Chess Level 1: September 2017

Friday, September 29, 2017

White to play.

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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	Ba2
33.	Kd4	Bb3
34.	Ng8+	Kf8
35.	Nxh6	Kg7
36.	g5

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Checkmate in 2 moves.

ICC tourney 1315 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1705) vs. itemsfront (1459)


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7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	cxd4
5.	Qxd4	e6
6.	e4	Be7
7.	Bb5+	Bd7
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	d6	Bxb5
10.	dxe7	Qxe7
11.	Nxb5	Rd8
12.	Qa4	a6
13.	O-O	Nc6
14.	Nc3	b5
15.	Qc2	Rac8
16.	Bg5	b4
17.	e5	bxc3
18.	exf6	gxf6
19.	Be3	Nb4
20.	Qe2	cxb2
21.	Qxb2	Rc2
22.	Qb1	Rdc8
23.	Nd4	Rc2c4
24.	a3	Nc2
25.	Nxc2	Rxc2
26.	Rc1	Rxc1+
27.	Bxc1	f5
28.	Be3	Qf6
29.	Qf1	f4
30.	Qxa6	Qxa1+
31.	Qf1	Qxf1+
32.	Kxf1	fxe3
33.	fxe3	Kf8
34.	Ke2	Ra8
35.	Kf3	Rxa3
36.	g4	Kg7
37.	h4	Kg6
38.	Kf4	e5+
39.	Ke4	f6
40.	Kf3	Ra4
41.	Kg3	h5
42.	g5	fxg5
43.	hxg5	Kxg5
44.	Kf3	Kf5
45.	Kf2	Ke4
46.	Ke2	Ra3
47.	Kf2	Rxe3
48.	Kg2	Rf3
49.	Kh2	Kf4
50.	Kg2	e4
51.	Kh2	e3
52.	Kg1	Kg3
53.	Kh1	Rf1#

Saturday, September 23, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of 5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848)


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-6

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bf4	c5
3.	c3	cxd4
4.	cxd4	Qb6
5.	Nf3	Qxb2
6.	Nbd2	Nc6
7.	e3	Nb4
8.	Rc1	Nfd5
9.	Nc4	Qxa2
10.	Bd3	Nxd3+
11.	Qxd3	b5
12.	Nce5	Nb4
13.	Qc3	e6
14.	O-O	f6
15.	Nd3	a5
16.	Nc5	Nd5
17.	Qd3	Bxc5
18.	Rxc5	O-O
19.	Bd6	Re8
20.	e4	Ne7
21.	Rfc1	Nc6
22.	Rh5	Bb7
23.	Re1	b4
24.	e5	f5
25.	Rxh7	Kxh7
26.	Ng5+	Kg8
27.	Qh3	Ne7
28.	Qh7+	Kf8
29.	Qh8#

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of 5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bf4	c5
3.	c3	cxd4
4.	cxd4	Qb6
5.	Nf3	Qxb2
6.	Nbd2	Nc6
7.	e3	Nb4
8.	Rc1	Nfd5
9.	Nc4	Qxa2
10.	Bd3	Nxd3+
11.	Qxd3	b5
12.	Nce5	Nb4
13.	Qc3	e6
14.	O-O	f6
15.	Nd3	a5
16.	Nc5	Nd5
17.	Qd3	Bxc5
18.	Rxc5	O-O
19.	Bd6	Re8
20.	e4	Ne7
21.	Rfc1	Nc6
22.	Rh5	Bb7
23.	Re1	b4
24.	e5	f5
25.	Rxh7	Kxh7
26.	Ng5+	Kg6
27.	Qg3	Qc2
28.	Nxe6+	Kf7
29.	Nc7	Nxd4
30.	Nxe8	Ne2+
31.	Rxe2	Qd1+
32.	Re1	Qxe1#

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of 5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bf4	c5
3.	c3	cxd4
4.	cxd4	Qb6
5.	Nf3	Qxb2
6.	Nbd2	Nc6
7.	e3	Nb4
8.	Rc1	Nfd5
9.	Nc4	Qxa2
10.	Bd3	Nxd3+
11.	Qxd3	b5
12.	Nce5	Nb4
13.	Qc3	e6
14.	O-O	f6
15.	Nd3	a5
16.	Nc5	Nd5
17.	Qd3	Bxc5
18.	Rxc5	O-O
19.	Bd6	Re8
20.	e4	Ne7
21.	Rfc1	Nc6
22.	Rh5	Bb7
23.	Re1	b4
24.	e5	f5
25.	Rxh7	Kxh7
26.	Ng5+	Kg6
27.	Qg3	Qc2
28.	Nxe6+	Kf7
29.	Nc7	Nxd4
30.	Qg5	Qc3
31.	Rf1	Nf3+
32.	gxf3	Qxf3

White to play.

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5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848)


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-5

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bf4	c5
3.	c3	cxd4
4.	cxd4	Qb6
5.	Nf3	Qxb2
6.	Nbd2	Nc6
7.	e3	Nb4
8.	Rc1	Nfd5
9.	Nc4	Qxa2
10.	Bd3	Nxd3+
11.	Qxd3	b5
12.	Nce5	Nb4
13.	Qc3	e6
14.	O-O	f6
15.	Nd3	a5
16.	Nc5	Nd5
17.	Qd3	Bxc5
18.	Rxc5	O-O
19.	Bd6	Re8
20.	e4	Ne7
21.	Rfc1	Nc6
22.	Rh5	g6
23.	Rh3	e5
24.	dxe5	Nxe5
25.	Nxe5	fxe5
26.	Qe3	Qe6
27.	Qh6	Qxd6
28.	Qxh7+	Kf8
29.	Rf3+	Qf6
30.	Rxf6#

Friday, September 22, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1150 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Silhouettes (2367) vs. Yoshi (1673)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bg5	c5
3.	Bxf6	exf6
4.	d5	Qb6
5.	Nd2	Qxb2
6.	e4	d6
7.	Rb1	Qxa2
8.	Nc4	Qa4
9.	Nxd6+	Bxd6
10.	Bb5+

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1250 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Tony1209 (1555) vs. Yoshi (1654)


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2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	fxe5
8.	dxe5	Bd7
9.	Be3	Qc7
10.	Nbd2	Nxe5
11.	Nxe5	Qxe5
12.	bxc5	Bxc5
13.	Nf3	Qxc3+
14.	Bd2	Qf6
15.	Rc1	Rc8
16.	Be2	Nh6
17.	O-O	O-O
18.	Bg5	Qg6
19.	Bd3	Qh5
20.	Rxc5	Rxc5
21.	Be7	Rcc8
22.	Bxf8	Rxf8
23.	Qb3	Ng4
24.	h3	Ne5
25.	Nxe5	Qxe5
26.	Qxb7	Bc8
27.	Qxa7	Qc3
28.	Be2	e5
29.	Bf3	e4
30.	Be2	d4
31.	Qe7	d3
32.	Bd1	Qd4
33.	Bb3+	Qc4
34.	Bxc4+	Be6
35.	Bxe6+	Rf7
36.	Qe8#

What is the best continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1312 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of xiaoqixia (1598) vs. mdknight (944)


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1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	f4	d6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	Bb5	Bd7
5.	O-O	a6
6.	Bxc6	Bxc6
7.	d3	e6
8.	c4	g6
9.	Nc3	Bg7
10.	Qc2	Ne7
11.	Be3	O-O
12.	d4	cxd4
13.	Nxd4	Bd7
14.	Kh1	f5
15.	Rad1	Rc8
16.	e5	d5
17.	cxd5	exd5
18.	Qb3	Re8
19.	Qxb7

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1312 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of xiaoqixia (1598) vs. mdknight (944)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	f4	d6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	Bb5	Bd7
5.	O-O	a6
6.	Bxc6	Bxc6
7.	d3	e6
8.	c4	g6
9.	Nc3	Bg7
10.	Qc2	Ne7
11.	Be3	O-O
12.	d4	cxd4
13.	Nxd4	Bd7
14.	Kh1	f5
15.	Rad1	Rc8
16.	e5	d5
17.	cxd5	exd5
18.	Qb3	Bc6
19.	Ne6	Qd7
20.	Nxf8	Kxf8
21.	Bc5	Kg8
22.	Bxe7	Qxe7
23.	Nxd5	Bxd5
24.	Qxd5+	Kh8
25.	Qd7	Qf8
26.	Qe6	h5
27.	Rd7	Kh7
28.	Rxb7	Re8
29.	Qxa6	Ra8
30.	Qc4	Rc8
31.	Qb3	Rd8
32.	a4	Qe8
33.	a5	Qc6
34.	Qa3	Rd2
35.	Qf3

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1312 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of xiaoqixia (1598) vs. mdknight (944)


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1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	f4	d6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	Bb5	Bd7
5.	O-O	a6
6.	Bxc6	Bxc6
7.	d3	e6
8.	c4	g6
9.	Nc3	Bg7
10.	Qc2	Ne7
11.	Be3	O-O
12.	d4	cxd4
13.	Nxd4	Bd7
14.	Kh1	f5
15.	Rad1	Rc8
16.	e5	d5
17.	cxd5	exd5
18.	Qb3	Bc6
19.	Ne6	Qd7
20.	Nxf8	Kxf8
21.	Bc5	Kg8
22.	Bxe7	Qxe7
23.	Nxd5	Bxd5
24.	Qxd5+	Kh8
25.	Qd7	Qf8
26.	Qe6	h5
27.	Rd7	Kh7
28.	Rxb7	Re8
29.	Qxa6	Ra8
30.	Qc4	Rc8
31.	Qb3	Rd8
32.	a4	Qe8
33.	a5	Qc6
34.	Qa3	Rd2
35.	Rxg7+	Kh6
36.	Rxg6+	Kxg6
37.	Qg3+	Kh6
38.	Qg5+	Kh7
39.	b4	Qb5
40.	Qxh5+	Kg7
41.	Qg5+	Kf7
42.	Qxf5+	Ke7
43.	Qf6+	Kd7
44.	e6+	Kd6
45.	Qe5+	Qxe5
46.	fxe5+	Kxe6
47.	Ra1	Rd8
48.	a6	Kxe5
49.	b5	Kd6
50.	Rd1+	Kc7
51.	Rxd8	Kxd8
52.	a7	Kc7
53.	a8=Q

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1310 (3 2), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of jasrom (2179) vs. xiaoqixia (1594)


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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	Nxe5	d6
4.	Nf3	Nxe4
5.	c4	Be7
6.	d3	Nf6
7.	Nc3	O-O
8.	d4	d5
9.	c5	Bf5
10.	Bd3	Bxd3
11.	Qxd3	Nc6
12.	O-O	Re8
13.	a3	a5
14.	b3	Qd7
15.	Be3	Ng4
16.	Rfe1	Nxe3
17.	fxe3	Bf6
18.	Rab1	h6
19.	b4	axb4
20.	axb4	Ne7
21.	b5	c6
22.	bxc6	bxc6
23.	e4	dxe4
24.	Nxe4	Nd5
25.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
26.	Ne5	Qd5
27.	Qc4	Rxe5
28.	Qxd5	Rxe1+
29.	Rxe1	Nxd5

Friday, September 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.	Rc7	Rf8
37.	Qe6+	Kh7
38.	Bc2+

Friday, September 8, 2017

Black to play and mate in 2

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JoeKempsey (1250) vs. john2001plus (1778)


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8

+13

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	O-O	c6
8.	Re1	Re8
9.	Bg5	h6
10.	Bxf6	Qxf6
11.	Qd2	Bg4
12.	Rad1	Nd7
13.	h3	Bf4
14.	Qd3	Bf5
15.	Ne4	dxe4
16.	Qa3	exf3
17.	Bxf3	Bxc2
18.	Rxe8+	Rxe8
19.	Rf1	Bb8
20.	Rc1	Qf4
21.	g3	Qxc1+
22.	Kg2	Qd2
23.	h4	Qxd4
24.	Kh3	Qxf2
25.	Bh1	Bf5+
26.	g4	Qh2#

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC 5 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Fiddler (1503) vs. Yoshi (1711)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	g6
3.	Nc3	d5
4.	Nf3	Bg7
5.	Bf4	c6
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Be2	Nbd7
8.	O-O	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Nb6
10.	Be2	Nbd5
11.	Rc1	Nxf4
12.	exf4	Nd5
13.	g3	Bh3
14.	Re1	e6
15.	Ne5	Rc8
16.	Qb3	Qb6
17.	Qxb6	Nxb6
18.	Ne4	Rfd8
19.	Red1	Bf5
20.	Nc5	Nd5
21.	Nxb7	Rf8
22.	Nxc6

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Black to play.

ICC 5 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Yoshi (1749) vs. Fiddler (1369)


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4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	c5
8.	O-O	cxd4
9.	Nxd4	a6
10.	a4	Qb6
11.	Qb3	Qxb3
12.	Bxb3	Bd7
13.	Rfd1	Nc6
14.	a5	Nxd4
15.	Rxd4	Rac8
16.	Rad1	Bc6
17.	Na4	Rfd8
18.	Nb6	Rxd4
19.	Rxd4	Rd8
20.	f3	Rxd4
21.	exd4	Bb4
22.	Kf2	Bxa5
23.	Nc4	Bb4
24.	Ne5	Bd5
25.	Ba4	b5
26.	Bc2	Kf8
27.	Ke3	Ke7
28.	g4	Nd7
29.	Nd3	Bd6
30.	h3	a5
31.	Bg5+	f6
32.	Bh4	g5
33.	Be1	b4
34.	Nc1	h6
35.	Nb3	a4
36.	Na5	a3
37.	bxa3	bxa3
38.	Bc3	a2
39.	Nb3	e5
40.	dxe5	Nxe5
41.	Na1	Nxf3
42.	Bb3	Bxb3
43.	Nxb3	Ne5
44.	Nd4	Nc4+
45.	Ke2	Be5
46.	Nc6+	Kd6
47.	Nxe5	fxe5
48.	Kd3	Kd5
49.	Kc2	e4
50.	Kb3	e3
51.	Kxa2	Ke4
52.	Kb3	Nd2+
53.	Bxd2	exd2
54.	Kc2	Ke3
55.	Kd1	Kd3
56.	h4	gxh4
57.	g5	h3
58.	gxh6	h2
59.	h7	h1=Q#

What is the best move for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Fiddler (1757) vs. Yoshi (2058)


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5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	e3	Bb7
7.	Be2	d6
8.	O-O	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	Ne4
10.	Be1	Nd7
11.	Nd2	Qg5
12.	Nxe4	Bxe4
13.	Bf3	f5
14.	g3	Nf6
15.	Rc1	c5
16.	Bc3	Bxf3
17.	Qxf3	Ne4
18.	dxc5	dxc5
19.	Rfd1	Rad8
20.	Be5	Qg4
21.	Qxg4	fxg4
22.	Rxd8	Rxd8
23.	Rc2	Ng5
24.	Kf1	Nf3
25.	Bc3	Nxh2+
26.	Ke2	Nf3
27.	Rc1	h5
28.	Rd1	Rxd1
29.	Kxd1	Kf7
30.	Ke2	g5
31.	Kd3	h4
32.	gxh4	gxh4
33.	Ke2	Kg6
34.	Kf1	h3
35.	b3	Kf5
36.	Bb2	Ke4
37.	Bf6	Kd3
38.	Bd8	Kc3
39.	Bc7	Kb2
40.	Bb8	Kxa2
41.	Bxa7	Kxb3
42.	Bxb6	Kxc4
43.	e4	Nd2+
44.	Kg1	Nxe4

Friday, September 1, 2017

White to play and mate in 2 moves.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1786) vs. stelou76 (1337)


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6
5
4
3
2
1

+16

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	d6
4.	d4	Bg4
5.	d5	Ne5
6.	Nxe5	Bxd1
7.	Bb5+	Qd7
8.	Bxd7+	Kd8
9.	Nxf7+	Kxd7
10.	Nxh8	Nf6
11.	Kxd1	Nxe4
12.	Ke2	g6
13.	Nf7	Bg7
14.	Ng5	Nf6
15.	Ne6	Rg8
16.	Nxg7	Rxg7
17.	Bh6	Rf7
18.	c4	Ne4
19.	f3	Nf6
20.	Nc3	Ng8
21.	Be3	Nf6
22.	Kd3	a6
23.	a4	Ne8
24.	Ne2	Nc7
25.	Nf4	Ke8
26.	Rhe1	Kd7
27.	Ne6	Rf6
28.	Nxc7	Kxc7
29.	Bg5	Rf7
30.	Rxe7+	Rxe7
31.	Bxe7	Kb6
32.	Bxd6	a5
33.	Bxc5+	Kxc5
34.	Re1	Kb4
35.	d6	Kxa4
36.	d7	Kb3
37.	d8=Q	a4
38.	Qb6+	Ka2
39.	Qa5	b5
40.	cxb5	Kb3
41.	Ra1	Kxb2
42.	Qc3#

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;