qxh5 23.Rf3 cxd4 24.Qf7! 24.Rh3? Qxh3 25.gxh3 dxe3 24...Bd6 25.Nf8+ Rxf8 26.Qxh5+ Kg8 27.f6 Ne5 28.Rf5 g6 29.Qg5 dxe3 30.Rxe5! Kf7 30...Bxe5 31.Qxg6+ Kh8 32.Qg7# 31.Rxe3 Bc5 32.b4! Bxe3+ 33.Qxe3 Re8 34.Qc3 Bc8 35.a4 Bf5 36.h3 Rd8 37.Qd4 Be6 38.g4 Rc8 39.g5 Rc1+ 40.Kf2 Rc2+ 41.Kg3 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Abdusattorov,N2734Esipenko,A26751–02023E46WR Chess Masters 20232
Praggnanandhaa,R2690Keymer,V26901–02023C84WR Chess Masters 20233

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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