Chess Level 1: January 2019

Sunday, January 27, 2019

What is the strongest move for White?

ICC tourney 1584 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1786) vs. canary2016 (1541)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Nbd7
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	b5
8.	Bd3	Bb7
9.	O-O	a6
10.	a4	Bd6
11.	e4	e5
12.	dxe5	Nxe5
13.	Nxe5	Bxe5
14.	f4	Bd4+
15.	Kh1	Qd7
16.	Qc2	Rd8
17.	e5	Bxc3
18.	Bf5	Qd5
19.	bxc3	Nd7
20.	Ba3	c5
21.	Rad1	Qc6
22.	e6	Nf6
23.	Rxd8+	Kxd8
24.	Rd1+	Ke8
25.	axb5	axb5
26.	Qe2	g6
27.	e7	Nd5
28.	Qe5	gxf5
29.	Qxh8+	Kxe7
30.	Re1+	Kd7
31.	Qe8+	Kc7
32.	Qxc6+	Kxc6
33.	Bb2	Nxf4
34.	Re7	Kb6
35.	Rxf7	Nxg2
36.	Rxb7+	Kxb7
37.	Kxg2	Kc6

Black to play

ICC tourney 1584 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
DragonDefense (1537) vs. john2001plus (1780)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Bb5	Bd7
6.	Nf3	Nxe5
7.	Nxe5	Bxb5
8.	Qb3	Qb6
9.	Na3	a6
10.	c4	dxc4
11.	Nexc4	Qc6
12.	O-O	cxd4
13.	Na5	Qd7
14.	Rd1	Ba4
15.	Qd3	Bxd1
16.	Qxd1	Bd6
17.	Na3c4	Bc7
18.	Nxb7	Nf6
19.	Bd2	O-O
20.	Bb4	Rfb8
21.	Nc5	Qb5
22.	a3	Qxc4

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1584 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of DragonDefense (1537) vs. john2001plus (1780)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Bb5	Bd7
6.	Nf3	Nxe5
7.	Nxe5	Bxb5
8.	Qb3	Qb6
9.	Na3	a6
10.	c4	dxc4
11.	Nexc4	Qc6
12.	O-O	cxd4
13.	Na5	Qd7
14.	Rd1	Ba4
15.	Qd3	Bxd1
16.	Qxd1	Bd6
17.	Na3c4	Bc7
18.	Nxb7	Nf6
19.	Bd2	O-O
20.	Bb4	Rfb8
21.	Nc5	Qb5
22.	a3	Qxc4
23.	Rc1	Qd5
24.	Nb3	Bb6
25.	Nc5	Rc8
26.	Nxa6	Rxc1
27.	Qxc1	Qb5
28.	Nc5	Rc8
29.	Qf1	Qxf1+
30.	Kxf1	Bxc5

Saturday, January 26, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Quick 15'+2, Indianapolis
Analysis of Meeks, Terry (1985) vs. Coffey, John (1541)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	c3	Re8
8.	Bg5	h6
9.	Bh4	g5
10.	Bg3	Ne4
11.	Qc2	Nc6
12.	Nbd2	f5
13.	Bxd6	Qxd6
14.	Rfe1	Bd7
15.	Qb3	b6
16.	Nxe4	fxe4
17.	Bxe4	Rxe4
18.	Rxe4	Na5
19.	Qc2	Bf5
20.	Re8+	Rxe8
21.	Qxf5	Rf8
22.	Qe5	Nc4
23.	Qxd6	Nxd6
24.	Ne5	c5
25.	dxc5	bxc5
26.	Nd7	Rc8
27.	Nf6+	Kf7
28.	Nxd5

Monday, January 21, 2019

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1581 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1753) vs. saikolli (1191)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	b6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	Bb5	Rc8
9.	Ne5	Bd7
10.	Nxd5	Nxd5
11.	Qxd5	e6
12.	Qxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Nxd7	Kxd7
14.	Bd2	Bd6
15.	Rc1	Rc7
16.	Ke2	Rhc8
17.	Rxc6	Rxc6
18.	Rc1	a6
19.	Rxc6	Rxc6
20.	Bxc6+	Kxc6
21.	e4	Bxh2
22.	g3	h5
23.	Kf3	h4
24.	Kg2

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Mate in 2

ICC tourney 1581 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
capatal1 (1419) vs. redmonk (1498)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-6

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	g6
3.	Bg5	Bg7
4.	Nbd2	O-O
5.	e4	d6
6.	h3	Nbd7
7.	Bd3	e5
8.	O-O	c6
9.	Nc4	Qc7
10.	dxe5	Nxe5
11.	Ncxe5	dxe5
12.	Bh4	Be6
13.	Qe2	Nh5
14.	Bg3	Nxg3
15.	fxg3	h6
16.	b3	b5
17.	a3	a5
18.	Kh2	Rad8
19.	c4	bxc4
20.	Bxc4	Qe7
21.	Rfc1	Rd6
22.	Bxe6	Qxe6
23.	Qc4	Rfd8
24.	Qa4	Rd4
25.	Qxa5	Rd8d6
26.	Re1	Rd3
27.	b4	Kh7
28.	b5	cxb5
29.	Qxb5	Rb3
30.	Qe2	Rdb6
31.	a4	Rb2
32.	Qd1	Qf6
33.	Rf1	Qe7
34.	a5	Ra6
35.	Qd3	Qb7
36.	Ra3	Bf8
37.	Ra4	Rd6
38.	Qc3	f6
39.	Rc1	Rd7
40.	Qc6	Qxc6
41.	Rxc6	Be7
42.	a6	Ra7
43.	Ne1	Kg7
44.	Nd3	Rb3
45.	Nc5	Bxc5
46.	Rxc5	Rb6
47.	Rca5	Kf7
48.	g4	Ke6
49.	h4	Kd7
50.	g5	fxg5
51.	hxg5	hxg5
52.	Rxe5	Rbxa6
53.	Rxa6	Rxa6
54.	Rxg5	Re6
55.	Rg4	Ke7
56.	Kh3	Kf6
57.	Kg3	g5
58.	Kf3	Re5
59.	Ke3	Kg6
60.	Kd4	Ra5
61.	Ke3	Kh5
62.	Rg3	Kh4
63.	Rh3+	Kg4
64.	Kd4	Ra4+
65.	Kd5	Ra5+
66.	Ke6	Kf4
67.	Rf3+	Kxe4
68.	Kf6	g4
69.	Rf1	Ra2
70.	g3	Ke3
71.	Rf4	Rf2
72.	Ke5	Rxf4
73.	gxf4	g3
74.	f5	g2
75.	f6	g1=Q
76.	Ke6	Qg8+
77.	Ke7	Ke4
78.	f7	Qg7
79.	Ke8	Qg6
80.	Ke7	Qg7
81.	Ke8	Qe5+
82.	Kd7	Qf6
83.	Ke8	Qe6+
84.	Kf8	Kf5
85.	Kg7	Qg6+
86.	Kh8	Qh6+
87.	Kg8	Qe6
88.	Kg7	Qe7
89.	Kg8	Kg6
90.	f8=N+	Kh6
91.	Ne6	Qf6

Friday, January 18, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1865) vs. Zalairian (1602)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-2

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	Qb6
7.	Nc3	Qxb3
8.	axb3	Nc6
9.	Bb5	a6
10.	Ne5	Rc8
11.	Bxc6+	bxc6
12.	Rxa6	e6
13.	Nxc6	Bd3
14.	Rb6	Nd7
15.	Nb4	Nxb6
16.	Nxd3

What is the best move for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1865) vs. Zalairian (1602)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	Qb6
7.	Nc3	Qxb3
8.	axb3	Nc6
9.	Bb5	a6
10.	Ne5	Rc8
11.	Bxc6+	bxc6
12.	Rxa6	e6
13.	Nxc6	Bd3
14.	Rb6	Nd7
15.	Ne5	Nxb6
16.	Nxd3	Be7
17.	Bd2	O-O
18.	Ke2	Ra8
19.	Nc5	Bxc5
20.	dxc5	Nd7
21.	b4	Rfb8
22.	Rb1	Ne5
23.	b3	Kf8
24.	f4	Ng6
25.	Na4	Ke7
26.	Kd3	Nf8
27.	e4	dxe4+
28.	Kxe4	Nd7
29.	Kd4	Rd8
30.	Kc4	Nf6
31.	Bc3	g6
32.	b5	Nd5
33.	Bd4	Nxf4
34.	b6	Ne2
35.	Be5	f6
36.	Bd6+	Kd7
37.	Re1	Kc6
38.	Rxe2

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Black to play for mate

Live Chess, Chess.com
the_truth_7 (1667) vs. john2001plus (1861)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	e3	e6
3.	Bd3	c5
4.	c3	cxd4
5.	exd4	d5
6.	f4	Nc6
7.	Nf3	Be7
8.	O-O	Ne4
9.	Ne5	O-O
10.	Nd2	f5
11.	Ndf3	Bd6
12.	Qe2	Bxe5
13.	Nxe5	Nxe5
14.	fxe5	Bd7
15.	Be3	Qh4
16.	Rf3	Be8
17.	Rh3	Qg4
18.	Qf1	f4
19.	Be2	Qg5
20.	Bd2	Nxd2
21.	Qd1	f3
22.	Bf1	Nxf1
23.	Qxf1	fxg2
24.	Qxg2	Qxg2+
25.	Kxg2	Bg6
26.	Re1	Be4+
27.	Kg1	Rf3
28.	Rh4	Raf8
29.	Rg4	Rf8f4
30.	Rg5	h6
31.	Rh5	Rg4+
32.	Kh1	Rf1#

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	Bb5+	Bd7
5.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	Nf3	Rc8
8.	b3	Nge7
9.	Ba3	Nf5
10.	dxc5	Be7
11.	c4	O-O
12.	Bb2	Bxc5
13.	cxd5	Bb4+
14.	Bc3	Qxd5
15.	Qxd5	exd5
16.	O-O	Bc5
17.	Re1	d4
18.	Bd2	Nb4
19.	Bxb4	Bxb4
20.	Nbd2	Rc2
21.	Re2	d3
22.	Re4	Bxd2
23.	Nxd2	Rxd2
24.	g4	Nh4
25.	g5	Nf3+
26.	Kf1	Rc8
27.	Kg2	Nxg5
28.	Rd4	Ne6
29.	Rd7	Rc7
30.	Rxc7	Nxc7
31.	Rc1	Rc2
32.	Rd1	d2
33.	Kf3	Rxa2
34.	Ke2	Nb5
35.	Rxd2	Nd4+
36.	Kd3	Rxd2+
37.	Kxd2	Nxb3+

Saturday, January 12, 2019

White to play and win

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-2

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	Bd2	Bxc3
7.	bxc3	Ne4
8.	Qg4	g6
9.	Bd3	Nxd2
10.	Kxd2	Nd7
11.	h4	h5
12.	Qf4	b6
13.	Nf3	Bb7
14.	Ng5	Qe7
15.	Rh3	c5
16.	Rf3	Rf8
17.	Nh7	Rh8
18.	Nf6+	Nxf6
19.	exf6	Qd7
20.	a4	c4
21.	Bxg6	fxg6
22.	f7+	Kf8
23.	Qf6	Rh6
24.	Qg5	Kg7
25.	Qf6+	Kf8
26.	Qg5	Kg7
27.	Qf6+	Kf8
28.	Qg5	Kg7
29.	f8=Q+	Rxf8
30.	Rxf8	Kxf8
31.	Qxh6+	Kf7

Monday, January 7, 2019

Black to play for mate

Let's Play!, Chess.com
Caissarius (1853) vs. soitgoes317 (1938)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	c5
3.	d5	e6
4.	Nc3	exd5
5.	cxd5	d6
6.	e4	g6
7.	Bd3	Bg7
8.	Nge2	O-O
9.	O-O	Na6
10.	a3	Nc7
11.	Bg5	a6
12.	a4	h6
13.	Be3	Re8
14.	Qd2	Kh7
15.	h3	Bd7
16.	g4	b5
17.	Bxh6	Bxh6
18.	g5	Bxh3
19.	Rfe1	c4
20.	Bb1	Nh5
21.	gxh6	Qh4
22.	Qe3	Re5
23.	Ng3	b4
24.	Nce2	Nxd5
25.	Qd4	Ndf4
26.	Nxf4	Nxf4
27.	Qxd6	Rg5
28.	Re3	Be6
29.	Qc6	Nh3+
30.	Kf1	Qf4
31.	Re2	Rxg3
32.	Rc2	Rg1+
33.	Ke2	Qxf2#

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Mate in 2

Indianapolis open, Chess.com
Analysis of Xun (1400) vs. Sims (1558)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	g3	c6
4.	d4	e4
5.	Bg2	d5
6.	b3	Bb4
7.	Bd2	e3
8.	fxe3	Ng4
9.	Qc2	Qe7
10.	a3	Bxc3
11.	Qxc3	O-O
12.	h3	Nf6
13.	O-O-O	Qxa3+
14.	Qb2	Qd6
15.	g4	a5
16.	c5	Qc7
17.	Be1	Be6
18.	Nf3	Nbd7
19.	Rg1	a4
20.	bxa4	Rxa4
21.	Rd3	Rfa8
22.	Kb1	b6
23.	Nd2	bxc5
24.	dxc5	Nxc5
25.	Rc3	Rb8
26.	Nb3	d4
27.	exd4	Nxb3
28.	Bg3	Nd2+
29.	Kc1	Rxb2
30.	Kxb2	Ra2+
31.	Kc1	Qa5
32.	Rxc6	Nb3+
33.	Kb1	Ra1+
34.	Kb2	Qa2+
35.	Kc3	Qd2#

White to play for mate

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


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(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+	Kf8
25.	Nd7+	Qxd7
26.	Qf6+	Kg8
27.	Rh8#

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
pawnofking (1535) vs. john2001plus (1824)


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	d5
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	O-O	Bd6
8.	Nc3	c6
9.	Bg5	h6
10.	Bxf6	Qxf6
11.	e4	Bb4
12.	e5	Qe6
13.	Ne2	g5
14.	h4	Be7
15.	Kh2	Nd7
16.	Qa4	a5
17.	Rac1	O-O
18.	Qc2	Qg6
19.	Qd2	Rac8
20.	Qe3	c5
21.	Rh1	cxd4
22.	Qxd4	Bc5
23.	Qg4	f5
24.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
25.	Qe6+	Kg7
26.	Rxc5	bxc5
27.	hxg5	hxg5
28.	Qb6	Ng4+
29.	Kg1	Qxb6
30.	Nxg5	Rxf2
31.	Nf4	Rxf4
32.	gxf4	c4+
33.	Kf1	Qf2#

Thursday, January 3, 2019

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Blues4 (2252) vs. john2001plus (1905)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bg5	c5
3.	Bxf6	gxf6
4.	d5	e6
5.	c4	b5
6.	e3	bxc4
7.	Bxc4	Qa5+
8.	Nc3	Ba6
9.	Qb3	Qb4
10.	Bxa6	Nxa6
11.	dxe6	fxe6
12.	Qxb4	cxb4
13.	Ne4	f5
14.	Nd2	Bg7
15.	O-O-O	Rc8+
16.	Kb1	d5
17.	Ne2	Ke7
18.	Nf4	Nc5
19.	Nb3	Na4
20.	Rd2	Rhd8
21.	Rhd1	Bxb2
22.	Rxb2	Nc3+
23.	Kc2	Na4+
24.	Kb1	Nc3+
25.	Kc1	Nxa2+
26.	Kd2	Nc3
27.	Ra1	Ne4+
28.	Ke2	Rc7
29.	Nd4	e5
30.	Nfe6	Nc3+
31.	Ke1	exd4
32.	Nxc7	d3
33.	Kd2	Ne4+
34.	Kxd3	Kd6
35.	Nb5+	Ke5
36.	Nd4	Rc8
37.	Ra6	Nc5+
38.	Ke2	Nxa6
39.	f4+	Ke4
40.	Nb5	Rc6
41.	Rd2	Rc4
42.	Nd6#

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Black to play and mate in 2.

Live Chess, Chess.com
BrightRapidly (1518) vs. john2001plus (1866)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	c3	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	d4	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a4	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	Nxe5
8.	Bb5+	Bd7
9.	Qe2	a6
10.	a5	Qd6
11.	Bxd7+	Nxd7
12.	Nf5	Qe5
13.	Qxe5	Nxe5
14.	Nd4	Nf6
15.	O-O	Nd3
16.	Nd2	Be7
17.	Nd2f3	Nxc1
18.	Raxc1	O-O
19.	Ne5	Rfc8
20.	f4	Ne4
21.	f5	Bc5
22.	fxe6	fxe6
23.	Nd7	Ba7
24.	Kh1	Re8
25.	Nb6	Bxb6
26.	axb6	e5
27.	Nf5	g6
28.	Nh6+	Kg7
29.	Ng4	h5
30.	Ne3	Rad8
31.	Rcd1	d4
32.	cxd4	Rxd4
33.	Rc1	Re7
34.	Kg1	Rd6
35.	Nc4	Rc6
36.	Rfe1	Nd6
37.	Rxe5	Rxe5
38.	b3	Nxc4
39.	bxc4	Rxb6
40.	Kf2	Rf6+
41.	Kg3	Re3+
42.	Kh4	Rf4+
43.	Kg5	Rg4#

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;