[Event "The Queen's Gambit"] [Site "Netflix Series"] [Date "2020.11.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Harmon, Elizabeth"] [Black "Borgov, Vasily"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 { Of course, the Queens Gambit. } 2...dxc4 { Queen's Gambit accepted } 3.e4 Nc6 { Development moves with double attack on the d4-pawn. } 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.d5 Ne7 7.Bxc4 Ng6 8.f3 { setting up a strong center. } 8...Bd6 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.Nge2 { all development moves. } 10...a6 { [%csl Rb5][%cal Rb7b5]preparing d5. } 11.Bb3 { [%csl Gb3,Gc4,Gd5][%cal Gb3d5]Bb3 weakens its use because his central pawns are on the light squares. } 11...b5 12.a4 { [%csl Ga6,Gb5][%cal Ga4b5]attacking the pawns. } 12...O-O 13.O-O Qe7 { continuing development. } 14.Rac1 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gc2c7]putting pressure on the c-file. } 14...Nh5 { [%csl Rf4][%cal Rg6f4,Rh5f4]Black is eager to use f4 as an outpost. } 15.g3 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Gg3f4]taking away the f4-square for the knight. } 15...h6 { prevents Bg5. } 16.Bc2 { a better square for attacking the King's side. } 16...Rab8 { [%cal Rb8b2]anticipates on the opening of the b-file and supporting the b5-pawn. } 17.axb5 axb5 18.Ra1 { [%csl Ga7][%cal Ga1a7]White gets the a-file and aims for the seventh rank. } 18...Ra8 { Black doesn't allow that. } 19.Bd3 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gc3b5,Gd3b5]A double attack on the b5-pawn. } 19...Bb4 { pinning the knight and the pawn cannot be captured. } 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.Qc2 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gd3b5,Gc3b5]Unpinning the queen and double attacking pawn b5. } 21...Bc5 { Attack on the unprotected Be3, so White has to deal with that first. } 22.Nd1 { [%csl Ge3,Gf5][%cal Gd1e3,Ge3f5]White now has the prospect of Nf5. } 22...Bd6 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gc2c7,Rd6c7]defending pawn c7. } 23.Nf2 Nhf4 { [%cal Gg3f4,Ge3f4,Ge2f4] } 24.Rc1 ( 24.gxf4 $2 exf4 25.Bc1 Nh4 { [%cal Rd6h2,Rd7h3,Re7g5,Rg5g2]with attcking chances for Black. } ) 24...Qg5 { adding the queen to the attack. } 25.Kh1 { Moving from the fireline of the queen. } 25...Qh5 26.Ng1 ( 26.gxf4 $2 Qxf3+ 27.Kg1 Nh4 28.Kf1 Qg2+ 29.Ke1 Nf3+ 30.Kd1 Qf1# { Great checkmate while surrounded by so many white pieces! } ) 26...Nxd3 27.Nxd3 f5 28.Nc5 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gc5d7]going after Bd7. } 28...Bc8 29.Rf1 { [%cal Gf1f8]in case the file opens up. } 29...Ne7 30.Qd3 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gd3b5]putting pressure on pawn b5. } 30...fxe4 { no rest for White. } 31.fxe4 Qg6 32.Kg2 { [%csl Ge4,Gf3][%cal Rg6e4,Gd3b5,Gc5e4,Gf1f3]preparing Rf3. } ( { [%cal Rg6e4] } 32.Qxb5 $2 Bxc5 33.Bxc5 Qxe4+ { and Black is winning. } ) 32...Kh7 ( 32...Bxc5 { removes the defender of pawn e4. } ) 33.Nf3 Ng8 34.Nh4 { putting pressure on the queen. } 34...Qg4 35.Nf5 { White has an outpost, while Black doesn't want to get rid of Bc8. } 35...Nf6 36.h3 { [%cal Rd6c5,Rg4e4]an interesting position, because Black threated Bd6xc5 followed by Qg4xe4. } 36...Qg6 37.Ne6 Ra4 { [%csl Re4][%cal Ra4e4,Rf6e4]Black attacks White at e4, the heart of White's position. So it is temping to give it up. } ( 37...Bxe6 $2 38.dxe6 { [%csl Ge6,Ge7,Ge8][%cal Gd3b5,Gb5e8]and White gets a passed pawn. } ) 38.b3 { [%cal Ra4a2,Rf6e4,Ra4e4] } ( 38.Nexg7 Nxe4 39.Ne6 { [%cal Re4g3,Gf5g3]a crazy position. } 39...Nxg3 40.Ne7 { [%csl Rd3][%cal Rg6d3]White sacrifices the Queen! } 40...Bxe7 ( 40...Qxd3 41.Rf7+ Kh8 42.Rf8+ Kh7 43.Rf7+ { Check by repetition. } ) 41.Rf7+ Kg8 42.Qxg6+ Kh8 43.Rh7# ) 38...Rxe4 ( 38...Ra2+ $2 39.Rf2 Rxf2+ 40.Bxf2 $2 { White's position is better. } ) ( 38...Nxe4 $2 39.bxa4 Nxg3 { [%cal Gf5g3] } 40.Ne7 Qxd3 41.Nf8+ Kh8 42.Nfg6+ Kh7 43.Nf8+ { draw by repetition. } ) 39.Nxd6 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gf1f8,Gd6f8]removing the defender of the f8-square. } 39...Bxe6 ( 39...cxd6 $2 40.Nf8+ { and the queen is lost. } ) 40.dxe6 cxd6 41.e7 { [%csl Ge8][%cal Ge7e8]pushing forth. } 41...d5 { A good move! Here the game is equal. } ( 41...b4 $2 { wins for White } 42.Rxf6 gxf6 43.e8=Q Qxe8 44.Qxe4+ ) 42.Bc5 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb3b4,Gc5e7]defends pawn e7 and prepares b3-b4. Black doesn't have many options. } ( 42.Rxf6 $2 gxf6 { doesn't help White. } ) 42...Qe8 { [%cal Re8b5]protecting pawn b5. } 43.Qf3 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gf3f5,Gf5h7,Gf5e4] } 43...Qc6 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc6c5] } 44.b4 { not much for Black to do. } 44...Qe8 $2 { [%cal Re8c6,Re8h5,Re8e7] } ( 44...Kh8 { seems to be the better move, just waiting what White will do. } ) 45.Qf5+ Kh8 ( 45...Kg8 $2 46.Qe6+ Kh7 47.Rxf6 gxf6 48.Qxf6 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gf6f8]anticipating Qf6-f8. } ) 46.Qxf6 { a queen sacrifice! } 46...gxf6 47.Rxf6 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gf6f8]threatens Rf6-f8. } 47...Qh5 $2 { [%csl Re2][%cal Re4e2,Rh5e2] } 48.Rf8+ Kg7 49.e8=Q { [%csl Gf2][%cal Gc5f2] } 49...Re2+ 50.Kf1 Qxh3+ 51.Kxe2 Qg2+ { [%csl Re4][%cal Rg2e4] } 52.Rf2 Qe4+ 53.Kd2 { [%csl Rd4,Rd3,Re3,Rf4,Rf5,Rf3,Re2,Re1]Black resigned. } ( 53.Kd2 { checkmate in 5 moves. } 53...Qg6 { the only possible move. } 54.Bf8+ Kh7 55.Rf7+ Qg7 56.Rxg7+ Kh8 57.Qe6 h5 58.Qg8# ) 1-0 [Event "The Queen's Gambit"] [Site "Netflix Series"] [Date "2020.11.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Harmon, Elizabeth"] [Black "Borgov, Vasily"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 { Of course, the Queens Gambit. } 2...dxc4 { Queen's Gambit accepted } 3.e4 Nc6 { Development moves with double attack on the d4-pawn. } 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.d5 Ne7 7.Bxc4 Ng6 8.f3 { setting up a strong center. } 8...Bd6 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.Nge2 { all development moves. } 10...a6 { [%csl Rb5][%cal Rb7b5]preparing d5. } 11.Bb3 { [%csl Gb3,Gc4,Gd5][%cal Gb3d5]Bb3 weakens its use because his central pawns are on the light squares. } 11...b5 12.a4 { [%csl Ga6,Gb5][%cal Ga4b5]attacking the pawns. } 12...O-O 13.O-O Qe7 { continuing development. } 14.Rac1 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gc2c7]putting pressure on the c-file. } 14...Nh5 { [%csl Rf4][%cal Rg6f4,Rh5f4]Black is eager to use f4 as an outpost. } 15.g3 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Gg3f4]taking away the f4-square for the knight. } 15...h6 { prevents Bg5. } 16.Bc2 { a better square for attacking the King's side. } 16...Rab8 { [%cal Rb8b2]anticipates on the opening of the b-file and supporting the b5-pawn. } 17.axb5 axb5 18.Ra1 { [%csl Ga7][%cal Ga1a7]White gets the a-file and aims for the seventh rank. } 18...Ra8 { Black doesn't allow that. } 19.Bd3 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gc3b5,Gd3b5]A double attack on the b5-pawn. } 19...Bb4 { pinning the knight and the pawn cannot be captured. } 20.Rxa8 Rxa8 21.Qc2 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gd3b5,Gc3b5]Unpinning the queen and double attacking pawn b5. } 21...Bc5 { Attack on the unprotected Be3, so White has to deal with that first. } 22.Nd1 { [%csl Ge3,Gf5][%cal Gd1e3,Ge3f5]White now has the prospect of Nf5. } 22...Bd6 { [%csl Gc7][%cal Gc2c7,Rd6c7]defending pawn c7. } 23.Nf2 Nhf4 { [%cal Gg3f4,Ge3f4,Ge2f4] } 24.Rc1 ( 24.gxf4 $2 exf4 25.Bc1 Nh4 { [%cal Rd6h2,Rd7h3,Re7g5,Rg5g2]with attcking chances for Black. } ) 24...Qg5 { adding the queen to the attack. } 25.Kh1 { Moving from the fireline of the queen. } 25...Qh5 26.Ng1 ( 26.gxf4 $2 Qxf3+ 27.Kg1 Nh4 28.Kf1 Qg2+ 29.Ke1 Nf3+ 30.Kd1 Qf1# { Great checkmate while surrounded by so many white pieces! } ) 26...Nxd3 27.Nxd3 f5 28.Nc5 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gc5d7]going after Bd7. } 28...Bc8 29.Rf1 { [%cal Gf1f8]in case the file opens up. } 29...Ne7 30.Qd3 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gd3b5]putting pressure on pawn b5. } 30...fxe4 { no rest for White. } 31.fxe4 Qg6 32.Kg2 { [%csl Ge4,Gf3][%cal Rg6e4,Gd3b5,Gc5e4,Gf1f3]preparing Rf3. } ( { [%cal Rg6e4] } 32.Qxb5 $2 Bxc5 33.Bxc5 Qxe4+ { and Black is winning. } ) 32...Kh7 ( 32...Bxc5 { removes the defender of pawn e4. } ) 33.Nf3 Ng8 34.Nh4 { putting pressure on the queen. } 34...Qg4 35.Nf5 { White has an outpost, while Black doesn't want to get rid of Bc8. } 35...Nf6 36.h3 { [%cal Rd6c5,Rg4e4]an interesting position, because Black threated Bd6xc5 followed by Qg4xe4. } 36...Qg6 37.Ne6 Ra4 { [%csl Re4][%cal Ra4e4,Rf6e4]Black attacks White at e4, the heart of White's position. So it is temping to give it up. } ( 37...Bxe6 $2 38.dxe6 { [%csl Ge6,Ge7,Ge8][%cal Gd3b5,Gb5e8]and White gets a passed pawn. } ) 38.b3 { [%cal Ra4a2,Rf6e4,Ra4e4] } ( 38.Nexg7 Nxe4 39.Ne6 { [%cal Re4g3,Gf5g3]a crazy position. } 39...Nxg3 40.Ne7 { [%csl Rd3][%cal Rg6d3]White sacrifices the Queen! } 40...Bxe7 ( 40...Qxd3 41.Rf7+ Kh8 42.Rf8+ Kh7 43.Rf7+ { Check by repetition. } ) 41.Rf7+ Kg8 42.Qxg6+ Kh8 43.Rh7# ) 38...Rxe4 ( 38...Ra2+ $2 39.Rf2 Rxf2+ 40.Bxf2 $2 { White's position is better. } ) ( 38...Nxe4 $2 39.bxa4 Nxg3 { [%cal Gf5g3] } 40.Ne7 Qxd3 41.Nf8+ Kh8 42.Nfg6+ Kh7 43.Nf8+ { draw by repetition. } ) 39.Nxd6 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gf1f8,Gd6f8]removing the defender of the f8-square. } 39...Bxe6 ( 39...cxd6 $2 40.Nf8+ { and the queen is lost. } ) 40.dxe6 cxd6 41.e7 { [%csl Ge8][%cal Ge7e8]pushing forth. } 41...d5 { A good move! Here the game is equal. } ( 41...b4 $2 { wins for White } 42.Rxf6 gxf6 43.e8=Q Qxe8 44.Qxe4+ ) 42.Bc5 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gb3b4,Gc5e7]defends pawn e7 and prepares b3-b4. Black doesn't have many options. } ( 42.Rxf6 $2 gxf6 { doesn't help White. } ) 42...Qe8 { [%cal Re8b5]protecting pawn b5. } 43.Qf3 { [%csl Gf5][%cal Gf3f5,Gf5h7,Gf5e4] } 43...Qc6 { [%csl Gc5][%cal Gc6c5] } 44.b4 { not much for Black to do. } 44...Qe8 $2 { [%cal Re8c6,Re8h5,Re8e7] } ( 44...Kh8 { seems to be the better move, just waiting what White will do. } ) 45.Qf5+ Kh8 ( 45...Kg8 $2 46.Qe6+ Kh7 47.Rxf6 gxf6 48.Qxf6 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gf6f8]anticipating Qf6-f8. } ) 46.Qxf6 { a queen sacrifice! } 46...gxf6 47.Rxf6 { [%csl Gf8][%cal Gf6f8]threatens Rf6-f8. } 47...Qh5 $2 { [%csl Re2][%cal Re4e2,Rh5e2] } 48.Rf8+ Kg7 49.e8=Q { [%csl Gf2][%cal Gc5f2] } 49...Re2+ 50.Kf1 Qxh3+ 51.Kxe2 Qg2+ { [%csl Re4][%cal Rg2e4] } 52.Rf2 Qe4+ 53.Kd2 { [%csl Rd4,Rd3,Re3,Rf4,Rf5,Rf3,Re2,Re1]Black resigned. } ( 53.Kd2 { checkmate in 5 moves. } 53...Qg6 { the only possible move. } 54.Bf8+ Kh7 55.Rf7+ Qg7 56.Rxg7+ Kh8 57.Qe6 h5 58.Qg8# ) 1-0