Chess Level 1: August 2019

Monday, August 26, 2019

White to play

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	a6
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	e3	O-O
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	Qb3	c6
9.	Bd3	Nbd7
10.	O-O	h6
11.	Bh4	Re8
12.	Rac1	Nh5
13.	Bxe7	Rxe7
14.	a4	Rb8
15.	Ne2	Qb6
16.	Qc3	Nf8
17.	b4	Be6
18.	b5	axb5
19.	axb5	cxb5
20.	Qb4	Rc7
21.	Qxb5	Qxb5
22.	Bxb5	Rbc8
23.	Rxc7	Rxc7
24.	Ne5	Nf6
25.	f3	Nf8d7
26.	Rb1	Ne8
27.	Nxd7	Bxd7
28.	Bxd7	Rxd7
29.	Kf2	Nd6
30.	Nc3	Nc4
31.	Rb5	Na3
32.	Rxd5	Rxd5
33.	Nxd5	b5
34.	Ke2	Kf8
35.	Kd3	Ke8
36.	Kc3	Kd7
37.	Kb4	Nc2+
38.	Kxb5	Kd6
39.	Nb6	Nxe3
40.	Nc4+	Nxc4
41.	Kxc4	f5
42.	d5	g6
43.	Kd4	g5
44.	g4

Black to play

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


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	Bf4	c5
4.	c3	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Nc6
6.	e3	d5
7.	Bd3	Qb6
8.	Qd2	Bd7
9.	O-O	Nh5
10.	Bg5	f6
11.	Bh4	g5
12.	Bg3	Nxg3
13.	hxg3	O-O-O
14.	Nc3	Kb8
15.	a3	h5
16.	Rfc1	Na5
17.	b4	Nb3
18.	Qc2	Nxa1
19.	Rxa1	Rc8
20.	Qb3	h4
21.	Ne2	hxg3
22.	Nxg3	Bd6
23.	Ne2	g4
24.	Nd2	f5
25.	Nf1	f4
26.	exf4	Bxf4
27.	Nxf4	Qxd4
28.	Re1	Qxf4

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Black to play

ICC tourney 1704 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
LarryDavidson55 (1206) vs. john2001plus (1744)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	c4	c5
3.	g3	Nc6
4.	Bg2	g6
5.	b3	Bg7
6.	Bb2	O-O
7.	a3	d6
8.	d3	e5
9.	Nbd2	Be6
10.	e3	Qd7
11.	h3	Bf5
12.	Qe2	e4
13.	dxe4	Nxe4
14.	Nh4	Bxb2
15.	Nxe4	Bxa1
16.	Nf6+	Bxf6

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1704 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of CPS1218 (1467) vs. SuperPuzzler (1665), 720+3


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(black to move)

1.	g3	Nf6
2.	Bg2	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	d3	O-O
6.	e4	e6
7.	Nge2	d6
8.	Bg5	Nbd7
9.	O-O	h6
10.	Bd2	Nb6
11.	f4	d5
12.	cxd5	exd5
13.	exd5	Nfxd5
14.	Nxd5	Nxd5
15.	Qb3	Nb4
16.	Bxb4	cxb4
17.	Rfd1	a5
18.	a3	Be6
19.	Qc2	Re8
20.	d4	Qb6
21.	axb4	Qxb4
22.	Qd2	Bg4
23.	Qxb4	axb4
24.	Rxa8	Rxa8
25.	Re1	Re8
26.	Kf2	b6
27.	b3	Bxe2
28.	Rxe2	Bxd4+
29.	Ke1	Rc8
30.	Kd2	Rc3
31.	Bd5	Kf8
32.	Bc4	b5
33.	Bd5	Rc5
34.	Be4	Bf6
35.	Bc2	g5
36.	fxg5	Bxg5+
37.	Kd3	Rc3+
38.	Kd4	Bf6+
39.	Ke4	Kg7
40.	Kf5	Rc5+
41.	Ke4	Bc3
42.	Kd3	f5
43.	Re7+	Kg6
44.	Re6+	Kf7
45.	Re2	Kf6
46.	Ke3	Kg5
47.	Kf3	Rd5
48.	Kg2	Kf6
49.	Kf3	Rd4
50.	Kg2	h5
51.	h4	Rg4
52.	Re3	Be5
53.	Rd3	Ke6
54.	Kh2	f4
55.	Rf3	fxg3+
56.	Kh3	Rd4
57.	Rd3	Rg4
58.	Rf3	g2
59.	Bf5+	Ke7
60.	Bxg4	g1=Q

Sunday, August 18, 2019

White to play

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Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Qa4+	c6
9.	Bg5	b5
10.	Qc2	b4
11.	Bxf6	gxf6
12.	Na4	cxd5
13.	exd5	exd5
14.	Bb5+	Nd7
15.	O-O	Be7
16.	Rfd1	O-O
17.	Rxd5	a6
18.	Bd3	Kg7
19.	Qc1	Rh8
20.	Nh4	h5
21.	Nf5+	Kg8
22.	Qf4	Rh7
23.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
24.	Bxh7+

White to play

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Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Qa4+	c6
9.	Bg5	b5
10.	Qc2	b4
11.	Bxf6	gxf6
12.	Na4	cxd5
13.	exd5	exd5
14.	Bb5+	Nd7
15.	O-O	Be7
16.	Rfd1	O-O
17.	Rxd5	a6
18.	Bd3	Kg7
19.	Qc1	Rh8
20.	Nh4	h5
21.	Nf5+	Kg8
22.	Qf4	Ne5
23.	Qg3+	Kf8
24.	Qg7+	Ke8
25.	Qxh8+	Bf8
26.	Qxf8+	Kxf8
27.	Rxd8#

White to play

Analysis


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-6

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Qa4+	c6
9.	Bg5	b5
10.	Qc2	b4
11.	Bxf6	gxf6
12.	Na4	cxd5
13.	exd5	exd5
14.	Bb5+	Bd7
15.	O-O	Bxb5
16.	Rfe1+	Be7
17.	Rxe7+	Qxe7
18.	Qc8+	Qd8
19.	Re1+

White to play

Analysis


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Qa4+	c6
9.	Bg5	b5
10.	Qc2	b4
11.	Bxf6	gxf6
12.	Na4	cxd5
13.	exd5	exd5
14.	Bb5+	Bd7
15.	O-O	Bxb5
16.	Rfe1+	Be7
17.	Rxe7+	Kf8
18.	Rb7	Bc6
19.	Rxb4

White to play

Analysis


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Qa4+	c6
9.	Bg5	b5
10.	Qc2	b4
11.	Bxf6	gxf6
12.	Na4	cxd5
13.	exd5	exd5
14.	Bb5+	Bd7
15.	O-O	Bxb5
16.	Rfe1+	Be7
17.	Rxe7+	Kf8
18.	Rb7	a6
19.	Re1	Nd7
20.	Nd4	Rc8
21.	Qd2	h5
22.	Qxb4+	Kg8
23.	Nxb5	axb5
24.	Qxb5	Ne5
25.	f4	Ng6
26.	Nb6	Rb8
27.	Rxb8	Qxb8
28.	Re8+

White to play

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Analysis vs. ?


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-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Qa4+	c6
9.	Bg5	b5
10.	Qc2	b4
11.	Bxf6	gxf6
12.	Na4	cxd5
13.	exd5	exd5
14.	Bb5+	Bd7
15.	O-O	Bxb5
16.	Rfe1+	Be7
17.	Rxe7+	Kf8
18.	Rb7	a6
19.	Re1	Nd7
20.	Nd4	Rc8
21.	Qd2	h5
22.	Nf5	Kg8
23.	Qxb4	Rc4
24.	Qd6	Rxa4
25.	b3	Rg4
26.	a4	Bd3
27.	Rxd7	Qa5
28.	Re8+	Kh7
29.	Rxf7+	Kg6
30.	Qxf6#

White to play

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Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Qa4+	c6
9.	Bg5	b5
10.	Qc2	b4
11.	Bxf6	gxf6
12.	Na4	cxd5
13.	exd5	Be7
14.	Bc4	O-O
15.	Rd1	Qc7
16.	O-O	Ba6
17.	b3	Bxc4
18.	Rd4	exd5
19.	Rxd5	Rc8
20.	Rh5	Bd3
21.	Qxd3	Qc2
22.	Qd5	Nc6
23.	Rh3	Rc7
24.	Rg3+	Kf8
25.	Qh5	Rd8
26.	Qh6+	Ke8
27.	Rg8+	Kd7
28.	Qh3+	Kd6
29.	Rg4	Rb7
30.	Rc4	Qe2
31.	Rfc1	Rc7
32.	Nh4	Bf8
33.	Nf5+	Kd5
34.	Ne3+	Kd6
35.	Qf5	Qd2
36.	Rxc6+	Rxc6
37.	Qxf6+

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1692 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of SuperPuzzler (1634) vs. john2001plus (1727)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	Ngf3	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	Nc6
6.	Nxc6	bxc6
7.	exd5	cxd5
8.	Bd3	Bd6
9.	O-O	Nf6
10.	Nf3	O-O
11.	Re1	Rb8
12.	c3	Ne4
13.	Qc2	f5
14.	c4	Qb6
15.	Rb1	Ba6
16.	Be3	Bc5
17.	cxd5	Bxd3
18.	Qxd3	Nxf2
19.	Qe2	Ng4
20.	Bxc5	Qxc5+
21.	Kf1	exd5
22.	h3	Rfe8
23.	Qd2	Ne3+
24.	Kf2	Nc2+
25.	Kf1	Nxe1

White to play

ICC tourney 1692 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1720) vs. trivialpursuit (1495)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	e5
4.	Bc4	Be7
5.	O-O	Nf6
6.	d4	cxd4
7.	cxd4	d6
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	Re1	Bg4
10.	dxe5	Bxf3
11.	Qxf3	Nxe5
12.	Qe2	Nxc4
13.	Qxc4	Qa5
14.	Qb3	b6
15.	Bd2	Qh5
16.	Rac1	Ng4
17.	h3	Ne5
18.	Nd5	Bd8
19.	Bb4	Qg6
20.	f4	Nd7
21.	Rc6	Nc5
22.	Bxc5	bxc5
23.	Qb7	Bh4
24.	Re2	Kh8
25.	Qc7	Rfd8
26.	Ne7	Qe6
27.	Nf5	Qc4
28.	Re3	Bf6
29.	Rxd6	Qc1+
30.	Kh2	Rxd6
31.	Qxd6	Bd4
32.	Rf3	Qxb2
33.	Nxd4	cxd4
34.	Rb3	Qc2
35.	Rb8+	Qc8
36.	Rxc8+	Rxc8
37.	Qd7	Rf8
38.	Qxa7

Black to play

ICC tourney 1692 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1584) vs. john2001plus (1735)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	e3	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	b3	Be7
5.	Nc3	O-O
6.	Bb2	c5
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	d4	Nbd7
9.	Be2	Re8
10.	O-O	b6
11.	Rc1	Bb7
12.	Ne1	cxd4
13.	exd4	Rc8
14.	Nd3	Bd6
15.	Bf3	Ne4
16.	Re1	Ndf6
17.	Nb5	Bb8
18.	Rxc8	Qxc8
19.	Ne5	a6
20.	Na3	Qf5
21.	Qd3	Nd6
22.	Qxf5	Nxf5
23.	Rc1	Nxd4
24.	Bxd4	Bxe5
25.	Nc2	Bxd4
26.	Nxd4	Rc8
27.	Re1	Kf8
28.	g3	Ne4
29.	Nf5	Rc2
30.	Bxe4	dxe4
31.	Nd6	Bd5
32.	Rd1	e3
33.	fxe3	Rg2+
34.	Kf1	Bf3
35.	Rd4	Rxh2
36.	Nc8	f6
37.	Nxb6	Rxa2
38.	b4	Be2+
39.	Ke1	Bb5
40.	Nd5	Ra1+
41.	Kf2	Rf1+
42.	Kg2	Rc1
43.	e4	Kf7
44.	Kf2	Rc2+
45.	Ke3	Rg2
46.	Kf3	Rc2
47.	Ne3	Rc3
48.	Kf2	Rd3
49.	Rxd3	Bxd3
50.	Kf3	Ke6
51.	Nd5	Ke5
52.	Nc3	Kd4
53.	Ne2+	Bxe2+
54.	Kxe2	Kxe4

Monday, August 5, 2019

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. learnychess (1512)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	d4	c5
3.	e4	Bb7
4.	Bd3	e6
5.	c3	Nf6
6.	Qe2	d5
7.	Nbd2	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4
9.	e5	Ne4
10.	O-O	Nxd2
11.	Bxd2	Bxd2
12.	Nxd2	Nc6
13.	Rac1	Nxd4
14.	Qg4	Nc6
15.	Qxg7	Rf8
16.	Nf3	Kd7
17.	Ng5	h6
18.	Nh7	Rh8
19.	Qxf7+	Qe7
20.	Nf6+	Kd8
21.	Qh5	Rf8
22.	f4	Qg7
23.	Qh4	Ne7
24.	Nh5	Qf7
25.	f5	Rc8
26.	Nf4	Rxc1
27.	Rxc1	Bc8
28.	Ng6	Re8
29.	f6	Nxg6
30.	Bxg6	Qxg6
31.	f7+

Saturday, August 3, 2019

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. learnychess (1512)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	d4	c5
3.	e4	Bb7
4.	Bd3	e6
5.	c3	Nf6
6.	Qe2	d5
7.	Nbd2	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4
9.	e5	Ne4
10.	O-O	Nxd2
11.	Bxd2	Bxd2
12.	Nxd2	Nc6
13.	Rac1	Nxd4
14.	Qg4	Nc6
15.	Qxg7	Rf8
16.	Nf3	Kd7
17.	Ng5	h6
18.	Nh7	Rh8
19.	Qxf7+	Qe7
20.	Nf6+	Kd8
21.	Qh5	Rf8
22.	f4	Qg7
23.	Qh4	Ne7
24.	Nh5	Qf7
25.	f5	Rc8
26.	Nf4	Rxc1
27.	Rxc1	Bc8
28.	Ng6	Re8
29.	f6	Bb7
30.	fxe7+	Kd7
31.	Qa4+	b5
32.	Qxb5+	Bc6
33.	Qxc6#

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;