Friday, June 30, 2017

Black to play for a strong advantage.

ICC tourney 1276 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of ROWLAND (1418) vs. yoshi (1663)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nc6
5.exd5exd5
6.Bb5cxd4
7.cxd4Bd6
8.Ne2Nf6
9.Nf3O-O
10.O-ORe8
11.Bg5Bg4
12.Ne5Bxe2
13.Bxe2Nxd4
14.Qxd4Bxe5
 

Thursday, June 15, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of Suad719 (1795) vs. john2001plus (1730)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nf6
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bd3Nc6
7.Ne2cxd4
8.cxd4Be7
9.O-OO-O
10.Re1f6
11.exf6Nxf6
12.Nf3Ne4
13.Ng3Nxg3
14.hxg3Bf6
15.Be3Qb6
16.Rc1Qxb2
17.Bb1Bd7
18.Qd3g6
19.Re2Qb6
20.Ne5Nxe5
21.dxe5Bb5
22.Bxb6Bxd3
23.Bxd3axb6
24.exf6
 

White to play and win.

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Analysis of Suad719 (1795) vs. john2001plus (1730)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nf6
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bd3Nc6
7.Ne2cxd4
8.cxd4Be7
9.O-OO-O
10.Re1f6
11.exf6Nxf6
12.Nf3Ne4
13.Ng3Nxg3
14.hxg3Bf6
15.Be3Qb6
16.Rc1Qxb2
17.Bb1Bd7
18.Qd3g6
19.Re2Qb6
20.Ne5Nxe5
21.dxe5Bb5
22.Qd2Qa6
23.exf6Bxe2
24.Bd4Rac8
25.Rxc8Rxc8
26.f7+Kxf7
27.Qh6e5
28.Qxh7+Ke8
29.Bxg6+Kd8
30.Bxe5Rc1+
31.Kh2Bb5
32.Qh6Bd7
33.Qf8+Be8
34.Qxe8#
 

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

What is the best line for Black?

ICC tourney 1255 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of LiangLiang (1634) vs. yoshi (1636)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.exd5exd5
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Bxd7+Qxd7
7.Ngf3Nc6
8.c3Nf6
9.Qe2+Be7
10.dxc5O-O
11.Nb3Rfe8
12.Be3Ng4
13.O-O-ORac8
14.c4Nb4
15.a3Nxe3
16.fxe3Qa4
17.Nfd4dxc4
18.axb4cxb3
19.Qd3Bg5
20.Qxb3Qxb3
21.Nxb3Rxe3
22.Nd2b6
23.h4Bh6
24.g4Bf4
25.Rhf1g5
26.hxg5Re4
27.Kb1Rxb4
 

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Black to play and mate in 3.

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Zsofia_D (1455) vs. FLchessplayer (2225)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.d4cxd4
3.c3dxc3
4.Nxc3Nc6
5.Bc4e6
6.Nf3Qc7
7.O-Oa6
8.Re1Bc5
9.Bd2d6
10.Qc2Nf6
11.Rac1O-O
12.Bg5Ng4
13.Bh4b5
14.Be2Qb6
15.Rf1Bb7
16.h3Nge5
17.Rfd1Nxf3+
18.Bxf3Nd4
19.Qd3Nxf3+
20.Qxf3f5
21.Qg3fxe4
22.Qg4Bxf2+
23.Bxf2Qxf2+
24.Kh1e3
25.Qxe6+Kh8
26.Rg1Rae8
27.Qxd6e2
28.Nxe2Rxe2
29.Rcf1Qxg2+
30.Rxg2Rxf1+
31.Kh2Rxg2#
 

White to play and win.

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john2001plus (1774) vs. Putz57 (1396)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4b6
4.a3Bb7
5.Nc3Be7
6.d5exd5
7.cxd5O-O
8.e4d6
9.Bd3Nbd7
10.Bf4Nc5
11.Bc2Ncxe4
12.Bxe4Nxe4
13.Nxe4Re8
14.O-OBf8
15.Re1Qd7
16.Qd3Qg4
17.Bg5Be7
18.Bxe7Rxe7
19.Nf6+gxf6
20.Rxe7
 

White to play and mate in 2.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1785) vs. kakaemamTarek (1356)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+10
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3Bg4
5.Bg5Bxf3
6.gxf3Nf6
7.e4O-O
8.Qb3b6
9.O-O-ONbd7
10.e5Nh5
11.Bh3c5
12.exd6Nhf6
13.dxe7Qxe7
14.Nd5Qe8
15.Rhe1Qd8
16.Bxd7Qxd7
17.Bxf6Qf5
18.Ne7+Kh8
19.Bxg7+Kxg7
20.Nxf5+gxf5
21.Rg1+Kf6
22.dxc5bxc5
23.Qc3+Ke6
24.Rge1#
 

White to play and mate in 2.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1785) vs. kakaemamTarek (1356)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+10
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3Bg4
5.Bg5Bxf3
6.gxf3Nf6
7.e4O-O
8.Qb3b6
9.O-O-ONbd7
10.e5Nh5
11.Bh3c5
12.exd6Nhf6
13.dxe7Qxe7
14.Nd5Qe8
15.Rhe1Qd8
16.Bxd7Qxd7
17.Bxf6Qf5
18.Ne7+Kh8
19.Bxg7+Kxg7
20.Nxf5+gxf5
21.Rg1+Kf6
22.dxc5bxc5
23.Rd6+Ke5
24.Rgd1Kf4
25.Qe3#
 

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Black to play and mate.

ICC tourney 1267 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1638) vs. drabmolc (1343)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4f5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c6
5.e3Nf6
6.Be2Bd6
7.O-OO-O
8.Ne5Qe7
9.c5Bc7
10.b4Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.b5Ne4
13.bxc6Nxc3
14.Qc2Nxe2+
15.Qxe2bxc6
16.Qa6Rfb8
17.Ba3e5
18.Rab1exd4
19.exd4Qe6
20.Rxb8+Rxb8
21.Qxa7Rc8
22.Bb4Qe4
23.Bc3Qd3
24.Qa3f4
25.Re1f3
26.Qc1fxg2
27.Re3Qg6
28.Re7Rb8
29.Qe3Rb1+
30.Be1Bxh2+
31.Kxh2g1=Q#
 

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1261 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HighGround (1290) vs. yoshi (1635)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.f4cxd4
5.Nf3Nc6
6.Bd3Qb6
7.a3Bd7
8.O-ORc8
9.Nbd2Nh6
10.Nh4Be7
11.Qe1Nf5
12.Nxf5exf5
13.Kh1O-O
14.Rf3Na5
15.b3Bb5
16.Bxf5Rc3
17.Qg3g6
18.Rxc3dxc3
19.Nf3d4
20.Be4Bc6
21.Bd3Bxf3
22.Qxf3Qc7
23.Qg3f5
24.a4Nc6
25.h4Nb4
26.h5Kg7
27.Ba3Nxd3
28.Qxd3Bxa3
29.Rxa3Qe7
30.h6+Kxh6
31.Qh3+Kg7
32.Ra1Qc5
33.Qd3Rd8
34.Kh2Qd5
35.Re1Kf7
36.Kg3Kg7
37.Rh1a6
38.Re1b5
39.axb5axb5
40.e6Kf6
41.Re5Qc6
42.e7Re8
43.Qxd4Kf7
44.Qd3b4
45.Qd4Rxe7
46.Rxe7+Kxe7
47.Qxb4+Kf7
48.Qd4Kg8
49.Kf2Kf7
50.g3Kg8
51.Qc4+Qxc4
52.bxc4Kf7
53.Ke3Kf6
54.Kd4h6
55.Kd5g5
56.Kd6gxf4
57.gxf4h5
58.c5h4
59.c6h3
60.c7h2
61.c8=Qh1=Q
62.Qf8+Kg6
63.Qg8+Kf6
64.Qg5+Kf7
65.Qxf5+Kg7
66.Qe5+Kf8
67.Qxc3Qh6+
68.Kd5Qh5+
69.Qe5Qf7+
70.Kc6Qa2
71.Qc5+Kg7
72.c4Qa6+
73.Kd7Qb7+
74.Qc7Qa6
75.Qe5+Kh7
76.Qe6Qb7+
77.Ke8Qb8+
78.Ke7Qb7+
79.Qd7Qg2
80.Qf5+Kh8
81.Qh5+Kg7
82.Qg5+
 

Monday, June 5, 2017

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of kyaw333 (1603) vs. john2001plus (1799)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.g3Bb4+
4.Nd2O-O
5.a3Be7
6.Qc2c5
7.dxc5Bxc5
8.e3Nc6
9.Bg2Qb6
10.Nh3Bxe3
11.fxe3Qxe3+
12.Kd1Nd4
13.Nf1Qe1+
14.Kxe1Nxc2+
 

Sunday, June 4, 2017

White to play.

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DelmarvaJoe (1841) vs. john2001plus (1738)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.dxc5Bxc5
5.Bd3e5
6.exd5Qxd5
7.Ngf3Nc6
8.O-OBg4
9.Bc4Qd7
10.c3O-O-O
11.b4Bxf2+
12.Rxf2e4
13.Qa4exf3
14.Nxf3Nf6
15.b5Qd1+
16.Qxd1Rxd1+
17.Rf1Bxf3
18.gxf3Rxf1+
19.Kxf1Ne5
20.Be2Nd5
21.Bd2Nb6
22.c4Rd8
23.Bc3Nbxc4
24.Rc1Kb8
25.f4Nd3
26.Bxd3Rxd3
27.Bxg7Nd6
28.Ke2Rd5
29.Be5b6
30.Rc6
 

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Black to play and mate in 2.

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Analysis of chessnerdbird (1392) vs. john2001plus (1845)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+16
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4fxe5
8.dxc5Qc7
9.Bb5Bd7
10.O-Oe4
11.Nd4Nf6
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Bg5Qe5
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Re1O-O-O
16.Nd2Qg5
17.Qa4Kb7
18.b5cxb5
19.Rab1a6
20.c6+Bxc6
21.Nxc6Rg8
22.Rxb5+axb5
23.Qxb5+Kc7
24.g3Bd6
25.Nxd8Rxd8
26.Rb1Rc8
27.Qb7+Kd8
28.Qb6+Ke7
29.Qb7+Rc7
30.Qb5e3
31.Nf3exf2+
32.Kxf2Qf5
33.Kg2Qe4
34.Re1Qc2+
35.Re2Qxc3
36.Qxd5e5
37.Nxe5fxe5
38.h4Qc6
39.Kh3Qxd5
40.Rxe5+Qxe5
41.Kh2Qb2+
42.Kh3Qxa3
43.h5Qb4
44.h6Rc2
45.g4Rh2#
 

Black to play and mate in 2.

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Analysis of chessnerdbird (1392) vs. john2001plus (1845)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+16
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4fxe5
8.dxc5Qc7
9.Bb5Bd7
10.O-Oe4
11.Nd4Nf6
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Bg5Qe5
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Re1O-O-O
16.Nd2Qg5
17.Qa4Kb7
18.b5cxb5
19.Rab1a6
20.c6+Bxc6
21.Nxc6Rg8
22.Rxb5+axb5
23.Qxb5+Kc7
24.g3Bd6
25.Nxd8Rxd8
26.Rb1Rc8
27.Qb7+Kd8
28.Qb6+Ke7
29.Qb7+Rc7
30.Qb5e3
31.Nf3exf2+
32.Kxf2Qf5
33.Kg2Qe4
34.Re1Qc2+
35.Re2Qxc3
36.Qxd5e5
37.Nxe5fxe5
38.h4Qc6
39.Kh3Qxd5
40.Rxe5+Qxe5
41.Kh2Qb2+
42.Kh3Qxa3
43.h5Qb4
44.h6Qc5
45.g4Qf2
 

Black to play and mate in 2.

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chessnerdbird (1392) vs. john2001plus (1845)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+16
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4fxe5
8.dxc5Qc7
9.Bb5Bd7
10.O-Oe4
11.Nd4Nf6
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Bg5Qe5
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Re1O-O-O
16.Nd2Qg5
17.Qa4Kb7
18.b5cxb5
19.Rab1a6
20.c6+Bxc6
21.Nxc6Rg8
22.Rxb5+axb5
23.Qxb5+Kc7
24.g3Bd6
25.Nxd8Rxd8
26.Rb1Rc8
27.Qb7+Kd8
28.Qb6+Ke7
29.Qb7+Rc7
30.Qb5e3
31.Nf3exf2+
32.Kxf2Qf5
33.Kg2Qe4
34.Re1Qc2+
35.Re2Qxc3
36.Qxd5e5
37.Nxe5fxe5
38.h4Qc6
39.Kh3Qxd5
40.Rxe5+Qxe5
41.Kh2Qb2+
42.Kh3Qxa3
43.h5Qb4
44.h6Qc5
45.g4Qd4
46.Kh4Qe4
47.Kh5Qg6+
48.Kh4Rc1
49.Kh3Rc2
50.g5Qh5#
 

Friday, June 2, 2017

What is the fastest way to checkmate?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1845) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1705)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-4
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.Bg5d6
6.e3Nbd7
7.Qc2h6
8.Bh4c6
9.Be2d5
10.O-Odxc4
11.Bxc4e6
12.Ne5g5
13.Bg3Nd5
14.Rad1Nxe5
15.Bxe5f6
16.Bg3f5
17.Be5Bxe5
18.dxe5Qc7
19.Bxd5exd5
20.Nxd5Qxe5
21.f4Qe6
22.Nc7Qxe3+
23.Kh1Rb8
24.Qc4+Kh7
25.Rde1Qb6
26.Re7+Kg6
27.Ne6Rf6
28.Rg7+Kh5
29.Qe2+g4
30.Ng5hxg5
31.Qe8+Kh4
32.g3+Kh3
33.Qh5#
 

White to play and win.

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spirals5 (2322) vs. Jahonas (2203)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.Bc4Be7
4.Nf3Nc6
5.d3O-O
6.O-Od6
7.h3Na5
8.Bb3Nxb3
9.axb3a6
10.d4exd4
11.Nxd4Bd7
12.Qf3g6
13.Bh6Re8
14.Rfe1c6
15.Rad1Qc7
16.Bg5Nh5
17.Bxe7Rxe7
18.g4Ng7
19.Qg3Be6
20.Rd3Rd8
21.Red1Red7
22.Nf3h6
23.Qh4h5
24.Qg3hxg4
25.hxg4b5
26.Qh4d5
27.Ng5Qf4
28.exd5cxd5
29.Rd4Qe5
30.Nf3Qc7
31.Re1b4
32.Ne2Ne8
33.Ng5Nf6
34.Nf4Kg7
35.Ngxe6+fxe6
36.Nxe6+
 

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of KingsBishop (1671) vs. john2001plus (1851)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.f4O-O
8.Nf3c5
9.Be2Nc6
10.O-Ocxd4
11.Nxd4Qc5
12.Ncb5a6
13.b4Qb6
14.Kh1axb5
15.Nxb5Nxb4
 

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of KingsBishop (1671) vs. john2001plus (1851)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.f4O-O
8.Nf3c5
9.Be2Nc6
10.O-Ocxd4
11.Nxd4Qc5
12.Ncb5a6
13.b4Qxb4
14.c3Qc5
15.Nd6f6
16.Kh1Nxd4
17.cxd4Qa7
18.Rc1fxe5
19.dxe5Qe3
20.g3g5
21.Rc7gxf4
22.Nxc8Nxe5
23.Ne7+Kh8
24.gxf4Qe4+
25.Bf3Qxf4
26.Bg2Nf3
27.Rxf3Qxc7
28.Qd4+e5
29.Nxd5Qc1+
30.Qg1Qxg1+
31.Kxg1Rad8
32.Re3Rf7
33.Rxe5Rg7
34.Nf6Rd1+
35.Kf2Rd2+
36.Ke1Rgxg2
 

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of KingsBishop (1671) vs. john2001plus (1851)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.f4O-O
8.Nf3c5
9.Be2Nc6
10.O-Ocxd4
11.Nxd4Qc5
12.Ncb5a6
13.b4Qxb4
14.c3Qc5
15.Nd6f6
16.Kh1Nxd4
17.cxd4Qa7
18.Rc1fxe5
19.dxe5Qe3
20.g3g5
21.Rc7gxf4
22.Nxc8Nxe5
23.Ne7+Kh8
24.gxf4Qe4+
25.Bf3Qxf4
26.Bg2Nf3
27.Rxf3Qxc7
28.Qd4+e5
29.Nxd5Qc1+
30.Qg1Qxg1+
31.Kxg1Rad8
32.Re3Rf7
33.Rxe5Rg7
34.Nf6Rf7
35.Re8+Rf8
36.Rxf8+Rxf8
37.Nd7Rd8
38.Nc5Rd1+
39.Kf2Rd2+
40.Kg3Rxa2
41.Nxb7a5
42.Nc5Kg7
43.Ne6+Kf6
44.Nd4Ke5
45.Nf3+Kd6
46.Nd4Kc5
47.Ne6+Kb4
48.Nd4Kc3
49.Nb5+Kb4
50.Nd4a4
51.Bd5Rd2
52.Nc6+Kc5
 

Thursday, June 1, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1785) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1852)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4b6
4.a3Bb7
5.Nc3c5
6.d5exd5
7.cxd5d6
8.e4g6
9.Bb5+Nbd7
10.O-OBg7
11.Re1O-O
12.Bg5h6
13.Bxd7Qxd7
14.Bxf6Bxf6
15.e5dxe5
16.Nxe5Bxe5
17.Rxe5Rfe8
18.Ne4Qd8
19.Rxe8+Qxe8
20.Nf6+