Chess Level 1: February 2017

Thursday, February 23, 2017

White to play and win.

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
John Coffey, Chess Player at Lar vs. Sculptor


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+14

(white to move)

1.	c4	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Bxd2+
5.	Qxd2	d6
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	e4	c6
8.	Rd1	Nbd7
9.	e5	dxe5
10.	dxe5	Ng4
11.	h3	Nh6
12.	Bd3	a6
13.	Ne4	Nb6
14.	Nf6+	Kh8
15.	Nxh7	Rg8
16.	Qf4	f5
17.	exf6 e.p.	Nd7
18.	fxg7+	Rxg7
19.	Qxh6	Kg8
20.	Nfg5	Qe7
21.	O-O	e5
22.	c5	b5
23.	cxb6 e.p.	Nf8
24.	b7	Bxb7
25.	Bc4+	Ne6
26.	Nf6+	Qxf6
27.	Qxf6	Rf8
28.	Bxe6+	Kh8
29.	Qxf8+

White to play and win.

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
John Coffey, Chess Player at Lar vs. Sculptor


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(white to move)

1.	c4	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Bxd2+
5.	Qxd2	d6
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	e4	c6
8.	Rd1	Nbd7
9.	e5	dxe5
10.	dxe5	Ng4
11.	h3	Nh6
12.	Bd3	a6
13.	Ne4	Nb6
14.	Nf6+	Kh8
15.	Nxh7	Rg8
16.	Qf4	f5
17.	exf6 e.p.	e5
18.	fxg7+	Kxg7
19.	Qxe5+	Kf7
20.	Bg6+	Rxg6
21.	Rxd8	Re6
22.	Nfg5+	Kg6
23.	Nf8+	Kh5
24.	g4+	Nxg4
25.	hxg4+	Kxg4
26.	f3#

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Finishing It

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
Chesnut vs. John Coffey, Recovering from sho


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	e5	d6
3.	exd6	Bxd6
4.	a4	Nf6
5.	f3	Nd5
6.	c3	Qh4+
7.	Ke2	Nf4+
8.	Ke3	Nc6
9.	g3	Nd5+
10.	Ke2	Bxg3
11.	Bh3	Nf4+
12.	Ke3	Bf2+
13.	Ke4	f5+
14.	Bxf5	exf5#

Sunday, February 12, 2017

White to play and mate in 2.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Qd6
8.	d4	Nd7
9.	Nxg6	Qxg6
10.	Bd3	Qd6
11.	Nf5	Qe6+
12.	Ne3	Qd6
13.	O-O	e6
14.	Re1	Be7
15.	Nc4	Qc7
16.	g3	Ngf6
17.	Bf4	Qd8
18.	Nd6+	Bxd6
19.	Bxd6	Nb6
20.	Bc5	Qd7
21.	a4	Nc8
22.	a5	Ne7
23.	g4	Nfd5
24.	Qf3	Qc7
25.	Re5	Nf6
26.	c4	Nd7
27.	Rae1	Nxe5
28.	dxe5	Nc8
29.	b4	b6
30.	axb6	axb6
31.	Be4	Na7
32.	Bd6	Qd7
33.	Ra1	Rc8
34.	g5	hxg5
35.	hxg5	b5
36.	c5	g6
37.	Qf6	Rg8
38.	Bxg6	Rb8
39.	Bxb8	Qe7
40.	Qxe7+	Kxe7
41.	Rxa7+	Kd8
42.	Bxf7	Rxg5+
43.	Kf1	Rg7
44.	Bc7+	Kd7
45.	Bd6+	Kd8
46.	Ra8+	Kd7
47.	Be8#

White to play and mate in 2.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Qd6
8.	d4	Nd7
9.	Nxg6	Qxg6
10.	Bd3	Qd6
11.	Nf5	Qe6+
12.	Ne3	Qd6
13.	O-O	e6
14.	Re1	Be7
15.	Nc4	Qc7
16.	g3	Ngf6
17.	Bf4	Qd8
18.	Nd6+	Bxd6
19.	Bxd6	Nb6
20.	Bc5	Qd7
21.	a4	Nc8
22.	a5	Ne7
23.	g4	Nfd5
24.	Qf3	Qc7
25.	Re5	Nf6
26.	c4	Nd7
27.	Rae1	Nxe5
28.	dxe5	Nc8
29.	b4	b6
30.	axb6	axb6
31.	Be4	Na7
32.	Bd6	Qd7
33.	Ra1	Rc8
34.	g5	hxg5
35.	hxg5	b5
36.	c5	g6
37.	Qf6	Rg8
38.	Bxg6	Rb8
39.	Bxb8	Qe7
40.	Qxe7+	Kxe7
41.	Rxa7+	Kd8
42.	Bxf7	Rxg5+
43.	Kf1	Rg7
44.	Bc7+	Kd7
45.	Bd6+	Kc8
46.	Bxe6+	Rd7
47.	f4	Kd8
48.	Ra8#

White to play and mate in 3.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Qd6
8.	d4	Nd7
9.	Nxg6	Qxg6
10.	Bd3	Qd6
11.	Nf5	Qe6+
12.	Ne3	Qd6
13.	O-O	e6
14.	Re1	Be7
15.	Nc4	Qc7
16.	g3	Ngf6
17.	Bf4	Qd8
18.	Nd6+	Bxd6
19.	Bxd6	Nb6
20.	Bc5	Qd7
21.	a4	Nc8
22.	a5	Ne7
23.	g4	Nfd5
24.	Qf3	Qc7
25.	Re5	Nf6
26.	c4	Nd7
27.	Rae1	Nxe5
28.	dxe5	Nc8
29.	b4	b6
30.	axb6	axb6
31.	Be4	Na7
32.	Bd6	Qd7
33.	Ra1	Rc8
34.	g5	hxg5
35.	hxg5	b5
36.	c5	g6
37.	Qf6	Rg8
38.	Ra3	Rc7
39.	Bxg6	fxg6
40.	Bxc7	Qxc7
41.	Qxe6+	Kd8
42.	Qxg8+	Ke7
43.	Rh3	Qxe5
44.	Rh7+

Friday, February 10, 2017

White to play.

ICC tourney 1221 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
CaptK (1696) vs. yoshi (1681)


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(white to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Bf4	c5
4.	e3	cxd4
5.	exd4	Bf5
6.	Nf3	e6
7.	Nh4	Bg4
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Be2	Bb4
10.	h3	Bf5
11.	O-O	Bxc3
12.	bxc3	Ne4
13.	c4	Nc3
14.	Qd2	Nxe2+
15.	Qxe2	dxc4
16.	Qxc4	O-O
17.	Rfd1	Be4
18.	Nd2	Qd5
19.	Qxd5	Bxd5
20.	c4	Nxd4
21.	Be3	Nc2
22.	cxd5	Nxa1
23.	Rxa1	exd5
24.	Nb3	b6
25.	Rd1	Rfd8
26.	Nd4	Rac8
27.	Kh2	Rc4
28.	Rd2	Kf8
29.	Bg5	f6
30.	Ne6+	Ke7
31.	Nxd8	fxg5
32.	Rxd5	Rc8
33.	Nb7	Rc7
34.	Nd6	Ke6
35.	Nb5	Rf7
36.	Rxg5	Rxf2
37.	Rxg7	Rxa2
38.	Rxa7	Rb2
39.	Nd4+	Kd5
40.	Nf3	b5
41.	Rxh7	b4
42.	Rb7	b3
43.	Nd2	Rxd2
44.	Rd7+	Kc4
45.	Rxd2	Kc3
46.	Rf2	b2
47.	Rxb2

White to play.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1726) vs. taechess (1865)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bg4
5.	Ne5	Bh5
6.	Qb3	Qb6
7.	cxd5	Qxb3
8.	axb3	Nxd5
9.	Nxd5	cxd5
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	e4	dxe4
12.	h4	h5
13.	Bb5+	Kd8
14.	Bd2	e6
15.	Ba5+	Ke7
16.	g5	Bf5
17.	Bb4+	Kd8
18.	Nxf7+

Thursday, February 9, 2017

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Wayne33 vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Bd2	c5
5.	Bg5	Qa5
6.	Qd2	cxd4
7.	Qxd4	Qxg5

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

White to play and draw

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of cardinaltiger (998) vs. alaynew (1265), 900+10


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	b3	e6
3.	g3	d5
4.	Bg2	c5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Bb2	Re8
8.	Nf3	Ne4
9.	Nbd2	Bb4
10.	O-O	Nxd2
11.	Nxd2	Qa5
12.	Nf3	Bc3
13.	Bxc3	Qxc3
14.	Nd4	Nc6
15.	Nxc6	bxc6
16.	e4	Bb7
17.	exd5	cxd5
18.	Qd3	Qa5
19.	c4	Rad8
20.	Qc2	Qc7
21.	Rac1	d4
22.	Bxb7	Qxb7
23.	Rfd1	e5
24.	c5	Rc8
25.	a3	Re6
26.	b4	a6
27.	Qb3	Rec6
28.	Qd5	Qe7
29.	a4	h6
30.	b5	axb5
31.	axb5	Rxc5
32.	Rxc5	Rxc5
33.	Qa8+	Kh7
34.	Rb1	Rc7
35.	Qe4+	Kg8
36.	Qa8+	Kh7
37.	Qe4+	g6
38.	b6	Rb7
39.	Rb5	f5
40.	Qd5	Kg7
41.	f4	exf4
42.	Qxd4+	Kh7
43.	Qxf4	Qe1+
44.	Qf1	Qe3+
45.	Qf2	Qc1+
46.	Qf1	Qc6
47.	Rb1	Rxb6
48.	Re1	h5
49.	Re7+	Kh8
50.	Qa1+	Qf6
51.	Re8+	Kh7
52.	Qa7+	Kh6
53.	Rh8+	Qxh8
54.	Qxb6	Qa1+
55.	Kg2	Qa2+
56.	Kh3	Qf7
57.	Qe3+	Kh7
58.	Kh4	Qf6+
59.	Qg5	Qd4+
60.	Qf4	Qxf4+
61.	gxf4	Kg7
62.	Kg5	Kf7
63.	Kh6	Kf6
64.	h4	Kf7
65.	Kh7	Kf6
66.	Kh6

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Mate in 2

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	e3	Bb4
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	O-O
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Re1	Bxc3
10.	bxc3	h6
11.	e4	Nb6
12.	Bd3	Bd7
13.	Bc2	a6
14.	e5	Nfd5
15.	Qd3	f5
16.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
17.	Ne5	Nbd5
18.	Bxh6	gxh6
19.	Qg6+	Kh8
20.	Qxh6+	Kg8
21.	Rad1	Qe7
22.	Rd3	Rf7
23.	Rh3	Nh7
24.	Nxf7	Qf6
25.	Rg3+	Ng5
26.	Rxg5+	Kxf7
27.	Qh7+	Ke8
28.	Rg8+	Qf8
29.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
30.	Bg6	Be8
31.	Rxe6	Bxg6
32.	Rxg6	Ne7
33.	Qh8+	Ng8
34.	Rg7	Ke8
35.	Qxg8#

Saturday, February 4, 2017

White to play.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of sgolde20 (1437) vs. SunTzuLombardi (1596)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	d6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Bc4	e6
5.	O-O	a6
6.	Be2	Be7
7.	d3	Nbd7
8.	b3	b5
9.	Bb2	Bb7
10.	Nb1	O-O
11.	c4	Qc7
12.	Qd2	Rfc8
13.	a3	h6
14.	Qd1	Nf8
15.	Nbd2	Ng6
16.	Re1	Ng4
17.	Nf1	d5
18.	exd5	exd5
19.	Nf3d2	Ng4e5
20.	Bxe5	Nxe5
21.	cxd5	Bxd5
22.	Bf3	Rd8
23.	Ne4	c4
24.	bxc4	bxc4
25.	d4	Nd3
26.	Re2	Bxe4
27.	Bxe4	Rab8
28.	Bxd3	cxd3
29.	Qxd3	Bf6
30.	Re4	Qd6
31.	Rd1	Rb2
32.	Rde1	g6
33.	Ne3	Bxd4
34.	Rd1	Bxe3
35.	Qxd6	Bxf2+
36.	Kf1	Rxd6
37.	Rxd6	Bc5
38.	Rxa6	Kg7
39.	Re2	Rb1+
40.	Re1	Rb2
41.	Re2	Rb3
42.	h3	Rb7
43.	Rc2	Rb1+
44.	Ke2	Be7
45.	Rcc6	Rb2+
46.	Kf3	h5
47.	a4	Rb3+
48.	Ke2	Bh4
49.	a5	Rg3
50.	Kf1	Re3
51.	Rc1	Bg3
52.	Rac6	Ra3
53.	Rc6c3

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1785) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1852)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	c5
6.	d5	exd5
7.	cxd5	d6
8.	e4	g6
9.	Bb5+	Nbd7
10.	O-O	Bg7
11.	Re1	O-O
12.	Bg5	h6
13.	Bxd7	Qxd7
14.	Bxf6	Bxf6
15.	e5	dxe5
16.	Nxe5	Bxe5
17.	Rxe5	Rfe8
18.	Ne4	Kg7
19.	Qf3	Rxe5
20.	Qf6+	Kg8
21.	Qxe5	Qf5
22.	Nf6+	Kf8
23.	f4	Rd8
24.	Rd1	Qxe5
25.	fxe5	Ke7
26.	Kf2	Ba6
27.	b3	c4
28.	Rc1	Rc8
29.	bxc4	Rxc4
30.	Rxc4	Bxc4
31.	g4	Bb3
32.	Ke3	h5
33.	gxh5	gxh5
34.	d6+	Ke6
35.	Nxh5

Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;