Chess Level 1: August 2020

Friday, August 28, 2020

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1434) vs. john2001plus (1583)


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-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

Thursday, August 27, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1932) vs. tburd765 (1685)


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-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#

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Black to play

DDR-ch 13th, Aschersleben
Juergen Maedler (?) vs. Wolfgang Uhlmann (?)


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(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+

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

White to play

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


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(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

White to play

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


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(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

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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


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(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

What is the fastest path to checkmate?

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


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(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#

Black to play

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spiritracker (1227) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(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

White to play

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john2001plus (1879) vs. spiritracker (1227)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	Nc6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Ndb4
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Qa4+

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Black to play

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JohnT1234 (1263) vs. john2001plus (1938)


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(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

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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john2001plus (1938) vs. JohnT1234 (1263)


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(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

Saturday, August 15, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1938) vs. Gusev (1781)


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(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+

Black to play

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Gusev (1786) vs. john2001plus (1933)


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(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+

Friday, August 14, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1947) vs. Gusev (1826)


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(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

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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


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(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

White to play

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


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(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#

Black to play

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Gusev (1811) vs. john2001plus (1962)


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(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

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Mate in 4

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


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(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

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;