Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Black to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1878) vs. Gusev (1717)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nc3Nc6
3.f4d6
4.Nf3Bg4
5.Bb5Nf6
6.d4exd4
7.Qxd4Bxf3
8.gxf3Nd7
9.Bxc6bxc6
10.Be3Nf6
11.e5dxe5
12.fxe5Nd5
13.Nxd5Qxd5
14.Qxd5cxd5
15.O-O-Oc6
16.Rhg1g6
17.c4dxc4
18.Rg4c3
19.bxc3Ba3+
20.Kc2O-O
21.Ra4Be7
22.Rxa7Rxa7
23.Bxa7Ra8
24.Rd7Bg5
25.Kb3Bf4
26.e6fxe6
27.Bd4e5
28.Bg1Rb8+
29.Kc2Rc8
30.h3h5
31.Rd6g5
32.Rd7Ra8
33.Ba7c5
34.a4e4
35.fxe4g4
36.hxg4hxg4
37.a5g3
38.Bxc5Rxa5
39.Bd4Bh6
40.Rd6Kh7
41.Rd5Ra2+
42.Kb3Ra1
43.Rh5g2
44.Be3Rh1
45.Rxh6+Rxh6
 

Friday, March 19, 2021

Mate in 2

Shredder for iPhone
John Coffey vs. Shredder (1400)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4Bb4+
4.Nbd2a5
5.a3Bd6
6.e4Nc6
7.e5Nxd4
8.exd6Nf5
9.dxc7Qxc7
10.Bd3O-O
11.Bxf5exf5
12.O-Od5
13.cxd5Rd8
14.Qb3Rxd5
15.Nc4b5
16.Ne3Rc5
17.Bd2f4
18.Nd1Be6
19.Qd3Rd8
20.Qe2g5
21.Qe1b4
22.axb4axb4
23.Bxb4Rcd5
24.Ba5Qc5
25.Bxd8Rxd8
26.Qc3Qf5
27.Qe5Qxe5
28.Nxe5Rd2
29.Nf3Rd5
30.Nc3Rc5
31.Rfe1h5
32.Re5Rxe5
33.Nxe5Bb3
34.Ra3Be6
35.b4h4
36.h3Kg7
37.b5Nd5
38.Nxd5Bxd5
39.Nc6Kf6
40.Ra6Be4
41.f3Bb1
42.b6Bd3
43.b7Bxa6
44.b8=QKg6
45.Qd6+Kh5
46.Qf6Bc4
47.Qh8+Kg6
48.Ne7#
 

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Gusev (1760) vs. john2001plus (1815)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.g3d5
4.Bg2c5
5.O-Ocxd4
6.Nxd4Nc6
7.Nxc6bxc6
8.c4Be7
9.cxd5cxd5
10.Nc3O-O
11.e4Ba6
12.Re1dxe4
13.Qxd8Rfxd8
14.Bg5h6
15.Bxf6Bxf6
16.Bxe4Bxc3
17.bxc3Rac8
18.Rac1Rd2
19.Bb1Bd3
20.Bxd3Rxd3
21.Re3Rd2
22.a4Ra2
23.Re4Ra3
24.Rb4a5
25.Rb7Rxa4
26.Rd1Rxc3
27.Rdd7Rg4
28.Rxf7a4
29.h3Rg5
30.Kg2a3
31.h4Rg6
32.Rfd7a2
33.Rb8+Kh7
34.Rdd8Rgxg3+
35.fxg3Rc2+
36.Kf3a1=Q
 

Monday, March 1, 2021

White to play

Analysis
vs.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3g6
2.e4c6
3.d4d5
4.e5Bg7
5.Bd3Nh6
6.Bg5Qb6
7.O-Oe6
8.Nc3O-O
9.Na4Qa5
10.c3b5
11.Nc5Nd7
12.Nxd7Bxd7
13.Qc1Nf5
14.g4