Wednesday, November 22, 2017

White to play and win.

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BDRichardson (1300) vs. syahir94 (1330)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.e4d6
2.d4Nf6
3.Nc3a6
4.Nf3b5
5.Bg5b4
6.Ne2Nxe4
7.Qd3Bf5
8.Qc4Nxg5
9.Nxg5e6
10.O-O-OQxg5+
11.f4Qd8
12.Qxb4d5
13.Qa4+c6
14.Ng3Bg6
15.Bd3Bxd3
16.Rxd3Qc7
17.f5exf5
18.Re1+Be7
19.Nxf5Qf4+
20.Rde3O-O
21.Nxe7+Kh8
22.g3Qg5
23.Nxc6Re8
24.Ne5Re7
25.Nxf7+
 

Monday, November 20, 2017

What is the best move for White?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1868) vs. john2001plus (1843)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e5
3.dxe5Ng4
4.Nf3Nc6
5.Bg5Be7
6.Bf4Bb4+
7.Nbd2Qe7
8.a3Ngxe5
9.Nxe5Nxe5
10.e3Bxd2+
11.Qxd2d6
12.Qd4O-O
13.Be2b6
14.Bxe5dxe5
15.Qd5c6
16.Qd2Bf5
17.Bf3Rfd8
18.Qc3Rd3
19.Qb4c5
20.Qb5Bd7
21.Qa6Bc8
22.Qb5Rb8
23.Bd5a6
24.Qa4b5
25.Qc2Bf5
26.e4bxc4
27.Bxc4
 

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

What is the best move for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
GoKnight (1475) vs. john2001plus (1702)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Bb4+
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-OBxc3
8.bxc3d6
9.Qc2Be4
10.Qa4Nbd7
11.Nd2Bxg2
12.Kxg2e5
13.e3Re8
14.Bb2Qe7
15.Ba3c5
16.Bb2exd4
17.cxd4cxd4
18.exd4Qe2
19.Rad1Qh5
20.Rde1Qf5
21.Qb3Ne4
22.Qc2Nxg3
23.Qxf5Nxf5
 

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
GoKnight (1475) vs. john2001plus (1702)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Bb4+
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-OBxc3
8.bxc3d6
9.Qc2Be4
10.Qa4Nbd7
11.Nd2Bxg2
12.Kxg2e5
13.e3Re8
14.Bb2Qe7
15.Ba3c5
16.Bb2exd4
17.cxd4cxd4
18.exd4Qe2
19.Rad1Qh5
20.Rde1Qf5
21.Qb3Ne4
22.Qc2Nxg3
23.Qxf5Nxf5
24.Nf3Nf6
25.d5Ne4
26.Rd1Rac8
27.Rc1Re7
28.Rc2Rec7
29.Rfc1b5
30.c5Rxc5
31.Rxc5Rxc5
32.Rxc5Nxc5
33.Nd4Nxd4
34.Bxd4a6
35.Kf3f5
36.Kf4g6
37.Bf6Kf7
38.Bd8Nd3+
39.Ke3Nb4
40.Bc7Nxd5+
 

Friday, November 10, 2017

What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of putz (1832) vs. john2001plus (1871)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.e3c5
4.Bd3d5
5.b3Be7
6.Bb2O-O
7.Nbd2b6
8.O-ONc6
9.Ne5Bb7
10.a3Rc8
11.f4cxd4
12.exd4Nxe5
13.fxe5Ne4
14.Bxe4dxe4
15.Re1Qc7
16.c4f5
17.exf6 e.p.Bd6
18.fxg7Bxh2+
19.Kh1Qxg7
20.Qe2Bg3
21.Kg1Bf2+
22.Qxf2Rxf2
23.Kxf2Rf8+
24.Kg1e3
25.Re2exd2
 

Monday, November 6, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.Nf3O-O
8.Bd3h6
9.O-Oc5
10.Nb5a6
11.Nd6cxd4
12.Re1Nc6
13.Rc1Ndxe5
14.Nxc8Nxf3+
15.Qxf3Raxc8
16.c4dxc3 e.p.
17.Rxc3Qf6
18.Qxf6gxf6
19.Bc2f5
20.g4Nd4
21.Bd1f4
22.Rh3Rc1
23.Rxh6Nf3+
 

Mate in 2

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+9
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.Nf3O-O
8.Bd3h6
9.O-Oc5
10.Nb5a6
11.Nd6cxd4
12.Re1Nc6
13.Rc1Ndxe5
14.Nxc8Nxf3+
15.Qxf3Raxc8
16.c4dxc3 e.p.
17.Rxc3Qf6
18.Qxf6gxf6
19.Bc2f5
20.g4Nd4
21.Bd1f4
22.Rh3Rc1
23.Kf1Kg7
24.Rd3Nc6
25.h4Rc8
26.g5hxg5
27.hxg5Nb4
28.Rb3Rc8c4
29.a3Rd4
30.axb4Rdxd1
31.Rxd1Rxd1+
32.Ke2Rc1
33.b5a5
34.b6Rc6
35.Rb5Kg6
36.Rxa5Rxb6
37.Ra2Kxg5
38.f3e5
39.Kd3Rb3+
40.Ke2e4
41.fxe4dxe4
42.Ra5+Kg4
43.Re5Rxb2+
44.Kf1Kf3
45.Kg1Rb1+
46.Kh2e3
47.Rh5e2
48.Rh3+Kg4
49.Rg3+fxg3+
50.Kg2Rb2
51.Kg1e1=Q#
 

Friday, November 3, 2017

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1803) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1847)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4d5
4.Bg5Be7
5.e3dxc4
6.Bxc4O-O
7.Nc3Nc6
8.O-Ob6
9.Rc1Bb7
10.e4Na5
11.Bd3Nd5
12.exd5Bxg5
13.Nxg5Qxg5
14.b4f5
15.bxa5bxa5
16.f4Qg6
17.Qf3Rad8
18.Rfe1Rfe8
19.Qg3Qxg3
20.hxg3Bxd5
21.Nxd5Rxd5
22.Bc4Rxd4
23.Bxe6+Kh8
24.Bxf5Rf8
25.Rxc7g6
26.Bb1Rd2
27.Ree7Rb8
28.Rxh7+Kg8
29.Rcg7+Kf8
30.Rh8+Kxg7
31.Rxb8Kh6
32.Rb7a4
33.Kh2a5
34.f5gxf5
35.Bxf5Kg5
36.Bb1a3
37.Rb5+Kg4
38.Bg6Rxg2+
39.Kxg2a4
40.Bh5#
 

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Mate in 2.

ICC tourney 1330 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. capatal1 (1362)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bg4
5.Bg5Nbd7
6.e3h6
7.Bh4e6
8.h3Bh5
9.Bd3Be7
10.g4Bg6
11.Bxg6fxg6
12.Qc2Kf7
13.O-O-ONh7
14.Bg3g5
15.d5e5
16.dxc6bxc6
17.Qf5+Nhf6
18.Ne4g6
19.Qe6+Kg7
20.Nxe5dxe5
21.Nxf6Nc5
22.Nh5+Kf8
23.Qxg6Rg8
24.Qxh6+Kf7
25.Qh7+Kf8
26.Bxe5Qc8
27.Bg7+Rxg7
28.Qxg7+Ke8
29.Qg8+Bf8
30.Qg6+Ke7
31.Qxg5+Ke8
32.Qg6+Ke7
33.Qh7+Ke6
34.Nf4+Ke5
35.Qf7Ke4
36.Nh5Nd3+
37.Rxd3Kxd3
38.Rd1+Ke2
39.Ng3#