Tuesday, December 31, 2024

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Monday, December 30, 2024

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Sunday, December 29, 2024

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Saturday, December 21, 2024

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Friday, December 20, 2024

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

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Sunday, December 1, 2024

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Friday, November 29, 2024

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Black to Play and Mate in 2

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Analysis of chessnerdbird (1392) vs. john2001plus (1845)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+16
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4fxe5
8.dxc5Qc7
9.Bb5Bd7
10.O-Oe4
11.Nd4Nf6
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Bg5Qe5
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Re1O-O-O
16.Nd2Qg5
17.Qa4Kb7
18.b5cxb5
19.Rab1a6
20.c6+Bxc6
21.Nxc6Rg8
22.Rxb5+axb5
23.Qxb5+Kc7
24.g3Bd6
25.Nxd8Rxd8
26.Rb1Rc8
27.Qb7+Kd8
28.Qb6+Ke7
29.Qb7+Rc7
30.Qb5e3
31.Nf3exf2+
32.Kxf2Qf5
33.Kg2Qe4
34.Re1Qc2+
35.Re2Qxc3
36.Qxd5e5
37.Nxe5fxe5
38.h4Qc6
39.Kh3Qxd5
40.Rxe5+Qxe5
41.Kh2Qb2+
42.Kh3Qxa3
43.h5Qb4
44.h6Qc5
45.g4Qd4
46.Kh4Rc4
47.Kh3Qxg4#
 

Monday, November 11, 2024

White to play.

ICC tourney 1199 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
analysis of yoshi (1700) vs. StrayLight (1323)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4f5
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3Be7
5.g3O-O
6.Bg2d6
7.O-Oa5
8.Qc2Nc6
9.a3e5
10.d5Nb8
11.e4f4
12.gxf4exf4
13.Bxf4Nh5
14.Be3Qe8
15.e5Bf5
16.Qd2Qg6
17.Kh1Bg4
18.exd6Bxd6
19.Nh4Qf6
20.Bg5Qe5
21.f4Nxf4
22.Bxf4Rxf4
23.Rxf4g5
24.Raf1gxf4
25.Bf3Bxf3+
26.Nxf3Qf5
27.Rg1+Kf7
28.Qg2Na6
29.Qg7+Ke8
30.Re1+Kd8
31.Ne4Be7
32.Nd4Qg6
33.Ne6+Kc8
34.Qh8+Kd7
35.Qxa8f3
36.Nf4Qb6
37.d6cxd6
38.Nf6+Kc6
39.Qe8+Kc5
40.Ne6+Kxc4
41.Qa4+Kd3
42.Qd1+Kc4
43.Qd5#
 

Saturday, November 9, 2024

White to play...

ICC tourney 1203 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. THE-WARRIOR (1362)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Nbd7
7.Bd3O-O
8.O-Oh6
9.Bh4Nh5
10.Bxe7Qxe7
11.Ne5Nxe5
12.dxe5g6
13.g4Ng7
14.f4Rd8
15.Qf3Qc5
16.cxd5cxd5
17.Rac1Qb6
18.b3Bd7
19.Ne2Rac8
20.Nd4a6
21.f5exf5
22.Rxc8Rxc8
23.gxf5g5
24.e6Bb5
25.exf7+Kxf7
26.f6Ne6
27.Qh5+Kg8
28.Qg6+Kf8
29.Bxb5axb5
30.Nxe6+Qxe6
31.Qg7+Ke8
32.f7+Kd7
33.f8=Q+Kc6
34.Qxc8+Qxc8
35.Rf6+Kc5
36.Qe7#
 

Friday, November 8, 2024

Black to Play

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Analysis of bosperty (1397) vs. john2001plus (1901)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.Bg2Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.O-ORxh2
10.Kxh2Qh4+
11.Kg1Bxg3
12.Rf2Bxf2+
13.Kf1g3
14.d4Bh3
15.e3Bxg2+
16.Ke2Qe4
17.c3Bf3+
18.Kd2Bxe3+
19.Ke1Bxc1+
20.Kf1Bg2+
21.Kg1Be3#
 

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Game Analysis, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. ?
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3h6
4.Nc3c6
5.e4dxe4
6.Nxe4Nf6
7.Bd3g6
8.Nxf6+Qxf6
9.O-Og5
10.Ne5h5
11.f4g4
12.f5exf5
13.Qc2Bh6
14.Bxf5Qd6
15.Bxc8Qxd4+
16.Qf2Qxf2+
17.Rxf2Bxc1
18.Rxc1a6
19.Nxf7Rg8
20.Re1+Kf8
21.Ne5+Kg7
22.Rf7+Kh8
23.Bf5Rg7
24.Ng6+Kh7
25.Ne7+Kh6
26.Re6+Kg5
27.g3Rg8
28.Be4
 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Black to Play

?, ?
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Steve Sims
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+7
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4d5
4.Nc3c5
5.cxd5cxd4
6.Qxd4Be7
7.e4O-O
8.Bc4exd5
9.exd5Bg4
10.Ne5Re8
11.d6Bh5
12.Nxf7Bxd6+
13.Ne5+Kh8
14.f4Bxe5
15.Qxe5Nc6
16.Qe3Ng4
17.Qxe8+Qxe8+
18.Be2Nd4
19.Kf1Ne3+
20.Kf2Nxe2
21.Bxe3Nxc3
22.bxc3Qb5
23.Kg3Re8
24.Bd4Qd3+
25.Kh4Qf5
26.h3Qxf4+
27.g4Bxg4
28.Rag1Bc8+
29.Rg4Bxg4
30.hxg4Re4
31.Rg1Qh2+
32.Kg5Qh6+
33.Kf5Qg6#
 

Saturday, November 2, 2024

White to Play

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john2001plus (1877) vs. bosperty (1434)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4fxe4
3.Ng5Nf6
4.d3exd3
5.Bxd3g6
6.Nxh7Rxh7
7.Bxg6+Rf7
8.O-Oe6
9.Nc3Be7
10.Bh6Bf8
11.Qd2Qe7
12.Rfe1Nc6
13.Rad1b6
14.Qf4Bxh6
15.Qxh6Qf8
16.Qf4Kd8
17.Bxf7Qxf7
18.Nb5d6
19.Nxd6cxd6
20.Qxd6+Bd7
21.Qxc6Rc8
22.Qxe6
 

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Columbus Indiana Chess Club, Lewellen Chapel
Analysis of Starr, Bill vs. Coffey, John
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d3c5
3.Nc3d5
4.exd5exd5
5.Nf3d4
6.Ne4Nf6
7.Bg5Be7
8.Be2Nxe4
9.Bxe7Qxe7
10.dxe4Qxe4
11.O-OO-O
12.Re1Nc6
13.Bd3Qd5
14.Be4Qd6
15.Qd3f5
16.Bxc6bxc6
17.Qc4+Qd5
18.Ne5Re8
19.Qxd5+cxd5
20.Nd3Rxe1+
21.Rxe1c4
22.Nf4Bb7
23.Re5g6
24.Nxd5Rd8
25.Nf4d3
26.cxd3cxd3
27.Re1d2
28.Rd1Be4
 

Monday, October 28, 2024

White to Play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1863) vs. bosperty (1414)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c5
4.d5exd5
5.cxd5d6
6.Nc3Be7
7.e4Bg4
8.Be2Nbd7
9.O-OO-O
10.Nd2Bxe2
11.Qxe2Ne5
12.f4Ng6
13.Nc4a6
14.a4Rb8
15.a5Nd7
16.e5dxe5
17.fxe5Qc8
18.d6Bd8
19.e6fxe6
20.Qxe6+Kh8
21.Rf7Nf6
22.d7Qc6
23.Nd6h6
24.Nce4Nxe4
25.Qxg6Rg8
26.Bxh6Bf6
27.Qh5Rgf8
28.Bxg7+Kg8
29.Qh8#