Svitlana's Smart Moves - What is the Carlsbad Pawn Structure?

by Arne Kaehler
3/10/2024 – The Carlsbad Pawn structure, or formation, is normally deriving from the Queen's Gambit declined, London System, or the Caro-Kann. A common structure, which actually has some ideas, and plans to accomplish. Svitlana tells us, what the major plans are for White, and Black, by showing us two example games. One of them is Garry Kasparov vs. Nigel Short!
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.

Svitlana's Smart Moves - Episode 90

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.e41,190,34853%2421---
1.d4962,82655%2433---
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1.c4185,72556%2442---
1.g319,93156%2427---
1.b314,66154%2429---
1.f45,97748%2376---
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1.b41,79648%2378---
1.a31,25854%2406---
1.e31,08449%2409---
1.d396950%2378---
1.g467046%2361---
1.h446954%2381---
1.c344251%2424---
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Let's check how white employed one of the plans here. Nbd7 8.h3 0-0 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Nf3 Nf8 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.0-0 Be6 14.Rab1 14.Ne5 Re7 15.f3 Ne8 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Re7 14...N6d7 14...a5 15.a3 N6d7 16.b4 axb4 17.axb4 b5! 15.b4 Nb6 16.Nd2 Rad8 17.Ne2 Bc8 18.b5 cxb5 19.Rxb5 Bd7 20.Ra5 Nc8 21.Nf4 Bc6 22.Bb5! Ne6 22...b6 23.Bxc6 bxa5 24.Bxe8+- 22...Bxb5 23.Rxb5 Nb6 24.Ra5 Ra8 25.Qb3 Red8 26.Rc1± 23.Bxc6 bxc6 24.Nd3 Rd7 25.Rc1 Rc7 26.Qc3 Nb6 27.Nc5 Qd8 28.Na6 Rc8 29.Qa3 Re7 30.Nb4 Qd6 31.Rxc6! 31.Nxc6? Qxa3 32.Rxa3 Rec7 33.Rac3 Nc4! 31...Rxc6 32.Nxc6 Qxa3 32...Qxc6 33.Qxe7 Qc1+ 34.Nf1 33.Rxa3 Rc7 34.Nb4 Kf8 35.Kf1 Ke8 36.Ra5 Nc4 37.Nxc4 dxc4 38.Ke2 Rb7 39.a3 Nc7 40.Kd2 Nb5 41.Kc2 Kd7 42.Ra6 h5 43.Nd5 h4 44.Nc3 Nd6 45.e4 f6 46.f3 Nc8 47.Na4 Ke8 48.Rc6 Ne7 49.Rxc4 Ng6 50.Nc5 Rc7 51.Kb3 Nf4 52.Rc2 a5 53.Kc4 g5 54.d5 Rc8 55.Kd4 Rb8 56.e5 fxe5+ 57.Kxe5 Rb1 58.Ne6 Nd3+ 59.Kf6 Kd7 60.Nxg5 Rb3 61.Nf7 Ne1 62.Re2 Nxg2 63.Ne5+ 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Milos,G2596Narciso Dublan,M25361–02010D36Iberoamerican-ch KO 3rd2.2
Garry Kasparov-Nigel Short-1–01993D36Kasparov - Short PCA World Championship15

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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 brand new Fritztrainer "The Scotch Game". Her newest Entry is the "Leningrad Dutch Defence"!

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.

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.

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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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