Wednesday, January 31, 2018

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1876) vs. AJJMJPE (1630)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nc6
3.c4Nf6
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nb6
6.d5Nb8
7.Nc3e6
8.Bb5+c6
9.dxc6Qxd1+
10.Nxd1bxc6
11.Be2Bb4+
12.Bd2Bxd2+
13.Nxd2O-O
14.Rc1a5
15.Nc4Nxc4
16.Bxc4Ba6
17.Ne3a4
18.Ke2Bb5
19.Bxb5cxb5
20.Rc5b4
21.Rhc1Nd7
22.Rc7Rfd8
23.Rc1c4Ne5
24.Rxb4Nd3
25.Rbb7Nf4+
26.Kf3Nd3
27.Kg3Rf8
28.Nc4Rab8
29.f3g5
30.Rxf7Rxb7
31.Rxb7h5
32.Rb5Kh7
33.Rxg5Kh6
34.h4Rb8
35.Ra5Rg8+
36.Kh2Ne1
37.Ne3Nd3
38.Rxa4Nxb2
39.Ra6Re8
40.Nf5+Kg6
41.Nd6Re7
42.Rb6Na4
43.Rb7Rxb7
44.Nxb7Kf6
45.Kg3Ke5
46.Nd8Nc3
47.a3Ne2+
48.Kf2Nf4
49.g3Nd3+
50.Ke3Nb2
51.Nb7Nc4+
52.Kd3Nxa3
53.f4+Kf6
54.Nd6Ke7
55.e5Nb1
56.Kc2Na3+
57.Kb2
 

Monday, January 29, 2018

Mate in 2.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3c5
7.dxc5Qa5
8.Bd6Bxd6
9.cxd6Rd8
10.Be2Rxd6
11.O-ONc6
12.a3a6
13.b4Qd8
14.c5Rd7
15.Na4Rb8
16.Nb6Re7
17.Qc2Nd7
18.Ng5g6
19.Nxd7Bxd7
20.Rfd1Be8
21.Ne4Na7
22.Qc3e5
23.Nf6+Kg7
24.Rxd5Qc7
25.Rd6Rc8
26.Rad1Bc6
27.f4Bb5
28.Bg4Ba4
29.Rd1d2Nb5
30.Qb2Nxd6
31.Rxd6Bc6
32.fxe5h5
33.e6hxg4
34.Ne8+Kh6
35.Qh8+Kg5
36.Qf6+Kh5
37.g3Kh6
38.Qh4#
 

White to play and win

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-6
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3c5
7.dxc5Qa5
8.Bd6Bxd6
9.cxd6Rd8
10.Be2Rxd6
11.O-ONc6
12.a3a6
13.b4Qd8
14.c5Rd7
15.Na4Rb8
16.Nb6Re7
17.Qc2Nd7
18.Ng5g6
19.Nxd7Bxd7
20.Rfd1Be8
21.Ne4Na7
22.Qc3e5
23.Nf6+Kg7
24.Rxd5Qc7
25.Rd6Rc8
26.Rad1Bc6
27.f4Bb5
28.Bg4Ba4
29.Rd1d2Nb5
30.Qb2Nxd6
31.Rxd6Bc6
32.fxe5h5
33.e6Kh6
34.e4hxg4
35.Nxg4+Kh5
36.Qd2g5
37.Qc3Bxe4
38.Qh3+Kg6
39.Qh6+Kf5
40.Qh7+Kxg4
41.Qxe4+Kh5
42.Qh7+Kg4
43.Rd4+Qf4
44.Qh3#
 

Friday, January 26, 2018

White to play and win.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Peter
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4e5
3.d4Bg4
4.Be3exd4
5.Qxd4Nc6
6.Qd2Qf6
7.Nd4Nxd4
8.Bxd4Qe6
9.Nc3c6
10.f3Bh5
11.O-O-Ob5
12.Nxb5cxb5
13.Bxb5+Ke7
14.e5h6
15.exd6+Kd8
16.Qa5+Kc8
17.Qc7#
 

White to play.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Peter
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4e5
3.d4Bg4
4.Be3exd4
5.Qxd4Nc6
6.Qd2Qf6
7.Nd4Nxd4
8.Bxd4Qe6
9.Nc3c6
10.f3Bh5
11.O-O-Ob5
12.Nxb5cxb5
13.Bxb5+Ke7
14.e5f5
15.exf6 e.p.+Kf7
16.Rhe1Qxa2
17.Qc3Qa1+
18.Kd2Qa2
19.Qc7+Kg6
20.Bd3+Kh6
21.Qxg7+Bxg7
22.Be3#
 

White to play and mate in 2 moves.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Peter
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4e5
3.d4Bg4
4.Be3exd4
5.Qxd4Nc6
6.Qd2Qf6
7.Nd4Nxd4
8.Bxd4Qe6
9.Nc3c6
10.f3Bh5
11.O-O-Ob5
12.Nxb5cxb5
13.Bxb5+Ke7
14.Qg5+Nf6
15.e5h6
16.exf6+gxf6
17.Bxf6+Qxf6
18.Rhe1+Kd8
19.Qxf6+Kc7
20.Qc3+Kb6
21.Qc6+Ka5
22.c3a6
23.b4#
 

Black to play and win.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Peter
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4e5
3.d4Bg4
4.Be3exd4
5.Qxd4Nc6
6.Qd2Qf6
7.Nd4Nxd4
8.Bxd4Qe6
9.Nc3c6
10.f3Bh5
11.O-O-Ob5
12.Nxb5cxb5
13.Bxb5+Ke7
14.Qg5+Nf6
15.Bxf6+gxf6
16.Qxh5Qxa2
17.Qd5Bh6+
18.f4Bxf4+
19.Rd2Qa1#
 

White to play and win.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Peter
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4e5
3.d4Bg4
4.Be3exd4
5.Qxd4Nc6
6.Qd2Qf6
7.Nd4Nxd4
8.Bxd4Qe6
9.Nc3c6
10.f3Bh5
11.O-O-Ob5
12.Nxb5cxb5
13.Bxb5+Ke7
14.Qg5+Nf6
15.Bxf6+gxf6
16.Qxh5Qxa2
17.Rxd6Kxd6
18.Rd1+Kc7
19.c4Ba3
20.Qxf7+Kb8
21.Qxf6Bxb2+
22.Qxb2Qxb2+
23.Kxb2Kc7
24.Rd7+Kb6
25.e5Rad8
26.f4Rxd7
27.Bxd7Kc7
28.e6Rg8
29.g3Kd8
30.c5Ke7
31.f5Rf8
32.g4h6
33.Kc3a5
34.c6Kd8
35.c7+Kxc7
36.e7
 

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Black to play and draw.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analyis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-5
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bd2O-O
6.g3Bb7
7.Bg2d6
8.O-ONbd7
9.Rc1c5
10.a3Bxc3
11.Bxc3Ne4
12.b4Nxc3
13.Rxc3Qe7
14.dxc5dxc5
15.b5Rfd8
16.Rd3a6
17.a4axb5
18.axb5e5
19.Nh4e4
20.Rd6Ne5
21.Rxd8+Qxd8
22.Qc2Qd4
23.Rc1Ra1
24.Rxa1Qxa1+
25.Bf1g6
26.e3g5
27.f4gxh4
28.fxe5hxg3
29.hxg3Qxe5
30.Kg2Bc8
31.Qd2Bg4
32.Qd8+Kg7
33.Qxb6Bf3+
34.Kf2Qh5
35.Qd6Qh2+
36.Ke1h5
37.b6h4
38.b7hxg3
39.Qd2g2
40.Bxg2Bxg2
41.Qf2f6
42.Qf4Qg1+
43.Kd2Bf3
44.b8=QQd1+
45.Kc3Qc1+
46.Kb3Qd1+
47.Ka2Qd2+
48.Qb2Qa5+
49.Kb1Qe1+
50.Qc1Qb4+
 

Friday, January 19, 2018

Black to play and win.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Peter
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4e5
3.d4Bg4
4.Be3exd4
5.Qxd4Nc6
6.Qd2Qf6
7.Nd4Nxd4
8.Bxd4Qe6
9.Nc3c6
10.f3Bh5
11.O-O-Ob5
12.Nxb5cxb5
13.Bxb5+Ke7
14.Qg5+Nf6
15.Bxf6+gxf6
16.Qxh5Qxa2
17.Qd5Bh6+
18.f4Bxf4+
19.Rd2Qa1#
 

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Black to play.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analyis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-4
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bd2O-O
6.g3Bb7
7.Bg2d6
8.O-ONbd7
9.Rc1c5
10.a3Bxc3
11.Bxc3Ne4
12.b4Nxc3
13.Rxc3Qe7
14.dxc5dxc5
15.b5Rfd8
16.Rd3a6
17.a4axb5
18.axb5e5
19.Nh4e4
20.Rd6Ne5
21.Rxd8+Qxd8
22.Qc2Qd4
23.Rc1Ra1
24.Rxa1Qxa1+
25.Bf1g6
26.e3g5
27.f4gxh4
28.fxe5hxg3
29.hxg3Qxe5
30.Kg2Bc8
31.Qd2Bg4
32.Qd8+Kg7
33.Qxb6Bf3+
34.Kf2Qh5
35.Qd6Qh2+
36.Ke1h5
37.b6h4
38.b7hxg3
39.Qd2g2
40.Bxg2Bxg2
41.Qf2f6
42.Qf4Qg1+
43.Kd2Bf3
44.b8=QQd1+
45.Kc3Qc1+
46.Kb3Qd1+
47.Ka2Qd2+
48.Qb2Qa5+
49.Qa3Qd2+
50.Kb1Qe1+
51.Qc1Qb4+
52.Kc2Qxc4+
53.Kd2Qd3+
54.Ke1Qe2#
 

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1370 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of pawninthegrass (1671) vs. john2001plus (1663)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.g3e5
2.Bg2d5
3.d3Nf6
4.Bg5Bc5
5.h3h6
6.Bd2c6
7.e3Qb6
8.b3O-O
9.Nc3Qc7
10.Nge2a5
11.O-Ob5
12.a4b4
13.Nb1Nbd7
14.f4Qb6
15.Qc1Re8
16.fxe5Nxe5
17.d4Bd6
18.dxe5Bxe5
19.Ra2Ba6
20.Re1Bxe2
21.Rxe2Bxg3
22.Be1Bf4
23.Bf2d4
24.Qe1dxe3
25.Bg3Bxg3
26.Qxg3Rad8
27.Qe1Nh5
28.c3Nf4
29.cxb4Rd2
30.Kh1Nxe2
31.Nxd2exd2
32.Rxd2Qxb4
33.Qd1Nd4
34.Kh2Qd6+
35.Kg1c5
36.Kf1Re3
37.Rf2Rxb3
38.Qh5Rb1+
39.Qd1Rxd1#
 

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1370 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of BenMates (1522) vs. ickyquarter (1397)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nc3d6
3.f4Nc6
4.Bb5e6
5.Nf3Nf6
6.d3a6
7.Bxc6+bxc6
8.O-Od5
9.Qe1Be7
10.h3O-O
11.g4Nd7
12.g5f6
13.h4Qe8
14.exd5cxd5
15.Qxe6+Qf7
16.Qxd5Qxd5
17.Nxd5Bd6
18.Bd2Bb7
19.c4Rfe8
20.Nc3Nb6
21.Rae1Rxe1
22.Nxe1Rd8
23.Be3Bf8
24.Kf2Kf7
25.Ke2Kg6
26.Nf3Re8
27.Kd2Bd6
28.b3Re7
29.d4cxd4
30.Nxd4Bc5
31.Nf5Rd7+
32.Kc2Kxf5
33.Bxc5Nc8
34.Be3Ne7
35.Ne2Kg6
36.Nd4Be4+
37.Kc3Nf5
38.Nxf5Bxf5
39.Bd4Bh3
40.Re1Kf7
41.a4Bf5
42.gxf6gxf6
43.b4Rc7
44.c5Bd7
45.Ra1Rb7
46.h5Bc6
47.f5Ke7
48.Re1+Kf7
49.Re6Bxa4
50.Rxf6+Kg8
51.Rxa6Bd1
52.h6Kf7
53.Rd6Ke7
54.Be5Bg4
55.f6+Kf7
56.Rc6Bd7
57.Rc7Rxc7
58.Bxc7Kxf6
59.Kc4Kg6
60.Bf4Kf7
61.b5Ke6
62.c6Bc8
63.Kc5Ke7
64.b6Kd8
65.b7Bxb7
66.cxb7Ke7
67.b8=Q
 

Saturday, January 13, 2018

White to mate in 2.

Live Chess, Chess.com
SpeedyChess11 (1854) vs. maybeswap (1907)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bc4Be7
4.c3Nf6
5.d3d6
6.O-OO-O
7.h3d5
8.exd5Nxd5
9.Re1Bf6
10.Nbd2Bf5
11.Ne4Re8
12.Bxd5Qxd5
13.Nxf6+gxf6
14.d4Rad8
15.Bh6Kh8
16.dxe5fxe5
17.Nh4Be6
18.Qh5e4
19.Bg5Rg8
20.Bf6+Rg7
21.Qh6Rdg8
22.Re3Ne5
23.c4Qd6
24.Bxg7+Rxg7
25.Rg3Ng6
26.Nxg6+fxg6
27.Re3Bxc4
28.Rxe4Bd5
29.Re8+Bg8
30.Rae1Qd5
31.Qf4Qxa2
32.Qf8Qxb2
33.Re1e7Qc1+
34.Kh2Qh6
35.Rxg7Qxg7
36.Qxg7+Kxg7
37.Ra8a6
38.Rc8Bd5
39.Rxc7+Kh6
40.Rc5Bc6
41.Rc3Kg7
42.f4Kf6
43.g4h6
44.Kg3h5
45.gxh5gxh5
46.Kh4Kf5
47.Rc4Bd5
48.Rc5Ke6
49.Kxh5Kd6
50.Rc1b5
51.Kg5a5
52.f5a4
53.h4a3
54.h5a2
55.h6Ke7
56.Rc7+Kf8
57.Rc8+Kf7
58.Rc1Kg8
59.Kg6Bf7+
60.Kf6b4
61.Rg1+Kh7
62.Kxf7Kxh6
63.Ke6b3
64.f6b2
65.f7b1=Q
66.f8=Q+Kh5
67.Qh8+
 

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Programmer57 (1560) vs. john2001plus (1828)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bd3Bd6
6.Nf3O-O
7.O-OBg4
8.Bg5c6
9.h3Bh5
10.Re1h6
11.Bh4g5
12.Bg3Bxg3
13.fxg3Qd6
14.g4Bg6
15.Bxg6fxg6
16.Qd3Kg7
17.Ne5Nfd7
18.Rad1Nxe5
19.Rxe5Nd7
20.Re3Rae8
21.Rf3Nf6
22.Rdf1b5
23.a3a5
24.Ne2Ne4
25.Rxf8Rxf8
26.Rxf8Qxf8
27.Qf3Qxf3
28.gxf3Nd2
29.Kg2Nc4
 

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Programmer57 (1560) vs. john2001plus (1828)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bd3Bd6
6.Nf3O-O
7.O-OBg4
8.Bg5c6
9.h3Bh5
10.Re1h6
11.Bh4g5
12.Bg3Bxg3
13.fxg3Qd6
14.g4Bg6
15.Bxg6fxg6
16.Qd3Kg7
17.Ne5Nfd7
18.Rad1Nxe5
19.Rxe5Nd7
20.Re3Rae8
21.Rf3Nf6
22.Rdf1b5
23.a3a5
24.Ne2Ne4
25.Rxf8Rxf8
26.Rxf8Qxf8
27.Qf3Qf6
28.Nc1Qxf3
29.gxf3Nd2
30.Kf2Nc4
31.Nd3Kf6
32.Kg3h5
33.h4gxh4+
34.Kxh4hxg4
35.fxg4Ne3
36.g5+Kf5
37.c3Nc4
38.Kh3Kxg5
 

White to play.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1556) vs. dannyfishernw (1309)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nc3d6
3.f4Nf6
4.Nf3Bg4
5.h3Be6
6.Bb5+Bd7
7.Bc4Nc6
8.O-Oe5
9.fxe5dxe5
10.d3Bd6
11.Bg5h6
12.Bh4Be7
13.Qe1Qb6
14.b3Na5
15.Bxf6Bxf6
16.Nd5Qd8
17.Rd1Nxc4
18.dxc4Bc6
19.Qf2Qa5
20.a4Rd8
21.Nxe5Bxd5
22.Rxd5Rxd5
23.exd5Qc3
24.Nf3O-O
25.Re1b6
26.Qd2Qb2
27.d6Bc3
28.Qc1Qxc1
29.Rxc1Rd8
30.Rd1
 

Sunday, January 7, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1366 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1629) vs. john2001plus (1660)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4Nf6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Be7
6.O-OO-O
7.Nc3d5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Qc2Nb4
10.Qb1Nb8c6
11.a3Nd5
12.e4Nxc3
13.bxc3Na5
14.Ne5c5
15.Be3c4
16.Qa2Rc8
17.Qc2f6
18.Nf3Qe8
19.Rad1Bc6
20.d5Ba4
21.Qe2Bxd1
22.Rxd1Bxa3
23.Nd4e5
24.Nf5g6
25.Nh6+Kg7
26.Bh3Rd8
27.Be6Nb3
28.Ng4b5
29.Bh6+Kh8
30.Bxf8Qxf8
31.Qe3Bc5
32.Qf3Kg7
33.h4h5
34.Nh2a5
35.g4Kh6
36.Kh1a4
37.gxh5gxh5
38.Rg1Qh8
39.Bf7
 

Monday, January 1, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of AJJMJPE (1586) vs. john2001plus (1863)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.f4Nbc6
7.Bb5Bd7
8.Nc3Nxd4
9.Bxd7+Qxd7
10.Qxd4Nc6
11.Qf2d4
12.Ne4Nb4
13.a3Qc6
14.axb4Qxe4+
15.Qe2Bxb4+
16.c3dxc3
17.Qxe4cxb2+
18.Qxb4bxa1=Q
19.Qb5+Kf8
20.Kf2Qa2+
21.Bb2g6
22.g4Qd5
23.Qb4+Kg7
24.Re1Rac8
25.Re2Qc5+
26.Qxc5Rxc5
27.Ba3Rc4
28.Be7Rxf4+
29.Kg3Rf1
30.h4Rc8
31.g5Rc7
32.Bf6+Rxf6
33.exf6+Kf8
34.Rd2Ke8
35.h5Rc3+
36.Kf4Rc4+
37.Ke5Rc5+
38.Kf4gxh5
39.Rh2Rf5+
40.Ke3Rxg5
 

Black to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c5
3.c4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nc6
5.Nc3g6
6.e4d6
7.f3Bg7
8.Be3O-O
9.Be2a6
10.O-OBd7
11.Qd2Qb6
12.Ne6Qa5
13.Nxf8Kxf8
14.a3Qc7
15.b4Ne5
16.Nd5Nxd5
17.cxd5Nc4
18.Bxc4Bxa1
19.Rxa1Qxc4
20.Rc1Qb3
21.Bd4f6
22.Rc7Rd8
23.Rxb7Qxa3
24.Bb6Qa1+
25.Kf2Ke8
26.Bxd8Kxd8
27.Qc2Qd4+
28.Kf1Bb5+
29.Ke1Qg1+
30.Kd2Qd4+
31.Kc1Qa1+
32.Qb1Qc3+
33.Kd1Bc4
34.e5Qd4+
35.Kc1Qe3+
36.Kd1Be2+
37.Ke1Bxf3+
38.Kf1Qe2+
 

White to play for mate

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. rql
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3a6
4.Nc3g6
5.e4d6
6.Bg5Be7
7.Qd2O-O
8.O-O-ONfd7
9.Bh6Re8
10.e5Nc6
11.exd6cxd6
12.h4b6
13.h5Bb7
14.hxg6fxg6
15.Ng5Nf8
16.f4Bf6
17.d5Ne7
18.Nce4Bg7
19.Bxg7Kxg7
20.Nxe6+Nxe6
21.Qc3+Kg8
22.Nf6+Kf8
23.Nxh7+Kf7
24.Qf6+Kg8
25.Ng5