Chess Level 1: April 2020

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Black to play and mate in 3

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Analysis of Speedyplot (1909) vs. john2001plus (1883)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Nb3	Bb6
7.	Bd3	Nc6
8.	Nf3	Nf6
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bg5	h6
11.	Bh4	g5
12.	Bg3	Ne4
13.	Bxe4	dxe4
14.	Ne5	Qf6
15.	Nxc6	bxc6
16.	Qe2	Re8
17.	Qc4	a5
18.	c3	Ba6
19.	Qa4	Bb5
20.	Qa3	Bxf1
21.	Kxf1	e3
22.	Kg1	exf2+
23.	Kf1	Qe6
24.	Nd4	Bxd4
25.	Bxf2	Qe2+
26.	Kg1	Qe1+
27.	Rxe1	Rxe1#

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. Gusev (1847)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	Bg5	Nbd7
6.	e3	Be7
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	b5
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	Bh4	a6
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	e4	c5
13.	e5	Nd5
14.	Bxe7	Nxe7
15.	Ne4	cxd4
16.	Nd6	Nxe5
17.	Nxc8	Nxf3+
18.	Qxf3	Rxc8
19.	Rac1	Qd5
20.	Qe4	Qxe4
21.	Bxe4	f5
22.	Bb7	Rxc1
23.	Rxc1	Rd8
24.	Bxa6	b4
25.	Bc4	Nd5
26.	Rd1	Rc8
27.	b3	Kf7
28.	Kf1	Nc3
29.	Rxd4	Nxa2
30.	Rd7+	Kf6
31.	Ra7	Nc3
32.	Rb7	Na2
33.	Rb6	Re8
34.	f4	g5
35.	g3	gxf4
36.	gxf4	h5
37.	h4	Kf7
38.	Kf2	Re7
39.	Ke3	Nc3
40.	Rxb4	Nd5+
41.	Bxd5	exd5+
42.	Kd4	Re4+
43.	Kc5	Rxb4
44.	Kxb4	Ke6
45.	Kc5	d4
46.	Kxd4	Kd6
47.	b4	Ke6
48.	Kc5	Ke7
49.	Kd5	Kd7
50.	Ke5

Friday, April 17, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1949) vs. aherring74 (2043)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nc6
4.	d3	e3
5.	Bxe3	e5
6.	c4	Nf6
7.	Nc3	Bb4
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	O-O	Nd4
10.	Bxd4	exd4
11.	Nce4	a5
12.	c5	a4
13.	a3	Nxe4
14.	Nxe4	d5
15.	axb4	dxe4
16.	dxe4	Qf6
17.	Rxa4	Be6
18.	Qa1	Rxa4
19.	Qxa4	d3
20.	Bxd3	Qxb2
21.	b5	Qe5
22.	Bc4	Qxe4
23.	Bxe6+	Qxe6
24.	Qd4	Re8
25.	g3	Re7
26.	Rd1	Kf7
27.	Qd5	Qxd5
28.	Rxd5	Ke6
29.	Rd2	Rd7
30.	Rc2	Rd5
31.	f4	Kd7
32.	Kf2	b6
33.	Ke3	bxc5
34.	Ke4	Kd6
35.	Rc4	Rd2
36.	h4	Rb2
37.	f5	Re2+
38.	Kd3	Rg2
39.	Rg4	Rb2
40.	Rxg7	Rxb5
41.	g4	Rb3+
42.	Kc4	Rb4+
43.	Kd3	c6
44.	h5	Ke5
45.	Rc7	Kd6
46.	Rxh7	Rxg4
47.	Rh6+	Kd5
48.	Rg6	Rd4+
49.	Ke3	c4
50.	Rd6+	Kxd6
51.	Kxd4	c3
52.	Kxc3	Ke5
53.	h6

Black to play and win

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Paavo (1580) vs. john2001plus (1883)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	c5
3.	e3	d5
4.	c3	Nbd7
5.	Nbd2	Qc7
6.	Nb3	e5
7.	dxc5	Nxc5
8.	Bb5+	Bd7
9.	Bxd7+	Ncxd7
10.	O-O	e4
11.	Nfd4	a6
12.	Bd2	Bd6
13.	g3	Ne5
14.	Rc1	O-O
15.	f4	exf3 e.p.
16.	Nxf3	Nd3
17.	Rc2	Bxg3
18.	hxg3	Qxg3+
19.	Kh1	Nf2+
20.	Rxf2	Qxf2
21.	Be1	Qf1+
22.	Ng1	Rfe8
23.	Rf2	Qc4
24.	Bd2	Ne4
25.	Rg2	Nxd2
26.	Nxd2	Qd3
27.	Qg4	g6
28.	Ndf3	Qxe3
29.	Qh4	Re4
30.	Qf6	Rf4
31.	Qd6	Rxf3
32.	Qxd5	Rf5
33.	Qd2	Rh5+
34.	Rh2	Qxd2

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Mate in 2 moves

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Analysis of john2001plus (1950) vs. JohnT1234 (1052)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nc6
5.	e4	dxe4
6.	Nxe4	Nf6
7.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
8.	Bg5	Qg6
9.	Bd3	f5
10.	h4	h5
11.	d5	exd5
12.	cxd5	Nd4
13.	Nxd4	cxd4
14.	Bb5+	Bd7
15.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
16.	Qa4+	Kc7
17.	Rc1+	Kd6
18.	Qb4+	Kxd5
19.	Qxb7+	Ke5
20.	f4+	Ke6
21.	Rc6+	Bd6
22.	O-O	Rab8
23.	Re1+	Kd5
24.	Rc5+	Kxc5
25.	Rc1#

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1901) vs. Gusev (1858)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	e5
4.	Bc4	Nf6
5.	O-O	Be7
6.	Re1	a6
7.	d4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Nxe4
9.	Bxf7+	Kxf7
10.	Rxe4	d5
11.	Rxe5	Nxe5
12.	Nxe5+	Kg8
13.	Qh5	Be6
14.	Nc3	Qe8
15.	Qf3	Rd8
16.	Bd2	Bf6
17.	Re1	b5
18.	Nd3	Qf7
19.	Nc5	Bxd4
20.	Nxe6	Bxf2+
21.	Kxf2	Qxf3+
22.	Kxf3	Rd7
23.	Nc5	Rf7+
24.	Bf4	g5
25.	Re8+	Kg7
26.	Ne6+	Kh6
27.	Rxh8	gxf4
28.	Nxd5	Rd7
29.	Ndxf4	Rd2
30.	g4

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1903) vs. Gusev (1856)


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+12

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	cxd5	Qa5+
6.	Nc3	Nxd5
7.	Qb3	Bxf3
8.	gxf3	b6
9.	Bd2	Nxc3
10.	Bxc3	Qh5
11.	Be2	e6
12.	h4	Be7
13.	f4	Qd5
14.	Rg1	Qxb3
15.	axb3	Bxh4
16.	Rxg7	Bf6
17.	Rg1	a5
18.	Bf3	Kd7
19.	e4	Na6
20.	e5	Be7
21.	Ke2	Nb4
22.	Bxb4	axb4
23.	Be4	h5
24.	Rgc1	Rxa1
25.	Rxa1	Rc8
26.	Rh1	h4
27.	f5	Rh8
28.	f6	Bf8
29.	Ra1	c5
30.	Ra7+	Kd8
31.	d5	exd5
32.	Bxd5	h3
33.	Bxf7	h2
34.	Bd5	h1=Q
35.	Bxh1	Rxh1
36.	Ra8+	Kc7
37.	Rxf8	Rb1
38.	e6	Rxb2+
39.	Kf1	Rxb3
40.	e7	Rb1+
41.	Kg2	Re1
42.	e8=Q	Rxe8
43.	Rxe8	c4
44.	f7	c3
45.	f8=Q	b3
46.	Rc8+	Kd7
47.	Qe8+	Kd6
48.	Rc6+	Kd5
49.	Kf3	Kd4
50.	Qe4#

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1945) vs. spiritracker (1339)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	Nbd7
7.	e3	O-O
8.	Rc1	b6
9.	cxd5	exd5
10.	Bd3	Bxc3+
11.	Rxc3	a5
12.	Qc2	Ba6
13.	Bxa6	Rxa6
14.	Rxc7	Ra8
15.	Ne5	Rc8
16.	Rxc8	Qxc8
17.	Qxc8	Rxc8
18.	Nxd7	Rc1+
19.	Ke2	Rxh1
20.	Bxf6	gxf6
21.	Nxf6+	Kg7
22.	Nxd5	Rxh2
23.	g3	Rh5
24.	Nxb6	Rb5
25.	Na4	Rb4
26.	b3	Kf6
27.	Kd3	Ke6
28.	e4	Kd6
29.	f4	f6
30.	e5+	fxe5
31.	fxe5+	Kd5
32.	Nc3+	Ke6
33.	Ke4	Rb7
34.	d5+	Ke7
35.	Kf5	Kf7
36.	d6	Rb6
37.	e6+	Ke8
38.	d7+	Kd8
39.	Kf6	Rb7
40.	Kf7	h5
41.	e7+	Kxd7
42.	e8=Q+

Black to play and win

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aherring74 (1924) vs. john2001plus (1965)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Nf3	O-O
6.	Bd3	Bxf4
7.	exf4	Nbd7
8.	O-O	c5
9.	dxc5	Nxc5
10.	Re1	Nxd3
11.	Qxd3	Bd7
12.	Ne5	Rc8
13.	Rad1	Qb6
14.	g4	Qxb2
15.	Re3	Rfd8
16.	g5	Ne4
17.	Nxe4	dxe4
18.	Qxe4	Bc6
19.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
20.	Nxc6	bxc6
21.	Qxc6	Qxa2
22.	Rd3	Qa5
23.	Qc3	Qb6
24.	Qb4	Rxd3
25.	Qxb6	Rd1+

Mate in 3

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aherring74 (1960) vs. john2001plus (1922)


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-3

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Nc6
6.	cxd4	Bg4
7.	Be3	Bxf3
8.	Qxf3	Qb6
9.	Nd2	Nxd4
10.	Bxd4	Qxd4
11.	O-O	e6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Bb5+	Ke7
14.	exd6+	Kxd6
15.	Qxf7	Qxd2
16.	Qd7+	Ke5
17.	Rfe1+	Kf6
18.	Qxe6+	Kg5
19.	Re5+	Kh4
20.	g3#

What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1915) vs. aherring74 (1967)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	c4	d6
4.	Nc3	Nc6
5.	d5	Ne5
6.	Nxe5	Bxe5
7.	f4	Bg7
8.	e4	e6
9.	Be3	exd5
10.	cxd5	Ne7
11.	Bb5+	c6
12.	dxc6	bxc6
13.	Bc4	O-O
14.	O-O	Rb8
15.	Bxa7	Rxb2
16.	Bd4	Bg4
17.	Qd3	Bxd4+
18.	Qxd4	c5
19.	Qd3	Nc6
20.	Rfb1	Rxb1+
21.	Rxb1	Nd4
22.	h3	Be6
23.	Nd5	Qh4
24.	Rb6	Bxd5
25.	Bxd5	Qe1+
26.	Kh2	Ne2
27.	Qe3	Qf1
28.	g3	Nd4
29.	e5	dxe5
30.	fxe5	Rd8
31.	e6	Rxd5
32.	exf7+	Qxf7
33.	Rb8+	Kg7
34.	a4	Nf3+
35.	Kh1	Rd1+
36.	Kg2	Rd2+
37.	Kf1	Qc4+
38.	Qd3	Qxd3#

What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1915) vs. aherring74 (1967)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	c4	d6
4.	Nc3	Nc6
5.	d5	Ne5
6.	Nxe5	Bxe5
7.	f4	Bg7
8.	e4	e6
9.	Be3	exd5
10.	cxd5	Ne7
11.	Bb5+	c6
12.	dxc6	bxc6
13.	Bc4	O-O
14.	O-O	Rb8
15.	Bxa7	Rxb2
16.	Bd4	Bg4
17.	Qd3	Bxd4+
18.	Qxd4	c5
19.	Qd3	Nc6
20.	Rfb1	Rxb1+
21.	Rxb1	Nd4
22.	h3	Be6
23.	Nd5	Qh4
24.	Rb6	Bxd5
25.	Bxd5	Qe1+
26.	Kh2	Ne2
27.	Qe3	Qf1
28.	g3	Nd4
29.	e5	dxe5
30.	fxe5	Rd8
31.	e6	Rxd5
32.	exf7+	Qxf7
33.	Rb8+	Kg7
34.	a4	Nf3+
35.	Kh1	Rd1+
36.	Kg2	Rd2+
37.	Kf1	Nd4+
38.	Qf4	Qc4+
39.	Kg1	Qc1+
40.	Qf1	Nf3+
41.	Kh1	Rh2#

Friday, April 10, 2020

Black to play for a winning endgame

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Gusev (1845) vs. john2001plus (1920)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	Bh4	g5
7.	Bg3	Ne4
8.	Nge2	c5
9.	a3	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	Nc6
11.	f3	Nxg3
12.	Nxg3	cxd4
13.	cxd4	Qa5+
14.	Qd2	Qxd2+
15.	Kxd2	Nxd4
16.	h4	Rg8
17.	Rb1	gxh4
18.	Ne2	Nxe2
19.	Kxe2	Rg5
20.	f4	Rg4
21.	Rb4	b6
22.	Kf2	Bd7
23.	Be2	a5
24.	Rd4	Rg8
25.	Rxh4	Rc8
26.	Bd3	Rh8
27.	g4	Rc3
28.	a4	Ra3
29.	Bb5	Bxb5
30.	axb5	Rc3
31.	Rd2	Rc5
32.	g5	h5

White to play and win

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Analysis of Gusev (1837) vs. john2001plus (1928)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	d5
5.	Bb5	dxe4
6.	Nxc6	Qxd1+
7.	Kxd1	a6
8.	Nxe7+	axb5
9.	Nxg8	Rxg8
10.	Re1	Bg4+
11.	f3	Rd8+
12.	Nd2	Bf5
13.	Ke2	exf3+
14.	Kxf3+	Be7
15.	Ne4	Bxe4+
16.	Rxe4	Rd1
17.	Rxe7+	Kxe7
18.	Bg5+	f6
19.	Rxd1	fxg5
20.	Rd5

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1918) vs. aherring74 (2090)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nc6
4.	d3	e3
5.	Bxe3	e5
6.	Be2	Be7
7.	h4	Nf6
8.	O-O	d5
9.	c4	O-O
10.	Qb3	h6
11.	cxd5	Qxd5
12.	Ne4	Qxb3
13.	axb3	Nxe4
14.	dxe4	Bxh4
15.	Bc4+	Kh7
16.	Nc3	Nd4
17.	Bxd4	exd4
18.	Nd5	Bd8
19.	Rfd1	c6
20.	Nb4	Bf6
21.	Nc2	c5
22.	b4	d3
23.	Rxd3	cxb4
24.	Nxb4	Bxb2
25.	Ra2	Be5
26.	Rd5	Bc3
27.	Nd3	Be6
28.	Rc5	Bxc4
29.	Rxc4	Bf6
30.	Rc7	Bd4
31.	Rxb7	Rab8
32.	Rd7	Rb1+
33.	Kh2	Bb6
34.	f4	Rd1
35.	e5	Rxf4
36.	Rxg7+	Kxg7
37.	Nxf4	Kf7
38.	Rc2	Re1
39.	e6+	Kg7
40.	Rc6	Bg1+
41.	Kg3	Re5
42.	Rc7+	Kf6
43.	Rf7+	Kg5
44.	Nh3+	Kg6
45.	Nxg1	a6
46.	Re7	Kf6
47.	Ra7	Rxe6
48.	Nf3

Black to play

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aherring74 (2078) vs. john2001plus (1930)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	dxe4
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Nxe4	Nxe4
6.	Bxe4	Nd7
7.	Bg2	Nf6
8.	Ne2	e5
9.	O-O	Bd6
10.	d3	O-O
11.	h3	Be6
12.	Be3	Qd7
13.	Kh2	Bd5
14.	Nc3	Bxg2
15.	Kxg2	Qc6+
16.	Qf3	Rac8
17.	Ne4	Nxe4
18.	Qxe4	f5
19.	Qxc6	Rxc6
20.	f4	c4
21.	fxe5	Bxe5
22.	d4	Bb8
23.	c3	Re6
24.	Rae1	Rfe8
25.	Bd2	g6
26.	Rxe6	Rxe6
27.	Re1	Kf7
28.	Kf3	b5
29.	g4	fxg4+
30.	hxg4	Rf6+
31.	Kg2	h5
32.	gxh5	gxh5
33.	Re5	Bxe5
34.	dxe5	Rf5
35.	Be3	Rxe5
36.	Bxa7	Re2+
37.	Kf3	Rxb2
38.	a3	Rb3

White to play

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aherring74 (2033) vs. john2001plus (1959)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	e3	c5
4.	b3	cxd4
5.	exd4	Nc6
6.	Bb2	Bg4
7.	Nbd2	e6
8.	a3	Bd6
9.	h3	Bxf3
10.	Nxf3	Ne4
11.	Bd3	Qa5+
12.	Nd2	Nxd2
13.	Qxd2	O-O
14.	Bc3	Qb6
15.	O-O	Rac8
16.	Bb2	e5
17.	dxe5	Nxe5
18.	Bf5	Rce8
19.	Qxd5	Ng6
20.	Rad1	Rd8
21.	Qf3	Nh4
22.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
23.	Qh5+	Kg8
24.	Qxh4	Qc7
25.	c4

Black to play and win

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aherring74 (2033) vs. john2001plus (1959)


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-2

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	e3	c5
4.	b3	cxd4
5.	exd4	Nc6
6.	Bb2	Bg4
7.	Nbd2	e6
8.	a3	Bd6
9.	h3	Bxf3
10.	Nxf3	Ne4
11.	Bd3	Qa5+
12.	Nd2	Nxd2
13.	Qxd2	O-O
14.	Bc3	Qb6
15.	O-O	Rac8
16.	Bb2	e5
17.	dxe5	Nxe5
18.	Bf5	Rce8
19.	Qxd5	Ng6
20.	Rad1	Rd8
21.	Qf3	Nh4
22.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
23.	Qh5+	Kg8
24.	Qxh4	Qc7
25.	c4	Bh2+
26.	Kh1	Rxd1
27.	Rxd1	Be5
28.	Bxe5	Qxe5
29.	Qd4	Qa5
30.	Qb2	Re8
31.	b4	Qa4
32.	Rc1	a5
33.	bxa5	Qxa5
34.	Qxb7	Qxa3
35.	Rd1	Qa4
36.	Qd7	Re1+
37.	Kh2	Qxd1

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1953) vs. aherring74 (2039)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	e4	Bg7
3.	d4	d6
4.	h3	Nd7
5.	Nc3	h6
6.	Bc4	e6
7.	Be3	Ne7
8.	Qd2	f5
9.	Bxe6	fxe4
10.	Nxe4	d5
11.	Nc3	c6
12.	O-O	Nb6
13.	Bxc8	Qxc8
14.	b3	Nf5
15.	Rfe1	O-O
16.	Bf4	c5
17.	Be5	Bxe5
18.	Rxe5	cxd4
19.	Nxd4	Qc7
20.	Re6	Qf7
21.	Rae1	Rac8
22.	Nxf5	Qxf5
23.	Qxh6	Qxf2+
24.	Kh1	Rc6
25.	Qxg6+	Kh8
26.	Qh5+	Kg8
27.	Re7	Qf5
28.	Qh4	Rf7
29.	Re7e5	Qf6
30.	Rg5+	Kf8
31.	Qb4+	Re7
32.	Rxe7	Qxe7
33.	Rg8+	Kf7
34.	Rg7+

What is the best continuation for Black?

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aherring74 (2042) vs. john2001plus (1950)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Bd3	O-O
6.	Nf3	c5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	O-O	Nc6
9.	e4	dxe4
10.	Nxe4	Nxe4
11.	Bxe4	Qf6
12.	Qc1	e5
13.	Bg5	Qe6
14.	c3	f5
15.	Bc2	Kh8
16.	Bb3	Qg6

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of CraigVanest (1106) vs. john2001plus (1913)


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(white to move)

1.	c4	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	e3	Nf6
4.	Nf3	c5
5.	Bd2	Nc6
6.	Be2	dxc4
7.	O-O	cxd4
8.	Bxc4	dxe3
9.	Bxe3	Qa5
10.	Nbd2	Be7
11.	a3	O-O
12.	Qc2	e5
13.	b4	Qc7
14.	b5	Na5
15.	Bxf7+	Rxf7
16.	Qxc7

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What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of CraigVanest (1106) vs. john2001plus (1913)


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8

(black to move)

1.	c4	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	e3	Nf6
4.	Nf3	c5
5.	Bd2	Nc6
6.	Be2	dxc4
7.	O-O	cxd4
8.	Bxc4	dxe3
9.	Bxe3	Qa5
10.	Nbd2	Be7
11.	a3	O-O
12.	Qc2	e5
13.	b4	Qc7
14.	b5	e4
15.	Ng5	Ng4
16.	g3	Nxe3

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Black to play

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john2001plus (1915) vs. Gusev (1834)


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8

-3

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	e6
4.	d4	d5
5.	e5	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	fxe5
9.	dxe5	Nge7
10.	Be3	Qc7
11.	Nc3	Nxe5
12.	Nb5	Nxf3+
13.	Qxf3	Qd7
14.	Nxa7	Nf5
15.	Bb5	Bd6
16.	Bxd7+	Bxd7
17.	g4	Nxe3
18.	Qxe3	O-O
19.	Qb6	Be5
20.	Ra2	Bc3+
21.	Ke2	e5
22.	f3	Bd4
23.	Qc7	Ba4
24.	Qxb7	Bb3
25.	Rha1	Rxa7
26.	Qc6	Raf7
27.	Qe6	Kh8
28.	a4	Rxf3
29.	Ra3	Rf2+
30.	Ke1	Bc3#

Black to play

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Gusev (1824) vs. john2001plus (1927)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	g3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg2	Nc6
7.	O-O	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Bc5
9.	Nxc6	bxc6
10.	Nc3	O-O
11.	a3	a5
12.	Bg5	h6
13.	Bxf6	Qxf6
14.	Qc2	Re8
15.	Nxd5	cxd5
16.	Qxc5	Rxe2
17.	Bxd5	Rb8
18.	Qc7	Rexb2
19.	Rae1	Ba6
20.	Bc4	Rc8

White to play and win

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john2001plus (1920) vs. Gusev (1830)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	dxc4
6.	Bxc4	b5
7.	Bd3	a6
8.	O-O	c5
9.	Nc3	c4
10.	Be2	Bb7
11.	Qc2	Bb4
12.	Bd2	Nc6
13.	Ne4	Nxe4
14.	Qxe4	Bxd2
15.	Nxd2	O-O
16.	a4	Qc7
17.	axb5	axb5
18.	b3	Rfd8
19.	Qh4	Na5
20.	bxc4	Nxc4
21.	Rxa8	Rxa8
22.	Rc1	Nxd2
23.	Rd1	Nb3
24.	Bd3	g6
25.	Qf6	Ra1
26.	Rxa1	Nxa1
27.	h4	Qc1+
28.	Kh2	Qd2
29.	Bxb5	Nc2
30.	Be8	Nxe3
31.	Qxf7+

White to play and win

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Analysis of Gusev (1836) vs. john2001plus (1912)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	d5	exd5
4.	exd5	Nf6
5.	c4	b5
6.	cxb5	a6
7.	bxa6	Nxa6
8.	Nc3	d6
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
11.	Nge2	Be7
12.	O-O	O-O
13.	a3	Qf5
14.	Ng3	Qd7
15.	Re1	Rfb8
16.	Rb1	Bd8
17.	Bg5	h6
18.	Bf4	Bc7
19.	Nge4	Nxe4
20.	Nxe4	Re8
21.	Qh5	Rab8
22.	Re3	c4
23.	Bxh6	g6
24.	Nf6+	Kh8
25.	Qh4

White to play

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Analysis of Gusev (1836) vs. john2001plus (1912)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	d5	exd5
4.	exd5	Nf6
5.	c4	b5
6.	cxb5	a6
7.	bxa6	Nxa6
8.	Nc3	d6
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
11.	Nge2	Be7
12.	O-O	O-O
13.	a3	Qf5
14.	Ng3	Qd7
15.	Re1	Rfb8
16.	Rb1	Bd8
17.	Bg5	h6
18.	Bf4	Bc7
19.	Nge4	Nxe4
20.	Nxe4	Re8
21.	Qh5	Rab8
22.	Re3	c4
23.	Bxh6	Re5
24.	Nf6+	Kf8
25.	Nxd7+	Kg8
26.	Rxe5	gxh6
27.	Qxh6

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1904) vs. Gusev (1843)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	b6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	g3	O-O
6.	Bg2	Bb7
7.	O-O	Bxc3
8.	bxc3	d5
9.	cxd5	Nxd5
10.	Qc2	Nd7
11.	e4	Nd5f6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Ng5	g6
14.	Qb3	c5
15.	c4	Ne3
16.	Bxe3	Bxg2
17.	Kxg2	cxd4
18.	Bf4	Nc5
19.	Qf3	h6
20.	Ne4	g5
21.	Nf6+	Kh8
22.	Bxg5	d3
23.	Qh5	Qxf6
24.	exf6	Kg8
25.	Qxh6

White to play for a strong advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1895) vs. aherring74 (1927)


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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	Bb4+
7.	Nc3	d5
8.	cxd5	Qxd5
9.	Qb3	Nf6
10.	Be2	Nd4
11.	Qxb4	Nc2+
12.	Kd2	Nxb4
13.	Nxd5	Nbxd5
14.	Bf3	Nxe3
15.	fxe3	c6
16.	Rhf1	h6
17.	Ne4	O-O
18.	Nd6	Bd7
19.	Nxb7	Rab8
20.	Nc5	Rxb2+
21.	Kc3	Rfb8
22.	Nxd7	Nxd7
23.	Bxc6	Nc5
24.	Bd5+	Kh8
25.	Rf8+	Rxf8
26.	Kxb2	Nxd3+
27.	Kc3	Nf2
28.	Rb1	Ng4
29.	Rb7	Nxe3
30.	Be4	a5
31.	Rb5	Rc8+
32.	Kd3	Nc4
33.	Bd5	Nd6
34.	Rxa5

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
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