Chess Level 03: July 2016

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1697) vs. MainStreetUSA (1650)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	Be2	g6
5.	O-O	Bg7
6.	Re1	O-O
7.	Bf1	Bg4
8.	h3	Bxf3
9.	Qxf3	Nc6
10.	d3	Nd7
11.	Be3	f5
12.	exf5	Rxf5
13.	Qe4	d5
14.	Qa4	d4
15.	Bd2	Qc7
16.	Na3	Raf8
17.	Re2	Be5
18.	Bh6	Rf8f7
19.	Qc2	Rh5
20.	Bd2	a6
21.	g4	Bh2+
22.	Kh1	Re5
23.	Rae1	Rxe2
24.	Rxe2	Nde5
25.	Bg2	Nf3
26.	Bxf3	Rxf3
27.	Kg2	Rg3+
28.	Kxh2	Re3+
29.	Kg2	Rxe2

Friday, July 22, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(black to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	Qa7
22.	Bb2	Ng6
23.	Rac1	Bxc5
24.	bxc5	Rxc5
25.	Rxc5	Qxc5
26.	f4	d3+
27.	Kf1	exf4
28.	Nh5	f3
29.	Bxg7	fxg2+
30.	Kxg2	Nh4+
31.	Kg3	f4+
32.	Nxf4	Rxf4
33.	Kxf4	Qf2+
34.	Ke5	Qg3+
35.	Kd4	Nf3+
36.	Kc3	Qxg7+
37.	Kb4	Qd4+
38.	Ka5	Nxd2
39.	Qa2	Nc4+
40.	Kb4	a5+
41.	Kb3	d2
42.	Qa1	Qd3+
43.	Qc3	a4+
44.	Ka2	dxe1=Q
45.	Qxd3	Qf2+

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Black to play.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(black to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	Qa7
22.	Bb2	Ng6
23.	Rac1	Bxc5
24.	bxc5	Rxc5
25.	Rxc5	Qxc5
26.	f4	d3+
27.	Kf1	exf4
28.	Nh5	f3
29.	Nxg7	fxg2+
30.	Kxg2	Nh4+
31.	Kg3	f4+
32.	Kxh4	Qf2+
33.	Kh5	Qxe1
34.	d6+	Rf7
35.	Qd5	Kf8
36.	Qa8+	Be8
37.	d7	Qe2+
38.	Kh4	Qe7+
39.	Kh5	Qxd7
40.	Kh4	Rxg7
41.	Qe4	Qd8+

Sunday, July 17, 2016

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1720) vs. Sasa132 (1971)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d6
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	Nc6
7.	Be2	h6
8.	Bh4	a6
9.	a3	e5
10.	dxe5	Nxe5
11.	Nxe5	dxe5
12.	O-O	c6
13.	Qc2	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Bf5
15.	e4	Be6
16.	Bg3	Nd7
17.	b4	f5
18.	f3	f4
19.	Bf2	Nb6
20.	Bxb6	Qxb6+
21.	c5	Qc7
22.	Na4	g5
23.	Nb6	Rad8
24.	Bc4	Qf7
25.	Bxe6	Qxe6
26.	Qc4	Kf7
27.	Rac1	Rxd1+
28.	Rxd1	Re8
29.	Rd7+	Re7
30.	Qxe6+	Kxe6
31.	Rd6+	Kf7
32.	Nc8	Rc7
33.	Rd8	Bf6
34.	Nd6+	Ke6
35.	Rb8

What is the best plan for Black?

ICC tourney 1164 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1766) vs. komodeo (1283)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	dxc4
6.	Bxc4	b5
7.	Bd3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	Bb7
9.	Nc3	Be7
10.	Qe2	O-O
11.	e4	a6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Qe4	g6
14.	Bh6	Re8
15.	Rfe1	c5
16.	Qg4	cxd4
17.	Ne4	Nb4
18.	Bb1	Nc5
19.	Nfg5	Nxe4
20.	Nxe4	Bxe4
21.	Bxe4	Rc8
22.	a3	Nc2
23.	Bxc2	Rxc2
24.	Re2	d3
25.	Rxc2	dxc2
26.	Rc1	Qd3
27.	Qf3	Qc4

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1164 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1766) vs. komodeo (1283)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	dxc4
6.	Bxc4	b5
7.	Bd3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	Bb7
9.	Nc3	Be7
10.	Qe2	O-O
11.	e4	a6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Qe4	g6
14.	Bh6	Re8
15.	Rfe1	c5
16.	Qg4	cxd4
17.	Ne4	Nb4
18.	Bb1	Nc5
19.	Nfg5	Nxe4
20.	Nxe4	Bxe4
21.	Bxe4	Rc8
22.	a3	Nc2
23.	Bxc2	Rxc2
24.	Re2	d3
25.	Rxc2	dxc2
26.	Rc1	Qd3
27.	Qf4	Rd8
28.	h3	Bf8
29.	Bg5	Rd4
30.	Qe3	Qxe3
31.	Bxe3	Rc4
32.	Kf1	Bg7
33.	f4	Kf8
34.	Ke2	Bh6
35.	g3	Ke7
36.	Kd2	Kd7
37.	Rxc2	Rxc2+
38.	Kxc2	Kc6
39.	Kc3	Bf8
40.	b4	Kd5
41.	Kd3	Be7
42.	g4	Bd8
43.	Bc5	Bc7
44.	h4	Bd8
45.	Bf2	a5
46.	bxa5	Bxa5
47.	h5	Bd8
48.	hxg6	hxg6
49.	Be3	Be7
50.	Bc1	Bc5
51.	Bb2	Bf2
52.	Bc1	Bg3
53.	Ke3	Be1
54.	Ke2	Bc3
55.	Kd3	Bd4
56.	g5	Bc5
57.	Bb2	Bf2
58.	Bc3	Bg3
59.	Bd2	Bf2
60.	Bc3	Bg1
61.	Bd2	Bc5
62.	Bc1	b4
63.	axb4	Bxb4
64.	Be3	Ba3
65.	Bd2	Bb2
66.	Be3	Ba3
67.	Bd2	Kc5
68.	Be3+	Kb4
69.	Kd4	Bb2+
70.	Kd3	Kb3
71.	Bd4	Bxd4
72.	Kxd4	Kc2
73.	Kc5	Kd3
74.	Kd6	Ke4
75.	Ke7	Kxf4
76.	Kxf7	Kf5

Black to play

ICC tourney 1164 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Nc3 (896) vs. yoshi (1736)


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(black to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	Nf6
3.	exd5	Nxd5
4.	Nxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nf3	c5
6.	d4	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	e5
8.	Nf3	Qxd1+
9.	Kxd1	Bd6
10.	Be3	O-O
11.	Bc4	Nc6
12.	Ke2	Bg4
13.	Rhd1	Bc7
14.	Bd5	Rfe8
15.	h3	Nd4+
16.	Bxd4	exd4+
17.	Kf1	Bxf3
18.	Bxf3	Be5

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Find the best plan for Black.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1456) vs. john2001plus (1794)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	Bd6
7.	Bd3	Qe7+
8.	Qe2	Qxe2+
9.	Bxe2	g5
10.	Bg3	Ne4
11.	Bxd6	Nxd6
12.	Nc3	c6
13.	O-O-O	Be6
14.	Ne5	Nd7
15.	Nxd7	Kxd7
16.	h3	Rae8
17.	Bd3	Bf5
18.	Kd2	Bxd3
19.	Kxd3	f5
20.	Rde1	Ne4
21.	Nxe4	fxe4+

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;