Chess Level 1: May 2017

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1264 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1611) vs. IAlwaysWin (1617)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bf5
5.	Nc3	e6
6.	Nh4	Be4
7.	f3	Bg6
8.	Nxg6	hxg6
9.	Bd3	Bd6
10.	f4	g5
11.	c5	Bc7
12.	fxg5	Rxh2
13.	Rxh2	Bxh2
14.	gxf6	Qxf6
15.	Qf3	Qh4+
16.	Kf1	Bg3
17.	Ne2	Qh1+
18.	Ng1	Bh2
19.	Qf2	Nd7
20.	Bd2	Nf6
21.	Ke2	Nh5
22.	Re1	Ng3+
23.	Kd1	Bxg1
24.	Qxg3	Qh2
25.	Qxh2	Bxh2
26.	Rh1

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1264 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of dsanman (1199) vs. yoshi (1599)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Qc2	c5
5.	Nf3	cxd4
6.	Nxd4	Nc6
7.	e3	O-O
8.	Be2	d5
9.	cxd5	Nxd4
10.	exd4	Qxd5
11.	O-O	Qxd4
12.	Be3	Qe5
13.	Rad1	Bc5
14.	Bxc5	Qxc5
15.	Bf3	Rb8
16.	Rd2	Bd7
17.	Rfd1	Bc6
18.	Bxc6	bxc6
19.	Qa4	Nd5
20.	Ne4	Qb5
21.	Qxa7	Ra8
22.	Qd7	Rfd8
23.	Qc7	Qa4
24.	a3	Qxd1+
25.	Rxd1	Nxc7

Monday, May 29, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1264 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of lagarto300 (1769) vs. yoshi (1604)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Bb4+
6.	Bd2	Bxd2+
7.	Qxd2	O-O
8.	Nc3	d6
9.	Qc2	c5
10.	O-O	Nc6
11.	Rfd1	Qe7
12.	a3	Rac8
13.	Rac1	cxd4
14.	Nxd4	Nxd4
15.	Rxd4	e5
16.	Rh4	Bxg2
17.	Kxg2	h6
18.	Kg1	Qe6
19.	Qd3	d5
20.	cxd5	Nxd5
21.	e4	Nxc3
22.	Rxc3	Rxc3
23.	Qxc3	Rc8
24.	Qd2	Qc4
25.	Rh5	f6
26.	Qd7	Qc6
27.	Qd3	Qc1+
28.	Kg2	Qxb2
29.	Qd5+	Kh7
30.	Qe6	Qc2
31.	Rh4	Qc4
32.	Qf5+	Kg8
33.	Rg4	Kf8
34.	Qd7	Qc7
35.	Qe6	Re8
36.	Qd5	Qe7
37.	a4	Qe6
38.	Qd1	Qc4
39.	Qd7	Qf7
40.	Qb5	g5
41.	a5	h5
42.	Rxg5	fxg5

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1264 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of lagarto300 (1769) vs. yoshi (1604)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Bb4+
6.	Bd2	Bxd2+
7.	Qxd2	O-O
8.	Nc3	d6
9.	Qc2	c5
10.	O-O	Nc6
11.	Rfd1	Qe7
12.	a3	Rac8
13.	Rac1	cxd4
14.	Nxd4	Nxd4
15.	Rxd4	e5
16.	Rh4	Bxg2
17.	Kxg2	h6
18.	Kg1	Qe6
19.	Qd3	d5
20.	cxd5	Nxd5
21.	e4	Nxc3
22.	Rxc3	Rxc3
23.	Qxc3	Rc8
24.	Qd2	Qc4
25.	Rh5	f6
26.	Qd7	Qc6
27.	Qd3	Qc1+
28.	Kg2	Qxb2
29.	Qd5+	Kh7
30.	Qe6	Qc2
31.	Rh4	Qc4
32.	Qf5+	Kg8
33.	Rg4	Kf8
34.	Qd7	Qc7
35.	Qe6	Re8
36.	Qd5	Qe7
37.	a4	Qe6
38.	Qd1	Qc4
39.	Qd7	Qf7
40.	Qb5	f5
41.	exf5	Qxf5
42.	Rf4	Qxf4
43.	gxf4

Saturday, May 27, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1792) vs. The_Nimaj (1473)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	Bg4
4.	cxd5	Bxf3
5.	gxf3	Qxd5
6.	e3	e5
7.	Nc3	Bb4
8.	Bd2	Bxc3
9.	bxc3	exd4
10.	cxd4	Nf6
11.	Bg2	O-O
12.	O-O	Rfe8
13.	Rb1	Ne7
14.	f4	Ne4
15.	Qc2	Nc6
16.	Rfc1	Re6
17.	Bxe4	Rxe4
18.	Rxb7	Re6
19.	f5	Rf6
20.	Rxc7	Rxf5
21.	Qxc6	Rg5+
22.	Kf1	Qxc6
23.	Rc1xc6	Re8
24.	Rc8	h6
25.	Rxe8+

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1803) vs. huskydog2004 (1654)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	dxc4
6.	Bxc4	b6
7.	Nc3	Bb7
8.	O-O	c5
9.	e4	Nxe4
10.	Bb5+	Nd7
11.	Ne5	Nef6
12.	Bg5	Bc8
13.	d5	exd5
14.	Nxd5	Be7
15.	Nc6

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Black to play and win.

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Analysi of capa1234 (1781) vs. john2001plus (1788)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Bg5	h6
8.	Bh4	Be6
9.	Nbd2	Nbd7
10.	Re1	c5
11.	c3	Qb6
12.	dxc5	Nxc5
13.	Nb3	Nxd3
14.	Qxd3	Ne4
15.	Nfd4	Rae8
16.	Nxe6	fxe6
17.	Rxe4	dxe4
18.	Qe2	Qc7
19.	Bg3	Bxg3
20.	hxg3	Qb6
21.	Re1	a5
22.	Qe3	Qxe3
23.	Rxe3	a4
24.	Nc5	Rd8
25.	Nxb7	Rd1+
26.	Kh2	Rf7
27.	Nc5	Rf5
28.	Rxe4	Rxc5

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of Indirect (2012) vs. john2001plus (1718)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Ngf3	Nf6
7.	Bb5+	Bd7
8.	Bxd7+	Nbxd7
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Nb3	Bd6
11.	Bg5	Nb6
12.	Qd4	Rc8
13.	c3	Rc4
14.	Bxf6	gxf6
15.	Qd3	Re4
16.	Rad1	Rfe8
17.	Nbd4	Nc4
18.	Qc2	Be5
19.	b3	Bxd4
20.	Rxd4	Re2
21.	Qf5	Ne5
22.	Rh4	Ng6
23.	Rd4	Rxa2
24.	Rxd5	Qe7
25.	Rd7	Qe2
26.	Rdd1	Qc2
27.	Qxf6	Re2
28.	Rd8+	Nf8
29.	Qh6

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of cristianp84 (1530) vs. john2001plus (1782)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Qe2	Nge7
6.	Be3	Ng6
7.	d4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Qb6
9.	a3	Bd7
10.	Nh3	Na5
11.	b4	Nb3
12.	Ra2	Bxb4+
13.	axb4	Qxb4+
14.	Nd2	Nc1
15.	Qd1	Nxa2
16.	Bd3	Ba4
17.	Qb1	Qxb1+
18.	Nxb1	Nb4
19.	Bxg6	hxg6
20.	O-O	Rc8
21.	Bd2	Nc2
22.	Be3	Ke7
23.	Nf4	g5
24.	Nd3	Bb5
25.	Rd1	Bxd3
26.	Rxd3	Nxe3
27.	fxe3	Rc1+

Friday, May 5, 2017

White to play and mate in 2.

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Analysis of teo142 (1940) vs. FLchessplayer (1975)


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+14

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	c5
3.	c3	e6
4.	g3	b6
5.	Bg2	Bb7
6.	O-O	d6
7.	Bg5	Nbd7
8.	Nbd2	h6
9.	Bxf6	Nxf6
10.	dxc5	bxc5
11.	Nc4	Be7
12.	Qa4+	Qd7
13.	Qxd7+	Nxd7
14.	Rad1	d5
15.	Nce5	Nxe5
16.	Nxe5	Bf6
17.	f4	Ke7
18.	e4	Rhd8
19.	exd5	Bxd5
20.	Bxd5	exd5
21.	Rfe1	Kf8
22.	Ng4	Be7
23.	Re5	d4
24.	f5	f6
25.	Re6	dxc3
26.	Rde1	Rd7
27.	bxc3	Rad8
28.	Ne3	Bd6
29.	Nc4	Bc7
30.	Re1e2	Rd1+
31.	Kg2	Rc1
32.	Re7	Bb6
33.	Nxb6	axb6
34.	Rb7	Rxc3
35.	Ree7	Rd2+
36.	Kh3	Rcc2
37.	Rf7+	Ke8
38.	Rxg7	Kf8
39.	Rbf7+	Ke8
40.	Rxf6	Rxh2+
41.	Kg4	Rcf2
42.	Rxb6	Kf8
43.	Ra7	Re2
44.	Rb8+	Re8
45.	Rxe8+	Kxe8
46.	f6	c4
47.	Kf5	Rf2+
48.	Kg6	c3
49.	f7+	Kf8
50.	Ra8+	Ke7
51.	Re8+	Kd7
52.	f8=Q	Rxf8
53.	Rxf8	c2
54.	Rf1	Kd6
55.	Rc1	Kd5
56.	Rxc2	Kd4
57.	Rc8	Kd3
58.	a4	Ke3
59.	a5	Kf3
60.	a6	Kxg3
61.	a7	h5
62.	a8=Q	h4
63.	Qh1	h3
64.	Rc5	Kf4
65.	Rg5	Ke3
66.	Qxh3+	Kd4
67.	Rg4+	Ke5
68.	Qd3	Ke6
69.	Re4#

White to play and mate in 2.

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Analysis of teo142 (1940) vs. FLchessplayer (1975)


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+14

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	c5
3.	c3	e6
4.	g3	b6
5.	Bg2	Bb7
6.	O-O	d6
7.	Bg5	Nbd7
8.	Nbd2	h6
9.	Bxf6	Nxf6
10.	dxc5	bxc5
11.	Nc4	Be7
12.	Qa4+	Qd7
13.	Qxd7+	Nxd7
14.	Rad1	d5
15.	Nce5	Nxe5
16.	Nxe5	Bf6
17.	f4	Ke7
18.	e4	Rhd8
19.	exd5	Bxd5
20.	Bxd5	exd5
21.	Rfe1	Kf8
22.	Ng4	Be7
23.	Re5	d4
24.	f5	f6
25.	Re6	dxc3
26.	Rde1	Rd7
27.	bxc3	Rad8
28.	Ne3	Bd6
29.	Nc4	Bc7
30.	Re1e2	Rd1+
31.	Kg2	Rc1
32.	Re7	Bb6
33.	Nxb6	axb6
34.	Rb7	Rxc3
35.	Ree7	Rd2+
36.	Kh3	Rcc2
37.	Rf7+	Ke8
38.	Rxg7	Kf8
39.	Rbf7+	Ke8
40.	Rxf6	Rxh2+
41.	Kg4	Rcf2
42.	Rxb6	Kf8
43.	Ra7	Re2
44.	Rb8+	Re8
45.	Rxe8+	Kxe8
46.	f6	c4
47.	Kf5	Rf2+
48.	Kg6	c3
49.	f7+	Kf8
50.	Ra8+	Ke7
51.	Re8+	Kd7
52.	f8=Q	Rxf8
53.	Rxf8	c2
54.	Rf1	Kd6
55.	Rc1	Kd5
56.	Rxc2	Kd4
57.	Rc8	Kd3
58.	a4	Ke3
59.	a5	Kf3
60.	a6	Kxg3
61.	a7	h5
62.	a8=Q	h4
63.	Qh1	h3
64.	Rc5	Kf4
65.	Rg5	Ke3
66.	Qxh3+	Kd4
67.	Rg4+	Ke5
68.	Qh5+	Ke6
69.	Qf5+	Kd6
70.	Re4	Kc6
71.	Qf3	Kc7
72.	Qd3	Kc8
73.	Re7	Kb8
74.	Qd8#

White to play and win.

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safetyorsurprise (1885) vs. E-MAN85 (2099)


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2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	e3	c5
5.	Nge2	d5
6.	a3	Bxc3+
7.	Nxc3	cxd4
8.	exd4	h6
9.	cxd5	exd5
10.	Bb5+	Nc6
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	h3	Bf5
13.	Be3	Rc8
14.	Rc1	Qb6
15.	Re1	Ne4
16.	Nxe4	Bxe4
17.	Bxc6	Rxc6
18.	Rxc6	Qxc6
19.	Qd2	Qg6
20.	f4	Rc8
21.	Re2	Rc2
22.	Qe1	Bxg2
23.	Rxc2	Bxh3+
24.	Kh2	Qxc2+
25.	Kxh3	Qxb2
26.	Qb4	Qe2
27.	Qd2	Qf3+
28.	Kh2	h5
29.	Qf2	Qg4
30.	f5	h4
31.	Qg2	Qh5
32.	Qxd5	Qe2+
33.	Qg2	Qxe3
34.	Qxb7	Qf4+
35.	Kg1	Qxd4+
36.	Kg2	Qd2+
37.	Kg1	Qg5+
38.	Kh1	Qxf5
39.	Qa8+	Kh7
40.	Qxa7	Qe4+
41.	Kg1	Qf5
42.	a4	Qg4+
43.	Kh1	h3
44.	Qb7	f5
45.	a5	f4
46.	Qe4+	Kh6
47.	Qc6+	g6
48.	a6	f3
49.	Qc2	f2
50.	Qxf2	Qe4+
51.	Kh2	Qe5+
52.	Kxh3	Qh5+
53.	Qh4	Qxh4+
54.	Kxh4

CHECK!

White to play and win.

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Analysis of putz (1753) vs. Javachip3 (1505)


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3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	e3	b6
4.	Bd3	Bb7
5.	O-O	Be7
6.	Nbd2	d5
7.	b3	Nbd7
8.	Bb2	O-O
9.	Ne5	c5
10.	f4	a6
11.	Rf3	b5
12.	Rh3	g6
13.	dxc5	Nxc5
14.	Ndf3	Nxd3
15.	cxd3	Qb6
16.	Ng5	Nh5
17.	Rxh5	Qxe3+
18.	Kh1	Qxf4
19.	Nxg6	fxg6
20.	Rxh7	Bxg5
21.	Rg7+	Kh8
22.	Rxg6+	Kh7
23.	Qh5+	Bh6
24.	Rg7+	Kh8
25.	Rxb7+	Rf6
26.	Bxf6+	Qxf6
27.	Rc1	Rf8
28.	h3	Qg5
29.	Qxg5	Bxg5
30.	Re1	Re8
31.	Ra7	Bd2
32.	Re2	Bc3
33.	Rxa6	e5
34.	Rb6	b4
35.	Rb5	e4
36.	Rxd5	Ra8
37.	Rxe4	Rxa2
38.	Rh5+	Kg7
39.	Rf4	Ra1+
40.	Kh2	Rd1
41.	Rg5+	Kh6
42.	Rg8	Be5
43.	g3	Bxf4
44.	gxf4	Rxd3
45.	Rg3	Rd2+
46.	Rg2	Rd3
47.	Rg3	Rd2+
48.	Kg1	Rd1+
49.	Kf2	Rd2+
50.	Ke3	Rb2
51.	Ke4	Kh5
52.	f5	Kh4
53.	Rd3	Re2+
54.	Re3	Rh2
55.	Rf3	Re2+
56.	Kf4	Rc2
57.	f6	Rc3
58.	Rxc3	bxc3
59.	Ke3

White to play and win.

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1705) vs. pkengsoo (1504)


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4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	g6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Bg7
5.	c4	Nc6
6.	Nf3	e6
7.	Be2	Nge7
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Nc3	Ne5
10.	Bf4	Nxf3+
11.	Bxf3	f5
12.	exf5	Rxf5
13.	Bd6	Nc6
14.	Rb1	Qb6
15.	c5	Qb4
16.	a3	Qa5
17.	Be4	Rf7
18.	Qd3	Ne5
19.	Qe2	Nc6
20.	Nb5	a6
21.	Nc7	Ra7
22.	Bxc6	bxc6
23.	Qe3	Rxc7
24.	Bxc7	Qxc7
25.	b4	d6
26.	cxd6	Qxd6
27.	Rfd1	Qe7
28.	Rbc1	Bb7
29.	Qc5	Qxc5
30.	Rxc5	Bb2
31.	a4	Ba3
32.	Rc4	Bb2
33.	Rd2	Be5
34.	g3	Rc7
35.	f4	Bf6
36.	b5	axb5
37.	axb5	Kf7
38.	bxc6	Bxc6
39.	Rdc2	Bd4+
40.	Rxd4	Rd7
41.	Rxd7+	Bxd7
42.	Rc7	Ke7
43.	Ra7	Kd6
44.	Kf2	Bc6
45.	Rxh7	Be4
46.	Rh6	e5
47.	fxe5+	Kxe5
48.	h4	Bf5
49.	h5	gxh5
50.	Rxh5	Kf6
51.	Rh4	Kg6
52.	Rf4	Kg5
53.	Rb4	Bg4
54.	Ke3	Bf5
55.	Kf3	Bg4+
56.	Ke3	Bf5
57.	Kf2	Bd3
58.	g4	Bg6
59.	Kg3	Kh6
60.	Kf4	Kg7
61.	g5	Kf7
62.	Rb6	Kg7
63.	Ke5	Kf7
64.	Rb7+	Kg8
65.	Kf6	Bc2
66.	g6

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of pkengsoo (1507) vs. BotanicalKnight (1634)


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5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c6
2.	d4	d5
3.	f3	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Be7
6.	Bf4	O-O
7.	Qd2	dxe4
8.	fxe4	Qb6
9.	Nf3	Nbd7
10.	O-O-O	c5
11.	d5	exd5
12.	exd5	Bd6
13.	Bc4	Qc7
14.	Bxd6	Qxd6
15.	h4	a6
16.	h5	b5
17.	Be2	Bb7
18.	h6	g6
19.	Qd3	Rfe8
20.	Ng5	b4
21.	Na4	Qe5
22.	Nxf7	Kxf7

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;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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