White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -2

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qb1 Rc8 13. a3 Nc6 14. e4 Bb3 15. Rd3 Na5 16. Nd2 Bd1 17. b4 Nc6 18. Bb2 Ba4 19. d5 Bb5 20. Re3 a5 21. Nf3 exd5 22. exd5 Na7 23. Nd4 Bf6 24. Nf5 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qd1 Be2 28. Qd2 Qe5 29. Re1 Qxf5 30. Qxe2 axb4 31. axb4 Rd8 32. Qe7 Rd7 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. g4 Qxg4 35. h3 Qxb4 36. Re3 Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Rd6 38. Rg3+ Kh6 39. Qf8+ Kh5 40. Bf3+

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Coupra (1990) vs. John2001plus (1785)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +15

(black to move) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. e4 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Qb3 Nb4 8. Bf1 Be6 9. Qc3 Nb8c6 10. a3 Rc8 11. Bb5 Qd5 12. axb4 Qxh1 13. Rxa7 Qxg1+ 14. Ke2 Bg4+ 15. f3 Qxa7 16. fxg4 Qg1 17. Qxe5+ Kd8 18. Qd5+ Kc7 19. d3 Re8+ 20. Kd2 Qe1+ 21. Kc2 Nxb4+ 22. Kb3 Nxd5 23. Bc4 Qb4+ 24. Kc2 Nb6 25. Bf4+ Bd6 26. Bd2 Qa4+ 27. b3 Qa2+ 28. Kc1 Nxc4 29. bxc4 Ba3+ 30. Nxa3 Qxa3+ 31. Kc2 Re2 32. Kd1 Qxd3 33. Kc1 Qxd2+ 34. Kb1 Qb2#

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ICC tourney 1356 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
ThePontiff (1392) vs. john2001plus (1639)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +6

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. a3 Qb6 7. Bxf6 Qxb2 8. Nbd2 gxf6 9. e3 Qxc3 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Rc1 Qxa3 12. Be2 d5 13. O-O Be7 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. exd4 Rhc8 18. Ra1 Qd3 19. Qa4+ b5 20. Qa5 Bd6 21. Nf3 a6 22. h3 Rg8 23. Qb6 Qxf3 24. Qb7+ Bc7 25. g3 Rxg3+ 26. fxg3 Qxg3+ 27. Kh1 Qh2#

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ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 f5 4. e4 fxe4 5. Ng5 c5 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. Ngxe4 Qe5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nd5 Qb8 15. Nexf6+ exf6 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Ne7+ Kf7 18. Nxc8 Qxc8 19. Be4 Rb8 20. Bd5+ Ke8 21. Be3 Kd8 22. c5 Qa6 23. c6 Rc8 24. f4 Nf7 25. Bc4

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Mate in 2

ICC tourney 1447 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Heian (1526) vs. john2001plus (1763)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +11

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 a6 11. Be3 Qxe5 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Qf3 Bd6 14. g3 Qh5 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. Nxd5 Bc6 17. Nb6 Rd8 18. Be2 Nf6 19. Nc4 Bb4 20. Red1 Nd5 21. Bd4 O-O 22. a3 Be7 23. Bb6 Nxb6 24. Nxb6 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. b3 Bxb6 28. b4 Kf8 29. Kf1 Bb5 30. h4 Ke7 31. Ke1 Bxe2 32. Kxe2 f5 33. f3 e5 34. g4 fxg4 35. fxg4 Bd4 36. a4 Bc3 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Kd6 39. Kd3 Kc5 40. Kxc3 Kxb5 41. Kd3 Kc5 42. Ke4 Kd6 43. g5 g6 44. Kd3 b5 45. Ke4 b4 46. Kd3 Kd5 47. Ke3 e4 48. Kf4 b3 49. Kg4 b2 50. h5 b1=Q 51. Kf4 Qc1+ 52. Kg4 Qg1+ 53. Kf4 gxh5 54. g6 h6 55. Kf5 Qf2#

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ICC tourney 1346 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of krishnasumanth (1412) vs. john2001plus (1527)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Re8+ 9. Be3 Ne4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. h3 Bh5 14. Re1 Qd6 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nh4 Rad8 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Nxg6 Qxg6 19. Bd3 Nd5 20. c4 Nb4 21. Bb1 Ng5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Qxb7 Qd2 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rf1 Qc3 26. Qb5 c6 27. Qc5 Qxh3 28. Qf5 g6 29. Qf4 h6 30. f3 Re2 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32. Qe5+ Rxe5

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What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1346 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of krishnasumanth (1412) vs. john2001plus (1527)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +4

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Re8+ 9. Be3 Ne4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. h3 Bh5 14. Re1 Qd6 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nh4 Rad8 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Nxg6 Qxg6 19. Bd3 Nd5 20. c4 Nb4 21. Bb1 Ng5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Qxb7 Qd2 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rf1 Qc3 26. Qb5 c6 27. Qc5 Qxh3 28. Qf5 g6 29. Qf4 h6 30. f3 g5 31. Qf5 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Re2 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qxh6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qe5+ Rxe5 37. dxe5 Qh3+ 38. Kg1 Qg3+ 39. Kh1 Qxe5 40. Be4 c5 41. Kg2 Qb2+ 42. Rf2 Qc3 43. Re2 Kf8 44. Bd5 Nxd5 45. cxd5 Qd4

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Mate in 3.

ICC tourney 1330 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. capatal1 (1362)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +4

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. Qc2 Kf7 13. O-O-O Nh7 14. Bg3 g5 15. d5 e5 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qf5+ Nhf6 18. Ne4 g6 19. Qe6+ Kg7 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Nxf6 Nc5 22. Nh5+ Kf8 23. Qxg6 Rg8 24. Qxh6+ Kf7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bxe5 Qc8 27. Bg7+ Kf7 28. Bf6+ Rg7 29. Qxg7+ Ke6 30. Qxe7#

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Analysis of john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -1

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Ne6 Qa5 13. Nxf8 Kxf8 14. a3 Qc7 15. b4 Ne5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Qxc4 20. Rc1 Qb3 21. Bd4 f6 22. Rc7 Rd8 23. Rxb7 Qb1+ 24. Kf2 Rc8 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Kg3

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