Chess Level 1: July 2017

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Black to play and mate in 2 moves.

ICC tourney 1288 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1552) vs. yoshi (1773)


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+11

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	d5
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	O-O	Bc5
7.	a3	Bb6
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	Na4	e4
10.	Ne1	Bf5
11.	Nxb6	axb6
12.	d3	Nf6
13.	Bg5	exd3
14.	Nxd3	h6
15.	Bf4	Re8
16.	Re1	g5
17.	Be3	Qd7
18.	Qb3	Be6
19.	Qc3	Nd5
20.	Qd2	Nxe3
21.	Qxe3	Nd4
22.	Rac1	Nb3
23.	Rc3	Bd5
24.	Ne5	Qe6
25.	Bxd5	Qxd5
26.	f4	gxf4
27.	gxf4	Kh7
28.	Rd3	Rg8+
29.	Qg3	Rxg3+
30.	hxg3	Qc5+
31.	e3	f6
32.	Rd7+	Kg8
33.	Ng4	Rf8
34.	Nxh6+	Kh8
35.	Kg2	Qc6+
36.	e4	Qxd7
37.	Rh1	Qd2+
38.	Kf3	Qd3+
39.	Kg4	Qxe4
40.	Nf5+	Kg8
41.	Nh6+	Kg7
42.	Nf5+	Kf7
43.	Rh7+	Ke8
44.	Rxc7	Rg8+
45.	Ng7+	Kf8
46.	Kh5	Rxg7
47.	Rc8+	Kf7
48.	Rc7+	Kf8
49.	Rc8+	Kf7
50.	Rc7+	Qe7
51.	Rc3	Qe2+
52.	g4	Rh7#

Saturday, July 22, 2017

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Matthew_McCarthy (1618) vs. john2001plus (1828)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Bg5	h6
5.	Bxf6	Qxf6
6.	e3	Bb7
7.	Be2	Bb4+
8.	Nbd2	O-O
9.	O-O	Bxd2
10.	Qxd2	d6
11.	b4	Nd7
12.	Rfc1	c5
13.	b5	Qe7
14.	a4	Nf6
15.	a5	Rfd8
16.	axb6	axb6
17.	Qb2	Rxa1
18.	Rxa1	Ra8
19.	Rxa8+	Bxa8
20.	Qa1	Qb7
21.	h3	cxd4
22.	exd4	Ne8
23.	Qa3	Qc8
24.	Qa7	Qb7
25.	Qa3	Qb8
26.	c5	dxc5
27.	dxc5	bxc5
28.	Qxc5	Qc7
29.	Qd4	Bd5
30.	Ne5	Qb7
31.	Bf1	Nd6
32.	Qc5	Nc8
33.	g3	Nb6
34.	Nc6	Kh7
35.	Bg2	g6
36.	Bxd5	Nxd5
37.	Kf1	Kg7
38.	Ke2	Qxb5+
39.	Qxb5	Nc3+
40.	Kd3	Nxb5

What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1832) vs. Zigwurst (1918)


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-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bg5	c5
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	e3	Nc6
8.	dxc5	h6
9.	Bxf6	Qxf6
10.	Rc1	O-O
11.	a3	Bxc3+
12.	Rxc3	Bg4
13.	Be2	Rfe8
14.	O-O	a5
15.	h3	Bf5
16.	Nd4	Nxd4
17.	exd4	Re4
18.	Rd3	Rh4
19.	Rf3	Rxd4
20.	Qb3	Qe5
21.	Qxb7	Rf8
22.	Re3	Re4
23.	Rxe4	Bxe4
24.	c6	d4
25.	Qd7	Bf5
26.	Qa7	Qxe2

Checkmate in 2 moves.

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SashaRocks (1584) vs. john2001plus (1839)


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+12

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	c3	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Nc6
6.	Ngf3	dxe4
7.	Nxe4	Be7
8.	Be3	Nf6
9.	Nc3	O-O
10.	Be2	a6
11.	O-O	b5
12.	Rc1	Bb7
13.	a3	Nd5
14.	Bd2	Rc8
15.	Qb3	Na5
16.	Qa2	Nc4
17.	Bxc4	Rxc4
18.	Nxd5	Bxd5
19.	Rxc4	Bxc4
20.	Qb1	Bxf1
21.	Kxf1	Bf6
22.	Bb4	Re8
23.	Qe4	Qd5
24.	Qd3	Rc8
25.	Ke2	Qc4
26.	Bc3	Kf8
27.	Kd2	Qxd3+
28.	Kxd3	Ke8
29.	Ke4	Kd7
30.	g4	g6
31.	Nd2	Be7
32.	Nf3	Bxa3
33.	Ne5+	Ke8
34.	Nd3	Bd6
35.	h3	Ke7
36.	f4	Rc4
37.	f5	b4
38.	Bd2	a5
39.	fxe6	fxe6
40.	Bg5+	Kd7
41.	Ne5+	Bxe5
42.	Kxe5	Rc2
43.	Kf6	Rxb2
44.	Kg7	a4
45.	Kxh7	a3
46.	Bf6	a2
47.	d5	a1=Q
48.	Kxg6	exd5
49.	h4	Qa6
50.	g5	Rh2
51.	h5	Qd3+
52.	Kh6	Qf3
53.	Kg7	Qxh5
54.	g6	Qh8+
55.	Kf7	Rf2
56.	g7	Qe8#

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

White to play for an advantage.

ICC 5 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1372) vs. yoshi (1746)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Bf4	Bb7
5.	e3	d5
6.	Nc3	Bb4
7.	Rc1	O-O
8.	Bd3	Ne4
9.	O-O	Nxc3
10.	bxc3	Bd6
11.	Bxd6	cxd6
12.	cxd5	Bxd5
13.	c4	Bb7
14.	c5	dxc5
15.	dxc5	bxc5
16.	Rxc5	Nd7
17.	Rc2	Bxf3
18.	Qxf3	Ne5
19.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
20.	Qh5+	Kg8
21.	Qxe5

Monday, July 17, 2017

What is the best move for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1846) vs. jandrades (1767)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Nxe4	Nxe4
10.	Bxe4	h6
11.	Re1	Nf6
12.	Bc2	Bc7
13.	Ne5	Bxe5
14.	Rxe5	Nd7
15.	Qd3	Nf6
16.	Bxh6	g6
17.	Bxf8	Kxf8
18.	Rd1	Ng8
19.	Qf3	Qf6
20.	Re3	Qxf3
21.	Rxf3	Kg7
22.	b4	Bd7
23.	c5	a5
24.	Ra3	a4
25.	Rxa4

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1846) vs. jandrades (1767)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Nxe4	Nxe4
10.	Bxe4	h6
11.	Re1	Nf6
12.	Bc2	Bc7
13.	Ne5	Bxe5
14.	Rxe5	Nd7
15.	Qd3	Nf6
16.	Bxh6	g6
17.	Bxf8	Kxf8
18.	Rd1	Ng8
19.	Qf3	Qf6
20.	Re3	Qxf3
21.	Rxf3	Kg7
22.	b4	Bd7
23.	c5	a5
24.	a3	axb4
25.	axb4	Ra2
26.	Bb3	Rb2
27.	Rc3	Nf6
28.	Rcc1	Ne4
29.	Rb1	Rxf2
30.	Re1	Rf4
31.	g3	Rg4
32.	Bd1

White to play and win.

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john2001plus (1857) vs. menandro-l-manuel (1646)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Nf6
5.	c4	Bd6
6.	Bxd6	Qxd6
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	b5
9.	Bd3	a6
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	Nbd2	O-O
12.	Nb3	Bb7
13.	Na5	Qc7
14.	b4	Rac8
15.	Qc2	Ba8
16.	Rac1	Qd6
17.	a3	h6
18.	e4	e5
19.	dxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nxe5	Qxe5
21.	Qc3	Qg5
22.	f4	Qh5
23.	Qc5	Qh4
24.	g3	Qh3
25.	e5	Ng4
26.	Rc2	Rfd8
27.	Bf5	Rc7
28.	e6	Rd5
29.	Qxd5	cxd5
30.	Bxg4	Qxf1+
31.	Kxf1	Rxc2
32.	e7	Rc1+
33.	Ke2	Rc2+
34.	Kd3

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1285 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
billscotty (1521) vs. yoshi (1735)


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-4

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	e5	d6
3.	exd6	Bxd6
4.	Nf3	e5
5.	d3	Nf6
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	Bg5	h6
8.	Bh4	Nc6
9.	Ne4	Be7
10.	Bxf6	Bxf6
11.	Be2	Bf5
12.	c3	Bxe4
13.	dxe4	Be7
14.	Qb3	Qd7
15.	Rd1	Bd6
16.	O-O	Na5
17.	Qd5	Qa4
18.	Nxe5	Bxe5
19.	Qxe5	Qxa2
20.	Ra1	Qxb2
21.	Bf3	b6
22.	Rfb1	Qd2
23.	Rd1	Qg5
24.	Qxc7	Rfc8
25.	Qd7	Rxc3
26.	e5	Rxf3
27.	Qd5	Re8
28.	Qxf3

White to play.

ICC tourney 1285 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1742) vs. Divster (1320)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nc6
5.	Bg5	Bb4
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Bd3	h6
8.	Bxf6	Qxf6
9.	O-O	Bxc3
10.	bxc3	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	e5
12.	Rb1	Bg4
13.	h3	Bh5
14.	g4	Bg6
15.	Rxb7	Na5
16.	Rxc7	e4
17.	Ne5	Bh7
18.	Bxf7+	Kh8
19.	Qa4	Qb6
20.	Qd7	Rfd8
21.	Qe7	Rf8
22.	Be6

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1285 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Divster (1285) vs. KingsBishop (1498)


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-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	Nf6
4.	Nc3	d6
5.	d3	Bd7
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	O-O	O-O
8.	h3	Nd4
9.	Bxd7	Nxf3+
10.	Qxf3	Nxd7
11.	Bxe7	Qxe7
12.	Nd5	Qd8
13.	Qg3	c6
14.	Ne3	Qf6
15.	c3	Nc5
16.	Rad1	Ne6
17.	Nf5	d5
18.	Rfe1	Nf4
19.	Ne3	Rfe8
20.	Ng4	Qd6
21.	d4	dxe4
22.	Rxe4	f5
23.	Rxe5	Rxe5
24.	Qxf4	Re1+
25.	Rxe1	Qxf4

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1558) vs. dennievanesch (1609)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	e6
4.	d4	d5
5.	exd5	Qxd5
6.	dxc5	Qxd1+
7.	Kxd1	Bxc5
8.	Be3	Bxe3
9.	fxe3	Nf6
10.	Bb5	Bd7
11.	Ke2	a6
12.	Ba4	O-O
13.	Nbd2	Rfd8
14.	Rad1	Nd4+
15.	Nxd4	Bxa4
16.	b3	Bc6
17.	Nxc6	bxc6
18.	Nc4	Kf8
19.	Na5	c5
20.	Nb7	Rxd1
21.	Rxd1	Ne4
22.	Rc1	Rd8
23.	Rc2	Rd7
24.	Na5	Ke7
25.	Kf3	Ng5+
26.	Kf4	f6
27.	Nc6+	Ke8
28.	Nb8	Rd6
29.	h4	Nf7
30.	g4	Rb6

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Speed Chess

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john2001plus (1854) vs. Bekishev_Evgenii (1844)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	b6
3.	c4	c6
4.	cxd5	cxd5
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Bf4	Ba6
7.	Bxb8	Rxb8
8.	Qa4+	Qd7
9.	Qxa6	e6
10.	e3	Bb4
11.	Bb5

Thursday, July 13, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1860) vs. Javachip3 (1603)


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-7

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	Be7
6.	Bf4	d5
7.	e3	Nbd7
8.	Bd3	Nh5
9.	Ne5	Nxf4
10.	exf4	Nxe5
11.	fxe5	dxc4
12.	Bxc4	Bxg2
13.	Rg1	Bb7
14.	Rxg7	Bf8
15.	Rxf7	Kxf7
16.	Qh5+	Ke7
17.	O-O-O	Qe8
18.	Qg5+	Kd7
19.	Qf6	Rg8
20.	d5	exd5
21.	Nxd5	Bxd5
22.	Rxd5+	Kc8
23.	Ba6+	Kb8
24.	Rd8+

Black to play and win.

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john2001plus (1856) vs. imbetterthenozzie (1720)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Bg5	d6
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	O-O	Rb8
9.	Qc2	a6
10.	a4	b6
11.	d5	h6
12.	Bh4	Ng4
13.	Bxg6	fxg6
14.	Qxg6	Nge5
15.	Qe6+	Rf7
16.	Qxd6	exd6
17.	Bxd8	Nxf3+
18.	gxf3	Ne5
19.	f4	Nf3+
20.	Kg2	Bg4
21.	h3	Bh5
22.	a5	Rxd8
23.	axb6	Nh4+
24.	Kg3	Bf6
25.	Ne4	Rg7+
26.	Kh2	Rg2+
27.	Kh1	Bxb2
28.	Rab1	Bf3
29.	Rg1	Bxe4
30.	Rxb2	Kf7
31.	Rxg2	Bxg2+
32.	Kh2	Rg8
33.	b7	Nf3#

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

What is the best line for White?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (2067) vs. fiddler (1695)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	g6
5.	Bg5	Bg7
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	c5
9.	O-O	cxd4
10.	exd4	Qa5
11.	Qe2	Bd7
12.	Ne5	Qc7
13.	Rfe1	Nc6
14.	Nb5	Qc8
15.	Rad1	Nxe5
16.	dxe5	Bxb5
17.	Bxb5	Nd5
18.	Rxd5	exd5
19.	Be7	Qe6
20.	Bxf8	Bxf8
21.	Ba4	Rc8
22.	Bb3	Rc5
23.	f4	Bh6
24.	g3	Qb6
25.	Kg2	Qb4
26.	e6	Qe4+
27.	Qxe4	dxe4
28.	e7	Rc8
29.	Rd1	Re8
30.	Rd8

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;