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The Queen's Gambit is a closed opening, that begins with the firm 1. d4 (defended by the Queen, unlike the less stable but more aggresive e4). After the most common responde, 1. ... d5, White plays 2. c4, offering Black his c pawn in exchange for a better center. Play the first 2 moves.
Learn the key ideas for both sides in the popular Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit. This video also covers the active, but risky Tarrasch Defense and the solid Semi-Tarrasch Defense.
- Episode 1: Openings
- Episode 2: Exchanges
- Episode 3: Doubled Pawns
- Episode 4: Middle Game
- Episode 5: Fork
- Episode 6: Adjournment
- Episode 7: End Game
- Conclusion
Eight-year-old Beth Harmon goes to an orphanage after her mother dies. She gets obsessed with chess after seeing the janitor, Mr. Shaibel, playing it. She also develops an addiction to tranquilizers the orphanage staff gave to all the kids. Beth's first contact with chess comes after she sees Mr. Shaibel studying the game by himself. Interestingly,...
Beth gets adopted and moves to a suburban house with her new family. While she has a hard time trying to fit with her new social circle, Beth finds a way to participate in the Kentucky State Chess Championship. The first position from this episode comes from Beth's second game of the Kentucky Championship when she's about to mate her opponent. The ...
Beth gains even more recognition after having an outstanding performance in a Cincinnati tournament. Many tournaments and media appearances later, Beth starts aiming at the U.S. Open. The show introduces us to the first chess position of the third episode along with one of its main characters, U.S. champion Benny Watts. He's analyzing a Caro-Kann g...
In the fourth episode, Beth goes to Mexico City to play an invitational tournament. She faces her most challenging opponents yet, including world champion Vasily Borgov. We get to see in detail Beth's second win in Mexico City. Her game is a reconstruction of a game between GM Bobby Fischer and GM Bent Larsenin 1958. Curiously, Beth inverts the ord...
Episode five shows Beth preparing for and playing the U.S. Championship in Ohio, where she again faces Benny Watts. The first position we see is from a scene where Beltik (one of her former opponents) helps Beth prepare for the US Championship. He shows her "one of Alekhine's ideas"—referring to former world champion Alexander Alekhine. At the cham...
Beth trains with Benny in New York and then goes to a tournament in Paris where she will face Borgov again. One of this episode's notable positions comes from a scene where one of Benny's friends, a grandmaster, shows Beth a problem. After looking at it for a few seconds, she blurts out the correct answer. That same night, a better-prepared Beth pr...
Beth goes to Russia to play the biggest tournament of her life and once again try to beat the Russian world champion Borgov. It's in this event that we see the chess queen playing at her absolute best against world-class competitors. Her first game is against Laev and is a reproduction of the GM Veselin Topalovgame against Kasparov in 1995. Oddly, ...
As you can see, there was a lot of thought and care behind the production of "The Queen's Gambit" to make the chess scenes feel authentic. The show succeeded in using chess as a tool to help tell Beth's story, and not only as a prop. I was delighted to see chess gain so much attention, and I truly enjoyed taking a closer look at all those chess pos...
Practice key tactical ideas for both sides in the Exchange Variation, Tarrasch Defense and Semi-Tarrasch!
The Queen's Gambit revolves around the pivotal offer of the c4 pawn to gain control of the center. Central control, piece development, and pawn structure integrity are its bedrock principles. It also lays the groundwork for a great number of strategic and tactical possibilities.
Sep 5, 2022 · Play the Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation - Part 2. In this database, GM Michael Roiz completes his repertoire based on 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5. While Part 1 was entirely dedicated to the Carlsbad type of position arising after 4...exd5, the current database also deals with the Semi-Tarrasch which occurs after 4...Nxd5.
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Sep 3, 2023 · A typical example of how to correctly exchange the pieces in the Queens Gambit and attack your opponent on the kingside. Sign up to the website, https://ches...
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