Chess Level 1: March 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Black to play

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Qxe4	d5
20.	Qf3	Qxb2
21.	Bd3	Rc3
22.	Rab1	Qxa2
23.	Rxb7	Nxd3
24.	Qg3	Qxf2+
25.	Qxf2	Nxf2

Black to play

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Qxe4	d5
20.	Qf3	Qxb2
21.	Bd3	Rc3
22.	Rab1	Qxa2
23.	Rxb7	Nxd3
24.	Qg4	Qxf2+

Black to play

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Rfe1	Rc2
20.	Qxe4	Nxe2+
21.	Rxe2	Rxf2
22.	Rxc2	Re2+

Black to play

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Rae1	Rc1
20.	Bd1	Nd3
21.	Qg3	Nxe1
22.	Rxe1	Qd4

Black to play

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Rae1	Rc1
20.	Bf3	Rxe1
21.	Rxe1	Nd3
22.	Qc3	Qxf2+
23.	Kh1	Nxe1
24.	Qc4	exf3

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Brother_Lap (1624) vs. john2001plus (1889)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Bc4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bb3	Nf6
5.	d3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	h6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Nc3	c6
9.	Qf3	Nd7
10.	Qxf6	Nxf6
11.	f3	O-O
12.	Nge2	a5
13.	a3	b5
14.	O-O	Bb7
15.	Kh1	Rfe8
16.	Rfe1	a4
17.	Ba2	Bc8
18.	Kg1	Bd7
19.	d4	h5
20.	Ng3	g5
21.	Nf1	Bf5
22.	Kf2	g4
23.	Nd1	Rxe1
24.	Kxe1	Re8+
25.	Nde3	Bxh2
26.	Nxh2	Rxe3+

Mate in 2

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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+12

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Rae1	Rc1
20.	Bf3	Rxe1
21.	Rxe1	Nd3
22.	Qg3	exf3
23.	Rf1	Qxb2
24.	h3	Qe2
25.	Ra1	fxg2
26.	Qe3	Qc2
27.	Kh2	Rxf2
28.	Rg1	Qc7+
29.	Qg3	Ne5
30.	Qxf2	Ng4+
31.	Kxg2	Qh2+
32.	Kf3	Qxf2+
33.	Kxg4	h5+
34.	Kg5	Qe3+
35.	Kxh5	Qxg1
36.	a3	Qg3
37.	h4	Qf3+
38.	Kg5	Qf5#

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Brother_Lap (1624) vs. john2001plus (1889)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Bc4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bb3	Nf6
5.	d3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	h6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Nc3	c6
9.	Qf3	Nd7
10.	Qxf6	Nxf6
11.	f3	O-O
12.	Nge2	a5
13.	a3	b5
14.	O-O	Bb7
15.	Kh1	b4
16.	axb4	axb4
17.	Rxa8	Rxa8
18.	Na4	c5
19.	g3	Bc6
20.	Ra1	c4
21.	dxc4	dxc4
22.	Nd4	cxb3
23.	cxb3	Bd5
24.	Rc1	Be5
25.	Nb6	Bxd4
26.	Nxd5	Nxd5
27.	Rc2	Ra1+
28.	Kg2	Ne3+

Black to play

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Brother_Lap (1624) vs. john2001plus (1889)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Bc4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bb3	Nf6
5.	d3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	h6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Nc3	c6
9.	Qf3	Nd7
10.	Qxf6	Nxf6
11.	f3	O-O
12.	Nge2	a5
13.	a3	b5
14.	O-O	Bb7
15.	Kh1	b4
16.	axb4	axb4
17.	Rxa8	Rxa8
18.	Na4	c5
19.	g3	Bc6
20.	Ra1	c4
21.	dxc4	dxc4
22.	Nd4	cxb3
23.	cxb3	Bd5
24.	Rc1	Be5
25.	Nb6	Ra6
26.	Nxd5	Bxd4
27.	Nxf6+	Rxf6
28.	Kg2	Bxb2
29.	Rc4	Bc3
30.	f4	Ra6
31.	Rc8+	Kh7
32.	Kf3	Ra3
33.	Ke4	Rxb3
34.	Rf8	Rb1
35.	Rxf7	b3
36.	Rb7	b2
37.	Kd3	Rc1
38.	h3	b1=Q+

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. aherring74 (1936)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nc6
4.	d3	e3
5.	Bxe3	e5
6.	c4	Be7
7.	Nc3	Nf6
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	O-O	d5
10.	cxd5	Nxd5
11.	Nxd5	Qxd5
12.	Bf3	Qb5
13.	a4	Qxb2
14.	Bd5+	Kh8
15.	Nf7+	Kg8
16.	Qh5	g6
17.	Ng5+	Kg7
18.	Qxh7+	Kf6
19.	Ne4+	Kf5
20.	Qh3#

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. aherring74 (1936)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nc6
4.	d3	e3
5.	Bxe3	e5
6.	c4	Be7
7.	Nc3	Nf6
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	O-O	d5
10.	cxd5	Nxd5
11.	Nxd5	Qxd5
12.	Bf3	Qb5
13.	a4	Qxb2
14.	Bd5+	Kh8
15.	Nf7+	Kg8
16.	Qh5	h6
17.	Nxh6+	Kh7
18.	Nf5#

White to play

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Analysis john2001plus (1884) vs. aherring74 (1936)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nc6
4.	d3	e3
5.	Bxe3	e5
6.	c4	Be7
7.	Nc3	Nf6
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	O-O	d5
10.	cxd5	Nxd5
11.	Nxd5	Qxd5
12.	Bf3	Qb5
13.	Qb3+	Qxb3
14.	axb3	Nd4
15.	Bd5+	Kh8
16.	Nf7+	Kg8
17.	Nxe5+

Black to play

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Analysis of mazzichess (1394) vs. john2001plus (1869)


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(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	e3	d4
7.	exd4	exd4
8.	Ne4	Nxe4
9.	Bxe4	Nc6
10.	Nf3	Bh3
11.	Ng1	Be6
12.	d3	Bb4+
13.	Bd2	Bxd2+
14.	Qxd2	Bd5
15.	Nf3	Bxe4
16.	dxe4	O-O
17.	O-O	Re8
18.	Rfe1	Qf6
19.	Ng5	h6
20.	Nh3	Ne5
21.	Qb4	Nf3+

Monday, March 30, 2020

White to play

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John Coffey vs. Roy


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd8
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Qb3	b6
8.	e4	Nbd7
9.	e5	Nc5
10.	Qd1	Nfe4
11.	Nxe4	Nxe4
12.	Qa4+

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of enjoychess2013 (1001) vs. john2001plus (1847)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nf3	c5
6.	Bg5	Qb6
7.	b3	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Bb4
9.	Nde2	d4
10.	a3	Bxc3+
11.	Nxc3	dxc3

Black to play

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Analysis of angusmc (1549) vs. john2001plus (1908)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	f4	Qb6
6.	Nf3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nh6
8.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Bb5	h5
10.	Qd3	Bd7
11.	Bxc6	Bxc6
12.	O-O	Rc8
13.	a4	Be7
14.	a5	Qa6
15.	Qxa6	bxa6
16.	Na2	Bb5
17.	Rd1	Kd7
18.	b4	Rc2
19.	Ba3	Ne3
20.	Re1	Nxg2
21.	Rec1	Rhc8
22.	Rxc2	Rxc2
23.	Nc3	Nxf4
24.	Rc1	Rxc3

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of angusmc (1549) vs. john2001plus (1908)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	f4	Qb6
6.	Nf3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nh6
8.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Bb5	h5
10.	Qd3	Bd7
11.	Bxc6	Bxc6
12.	O-O	Rc8
13.	a4	Be7
14.	a5	Qa6
15.	Qxa6	bxa6
16.	Na2	Bb5
17.	Rd1	Kd7
18.	b4	Rc2
19.	Ba3	Ne3
20.	Re1	Nxg2
21.	Rec1	Rhc8
22.	Rxc2	Rxc2
23.	Nc3	Nxf4
24.	Nxb5	axb5
25.	Ne1	Rd2
26.	Nf3	Rd3
27.	Kf2	g5

Friday, March 13, 2020

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	b4	e5
2.	Bb2	Bxb4
3.	Bxe5	Nf6
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Nf3	Re8
6.	Bb2	d5
7.	c4	Bg4
8.	Be2	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Qe7
10.	h3	Bh5
11.	O-O	c5
12.	g4	Bg6
13.	a3	Ba5
14.	d3	Nc6
15.	e4	Rad8
16.	Nbd2	a6
17.	a4	Nd7
18.	Bd5	Nde5
19.	Bxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nxe5	Qxe5
21.	f4	Qd4+
22.	Kg2	Qxd3
23.	Rf3	Qxd2+
24.	Qxd2	Bxd2
25.	f5	Re7
26.	fxg6	hxg6
27.	Raf1	Rdd7
28.	Rf3f2	Bc3
29.	h4	Bd4
30.	Rf3	b5
31.	axb5	axb5
32.	Bc6	b4
33.	Bxd7	Rxd7
34.	Rb3	Bc3
35.	Rbb1	c4
36.	Kf2	Rd2+
37.	Kf3	b3
38.	Rfc1	Rd3+
39.	Ke2	Rh3
40.	h5	gxh5
41.	gxh5	f6
42.	Kf2	Kf7
43.	Kg2	Rd3
44.	Kf2	Ke6
45.	Ke2	Rh3
46.	Rd1	Rh2+
47.	Ke3	b2
48.	Rh1	Bd2+
49.	Kd4	Rxh1
50.	Rxh1	Bc1

Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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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;