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Magnus Carlsen famously stated:"I Don't Believe in Fortresses". But obviously, he was referring to positions which look like a fortress, but are nothing else than a "Papier-mâché". Svitlana shows us some real fortress ideas, positions, how to build them up, and defend them correctly.
Svitlana's former coach taught her to solve chess studies frequently. The idea is bending the mind a little more than usual to find the solutions. Chess compositions normally have "only moves", or at least a very narrow path to crack the puzzle. We take a look at some beautiful brain-teasers.
If you think of a massively creative chess player, who comes to mind? Tal? Larsen? Creativity in chess is fairly important, to find "impossible" moves in a chess game. Moves, which would never cross your mind. But regularly, these are the moves which can decide a game in a beautiful way. Svitlana was taught creativity in chess by one of her coaches, and passes her knowledge on to us.
There are a couple of different pawn weaknesses in chess. Often, spotting those weaknesses is the most common technique, used by professional chess players, to gain an advantage. Svitlana helps us to identify the fragile pawns, and making the correct, smart moves, once we understand the situation on the board.
Magnus Carlsen is the epiphany of winning in an equal position. But what to take care of? How to gain an advantage? What should we consider, once a very equal position has been reached? In one full game, starting from the "Scotch Game" opening, to the very end - with three pawns vs. one rook - Svitlana takes us on a journey, on how to advance our chess skills.