1. d2d4  1... d7d5  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. b1c3  3... g8f6  4. c4d5  4... e6d5  5. c1g5  5... f8e7  6. e2e3  6... h7h6  7. g5h4  7... e8g8  8. f1d3  8... f8e8  9. g1e2  9... c7c6  10. e1g1  10... a7a5 [%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] The new way of playing the Queen's Gambit. Black is the one advancing the pawns on the queenside. This is surprising for those of us who grew up seeing White advance on this side of the board, the so-called \"minority attack.\" But if you think about it, isn't it more logical for the side with a pawn majority to move forward $2 11. f2f3 White, on the other hand, tries to advance on the center, but this is not so easy to achieve, especially with the knight on c3 about to be attacked by Black's b-pawn. 11... b7b5 [%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 12. d1c2 I suspect this is not the most accurate move since Black will soon achieve a pleasant position. The plan I like the most is to play 12.Bf2 immediately, with the idea of playing Ng3 and trying to push the e-pawn. 12... c8a6  13. a1e1  13... b8d7  14. h4f2  14... a5a4 A new move, preparing to play Qa5 and then b5-b4. There are good alternatives as well. 15. g1h1  15... d8a5 Now b5-b4 is threatened. 16. e2f4 [%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 16... b5b4  17. c3e2  17... c6c5 [%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The opening was a success for Black. 18. d3a6  18... a5a6  19. c2f5  19... d7f8  20. d4c5  20... e7c5  21. e2g3  21... g7g6  22. f5d3  22... f8e6  23. d3a6  23... a8a6  24. f4d3 The exchange of queens favored White, who managed to equalize the game. 24... e8c8  25. e1c1  25... a6c6  26. g3e2  26... f6e8 A double-edged plan: Black tries to activate the knight, but the d5-pawn becomes weak. 27. f1d1  27... e8d6  28. d3e5  28... c6c7  29. e5g4 [%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An unpleasant move to face. 29... d6e8 The errant knight goes back. The alternative is to play 30. f2g3  30... c7c6 Now White must choose which pawn to take. 31. g4h6  31... g8f8 [%c_effect f8;square;f8;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The wrong square. 32. h6g4  32... c5a7  33. g3e1  33... b4b3  34. a2b3  34... a4b3  35. e1b4  35... f8g8  36. b4c3 White has consolidated the position and is a clean pawn up. 36... f7f5  37. g4e5  37... c6c7  38. d1d5  38... a7e3  39. c1d1  39... g6g5  40. g2g3 Preparing the path for the king. 40... e8g7  41. d5b5  41... e6c5  42. e5c4 [%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black's bishop has no squares. 42... f5f4 White is completely winning at this point, and I can only imagine the pressure Salimova felt. There's nothing as difficult in chess as converting a won position against a strong opponent. 43. g3f4  43... g5f4  44. c4e3  44... f4e3  45. d1d5  45... g7e6  46. d5e5  46... g8f7  47. e5e3 White is two pawns up, but dealing with a pair of knights is always tricky. 47... c7d7  48. b5b4  48... c5d3  49. b4h4  49... c8g8  50. e2g3 [%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 50... d3f4 [%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 51. e3e1  51... g8d8  52. h4h7 [%c_effect h7;square;h7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] 52... f7g6  53. h7d7  53... d8d7 Surprisingly, Black has good counterplay now. It's not easy for White to defend the f3-pawn. 54. g3e4  54... g6f5 [%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 55. h2h4 [%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] 55... d7d3 [%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 56. e4g3  56... f5g6  57. h4h5  57... g6h7  58. e1f1  58... h7h6  59. h1h2  59... e6g5  60. g3f5  60... h6h5  61. f5d4  61... f4d5  62. f1f2  62... d5c3  63. b2c3  63... d3c3  64. h2g2  64... c3d3  65. d4e2  65... h5h6  66. e2c1  66... d3c3  67. c1b3  67... c3b3 In a dramatic turn of events, Black is the one pressing in the end. The endgame of rook and knight against rook is not difficult to defend, and you don't need theoretical endgame knowledge to do so—you can achieve a draw using only common sense. Of course, a player miraculously wins this endgame every once in a while, as we have witnessed in this own Women's World Cup. In the game, Salimova defends well, and not much happens in the final moves. 68. f2f1  68... h6g6  69. f3f4  69... g5e4  70. f4f5  70... g6g5  71. f5f6  71... b3b2  72. g2g1  72... e4f6  73. f1f2  73... b2b3  74. g1f1  74... f6e4  75. f2f8  75... b3b2  76. f1e1  76... e4f6  77. e1d1  77... g5f5  78. d1c1  78... b2h2  79. f8f7  79... f5e5  80. f7f8  80... f6d5  81. f8e8  81... e5d4  82. e8d8  82... h2g2  83. c1d1  83... g2a2  84. d8d7  84... d4e4  85. d1c1  85... d5e3  86. d7d8  86... e3f5  87. d8d2  87... a2a3  88. c1b2  88... a3h3  89. d2d8  89... f5d4  90. d8c8  90... h3b3  91. b2a2  91... e4d3  92. c8d8  92... b3b6  93. d8c8  93... d4e2  94. a2a3  94... e2c3  95. c8d8  95... d3e4  96. d8d4 [%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] 96... e4e5  97. d4h4  97... c3e4  98. h4h5  98... e5d4  99. h5h4  99... b6b8  100. h4g4  100... d4d3  101. g4h4  101... b8b1  102. h4g4  102... d3c3  103. a3a4  103... b1b4  104. a4a5  104... c3b3  105. g4g8  105... b4b7  106. g8g4  106... e4d6  107. a5a6  107... b7d7  108. g4h4  108... d6c4  109. a6b5  109... c4e3  110. h4h3  110... d7d3  111. b5c5  111... b3c3  112. h3g3  112... d3d5  113. c5c6  113... d5e5  114. g3h3  114... c3d3  115. c6d6  115... e5g5  116. d6c6 