Chess Level 1: August 2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

What is the best move for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1774) vs. canary2016 (1588)


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-3

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bf5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Qb3	b6
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	Ne5	Bd6
8.	e4	Nxe4
9.	Bb5+	c6
10.	Nxc6	Nxc6
11.	Bxc6+	Bd7
12.	Bxa8	Qxa8
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Nxd5	Be6
15.	f3	Bxd5

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
trykket (1860) vs. john2001plus (1788)


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3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	c5
6.	O-O	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	Bxg2
8.	Kxg2	Nc6
9.	Nc3	Bc5
10.	Nxc6	dxc6
11.	Bf4	Nh5
12.	Bd2	O-O
13.	Qc2	f5
14.	a3	Qf6
15.	Rad1	f4
16.	Ne4	f3+
17.	exf3	Qxf3+
18.	Kg1	Be7
19.	Bc3	h6
20.	Rd7	Bf6
21.	Bxf6	Nxf6
22.	Nxf6+	Rxf6
23.	Rfd1	Raf8
24.	Rd1d2	Qg4
25.	Rxa7	e5
26.	Rdd7	Rf6f7
27.	Rxf7	Rxf7
28.	Ra8+	Rf8
29.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
30.	Qb3	Qd4
31.	a4	e4
32.	Qb4+	Kf7
33.	b3	Qc5
34.	Qxc5	bxc5
35.	a5	Ke6
36.	a6

White to play.

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john2001plus (1809) vs. lngstone (1699)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bf5
3.	c4	e6
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Qb3	Nc6
6.	Nc3	Nb4
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Ne5	Qxd4
9.	Qxf7+	Kd8
10.	Qxf8#

Monday, August 28, 2017

White to play and win.

Hastings, Hastings
Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt


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-2

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Bb4+
7.	Nc3	d5
8.	exd5	Nxd5
9.	O-O	Be6
10.	Bg5	Be7
11.	Bxd5	Bxd5
12.	Nxd5	Qxd5
13.	Bxe7	Nxe7
14.	Re1	f6
15.	Qe2	Qd7
16.	Rac1	c6
17.	d5	cxd5
18.	Nd4	Kf7
19.	Ne6	Rhc8
20.	Qg4	g6
21.	Ng5+	Ke8
22.	Rxe7+	Kf8
23.	Rf7+	Kg8
24.	Rg7+	Kh8
25.	Rxh7+	Kg8
26.	Rg7+	Kh8
27.	Qh4+	Kxg7
28.	Qh7+	Kf8
29.	Qh8+	Ke7
30.	Qg7+	Ke8
31.	Qg8+	Ke7
32.	Qf7+	Kd8
33.	Qf8+	Qe8
34.	Nf7+	Kd7
35.	Qd6#

Sunday, August 27, 2017

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1300 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analyze yoshi (1736) vs. Zephyr (1550)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	Nc6
7.	Bd3	h6
8.	Bxf6	Qxf6
9.	O-O	dxc4
10.	Bxc4	Bd6
11.	Ne4	Qg6
12.	Nxd6	cxd6
13.	Bd3	Qf6
14.	Rc1	e5
15.	d5	Ne7
16.	Qb3	Rb8
17.	Nd2	Bf5
18.	Rc7	Bxd3
19.	Qxd3	Rfc8
20.	Rfc1	Rxc7
21.	Rxc7	Rc8
22.	Qc4	Rxc7
23.	Qxc7	Nxd5
24.	Qxb7	Nb6
25.	Ne4	Qf5
26.	f3	d5
27.	Qxa7	Nc8
28.	Qc7	dxe4
29.	fxe4	Qe6

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1300 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analyze yoshi (1736) vs. Zephyr (1550)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	Nc6
7.	Bd3	h6
8.	Bxf6	Qxf6
9.	O-O	dxc4
10.	Bxc4	Bd6
11.	Ne4	Qg6
12.	Nxd6	cxd6
13.	Bd3	Qf6
14.	Rc1	e5
15.	d5	Ne7
16.	Qb3	Rb8
17.	Nd2	Bf5
18.	Rc7	Bxd3
19.	Qxd3	Rfc8
20.	Rfc1	Rxc7
21.	Rxc7	Rc8
22.	Qc4	Rxc7
23.	Qxc7	Nxd5
24.	Qxb7	Nb6
25.	Ne4	Qf5
26.	f3	d5
27.	Qxa7	dxe4
28.	Qxb6	exf3
29.	gxf3	Qxf3
30.	Qb8+	Kh7
31.	Qxe5	Qd1+
32.	Kf2	Qd2+
33.	Kf3	Qd1+
34.	Ke4	Qa4+
35.	Kd3	Qxa2
36.	Kc3	Kh8
37.	Qe8+	Kh7
38.	Qe4+	Kg8
39.	b4	Qa3+
40.	Kc4	Kf8
41.	Kb5	Qa2
42.	Qd4	Kg8
43.	h4	Qe2+
44.	Kc6	Qf3+
45.	Kc7	Qf5
46.	e4	Qf4+
47.	Qd6	Qxe4
48.	b5	Qxh4
49.	Qd8+	Qxd8+
50.	Kxd8	f5
51.	b6

Saturday, August 26, 2017

What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1841) vs. KingsBishop (1708)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	g3	d5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bg2	e5
4.	d3	Nf6
5.	O-O	Be7
6.	c4	Be6
7.	cxd5	Bxd5
8.	Nc3	Be6
9.	Bd2	O-O
10.	Rc1	Nd5
11.	Ne4	f5
12.	Nc5	Bc8
13.	Qb3	b6
14.	Nxe5	Nxe5
15.	Bxd5+	Kh8
16.	Bxa8	Bxc5
17.	Bf4	Ng6
18.	Be3	Bxe3
19.	fxe3	Qe7
20.	e4	f4
21.	Qc3	Bh3
22.	Rf2	Rxa8
23.	gxf4	Nxf4
24.	Qxc7	Qg5+
25.	Kh1	Bg2+
26.	Kg1	Bh3+
27.	Kh1	Bg2+
28.	Kg1	Nh3#

Thursday, August 24, 2017

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of kasparov57349 (1940) vs. john2001plus (1834)


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8

(black 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	Bb6
11.	Bg5	Re8
12.	Nbd4	Nc5
13.	Nb3	Nce4
14.	Bh4	Qd6
15.	Bg3	Nxg3
16.	hxg3	Qxg3
17.	Nbd4	Qg4

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Black to play and win.

?, New Whiteland IN
Chess Analysis Italian Game vs. ?


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8

-4

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Nf6
4.	Ng5	d5
5.	exd5	Na5
6.	d3	h6
7.	Nf3	e4
8.	Qe2	Nxc4
9.	dxc4	Bc5
10.	O-O	O-O
11.	Nfd2	Bg4
12.	Qe1	Qd7
13.	Nb3	Bf3
14.	Nxc5	Qg4
15.	g3	Qh3

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

What is the fastest way for White to win?

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Analysis of BDRichardson (1179) vs. ami22-2000 (1147)


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1

(white to move)

1.	e4	a6
2.	d4	c5
3.	d5	b6
4.	Nf3	d6
5.	Nc3	e5
6.	a3	Nf6
7.	Be3	h6
8.	g3	Bg4
9.	Bg2	Nbd7
10.	Nb1	Nxe4
11.	Nbd2	Nef6
12.	c4	b5
13.	b3	Qa5
14.	O-O	Qc3
15.	Qc1	b4
16.	axb4	cxb4
17.	Qb1	a5
18.	Ne4	Nxe4
19.	Qxe4	Bxf3
20.	Bxf3	Qxb3
21.	Rab1	Qc3
22.	Rfc1	Qa3
23.	Ra1	Qb3
24.	Bd1	Qb2
25.	Rab1	Qa3
26.	f4	Be7
27.	fxe5	Nxe5
28.	Bf4	f6
29.	Bxe5	dxe5
30.	Qg6+	Kf8
31.	Qe4	Re8
32.	c5	Bxc5+
33.	Rxc5	f5
34.	Qxf5+	Kg8
35.	Bb3	a4
36.	Ra5	Rf8
37.	Qe6+	Kh7
38.	Rxa4	Rf1+
39.	Kxf1	Rf8+
40.	Kg2	Re8
41.	Bc2+	g6
42.	Qxg6+	Kh8
43.	Qh7#

Saturday, August 12, 2017

White to play and mate in 3 moves.

G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John vs. Bemke, James


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Nbd7
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	b5
8.	Bd3	Bb7
9.	e4	Be7
10.	e5	Nd5
11.	Ne4	a6
12.	O-O	c5
13.	dxc5	Nxc5
14.	Nxc5	Bxc5
15.	Bg5	Qb6
16.	Rc1	O-O
17.	Bb1	h6
18.	Qd3	f5
19.	exf6 e.p.	hxg5
20.	Qh7+	Kf7
21.	Qg6+	Kg8
22.	Qxg7#

White to play and win.

G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John vs. Bemke, James


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Nbd7
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	b5
8.	Bd3	Bb7
9.	e4	Be7
10.	e5	Nd5
11.	Ne4	a6
12.	O-O	c5
13.	dxc5	Nxc5
14.	Nxc5	Bxc5
15.	Bg5	Qb6
16.	Rc1	O-O
17.	Bb1	h6
18.	Qd3	f5
19.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
20.	Bxf6	Rxf6
21.	Qh7+	Kf8
22.	Ne5	Rxf2
23.	Rxc5	Rxf1+
24.	Kxf1	Rd8
25.	Qh8+	Ke7
26.	Qxg7+	Kd6
27.	b4	Bc6
28.	Be4	Rc8
29.	Ng6	Re8
30.	Qd4+	Kc7
31.	Qc3	Qb7
32.	Rxc6+	Kd8
33.	Qd4+	Qd7
34.	Qb6+	Qc7
35.	Qxc7#

What is the best continuation for White?

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john2001plus (1847) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1699)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e3	c5
6.	Nc3	cxd4
7.	exd4	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	O-O
9.	O-O	Nc6
10.	Re1	h6
11.	Bf4	Nd5
12.	Bxd5	exd5
13.	Qb3	Bb4
14.	Qxd5	Qxd5
15.	Nxd5	Bxe1
16.	Rxe1	Bg4
17.	Ne5	Nxe5
18.	dxe5	Be6
19.	Nc3	g5
20.	Be3	a6
21.	h4	gxh4
22.	Bxh6	Rfd8
23.	Bg5	Rd4
24.	a3	Rg4
25.	Ne4	Kh7
26.	f3	Rxe4
27.	Rxe4	h3
28.	g4	Rc8
29.	Re2

Friday, August 11, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC 15 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1946) vs. yoshi (2062)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	Nc3	b6
6.	a3	Bxc3
7.	Bxc3	Ne4
8.	Rc1	Bb7
9.	e3	O-O
10.	Bd3	f5
11.	O-O	d6
12.	b4	Nd7
13.	Nd2	Nxc3
14.	Rxc3	a5
15.	b5	Qg5
16.	Nf3	Qf6
17.	Bb1	Rae8
18.	Re1	e5
19.	dxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nd4	Qg5
21.	f3	Rf6
22.	Qe2	f4
23.	Ba2	Kh8
24.	Bb1	fxe3
25.	Kh1	g6
26.	Rxe3	Rf4
27.	Rd1	Rh4
28.	h3	Kg7
29.	Qf2	Ng4
30.	fxg4	Rxe3
31.	Kg1	Bxg2
32.	Qxg2	Qe7
33.	Rd3	Rhxh3
34.	Rxe3	Qxe3+
35.	Kf1	Qc1+
36.	Kf2	Qd2+
37.	Ne2	Re3
38.	Qf1	Re7
39.	Qe1	Qe3+
40.	Kf1	Qh3+
41.	Kf2	Re3
42.	a4	Qf3+
43.	Kg1	Rxe2
44.	Qf1	Qg3+

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1779) vs. yoshi (2039)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	Bb7
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Bd3	d6
8.	O-O	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	Ne4
10.	Be1	f5
11.	Nd2	Nxd2
12.	Qxd2	Nd7
13.	f4	Nf6
14.	Bh4	Qe8
15.	Bxf6	Rxf6
16.	Rac1	c5
17.	Qc2	Rc8
18.	Be2	d5
19.	Bf3	cxd4
20.	Qd3	Ba6
21.	Qxd4	Bxc4
22.	Rfe1	Bxa2
23.	Rxc8	Qxc8
24.	Qa4	Bc4
25.	Qxa7	Qc5
26.	Qb8+	Rf8
27.	Qe5	Kf7
28.	Ra1	b5
29.	Ra6	Re8
30.	g4	b4
31.	Rd6	g6
32.	Rd7+	Re7
33.	Rd8	Bd3
34.	Rh8	Qc1+
35.	Kg2	Qf1+
36.	Kg3	Qe1+
37.	Kh3	Bf1+
38.	Bg2	fxg4+
39.	Kxg4	Be2+
40.	Kg5	h6+
41.	Rxh6	Qf2
42.	Rh7+	Ke8
43.	Qb8+	Kd7
44.	Qb7+

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1294 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1755) vs. realityczech (1556)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d6
5.	Bg5	Bg4
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Be2	O-O
8.	h3	Bxf3
9.	Bxf3	c6
10.	O-O	e6
11.	Qb3	Qb6
12.	Rfd1	d5
13.	cxd5	Qxb3
14.	axb3	cxd5
15.	Bf4	a6
16.	Na4	Rfc8
17.	Rdc1	Bf8
18.	Be2	b5
19.	Nc3	Ne8
20.	e4	dxe4
21.	Nxe4	Nef6
22.	Nd6	Bxd6
23.	Bxd6	Rxc1+
24.	Rxc1	Nd5
25.	Bf3	Nd7b6
26.	Rc6	f6
27.	Bc5	Nd7
28.	Rxe6	Nxc5
29.	dxc5	Rd8
30.	Rxa6	f5
31.	Ra8	Rxa8
32.	Bxd5+

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1294 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
smgsmg21 (1204) vs. yoshi (1754)


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8

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	d3	d5
4.	b3	d4
5.	Ne4	Nxe4
6.	dxe4	Qh4
7.	Qc2	Bb4+
8.	Bd2	Bxd2+
9.	Qxd2	Qxe4
10.	Nf3	Nc6
11.	g3	O-O
12.	Bg2	Qf5
13.	O-O	Re8
14.	Nh4	Qf6
15.	e3	g5
16.	Nf3	Bg4
17.	Ne1	Rad8
18.	Nd3	e4
19.	Nc5	Bf3
20.	Nxb7	Bxg2
21.	Kxg2	Qf3+
22.	Kg1	Ne5
23.	Nxd8	Qh5
24.	f4	Nf3+
25.	Rxf3	exf3
26.	Qxd4	Qh3
27.	Qd2	Rxe3
28.	Rf1	Re2
29.	Rf2	Rxd2
30.	Rxd2	gxf4
31.	gxf4	Qg4+
32.	Kf2	Qg2+
33.	Ke3	Qg4
34.	Rf2	Qc8
35.	Nc6	Qe8+
36.	Ne5	f6

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1294 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of BIRDSMAN (1121) vs. EEJ (1626)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	Be3	Bg7
7.	f3	O-O
8.	Qd2	Nc6
9.	Bc4	a6
10.	a4	Nxd4
11.	Bxd4	Be6
12.	Bb3	Rc8
13.	Nd5	Nxd5
14.	exd5	Bf5
15.	Bxg7	Kxg7
16.	g4	Bd7
17.	Qd4+	f6
18.	h4	b5
19.	h5	bxa4
20.	Bxa4	Bxa4
21.	Qxa4	g5
22.	c3	Qb6
23.	Qc2	Rb8
24.	Rb1	Qc5
25.	Qe4	Rf7
26.	f4	Rb5
27.	c4	Rb3
28.	Ke2	Qb4
29.	fxg5	Rxb2+
30.	Rxb2	Qxb2+
31.	Kd3	Qb3+
32.	Kd2	Qb4+
33.	Kd3	Qa3+
34.	Kd2	fxg5
35.	Qd4+	Kg8
36.	Qe3	Qa2+
37.	Kd3	Qb3+
38.	Kd2	Qxc4
39.	Rc1	Qxd5+
40.	Ke2	Qg2+
41.	Kd1	Rf1+
42.	Qe1	Rxe1+
43.	Kxe1	Qxg4

Sunday, August 6, 2017

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1833) vs. atomen (1652)


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-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	e6
4.	e3	Nd7
5.	Nc3	Ngf6
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	b5
8.	Bd3	Bb7
9.	e4	b4
10.	Na4	c5
11.	e5	Nd5
12.	O-O	cxd4
13.	Re1	a6
14.	Nxd4	g6
15.	Qg4	Qa5
16.	b3	Nc5
17.	Nxc5	Bxc5
18.	Qh4	Rd8
19.	Nf3	Nc3
20.	Bc4	O-O
21.	Bh6	Bxf3
22.	Qf6	Bxf2+
23.	Kh1	Qxe5
24.	Rxe5	Rd1+
25.	Rxd1	Bxg2+
26.	Kxg2	Nxd1
27.	Qg7#

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Mate in 3.

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Khalid_Alig (1823) vs. natalia6 (1703)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	c5
3.	d5	e6
4.	Nc3	exd5
5.	cxd5	d6
6.	e4	g6
7.	Nf3	Bg7
8.	Bb5+	Bd7
9.	Bxd7+	Nbxd7
10.	O-O	O-O
11.	a4	Re8
12.	Qc2	a6
13.	Bf4	Qc7
14.	a5	Nh5
15.	Bd2	Nhf6
16.	Rfe1	Re7
17.	g3	Rae8
18.	Kg2	c4
19.	Ra4	Nc5
20.	Rxc4	Qxa5
21.	Na4	Qd8
22.	Nxc5	dxc5
23.	Bg5	h6
24.	Bxf6	Bxf6
25.	Rxc5	Qb6
26.	b3	Kg7
27.	Rc4	g5
28.	Qd3	Qd6
29.	Nd4	Bxd4
30.	Qxd4+	f6
31.	f3	Re5
32.	Rec1	Re8e7
33.	Qc5	Qxc5
34.	Rxc5	Rd7
35.	Rc7	Ree7
36.	Rxd7	Rxd7
37.	b4	Kg6
38.	Kf2	f5
39.	Ke3	Kf6
40.	Kd4	h5
41.	e5+	Ke7
42.	Rc5	Ke8
43.	e6	Rd8
44.	Ke5	Ke7
45.	Rc7+	Ke8
46.	d6	h4
47.	Rh7	Rxd6
48.	Kxd6	Kf8
49.	Rf7+	Kg8
50.	Ke5	hxg3
51.	Kf6	g2
52.	e7	g1=Q
53.	e8=Q#

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1835) vs. Crimson_Spark (1593)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	d4	Bb7
3.	c4	e6
4.	a3	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Be7
6.	Bg5	d6
7.	e3	Nbd7
8.	Bd3	O-O
9.	O-O	h6
10.	Bh4	Ne8
11.	Bg3	f5
12.	b4	a5
13.	Qc2	Nef6
14.	d5	exd5
15.	Bxf5	dxc4
16.	Be6+	Kh8
17.	Nh4	g5
18.	Ng6+	Kg7
19.	Nxf8	Nxf8
20.	Bxc4

Black to play and win.

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wiseone22 (1810) vs. john2001plus (1840)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	h3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nc6
8.	c3	Re8
9.	Bg5	h6
10.	Bh4	g5
11.	Bg3	Bxg3
12.	fxg3	g4
13.	Nh4	Qd6
14.	Nf5	Bxf5
15.	Bxf5	Qxg3
16.	hxg4	Qe3+
17.	Kh2	Ne4
18.	Qf3	Ng5
19.	Qxe3	Rxe3
20.	Nd2	Rae8
21.	Nf3	Nxf3+
22.	Rxf3	Rxf3
23.	gxf3	Re2+
24.	Kg3	Rxb2
25.	Re1	Rxa2
26.	Re8+	Kg7
27.	Bc8	Rb2
28.	Bd7	Na5
29.	Rc8	c6
30.	Rc7	Kf6
31.	Be8	Kg7
32.	Rxf7+	Kg8
33.	Kf4	Re2
34.	Kf5	Rxe8
35.	Kf6	Rf8

Tuesday, August 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

-5

(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	Rxe5
19.	Nf6+	Kg7
20.	Nxd7	Rxd5
21.	Qa4	Rd8
22.	Ne5	Rxe5
23.	Qxa7

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1291 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1766) vs. weakfish (1374)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Qb6
6.	Ne5	Qxb3
7.	axb3	Nbd7
8.	Nxg4	Nxg4
9.	cxd5	cxd5
10.	Bb5	Ngf6
11.	Nc3	a6
12.	O-O	e6
13.	Bd2	Be7
14.	Rfc1	O-O
15.	Bf1	Rac8
16.	Bd3	h6
17.	e4	dxe4
18.	Nxe4	Rfd8
19.	Rxc8	Rxc8
20.	Rc1	Rxc1+
21.	Bxc1	Kf8
22.	Bf4	Nd5
23.	Bd6	Ke8
24.	Kf1	b5
25.	g3	Nd7f6
26.	Bxe7	Kxe7
27.	Nc5	Nc7
28.	Ke2	Nfd5
29.	f4	Kd6
30.	Nb7+	Kd7
31.	Nc5+	Kc6
32.	f5	exf5
33.	Bxf5	Ne7
34.	Be4+	Kb6
35.	Kd3	f5
36.	Bg2	Ned5
37.	Ne6	Nb4+
38.	Kc3	Na2+
39.	Kd2	Nxe6

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;