Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Find checkmate in 2 moves.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Ziggy_Kalashnikov (1897) vs. john2001plus (1863)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+18
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d3d5
3.Nd2Nc6
4.Ngf3Bc5
5.c3dxe4
6.Nxe4Be7
7.g3e5
8.Bg2Nf6
9.O-ONxe4
10.dxe4Bg4
11.Qa4O-O
12.Be3Qd7
13.Rfd1Qe6
14.Rd5a6
15.Rad1h6
16.Qb3b5
17.Bc5Qf6
18.Bxe7Nxe7
19.Rd5d3Nc6
20.h3Be6
21.Qc2Rfd8
22.b3Rxd3
23.Rxd3Rd8
24.Ne1Rxd3
25.Nxd3Qe7
26.b4a5
27.a3axb4
28.axb4Bc4
29.Nc5Qd6
30.Bf1Bxf1
31.Kxf1Nd8
32.Ke2Ne6
33.Nxe6Qxe6
34.Qd3Qc4
35.Qxc4bxc4
36.Kd2Kf8
37.Kc2Ke7
38.Kb2Kd6
39.Ka3Kc6
40.Ka4Kb6
41.b5Kc5
42.Ka5h5
43.g4hxg4
44.hxg4g5
45.f3f6
46.Ka4Kd6
47.Kb4Ke6
48.Kxc4Kf7
49.Kc5Kg6
50.Kc6f5
51.exf5+Kf6
52.Kxc7e4
53.fxe4Ke5
54.b6Kxe4
55.f6Kf4
56.f7Kxg4
57.f8=QKh3
58.b7g4
59.b8=Qg3
60.Qa8Kh2
61.Qf1
 

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Black to Play

Casual Speed Game, Greenwood, IN, Chess Club
Analysis of Jordan Davidson vs. John Coffey (2016)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.a3Nc6
3.b4e5
4.b5Nd4
5.c3Ne6
6.Nf3d6
7.Bc4Nf6
8.d3Be7
9.O-OO-O
10.a4a6
11.Be3axb5
12.Bxb5Bd7
13.Nbd2Ng4
14.Qe2f5
15.h3Nxe3
16.Qxe3Nf4
17.Nc4fxe4
18.Bxd7exf3
19.g3Qxd7
20.Nb6Qxh3
21.Qxf3Rf6
22.Nc8Rh6
23.Nxe7+Kf7
24.Rfe1Qh2+
25.Kf1Qh1+
26.Qxh1Rxh1#
 

Saturday, August 24, 2024

White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1454)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.e4O-O
6.Be2Nbd7
7.e5Ne8
8.Bf4dxe5
9.dxe5e6
10.Qd2c6
11.O-O-OQc7
12.h4Nb6
13.h5Qd7
14.hxg6Qxd2+
15.Rxd2hxg6
16.Ne4Rb8
17.Nf6+Bxf6
18.exf6Nd7
19.Rxd7Bxd7
20.Bxb8Nxf6
21.Be5Nh5
22.g4Ng7
23.Bf6Rc8
24.Ng5e5
25.Rh7Be6
26.Rxg7+Kf8
27.Nf3Rd8
28.Rh7Ke8
29.Nxe5Rd1+
30.Bxd1c5
31.Rh8#
 

Friday, August 23, 2024

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Music Is My Religion
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4d6
3.exf5Bxf5
4.d4Nf6
5.c4g6
6.Be2Bg7
7.Nc3O-O
8.O-ONbd7
9.Qb3b6
10.h3h6
11.c5+Kh7
12.c6Nb8
13.g4Be4
14.d5a5
15.a4Bxf3
16.Bxf3Na6
17.Be3Nb4
18.Rad1Qc8
19.Nb5Ne8
20.Bg2Bf6
21.Be4Ng7
22.Bb1e5
23.Bd2Na6
24.Qc2h5
25.Qxg6+Kg8
26.Bf5Qe8
27.Qh7+Kf7
28.Bg6+Ke7
29.Bxe8
 

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
coco vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nc3d5
3.e3c5
4.dxc5e6
5.b4a5
6.Ba3axb4
7.Bxb4b6
8.Qd4Bd7
9.Bb5Bxb5
10.Nxb5bxc5
11.Bxc5Qa5+
12.Nc3Bxc5
13.Qd3Bb4
14.Nge2Ne4
 

Sunday, August 18, 2024

Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Game Analysis vs. John Coffey (2016)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Nc3d5
4.e3c5
5.Ne5Bd6
6.Bb5+Nbd7
7.O-OO-O
8.Qe1Nxe5
9.dxe5Bxe5
10.Be2Bd7
11.f4Bc7
12.Bd2Re8
13.Nb5Bb8
14.Na3e5
15.f5Ne4
16.Bd3Nxd2
17.Qxd2e4
18.Bb5Bxb5
19.Nxb5a6
20.Na3Be5
21.c3d4
22.exd4cxd4
23.c4d3
24.Rab1e3
25.Qe1e2
26.Rf3Bc7
27.Qd2Qd4+
28.Kh1Qe5
29.g3e1=Q+
 

Friday, August 16, 2024

White to Play and Mate in 3

White to play and mate in 3.
vs.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-7
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4Bg4
4.cxd5Qxd5
5.Nc3Qd6
6.e3O-O-O
7.Be2Nf6
8.Ng5Be6
9.O-OKb8
10.b4Qxb4
11.Bd2Qd6
12.Rb1b6
13.Nxe6Qxe6
14.Qa4Nd5
15.Nxd5Rxd5
16.Rfc1Nxd4
17.exd4Qxe2
18.Qe8+Kb7
19.Qc6+Ka6
20.Rxb6+cxb6
21.Qc8+Kb5
22.a4+Kxa4
23.Qc2+Kb5
24.Rb1+Ka6
25.Qc8#
 

Sunday, August 11, 2024

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
bosperty (1466) vs. john2001plus (1977)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.e3c6
4.d4e4
5.g3d5
6.cxd5cxd5
7.Bb5+Bd7
8.Qe2a6
9.Bxd7+Qxd7
10.Bd2Nc6
11.a3b5
12.b4Rc8
13.Rc1Bd6
14.h4O-O
15.Nh3Ne7
16.Nf4Rc4
17.Qf1Rfc8
18.Nfe2a5
19.Rb1axb4
20.axb4Rxb4
21.Rxb4Bxb4
22.Qh3Qc6
23.O-ORa8
24.Nxe4Bxd2
25.Nxd2Qc2
 

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of FreezinCHESS (1142) vs. john2001plus (1791)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nf6
5.Nc3e6
6.Be3d5
7.exd5Nxd5
8.Nxd5exd5
9.a3Bd6
10.Bb5Bd7
11.Qf3Nxd4
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd4O-O
14.O-O-ORac8
15.Qxd5Bf4+
16.Be3Bxe3+
17.fxe3Qa4
18.Rd2Rc6
19.Kb1h6
20.Rf1Rb6
21.Ka2Qh4
22.Qe5Qg4
23.Qg3Qxg3
24.hxg3Re8
25.Rdf2f6
26.Rf3Rbe6
27.Rd1Rxe3
28.Rxe3Rxe3
29.Rd7Rxg3
30.Rxb7Rxg2
31.Rxa7Rxc2
32.Ra4g5
33.Ra8+Kg7
34.a4h5
35.a5h4
36.a6Rc6
37.Ra7+Kg6
38.Ra8h3
39.Kb3Rxa6
40.Rxa6h2
41.Ra1g4
42.Rh1g3
43.Kc4g2
 

Thursday, August 8, 2024

White to Play and Mate in 2

Live Chess, Chess.com
analysis of john2001plus (1867) vs. bosperty (1532)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+10
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3O-O
7.Bd3dxc4
8.Bxc4Na5
9.Bd3Nd5
10.Bxe7Qxe7
11.Rc1Nxc3
12.Rxc3b6
13.Qc2c6
14.Ne5Bd7
15.Bxh7+Kh8
16.Be4Rac8
17.Nxd7Qxd7
18.b4Nb7
19.Bxc6Qe7
20.a3Nd6
21.O-ORc7
22.Rc1Rfc8
23.Qe2Kg8
24.Qd2Qf6
25.Bf3Rxc3
26.Rxc3Rxc3
27.Qxc3Qd8
28.Kf1Qc8
29.Qxc8+Nxc8
30.d5exd5
31.Bxd5Ne7
32.e4Kf8
33.Ke2f6
34.Kd3Ke8
35.Kd4Kd7
36.g3Kd6
37.f4Ng6
38.Bf7Ne7
39.e5+fxe5+
40.fxe5+Kd7
41.Bd5Nf5+
42.Ke4Ne7
43.g4b5
44.h4Nc8
45.h5Nb6
46.g5Ke7
47.h6gxh6
48.gxh6Kf8
49.Be6Na8
50.Kf5Nc7
51.Bd7Kg8
52.e6Nd5
53.Ke5Nc7
54.Kd6Na8
55.e7Kf7
56.e8=Q+Kf6
57.Qh5Qe8
58.Qg8
 

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Black to Play

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club, 2024-05-08
John Coffey (2016) vs. Steve Sims (1900)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c5
5.cxd5cxd4
6.Nxd4Nxd5
7.e4Nxc3
8.bxc3Bd6
9.Be3a6
10.Be2O-O
11.O-Ob5
12.e5Bxe5
13.Bf3Ra7
14.Nxe6Bxe6
15.Bxa7Qc7
16.Bxb8Bxh2+
17.Kh1Qxb8
18.g3Bxg3
19.fxg3Qxg3
20.Qe2Bc4
21.Qg2Qh4+
22.Qh2Qxh2+
23.Kxh2Bxf1
 

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
bosperty (1379) vs. john2001plus (1895)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.e3c5
4.dxc5e6
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Bxd7+Qxd7
7.Qd4Qb5
8.c3Bxc5
9.Qd1Nc6
10.Nbd2a5
11.Nb3Bd6
12.Nbd4Nxd4
13.Nxd4Qc4
14.Qe2Rc8
15.Qxc4Rxc4
16.Bd2Ne4
17.f3Nxd2
18.Kxd2Ke7
19.Nb5Bb8
20.Nd4g6
21.Rac1Rhc8
22.Rc2e5
23.Nb3a4
24.Nc1d4
25.Ne2dxe3+
26.Kxe3Ba7+
27.Kd2f5
28.Rhc1Rd8+
29.Ke1Be3
30.Rd1Bf2+
31.Kxf2Rxd1
 

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

White to Play and Mate in 3

Casual Game, Greenwood Chess Club
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Jordan Davidson
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.Nf3c6
2.e4d5
3.Nc3Bg4
4.h3Bh5
5.g4Bg6
6.exd5cxd5
7.Ne5Nc6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Bg2e6
10.d4Nf6
11.Be3Qb6
12.Na4Qa5+
13.c3Bd6
14.O-OQc7
15.f4g5
16.Qf3O-O-O
17.Nc5b6
18.Nd3Ne4
19.Ne5f5
20.gxf5exf5
21.Nxc6Qxc6
22.fxg5Rh4
23.Qxf5+Kb7
24.Bxe4dxe4
25.Bf2Rf8
26.Bxh4Rxf5
27.Rxf5e3
28.Rf7+Ka6
29.Re1Qd5
30.Rff1Qxa2
31.Ra1Qxa1
32.Rxa1+Kb5
33.Rxa7e2
34.Kf2Bf4
35.Kxe2Bc1
36.Kd3Bxb2
37.c4+Kb4
38.Be1+Kb3
39.Rb7Ba3
40.Rxb6+Ka4
41.Kc2Bb4
42.Ra6+Ba5
43.Rxa5#
 

Black to Play

Casual Game, Greenwood Chess Club
Analysis of Jordan Davidson vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.a3Nc6
3.b4e5
4.b5Nd4
5.c3Ne6
6.Nf3d6
7.Bc4Nf6
8.d3Be7
9.O-OO-O
10.a4a6
11.Be3axb5
12.Bxb5Bd7
13.Nbd2Bxb5
14.axb5Rxa1
15.Qxa1d5
16.Nxe5d4
17.cxd4cxd4
18.Bh6gxh6
 

Monday, August 5, 2024

White to Play

corr, URS
Vladimir Sokolov (?) vs. Rusnikov (?)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bc4Nf6
4.d4exd4
5.O-ONxe4
6.Nc3dxc3
7.Bxf7+Kxf7
8.Qd5+Ke8
9.Re1Be7
10.Rxe4d6
11.Bg5cxb2
12.Rae1Rf8
13.Bxe7Nxe7
14.Qh5+Kd7
15.Nd4c5
16.Qg4+Kc7
17.Rxe7+Qxe7
18.Rxe7+Kd8
19.Qg5h6
20.Rxb7+hxg5
21.Nc6+Ke8
22.Re7#
 

Mating Net

ICC
yoshi vs. Mondakarof
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.c3d5
4.exd5Qxd5
5.d4Bg4
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nf6
8.Nc3Qd8
9.d5Bxf3
10.Bxf3Ne5
11.Qa4+Qd7
12.Qxd7+Nexd7
13.Bf4a6
14.O-Og6
15.Rfe1O-O-O
16.Rac1Nh5
17.Bxh5gxh5
18.Na4+Nc5
19.Rxc5+Kd7
20.Nb6+Ke8
21.d6e6
22.d7+Ke7
23.Nd5+Kxd7
24.Rc7+Ke8
25.Nf6#
 

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey (2016) vs. Gatorband
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4Nc6
3.c4Bb4+
4.Nbd2Na5
5.e4Nf6
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-Oh6
8.a3Bxd2
9.Bxd2b6
10.b4Nc6
11.d5Ne7
12.e5Nh7
13.dxe6dxe6
14.Qc2g6
15.Bxh6Re8
16.Be4Rb8
17.Rad1Nd5
18.cxd5exd5
19.Bxd5Qe7
20.Qxg6+Kh8
21.Qg7#
 

Black to Play

May Blitz Tournament, Salt Lake Community College 2013-05-25
Analysis of Steve Gordon (2100) vs. John Coffey (1960)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.c3Bf5
11.e4Qe7
12.Bg2O-O-O
13.Nd2Be6
14.O-ORxh2
15.Kxh2Qh4+
16.Kg1Bxg3
17.Qxg3Qxg3
18.d5Qe3+
19.Kh2Rh8+
20.Bh3Qxh3+
21.Kg1Qh2#
 

White to Play

Casual Game, itsyourturn.com
John Coffey (2016) vs. hansg
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Bg4
3.Ne5Bh5
4.g4Bg6
5.h4f6
6.Nxg6hxg6
7.Bg2e6
8.e4Nc6
9.exd5exd5
10.Qe2+Kf7
11.Be3Bd6
12.Bxd5+Kf8
13.Nd2Qd7
14.Be4f5
15.gxf5gxf5
16.Qf3g6
17.h5Ke7
18.hxg6Rxh1+
19.Qxh1fxe4
20.Qh7+Ke6
21.d5+Kxd5
22.Qxd7
 

Sunday, August 4, 2024

Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-3
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.Bg2Nxd4
11.Qxd4Bxg3+
12.hxg3Rxh1+
13.Bxh1Qxd4
 

Thursday, August 1, 2024

White to Play and Win

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club, 2024-05-08
Analysis of John Coffey (2016) vs. Steve Sims (1900)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c5
5.cxd5cxd4
6.Nxd4Nxd5
7.e4Nxc3
8.bxc3Bd6
9.Be3a6
10.Be2O-O
11.O-Ob5
12.e5Bxe5
13.Bf3Ra7
14.Nxe6Bxe6
15.Bxa7Qc7
16.Bxb8Bxh2+
17.Kh1Qxb8
18.g3Bxg3
19.fxg3Qxg3
20.Qe2Bc4
21.Qg2Qh4+
22.Qh2Qxh2+
23.Kxh2Bxf1
24.Rxf1f5
25.Bd5+Kh8
26.c4bxc4
27.Bxc4Rf6
28.Re1g5
29.Re6Rxe6
30.Bxe6f4
31.Kh3Kg7
32.Kg4Kf6
33.Bc4a5
34.a4Kg6
35.Bd3+Kh6
36.Be4