Chess Level 1: June 2020

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Black to play and win

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


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(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

Black to play

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


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(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+

Black to play

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


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(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

Black to play

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


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(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+

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1768) vs. john2001plus (1940)


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(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

White to play

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


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(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

White to play

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


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(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

White to play

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


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(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+

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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


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(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

Mate in 3

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john2001plus (1955) vs. Gusev (1804)


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(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#

Black to play

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


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(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+

Friday, June 26, 2020

What is the best move for White?

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


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(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

Black to play

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


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(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

Black to play

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


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(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#

White to play

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john2001plus (1946) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)


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(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

White to play

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john2001plus (1946) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)


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(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

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1751) vs. john2001plus (1942)


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(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

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1751) vs. john2001plus (1942)


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(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

White to play

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john2001plus (1946) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)


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(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+

White to play

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john2001plus (1954) vs. soitgoes317 (1739)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
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	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

(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

White to play

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(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

Thursday, June 25, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(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)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

+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#

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Black to play and win

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Gusev (1798) vs. john2001plus (1922)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-2

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	g3	c5
5.	Bg2	cxd4
6.	cxd5	Qxd5
7.	Qxd4	Nc6
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	O-O	Bc5
10.	a3	a5
11.	Nbd2	a4
12.	Ne4	Be7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bd2	Kf7
15.	Rac1	Na5
16.	Bxa5	Rxa5
17.	Nc3	Bd7
18.	Nxd5	Rxd5
19.	Rfd1	Bb5
20.	Rxd5	exd5
21.	Nd4	Bc4
22.	e4	Rd8
23.	Nf5	b5
24.	exd5	Bxd5
25.	Rc7	Ke6
26.	Nxe7	Bc4
27.	h4	Rd1+
28.	Kh2	Rd2
29.	Nc6	Rxf2
30.	Nd4+	Kd6
31.	Rc6+	Kd7
32.	Kg1	Rxg2+
33.	Kxg2	Bd5+

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john2001plus (1911) vs. Gusev (1809)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Bb4+
6.	Nbd2	O-O
7.	O-O	c5
8.	a3	Bxd2
9.	Bxd2	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	Bxg2
11.	Kxg2	Nc6
12.	Bc3	Nxd4
13.	Qxd4	d5
14.	Rfd1	dxc4
15.	Qxc4	Qe7
16.	Bb4	Qb7+
17.	f3	Rfd8
18.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
19.	Rc1	Nd5
20.	Qd4	g5
21.	Qe5	h6
22.	Rd1	Ne3+
23.	Qxe3	Rxd1

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1916) vs. soitgoes317 (1743)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	e5	Nfd7
9.	Qxd5	Nb6
10.	Qxd8	Rxd8
11.	Be3	Bg4
12.	Be2	Nc6
13.	O-O	Nb4
14.	h3	Be6
15.	Rac1	Nxa2
16.	Nxa2	Bxa2
17.	Rc7	Rd7
18.	Rfc1	h5
19.	Rxd7	Nxd7
20.	Rc7	Nb6
21.	Rxe7	Bd5
22.	Ng5	Rc8
23.	Bf3	Kf8
24.	Bxd5	Kxe7
25.	Nxf7	Nxd5
26.	Nd6	Rb8
27.	Bg5+	Ke6
28.	Ne4	Kf5
29.	f3	Rc8
30.	Nd6+	Kxg5
31.	Nxc8

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of DanteJohn (1716) vs. john2001plus (1917)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(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.	h3	Nxe4
9.	Nxc6	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	bxc6
11.	Qd4	d5
12.	Bd3	e5
13.	Qb4	a5
14.	Qb3	Be6
15.	Bxe4	dxe4
16.	Qa4	Qd5
17.	O-O	Rfd8
18.	a3	Qc4
19.	Qxc4	Bxc4
20.	Rfd1	f5
21.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
22.	Bb6	Rd2
23.	Bxa5	e3
24.	fxe3	Bd5
25.	Bc7	Rxg2+
26.	Kf1	Rh2
27.	Re1	Rh1+
28.	Kf2	Rh2+
29.	Kf1	Rxh3
30.	Bxe5	Rh4
31.	Bf4	Bc4+
32.	Kg2	Rg4+
33.	Kf2	g5
34.	Be5	h6
35.	Rh1	Kh7
36.	Bd4	Bd5
37.	Rh2	f4
38.	a4	f3
39.	a5	Rg2+
40.	Rxg2	fxg2
41.	c4	Be4
42.	c5	Bf5
43.	a6	Bc8
44.	a7	Bb7

Saturday, June 20, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1907) vs. soitgoes317 (1753)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(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.	Ng5	Rxf2+
13.	Kxf2	Bxd4+
14.	Be3	Qf8+
15.	Ke2	Nc5
16.	Qc4	Bxe3
17.	Kxe3	Qf5
18.	Nge4	Nc6
19.	Rhf1	Qg4
20.	Nf6+	exf6
21.	Qxg4

Friday, June 19, 2020

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1740) vs. john2001plus (1924)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	d4	Bg4
6.	Be2	cxd4
7.	h3	Bh5
8.	O-O	e6
9.	Na3	Bxa3
10.	bxa3	dxc3
11.	Qc2	Bxf3
12.	Bxf3	Nd4
13.	Qa4+	Qd7
14.	Qxd7+	Kxd7
15.	Rd1	e5
16.	Bxb7	Rb8
17.	Ba6	Ke7
18.	a4	Nc2
19.	Bg5+	f6
20.	Rac1	Nb4
21.	Bb5	fxg5
22.	Rd7+	Ke6
23.	Rxc3	Rxb5
24.	axb5	Kxd7

Black to play and win

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john2001plus (1912) vs. soitgoes317 (1752)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Nxc3
6.	bxc3	d4
7.	Nf3	c5
8.	Bb2	Qa5
9.	Qd2	Bg4
10.	cxd4	Qxd2+
11.	Kxd2	cxd4
12.	Nxd4	g6
13.	e6	Bh6+
14.	Ke1	O-O
15.	exf7+	Rxf7
16.	Be2	Re7
17.	h3	Bxe2
18.	Nxe2	Nc6
19.	Rf1	Rae8
20.	Rf2	Be3
21.	Rf3	Bb6
22.	Kf1	Rxe2

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Black to play

?, ?
Adam vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-2

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	Be3	Bg7
7.	Bc4	O-O
8.	f3	Nc6
9.	Qd2	Bd7
10.	h4	Rc8
11.	Bb3	Ne5
12.	O-O-O	Nc4
13.	Bxc4	Rxc4
14.	h5	Qc7
15.	hxg6	fxg6
16.	Nb3	b5
17.	Kb1	Rc8
18.	Nd5	Nxd5
19.	Qxd5+	e6
20.	Qxd6	Rxc2
21.	Qxd7	Rxb2+
22.	Ka1	Rb1+
23.	Kxb1	Qc2#

Black to play and win

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soitgoes317 (1745) vs. john2001plus (1909)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	exd5	Qxd5
3.	Nc3	Qa5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bd2	c6
6.	Bc4	Bf5
7.	Nge2	e6
8.	Ng3	Bg6
9.	d5	cxd5
10.	Nxd5	Qd8
11.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
12.	Bc3	Qd8
13.	Bb5+	Nc6
14.	O-O	Qxd1
15.	Raxd1	Rd8
16.	Ba5	Rxd1
17.	Rxd1	Be7
18.	Bxc6+	bxc6
19.	f3	Bc5+
20.	Kf1	Ke7
21.	Ne4	Bxe4
22.	fxe4	Bb6
23.	Bb4+	c5
24.	Bc3	f6
25.	e5	c4
26.	exf6+	gxf6
27.	Re1	e5
28.	Re4	Rd8
29.	Ke2	Bd4
30.	Bxd4	Rxd4
31.	Rxd4	exd4
32.	Kf3	f5
33.	h3	h5
34.	g4	fxg4+
35.	hxg4	h4
36.	b3	d3
37.	cxd3	c3

Black to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1737) vs. john2001plus (1918)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Bxf6	gxf6
6.	Nxe4	f5
7.	Ng3	c5
8.	d5	Qxd5
9.	Qxd5	exd5
10.	O-O-O	Bh6+
11.	Kb1	Be6
12.	Bd3	Nc6
13.	Nxf5	Bf4
14.	Nh3	Bc7
15.	Ng7+	Kd7
16.	Nxe6	fxe6
17.	Ng5	h6
18.	Nf7	Rhf8
19.	Nxh6	Rxf2
20.	Be4	Rh8
21.	Ng4	Rf4
22.	h3	Rxg4
23.	hxg4	Rxh1
24.	Rxh1	dxe4

Black to play

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john2001plus (1885) vs. soitgoes317 (1770)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	e5	Nfd7
9.	Nxd5	Nc6
10.	Be2	b6
11.	O-O	Bb7
12.	Be3	Na5
13.	Qb5	a6
14.	Nxe7+	Qxe7

Sunday, June 14, 2020

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1871) vs. soitgoes317 (1760)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	e5	Ne4
9.	Qxd5	Nxc3
10.	Qxd8	Rxd8
11.	bxc3	Bg4
12.	Be2	Nd7
13.	h3	Bf5
14.	Be3	Rac8
15.	Rc1	Nb6
16.	O-O	Nc4
17.	Bxc4	Rxc4
18.	Nd2	Rc7
19.	f4	Rdc8
20.	c4	Bd3
21.	Rfe1	Bxc4
22.	Nxc4	Rxc4
23.	Rxc4	Rxc4
24.	Rc1	Rxc1+
25.	Bxc1	Kf8
26.	d5	Ke8
27.	Bb2	Kd8
28.	Kf2	Kc7
29.	Kg1	Kb6
30.	d6	exd6
31.	Kf2	dxe5
32.	fxe5	Kc5
33.	e6	Bf8
34.	Ba3+	Kd4
35.	e7

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Black to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1871) vs. soitgoes317 (1760)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	e5	Ne4
9.	Qxd5	Nxc3
10.	Qxd8	Rxd8
11.	bxc3	Bg4
12.	Be2	Nd7
13.	h3	Bf5
14.	Be3	Rac8
15.	Rc1	Nb6
16.	O-O	Nc4
17.	Bxc4	Rxc4
18.	Nd2	Rc7
19.	f4	Rdc8
20.	c4	Bd3
21.	Rfe1	Bxc4
22.	Nxc4	Rxc4
23.	Rxc4	Rxc4
24.	Rc1	Rxc1+
25.	Bxc1	Kf8
26.	d5	Ke8
27.	Bb2	Kd8
28.	Kf2	Kc7
29.	Kg1	Kb6
30.	d6	exd6
31.	Kf2	dxe5
32.	fxe5	Kc5
33.	Ke3	Kd5
34.	e6	Bh6+
35.	Kd3	fxe6

Friday, June 12, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of aherring74 (1926) vs. john2001plus (1948)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Nf3	Bxf4
6.	exf4	O-O
7.	Bd3	b6
8.	Qe2	c5
9.	dxc5	bxc5
10.	Qe5	Nc6
11.	Qg5	h6
12.	Qh4	d4
13.	Ne2	Qa5+
14.	c3	dxc3
15.	Nxc3	Rd8
16.	Be2	Nd4
17.	O-O	Nxe2+
18.	Nxe2	Ba6
19.	Rfe1	Qb4
20.	b3	Bb7
21.	Ne5	Rd2
22.	Qh3	Ba6
23.	Ng3	Rxa2
24.	Nxf7	Rxa1
25.	Nxh6+	Kf8
26.	Rxa1	Qxf4
27.	Qxe6	gxh6
28.	Rxa6	Qc1+
29.	Nf1	Ng8
30.	Qf5+	Ke8
31.	Re6+	Ne7
32.	Qf6	Kd8
33.	Qxe7+	Kc8
34.	Rc6+	Kb8
35.	Qc7#

White to play

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john2001plus (1942) vs. aherring74 (1922)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Nc6
5.	d5	Ne5
6.	Bxf6	exf6
7.	f4	exf3 e.p.
8.	Nxf3	Bb4
9.	Nxe5	Qe7
10.	Qe2	Qxe5
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	Qxe5	fxe5
13.	Ne4	d6
14.	c3	Ba5
15.	Bd3	Bb6
16.	Rhf1	Bd7
17.	Kc2	h6
18.	Ng3	Rxf1
19.	Rxf1	Rf8
20.	Bh7+	Kxh7
21.	Rxf8

White to play

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aherring74 (1926) vs. john2001plus (1930)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	d4	cxd4
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	cxd4	Nc6
6.	Nf3	Bg4
7.	Nc3	Bxf3
8.	gxf3	Qxd4
9.	Qxd4	Nxd4
10.	Nb5	Ne6
11.	Be3	a6
12.	O-O-O	g6
13.	Kb1	Bh6
14.	Bd4	Nf6
15.	Nd6+	exd6
16.	Bxf6	O-O
17.	Rxd6	Bg5
18.	Rxe6	fxe6
19.	Bxg5

Black to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1881) vs. soitgoes317 (1750)


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3
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5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	exd5	Na6
9.	Bxa6	bxa6
10.	O-O	Bg4
11.	Ne5	Rb8
12.	Nc6	Rxb3
13.	Nxd8	Rxc3
14.	bxc3	Rxd8

White to play

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. Samuel Jurado


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nf6
4.	d3	exd3
5.	Bxd3	e5
6.	Bxh7	d5
7.	Bg6+	Ke7
8.	Nf7	Qd7
9.	Nxh8	Nc6
10.	b3	b5
11.	Nc3	b4
12.	O-O	bxc3
13.	Ba3+	Kd8
14.	Nf7+	Qxf7
15.	Bxf7	Bxa3
16.	Bxd5	Nxd5
17.	Qxd5+	Bd7
18.	Qg8+	Be8
19.	Qxg7	Bd6
20.	Qg5+	Kc8
21.	Qg8	Kb7
22.	Qc4	Nd4
23.	a4	Nxc2
24.	Qe4+

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1881) vs. soitgoes317 (1750)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	exd5	Na6
9.	Bxa6	bxa6
10.	O-O	Bg4
11.	Ne5	Rb8
12.	Nc6	Rxb3
13.	Nxd8	Rxc3
14.	Nc6	Rc2
15.	Nxe7+	Kh8
16.	d6	Rd8
17.	Bf4	Nh5
18.	Be5	Bxe5
19.	dxe5	Nf4
20.	g3	Nd3
21.	Rfe1	Nxf2
22.	Re3	Nh3+
23.	Kf1	Rf2+
24.	Ke1	Rxh2
25.	Nc6	Rh1+
26.	Kd2	Rxa1
27.	Nxd8	Rd1+
28.	Kc2	Rd5
29.	Nxf7+	Kg7
30.	e6	Bf5+
31.	Kb3	Bxe6
32.	Rxe6	Kxf7
33.	Re7+	Kg8
34.	d7	Rd2
35.	Re8+	Kf7
36.	d8=Q	Rxd8
37.	Rxd8

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1881) vs. soitgoes317 (1750)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	exd5	Na6
9.	Bxa6	bxa6
10.	O-O	Bg4
11.	Ne5	Rb8
12.	Nc6	Rxb3
13.	Nxd8	Rxc3
14.	Nc6	Rc2
15.	Nxe7+	Kh8
16.	d6	Rd8
17.	Bf4	Nh5
18.	Be5	Bxe5
19.	dxe5	Nf4
20.	g3	Nd3
21.	Rfe1	Nxf2
22.	Re3	Nh3+
23.	Kf1	Rf2+
24.	Ke1	Rxh2
25.	Nc6	Rh1+
26.	Kd2	Rxa1
27.	Nxd8	Rd1+
28.	Kc2	Rd5
29.	Nxf7+	Kg7
30.	e6	Bf5+
31.	Kb3	Bxe6
32.	Rxe6	Kxf7
33.	Re7+	Kg8
34.	Rd7	Ng5
35.	Kc4	Rd1
36.	Rd8+	Kg7
37.	Ra8	Rxd6
38.	Rxa7+	Kh6
39.	g4	Ne6
40.	Re7	Ng5
41.	a3	Nf3
42.	Re3	Nd2+
43.	Kc3	Nf1
44.	Rf3	Nh2
45.	Rh3+	Kg7
46.	Rxh2	Rf6
47.	Rg2	Rf3+
48.	Kc4	Rf4+
49.	Kc5	g5
50.	Kb6	Rf6+
51.	Ka5	Kg6
52.	b4	h5
53.	gxh5+	Kxh5
54.	a4	g4
55.	b5	axb5
56.	axb5	g3
57.	Rxg3	Rf8
58.	b6	Rf1
59.	b7	Rb1
60.	Ka6	Ra1+
61.	Kb6	Rb1+
62.	Kc7	Rc1+
63.	Kb8	Rb1
64.	Rc3	Kg6
65.	Kc8

Black to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1855) vs. soitgoes317 (1762)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	g3	Bg7
4.	Bg2	d6
5.	O-O	O-O
6.	c4	Nbd7
7.	Nc3	Rb8
8.	e4	e5
9.	dxe5	Nxe5
10.	Nxe5	dxe5
11.	Be3	c6
12.	Bxa7	Ra8
13.	Bc5	Re8
14.	a4	b6
15.	Qxd8	Rxd8
16.	Bxb6	Rd2
17.	Rfd1	Rxd1+
18.	Rxd1	Ba6
19.	b3	Rc8
20.	Bh3	Rb8
21.	a5	Bf8
22.	Na4	Nxe4
23.	f3	Ng5
24.	Bg2	Ne6
25.	Rd7	Bb4
26.	Bh3	Nd4
27.	Bxd4	exd4
28.	Rxd4	Bxa5
29.	Rd3	Bb4
30.	Bd7	c5
31.	Bc6	Bb7
32.	Bxb7	Rxb7
33.	Rd8+	Kg7
34.	Rc8	Ba5
35.	Nxc5	Bb6
36.	Kg2	Bxc5
37.	Rxc5	Rxb3
38.	f4	Rc3
39.	Rc6	Kf8
40.	h4	h5
41.	Rc7	f6
42.	c5	Ke8
43.	c6	Kd8
44.	Rd7+	Ke8
45.	Rc7	Kd8
46.	Rg7	Rxc6
47.	Rxg6	Ke8
48.	Rh6	Kf7
49.	Rxh5	Kg6
50.	Rh8	Kf5
51.	Kh3	Rc1
52.	h5	Re1
53.	h6	Kg6
54.	g4	Rh1+
55.	Kg2	Rxh6
56.	Rxh6+	Kxh6
57.	Kf3	Kg6
58.	Ke4	f5+
59.	gxf5+	Kf6

White to play

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john2001plus (1855) vs. soitgoes317 (1762)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	g3	Bg7
4.	Bg2	d6
5.	O-O	O-O
6.	c4	Nbd7
7.	Nc3	Rb8
8.	e4	e5
9.	dxe5	Nxe5
10.	Nxe5	dxe5
11.	Be3	c6
12.	Bxa7	Ra8
13.	Bc5	Re8
14.	a4	b6
15.	Qxd8	Rxd8
16.	Bxb6	Rd2
17.	Rfd1	Rxd1+
18.	Rxd1	Ba6
19.	b3	Rc8
20.	Bh3	Rb8
21.	a5	Bf8
22.	Na4	Nxe4
23.	f3	Ng5
24.	Bg2	Ne6
25.	Rd7	Bb4
26.	Bh3	Nd4
27.	Bxd4	exd4
28.	Rxd4	Bxa5
29.	Rd3	Bb4
30.	Bd7	c5
31.	Bc6	Bb7
32.	Bxb7	Rxb7
33.	Rd8+	Kg7
34.	Rc8	Ba5
35.	Nxc5	Bb6
36.	Kg2	Bxc5
37.	Rxc5	Rxb3
38.	f4	Rc3
39.	Rc6	Kf8
40.	h4	h5
41.	Rc7	f6
42.	c5	Ke8
43.	c6	Kd8
44.	Rd7+	Ke8
45.	Rc7	Kd8
46.	Rg7	Rxc6
47.	Rxg6	Ke8
48.	Rh6	Kf7
49.	Rxh5	Kg6
50.	Rh8	Kf5
51.	Kh3	Rc1
52.	h5	Re1
53.	h6	Kg6
54.	Kg4	Rh1
55.	f5+	Kf7
56.	Kf4	Rh5
57.	Rh7+	Kf8
58.	g4	Rg5
59.	Ra7	Kg8
60.	h7+	Kh8
61.	Ra6	Rg7
62.	Rxf6	Kxh7

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Black to play

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john2001plus (1855) vs. soitgoes317 (1762)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-2

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	g3	Bg7
4.	Bg2	d6
5.	O-O	O-O
6.	c4	Nbd7
7.	Nc3	Rb8
8.	e4	e5
9.	dxe5	Nxe5
10.	Nxe5	dxe5
11.	Be3	c6
12.	Bxa7	Ra8
13.	Bc5	Re8
14.	a4	b6
15.	Qxd8	Rxd8
16.	Bxb6	Rd2
17.	Rfd1	Rxd1+
18.	Rxd1	Ba6
19.	b3	Rc8
20.	Bh3	Rb8
21.	a5	Bf8
22.	Na4	Nxe4
23.	f3	Ng5
24.	Bg2	Ne6
25.	Rd7	Bb4
26.	Bh3	Nd4
27.	Bxd4	exd4
28.	Rxd4	Bxa5
29.	Rd3	Bb4
30.	Bd7	c5
31.	Bc6	Bb7
32.	Bxb7	Rxb7
33.	Rd8+	Kg7
34.	Rc8	Ba5
35.	Nxc5	Bb6
36.	Kg2	Bxc5
37.	Rxc5	Rxb3
38.	f4	Rc3
39.	Rc6	Kf8
40.	h4	h5
41.	Rc7	f6
42.	c5	Ke8
43.	c6	Kd8
44.	Rd7+	Ke8
45.	Rc7	Kd8
46.	Rg7	Rxc6
47.	Rxg6	Ke8
48.	Rh6	Kf7
49.	Rxh5	Kg6
50.	Rh8	Kf5
51.	Kh3	Rc1
52.	h5	Re1
53.	h6	Kg6
54.	Kg4	Rh1
55.	f5+	Kf7
56.	Kf4	Rh5
57.	Rh7+	Kf8
58.	g4	Rg5
59.	Ra7	Kg8
60.	h7+	Kh8
61.	Rf7	Rxg4+
62.	Ke3	Re4+
63.	Kd3	Rd4+
64.	Ke2	Rd2+
65.	Ke1	Re2+
66.	Kf1	Rf2+
67.	Kg1	Rg2+
68.	Kh1	Rh2+
69.	Kxh2

Thursday, June 11, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1877) vs. aherring74 (1917)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	e4	Bg7
3.	d4	d6
4.	Nc3	Nd7
5.	Be2	e5
6.	dxe5	dxe5
7.	O-O	Ne7
8.	Be3	O-O
9.	Qd2	Re8
10.	Bh6	Bh8
11.	Rad1	c6
12.	Qd6	Qa5
13.	Bg5	Qc5
14.	Qxc5	Nxc5
15.	Bxe7	Rxe7
16.	Rd8+	Kg7
17.	Ng5	f6
18.	b4	Ne6
19.	Nxe6+	Rxe6
20.	Bc4

White to play

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John Coffey vs. Ron


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	d6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Bg4
6.	d5	Bxf3
7.	Qxf3	Ne5
8.	Qb3	b6
9.	Bb5+	Nd7
10.	f4	Rc8
11.	Nc3	Ngf6
12.	e5	dxe5
13.	fxe5	Nh5
14.	e6	fxe6
15.	dxe6	Nhf6
16.	exd7+	Nxd7
17.	O-O	e6
18.	Qxe6+	Qe7
19.	Bxd7+

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

White to play and win

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	a6
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	b5
5.	a4	c6
6.	b3	Be6
7.	axb5	cxb5
8.	bxc4	bxc4
9.	Nc3	f5
10.	Ng5	Qc8
11.	Nxe6	Qxe6
12.	Ra4	f4
13.	Bxc4	Qg6
14.	Bd5	Nc6
15.	Rc4	Rc8
16.	Qa4	e6
17.	Rxc6	Rb8
18.	Rxe6+	Kf7
19.	Re5+	Kf6
20.	Qc6+	Bd6
21.	Qxd6#

Saturday, June 6, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. xppilot


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	a6
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	b5
5.	a4	c6
6.	b3	Be6
7.	axb5	cxb5
8.	bxc4	bxc4
9.	Nc3	f5
10.	Ng5	Qc8
11.	Nxe6	Qxe6
12.	Ra4	Nf6
13.	Bxc4	Qc6
14.	Qb3	Nbd7
15.	O-O	Nb6
16.	Bxa6	Nxa4
17.	Bb5

Monday, June 1, 2020

White to play and win

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1727) vs. john2001plus (1909)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(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.	f3	Qb6
9.	Bb3	Nxe4
10.	Nxe4	Bxd4
11.	Bxd4	Qxd4
12.	Qe2	d6
13.	Rd1	Qxb2
14.	Ng5	Qc3+
15.	Rd2	Bf5
16.	O-O	Qc5+
17.	Kh1	Bxc2
18.	Rd5	Qc3
19.	Bxc2

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;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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