Thursday, September 17, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined vs. fourtys
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+17
(white to move)
1.Nf3f6
2.e4d5
3.exd5Qxd5
4.Nc3Qc6
5.Bb5Bg4
6.d4Bxf3
7.Qxf3Qxb5
8.Nxb5Kd8
9.Qxb7a6
10.Qxa8axb5
11.Qxb8+Kd7
12.Qxf8Kd6
13.Qxg7Nh6
14.Bf4+Kd5
15.Qxh8Nf5
16.Qxh7Nxd4
17.O-O-Oe5
18.Qxc7exf4
19.Rhe1b4
20.Rxd4+Kxd4
21.Qd6+Kc4
22.Qc6+Kd4
23.Re4#
 

Saturday, September 12, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Dave W
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4c5
4.cxd5Qxd5
5.Nc3Qc6
6.e4Nf6
7.Bb5Qxb5
8.Nxb5Na6
9.Qa4Bd7
10.Ne5Rd8
11.d5exd5
12.exd5Nxd5
13.Bg5Be7
14.Bxe7Nxe7
15.Nxd7Rxd7
16.Nd6+
 

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

*** US Chess 15|10 Rapid, Chess.com
Analysis of tpcoffee (1622) vs. john2001plus (1933)
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3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bb5e6
4.O-ONge7
5.c3a6
6.Ba4d5
7.exd5exd5
8.d4b5
9.Bc2Nf5
10.Re1+Be7
11.dxc5O-O
12.b4Bf6
13.Bxf5Bxf5
14.Nd4Bxd4
15.cxd4Nxb4
16.Re5Qf6
17.Na3Nd3
18.Re2Nxc5
 

Black to play

*** US Chess 15|10 Rapid, Chess.com
Analysis of tpcoffee (1622) vs. john2001plus (1933)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bb5e6
4.O-ONge7
5.c3a6
6.Ba4d5
7.exd5exd5
8.d4b5
9.Bc2Nf5
10.Re1+Be7
11.dxc5O-O
12.b4Bf6
13.Bxf5Bxf5
14.Nd4Bxd4
15.cxd4Nxb4
16.Re5Qf6
17.Na3Nd3
18.Re2Qxd4
19.Be3Qc3
20.Nc2Rfe8
21.Bd4Qc4
22.Be3Nxc5
23.Na3Qb4
24.Qxd5Qxa3
25.Qxf5Ne6
26.Rae1Nd4
27.Qg4Nxe2+