Chess Level 1: October 2017

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of TheBlackVeil (1363) vs. john2001plus (1724)


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+3

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Qc2	d5
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	Nf3	cxd4
8.	exd4	h6
9.	Bh4	Nc6
10.	Bd3	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	Nxd4
12.	Nxd4	Qxd4
13.	Bxf6	Qxc4
14.	a3	Ba5
15.	Be7	Re8
16.	Bb4	Bxb4
17.	axb4	Qxb4
18.	O-O	Bd7
19.	Rfd1	Bc6
20.	Ra3	Red8
21.	Re1	Rd4
22.	Rb3	Qc4
23.	Ra3	b5
24.	b3	Qc5
25.	b4	Rxb4
26.	Qe2	Rc4
27.	Nb1	Rc2
28.	Qf1	b4
29.	Ra1	Bb5

Sunday, October 15, 2017

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of BDRichardson (1179) vs. ami22-2000 (1147)


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(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+	Qd3
39.	Bxd3+	e4
40.	Bxe4+	Rf5
41.	Bxf5#

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analyisis of ChessDude9856 (1180) vs. john2001plus (1770)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	Nf3	O-O
7.	O-O	Re8
8.	Re1	Rxe1+
9.	Qxe1	Bg4
10.	Nbd2	Nbd7
11.	b4	c6
12.	Bb2	Qc7
13.	Qd1	Bxh2+
14.	Kh1	Bf4
15.	Qc2	Bxd2
16.	Nxd2	Qf4
17.	Kg1	Re8
18.	Nb3	Ne4
19.	Bxe4	Rxe4
20.	f3	Bxf3
21.	gxf3	Qg3+
22.	Qg2	Qxg2+
23.	Kxg2	Re2+
24.	Kg3	Rxb2
25.	Re1	Kf8
26.	Nc5	Nxc5
27.	bxc5	Rxa2
28.	Rb1	Ra6
29.	Rxb7	g6
30.	Kf4	h6
31.	Ke5	Kg7
32.	Kd6	h5
33.	Rc7	h4
34.	Rb7	g5
35.	Rb1	f5
36.	Kc7	h3
37.	Rh1	g4
38.	fxg4	fxg4
39.	Rg1	h2
40.	Rxg4+	Kf6
41.	Rh4	Ra2
42.	Kxc6	Kg5
43.	Rh3	Ra6+
44.	Kxd5	Rh6
45.	Rxh2	Rxh2
46.	c6	Rh3
47.	c4	Rh8
48.	c7	a5
49.	Kc5	a4
50.	d5	a3
51.	d6	a2
52.	d7	a1=Q
53.	c8=Q	Qa5+
54.	Kd4	Rh4+
55.	Ke3	Qa3+
56.	Kf2	Rh2+
57.	Kg1	Qg3+

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;