Chess Level 1: October 2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Black to play

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


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(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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(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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(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

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;