Svitlana's Smart Moves - The power of the three Polgar sisters!

by Arne Kaehler
3/10/2023 – World Women's day was on 8th of March, and Svitlana took the opportunity to show us three incredible games by the Polgar sisters. Sofia, Susan, and Judit are the greatest influencers of Svitlana's love for chess, and The Canadian WIM was lucky enough to meet Susan Polgar in 2018, as we can see in the pictures of this article.
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 61

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.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.0-0 Be7 8.Be3 0-0 9.f4 d6 10.Kh1 a6 11.Qe1 Na5 11...Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 12.Qg3 Nc4 13.Bc1 13.Bxc4 Qxc4= 13...b5 14.a3 Qb6 15.Rd1 Bb7 16.b3 Na5 17.Bf3 Rac8 18.Bb2 Rfd8?? 18...Rfe8± 19.Nd5‼ 19.e5 dxe5 20.fxe5 Rxd4 19.f5 e5 20.Nde2= 19...Nxd5 19...exd5 20.Nf5+- 19...Bxd5 20.exd5+- 20.Nxe6 20.exd5 Bf6 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Bg4!+- 20.Nf5 g6 21.Nh6+ Kf8 22.exd5+- 20...g6 21.Nxd8 21.exd5 fxe6 22.Bg4+- 21...Qxd8 22.exd5 Rxc2 23.Rab1 Bh4 24.Qh3 Bc8 25.Bg4 Bxg4 26.Qxg4 Nxb3 27.g3 Be7 28.f5 a5 29.fxg6 hxg6 30.Qh3! Rxb2 30...Bf6 31.Bxf6 Qxf6 32.Rxb3 31.Rxb2 a4 32.Rf2 Nc5 33.Rdf1 f5 34.g4 Ne4 35.Rg2 Bf6 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Polgar,S2345Chernin,A25801–01989B85Rome op
Polgar,Z-Hardicsay,P23401–01985A70Hungary
Polgar,J2715Berkes,F25781–02003C13Budapest Hunguest Hotels7

Some pictures of Svitlana meeting Susan Polgar in 2018:

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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