Recently, Svitlana came to Hamburg to record her new Fritztrainer: “Understanding Material Imbalances”. The DVD will appear soon, probably in a couple of weeks. But this is a good opportunity for a preview, including some recent examples of the themes Svitlana presents, e.g. the entertaining topic of “Material Imbalances”. At the US Championship 2021 that just ended in St. Louis Sam Shankland and Fabiano Caruana played a fascinating game with material imbalances – it ended in a draw when the queen was unable to win against two minor pieces.