Chess Level 1: 2018

Monday, December 31, 2018

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	b6
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Ne5	e6
9.	Bb5+	Nbd7
10.	g4	Bxg4
11.	Nxe4	Qc7
12.	Nxf6+	gxf6
13.	Nxg4	O-O-O
14.	Be3

Friday, December 21, 2018

White to play for mate

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. rql


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	a6
4.	Nc3	g6
5.	e4	d6
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	Qd2	O-O
8.	O-O-O	Nfd7
9.	Bh6	Re8
10.	e5	Nc6
11.	exd6	cxd6
12.	h4	b6
13.	h5	Bb7
14.	hxg6	fxg6
15.	Ng5	Nf8
16.	f4	Bf6
17.	d5	Ne7
18.	Nce4	Bg7
19.	Bxg7	Kxg7
20.	Nxe6+	Nxe6
21.	Qc3+	Kg8
22.	Nf6+	Kf8
23.	Nxh7+	Kg8
24.	Nf6+	Kf7
25.	dxe6+	Kxe6
26.	Re1+	Kf5
27.	g4+	Kxf4
28.	Qe3#

Black to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Miles C vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	e5	d6
3.	exd6	Bxd6
4.	Nf3	e5
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	d3	O-O
7.	Bg5	Re8
8.	Nd5	Nbd7
9.	Be2	h6
10.	Bxf6	Nxf6
11.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
12.	O-O	Bf5
13.	c3	e4
14.	dxe4	Bxe4
15.	Bd3	Rad8
16.	Qc2	Bxd3
17.	Qxd3	Bxh2+
18.	Nxh2	Rxd3

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Sam vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	Bb5+	Bd7
5.	Qe2	Bxb5
6.	Qxb5+	Qd7
7.	a4	Nc6
8.	O-O	Nge7
9.	d3	Ng6
10.	Bg5	Ncxe5
11.	Qxd7+	Nxd7
12.	Re1	Be7
13.	c3	Bxg5
14.	Nxg5	O-O
15.	Re3	e5
16.	Rh3	h6
17.	Nf3	Nf4
18.	Rh4	g5
19.	Rg4	f5
20.	Rg3	Ne2+
21.	Kf1	Nxg3+
22.	fxg3	e4
23.	Ne1	Ne5
24.	Ke2	exd3+
25.	Nxd3	Rae8
26.	Na3	f4
27.	gxf4	gxf4
28.	Rf1	f3+
29.	gxf3	Nxf3+
30.	Kd1	b6
31.	h3	Re3
32.	Nc1	Rfe8
33.	Kc2	Ng5
34.	h4	Ne4
35.	Rg1+	Rg3
36.	Rh1	Rg2+
37.	Kb1	Rf8
38.	Nc2	Rff2
39.	Ne1	Rxb2+
40.	Ka1	Nxc3
41.	Nxg2	Rb1#

Friday, December 14, 2018

Black to play for a winning position

Live Chess, Chess.com
AJJMJPE (1681) vs. john2001plus (1872)


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8

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	d4	exd4
3.	Qxd4	Nc6
4.	Qd1	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bc5
6.	Nf3	O-O
7.	Bg5	h6
8.	Bh4	g5
9.	Nxg5	hxg5
10.	Bxg5	Kg7
11.	Nd5	Bb4+
12.	Nc3	d6
13.	a3	Bxc3+
14.	bxc3	Bf5
15.	f3	Re8
16.	e4	Nxe4
17.	Bxd8	Nxc3+
18.	Kd2	Nxd1
19.	Bxc7	Nb2
20.	Kc3	Na4+
21.	Kb3	Nc5+
22.	Kb2	Nd3+
23.	Bxd3	Bxd3
24.	Rac1	Re2+
25.	Kc3	Bg6
26.	Bxd6	Rd8
27.	c5	b6
28.	Rhd1	bxc5
29.	Bxc5	Rxd1
30.	Rxd1	Rc2+
31.	Kb3	Rxc5

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. just plain bill


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	cxd5	Qxd5
4.	Nc3	Qd7
5.	e4	a6
6.	Nf3	g6
7.	Ne5	Qd8
8.	Bc4	e6
9.	Bg5	Nbd7
10.	Nxd7	Bxd7
11.	e5	Be7
12.	Bxf6	Bxf6
13.	exf6	Qxf6
14.	O-O	O-O-O
15.	d5	h5
16.	Qb3	exd5
17.	Nxd5	Qd6
18.	Rac1	Be6
19.	Rfd1	Qc6
20.	Ne7+	Kb8
21.	Nxc6+

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Blackt to play and win

ICC tourney 1543 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
IAlwaysWin (1732) vs. john2001plus (1731)


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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	e3	e6
3.	b3	b6
4.	Bb2	Bb7
5.	c4	c5
6.	Be2	Nc6
7.	O-O	Be7
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	d3	d5
10.	Rc1	d4
11.	exd4	cxd4
12.	Nb5	e5
13.	Nd2	a6
14.	Na3	Nd7
15.	Bf3	Nc5
16.	Qe2	Nb4
17.	Bxb7	Nxb7
18.	Nf3	Nxa2
19.	Ra1	Nc3
20.	Bxc3	dxc3
21.	Nxe5	Bxa3
22.	Rxa3	Qd6
23.	Raa1	Rfe8
24.	f4	f6
25.	Qf3	Nc5
26.	Nc6	Nxb3
27.	Rae1	Nd2
28.	Ne7+	Kf8
29.	Qh5	Nxf1
30.	Qxh7	Qd4+
31.	Kh1	Rxe7
32.	Qh8+	Kf7
33.	Qh5+	Kg8
34.	Rxe7	Rf8
35.	Qg6	f5
36.	Qe6+	Kh7
37.	Qe2	c2
38.	Qxc2	Ng3+
39.	hxg3	Rf6

Friday, November 2, 2018

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of MOHAMED vs. John Coffey


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Bc4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Qe2+	Be7
5.	Bb3	Nf6
6.	Nf3	O-O
7.	d4	Re8
8.	O-O	Bg4
9.	Nbd2	Bb4
10.	Qb5	Bxd2
11.	Bxd2	Bxf3
12.	gxf3	b6
13.	f4	c6
14.	Qd3	Ne4
15.	f3	Nxd2
16.	Qxd2	Nd7
17.	c4	dxc4
18.	Bxc4	Nf6
19.	Rad1	Nd5
20.	Rde1	Rxe1
21.	Qxe1	Nxf4
22.	Qe5	Ng6
23.	Qe4	Qf6
24.	Re1	Rd8
25.	Kf1	h5
26.	Bb3	Rxd4
27.	Bxf7+	Kh7
28.	Bxg6+	Kg8
29.	Qe8+	Qf8
30.	Qxf8+	Kxf8
31.	Re8#

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Antony vs. John Coffey


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8

-2

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	e5	d6
3.	Qe2	dxe5
4.	Qxe5	Nf6
5.	h3	c5
6.	d3	Nc6
7.	Qg5	h6
8.	Qf4	Bd6
9.	Qe3	Nd4
10.	Qd2	e5
11.	c3	Bc7
12.	b4	Ne6
13.	c4	cxb4
14.	Qb2	O-O
15.	Be2	Nc5
16.	Bd2	Nxd3+
17.	Bxd3	e4
18.	Bxb4	Re8
19.	Be2	e3
20.	f3	Bg3+
21.	Kf1	Be6
22.	Qc3	Rc8
23.	Na3	Bf5
24.	Rd1	Qb6
25.	c5	Qc7
26.	Nc2	Bxc2
27.	Qxc2	a5
28.	Ba3	Bh4
29.	Bc4	Qg3
30.	Qe2	Nh5
31.	Rd4	Rcd8
32.	Rxh4	Rd1+

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Mate in 3

October 2018 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey1 vs. Csonka Andrews


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nd7
4.	Nc3	Ngf6
5.	Bf4	dxc4
6.	e4	Nb6
7.	Bxc4	Bd7
8.	Bd3	Bb4
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Rc1	Bc6
11.	e5	Nfd5
12.	Bxh7+	Kh8
13.	Bb1	Nxf4
14.	h4	Bxf3
15.	Qxf3	Qxh4
16.	g3	Nh3+
17.	Kg2	Qh6
18.	Rh1	Kg8
19.	Ne2	Rfd8
20.	Rxh3	Qd2
21.	Rch1	Kf8
22.	Bg6	f5
23.	exf6 e.p.	Qh6
24.	Rxh6	gxh6
25.	Rxh6	Kg8
26.	Qh5	Rd5
27.	Rh8#

Thursday, October 18, 2018

White to play

October 2018 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. jefweb


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(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	c6
3.	e4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	Nf3	a6
6.	e5	h6
7.	Ne4	d5
8.	exd6 e.p.	Nd7
9.	c5	Ngf6
10.	Bd3	Nxe4
11.	Bxe4	f5
12.	Bd3	b6
13.	b4	b5
14.	Bf4	g5
15.	Be5	O-O
16.	Bxg7	Kxg7
17.	a4	g4
18.	Ne5	Nxe5
19.	dxe5	Bd7
20.	Qd2	Kh7
21.	h3	Qh4
22.	g3	Qh5
23.	O-O-O	gxh3
24.	Rh2	Rg8
25.	Rdh1	Qg5
26.	Rxh3	Qxd2+
27.	Kxd2	Rg6
28.	g4	Rag8
29.	axb5	axb5
30.	gxf5	exf5
31.	Ra1	Kh8
32.	Ra7	Be6
33.	Rc7	Rc8
34.	Re7	Kg8
35.	Rxe6	Rxe6
36.	Bxf5	Rxe5
37.	Bxc8	Kg7
38.	d7	Rd5+
39.	Ke2	Re5+
40.	Kd2	Rd5+
41.	Rd3	Rxd3+
42.	Kxd3	h5
43.	d8=Q	h4
44.	Ke4	h3
45.	Kf5	h2
46.	Qe7+	Kg8
47.	Kg6	h1=Q
48.	Qe8#

CHECK!

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Black to play and win.

Greenwood Chess Club, Kroger
Analysis of Nate Bush vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	e4	dxe4
3.	Ng5	Nf6
4.	Nc3	Bf5
5.	Qe2	Nc6
6.	Ngxe4	Nd4
7.	Qd3	Nxe4
8.	Nxe4	Qd5
9.	f3	O-O-O
10.	c3	Nxf3+
11.	Qxf3	Qxe4+
12.	Be2	Qxf3
13.	Bxf3	e5
14.	O-O	Bc5+
15.	Kh1	Bd3
16.	Bg4+	Kb8
17.	Rf3	f5
18.	Bxf5	e4
19.	Rg3	Rhf8
20.	Rg5	e3
21.	Bxd3	Rxd3
22.	g3	e2
23.	Re5	Re3
24.	Rxe3	Bxe3

Black to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of JUMPER vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Be2	Bd6
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Bg5	h6
8.	Bh4	g5
9.	Bg3	Re8
10.	Bxd6	Qxd6
11.	Re1	Nc6
12.	c3	Bf5
13.	Nbd2	Ne7
14.	Qb3	b6
15.	Ne5	Ng6
16.	Nxg6	Bxg6
17.	Bf3	Ne4
18.	Nxe4	dxe4
19.	Be2	Kg7
20.	h3	f5
21.	Bf1	f4
22.	a3	Re7
23.	Qd1	Rd8
24.	Qc1	Rde8
25.	Bc4	e3
26.	fxe3	Rxe3
27.	Rxe3	Rxe3
28.	Qd2	Qc6
29.	Be2	Qe6
30.	Bf3	Qe8
31.	Kf2	Qe7
32.	Re1	Rxe1
33.	Qxe1	Qxe1+
34.	Kxe1	Kf6
35.	Kd2	h5
36.	Be2	Be4
37.	Bf3	Bxf3
38.	gxf3	g4
39.	hxg4	hxg4
40.	fxg4	Kg5
41.	Ke2	Kxg4
42.	Kf2	b5
43.	b3	f3
44.	c4	bxc4
45.	bxc4	Kf4
46.	d5	Ke4
47.	a4	a5
48.	Kf1	Kd4
49.	Kf2	Kxc4
50.	Kxf3	Kxd5

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Black to force mate

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of weakfish (1372) vs. Sherlocked (1851)


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8

-3

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	Bb5	Qb6
8.	Bxc6	bxc6
9.	Ne2	Ba6
10.	Nf3	cxd4
11.	Nfxd4	Nc5
12.	O-O	Ne4
13.	Re1	Be7
14.	Qb3	Rc8
15.	Be3	Nc5
16.	Qc2	Qc7
17.	Ng3	g6
18.	Nge2	O-O
19.	Qd2	Ne4
20.	Qc2	c5
21.	Nf3	Rb8
22.	b3	Qa5
23.	Bd2	Rfd8
24.	c4	Nxd2
25.	Nxd2	dxc4
26.	Nxc4	Qc7
27.	Ng3	Rd4
28.	Ne2	Rd5
29.	Nc3	Bxc4
30.	bxc4	Rd4
31.	Nb5	Qd7
32.	Nxd4	cxd4
33.	Red1	Bc5
34.	Rd3	h5
35.	Rb1	Rb6
36.	Rxb6	axb6
37.	h3	Kg7
38.	a4	Qa7
39.	Qb3	Qa5
40.	Qb5	Qe1+
41.	Kh2	Qf1
42.	Rf3	Qc1
43.	Qb3	d3
44.	Qxd3	Bg1+
45.	Kg3	Qe1+

Friday, September 28, 2018

Mate in 3

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Wayne33


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2
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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	h6
4.	cxd5	cxd5
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Bf4	g5
7.	Bg3	e6
8.	e3	Bb4
9.	Bd3	Ne4
10.	Bxb8	Rxb8
11.	Qa4+	Bd7
12.	Qxb4	b6
13.	Bxe4	dxe4
14.	Nxe4	f5
15.	Nd6+	Ke7
16.	Nb7+	Ke8
17.	Nxd8	Kxd8
18.	Qd6	Rb7
19.	Ne5	Rh7
20.	Rc1	f4
21.	Qf8+	Be8
22.	Rc8+	Kxc8
23.	Qxe8+	Kc7
24.	O-O	Rb8
25.	Rc1+	Kb7
26.	Qc6+	Ka6
27.	Rc4	Ka5
28.	Ra4#

Friday, August 31, 2018

White to play and mate in 2.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)


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-5

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	Qa5
8.	Bd6	Bxd6
9.	cxd6	Rd8
10.	Be2	Rxd6
11.	O-O	Nc6
12.	a3	a6
13.	b4	Qd8
14.	c5	Rd7
15.	Na4	Rb8
16.	Nb6	Re7
17.	Qc2	Nd7
18.	Ng5	g6
19.	Nxd7	Bxd7
20.	Rfd1	Be8
21.	Ne4	Na7
22.	Qc3	e5
23.	Nf6+	Kg7
24.	Rxd5	Qc7
25.	Rd6	Rc8
26.	Rad1	Bc6
27.	f4	Bb5
28.	Bg4	Ba4
29.	Rd1d2	Nb5
30.	Qb2	Nxd6
31.	Rxd6	Bc6
32.	fxe5	h5
33.	e6	Kh6
34.	e4	hxg4
35.	Nxg4+	Kh5
36.	Qd2	g5
37.	Qc3	Kxg4
38.	Qf3+	Kh4
39.	Qh3#

Friday, August 24, 2018

Black to play for a winning advantage

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
rupertguinness vs. John Coffey


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8

-3

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	Qd2	Re8+
9.	Be2	h6
10.	Bh4	Bf5
11.	O-O-O	Qc7
12.	Bxf6	Bf4
13.	Be5	Bxd2+

Sunday, July 15, 2018

White to play

Blindfold simul, 8b, London ENG
Analysis of Paul Morphy vs. James G Cunningham


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-1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Bc4	Bc5
3.	c3	Nc6
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	e5	Qe7
7.	O-O	Ng8
8.	cxd4	Bb6
9.	d5	Qc5
10.	Na3	Nd4
11.	Be3	Nxf3+
12.	Qxf3	Qf8
13.	Bxb6	axb6
14.	Nb5	Kd8
15.	Rac1	d6
16.	exd6	cxd6
17.	Qe3	Ra6
18.	Nc7	Kxc7
19.	Bxa6+	Kb8
20.	Qxb6	Qe7
21.	Rfe1	Qd7
22.	Rxc8+	Kxc8
23.	Bxb7+	Qxb7
24.	Re8+	Kd7
25.	Qd8#

Monday, June 11, 2018

White to force mate

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Analysis vs. King's Indian, 180+2


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2
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-3

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	g6
3.	Nc3	d6
4.	e4	Bg7
5.	Be2	O-O
6.	h4	c5
7.	d5	a6
8.	a4	e6
9.	h5	exd5
10.	hxg6	d4
11.	gxh7+	Kh8
12.	Nd5	Nxe4
13.	Nf3	Bg4
14.	Nh4	Re8
15.	Nf4	Bxe2
16.	Nhg6+

Black to force mate

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of weakfish (1372) vs. Sherlocked (1851)


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7
8

-2

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	Bb5	Qb6
8.	Bxc6	bxc6
9.	Ne2	Ba6
10.	Nf3	cxd4
11.	Nfxd4	Nc5
12.	O-O	Ne4
13.	Re1	Be7
14.	Qb3	Rc8
15.	Be3	Nc5
16.	Qc2	Qc7
17.	Ng3	g6
18.	Nge2	O-O
19.	Qd2	Ne4
20.	Qc2	c5
21.	Nf3	Rb8
22.	b3	Qa5
23.	Bd2	Rfd8
24.	c4	Nxd2
25.	Nxd2	dxc4
26.	Nxc4	Qc7
27.	Ng3	Rd4
28.	Ne2	Rd5
29.	Nc3	Bxc4
30.	bxc4	Rd4
31.	Nb5	Qd7
32.	Nxd4	cxd4
33.	Red1	Bc5
34.	Rd3	h5
35.	Rb1	Rb6
36.	Rxb6	axb6
37.	h3	Kg7
38.	a4	Qa7
39.	Qb3	Qa5
40.	Qb5	Qe1+
41.	Kh2	Qf1
42.	Rf3	Qc1
43.	Qb3	d3
44.	Rxd3	Qxf4+
45.	Kh1	Qf1+
46.	Kh2	Bg1+
47.	Kg3	Qf2#

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Mate in 2.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
rupertguinness vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	Qd2	Re8+
9.	Be2	h6
10.	Bh4	Bf5
11.	O-O-O	Qc7
12.	Bxf6	Bf4
13.	Be5	Bxd2+
14.	Rxd2	Qa5
15.	Kb1	Nd7
16.	Nh4	Bh7
17.	f4	Nxe5
18.	fxe5	b5
19.	Rhd1	b4
20.	Nxd5	Qxd5
21.	Bf3	Be4
22.	Bxe4	Qxe4
23.	Nf3	Red8
24.	Re1	Qd5
25.	b3	c5
26.	Red1	c4
27.	Re2	c3
28.	h4	Qa5
29.	Ne1	Qa3
30.	Nd3	a5
31.	Re4	a4
32.	g4	axb3
33.	cxb3	Qxa2+
34.	Kc1	Qxb3
35.	Re2	Ra1#

Friday, June 1, 2018

Black to play and mate in 2 moves.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of learnychess (1675) vs. mateosh (1818)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

+16

(black to move)

1.	e4	d6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	g6
4.	Bc4	Bg7
5.	Nf3	e6
6.	Bg5	O-O
7.	e5	d5
8.	exf6	Bxf6
9.	Bxf6	Qxf6
10.	Bb3	Re8
11.	O-O	Nc6
12.	Qd3	a5
13.	Ba4	Nb4
14.	Qe3	c6
15.	a3	Na6
16.	Qe5	Qe7
17.	Rfe1	b5
18.	Bb3	h6
19.	a4	b4
20.	Ne2	Kh7
21.	Ng3	c5
22.	Bxd5	Ra7
23.	Be4	f6
24.	Qf4	cxd4
25.	Bd3	e5
26.	Qe4	Qf7
27.	Bxa6	Bxa6
28.	Qc6	Bb7
29.	Qb6	Bd5
30.	Qb5	Rc8
31.	Qe2	Rac7
32.	Rac1	b3
33.	c3	dxc3
34.	Rxc3	Rxc3
35.	bxc3	Rxc3
36.	Qb2	Qc7
37.	h3	Rc2
38.	Qb1	Qb6
39.	Nh1	Qc5
40.	Rd1	h5
41.	Kh2	e4
42.	Nd2	Qd6+
43.	g3	f5
44.	Nc4	Rxc4
45.	Rxd5	Qxd5
46.	Qxb3	Qc6
47.	Qb5	Qxb5
48.	axb5	Rb4
49.	g4	Rxb5
50.	gxf5	gxf5
51.	Ng3	Kg6
52.	Ne2	a4
53.	Nc3	Rb4
54.	Kg2	a3
55.	Kg3	Rb3
56.	Kh4	Rxc3
57.	f3	exf3
58.	Kg3	a2
59.	Kf4	a1=Q
60.	Kg3	Qg1+
61.	Kf4	Qh2#

White to mate in 2 moves.

Live Chess, Chess.com
SpeedyChess11 (1926) vs. thokkubabu (1683)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	d4	Nf6
6.	Bd3	Bd6
7.	O-O	O-O
8.	Bg5	Nbd7
9.	Nbd2	b6
10.	Re1	Bb7
11.	Qc2	Qc7
12.	h3	h6
13.	Be3	Rac8
14.	Nf1	Ne4
15.	Nf3d2	f5
16.	f3	Ng3
17.	Nxg3	Bxg3
18.	Bxf5	Bxe1
19.	Rxe1	Rce8
20.	Nb3	c4
21.	Nd2	Qg3
22.	Re2	Nb8
23.	Nf1	Qc7
24.	b3	b5
25.	bxc4	dxc4
26.	Bg6	Re7
27.	Nh2	Nd7
28.	Ng4	a6
29.	Qd2	Qd6
30.	Bb1	Ref7
31.	Qc2	Rf5
32.	Bd2	Qg3
33.	Ne3	Rxf3
34.	Qh7+	Kf7
35.	Ng4	Rf6
36.	Bxh6	Rg8
37.	Bg5	Re8
38.	Qh5+	Kg8
39.	Rxe8+	Nf8
40.	Nxf6+	gxf6
41.	Qh7#

Black to play for mate.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	g3	Bb7
7.	Bg2	d6
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Rc1	c5
10.	a3	Bxc3
11.	Bxc3	Ne4
12.	b4	Nxc3
13.	Rxc3	Qe7
14.	dxc5	dxc5
15.	b5	Rfd8
16.	Rd3	a6
17.	a4	axb5
18.	axb5	e5
19.	Nh4	e4
20.	Rd6	Ne5
21.	Rxd8+	Qxd8
22.	Qc2	Qd4
23.	Rc1	Ra1
24.	Rxa1	Qxa1+
25.	Bf1	g6
26.	e3	g5
27.	f4	exf3 e.p.
28.	Qd2	gxh4
29.	Qd8+	Kg7
30.	Qg5+	Ng6
31.	gxh4	Qe1
32.	Qg3	Qxe3+
33.	Qf2	Qc1
34.	Qg3	h5
35.	Qg5	Qe1
36.	Qg3	Qe3+
37.	Qf2	Qc1
38.	Qg3	Kh7
39.	Qg5	Qe1
40.	Qg3	Qd1
41.	h3	Be4
42.	Qf2	Bd3
43.	Kh2	Bxf1
44.	Kg3	Qd6+
45.	Kxf3	Qf4#

Mate in 3

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. godzilla47


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	Bf5
3.	cxd5	Bxb1
4.	Rxb1	e6
5.	dxe6	fxe6
6.	Nf3	Nf6
7.	Qb3	Nd5
8.	Qxb7	Nd7
9.	e4	Nd5b6
10.	Qc6	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Nxd2	O-O
13.	Qxe6+	Kh8
14.	Bd3	Re8
15.	Qh3	g6
16.	O-O	Nf6
17.	Nf3	Nh5
18.	Rfd1	Nf4
19.	Qg4	Nxd3
20.	Rxd3	Nc4
21.	b3	Na3
22.	Rbd1	c6
23.	Ne5	Qf6
24.	Rf3	Qg7
25.	Rf7	Qh6
26.	Qf3	Qg5
27.	Rd7	Rf8
28.	Nf7+	Rxf7
29.	Qxf7	Qh6
30.	Qf6+	Kg8
31.	Qe6+	Kh8
32.	Qe5+	Kg8
33.	d5	c5
34.	d6	Qf8
35.	Rd3	Rb8
36.	Rf3	Qh6
37.	Qe6+	Kh8
38.	Qf6+	Kg8
39.	Rd8+	Rxd8
40.	Qxd8+	Kg7
41.	Qf8#

Thursday, May 31, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Madrigal vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Bb4+
6.	Bd2	Be7
7.	Nc3	O-O
8.	O-O	c6
9.	e4	d5
10.	Ne5	dxc4
11.	Nxc4	Qxd4
12.	Ne3	Rd8
13.	Bc1	Qxd1
14.	Nexd1	Na6
15.	a3	Nc5
16.	Bg5	h6
17.	Bf4	e5
18.	Be3	Nb3
19.	h3	Nxa1
20.	b4	Nc2
21.	Bc1	a5
22.	bxa5	Rxa5
23.	Bb2	Ba6
24.	a4	Bxf1
25.	Bxf1

What is the best continuation for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. chess724


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	e3	Bb4
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	O-O
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Re1	Bxc3
10.	bxc3	h6
11.	e4	Nb6
12.	Bd3	Bd7
13.	Bc2	a6
14.	e5	Nfd5
15.	Qd3	f5
16.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
17.	Ne5	Nbd5
18.	Bxh6	gxh6
19.	Qg6+	Kh8
20.	Qxh6+	Kg8
21.	Rad1	Qe7
22.	Rd3	Rf7
23.	Rg3+	Rg7
24.	Ng6	Qe8
25.	Qh8+	Kf7
26.	Ne5+	Ke7
27.	Qxg7+	Kd6
28.	c4	Qe7
29.	cxd5	Qxg7
30.	Rxg7	cxd5
31.	Rf7	Rc8
32.	Bb3	Rc7
33.	Rxf6

Saturday, May 19, 2018

White to play for mate

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-5

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb7
5.	Qc2	Bb4
6.	Bd2	Bxc3
7.	bxc3	Ne4
8.	e3	O-O
9.	Bd3	f5
10.	O-O	d6
11.	a4	a5
12.	Rab1	Nd7
13.	Qb3	Nxd2
14.	Nxd2	Qg5
15.	g3	e5
16.	d5	Nc5
17.	Qc2	e4
18.	Be2	Bc8
19.	Rfd1	Bd7
20.	Ra1	Rae8
21.	Nb3	Bxa4
22.	Rxa4	Nxa4
23.	Nd4	Nc5
24.	Bf1	f4
25.	exf4	Rxf4
26.	Bg2	Rff8
27.	Re1	a4
28.	Bxe4	Nxe4
29.	Rxe4	Rxe4
30.	Qxe4	Qc1+
31.	Kg2	Qxc3
32.	Qe6+	Kh8
33.	Qe7	Rg8
34.	Ne6	a3
35.	Ng5	h6
36.	Nf7+	Kh7
37.	Qe4+	g6
38.	Qh4	Qd2
39.	Qe7	g5
40.	Nxg5+	Kg6
41.	Qf7+	Kxg5
42.	h4+	Kg4
43.	Qf3#

White to play for mate.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1841) vs. Yeetyeet21 (1218)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bg5	Bb4
6.	e3	h6
7.	Bh4	Qe7
8.	Bd3	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	Bd7
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	e4	Na5
13.	Bd3	g5
14.	Nxg5	hxg5
15.	Bxg5	e5
16.	f4	Qe6
17.	fxe5	Nh7
18.	Bf6	Nxf6
19.	exf6	Qg4
20.	Qd2	Qh5
21.	Rf4	Nc6
22.	e5	Rfe8
23.	Qf2	Nxe5
24.	dxe5	Rxe5
25.	Rh4	Qg5
26.	Bh7+	Kh8
27.	Bf5+	Kg8
28.	Bxd7	Qe3
29.	Qxe3	Rxe3
30.	Rf1	Re5
31.	Bf5	Rae8
32.	Rg4+	Kf8
33.	Bh7	Rg5
34.	Rxg5

Friday, May 18, 2018

White to play for mate.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1892) vs. NJPanda (1860)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Nxd5	exd5
10.	Bd3	Bb4+
11.	Nd2	Nc6
12.	a3	Bd6
13.	O-O	Bxf4
14.	exf4	b6
15.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
16.	Qc2+	Kg8
17.	Qxc6	Ba6
18.	Rfe1	Qh4
19.	Nf3	Qxf4
20.	Qxd5	Rad8
21.	Qe5	Qg4
22.	h3	Qg6
23.	Nh4	Qc6
24.	Rac1	Qd5
25.	Nf5	Qxe5
26.	Rxe5	Rd2
27.	Ne7+	Kh7
28.	Rh5#

Black to force mate

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	g5
7.	Bg3	Bd6
8.	Ne5	c5
9.	c3	cxd4
10.	Bb5+	Nbd7
11.	Nxd7	Bxd7
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bxd6	Qxd6
14.	Qxd4	Qe6+
15.	Kd1	Qg4+
16.	Kc2	Qf5+
17.	Kb3	O-O
18.	Re1	Rfd8
19.	Nd2	Rac8
20.	Re5	Qg4
21.	Qxa7	d4
22.	c4	Ra8
23.	Qc5	Nd7
24.	Qd5	Nxe5
25.	Qxe5	Qxg2
26.	Ne4	Qf3+
27.	Kb4	Ra6
28.	Nc5	Rb6+
29.	Ka5	Ra8+
30.	Kxb6	Qc6#

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

White to play and mate in 2

Live Chess, Chess.com
learnychess (1689) vs. SuperSam1 (1347)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Nf6
4.	Ng5	d5
5.	exd5	Nxd5
6.	Nxf7	Kxf7
7.	Qf3+	Ke8
8.	Bxd5	Qf6
9.	Bxc6+	Qxc6
10.	Qh5+	Kd8
11.	O-O	Qd6
12.	Re1	Be7
13.	Qxe5	Qxe5
14.	Rxe5	Bf6
15.	Rd5+	Ke7
16.	Nc3	c6
17.	Rd3	Bg5
18.	Rg3	Bh6
19.	d3	Bxc1
20.	Rxc1	g6
21.	Re1+	Kf7
22.	Ne4	Rd8
23.	Ng5+	Kf6
24.	Nxh7+	Kg7
25.	Re7+	Kh8
26.	Nf6	Rd7
27.	Rh3#

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Black to play and mate in 2

ICC tourney 1455 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Taechess (1792) vs. rjp1888 (1343)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Bb4+
7.	Bd2	Bxd2+
8.	Nbxd2	d5
9.	exd5	Nxd5
10.	O-O	O-O
11.	Rc1	Bg4
12.	h3	Bh5
13.	a3	h6
14.	Qb3	Na5
15.	Qa4	Nxc4
16.	Qxc4	c6
17.	g4	Bg6
18.	Ne5	Bh7
19.	Ndf3	Nb6
20.	Qb3	Be4
21.	Rfe1	Bd5
22.	Qd3	Qf6
23.	Re3	Rad8
24.	Nd2	Qg5
25.	Ne4	Bxe4
26.	Qxe4	Nd5
27.	Nf3	Qf6
28.	Rb3	Nf4
29.	Ne5	Rxd4
30.	Qe3	Rd5
31.	Nc4	Rfd8
32.	Rxb7	Rd3
33.	Qxa7	Nxh3+
34.	Kf1	Rd1+
35.	Rxd1	Rxd1+
36.	Ke2	Rd5
37.	Re7	Nf4+
38.	Ke1	Qh4
39.	Re8+	Kh7
40.	Nd2	Nd3+
41.	Kd1	Qh1+
42.	Kc2	Qc1+
43.	Kb3	Qd1+
44.	Kc3	Qc1+
45.	Kb3	Qxd2
46.	Qxf7	Rb5+
47.	Kc4	Qc2+
48.	Kd4	Rd5+
49.	Ke3	Qc1+
50.	Ke4	Qe1+
51.	Kf3	Qxf2+
52.	Ke4	Rd4#

White to play and mate in 2

Rated Blitz game, https://lichess.org/JPeFLRV0
Analysis of liberion (1737) vs. john2001plus (1886)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-6

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	b4	b6
5.	a3	Ne7
6.	c3	a5
7.	d4	axb4
8.	cxb4	cxb4
9.	Bd3	Ng6
10.	O-O	bxa3
11.	Bxa3	Bxa3
12.	Rxa3	Rxa3
13.	Nxa3	O-O
14.	g3	Nc6
15.	h4	f6
16.	h5	fxe5
17.	hxg6	e4
18.	gxh7+	Kh8
19.	Bb1	Rxf3
20.	Nc2	Rd3
21.	Qg4	e5
22.	Qg6	Nxd4
23.	Ne3	Nf3+
24.	Kg2	Qd7
25.	Rh1	Rc3
26.	Nf5	Rc6
27.	Qg4	g6
28.	Nh6	Kxh7
29.	Nf5+	Kg8
30.	Qh3	Qxf5
31.	Qh8+	Kf7
32.	Rh7+	Ke6
33.	Qe8+	Kd6
34.	Qe7#

Monday, May 14, 2018

Black to play for mate.

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

+12

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	d4	exd4
5.	Qxd4	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	cxd5
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	Qb6
10.	O-O	Qxb2
11.	Nbd2	Qb4
12.	Qc2	O-O
13.	Rab1	Qd6
14.	Nb3	Nb4
15.	Qb2	Bf5
16.	Rbc1	Rac8
17.	Nbd4	Be4
18.	a3	Nc6
19.	Qxb7	Nxd4
20.	Rxc8	Nxe2+
21.	Kh1	h6
22.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
23.	Bd2	Qxa3
24.	Nh4	g5
25.	Nf3	Qxf3
26.	Rg1	Ng4
27.	Qxa7	Nxf2+
28.	Qxf2	Qxf2
29.	Be3	Qxe3
30.	Rf1	g4
31.	Re1	Bxg2+
32.	Kxg2	Qf3#

White to play for mate.

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Analysis vs. King's Indian, 180+2


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-7

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	g6
3.	Nc3	d6
4.	e4	Bg7
5.	Be2	O-O
6.	h4	c5
7.	d5	a6
8.	a4	e6
9.	h5	exd5
10.	hxg6	d4
11.	gxh7+	Kh8
12.	Nd5	Nxe4
13.	Nf3	Bg4
14.	Nh4	Re8
15.	Nf4	Qf6
16.	f3	Ng3
17.	fxg4	Nxh1
18.	g5	Qd8
19.	Qd3	Be5
20.	Nhg6+	fxg6
21.	Nxg6+	Kg7
22.	Qh3	Kxg6
23.	Qh6+	Kf5
24.	Bg4+	Ke4
25.	Qg6#

Black to play and mate in 2

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-6

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	d4	exd4
5.	Qxd4	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	cxd5
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	Qb6
10.	O-O	Qxb2
11.	Nbd2	Qb4
12.	Qc2	O-O
13.	Rab1	Qd6
14.	Nb3	Nb4
15.	Qb2	Bf5
16.	Rbc1	Rac8
17.	Nbd4	Be4
18.	a3	Nc6
19.	Qxb7	Nxd4
20.	Rxc8	Nxe2+
21.	Kh1	h6
22.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
23.	Bd2	Qxa3
24.	Nh4	g5
25.	Nf3	Qxf3
26.	Rg1	Ng4
27.	Bxf3	Bxf3+
28.	Rg2	Nxf2#

White to play for mate

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-2

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb7
5.	Qc2	Bb4
6.	Bd2	Bxc3
7.	bxc3	Ne4
8.	e3	O-O
9.	Bd3	f5
10.	O-O	d6
11.	a4	a5
12.	Rab1	Nd7
13.	Qb3	Nxd2
14.	Nxd2	Qg5
15.	g3	e5
16.	d5	Nc5
17.	Qc2	e4
18.	Be2	Bc8
19.	Rfd1	Bd7
20.	Ra1	Rae8
21.	Nb3	Bxa4
22.	Rxa4	Nxa4
23.	Nd4	Nc5
24.	Bf1	f4
25.	exf4	Rxf4
26.	Bg2	Rff8
27.	Re1	a4
28.	Bxe4	Nxe4
29.	Rxe4	Rxe4
30.	Qxe4	Qc1+
31.	Kg2	Qxc3
32.	Qe6+	Kh8
33.	Qe7	Rg8
34.	Ne6	a3
35.	Ng5	h6
36.	Nf7+	Kh7
37.	Qe4+	g6
38.	Qh4	Qd2
39.	Qe7	Rg7
40.	Qf8	g5
41.	Qh8+	Kg6
42.	Nxh6	Rh7
43.	Qe8+	Kg7
44.	Nf5+	Kf6
45.	Qe6#

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Black to play for a winning position

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	e3	Bb7
5.	Be2	Be7
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	O-O	d5
8.	b3	c5
9.	Bb2	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	Nbd7
12.	Qe2	Rc8
13.	Rac1	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Rfd8
15.	f3	Ne5
16.	Nxe6	Rxd1+
17.	Rxd1	fxe6
18.	Bxe6+	Kh8
19.	Bxc8	Qxc8
20.	Nb5	Nc6
21.	Qc4	Ba6
22.	Rc1	Qe8
23.	a4	Na5
24.	Qe6	Bxb5
25.	axb5	Bc5
26.	Qxe8+	Nxe8
27.	Kf2	Nd6
28.	Rd1	Kg8
29.	Be5	Nxb5
30.	Rd8+	Kf7
31.	Rd7+	Ke6
32.	Rxg7	Kxe5
33.	Rxh7	Nxb3

CHECK!

Black to play and win

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


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-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	Qxa3
24.	Bb6	Qa1+
25.	Kf2	Ke8
26.	Bxd8	Kxd8
27.	Qc2	Qd4+
28.	Kf1	Bb5+
29.	Ke1	Qg1+
30.	Kd2	Qd4+
31.	Kc1	Qa1+
32.	Qb1	Qc3+
33.	Kd1	Bc4
34.	e5	Qd4+
35.	Kc1	Qe3+
36.	Kb2	Qxe5+
37.	Kc1	Kc8

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Black to play and draw

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-2

(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	Qxa3
24.	Bb6	Qa1+
25.	Kf2	Ke8
26.	Bxd8	Kxd8
27.	Qc2	Qd4+
28.	Kf1	Bb5+
29.	Ke1	Qg1+
30.	Kd2	Qd4+
31.	Kc1	Qa1+
32.	Kd2	Qd4+
33.	Kc1	Qa1+
34.	Kd2	Qd4+
35.	Kc1

Friday, May 11, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1378) vs. john2001plus (1811)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bd3	Nf6
5.	Bf4	Bd6
6.	Bxd6	Qxd6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	c3	Re8+
9.	Be2	Nc6
10.	O-O	Bf5
11.	Nbd2	Ne4
12.	Re1	Re7
13.	Rc1	Rae8
14.	Nxe4	Bxe4
15.	Kf1	Qh6
16.	h3	Bxf3
17.	Bxf3	Rxe1+
18.	Qxe1	Rxe1+

Monday, May 7, 2018

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Dorfeus911 (1377) vs. john2001plus (1826)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	c4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bb4
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	O-O
8.	Nf3	Re8+
9.	Be3	Bg4
10.	Qb3	Bxc3+
11.	bxc3	Be6
12.	Bxe6	Rxe6
13.	Qxb7	Nbd7
14.	O-O	Rb6
15.	Qxa8	Qxa8

Mate in 2

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. rupertguinness


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	exf4
4.	e5	Qe7
5.	Qe2	Ng8
6.	d4	d6
7.	Nd5	Qe6
8.	Nxc7+	Kd7
9.	Nxe6	fxe6
10.	Bxf4	d5
11.	Nf3	h6
12.	Qb5+	Nc6
13.	c4	a6
14.	Qb3	Bb4+
15.	Bd2	Bxd2+
16.	Kxd2	Nge7
17.	Bd3	dxc4
18.	Bxc4	b5
19.	Bxe6+	Kc7
20.	Rac1	Kb6
21.	d5	Na5
22.	Qe3+	Kb7
23.	Bxc8+	Raxc8
24.	Qa3	Nxd5
25.	Qxa5	Rcd8
26.	Rhd1	Nb4+
27.	Ke2	Nc6
28.	Rxc6	Kxc6
29.	Qxa6+	Kc5
30.	Rc1+	Kd5
31.	Qc6#

Mate in 2.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Coupra (1990) vs. John2001plus (1785)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

+13

(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	Rxd2+
33.	Kxd2	Re8
34.	d4	Qb2+
35.	Kd3	Re2
36.	c5	Qc2#

Mate in 2

ICC tourney 1455 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Taechess (1792) vs. rjp1888 (1343)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Bb4+
7.	Bd2	Bxd2+
8.	Nbxd2	d5
9.	exd5	Nxd5
10.	O-O	O-O
11.	Rc1	Bg4
12.	h3	Bh5
13.	a3	h6
14.	Qb3	Na5
15.	Qa4	Nxc4
16.	Qxc4	c6
17.	g4	Bg6
18.	Ne5	Bh7
19.	Ndf3	Nb6
20.	Qb3	Be4
21.	Rfe1	Bd5
22.	Qd3	Qf6
23.	Re3	Rad8
24.	Nd2	Qg5
25.	Ne4	Bxe4
26.	Qxe4	Nd5
27.	Nf3	Qf6
28.	Rb3	Nf4
29.	Ne5	Rxd4
30.	Qe3	Rd5
31.	Nc4	Rfd8
32.	Rxb7	Rd3
33.	Qxa7	Nxh3+
34.	Kf1	Rd1+
35.	Rxd1	Rxd1+
36.	Ke2	Rd5
37.	Re7	Nf4+
38.	Ke1	Qh4
39.	Re8+	Kh7
40.	Nd2	Nd3+
41.	Kd1	Qh1+
42.	Kc2	Qc1+
43.	Kb3	Qxb2+
44.	Kc4	Qc2#

Sunday, May 6, 2018

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1892) vs. NJPanda (1860)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Nxd5	exd5
10.	Bd3	Bb4+
11.	Nd2	Nc6
12.	a3	Bd6
13.	O-O	Bxf4
14.	exf4	b6
15.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
16.	Qc2+	Kg8
17.	Qxc6	Ba6
18.	Rfe1	Qh4
19.	Nf3	Qxf4
20.	Qxd5	Rad8
21.	Qe5	Qg4
22.	h3	Qg6
23.	Nh4	Qc6
24.	Rac1	Qd5
25.	Qxd5	Rxd5
26.	Rc7	Rd2
27.	Ree7	Rxb2
28.	Ng6	Rc8
29.	Rxc8+	Bxc8
30.	Re8+	Kh7
31.	Nf8+	Kh6
32.	Rxc8

Saturday, May 5, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	e3	Bb7
5.	Be2	Be7
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	O-O	d5
8.	b3	c5
9.	Bb2	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	Nbd7
12.	Qe2	Rc8
13.	Rac1	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Rfd8
15.	f3	Ne5
16.	Nxe6	Rxd1+
17.	Rxd1	fxe6
18.	Bxe6+	Kh8
19.	Bxc8	Qxc8
20.	Nb5	Nc6
21.	Qc4	Ba6
22.	Rc1	Qe8
23.	a4	Na5
24.	Qe6	Bxb5
25.	axb5	Bc5
26.	Qxe8+	Nxe8
27.	Kf2	Nd6
28.	Rd1	Kg8
29.	Be5	Nxb5
30.	Rd8+	Kf7
31.	Rd7+	Ke6
32.	Rxg7	Kxe5
33.	Rxh7	Nxb3
34.	g4	a5
35.	g5	Kf5
36.	f4	Nc3
37.	Rf7+	Kg6
38.	Rf6+	Kg7
39.	Kf3	Nd2+
40.	Kg2	Bxe3
41.	h4	Nd5
42.	Rd6	Nxf4+
43.	Kh2	Nf1+
44.	Kh1	a4
45.	Rd1	Ng3+
46.	Kh2	Nge2
47.	Ra1	b5
48.	Rb1	Nc3
49.	Re1	a3
50.	Rxe3	a2
51.	Re7+	Kg6
52.	Ra7	Na4

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

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


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(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	Qg4
21.	g3	Qh3
22.	f4	e5
23.	Nd5	Rac8
24.	Qf2	Bxd5

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;