OK Beth, let's learn the Queen's Gambit (accepted). We start with, of course, the queen's pawn to d4.
Here we can initiate the Queen's Gambit with pawn to c4. Black has to make a tough choice here - either take our free pawn (which isn't actually free!), or try to hold onto the center.
Black has taken our pawn, which means we are now in the Queen's Gambit Accepted line. This is actually good for us, because we have a very nice move: pawn to e4. We get the entire center, and open up our bishop to take Black's pawn back on the next move.
That's... cute. Black is trying to save their pawn but we are about to crush any hope they have. We attack the defender with pawn to a4.
Our best bet is to capture here with pawn takes b5, opening up our rook.
Now we have a very nice and provocative move: knight to c3. This attacks Black's pawn on b5 and it is nothing but trouble for them.
Now for a murderous and paralyzing move: pawn to d5. This stops Black's knight from developing and ever coming into the game, and the bishop is stuck too.
Black is fighting back in the center. The best move here is to be proactive and take their pawn first with pawn takes e6.
Black took with their pawn, which means we have a beautiful sacrifice: knight takes b5.
OK you may be wondering why we just lost our knight for no reason? Well now we have the gorgeous move queen to h5 check. This forks the king and the bishop on b5.
And now we complete our journey around the board with queen to b5, which is yet another check!
This is just complete brutality. No hope at all for them in this position.
They tried to defend the defender, but this does not work! After we capture with pawn to b5, Black cannot capture back or they lose their rook!
Aaaaand game over. Rook takes rook on a8.
Thank you, next!
This is a dangerous move from black. We need to play our cards right or we'll lose the game. Step 1: Do not capture. Instead, the simple knight to f3 defending our center.
Let's leave the middle pawn, it's more important we take the one on the left with bishop takes c4.
We have a very nice way to get a good position here: knight in to e5. Very fun move attacking the weak f7 pawn.
They defended our attack. Let's capture with bishop e6.
Now we have the killer queen to h5, checking the king
That won't stop us. Let's play knight to g6.
Thanks for the free rook! Queen takes h8.
Well done! Believe it or not, thousands of games end up exactly like this.
Black forgot they have a hanging pawn. Now we have bishop to c4.
A blunder from black! Now we have the very nice bishop takes on f7.
Now the follow up knight e5 check, forking the king and bishop
Let's take the bishop with our queen to get her in the game. Queen to g4.
Beautiful! Black is behind in development and can't castle.
Black has given up their pawn, which means we can take it back with bishop to c4.
Let's play knight to c3 here, continuing our development and defending our e4 pawn from attack.
Black is trying to be safe and develop. We are not going to let them. Pawn to e5.
Now that Black's king side is vulnerable, we have the fun Queen move to g4 attacking their pawn.
Black castled and now we win with bishop to h6.
This one is simple - bishop takes rook on f8.
Well done! We are up an exchange here and are crushing it. Once we finish developing and castle, the game will be ours.