Wednesday, February 28, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
weakfish (1372) vs. Sherlocked (1851)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.f4c5
6.c3Nc6
7.Bb5Qb6
8.Bxc6bxc6
9.Ne2Ba6
10.Nf3cxd4
11.Nfxd4Nc5
12.O-ONe4
13.Re1Be7
14.Qb3Rc8
15.Be3Nc5
16.Qc2Qc7
17.Ng3g6
18.Nge2O-O
19.Qd2Ne4
20.Qc2c5
21.Nf3Rb8
22.b3Qa5
23.Bd2Rfd8
24.c4Nxd2
25.Nxd2dxc4
26.Nxc4Qc7
27.Ng3Rd4
28.Ne2Rd5
29.Nc3Bxc4
30.bxc4Rd4
31.Nb5Qd7
32.Nxd4cxd4
33.Red1Bc5
34.Rd3h5
35.Rb1Rb6
36.Rxb6axb6
37.h3Kg7
38.a4Qa7
39.Qb3Qa5
40.Qb5Qe1+
41.Kh2Qe4
42.Rf3d3
43.Qb1Be3
44.Qe1Bxf4+
45.Rxf4Qxe1
46.Rd4Qxe5+
 

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of tangent (1911) vs. john2001plus (1734)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.g4d5
3.h3c5
4.dxc5e6
5.Be3Nbd7
6.Bg2Bxc5
7.Bxc5Nxc5
8.Qd4Qc7
9.Nc3O-O
10.g5e5
11.Qh4Qb6
12.O-O-Od4
13.gxf6dxc3
14.bxc3Qxf6
15.Qxf6gxf6
16.Bd5Be6
17.Nf3Bxd5
18.Rxd5Ne4
19.Rg1+Kh8
20.Rd7Nxc3
21.Kd2Ne4+
22.Ke3Nc5
23.Rd6Ne6
24.Ke4Rg8
25.Rxg8+Rxg8
26.Kf5Rg6
27.Rd7Kg7
28.Rxb7e4
29.Nh4Rg5+
30.Kxe4Nc5+
 

Black to play for a winning advantage.

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of tangent (1911) vs. john2001plus (1734)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.g4d5
3.h3c5
4.dxc5e6
5.Be3Nbd7
6.Bg2Bxc5
7.Bxc5Nxc5
8.Qd4Qc7
9.Nc3O-O
10.g5e5
11.Qh4Qb6
12.O-O-Od4
13.gxf6dxc3
14.bxc3Qxf6
15.Qxf6gxf6
16.Bd5Be6
17.Nf3Bxd5
18.Rxd5Ne4
19.Rg1+Kh8
20.Rd7Nxc3
21.Kd2Ne4+
22.Ke3Nc5
23.Rd6Ne6
24.Ke4Rg8
25.Rxg8+Rxg8
26.Kf5Rg6
27.Rd7Ng7+
28.Ke4f5+
29.Kxe5Re6+
30.Kf4Rxe2
31.Ne5Re4+
32.Kg5Rxe5
 

Mate in 2

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Analysis of Dorfeus911 (1430) vs. john2001plus (1835)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.c4Nf6
5.Nc3Bb4
6.Bd3O-O
7.Nf3Bg4
8.O-Odxc4
9.Bxc4Bxf3
10.Qxf3Qxd4
11.Qxb7Qxc4
12.Qxa8Bd6
13.Qxa7Bxh2+
14.Kxh2Qxf1
15.Qa4Nbd7
16.f3Re8
17.Nd5Re6
18.Qa8+Nf8
19.Nxf6+Rxf6
20.Qa7Qe1
21.Qxc7Rf5
22.g4Qf2+
23.Kh1Qxf3+
24.Kh2Qe2+
25.Kh3Qf1+
26.Kh2Rf2+
27.Kg3Rf3+
28.Kh4Qh3+
 

Monday, February 26, 2018

White to play and mate in 4 moves.

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1742) vs. advaith06 (1568)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Qa4+Nc6
6.Ne5Bxc3+
7.bxc3Bd7
8.Nxd7Qxd7
9.Rb1Nd8
10.Qa3Qe7
11.e3Qxa3
12.Bxa3Kd7
13.Bd3b6
14.O-ONb7
15.c5Na5
16.Bb4Nc6
17.Ba3Rhb8
18.Ba6Ne4
19.Rfc1Nd8
20.f3Nf6
21.Kf2bxc5
22.Bxc5Ne8
23.Ke2Nd6
24.Kd2Nc6
25.Bxd6Rxb1
26.Rxb1Kxd6
27.c4dxc4
28.Bxc4Rb8
29.Bd3h6
30.Kc3Rxb1
31.Bxb1Nb8
32.e4f6
33.f4c5
34.e5+fxe5
35.dxe5+Kd5
36.Bd3Nc6
37.g3Nd4
38.Bf1Kc6
39.Kc4Nc2
40.Bh3Nd4
41.Bg2+Kb6
42.a4a5
43.Be4Nc6
44.g4g5
45.Bxc6Kxc6
46.f5exf5
47.gxf5h5
48.f6Kd7
49.Kxc5h4
50.Kd4g4
51.Ke3Ke6
52.Kf4g3
53.hxg3hxg3
54.Kxg3Kxe5
55.f7Kd4
56.f8=QKc4
57.Kf3Kb3
58.Ke3Kxa4
59.Qb8Ka3
60.Kd3Ka2
61.Kc2
 

Sunday, February 25, 2018

White to play

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.Rd1+Ke5
24.f3Rhd8
25.Kf2Rd4
26.Ke3g5
27.g3Rad8
28.f4+gxf4+
29.gxf4+Kf6
30.e5+Kf5
31.Bd3+Be4
32.Be2Rxd1
33.Rxd1Rxd1
34.Bxd1a5
35.h3Bb1
36.Bg4+Kg6
37.Bxe6h6
38.Bc4Kh5
39.e6Kh4
40.e7Bg6
41.f5Be8
42.f6
 

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Mate in 2.

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Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+6
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7Qxg2
22.Rae1d4
23.Qb6Qxf2
24.Rf1Qxd2
25.Qxf6Rxc3+
26.bxc3Qxc3+
27.Ka4Qc4+
28.Ka5b6+
29.Qxb6Ra8+
30.Qa7Rxa7+
31.Kb6Qc7+
32.Kb5Ra5+
33.Kb4Qc3#
 

Mate in 2.

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Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+6
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7Qxg2
22.Rae1d4
23.Qb6Qxf2
24.Rf1Qxd2
25.Qxf6Rxc3+
26.bxc3Qxc3+
27.Ka4Qc4+
28.Ka5b6+
29.Qxb6Ra8+
30.Qa7Rxa7+
31.Kb6Ra6+
32.Kb7Qc6+
33.Kb8Ra8#
 

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7Qxg2
22.Rae1d4
23.Qb6Qxf2
24.Rf1Qxd2
25.Qxf6Rxc3+
26.bxc3Qxc3+
27.Ka4Ra8+
28.Kb5Ra5+
29.Kb6Ra6+
30.Kxb7Rxf6
31.Rxf6
 
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Friday, February 23, 2018

White to play and mate in 2 moves.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1841) vs. Aravindhnath (1443)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+12
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Bb4
6.e3Bd7
7.Bd3h6
8.Bxf6gxf6
9.O-OQe7
10.cxd5Bxc3
11.dxc6Bxc6
12.bxc3Rg8
13.e4O-O-O
14.Rb1Rg7
15.Qc2Rdg8
16.g3f5
17.Ne5fxe4
18.Nxc6bxc6
19.Bxe4Qd6
20.Qa4f5
21.Bxc6Kd8
22.Rb8+Ke7
23.Rxg8Rxg8
24.Qb4f4
25.Re1fxg3
26.fxg3h5
27.d5Qxb4
28.cxb4h4
29.Rxe6+Kf7
30.Be8+Kf8
31.Kg2Rg5
32.Bc6Rg4
33.Rf6+Kg7
34.Rf4Rg5
35.Rxh4Re5
36.Kf2Rf5+
37.Ke2Re5+
38.Kd2Rf5
39.Rg4+Kh8
40.a4Rf2+
41.Kc3Rxh2
42.Rh4+Rxh4
43.gxh4Kg7
44.b5Kh6
45.a5Kh5
46.d6cxd6
47.b6axb6
48.axb6Kxh4
49.b7Kg5
50.b8=QKf5
51.Qxd6Kg5
52.Bf3Kf5
53.Kd4Kg5
54.Qe6Kf4
55.Qg4#
 

Sunday, February 18, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1804)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3Nbd7
7.cxd5Nxd5
8.Nxd5exd5
9.Bd3Bb4+
10.Nd2Nf6
11.O-Oc6
12.Nf3Bg4
13.Qb3Bxf3
14.Qxb4Be4
15.Bxe4Nxe4
16.Qxb7Qb6
17.Qxb6axb6
18.Bc7Rfc8
19.Bxb6Rab8
20.Ba5Rxb2
21.f3Nd2
22.Rf2Nc4
23.Rxb2Nxb2
24.Kf2f5
25.Ke2Nc4
26.Bd2Rb8
27.Kd3Rb2
28.Bc3Rxg2
29.a4Rxh2
30.a5Nxa5
31.Bxa5Rf2
32.f4h5
33.Rg1Kh7
34.Rc1Ra2
35.Bb6Ra3+
36.Ke2g6
37.Rxc6h4
38.Bd8h3
39.Rc7+Kh6
40.Bg5+Kh5
41.Kf3h2
42.Rh7#
 

Monday, February 12, 2018

What is the best move for White?

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1762) vs. john2001plus (1868)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Be7
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-Od5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Nxd5exd5
10.Bf4Nd7
11.Rc1c5
12.Ne5Nxe5
13.Bxe5Qd7
14.dxc5bxc5
15.Qb3c4
16.Qc3f6
17.Bd4a5
18.a3a4
19.Rfe1Bd8
20.Qf3Re8
21.Red1Bc7
22.h4Be5
23.e3Qb5
24.Qe2Bc6
25.Qd2Rab8
26.Rc2Red8
27.Qc3Bc7
28.Qd2Ba5
29.Qe2Qb3
30.Rdc1Be8
31.h5Bf7
32.Qg4Qb7
33.Bxf6Bxh5
34.Qxh5gxf6
35.Rxc4
 

White to play

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1762) vs. john2001plus (1868)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Be7
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-Od5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Nxd5exd5
10.Bf4Nd7
11.Rc1c5
12.Ne5Nxe5
13.Bxe5Qd7
14.dxc5bxc5
15.Qb3c4
16.Qc3f6
17.Bd4a5
18.a3a4
19.Rfe1Bd8
20.Qf3Re8
21.Red1Bc7
22.h4Be5
23.e3Qb5
24.Qe2Bc6
25.Qd2Rab8
26.Rc2Red8
27.Qc3Bc7
28.Qd2Ba5
29.Qe2Qb3
30.Rdc1Be8
31.h5Bf7
32.Qg4Qb7
33.Bxf6Bxh5
34.Qxh5gxf6
35.Rxc4Qxb2
36.Bxd5+Kg7
37.Qf7+Kh8
38.Be4f5
39.Qxf5Qg7
40.Qxa5
 

Sunday, February 11, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3g6
2.d4Bg7
3.c4f5
4.e4fxe4
5.Ng5c5
6.dxc5Nf6
7.Nc3Qa5
8.Bd2Qxc5
9.Ngxe4Qe5
10.Bd3O-O
11.O-ONc6
12.Re1Qc7
13.Rc1b6
14.Nd5Qb8
15.Nexf6+exf6
16.Bf4Ne5
17.Ne7+Kf7
18.Nxc8Qxc8
19.Be4Rb8
20.Bd5+Ke8
21.Be3Qc7
22.f4
 

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1386 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1651) vs. Zephyr (1562)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+6
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c5
7.cxd5Qxd5
8.Bxf6gxf6
9.Bd3cxd4
10.Nxd4f5
11.O-OQe5
12.Qb3Bd6
13.Nf3Qg7
14.Rfd1Be7
15.Nb5b6
16.Nc7Bb7
17.Be2Nc6
18.Nxa8Ne5
19.e4Bxe4
20.Nc7Kh8
21.Nb5Rg8
22.g3Qh6
23.Nxe5Qh3
24.Bf1Qh5
25.Be2Qh3
26.Bf1Qh5
27.f3Bc5+
28.Kg2Bd5
29.Rxd5exd5
30.Qxd5f4
31.Nxf7+Kg7
32.Qxh5
 

Thursday, February 8, 2018

White to play and mate in 2 moves.

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John Coffey vs. JUMPER
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3e6
5.Nc3Be7
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-ONbd7
8.Qe2dxc4
9.Bxc4b6
10.e4Bb7
11.e5Nd5
12.Qe4Nxc3
13.bxc3Qc7
14.Ng5g6
15.Qh4Bxg5
16.Bxg5c5
17.Qh6Kh8
18.Rfd1Bd5
19.Bf6+Nxf6
20.exf6Rg8
21.Rd3Bxc4
22.Qxh7+Kxh7
23.Rh3#
 

Friday, February 2, 2018

What is the best move for White?

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1825) vs. fiddler (1735)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3Nbd7
7.cxd5exd5
8.Bd3c5
9.O-Oc4
10.Bc2a6
11.Ne5Bd6
12.Nxf7Rxf7
13.Bxd6
 

Thursday, February 1, 2018

White to play for a win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1860) vs. Coupra (2017)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e3c6
6.Bd3Nbd7
7.O-Oh6
8.Bh4O-O
9.Nbd2b6
10.Qc2Bb7
11.Rfe1Rc8
12.e4dxe4
13.Bxe4Nxe4
14.Bxe7Qxe7
15.Nxe4c5
16.d5exd5
17.Neg5
 

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1871) vs. soitgoes317 (1760)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3d5
5.Qb3O-O
6.cxd5c6
7.e4cxd5
8.e5Ne4
9.Qxd5Nxc3
10.Qxd8Rxd8
11.bxc3Bg4
12.Be2Nd7
13.h3Bf5
14.Be3Rac8
15.Rc1Nb6
16.O-ONc4
17.Bxc4Rxc4
18.Nd2Rc7
19.f4Rdc8
20.c4Bd3
21.Rfe1Bxc4
22.Nxc4Rxc4
23.Rxc4Rxc4
24.Rc1Rxc1+
25.Bxc1Kf8
26.d5Ke8
27.Bb2Kd8
28.Kf2Kc7
29.Kg1Kb6
30.d6exd6
31.e6fxe6
32.Bxg7
 

Mate in 2

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AJJMJPE (1681) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.d4exd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qd1Nf6
5.Nc3Bc5
6.Nf3O-O
7.Bg5h6
8.Bh4g5
9.Nxg5hxg5
10.Bxg5Kg7
11.Nd5Bb4+
12.Nc3d6
13.a3Bxc3+
14.bxc3Bf5
15.f3Re8
16.e4Nxe4
17.Bxd8Nxc3+
18.Kd2Nxd1
19.Bxc7Nb2
20.Kc3Na4+
21.Kb3Nc5+
22.Kb2Re3
23.g4Bg6
24.Bxd6Na4+
25.Ka2Rae8
26.Rc1Nd4
27.Ka1Nb3+
28.Ka2Nxc1+
29.Ka1Rc3
30.h3Nb3+
31.Ka2Bb1+
32.Kxb1Re1+
33.Ka2Ra1#
 

Black to play and draw.

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Analysis of Srine_10000 (1571) vs. ANinny (1186)
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(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3g6
3.Bg5Bg7
4.e3Ne4
5.Bf4O-O
6.Nbd2Nxd2
7.Qxd2d5
8.c4e6
9.Be2Nd7
10.Rc1Nf6
11.Bd3Nh5
12.Bg3Nxg3
13.hxg3Re8
14.c5Qe7
15.Kd1Bd7
16.b3c6
17.Kc2b6
18.b4bxc5
19.dxc5a5
20.a3axb4
21.Qxb4Reb8
22.Qh4Rb2+
23.Kd1f6
24.Qxh7+Kf8
25.Qxg6Rxa3
26.Nd4Rxd3+
27.Qxd3Rxf2
28.Rc2Rxc2
29.Qxc2e5
30.Nb3Bg4+
31.Kd2Qb7
32.Rh4Qb4+
33.Qc3Qe4
34.Rh2d4
35.Qd3dxe3+
36.Qxe3Qb4+
37.Qc3Qb5
38.Qd3Qb4+
39.Kc2Kf7
40.Rh4e4
41.Qc3Qb5
42.Nd4Qa4+
43.Qb3+Qxb3+
44.Kxb3f5
45.Nxc6e3
46.Rh1Ke6
47.Nb4Bd4
48.Nd3Be2
49.Kc2Kd5
50.Re1Bg4
51.Nf4+Kxc5
52.Kd3Be5
53.Rxe3Bxf4
54.gxf4Kd5
55.g3Bh5
56.Re5+Kd6
57.Rxf5Bg6
58.Ke4Ke6
59.g4Bxf5+
60.gxf5+Kf6
61.Kf3Kxf5
62.Kg3Kf6
63.Kg4Kg6
64.Kf3Kf5
65.Ke3Kf6
66.Kd4Kf5
67.Ke3Kf6
68.Ke4Ke6
69.f5+Kf6
70.Kf4Kf7
71.Kf3Kf6
72.Kf4Kf7
73.Kg4Kg7
74.Kg5Kf7
75.f6Kf8
76.Kg6Kg8
77.f7+Kf8
78.Kf6