Black to play

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Soldan vs. John Coffey

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qa5 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Nxd4

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Pawn promotion:
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White to play

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Analysis of Paul Morphy vs. James G Cunningham

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(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 Qe7 19. Ne6+ fxe6 20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Qxb6+ Kd7 22. Qc6+ Kd8 23. Qxc8#

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Pawn promotion:
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Black to play

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Analysis of rchambers vs. John Coffey

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +6

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Bxf6 Bxf6 5. c3 O-O 6. g3 c5 7. e3 d5 8. dxc5 Nd7 9. b4 a5 10. Qa4 Qc7 11. a3 Qb8 12. Nd4 axb4 13. Qc2 bxa3 14. c6 bxc6 15. Rxa3 Rxa3 16. Nxa3 Qa8 17. Qc1 c5 18. Ndb5 d4 19. cxd4 Qxh1 20. h4 cxd4 21. exd4 Ba6 22. Kd2 Bxd4 23. Qe1 Qd5 24. Bc4 Qc5 25. Qe4 Ne5 26. Bd3 f5 27. Qe2 Rc8 28. Bc2 Bxb5 29. Qxb5 Qc3+ 30. Ke2 Nf3 31. Qd3 Qe1+ 32. Kxf3 Qxf2#

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rchambers vs. John Coffey

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +5

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. e3 d5 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Rd8 10. Nbd2 e5 11. Qa4 e4 12. Nd4 Bb6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nb3 Rd6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Qd1 Qg5 17. g3 Bh3 18. Re1 h5 19. Bxh5 c5 20. Nb5 Rf6 21. Be2 a6 22. Na3 Qf5 23. Rf1 d4 24. cxd4 cxd4 25. exd4 Bxf1 26. Qxf1 Bxd4 27. Nc4 Qc5 28. Rb1 Rxf2 29. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 30. Kg2 e3 31. b3 Qf5 32. Rf1 Qc2 33. Bf3 Rc8 34. Nd6 Rc6 35. Nc4 Rxc4 36. bxc4 Qxa2 37. c5 Qc4 38. c6 e2 39. Bxe2 Qxe2 40. Rxf2 Qe4+ 41. Kg1 Qxc6

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Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -2

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxe4 Qb6 11. O-O Bxb5 12. Re1 Be7 13. dxc5 Qc6 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Nxb5

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What is the best move for White?

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Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -2

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxe4 Qb6 11. O-O Bxb5 12. Re1 Be7 13. dxc5 Qd8 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Qb3 Bxd6 16. cxd6 Bc6 17. Re7 Qxe7 18. dxe7+

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	- Knight

White to play.

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Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxe4 Qb6 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rd8 14. Re1 Ne5 15. Qa4+ Rd7 16. Rad1 f6 17. f4 Nc6 18. Nd6+ Kd8 19. Re8+ Kc7 20. Nd6b5+

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White to play

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Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -6

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxe4 Qb6 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rd8 14. Nf5 Ne5 15. Qe2 g6 16. Qb5+ Nd7 17. Rfe1 Be7 18. Ned6+ Kf8 19. Rxe7 Qxb5 20. Rxf7+ Kg8 21. Nh6#

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	- Knight

Black to play

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Analysis of Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -2

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h5 7. e5 d6 8. exd6 Ng6 9. Nfd2 Bxd6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qf3 Bxc4 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxc4 Nxh4 15. O-O Nf5 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. c3 g5 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qa8 22. Bc7 h4 23. Rd3 h3 24. gxh3 Nh4 25. Rg3 g4 26. hxg4 Qe4 27. Qd1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Rh1+ 29. Rg1 Qh7 30. Rxh1 Qxh1+ 31. Ng1 Qxg1+ 32. Ke2 Qxg4 33. Bg3 Bg5 34. Qd6+ Kg7 35. Kf1 Qe4 36. b4 f5 37. bxc5 f4 38. c6 Nd2+ 39. Qxd2 Qh1+ 40. Ke2 f3+

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Analysis of Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +4

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h5 7. e5 d6 8. exd6 Ng6 9. Nfd2 Bxd6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qf3 Bxc4 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxc4 Nxh4 15. O-O Nf5 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. c3 g5 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qa8 22. Bc7 h4 23. Rd3 h3 24. gxh3 Nh4 25. Rg3 g4 26. hxg4 Qe4 27. Qd1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Rh1+ 29. Rg1 Qh7 30. Rxh1 Qxh1+ 31. Ng1 Qxg1+ 32. Ke2 Qxg4 33. Bg3 Bg5 34. Qd6+ Kg7 35. Kf1 Qe4 36. b4 f5 37. bxc5 f4 38. c6 Nd2+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 fxg3+ 41. Kh3 Qh1+ 42. Kxg3 Ne4+

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Black to play

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Analysis of Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +4

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h5 7. e5 d6 8. exd6 Ng6 9. Nfd2 Bxd6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qf3 Bxc4 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxc4 Nxh4 15. O-O Nf5 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. c3 g5 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qa8 22. Bc7 h4 23. Rd3 h3 24. gxh3 Nh4 25. Rg3 g4 26. hxg4 Qe4 27. Qd1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Rh1+ 29. Rg1 Qh7 30. Rxh1 Qxh1+ 31. Ng1 Qxg1+ 32. Ke2 Qxg4 33. Bg3 Bg5 34. Qd6+ Kg7 35. Kf1 Qe4 36. b4 f5 37. bxc5 f4 38. c6 Nd2+ 39. Kg1 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 fxg3+ 41. Kg2 Qxf2+ 42. Kh3 Qh2+ 43. Kg4 Qh4#

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Black to play

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Analysis of Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -1

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h5 7. e5 d6 8. exd6 Ng6 9. Nfd2 Bxd6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qf3 Bxc4 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxc4 Nxh4 15. O-O Nf5 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. c3 g5 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qa8 22. Bc7 h4 23. Rd3 h3 24. gxh3 Nh4 25. Rg3 g4 26. Rxg4 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Rxh3 28. Ng1 Rh1 29. Qd7 Qb7 30. Rg2 Nh2+ 31. Rxh2 Rxh2

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Black to play

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Analysis of Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +2

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 h5 7. e5 d6 8. exd6 Ng6 9. Nfd2 Bxd6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. Nc3 Ba6 12. Qf3 Bxc4 13. Qxc6+ Kf8 14. dxc4 Nxh4 15. O-O Nf5 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. c3 g5 20. Rad1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Qa8 22. Bc7 h4 23. f3 h3 24. Qb3 hxg2 25. Kf2 g4 26. Qb8+ Qxb8 27. Bxb8 Bh4+ 28. Kg1 gxf3 29. Nc1 f2+ 30. Kxg2 Ne3+

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