White to play and draw

ICC tourney 1755 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of lewisischess (1427) vs. john2001plus (1727)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Be3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Ndxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. O-O Qa5 13. Re1 Bxc5 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Rxe6+ fxe6 16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. Qf7+ Be7 18. Bf6 Qd8 19. Re1 Rxg2+ 20. Kf1 d4 21. Qxe6+ Kc7 22. Qxe7+ Qxe7 23. Rxe7+ Kd6 24. Ne4+ Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxh2 26. Rxd4+ Ke6 27. Bg5 Rc8 28. c3 Rc5 29. Be3 Rd5 30. Re4+ Kd7 31. Ke2 a6 32. Rg4 Rh1 33. Rg7+ Kc6 34. a4 h5 35. b4 Rd7 36. Rg6+ Rd6 37. Rg8 h4 38. a5 h3 39. Rc8+ Kd7 40. Rh8 Rg6 41. Rh7+ Kc6 42. Kd3 Rd6+ 43. Kc4 Rg6 44. Bd4 Rg4 45. Rh6+ Kd7 46. Rh7+ Kc8 47. Rh8+ Kd7 48. Rh7+ Ke6 49. Rxb7 Kf5 50. Rf7+ Kg6 51. Rf6+ Kg5 52. Rxa6 h2 53. Ra8 Rd1 54. Rg8+ Kf5 55. Rf8+ Ke6 56. Rf6+ Ke7 57. Rh6 h1=Q 58. Rxh1 Rxh1 59. a6 Kd6 60. Kb5 Ra1 61. Kb6 Rf4 62. b5 Rf7 63. Bc5+ Kd5 64. Bd4 Ra3 65. f4 Rxf4 66. Kc7 Rf7+ 67. Kb8 Rf8+ 68. Kb7 Rf7+ 69. Kc8 Kd6 70. a7 Rfxa7 71. Bxa7 Rxa7 72. Kb8 Ra3 73. b6 Rxc3 74. b7 Rc4 75. Ka7 Ra4+ 76. Kb6 Rb4+ 77. Ka7 Kc6 78. b8=N+ Kd6 79. Ka8 Rb1 80. Ka7 Kc7 81. Na6+ Kc8 82. Nc5 Rb5 83. Na6

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1755 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of lewisischess (1427) vs. john2001plus (1727)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Be3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Ndxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. O-O Qa5 13. Re1 Bxc5 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Rxe6+ fxe6 16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. Qf7+ Be7 18. Bf6 Qd8 19. Re1 Rxg2+ 20. Kf1 d4 21. Qxe6+ Kc7 22. Qxe7+ Qxe7 23. Rxe7+ Kd6 24. Ne4+ Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxh2 26. Rxd4+ Ke6 27. Bg5 Rc8 28. c3 Rc5 29. Be3 Rd5 30. Re4+ Kd7 31. Ke2 a6 32. Rg4 Rh1 33. Rg7+ Kc6 34. a4 h5 35. b4 Rd7 36. Rg6+ Rd6 37. Rg8 h4 38. a5 h3 39. Rc8+ Kd7 40. Rh8 Rg6 41. Rh7+ Kc6 42. Kd3 Rd6+ 43. Kc4 Rg6 44. Bd4 Rg4 45. Rh6+ Kd7 46. Rh7+ Kc8 47. Rh8+ Kd7 48. Rh7+ Ke6 49. Rxb7 Kf5 50. Rf7+ Kg6 51. Rf6+ Kg5 52. Rxa6 h2 53. Ra8 Rd1 54. Rg8+ Kf5 55. Rf8+ Ke6 56. Rf6+ Ke7 57. Rh6 h1=Q 58. Rxh1 Rxh1 59. a6 Kd6 60. Kb5 Ra1 61. Kb6 Rf4 62. b5 Rf7 63. Bc5+ Kd5 64. Bd4 Ra3 65. f4 Rxf4 66. Kc7 Rf7+ 67. Kb8 Rf8+ 68. Kb7 Rf7+ 69. Kc8 Kd6 70. a7 Rfxa7 71. Bxa7 Rxa7 72. Kb8 Ra3 73. b6 Rxc3 74. b7 Rc4 75. Ka7 Ra4+ 76. Kb6 Rb4+ 77. Ka7 Kc7 78. Ka6 Rxb7 79. Ka5 Kc6 80. Ka6 Rd7 81. Ka5 Rd4 82. Ka6 Ra4#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 77... Kc6??

Mate in 2 moves.

ICC tourney 1751 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
pawninthegrass (1528) vs. john2001plus (1727)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +11

(black to move) 1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bc5 5. e3 c6 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Bd6 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Bf4 Bg4 11. f3 Bf5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Nbc3 Qc7 15. Rae1 Nbd7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. h3 b5 18. Nd1 Re7 19. Nf2 Rae8 20. c3 a5 21. Nd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Re3 23. Qd2 Qe7 24. Kf2 Nh7 25. Ng3 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Rxe1 28. Kxe1 g6 29. f4 Nhf6 30. Ke2 Kf8 31. Ke3 Ke7 32. g5 hxg5 33. fxg5 Nh7 34. h4 f6 35. gxf6+ Nhxf6 36. Kf4 Nh7 37. Bh3 Nb6 38. b3 Kf6 39. h5 Ng5 40. Bg4 gxh5 41. Nxh5+ Kg6 42. Ng3 Kf6 43. Bf5 Nf7 44. Nh5+ Ke7 45. Bg6 Nd6 46. Ng3 a4 47. Nf5+ Nxf5 48. Bxf5 Kd6 49. Kg5 axb3 50. axb3 c5 51. Bd3 c4 52. bxc4 dxc4 53. Be4 Na4 54. Kf4 Nxc3 55. Bf3 b4 56. Ke3 b3 57. Bh5 b2 58. Bg6 b1=Q 59. Bxb1 Nxb1 60. Ke4 Kc6 61. Ke5 c3 62. Ke6 c2 63. d5+ Kc5 64. d6 c1=Q 65. d7 Qe3+ 66. Kf7 Qf4+ 67. Ke8 Qe5+ 68. Kd8 Kc6 69. Kc8 Qc7#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Mate in 2 moves

12+3 ICC, ?
Analysis of CL123789 (1621) vs. Ialwayswin (1690)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +15

(black to move) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Qe2 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. a3 Bd6 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. c4 Ne7 16. Rad1 h6 17. h4 Bh7 18. h5 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. f3 Bh7 21. Qf2 Nxh5 22. Qh4 Bg6 23. g4 Nf6 24. Kg2 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nd7 26. Bf4 Nc5 27. Rh1 Nxb3 28. Bxh6 f6 29. Bf4 fxe5 30. Bg5 Kf7 31. Qg3 Rh8 32. Bh4 Rh7 33. Rde1 Rah8 34. Rxe5 Qd7 35. Qf4+ Kg8 36. Qg5 Qf7 37. Kg3 Nd4 38. Qd8+ Qf8 39. Qxd4 Rxh4 40. Rxh4 Rxh4 41. Kxh4 Qxf3 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Rg5 Qh1+ 44. Kg3 Qg1+ 45. Kf3 Qd1+ 46. Ke3 Qxd8 47. Re5 Qf6 48. Ra5 Qf1 49. b4 Qe1+ 50. Kf3 Qe4+ 51. Kg3 Qe3+ 52. Kg2 Be4+ 53. Kf1 Bf3 54. Rh5+ Kg6 55. Rh2 Bxg4 56. b5 Qf4+ 57. Rf2 Bh3+ 58. Ke1 Qe3+ 59. Re2 Qc3+ 60. Rd2 Qe5+ 61. Re2 Qf5 62. bxc6 bxc6 63. a4 Bg4 64. Rf2 Qe4+ 65. Kf1 e5 66. c5 Kg5 67. a5 g6 68. a6 Bf5 69. Kg1 Qe3 70. Kf1 Qxc5 71. Kg1 Qb6 72. Kf1 Qxa6+ 73. Kg1 Qb6 74. Kf1 a5 75. Kg1 Kf6 76. Kf1 a4 77. Kg1 a3 78. Kf1 Qb1+ 79. Kg2 Qb2 80. Kg3 Qxf2+ 81. Kxf2 a2 82. Kf3 a1=Q 83. Ke3 Qd4+ 84. Kf3 Qe4+ 85. Kg3 Qe2 86. Kh4 Qg4#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1708 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
LarryDavidson55 (1304) vs. john2001plus (1748)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. a3 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. bxc4 Bg4 10. Qc2 Bxf3 11. exf3 Nd4 12. Qd1 Qb6 13. Bc3 Rad8 14. Kh1 e5 15. a4 Rfe8 16. a5 Qe6 17. Qa4 Qf5 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxb7 f3 20. Bxd4 Qh3 21. Rg1 Ng4

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play

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

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nb3 Bb6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd4 Bg4 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc6 Rc8 13. Ba4 Ne4 14. c3 Qd6 15. Qd3 Nc5 16. Qd1 Bc7 17. g3 Nxa4

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Mate in 2

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Gusev, Dmitri (1865)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 e5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nd5 f5 9. Bd3 fxe4 10. Bxe4 f5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 fxe4 13. Qh5+ Kd7 14. Qg4+ Kc6 15. Qxe4 Kd7 16. e6+ Kc6 17. O-O-O a5 18. c5 Kxc5 19. Kb1 Kb5 20. Qd3+ Ka4 21. Qb3#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Mate in 3

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Gusev, Dmitri (1865)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 e5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nd5 f5 9. Bd3 fxe4 10. Bxe4 f5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 fxe4 13. Qh5+ Kd7 14. Qg4+ Kc6 15. Qxe4 Kd7 16. e6+ Kc6 17. O-O-O a5 18. c5 Kb5 19. Qd3+ Kxc5 20. Kb1 Qg5 21. Rc1+ Qxc1+ 22. Rxc1#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play

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

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. e4 Bg6 7. h4 h6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Qb3 b5 10. Qxf7#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

What is the best continuation for White?

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Gusev, Dmitri (1865)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 e5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nd5 f5 9. Bd3 fxe4 10. Bxe4 f5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 fxe4 13. Qh5+ Kd7 14. Qg4+ Kc6 15. Qxe4 dxe5 16. O-O-O Qg5+ 17. f4 exf4 18. Nxf4+ Kb6 19. h4 Qf5 20. Nd5+ Ka6 21. Nxc7+ Kb6 22. Nxa8+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight