The Queen's Gambit - Beth Harmon's best games
In this blog I will show and about Beth Harmon's games from The Queen's Gambit and explore her strategic brilliance in her most memorable games. Join me on this journey and let's discover the genius of Beth Harmon together.
The very first game that we are introduced to is the game between Beth and Mr. Shaibel. This was one of her first games in which she played an Italian game and made an agressive attack.
The next game is between Beth and Beltik played in the Kentucky State Championship in 1962. Beth was frustrated with being close to losing that she went to cool herself down in the bathroom. When she came back, she pulled a very aggressive attack against Beltik and he ended up resigning the match!
At the Mexico City Invitational in 1966, Beth played the young Russian boy Girev. She wasn't spending almost any time at the board and whenever she made a move she would wander around the hotel while looking at the board from far away which made Girev a little nervous and anxious. This led to her winning the match.
In episode 6, we see Beth training with Benny before she goes to her next tournament. In this episode, we were introduced to a puzzle that was given to Beth by one of Benny's friends. After looking at it for a few seconds, she finds the correct move.
In the following episode, Beth went to play in the 1968 Moscow Invitational Chess Tournament. She played 4 matches, but I want to include the last 2. One of them is against Luchenko who was a Soviet former World Chess Champion. She went on to win the game and after he resigns, he congratulates her and tells her that she was the strongest player he has ever played against.
In the final match, Beth went on to play Vasily Borgov, the match was fascinating and breathtaking. Beth pulled one of the best sacrifices that I've seen which led her to beat Borgov and become the World Chess Champion!
Thank you for joining me on this journey through Beth Harmon's beautiful games. I hope you had as much fun as I did. See you in my next chess adventure! 
