4/11/2025 – Svitlana presents to us an insightful analysis of the first two decisive games in the Women's World Chess Championship match between Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi, focusing particularly on their endgames. Both games, though seemingly equal in rook endgames, were decided by subtle inaccuracies and the strategic importance of king activity and piece placement. Svitlana emphasizes how small endgame advantages—such as a more active king or minor positional tweaks—can determine the outcome even in positions that look like simple draws.
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Svitlana's Smart Moves - Episode 113
With Svitlana Demchenko and Arne Kaehler
Svitlana Demchenko is a 20-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 everything 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.c4Nf62.Nc3e53.Nf3Nc64.g3d55.cxd5Nxd56.Bg2Bc57.0-00-08.d3h69.Nxd5Qxd510.Bd2Qd611.Bc3Qe712.Nd2Nd413.e3Nb514.a4Nxc315.bxc3c616.a5Bd717.Qb3Rab818.Ne4Bd619.Nxd6Qxd620.d4b621.axb6axb622.Ra7Be623.Qa4Rfc824.Rb1Bd525.dxe5Qxe526.Qd4Qxd427.exd4Bxg228.Kxg2=b529.Re1Ra830.Ree7Rxa731.Rxa7c532.Kf3cxd433.cxd4Kf833...Rb834.Ke4b435.Ra2b336.Rb2Kf837.Kd3Ke738.Kc334.Rb7Rc3+34...Rd8?!35.Ke4Re8+36.Kd3Ra8with difficulty37.Rxb5Ra238.Ke3Ra3+39.Ke4Ra240.Rf5=34...Rc435.d5b436.d6Ke836...Rd4??37.Rb8#37.Re7+Kf837...Kd838.Rxf738.Rc7Rc3+39.Ke4Ke8=35.Ke4Rc235...Rb3?!36.d5b437.d636.Ke3Rc3+37.Kd2Rf338.Ke2Rf5?!38...Rb3much better spot for the rook, the king is cut off now.39.Ke3h540.f4Ke8??40...b4!was the only saving move, lets the rook or the king free. There are two saving techniques:41.Rxb4Ke741...Ra542.Rb7g643.Ke4Ra244.h4Re2+45.Kd5Re3!46.Kc6Rc3+47.Kd6Rxg348.d5Rh349.Rb8+Kg750.Ke7Rxh451.d6Rxf452.d7Re4+53.Kd6Rd4+54.Ke7h4=42.Rb7+Kf642...Ke6??43.Ke4Ra544.d5+Kf6+-45.d643.Ke4Ra544.d5Ra4+45.Ke3Ra2=40...h4?41.g4Rf642.Rxb5±40...g6?41.Ke4Rf642.Rxb5Re6+43.Re5±41.Ke4Rf641...g642.d5+-42.Rxb5g643.d5Ra644.Ke5f6+45.Kd4Ra246.Kc5Rxh247.Rb8+Kd748.Rb7+Kc849.Rg7g550.f5h451.gxh4gxh452.Rh7h353.Kd6Kb854.Kd7Kb755.d6Kb656.Kd8Rh157.d7h258.Rh358.Kc8??Rc1+59.Kb8Rd1=58.Ke8+-Re1+59.Kf7Kc759...Rd160.Rxh260.Rxh2Kxd761.Rd2++-58.Ke7+-Re1+59.Kxf6Kc760.Rxh2Kxd761.Kg758.Rh6+-58...Kb759.Rb3+Ka760.Rb2Ka661.Re2Kb762.Ke71–0
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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 courses "The Scotch Game", and the "Leningrad Dutch Defence". Her newest Entry is the "King's Indian Attack"!
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.
The Leningrad Dutch Defence is a dynamic and aggressive opening choice for Black, perfect for players who want to add some adventure and spice to their repertoire.
Arne KaehlerArne 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.
3/18/2025 – Svitlana Demchenko introduces her new ChessBase training course, focusing on one of her favourite openings, the King's Indian Attack (KIA). She explains its universal nature, emphasizing that players only need to learn a basic setup (1.Nf3, 2.g3, 3.Bg2, 4.O-O, 5.d3), making it ideal for both creative and lazy players. She showcases how the KIA can be reached via e4 against various defences, including the French, Sicilian and Caro-Kann, offering flexibility in transpositions. A model game by Tigran Petrosian is analysed, demonstrating the strategic manoeuvring and attacking potential of the opening, particularly the h4-h5 push to weaken Black's kingside.
2/25/2025 – Svitlana Demchenko is sharing a game from the Canadian University Chess Championships, where she faced International Master Nicholas Vettese from the University of Toronto. Despite a strong start and some exciting tactical moments, the game ended in a loss. Svitlana walks through key moments, including her opening choices, the decision to play aggressively or defensively, and the importance of managing time and evaluating critical moments. Reflecting on the game, she highlights areas for improvement and emphasizes the valuable lessons learned from this loss.
‘New ideas in the Najdorf – a Power Play 18 Update’ aims to complement Daniel King’s popular DVD from last year ‘The Sicilian Najdorf - a repertoire for Black’. Such a dynamic and popular opening as the Najdorf is developing the whole time. On this download, Daniel King updates lines that were included on his DVD but also responds to viewers’ requests, considering lines that he omitted from his original repertoire. The lines examined on this update are:
• 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 h3 e5 7 Nde2
• 5….a6 6 Bc4 in combination with the English Attack (Be3, f3 etc)
• 5…a6 6 Be3 and the …a5 variation
• 5…a6 6 Be2 and 9 Re1
• 5 f3 (instead of 5 Nc3)
It isn’t necessary to have seen the original Najdorf DVD to understand the lines examined here – but it would help as they form part of a complete repertoire.
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