Saturday, May 30, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1864) vs. Gusev (1725)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3e6
5.Nc3Nbd7
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4b5
8.Bd3Be7
9.O-Oa6
10.e4c5
11.e5Nd5
12.Nxd5exd5
13.dxc5Nxc5
14.Be3Nxd3
15.Qxd3Bb7
16.Rac1O-O
17.Nd4Bg5
18.Bxg5Qxg5
19.Rc7Rab8
20.f4Qd8
21.Rfc1Re8
22.Nf5g6
23.Nh6+Kg7
24.Rxf7+Kh8
25.Rcc7Qxc7
26.Rxc7Ba8
27.e6Rxe6
28.Qd4+
 

Thursday, May 28, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. visorboy2000
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4Be6
4.cxd5Bxd5
5.Nc3Bxf3
6.exf3Qxd4
7.Qc2Qe5+
8.Be3a6
9.O-O-ORd8
10.Rxd8+Nxd8
11.Bc4e6
12.Kb1Be7
13.f4Qa5
14.g4h6
15.f5exf5
16.Rg1Bf6
17.Nd5c6
18.Bb6
 

Friday, May 22, 2020

Black to play and mate in 2

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john2001plus (1905) vs. soitgoes317 (1732)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-8
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.c4g6
3.d4Bg7
4.Nc3d5
5.cxd5Nxd5
6.Qb3Nxc3
7.bxc3O-O
8.e4c5
9.Be3Bg4
10.Rd1Bxf3
11.gxf3Qc7
12.Bc4Nc6
13.Bb5Rfd8
14.Bxc6bxc6
15.O-ORab8
16.Qc4cxd4
17.cxd4e6
18.d5exd5
19.exd5Be5
20.f4cxd5
21.Qa4Bd6
22.Rxd5Rb4
23.Qxa7Bxf4
24.Qxc7Bxc7
25.Rxd8+Bxd8
26.Rd1Bf6
27.Bc5Rb5
28.Bd4Bxd4
29.Rxd4Ra5
30.Rd2f5
31.Kf1Kf7
32.Ke2Ke6
33.Kd3Ra3+
34.Kc4h5
35.Kb4Ra8
36.a4g5
37.Re2+Kf6
38.a5g4
39.Kc5Rxa5+
40.Kd4Ra4+
41.Kd3f4
42.Re8Kg5
43.Re5+Kh4
44.Re4Rxe4
45.Kxe4f3
46.Kf4Kh3
47.Kg5Kg2
48.Kxh5Kxf2
49.Kxg4Ke2
50.h4f2
51.h5f1=Q
52.Kg5Qg2+
53.Kf6Qf3+
54.Kg6Qg4+
55.Kh6Ke3
56.Kh7Kf4
57.h6Kf5
58.Kh8Kg6
59.h7Qc8#
 

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of soitgoes317 (1727) vs. john2001plus (1909)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Be3Nf6
7.Bc4O-O
8.f3Qb6
9.Bb3Nxe4
10.Nxe4Bxd4
11.Bxd4Qxd4
12.Qe2d6
13.Rd1Qxb2
14.Ng5Qc3+
15.Rd2Bf5
16.O-OQc5+
17.Kh1Bxc2
18.Rd5Qc3
19.Bxc2
 

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of soitgoes317 (1727) vs. john2001plus (1909)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Be3Nf6
7.Bc4O-O
8.f3Qb6
9.Bb3Nxe4
10.Nxe4Bxd4
11.Bxd4Qxd4
12.Qe2d6
13.Rd1Qxb2
14.Ng5Qc3+
15.Rd2Bf5
16.O-OQc5+
17.Kh1Bxc2
18.Bxf7+Kh8
19.Ne6Qf5
20.Nxf8Qxf7
21.Nxg6+hxg6
22.Rxc2Nd4
23.Qc4
 

Black to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1727) vs. john2001plus (1909)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Be3Nf6
7.Bc4O-O
8.f3Qb6
9.Bb3Nxe4
10.Nxe4Bxd4
11.Bxd4Qxd4
12.Qe2d6
13.Rd1Qxb2
14.Ng5Qc3+
15.Rd2Bf5
16.O-OQc5+
17.Kh1Bxc2
18.Bxf7+Kh8
19.Ne6Qf5
20.Nxf8Qxf7
21.Nxg6+hxg6
22.Rxc2Nd4
23.Qe4Nxc2
24.Qxc2e5
25.Rd1Rd8
26.Qe4Kg7
27.a4Qc7
28.Rb1b6
29.a5d5
30.Qh4Rh8
31.Qa4bxa5
32.Ra1Rc8
33.h3d4
34.Qxa5Qxa5
35.Rxa5Kf6
36.Kg1Rc2
37.Kf1Ke6
38.g3d3
39.Ke1Re2+
40.Kf1Rh2
41.Ke1Rxh3
42.Ra6+Kf5
43.Rd6a5
44.Rxd3Rxg3
45.Kf2Kf4
46.Ke2e4
47.fxe4Rxd3
48.Kxd3a4
 

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of soitgoes317 (1727) vs. john2001plus (1909)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Be3Nf6
7.Bc4O-O
8.f3Qb6
9.Bb3Nxe4
10.Nxe4Bxd4
11.Bxd4Qxd4
12.Qe2d6
13.Rd1Qxb2
14.Ng5Qc3+
15.Rd2Bf5
16.O-OQc5+
17.Kh1Bxc2
18.Bxf7+Kh8
19.Ne6Qf5
20.Nxf8Qxf7
21.Nxg6+hxg6
22.Rxc2Nd4
23.Qe4Nxc2
24.Qxc2e5
25.Rd1Rd8
26.Qe4Kg7
27.a4Qc7
28.Rb1b6
29.a5d5
30.Qh4Rh8
31.Qa4e4
32.g3exf3
33.Qd4+Kg8
34.Qxd5+Kg7
35.Qxf3Rh5
36.axb6Qc2
37.h4Qxb1+
 

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1726) vs. john2001plus (1909)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Be3Nf6
7.Bc4O-O
8.Nxc6dxc6
9.O-Ob5
10.Bb3Bb7
11.Bc5Qc7
12.a3Rad8
13.Qe2a5
14.e5Nd5
15.e6f5
16.Rad1Bxc3
17.bxc3Nxc3
18.Qf3Nxd1
 

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

White to play

Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge, chess24.com INT
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2753) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2863)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.Nf3Nc6
4.e3Bb4
5.Qc2O-O
6.Nd5Re8
7.Qf5d6
8.Nxf6+gxf6
9.Qh5d5
10.a3Bf8
11.Bd3e4
12.cxd5exd3
13.dxc6bxc6
14.b4a5
15.Bb2Re4
16.Nd4Qd5
17.Qxd5cxd5
18.f3Re8
19.Nb5Re7
20.Bxf6Rd7
21.Kf2Ba6
22.Nd4Bc4
23.Rhb1Ra6
24.Be5f6
25.b5Rb6
26.Bf4a4
27.g4Bc5
28.h4Kf7
29.Kg3Bxd4
30.exd4Bxb5
31.Rb4Re7
32.Rab1Bc4
33.Rxb6cxb6
34.Rxb6Bb3
35.Bd6Rd7
36.f4f5
37.g5Bd1
38.Bc5Kg7
39.Kf2Rd8
40.Rb7+Kg6
41.Re7Rb8
42.Re6+Kh5
43.Kg3
 

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.b4e5
2.Bb2Bxb4
3.Bxe5Nf6
4.e3O-O
5.Nf3Re8
6.Bb2d5
7.c4Bg4
8.Be2dxc4
9.Bxc4Qe7
10.h3Bh5
11.O-Oc5
12.g4Bg6
13.a3Ba5
14.d3Nc6
15.e4Rad8
16.Nbd2a6
17.a4Nd7
18.Bd5Nde5
19.Bxe5Nxe5
20.Nxe5Qxe5
21.f4Qd4+
22.Kg2Qxd3
23.Rf3Rxd5
24.exd5Re2+
25.Kh1Be4
26.Qxe2Qxe2
27.Nxe4Qxf3+
28.Kh2Qxf4+
29.Kg1Qxe4
 

Black to play.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.b4e5
2.Bb2Bxb4
3.Bxe5Nf6
4.e3O-O
5.Nf3Re8
6.Bb2d5
7.c4Bg4
8.Be2dxc4
9.Bxc4Qe7
10.h3Bh5
11.O-Oc5
12.g4Bg6
13.a3Ba5
14.d3Nc6
15.e4Rad8
16.Nbd2a6
17.a4Nd7
18.Bd5Nde5
19.Bxe5Nxe5
20.Nxe5Qxe5
21.f4Qd4+
22.Kg2Qxd3
23.Rf3Rxd5
24.exd5Re2+
25.Rf2Rxd2
26.Rxd2Be4+
27.Kf2Bxd2
28.Ra2Qe3+
29.Kf1Qxh3+
30.Ke2Qg2#
 

Black to play.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+7
(black to move)
1.b4e5
2.Bb2Bxb4
3.Bxe5Nf6
4.e3O-O
5.Nf3Re8
6.Bb2d5
7.c4Bg4
8.Be2dxc4
9.Bxc4Qe7
10.h3Bh5
11.O-Oc5
12.g4Bg6
13.a3Ba5
14.d3Nc6
15.e4Rad8
16.Nbd2a6
17.a4Nd7
18.Bd5Nde5
19.Bxe5Nxe5
20.Nxe5Qxe5
21.f4Qd4+
22.Kg2Qxd3
23.Rf3Rxd5
24.exd5Re2+
25.Rf2Rxd2
26.Rxd2Be4+
27.Kf2Bxd2
28.Qe2Qd4+
29.Kf1Qxa1+
30.Kf2Qd4+
31.Kg3Qg1+
32.Kh4Be1+
33.Kh5Bg6+
34.Kg5h6#
 

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1939) vs. aherring74 (1935)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4fxe4
3.Ng5Nc6
4.d3e3
5.Bxe3e5
6.c4Bb4+
7.Nc3Nf6
8.Be2O-O
9.O-ONd4
10.Bxd4exd4
11.Nce4Nxe4
12.Nxe4d5
13.cxd5Qxd5
14.Bf3Qf7
15.a3Be7
16.Rc1c6
17.Qa4Qg6
18.Kh1Bh3
19.Ng3Rxf3
20.gxf3Bxf1
21.Qc4+Qf7
22.Nxf1Bg5
23.Qxf7+Kxf7
24.Rc4Rd8
25.Ng3Ke6
26.Kg2Be7
27.f4g6
28.Kf3Kd5
29.Ne2c5
30.b4b5
31.Rc1cxb4
32.axb4Bxb4
 

Monday, May 4, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Steven Loh
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nbd7
5.cxd5exd5
6.Bg5Be7
7.e3O-O
8.Bd3h6
9.Bf4Nb6
10.O-OBd6
11.Ne5Be6
12.Bg3a6
13.f4Rc8
14.Qf3Bxe5
15.dxe5Bg4
16.Qf2Nh5
17.f5g6
18.Bh4Qd7
19.Qc2g5
20.Be1Ng7
21.h3Bh5
22.g4