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john2001plus (1890) vs. Gusev (1816)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Bg7 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 e6 8. Bc4 Ne7 9. d5 e5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 Nd7 12. Be3 f5 13. Ng5 Nc5 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. d6+

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Analysis of john2001plus (2022) vs. JohnT1234 (1367), 600

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 e6 6. d5 exd5 7. exd5 Nce7 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qa4 Nf6 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O Qxa4 13. Nxa4 Nfxd5 14. Rd1 g6 15. Bg5 O-O-O 16. Rac1+ Kb8 17. Rxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd8 Bg7 19. Ba5

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Magnus Carlsen (2385) vs. Helgi Ass Gretarsson (2513)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 Qf6 9. Rxg4 Qxf3 10. Rxg7 Nf6 11. Bg2 Qh5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bg5 Bf8 14. Bxf6 Bxg7 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Nxe4 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Rxg7 18. Qc1 Qd8 19. Qf4 Kf8 20. Qe5 Rg6 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxh7 Qg8 23. Qh4+ f6 24. Bf3 e5 25. b3 exd4 26. Ng3 Bg4 27. Re1+ Kf7 28. Be4 Rg7 29. h3 Bd7 30. Qh5+ Kf8 31. Qc5+ Kf7 32. Bg6+

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John Coffey vs. Peter the Great

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Bxd5 5. Nxd5 Qxd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. c4 Qd7 8. d5 Nb4 9. Ne5 Qf5 10. Qa4+ c6 11. Nd3 Qe4+ 12. Be3 a6 13. Nxb4 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. Bxb5+ Kd8 16. Qa5+ Kc8 17. Rc1+

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Analysis of bosperty (848) vs. john2001plus (1943)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. e5 d5 4. exd6 e.p. exd6 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne2 O-O 11. d3 Re8 12. Ng3 Bd6 13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Qc7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. a3 Bf4 19. Qe1 g6 20. Qf1 Re8 21. Re1 Re7 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Qe1 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qxe1+ 25. Nxe1 f6 26. Nf3 Kf7 27. Kf1 Ke6 28. Ke2 b5 29. Kd2 a5 30. Ke2 f5 31. Nh4 g5 32. Nf3 g4 33. Nd2 h5 34. Nb3 Kd6 35. Nxa5 f4 36. Nb3 fxg3 37. fxg3 Nb6 38. Nd2 Ke5 39. Ne4 c4 40. Nf2 Na4 41. b3 Nc3+ 42. Kd2 cxb3 43. cxb3 Nb1+ 44. Kc2 Nxa3+ 45. Kb2 b4 46. Nd1 Nb5 47. Nf2 Nc3 48. Kc2 Kf5 49. Kd2 Nd5 50. Nd1 Nc3 51. Nf2 Ke6 52. Nd1 Nxd1 53. Kxd1 Kf5 54. Ke2 Kg5 55. Kf2 h4 56. gxh4+ Kxh4 57. Kg1 Kg3 58. Kf1 Kh2 59. Kf2 Kh1 60. Kf1 Kh2 61. Kf2 Kh1 62. Kf1 g3 63. Ke1 Kxg2

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Analysis of bosperty (848) vs. john2001plus (1943)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. e5 d5 4. exd6 e.p. exd6 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 d4 10. Ne2 O-O 11. d3 Re8 12. Ng3 Bd6 13. Re1 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Qc7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. a3 Bf4 19. Qe1 g6 20. Qf1 Re8 21. Re1 Re7 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Qe1 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qxe1+ 25. Nxe1 f6 26. Nf3 Kf7 27. Kf1 Ke6 28. Ke2 b5 29. Kd2 a5 30. Ke2 f5 31. Nh4 g5 32. Nf3 g4 33. Nd2 h5 34. Nb3 Kd6 35. Nxa5 f4 36. Nb3 fxg3 37. fxg3 Nb6 38. Nd2 Ke5 39. Ne4 c4 40. Nf2 Na4 41. b3 Nc3+ 42. Kd2 cxb3 43. cxb3 Nb1+ 44. Kc2 Nxa3+ 45. Kb2 b4 46. Nd1 Nb5 47. Nf2 Nc3 48. Kc2 Kf5 49. Kd2 Nd5 50. Nd1 Nc3 51. Nf2 Ke6 52. Nd1 Nxd1 53. Kxd1 Kf5 54. Ke2 Kg5 55. Kf2 h4 56. gxh4+ Kxh4 57. Kg1 Kg3 58. Kf1 Kh2 59. Kf2 Kh1 60. Kf1 Kh2 61. Kf2 Kh1 62. Kg3 Kg1 63. Kxg4 Kxg2 64. Kf4 Kf2 65. Ke4 Ke2 66. Kxd4

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Sophie Milliet (2356) vs. Steven A Jones (2160)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 h6 8. Qd3 e5 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Nc4 b5 11. Ne3 Rc8 12. Ned5 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxb5+ Qd7 15. Qxd5 Rxc2 16. Qb3 Rc8 17. O-O Be7 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. b3 Rc6 21. Rd5 Qc7 22. Bd2 Ke7 23. Rd1 Rc5 24. Qd3 Rb8 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Rc1 Qb6 27. Qd5 Qb7 28. Rc6 Qd7 29. Qc4 Rb7 30. Ba5 Qe6 31. Qa6 Rd7 32. Bb4 Bg5 33. Qa5 f5 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Qc7+ Kf6 36. Qxd6 fxe4 37. Qxe6+ Kxe6 38. Kf1 Kd5 39. Ke2 Kd4 40. Bd2 e3 41. fxe3+ Ke4 42. b4 Be7 43. a4 g6 44. b5 Bd6 45. h3 Be7 46. a5 Kd5 47. e4+ Kc5 48. b6 axb6 49. Bb4+

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Bernardo Wexler (?) vs. Osvaldo Manuel Bazan (?)

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

(black to move) 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 e4 7. d3 exd3 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 dxe2+ 11. Nxe2 O-O 12. Be3 Bh3+ 13. Kg1 Qe7 14. a3 Bd6 15. Bxb7 Nd7 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. Qd5 Rd8 18. Qh5 Bc5 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Qe6 21. Bc3 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rd5 23. Re1 Qc6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. g4 Rd1

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John Coffey vs. JUMPER

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Bf5 8. Nh4 Be6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. Bxf5 O-O 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Rc2 Qa5 15. O-O h6 16. Bf4 Nf8 17. Bg3 Qd8 18. f3 Bd6 19. Bf2 Rc8 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4 a6 22. e5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Rxe5 24. Re2 Rxe2 25. Qxe2 Qd6 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 Rd8 28. Bc4 b5 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Bb3

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Chris Webber vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Ne7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. O-O Bxb5 8. Nxb5 Nf5 9. a4 Nc6 10. Bf4 a6 11. Nb5c3 g5 12. Bg3 h5 13. h3 g4 14. a5 gxh3 15. gxh3 Rg8 16. Qxh5 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Rxg3+ 18. Kh2 Rg6 19. Nd2 Qc7 20. Rae1 O-O-O 21. Nf3 Bg7 22. Rg1 Rh8 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Qf5+ Kb8 25. Rxg6 fxg6 26. Qg5 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Rh5 28. Qxg6 Bxe5+ 29. Kg2 Rh8 30. c3 Qc8 31. Qd3 Rg8+ 32. Kf2 Qc5+ 33. Ke2 Rg2+ 34. Kd1 Qxa5 35. Qb1 Bxc3 36. bxc3 Qa4+ 37. Kc1 Qf4+

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JUMPER vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. e3 Nh5 6. Bg3 Nxg3 7. hxg3 Bg4 8. Be2 e6 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. exd4 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Bb5 Bd6 13. Qa4 h5 14. Nh2 Bf5 15. Nhf3 a6 16. Be2 g5 17. O-O-O Kd7 18. Nxg5 b5 19. Qb3 Nxd4

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John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined vs. fourtys

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +17

(white to move) 1. Nf3 f6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qc6 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. d4 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Qxb5 8. Nxb5 Kd8 9. Qxb7 a6 10. Qxa8 axb5 11. Qxb8+ Kd7 12. Qxf8 Kd6 13. Qxg7 Nh6 14. Bf4+ Kd5 15. Qxh8 Nf5 16. Qxh7 Nxd4 17. O-O-O e5 18. Qxc7 exf4 19. Rhe1 b4 20. Rxd4+ Kxd4 21. Qd6+ Kc4 22. Qc6+ Kd4 23. Re4#

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John Coffey vs. Dave W

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qc6 6. e4 Nf6 7. Bb5 Qxb5 8. Nxb5 Na6 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Ne5 Rd8 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Nd6+

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Analysis of tpcoffee (1622) vs. john2001plus (1933)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. d4 b5 9. Bc2 Nf5 10. Re1+ Be7 11. dxc5 O-O 12. b4 Bf6 13. Bxf5 Bxf5 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Nxb4 16. Re5 Qf6 17. Na3 Nd3 18. Re2 Nxc5

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Analysis of tpcoffee (1622) vs. john2001plus (1933)

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. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. d4 b5 9. Bc2 Nf5 10. Re1+ Be7 11. dxc5 O-O 12. b4 Bf6 13. Bxf5 Bxf5 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 Nxb4 16. Re5 Qf6 17. Na3 Nd3 18. Re2 Qxd4 19. Be3 Qc3 20. Nc2 Rfe8 21. Bd4 Qc4 22. Be3 Nxc5 23. Na3 Qb4 24. Qxd5 Qxa3 25. Qxf5 Ne6 26. Rae1 Nd4 27. Qg4 Nxe2+

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soitgoes317 (1434) vs. john2001plus (1583)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e5 2. d4 Nf6 3. dxe5 Nxe4 4. Bc4 d6 5. Qd5 Be6 6. Qxe4 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Qxd5 Bxd5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Bf4 O-O-O 11. Nc3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd4 13. O-O-O Bb4 14. Rd3 Bxc3 15. Be3 Ne2+ 16. Kd1 Rxd3+ 17. cxd3 Bxe5 18. Kxe2 Bxb2

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john2001plus (1932) vs. tburd765 (1685)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 e6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. O-O a6 16. Na4 Qd6 17. Nc5 Qc7 18. Qc2 Qd6 19. a3 Ne7 20. Nd3 Bd7 21. Qc7 Nf5 22. Nfe5 Rfd8 23. Bh5 f6 24. Nf7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 Be8 26. Nxd8 Bxh5 27. Nxe6 Be2 28. Nb4 Bf8 29. Nxd5 Bxf1 30. Nxf6+ Kh8 31. Rh7#

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Juergen Maedler (?) vs. Wolfgang Uhlmann (?)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. Rfc1 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qd6 17. h4 Nc6 18. Rd1 Qf6 19. Bb5 Rfd8 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. e5 Qf5 22. Ng3 Qg4 23. d5 Rc5 24. d6 Rxe5 25. Rac1 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 exd6 27. Rc7 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Rh1+

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Analysis of JohnT1234 (1246) vs. john2001plus (1879)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bd2 Nxe5 5. Nxe5 Qxe5 6. Bc3 Qh5 7. f3 Bd6 8. g3 Nf6 9. Bg2 Nd5 10. Bd2 Bc5 11. Nc3 Ne3 12. Bxe3 Bxe3 13. Qd3 Bb6 14. O-O-O O-O 15. e4 d6 16. f4 Re8 17. h3 Qg6 18. Rhe1 Bf2 19. f5 Qxg3 20. Qxg3 Bxg3 21. Re3 Bf4 22. Rde1 Bxf5 23. Kb1 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 c6 25. Rd3 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 d5 27. Bf3 Re1+ 28. Nd1 Rae8 29. Kc1 f5 30. Ra3 a6 31. Rb3 b5 32. Rc3 Rf1 33. Bg2 Rg1 34. Bf3 Re6 35. Rxc6 Rxc6 36. Bxd5+ Kf8 37. Bxc6

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Analysis of JohnT1234 (1246) vs. john2001plus (1879)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 Qe7 4. Bd2 Nxe5 5. Nxe5 Qxe5 6. Bc3 Qh5 7. f3 Bd6 8. g3 Nf6 9. Bg2 Nd5 10. Bd2 Bc5 11. Nc3 Ne3 12. Bxe3 Bxe3 13. Qd3 Bb6 14. O-O-O O-O 15. e4 d6 16. f4 Re8 17. h3 Qg6 18. Rhe1 Bf2 19. f5 Qxg3 20. Qxg3 Bxg3 21. Re3 Bf4 22. Rde1 Bxf5 23. Kb1 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 c6 25. Rd3 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 d5 27. Bf3 Re1+ 28. Nd1 Rae8 29. Kc1 f5 30. Ra3 a6 31. Rb3 b5 32. Rc3 Rf1 33. Bg2 Rg1 34. Bf3 Rg3 35. Bxd5+ cxd5 36. Rxg3 Kf7 37. Rd3 Rd8 38. Ra3 Rd6 39. Rf3 Kf6 40. Ne3 g6 41. Rf2 Ke5 42. Rd2 Ke4 43. Re2 Kf3 44. Kd1 Re6 45. Nxf5 Re4 46. Rxe4 dxe4 47. Nd4+ Ke3 48. c3

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Analysis of john2001plus (1879) vs. spiritracker (1227)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 a6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Ba7 7. Nc3 d6 8. O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 12. d5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Ne5 15. Be2 b5 16. a3 Rb8 17. f4 Neg4 18. Qg3 Qd7 19. h3 Nh6 20. Rad1 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bd3 Nf5 23. Qg4 h5 24. Qg5 Rbe8 25. Bxe4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1879) vs. spiritracker (1227)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 a6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Ba7 7. Nc3 d6 8. O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Nf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 12. d5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Ne5 15. Be2 b5 16. a3 Rb8 17. f4 Neg4 18. Qg3 Qd7 19. h3 Nh6 20. Rad1 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bd3 Nf5 23. Qg4 Ne3 24. Qxd7 Nxd1 25. Bxe4 Ne3 26. Qxc7 Re8 27. Qxd6 Nxf1 28. Kxf1 g6 29. f5 Rxe4 30. f6 Re8 31. Qf4 Kh8 32. Qh6 Rg8 33. d6 a5 34. d7 b4 35. d8=Q bxa3 36. Qg7#

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spiritracker (1227) vs. john2001plus (1879)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. d5 c5 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Ng4 9. h3 Nge5 10. b3 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bxc3 12. Rb1 Qa5 13. a3 b5 14. Be2 bxc4 15. bxc4 Ba6 16. Rb3 Rab8 17. Qc2 Rxb3 18. Qxb3 Rb8 19. Qc2 Ne5 20. Rd1 Nxc4 21. Rd3 Nxa3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Bxe2 24. Rxa3 Rb1 25. Rc3 a5 26. f3 c4 27. Kf2 Bd3 28. Ke3 Bf1 29. Bd2 Rb3 30. Kf2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Rb2 32. Rxc4 Rxd2+ 33. Kg3 Ra2 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Rc7 Kf6 36. Kg4 a4 37. Ra7 a3 38. Kf4 Ra1 39. Ra6 a2 40. e5+ Kg7 41. exd6 exd6 42. Ra7 Kf6 43. h4 h6 44. Ra6 g5+ 45. hxg5+ hxg5+ 46. Kg3 Rg1+ 47. Kf2 a1=Q

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john2001plus (1879) vs. spiritracker (1227)

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 Nf6 3. c4 Nc6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Ndb4 6. d5 Nb8 7. Qa4+

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JohnT1234 (1263) vs. john2001plus (1938)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Nf3 c5 4. c4 cxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. Be2 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 O-O 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qd3 Re8 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. b3 Qh4 18. a4 Re4 19. Rac1 Rxd4 20. Qe2 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 Bf4 22. Qe2 Bxc1 23. Rxc1 Qd8 24. Rxc6 Rxb3 25. Rc7 Rb1+ 26. Kh2 Qxc7+ 27. g3 h6

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john2001plus (1938) vs. JohnT1234 (1263)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nxd5 Qd7 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qe7 17. Bf3 Ba6 18. Re1 Bc4 19. Bxc6 Rac8 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rfd8 22. Qa5 Rc5 23. Qb4 Rdd5 24. Red1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qc7 26. Rc1 Rd5 27. c4 Rd6 28. c5 Rd5 29. c6 Rd6 30. Qxd6 Qxd6 31. c7

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john2001plus (1938) vs. Gusev (1781)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be2 O-O-O 8. Nc3 Qa5 9. Qb3 e6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Rxd6 13. Nb5 Rd7 14. h3 Bh5 15. Rac1 Kb8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Rxc6 bxc6 18. Ne5 Rc7 19. Nxc7+ Kxc7 20. Rc1 Be4 21. Bd3 Bd5 22. Qc2 Qb6 23. b3 Kb7 24. Nxf7 Rf8 25. Nd6+ Ka8 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Qxd4 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxc6+ Qxc6 30. Rxc6 Rf6 31. Rc7 Rg6 32. Re7 h5 33. f3 hxg4 34. hxg4 a5 35. Kf2 Kb8 36. Ke3 Kc8 37. Ke4 Kd8 38. Ra7 Rg5 39. Kf4 Rc5 40. Rxg7 Rc2 41. a4 Kc8 42. Ra7 Rc5 43. g5 e5+ 44. Ke4 Rc3 45. Rxa5 Rxb3 46. g6 Rb7 47. Ra8+

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Gusev (1786) vs. john2001plus (1933)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 b6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Bb7 8. Nf3 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nd2 e5 11. d5 Nc5 12. Bc2 e4 13. Nb3 Qe7 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. f3 Rfe8 16. Bd2 Ba6 17. Qe2 exf3 18. gxf3 Nxd5 19. Kh1 Rab8 20. Rg1 Rb2 21. Qd3 Nf6 22. e4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc2 24. Bh6 Qe5 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. f4 Qh5 27. Rg2 Rxg2 28. Kxg2 Qxh6 29. e5 Rg8+ 30. Kh1 Qg6 31. Qe2 dxe5 32. fxe5 Ne4 33. e6 Nf2+ 34. Qxf2 Qe4+

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john2001plus (1947) vs. Gusev (1826)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxg3 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. Nxd5 Na6 9. Nf4 Qh6 10. Ne2 Qg6 11. Nxg3 Bg4 12. Bg2 Bc5 13. d4 O-O-O 14. c3 f6 15. O-O fxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxd1 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bg5 Rxd4 19. cxd4 Bxd4+ 20. Kh1 Bg4 21. Rf4 Bxb2 22. Rb1 Nc5 23. Rxg4 Nd3 24. Rh4 Re8 25. Re4 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Bd4+ 28. Kg2 c6 29. Bxg6 Re5 30. Bf5+ Rxf5 31. Nxf5 Bc5 32. Be3

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Analysis of Gusev (1821) vs. john2001plus (1952)

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 g6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Nxc6 Nxe3 9. fxe3 bxc6 10. Bd3 Rb8 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. Nd1 Qb4+ 13. Ke2 d6 14. a3 Qb6 15. Rb1 O-O 16. h3 a5 17. Re1 d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Kf1 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 22. Kg1 Rfc8 23. Qf2 Qd3 24. Ra1 Rc2 25. Qf4 e5 26. Qa4 Qd2 27. Qxc2 Qxc2 28. Kf1 Qf5+ 29. Kg1 e4 30. Nc3 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Rb2 32. Rf1 Qg5 33. Rf2 Qxe3 34. Raf1 Rxf2 35. Rxf2 Qxc3

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Analysis of john2001plus (1957) vs. Gusev (1816)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 c6 3. e4 Bg7 4. c4 Qb6 5. Nc3 e5 6. dxe5 Ne7 7. Qd4 Qc7 8. Qd6 Na6 9. Bg5 Qxd6 10. exd6 Ng8 11. O-O-O Bh6 12. e5 Nc5 13. Bd3 Bxg5+ 14. Nxg5 Nh6 15. Nce4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 O-O 17. Nf6+ Kg7 18. g4 Ng8 19. g5 Nxf6 20. gxf6+ Kg8 21. h4 Re8 22. f4 a6 23. h5 b5 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Rdg1 bxc4 26. Bxc4+ Kh8 27. Rxh7+ Kxh7 28. Rh1#

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Gusev (1811) vs. john2001plus (1962)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Be2 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c4 Nc6 5. f4 Nd4 6. Nf3 Nxe2 7. Qxe2 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Ne7 9. Qxc5 Nf5 10. Qf2 Qc7 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. a3 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rb1 Rac8 17. Nf2 Qc2 18. Qd3 Bxf2+ 19. Ke2 Qxd3+ 20. Kxd3

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Analysis of john2001plus (1932) vs. Gusev (1822)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +9

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Bg7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bc4 e6 8. a4 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 Nbc6 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7 15. Bxd6 Re8 16. e5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bf5 18. Bxg7 Bxb1 19. Bh6 Bf5 20. Qa1 Re5 21. Nxe5 Qf6 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Re1 Be6 25. Qg7+ Ke8 26. Bg5

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1761) vs. Gusev (1827)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Ng5 Be7 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. Qf3+ Bf6 10. Bxd5+ Be6 11. Bxe6+ Kxe6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Qh5 Kd7 14. Qf5+ Re6 15. Nc3 Qe7 16. Nd5 g6 17. Qh3 g5 18. Bxc7 Qf7 19. Bg3 Be5 20. Rae1 Rae8 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Kd6 23. Rxe6+ Rxe6 24. Nb4 Qe7 25. Qg3+ Kc5 26. Nd3+ Kb6 27. Qg4 Re4 28. Qf5 a5 29. a4 h6 30. Qb5+ Ka7 31. Nc5 Re5 32. Qxa5+ Kb8 33. Nd7+ Qxd7 34. Qxe5+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1890) vs. soitgoes317 (1751)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb7 Bc6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Nbd7 11. d5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Nc5 13. Qc4 Qxd5

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Analysis of spiritracker (1216) vs. john2001plus (1965)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Qd6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Be2 O-O-O 8. O-O Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qxd3 10. Qxd3 Rxd3 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bf4 Nd7 14. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 e5 16. Be3 Be7 17. Ne4 Kc7 18. b3 h6 19. Ng3 g6 20. Bd2 f5 21. Ba5+ Kc8 22. Ne2 Bd8 23. Bc3 Bc7 24. Nf4 g5 25. Ng6 Re8 26. h4 Re6 27. h5 e4 28. Bg7 Nf6 29. Nf8 Rd6 30. Rxd6 Bxd6 31. Bxf6 Bxf8 32. Be5 Kd7 33. Kf1 Ke6 34. Bc3 Be7 35. Ke2 Bf6 36. Bd2 f4 37. g3 Kf5 38. gxf4 gxf4 39. f3 Be5 40. Ba5 Kg5 41. Bd8+ Kxh5 42. fxe4 Kg4 43. Be7 Bd4 44. e5 f3+ 45. Kf1 h5 46. Bd6 Kf5 47. e6 Kxe6 48. Bh2 Kf5 49. Bg3 Kg4 50. Bd6 h4 51. a3 h3 52. b4 Be3 53. Bh2 Bf4 54. Bg1 h2

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Analysis of john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1765)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rc8 14. Rb1 Nxd4 15. Rxb7 Rxc2 16. Rxe7 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Qxe7 19. Re3 Qg5 20. Qc5 h5 21. Qxa7 Rc8 22. Qd4 Rc4 23. Qd2 d4 24. Rd3 Rc1+ 25. Kh2 Qxe5+ 26. g3 Re1 27. Qf2 Re2

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Analysis of john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1765)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rc8 14. Rb1 Nxd4 15. Rxb7 Rxc2 16. Rxe7 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Qxe7 19. Re3 Qg5 20. Qc5 h5 21. Qxa7 Rc8 22. Qd4 Rc4 23. Qd2 d4 24. Rd3 Rc1+ 25. Kh2 Qxe5+ 26. g3 Rc3 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ g6 30. Kg2 Qe1 31. Kf3 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Qh2+ 33. Kd1 Qxa2 34. Qxc3 Qb1+ 35. Kd2 Qf5 36. h4 Qe6 37. Kd1 Qd6+ 38. Ke2 f5 39. Qe3 Kg7 40. Qc3+ Kf7 41. Qb3+ Qe6+ 42. Qxe6+ Kxe6 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. Kf3 f4 45. gxf4+ Kf5 46. Kg3 Ke4

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john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1769)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Qh4+ 6. g3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qd8 8. Nf3 Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 c6 13. Qg4 Re8 14. Bh6 Bf8 15. Rxf7 Rxe5 16. Rxg7+ Kh8 17. Rg8#

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soitgoes317 (1761) vs. john2001plus (1905)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. f4 f6 10. Bc4 fxe5 11. fxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Bf7+ Kf8 14. bxc3 Kg7 15. Qd4+ Nf6 16. Bb3 d5 17. Qh4 h5 18. c4 Be6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Rad1 Qg8 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Bd4 Rf8 23. Rde1 Kh6 24. Rxe7 Ne4 25. Bxh8 Qxh8 26. Rxf8 Qd4+ 27. Kf1 Qc4+ 28. Ke1 Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Nc3+ 30. Kd3 Qxh4

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soitgoes317 (1761) vs. john2001plus (1905)

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. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. f4 f6 10. Bc4 fxe5 11. fxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Bf7+ Kf8 14. bxc3 Kg7 15. Qd4+ Nf6 16. Bb3 d5 17. Qh4 h5 18. c4 Be6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Rad1 Qg8 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Bd4 Rf8 23. Rde1 Kh6 24. Rxe7 Ne4 25. Bxh8 Qxh8 26. Rxf8 Qd4+ 27. Kf1 Qc4+ 28. Ke1 Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Nc3+ 30. Kd3 Qxh4 31. Rh8+ Kg5 32. Kxc3 Qc4+ 33. Kd2 Qd4+ 34. Kc1 Qxh8

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soitgoes317 (1761) vs. john2001plus (1905)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. f4 f6 10. Bc4 fxe5 11. fxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Bf7+ Kf8 14. bxc3 Kg7 15. Qd4+ Nf6 16. Bb3 d5 17. Qh4 h5 18. c4 Be6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Rad1 Qg8 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Bd4 Rf8 23. Rde1 Kh6 24. Rxe7 Ne4 25. Bxh8 Qxh8 26. Rxf8 Qd4+ 27. Kf1 Qc4+ 28. Ke1 Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Nc3+ 30. Kd3 Qxh4 31. Rh8+ Kg5 32. Kxc3 Qc4+ 33. Kd2 Qd4+ 34. Kc1 Qxh8 35. Rxa7 Qa1+ 36. Kd2 Qd4+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1898) vs. Gusev (1827)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. Nxe4 Qf4 11. Nxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxd7+ Bxd7 13. dxc5 Qb4+ 14. Qd2 Qxc5 15. O-O Be6 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. Qd4 O-O 18. a3 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bd5 20. Nf5 Rfe8 21. Rc7 Be6 22. Nd6 Red8 23. Nxb7 Rd2 24. b4 g6 25. Nc5 Bc4 26. Re1 Rad8 27. h3 a6 28. Ne4 Rd1 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Kh2 Be6 31. Rc6 Rb1 32. Rxa6

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john2001plus (1963) vs. soitgoes317 (1735)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb7 Nc6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Be6 11. Qa4 Qd7 12. Bb5 Bd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxc6

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Analysis of john2001plus (1960) vs. Gusev (1820)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a5 5. Bg5 a4 6. Nxa4 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 b5 8. Qd2 b4 9. Ne4 d5 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Ng3 Rxa2 12. Rxa2 Qxa2 13. e4 Qb1+ 14. Qc1 Qa2 15. Bc4 Qa5 16. O-O Nf6 17. Qf4 Nbd7 18. e5 Nd5 19. Qh4 h6 20. Bd2 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 22. Ne4 f5 23. exf6 e.p. Nd7xf6 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qe6 Rf8 27. Re1 Qc4 28. Bxb4 Qxb4 29. Qxc6+ Kf7 30. Qxd5+ Kg7 31. b3 Qc3 32. Qc4 Qa5 33. b4 Qf5 34. Qc5 Qd7 35. Ne5 Qf5 36. f3 Rc8 37. Qd5 Rc2 38. Qf7+ Kh6 39. Qf8+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ Kh6 41. Qe8 Rxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Qc2+ 43. Kg1 Bxe5 44. dxe5 Qf5 45. Qxe7 Qg5+ 46. Qxg5+ Kxg5 47. e6 Kf5 48. e7 CHECK!

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john2001plus (1951) vs. soitgoes317 (1738)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O b6 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Rb8 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Bh6 Re8 12. Qd2 Ba6 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. cxb5 e6 15. Qd6 Bxb2 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. Qxd7 g5 18. Qd2 Qxh6 19. Qxb2 f5 20. Rd7 e5 21. Bd5+ Kh8 22. Rd1 f4 23. Bf7 fxg3 24. hxg3

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soitgoes317 (1750) vs. john2001plus (1939)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng8 9. f4 Nh6 10. Bc4 Nf5 11. Bf2 Qa5 12. Qd2 d5 13. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 14. Bb3 Ba6 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Rhe1 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. a3 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Rdb8 20. Qxe7 Rxb2 21. Qe8+ Rxe8 22. Rxe8+ Bf8 23. Kxb2 Qxa3+ 24. Kb1 Qxc3 25. Rdd8 Ba2+ 26. Kc1 Bb3 27. Rxf8+ Kg7 28. Bd4+ Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Kxf8 30. cxb3

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john2001plus (1941) vs. Gusev (1813)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Qb6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 h6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bf5 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. Qb3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. Nd2 b6 15. e4 Bg6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 c5 20. d5 exd5 21. Bxd5 Rae8 22. Rxa7 Nxe5 23. f4 Nd3 24. Rxe8 Nxf4 25. Rxf8+

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john2001plus (1945) vs. soitgoes317 (1757)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Na6 7. e4 Nc7 8. e5 Nfe8 9. d4 d5 10. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 11. Re1 Nxc4 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Qxe7 Ncd5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. Ne4 Nc4 18. Bc3 f5 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Re7 23. f4 Nce3 24. Bf3 Nc2 25. Red1 Nxa1 26. Rxd5 Rc8 27. Rd6 c5 28. Bd5+ Kf8 29. Rf6+ Kg7 30. e6 Kh6 31. Be5 Rd8 32. Rf7 Rxd5 33. Rxe7 Rd8 34. Bf6 Ra8 35. Bg5+ Kh5 36. Rxh7+ Kg4 37. Kg2 Nc2 38. h3#

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aherring74 (1898) vs. john2001plus (1875)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. a3 Bxc5 9. b4 Bd6 10. b5 axb5 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nxb5 Qd7 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O Na5 15. Qd4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nc4 17. Rfd1 e5 18. Qxc4 dxc4 19. Rxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxb7 Ra5 21. Bc6 Nb8 22. Bd5 Na6 23. Kf1 Nc5 24. Nc3 Rb8 25. Bxc4 Rb2 26. Bd3 Nxd3 27. cxd3 Rb3 28. Rc1 Rc5 29. Ne2 Rxc1+ 30. Nxc1 Rb1

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aherring74 (1898) vs. john2001plus (1875)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. a3 Bxc5 9. b4 Bd6 10. b5 axb5 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nxb5 Qd7 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O Na5 15. Qd4 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nc4 17. Rfd1 e5 18. Qxc4 dxc4 19. Rxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxb7 Ra5 21. Bc6 Rd8 22. Nd6 Nb8 23. Nxc4 Nxc6 24. Nxa5 Nxa5

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analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. aherring74 (1909)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. c3 Nc6 8. Re1 e5 9. e4 f4 10. gxf4 exf4 11. e5 Ng4 12. h3 Nxf2 13. Kxf2 Bh4+ 14. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 15. Kg1 f3 16. Nxf3 Rxf3 17. Bxf3 Bxh3 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Be3 Rf8 20. Bxc6 Bg4 21. Qd2 bxc6 22. Rf1 Bf3 23. Rxf3 Rxf3 24. Rf1 Qg3+ 25. Qg2 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Qxe3

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john2001plus (1947) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb7 Nc6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Rb8 11. Qd1 Nb4 12. Be2 Bc6 13. O-O Re8 14. Ne5 Ba8 15. Bc4 e6 16. Qa4 Nbd5 17. Qxa7 Nd7 18. f4 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Nxe3 20. Bxe3 Rxb2 21. Bb5 Rxg2+ 22. Kh1 Rxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qg3#

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john2001plus (1947) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)

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 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb7 Nc6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Rb8 11. Qd1 Nb4 12. Be2 Bc6 13. O-O Re8 14. Ne5 Ba8 15. Bc4 e6 16. Qa4 Nbd5 17. Qxa7 Nd7 18. f4 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Nxe3 20. Bxe3 Rxb2 21. Bb5 Rxg2+ 22. Kh1 Rxa2+ 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 25. Ne4 Qc6 26. Rxa8+ Qxa8 27. Rf4 Bh6 28. Kg1 Bxf4 29. Nf6+ Kg7 30. Bxf4 Qa1+ 31. Kg2 Qxd4 32. Kg3 g5 33. Bxg5 Qxe5+ 34. Kg4 Qf5+ 35. Kh4 Qf2+ 36. Kh3 Qxf6 37. Bxf6+ Kxf6

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soitgoes317 (1743) vs. john2001plus (1951)

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. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Qd4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. e6 f6 9. exd7+ Bxd7 10. Bc4 e5 11. Qh4 f5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Nf3 Nb4 17. Bxe6 Nxc2+ 18. Kd2 Nxa1 19. Bc4 Rab8 20. b3 e4 21. Ne5 Nxb3+ 22. axb3 Rhd8+ 23. Kc3 Rd6 24. Ra1 Rb7 25. Ra6 Rc7 26. Bg8 c5 27. Rxd6 Kxd6 28. Nc4+ Kc6 29. Be6 Re7 30. Bg8 h6 31. Ne3 f4 32. Ng4 e3 33. fxe3 fxe3 34. Nxe3 Rxe3+

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john2001plus (1955) vs. soitgoes317 (1739)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb7 Bc6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Nd5 11. Bc4 e6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Nxd5 Rb8 14. Nb4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 a5 16. Nc6 Qg5+ 17. Kh1 Rxb3

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john2001plus (1955) vs. soitgoes317 (1739)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb7 Bc6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. e3 Nd5 11. Bc4 e6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Nxd5 Rb8 14. Nb4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 a5 16. Nc6 Qg5+ 17. Kh1 Rxb3 18. axb3 Nb6 19. Rxa5 Qf6 20. Be2 e5 21. Nxe5 Qe6 22. Bc4 Nxc4 23. bxc4 Qh3 24. Re1 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Qxf3+ 26. Kg1 Ra8 27. Bd2 Kf8 28. Bb4+ Kg7 29. Bc3 Ra6 30. d5 Kh6 31. Re7 f6 32. Rxc7 Ra4 33. d6 Qg4+ 34. Kf1 Rxc4 35. d7 Qh3+ 36. Ke2 Qg4+ 37. Kd3 Rxc7 38. d8=Q Rd7+ 39. Qxd7 Qxd7+

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soitgoes317 (1729) vs. john2001plus (1965)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Ng4 9. Qxg4 Nxd4 10. Qd1 Nxb3 11. axb3 d6 12. O-O a6 13. Nd5 b5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nxc8 Qxc8 16. Ra2 Qc6 17. f3 Rfc8 18. c3 Ra8 19. Qd5 a5 20. Rfa1 Qxd5 21. exd5 e6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rxa5

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soitgoes317 (1729) vs. john2001plus (1965)

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. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Ng4 9. Qxg4 Nxd4 10. Qd1 Nxb3 11. axb3 d6 12. O-O a6 13. Nd5 b5 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nxc8 Qxc8 16. Ra2 Qc6 17. f3 Rfc8 18. c3 Ra8 19. Qd5 a5 20. Rfa1 Qxd5 21. exd5 e6 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 b4 25. Ra6 bxc3 26. bxc3 Rxc3 27. Kf2 Rxb3 28. Rxd6 Rb2+ 29. Kg3 Be5+ 30. Bf4 Bxd6 31. Bxd6 Rb5 32. f4 Rb3+ 33. Kg4 Rb2 34. Kg3 Kf7 35. h4 Rb3+ 36. Kg4 h5+ 37. Kg5 Rg3+ 38. Kh6 Rxg2 39. Be5 Rg4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1941) vs. JohnT1234 (1146)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nf6 6. d5 Ne5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Qb3 Bxb5 12. Qxe6+ Be7 13. Nxb5 Qa5+ 14. Nc3 Nxe4 15. O-O Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Qxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Rc7+ Kf6 22. Rxb7 Rab8 23. Rfb1 Rxb7 24. Rxb7 Ra8 25. f3 h5 26. Kf2 g5 27. Ke3 Kf5 28. h3 a5 29. g4+ hxg4 30. hxg4+ Kg6 31. Rb6+ Kf7 32. Ke4 Re8 33. Rb5

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john2001plus (1941) vs. JohnT1234 (1146), 300+5

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d6 4. cxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. Bd3 a6 10. O-O Nexd5 11. Re1+ Ne7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd5 Bg7 15. Nxe7 Kf8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. Bf5 Rb8 18. Qd5 b5 19. Rac1 Ra8 20. Rc7 Qxc7 21. Qxa8+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1929) vs. soitgoes317 (1764)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb7 Nc6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. d5 Rb8 11. Qc2 Nb4 12. Qd1 Bf5 13. Nd4 Nfxd5 14. Nxf5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3+ 16. Bd2 Bxa1 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Qxa1+ f6 19. Qc1 Nxa2 20. Qc2 Qd5 21. e4 Qb3 22. Bd3 Qxc2 23. Bxc2 Rb2 24. Kd1 Rd8 25. Re1 Rxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Kxh6 27. Rb1 Rxb1 28. Bxb1 Nb4 29. Kc3 Nc6 30. f4 e5 31. g3 Kg7 32. Kc4 exf4 33. gxf4 Kf8 34. Kd5 Nd8 35. e5 Ke7 36. Ba2 g5 37. fxg5 fxg5 38. Kc5 h5 39. Bb1 Ke6 40. Kd4 Nc6+ 41. Ke4 Nxe5 42. Ba2+ Kd6 43. Bb3 h4 44. Bd1 g4 45. Kf4 Nd3+ 46. Ke3 g3 47. hxg3 hxg3 48. Kf3 c5 49. Kxg3 c4 50. Kf3 Kc5 51. Ke3 Kb4 52. Kd2 a5 53. Bc2 a4 54. Bb1 Kb3 55. Bc2+ Ka3 56. Kc3 Nb2 57. Bb1 Nd1+ 58. Kxc4 Kb2 59. Kb4 a3 60. Bc2 a2 61. Bxd1 a1=Q

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Analysis of john2001plus (1929) vs. soitgoes317 (1764)

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 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Be6 7. Qb5+ Bd7 8. Qxb7 Nc6 9. Qb3 O-O 10. d5 Rb8 11. Qc2 Nb4 12. Qd1 Bf5 13. Nd4 Nfxd5 14. Nxf5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxc3+ 16. Bd2 Bxa1 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Qxa1+ f6 19. Qc1 Nxa2 20. Qc2 Qd5 21. e4 Qb3 22. Bd3 Qxc2 23. Bxc2 Rb2 24. Kd1 Rd8 25. Re1 Rxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Kxh6 27. Rb1 Rxb1 28. Bxb1 Nb4 29. Kc3 Nc6 30. f4 e5 31. g3 Kg7 32. Kc4 exf4 33. gxf4 Kf8 34. Kd5 Nd8 35. e5 Ke7 36. Ba2 g5 37. fxg5 fxg5 38. Kc5 h5 39. Bb1 Ke6 40. Kd4 Nc6+ 41. Ke4 Nxe5 42. Ba2+ Kd6 43. Bb3 h4 44. Bd1 g4 45. Kf4 Nd3+ 46. Ke3 g3 47. hxg3 hxg3 48. Kf3 c5 49. Kxg3 c4 50. Kf3 Kc5 51. Ke3 Kb4 52. Kd2 a5 53. Bc2 a4 54. Bb1 Kb3 55. Bc2+ Ka3 56. Kc3 Nb2 57. Bb1 Nd1+ 58. Kxc4 Kb2 59. Kb4 a3 60. Bc2 a2 61. Bxd1 a1=Q 62. Ba4 Qa3+ 63. Kb5 Qd3+ 64. Kb4 Qc3+ 65. Kb5 Ka3 66. Bd1 Qd3+

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Analysis of Gusev (1828) vs. john2001plus (1935)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nxd5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Qa4 Nb6 9. Qd1 Qxd1+ 10. Nxd1 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e5 13. Bb5 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Rc1 Ba6 16. Rxc6 Rac8 17. Rc3 Na4 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. b3 Nc5 20. Nb2 Nd3+ 21. Nxd3 Bxd3 22. Nc4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. O-O Rxe4 25. f3 Ra4 26. Rb1 f6 27. Rb2 Kf7 28. Kf2 Ke6 29. g3 Kd5 30. Ke2 Kc4 31. Kd2 f5 32. h3 Ra3 33. f4 exf4 34. gxf4 Rxh3 35. Rb7 Rh2+ 36. Ke3 Rxa2 37. Rxg7 Ra3+ 38. Ke2 Kd4 39. Re7 h5 40. Re5 h4 41. Rxf5 h3 42. Rh5 h2 43. Kf2 Ke4 44. f5 Ra1 45. Rh4+ Kxf5 46. Rh5+ Kg6 47. Rxh2 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 Rxh2 49. Kxh2 a5

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1768) vs. john2001plus (1940)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd4 e5 12. Bc5 Re8 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. O-O-O Bf5 16. c3 d4 17. g4 Bh6+ 18. Rd2 Bxd2+ 19. Kxd2 dxc3+ 20. bxc3 Red8+ 21. Ke3 Be6 22. a4 Rdc8 23. Bf3 Rab8 24. Bb4 Rxb4 25. cxb4 Rc3+ 26. Ke4 Rxf3 27. Kxf3 Bd5+

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soitgoes317 (1768) vs. john2001plus (1940)

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. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bd4 e5 12. Bc5 Re8 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. O-O-O Bf5 16. c3 d4 17. g4 Bh6+ 18. Rd2 Bxd2+ 19. Kxd2 dxc3+ 20. bxc3 Red8+ 21. Ke3 Be6 22. a4 Rd5 23. Bb4 a5 24. Ba3 Rc8 25. c4 Rdd8 26. c5 Bb3 27. Bb5 Rd4 28. Rb1 Bxa4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1945) vs. Gusev (1814)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Bg2 Rc8 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. b3 d4 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Rad1 h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Be7 17. e3 e5 18. f4 f5 19. Nc3 dxc3 20. Rxd7 cxb2 21. Bd5+ Kh7 22. Rxe7 exf4 23. exf4 Rce8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Kf2

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Analysis of john2001plus (1945) vs. Gusev (1814)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Bg2 Rc8 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. b3 d4 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Rad1 h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Be7 17. e3 e5 18. f4 f5 19. Nf2 Bf6 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. exd4 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nf6 24. Rd6 Bxc4 25. bxc4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1945) vs. Gusev (1814)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Qxd7+ Nbxd7 8. Bg2 Rc8 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. b3 d4 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Rad1 h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Be7 17. e3 e5 18. f4 f5 19. Nf2 Bf6 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. exd4 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nf6 24. Rd6 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Bd5+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1955) vs. Gusev (1804)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O f5 6. Bxg8 Rxg8 7. Qb3 Rh8 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 10. dxe5 Qxb3 11. axb3 dxe5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Bf4 O-O-O 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Bd3 19. Rxa7 Ba6 20. Ra8+ Kc7 21. Re7+ Kc6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxg7

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john2001plus (1955) vs. Gusev (1804)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. O-O f5 6. Bxg8 Rxg8 7. Qb3 Rh8 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 10. dxe5 Qxb3 11. axb3 dxe5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Bf4 O-O-O 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Bd3 19. Rxa7 Ba6 20. Ra8+ Kc7 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Re7+ Kc6 23. Rxg7 Rd2 24. Rxh7 Rxb2 25. Rh6+ Kc7 26. Nd5+ Kd7 27. f4 Rxb3 28. g3 Rb2 29. f5 Bd3 30. f6 Be4 31. Nf4 Ke8 32. Ne6 b5 33. Rh8+ Kf7 34. Ng5+ Kxf6 35. Nxe4+ Kg7 36. Rb8 b4 37. Rb7+ Kg6 38. h4 Rb1+ 39. Kf2 b3 40. Nd2 Rb2 41. Ke2 Kf5 42. Rxb3 Ra2 43. Rb5+ Kg4 44. Rg5+ Kh3 45. h5 Ra6 46. Rg6 Ra8 47. Ne4 Re8 48. Kf3 Rh8 49. Rg4 Rf8+ 50. Rf4 Rxf4+ 51. gxf4 Kh4 52. Ng3 Kh3 53. h6 Kh2 54. Ne2 Kh3 55. h7 Kh4 56. h8=R#

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Analysis of Gusev (1799) vs. john2001plus (1960)

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. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. f3 Qb6 9. Qd2 Nxe4 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. fxe4 Qc7 12. O-O-O Be6 13. b3 Rfd8 14. Qc2 Qa5 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Kb2 b5 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Kb1 Bxc3 19. Bd3 Bxb3 20. Qxb3 Rxd3 21. Bh6 Rd4 22. a3 Rxe4 23. Rd1 Rd4 24. Rxd4 Bxd4 25. Qc2 Qe1+ 26. Ka2 Qe6+ 27. Kb1 Bg7 28. Qd2 Qb3+ 29. Kc1 Bxh6 30. Qxh6 Qxa3+ 31. Kc2 Qa2+ 32. Kd3 Qb3+ 33. Kd4 Qc4+ 34. Ke3 Qc1+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1942) vs. A7medtk (1066)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 e5 4. d4 Nf6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Nxe5 Be6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. Nd2 h6 11. O-O-O g5 12. Be5 Bg7 13. Nc4 Ne8 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. Ne5 Ke7 16. Rxd7+ Ke6 17. Rd5

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Analysis of A7medtk (1066) vs. john2001plus (1942)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Be3 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 cxd4 6. Bxd4 Nf6 7. e4 Nc6 8. b4 Qc7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Ne2 e6 11. g3 d5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bxb4+ 14. Nd2 Qc3 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Rc1 Qe3+ 18. Kf1 Qxd2

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Analysis of A7medtk (1066) vs. john2001plus (1942)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Be3 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 cxd4 6. Bxd4 Nf6 7. e4 Nc6 8. b4 Qc7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Ne2 e6 11. g3 d5 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bxb4+ 14. Nd2 Qc3 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Rc1 Qxd2+ 18. Qxd2 Bxd2+ 19. Kxd2 Rhc8 20. Rb1 b6 21. exd5 exd5 22. Ke3 Rc3+ 23. Kf4 Rac8 24. h4 Ra3 25. Rb2 Rcc3 26. Kg4 Rxf3 27. Rh3 Rfd3 28. Kh5 Rxg3 29. Kh6 Rxh3 30. Kxh7 Rag3 31. Rh2 Rxh2 32. h5 Rxh5#

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john2001plus (1946) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 b6 8. e5 Ba6 9. Qb3 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Nfd7 11. e6 fxe6 12. Qxe6+ Kh8 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Re1 Qe8 15. Nd5 Qf7 16. Qxf7 Rxf7 17. Nxc7 Nc6 18. Nxa8

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john2001plus (1946) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 b6 8. e5 Ba6 9. Qb3 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 Nfd7 11. e6 fxe6 12. Qxe6+ Kh8 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Re1 Qe8 15. Nd5 Qf7 16. Qxf7 Rxf7 17. Nxc7 Nc6 18. Nxa8 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Rxe7

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soitgoes317 (1751) vs. john2001plus (1942)

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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. O-O e6 8. Nxd4 Bxe2 9. Nxe2 O-O-O 10. Qb3 Nf6 11. Be3 Bc5 12. Nf4 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Kb8 15. c4 Ng4 16. e4 Rd4 17. Nc3 Rhd8 18. Nfe2 Rd4d7 19. h3 Ne3 20. Rf3 Nc2 21. Raf1 f6 22. Nf4 Nc6d4 23. Rg3 e5 24. Nh5 Nxb3 25. Nd5 Nd2 26. Rf2 Nxe4 27. Rxc2 Nxg3 28. Nxg3 Rc8 29. Ne3 b5 30. b3 Rd3 31. Kf2 Rxb3

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soitgoes317 (1751) vs. john2001plus (1942)

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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. O-O e6 8. Nxd4 Bxe2 9. Nxe2 O-O-O 10. Qb3 Nf6 11. Be3 Bc5 12. Nf4 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Kb8 15. c4 Ng4 16. e4 Rd4 17. Nc3 Rhd8 18. Nfe2 Rd4d7 19. h3 Ne3 20. Rf3 Nc2 21. Raf1 f6 22. Nf4 Nc6d4 23. Rg3 e5 24. Nh5 Nxb3 25. Nd5 Nd2 26. Rf2 Nxe4 27. Rxc2 Nxg3 28. Nxg3 Rc8 29. Ne3 b5 30. b3 bxc4 31. Nxc4 Rd3 32. Ne4 Rxb3 33. Ned6 Rc6 34. Ra2 Rd3 35. Rb2+ Ka8 36. Rb5 Rcxd6 37. Nxd6 Rxd6

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john2001plus (1946) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Qb6 9. Nc2 a6 10. Rb1 d6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Na4 Ne5 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. b3 Neg4 15. Nxc8 Nxe3 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nxe3 Rfe8 18. Re1 b5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Bc3 21. Rec1 b4 22. e3 Rec8 23. Rd1 Rb6 24. Qa5 Rcb8 25. Rd5 Qf6 26. Rbd1 Bb2 27. Qa4 Ba3 28. Qd7 Rd8 29. Qc7 Rdb8 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Qxb8+

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john2001plus (1954) vs. soitgoes317 (1739)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxc6 Qc7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Bb7 13. Qa4 Rfc8 14. Bg5 Bxc6 15. dxc6 h6 16. Be3 Qxc6 17. Qxc6 Rxc6 18. Rac1 Ra6 19. Rc7 Rxa2 20. Rxe7 Rxb2 21. Rd7 a5 22. Rxd6 Rxe2 23. Rfd1 a4 24. Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kh7 26. Kf1 Rc2 27. Ra8 Rc4 28. Ra7 g5 29. Rxf7 Kg6 30. Ra7 Bd4 31. Ra6+ Kh5 32. Ke2 Bb2 33. h3 Bg7 34. Kf3 g4+ 35. hxg4+ Rxg4 36. Ra5+ Rg5 37. Bxg5 CHECK!

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soitgoes317 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1958)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Na3 cxd4 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. Nb5 O-O-O 9. Nfxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxg2 11. Rf1 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qxh2 13. f4 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 Nf6 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Bg1 h5 17. f5 e5 18. Nf3 Nf4+ 19. Ke1 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 b6 21. Ng5 Nf4+ 22. Kf3 Rd3+ 23. Ke4 Rd7 24. Kxe5 Nd3+ 25. Ke4 Nxb2 26. Bd4 Nc4 27. f6 Nd2+ 28. Ke3 Nxf1+ 29. Rxf1 g6 30. Rf4 Bh6

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1752) vs. john2001plus (1941)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc5 Bf5 13. c3 Rab8 14. Qa4 Rxb2 15. Rfd1 Bc2 16. Rxd5 Bxa4 17. Rd7 Bb5 18. Rxa7 Bxc3 19. Rxe7 Rxf2 20. Bxf2 Bxa1 21. a4 Rd8 22. axb5 Rd1+ 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Bd4+ 25. Kf1 Bxc5 26. bxc6 Bd6 27. Bg3

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1732) vs. john2001plus (1932)

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. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 cxd4 7. O-O d3 8. Qxd3 Qxd3 9. Bxd3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 O-O-O 11. Be4 Nf6 12. Be3 Nxe4 13. fxe4 e6 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. Nb3 a6 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bd4 Nxb2 18. Na5 Ba3 19. Rab1 b5 20. Rf2 Na4 21. Rc2 Bc5 22. Nc6 Rd6 23. Ne5 Rf8 24. Nf3 Kb7 25. e5 Rd7 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. c4 Rd3 28. Kg2 Rfd8 29. cxb5 Na4 30. bxa6+ Kxa6 31. Rb4 Ka5 32. Rbc4 Rd8d7 33. Ng5 Nb6 34. Rc5+ Ka6 35. Ne4 Nd5 36. Rc6+ Kb7 37. Nd6+ Ka7 38. Rc2c5 Nxf4+ 39. Kf1 Rd1+ 40. Kf2 Nd3+ 41. Ke2 Nxc5 42. Kxd1 Nd3

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Analysis Gusev (1810) vs. john2001plus (1922)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +12

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d4 d5 6. exd5 cxd5 7. O-O Nf6 8. c4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. dxc5 Rd8 13. Be3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Qf3 Qxc5 18. Rac1 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. h3 Rad8 21. Rc7 Rd8d7 22. Rec1 Kf8 23. b4 Ke7 24. a4 Rxc7 25. Rxc7+ Rd7 26. Rc2 Bd3 27. Rd2 Bb5 28. Ra2 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Bc4 30. Rc2 Bb3 31. Rc7+ Rd7 32. Rc5 Bxa4 33. Ra5 Bb3 34. b5 Rb7 35. g4 Bc4 36. f4 Bxb5 37. f5 exf5 38. gxf5 Kf6 39. Kg3 Kxf5 40. Ra1 a6 41. Rd1 Rd7 42. Rc1 Rd3+ 43. Kg2 Rd2+ 44. Kg3 Rd3+ 45. Kg2 Kg5 46. Rc7 Rd7 47. Rc5+ f5 48. Re5 Rd2+ 49. Kg3 Kf6 50. Rc5 g5 51. h4 f4+ 52. Kg4 Be2+ 53. Kh3 g4+ 54. Kg2 g3 55. h5 Bxh5+ 56. Kg1 Bf3 57. Rc1 Rg2+ 58. Kf1 Rh2 59. Rc6+ Bxc6 60. Ke1 Bf3 61. Kf1 Rh1#

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