Chess Level 03: 2017

Sunday, December 31, 2017

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Be7
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Nc3	d5
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Nxd5	Bxd5
10.	Qc2	Nc6
11.	Rd1	Nb4
12.	Qb1	Rc8
13.	a3	Nc6
14.	e4	Bb3
15.	Rd3	Na5
16.	Nd2	Bd1
17.	b4	Nc6
18.	Bb2	Ba4
19.	d5	Bb5
20.	Re3	a5
21.	Nf3	exd5
22.	exd5	Na7
23.	Nd4	Bf6
24.	Nf5	Re8
25.	Rxe8+	Qxe8
26.	Bxf6	gxf6
27.	Qd1	Be2
28.	Qd2	Qe5
29.	Nh6+	Kg7
30.	Re1	Qh5
31.	Qxe2	Qxh6
32.	Qa6	axb4
33.	axb4	Qd2
34.	Rf1	Qxb4
35.	Qxa7

Mate in 6

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	e3	Bb4
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	O-O
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Re1	Bxc3
10.	bxc3	h6
11.	e4	Nb6
12.	Bd3	Bd7
13.	Bc2	a6
14.	e5	Nfd5
15.	Qd3	f5
16.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
17.	Ne5	Nbd5
18.	Bxh6	gxh6
19.	Qg6+	Kh8
20.	Qxh6+	Kg8
21.	Rad1	Qe7
22.	Rd3	Rf7
23.	Rh3	Nh7
24.	Nxf7	Qf6
25.	Rg3+	Ng5
26.	Rxg5+	Kxf7
27.	Qh7+	Ke8
28.	Rg8+	Qf8
29.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
30.	Bg6	Be8
31.	Rxe6	Bxg6
32.	Rxg6	Ne7
33.	Qh8+	Ng8
34.	Rg7	Ke8
35.	Qxg8#

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Black to play and mate in 4.

ICC tourney 1356 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
CL123789 (1431) vs. Oblique (1807)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	exd5	Qxd5
3.	Nc3	Qd6
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Nf3	a6
6.	Be2	b5
7.	a3	Bb7
8.	O-O	e6
9.	Re1	Be7
10.	h3	O-O
11.	Be3	Nbd7
12.	Bf1	Rfd8
13.	Ne2	Bxf3
14.	gxf3	Qd5
15.	Bg2	Qf5
16.	Ng3	Qg6
17.	Ne4	Nxe4
18.	fxe4	Nf6
19.	Qf3	Rab8
20.	Kh1	Qh5
21.	Qf4	Rd7
22.	Rg1	Ne8
23.	Bf1	Rc8
24.	Qg3	g6
25.	a4	c6
26.	Bd3	Qh4
27.	axb5	Qxg3
28.	Rxg3	axb5
29.	Ra6	Nf6
30.	Rg1	Rdc7
31.	Rga1	c5
32.	c3	c4
33.	Bc2	Rb7
34.	Bh6	Bf8
35.	Bg5	Kg7
36.	Ra8	Rbb8
37.	Rxb8	Rxb8
38.	Ra7	h6
39.	Be3	b4
40.	e5	Nd5
41.	cxb4	Nxe3
42.	fxe3	Rxb4
43.	Rc7	Rxb2
44.	Rxc4	Be7
45.	Kg2	Bg5
46.	e4	Rb5
47.	Kf3	Be7
48.	Rc7	Bd8
49.	Rd7	Ba5
50.	Ba4	Rb4
51.	Bc6	Rb3+
52.	Kg4	h5+
53.	Kg5	Bd2+
54.	Kh4	Kh6
55.	Rxf7	Bg5#

Monday, December 18, 2017

White to play

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Bxc5
9.	O-O	a6
10.	Qc2	b5
11.	Bd3	Qb6
12.	Ne4	Nbd7
13.	Rac1	Nxe4
14.	Bxe4	Bb7
15.	Bxh7+	Kh8
16.	Be4	Rac8
17.	Ng5	Nf6
18.	Bxb7	Qxb7
19.	Qe2	Qd5
20.	e4	Qd8
21.	e5

Monday, December 11, 2017

White to play

ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	c4	f5
4.	e4	fxe4
5.	Ng5	c5
6.	dxc5	Nf6
7.	Nc3	Qa5
8.	Bd2	Qxc5
9.	Ngxe4	Qe5
10.	Bd3	O-O
11.	O-O	Nc6
12.	Re1	Qc7
13.	Rc1	b6
14.	Nd5	Qb8
15.	Nexf6+	exf6
16.	Bf4	Ne5
17.	Ne7+	Kf7
18.	Nxc8	Qxc8
19.	Be4	Rb8
20.	Bd5+	Ke8
21.	Be3	Kd8
22.	c5	Qa6
23.	c6	Rc8
24.	f4	Nxc6
25.	Bxc6	Rxc6
26.	Rxc6	Qb7
27.	Rxb6	axb6
28.	Qd6	Kc8
29.	Rc1+	Kd8
30.	Bxb6+	Ke8
31.	Rc7

Saturday, December 2, 2017

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1784) vs. WhiteGoldeWielder (1739)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	d4	Nf6
6.	Be2	Nc6
7.	c4	Qd7
8.	Be3	b6
9.	Nc3	a6
10.	d5	exd5
11.	cxd5	Nb4
12.	Ne5	Qc7
13.	Nc4	Bd6
14.	a3	b5
15.	Nxd6+	Qxd6
16.	axb4	cxb4
17.	Nxb5	Qb8
18.	Na7	Rxa7
19.	Bxa7	Qxa7
20.	Qa4+	Bd7
21.	Qxa6	Qxa6
22.	Rxa6	O-O
23.	O-O	Nxd5
24.	Rd6	Nf4
25.	Bc4	Bc8
26.	g3	Nh3+
27.	Kg2	g5
28.	f3	h5
29.	Rh6	g4
30.	Rxh5	Bb7
31.	Bd5	Bxd5
32.	Rxd5	f6
33.	fxg4	Ng5
34.	Rxg5+	fxg5
35.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
36.	Kf3	Ke7
37.	Ke4	Kd6
38.	h4

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

White to play.

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1734) vs. JimJacket (1600)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c5
4.	d5	exd5
5.	cxd5	d6
6.	Nc3	g6
7.	e4	Bg7
8.	Bd3	O-O
9.	h3	a6
10.	a4	Re8
11.	O-O	Nbd7
12.	Bf4	Qc7
13.	Nd2	Ne5
14.	Be2	Rb8
15.	a5	Bd7
16.	Be3	c4
17.	Bb6	Qc8
18.	f4	Nd3
19.	Bxd3	cxd3
20.	Qf3	Bb5
21.	Nxb5	axb5
22.	Rac1	Qd7
23.	Rc7	Qd8
24.	Rxf7	Qxb6+
25.	axb6	Kxf7

White to play and win.

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BDRichardson (1300) vs. syahir94 (1330)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	d6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	a6
4.	Nf3	b5
5.	Bg5	b4
6.	Ne2	Nxe4
7.	Qd3	Bf5
8.	Qc4	Nxg5
9.	Nxg5	e6
10.	O-O-O	Qxg5+
11.	f4	Qd8
12.	Qxb4	d5
13.	Qa4+	c6
14.	Ng3	Bg6
15.	Bd3	Bxd3
16.	Rxd3	Qc7
17.	f5	exf5
18.	Re1+	Be7
19.	Nxf5	Qf4+
20.	Rde3	O-O
21.	Nxe7+	Kh8
22.	g3	Qg5
23.	Nxc6	Re8
24.	Ne5	Qe7
25.	Nxf7+	Qxf7
26.	Rxe8+	Qg8
27.	Rxg8+	Kxg8
28.	Qe8#

Monday, November 20, 2017

What is the best continuation for White?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Fiddler (1868) vs. john2001plus (1843)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e5
3.	dxe5	Ng4
4.	Nf3	Nc6
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	Bf4	Bb4+
7.	Nbd2	Qe7
8.	a3	Ngxe5
9.	Nxe5	Nxe5
10.	e3	Bxd2+
11.	Qxd2	d6
12.	Qd4	O-O
13.	Be2	b6
14.	Bxe5	dxe5
15.	Qd5	c6
16.	Qd2	Bf5
17.	Bf3	Rfd8
18.	Qc3	Rd3
19.	Qb4	c5
20.	Qb5	Bd7
21.	Qa6	Bc8
22.	Qb5	Rb8
23.	Bd5	a6
24.	Qa4	b5
25.	Qc2	Bf5
26.	e4	bxc4
27.	Qxc4	Rd4
28.	Qe2	Be6
29.	Bxe6	Qxe6
30.	O-O	Rbd8
31.	Rfd1	Qb3
32.	Rxd4	Rxd4
33.	f3	g6
34.	h4	Rc4
35.	Rd1	Rc2
36.	Rd2	Rc1+
37.	Kh2	Qb6
38.	Rd5	c4
39.	Qd2	Rb1
40.	Qc2	Qg1+
41.	Kg3	Qe1+
42.	Kh3	Rc1
43.	Qd2	Qh1+
44.	Kg3	h5
45.	Rxe5	Rg1
46.	Re8+	Kh7
47.	Re7	Kg7
48.	e5	Rd1
49.	Qe2	Qe1+
50.	Qxe1	Rxe1
51.	Rc7	Rxe5
52.	Rxc4	Rb5
53.	b4	a5
54.	Rc5	Rxc5
55.	bxc5	Kf6
56.	Kf4	Ke6
57.	Ke4	f6
58.	Kd4	g5
59.	g3	gxh4
60.	gxh4	a4
61.	Kc4	Kf5
62.	c6	Ke6
63.	Kc5	Ke7
64.	Kb6	Kd8
65.	Kb7

Monday, November 13, 2017

Black to play for a winning position.

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Analysis of BDRichardson (1258) vs. Squawk75 (1128)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	e6
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	O-O	d5
6.	exd5	Nxd5
7.	Nxd5	exd5
8.	Re1+	Be7
9.	Bb5	Bd7
10.	Qe2	a6
11.	Bxc6	Bxc6
12.	Ne5	c4
13.	Nxc6	bxc6
14.	d4	Ra7
15.	Bg5	f6
16.	Bxf6	gxf6
17.	Qh5+	Kd7
18.	Qf5+	Kc7
19.	Re6	Qd7
20.	Rae1	Re8
21.	Qxh7	Kb6
22.	Qf5	Bb4
23.	c3	Rxe6
24.	Rxe6	Qxe6
25.	Qxe6	Re7

What is the strongest line for White?

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Analysis of BDRichardson (1258) vs. Squawk75 (1128)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	e6
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	O-O	d5
6.	exd5	Nxd5
7.	Nxd5	exd5
8.	Re1+	Be7
9.	Bb5	Bd7
10.	Qe2	a6
11.	Bxc6	Bxc6
12.	Ne5	c4
13.	Nxc6	bxc6
14.	d4	Ra7
15.	Bg5	f6
16.	Bxf6	gxf6
17.	Qh5+	Kd7
18.	Qf5+	Kc7
19.	Re6	Qd7
20.	Rae1	Re8
21.	Qxh7	Kb6
22.	Qf5	Qd8
23.	b3	c3
24.	Qd3	Bb4
25.	Rxe8	Qd6
26.	Re1e6	Qf4
27.	g3	Qd2
28.	Qf5	Rc7
29.	a4	Qxd4
30.	Rxf6	Bc5
31.	Qg6	Qd1+
32.	Kg2	d4
33.	Rb8+	Ka7
34.	Qe8	Qxc2
35.	Rxc6	Rxc6
36.	Ra8+	Kb6
37.	Qb8+	Ka5
38.	Qb5#

Sunday, November 12, 2017

What is the strongest line for White?

ICC tourney 1336 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1436) vs. BotanicalKnight (1436)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nf6
4.	d3	Nc6
5.	dxe4	h6
6.	Nf3	e5
7.	Bc4	d6
8.	O-O	Bg4
9.	Be3	Qe7
10.	Nc3	g5
11.	Nd5	Qg7
12.	h3	Bh5
13.	Re1	O-O-O
14.	b4	g4
15.	hxg4	Nxg4
16.	Qd2	Nxe3
17.	Rxe3	Be7
18.	b5	Bxf3
19.	Rxf3	Nd4
20.	Rg3	Bg5
21.	Qe1	Ne6
22.	b6	cxb6
23.	Nxb6+	axb6
24.	Bxe6+	Kb8
25.	Rb1	Qc7
26.	Rc3	Qe7
27.	Rxb6	Qxe6
28.	Rxb7+	Kxb7
29.	Qb1+

Saturday, November 11, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1847) vs. LazarMilanovic (1611)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	f5
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Bd3	Bd6
7.	c5	Bc7
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	b4	Nbd7
10.	Bb2	Ne4
11.	Qc2	Qf6
12.	b5	Qh6
13.	Ne2	Ng5
14.	Ne5	Nxe5
15.	dxe5	Bd7
16.	a4	Be8
17.	f4	Ne4
18.	Nd4	Bd8
19.	bxc6	bxc6
20.	Rab1	g5
21.	Bxe4	fxe4
22.	f5	exf5
23.	Nxf5	Qe6
24.	Nd6	Rxf1+
25.	Rxf1	Bg6
26.	Qf2	Be7
27.	Qg3	Rb8
28.	Bd4	Rb4
29.	Qe1	Rxa4
30.	Qb1	Kg7
31.	Qb8	Ra2
32.	Qc8	Qxc8
33.	Nxc8	Bf8
34.	e6+	Kg8
35.	Nd6	Re2
36.	Bf6	Bg7
37.	Bxg5	a5
38.	e7	d4
39.	Nxe4	dxe3
40.	Rf8+	Bxf8
41.	Nf6+	Kg7
42.	Bh6+	Kxh6
43.	exf8=Q+

Thursday, November 9, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1685) vs. TexasMade (1422)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e4	Be7
8.	Bb5+	Nc6
9.	exd5	Nxd5
10.	Bxe7	Qxe7
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	Re1	Rad8
13.	Nxd5	Rxd5
14.	Bc4	Rdd8
15.	d5	b5
16.	dxe6	Rxd1
17.	exf7+	Rxf7
18.	Bxf7+	Qxf7
19.	Raxd1	Qxa2
20.	Ng5	Kf8
21.	Nxh7+	Kf7
22.	Rd6	Ne7
23.	Ng5+	Ke8
24.	Rde6

Monday, November 6, 2017

Black to play for a winning position.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Bd3	h6
9.	O-O	c5
10.	Nb5	a6
11.	Nd6	cxd4
12.	Re1	Nc6
13.	Rc1	Ndxe5
14.	Nxc8	Nxf3+
15.	Qxf3	Raxc8
16.	c4	dxc3 e.p.
17.	Rxc3	Qf6
18.	Qxf6	gxf6
19.	Bc2	f5
20.	g4	Nd4
21.	Bd1	f4
22.	Rh3	Rc1
23.	Kf1	Kg7
24.	Rd3	Nc6
25.	h4	Rc8
26.	g5	hxg5
27.	hxg5	Nb4
28.	Rb3	Rc8c4
29.	a3	Rd4
30.	Rxb4	Rdxd1
31.	Rxd1	Rxd1+
32.	Ke2	Rb1
33.	Rxb7	Kg6
34.	Kf3	Kxg5

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Black to play and mate in 4.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of chessrani (1358) vs. yoshi (1691)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	exf6	Nxf6
8.	b4	c4
9.	Bg5	Ne4
10.	Bf4	Be7
11.	Qc2	O-O
12.	Be3	Bd7
13.	Bxc4	Nf6
14.	Bd3	Qc7
15.	O-O	e5
16.	dxe5	Nxe5
17.	Nxe5	Qxe5
18.	Bd4	Qh5
19.	Nd2	Bd6
20.	Nf3	Bg4
21.	Bxf6	Rxf6
22.	h3	Bxf3
23.	Rfb1	Bxg2
24.	Kxg2	Qf3+
25.	Kg1	Qxh3
26.	f3	Rxf3
27.	Rb2	Rg3+
28.	Kf2	Rg2+
29.	Ke1	Qe3+
30.	Kd1	Rg1+

Friday, November 3, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1803) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1847)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e3	dxc4
6.	Bxc4	O-O
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	O-O	b6
9.	Rc1	Bb7
10.	e4	Na5
11.	Bd3	Nd5
12.	exd5	Bxg5
13.	Nxg5	Qxg5
14.	b4	f5
15.	bxa5	bxa5
16.	f4	Qg6
17.	Qf3	Rad8
18.	Rfe1	Rfe8
19.	Qg3	Qxg3
20.	hxg3	Bxd5
21.	Nxd5	Rxd5
22.	Bc4	Rxd4
23.	Bxe6+	Kh8
24.	Bxf5	Rf8
25.	Rxc7	g6
26.	Ree7	Rd1+
27.	Kh2	Rd7
28.	Rexd7	Re8
29.	Be6	Rxe6
30.	Rc8+

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1321 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1739) vs. IAlwaysWin (1522)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	a6
5.	Nc3	Bf5
6.	cxd5	cxd5
7.	Ne5	e6
8.	g4	Bg6
9.	Qb3	Ra7
10.	h4	h5
11.	g5	Ng8
12.	Qa4+	Nc6
13.	Nxc6	bxc6
14.	Qxc6+	Qd7
15.	Qb6	Qc7
16.	Qxc7	Rxc7
17.	Bxa6

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1321 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1739) vs. IAlwaysWin (1522)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	a6
5.	Nc3	Bf5
6.	cxd5	cxd5
7.	Ne5	e6
8.	g4	Bg6
9.	Qb3	Ra7
10.	h4	h5
11.	g5	Ng8
12.	Qa4+	Nc6
13.	Nxc6	bxc6
14.	Qxc6+	Qd7
15.	Qxd7+	Kxd7
16.	Bh3	Ne7
17.	Bd2	Bf5
18.	Rc1	Bxh3
19.	Rxh3	Nc6
20.	e4	dxe4
21.	Nxe4	Bd6
22.	Nxd6	Kxd6
23.	Bf4+	Kd7
24.	Rhc3	Rc8
25.	b4	Ne7
26.	Rxc8	Nxc8
27.	Rc5	Ne7
28.	Ke2	Nd5
29.	Bd2	Rb7
30.	a3	Rb5
31.	a4	Rb6
32.	b5	axb5
33.	axb5	Rb7
34.	Kd3	Ne7
35.	Bf4	Nf5
36.	Bg3	Ne7
37.	Kc4	Nd5
38.	Be5	f6
39.	gxf6	gxf6
40.	Bg3	Nb6+
41.	Kb4	Nd5+
42.	Rxd5+	exd5
43.	Kc5	Kc8
44.	b6	Kd7
45.	Bc7	Kc8
46.	Kd6	f5
47.	f4	Rxb6+
48.	Bxb6

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Black to play and win.

?, New Whiteland IN
Chess Analysis Italian Game vs. ?


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-4

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Nf6
4.	Ng5	d5
5.	exd5	Na5
6.	d3	h6
7.	Nf3	e4
8.	Qe2	Nxc4
9.	dxc4	Bc5
10.	O-O	O-O
11.	Nfd2	Bg4
12.	Qe1	Qd7
13.	Nb3	Bf3
14.	gxf3	exf3
15.	Kh1	Qh3
16.	Rg1	Bd6
17.	Rxg7+	Kxg7
18.	Qg1+	Kh7
19.	Be3	Rg8

Sunday, October 8, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1859) vs. pkengsoo (1547)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Bg5	d6
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Be2	h6
8.	Bh4	e5
9.	Qc2	Re8
10.	O-O	exd4
11.	Nxd4	Ne5
12.	Rad1	Bf5
13.	Nxf5	gxf5
14.	Qxf5	Ng6
15.	Bg3	Nd7
16.	Bh5	Nde5
17.	b3	Ne7
18.	Qc2	Qd7
19.	Bxe5	Bxe5
20.	h3	Qe6
21.	Bg4	Qg6
22.	Qxg6+	fxg6
23.	Nb5	d5
24.	cxd5	a6
25.	Nd4	h5
26.	Be6+	Kg7
27.	f4	Bd6
28.	Bd7	Nxd5
29.	Bxe8	Nxe3
30.	Ne6+	Kf6
31.	Rxd6	cxd6
32.	Nc7	Rc8
33.	Rc1

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	Be7
6.	d5	exd5
7.	cxd5	O-O
8.	e4	d6
9.	Bc4	Re8
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	Nd4	Ne5
12.	Bb5	Rf8
13.	f4	Ng6
14.	Bc6	Bxc6
15.	Nxc6	Qd7
16.	Be3	Ng4
17.	Bd4	Bf6
18.	h3	Bxd4+
19.	Qxd4	Nf6
20.	e5	Ne8
21.	Rae1	dxe5
22.	fxe5	Ne7
23.	Qg4	f5
24.	exf6 e.p.	Qxg4
25.	fxe7	Rxf1+
26.	Rxf1	Nd6
27.	hxg4

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	Be7
6.	d5	exd5
7.	cxd5	O-O
8.	e4	d6
9.	Bc4	Re8
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	Nd4	Ne5
12.	Bb5	Rf8
13.	f4	Ng6
14.	Bc6	Bxc6
15.	Nxc6	Qd7
16.	Be3	Ng4
17.	Bd4	Bf6
18.	h3	Bxd4+
19.	Qxd4	Nf6
20.	e5	Ne8
21.	Rae1	dxe5
22.	fxe5	Ne7
23.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
24.	Qc4	Rd8
25.	Nb5	a6
26.	Na7	b5
27.	Nc6	bxc4
28.	Nxe7+	Kh8
29.	Rd1	Rd7
30.	Nc6	Rg8
31.	e6	fxe6
32.	Ne5	Nf6
33.	Nxd7	Nxd7
34.	dxe6	Nf6
35.	e7	Re8
36.	Rxf6	gxf6
37.	Rd8

Saturday, October 7, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	Be7
6.	d5	exd5
7.	cxd5	O-O
8.	e4	d6
9.	Bc4	Re8
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	Nd4	Ne5
12.	Bb5	Rf8
13.	f4	Ng6
14.	Bc6	Bxc6
15.	Nxc6	Qd7
16.	Be3	Ng4
17.	Bd4	Bf6
18.	h3	Bxd4+
19.	Qxd4	Nf6
20.	e5	Ne8
21.	Rae1	dxe5
22.	fxe5	Ne7
23.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
24.	Qc4	Rd8
25.	Nb5	a6
26.	Na7	b5
27.	Nc6	bxc4
28.	Nxe7+	Kh8
29.	Rd1	Rd7
30.	Nc6	Rg8
31.	e6	fxe6
32.	dxe6	Rd6
33.	Ne5	g6
34.	Nf7+	Kg7
35.	Nxd6	Nxd6
36.	Rxd6	cxd6
37.	Rf7+	Kh6
38.	Rd7	Re8
39.	Rxd6	a5
40.	Kf2	Kg5
41.	Ke3	Kf5
42.	Kd4	Kf6
43.	Kxc4	Rb8
44.	b4	axb4
45.	axb4	Ke5
46.	Kc5	Ra8
47.	b5	Ra2
48.	e7	Rc2+
49.	Kb4	Kxd6
50.	e8=Q	Rxg2
51.	Qc6+	Ke5
52.	Qxg2

Friday, September 29, 2017

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of tracksupr71 (1528) vs. john2001plus (1771)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	e3	Bb4
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	Nd5	Be7
7.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
8.	Be2	e4
9.	Nd4	Nxd4
10.	exd4	b6
11.	O-O	Bb7
12.	d3	d5
13.	Re1	exd3
14.	Qxd3	Rfe8
15.	Bd2	Rad8
16.	Bf1	Qd6
17.	Bc3	Ne4
18.	Rad1	Ba6
19.	b3	Qa3
20.	Ba1	Qxa2
21.	Re2	dxc4
22.	Qf3	Qxb3
23.	Rxe4	Rxe4
24.	Qxb3	cxb3
25.	Bxa6	c5
26.	Bd3	Rexd4
27.	Bxd4	Rxd4
28.	Kf1	c4
29.	Be2	Rxd1+
30.	Bxd1	a5
31.	Ke1	a4
32.	Kd2	a3
33.	Kc3	a2
34.	Kb2	c3+
35.	Ka1	c2
36.	Bxc2	bxc2
37.	Kb2	a1=Q+
38.	Kxa1	c1=Q+

Thursday, September 28, 2017

White to play and draw.

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Analysis of sgolde20 (1273) vs. john2001plus (1781)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Bg5	h6
8.	Bxf6	Qxf6
9.	Nc3	c6
10.	Re1	Bg4
11.	Be2	Nd7
12.	Nd2	Bxe2
13.	Nxe2	Rfe8
14.	Nf3	Nf8
15.	c3	Ng6
16.	Ng3	Nh4
17.	Nxh4	Qxh4
18.	Qd2	f5
19.	h3	Bxg3
20.	fxg3	Qxg3
21.	Rf1	Rf8
22.	Rf3	Qg5
23.	Qf2	Rae8
24.	Rf1	g6
25.	h4	Qg4
26.	Rf4	Qe2
27.	Qg3	Qe3+
28.	Qxe3	Rxe3
29.	h5	g5
30.	Rxf5	Rxf5
31.	Rxf5	Kg7
32.	Rf3	Rxf3
33.	gxf3	Kf6
34.	Kf2	Kf5
35.	Kg3	a6
36.	b3	b6
37.	b4	Kf6
38.	Kg4	Ke6
39.	f4	gxf4
40.	Kxf4	b5
41.	Kg4	Kf6
42.	Kf4

Sunday, September 24, 2017

What is the best move for Black?

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Jay_Roy_Hall (1601) vs. john2001plus (1852)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Bd3	Nf6
6.	Bg5	h6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Nf3	Bd6
9.	Nbd2	O-O
10.	O-O	Bg4
11.	Be2	Nd7
12.	Re1	Rfe8
13.	h3	Bh5
14.	c3	Nf8
15.	Nh2	Bxe2
16.	Rxe2	Ne6
17.	Ng4	Qf4
18.	g3	Qf5
19.	Qb1	Qh5
20.	Kh2	f5
21.	Qf1	fxg4

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

White to play and mate in 6.

ICC tourney 1312 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of xiaoqixia (1598) vs. mdknight (944)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	f4	d6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	Bb5	Bd7
5.	O-O	a6
6.	Bxc6	Bxc6
7.	d3	e6
8.	c4	g6
9.	Nc3	Bg7
10.	Qc2	Ne7
11.	Be3	O-O
12.	d4	cxd4
13.	Nxd4	Bd7
14.	Kh1	f5
15.	Rad1	Rc8
16.	e5	d5
17.	cxd5	exd5
18.	Qb3	Bc6
19.	Ne6	Qd7
20.	Nxf8	Kxf8
21.	Bc5	Kg8
22.	Bxe7	Qxe7
23.	Nxd5	Bxd5
24.	Qxd5+	Kh8
25.	Qd7	Qf8
26.	Qe6	h5
27.	Rd7	Kh7
28.	Rxb7	Re8
29.	Qxa6	Ra8
30.	Qc4	Rc8
31.	Qb3	Rd8
32.	a4	Qe8
33.	a5	Qc6
34.	Qa3	Rd2
35.	Rxg7+	Kh6
36.	Rxg6+	Kxg6
37.	Qg3+	Kh6
38.	Qg5+	Kh7
39.	b4	Qb5
40.	Qxh5+	Kg7
41.	Qg5+	Kf7
42.	Qxf5+	Ke7
43.	Qf6+	Kd7
44.	e6+	Kd6
45.	Qe5+	Qxe5
46.	fxe5+	Kxe6
47.	Ra1	Rd8
48.	a6	Kxe5
49.	b5	Kd6
50.	b6	Kc6
51.	a7	Ra8
52.	g4	Kxb6
53.	Kg2	Kc6
54.	Kg3	Kd6
55.	h4	Ke6
56.	h5	Kf6
57.	Kf4	Kg7
58.	g5	Kf7
59.	Kf5	Kg7
60.	h6+	Kh7
61.	Kf6	Rf8+
62.	Ke7	Ra8
63.	Kf7	Kh8
64.	Ra2	Kh7
65.	Ke7	Kg6
66.	Kd7	Kxg5
67.	Kc7	Kxh6
68.	Kb7	Rh8
69.	a8=Q	Rxa8
70.	Kxa8	Kg6
71.	Kb7	Kf5
72.	Kc6	Ke5
73.	Rd2	Ke4
74.	Kc5	Ke5
75.	Re2+	Kf4
76.	Kd5	Kf3
77.	Re8	Kf4
78.	Re7	Kf3
79.	Kd4	Kf2
80.	Kd3	Kf1
81.	Kd2	Kg2
82.	Ke2	Kg3
83.	Re4	Kg2
84.	Re3	Kg1
85.	Kf3	Kh2
86.	Kf2	Kh1
87.	Rh3#

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1312 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Blacknight101 (1596) vs. xiaoqixia (1617)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	Nxe5	d6
4.	Nc4	Nxe4
5.	d4	Be7
6.	Nc3	Nf6
7.	Be2	O-O
8.	O-O	Bf5
9.	Bd3	Qd7
10.	Ne3	Bxd3
11.	Qxd3	d5
12.	Qb5	c6
13.	Qb3	Re8
14.	Bd2	Bd6
15.	Ne2	Ne4
16.	Bb4	Bxb4
17.	Qxb4	Na6
18.	Qb3	Nd2
19.	Qd3	Nxf1
20.	Rxf1	Nc7
21.	Nf4	Qd6
22.	Nh3	Qg6
23.	Qe2	Ne6
24.	f4	Nxd4
25.	Qf2	Nf5
26.	Nd1	h6
27.	Kh1	Re7
28.	Rg1	Rae8
29.	g4	Ne3
30.	Nc3	Qxc2
31.	Qh4	Qxb2
32.	g5	Nf5
33.	Qh5	Qxc3
34.	gxh6	g6
35.	Rg2	Re3
36.	Ng1	Ng3+
37.	Rxg3	Rxg3
38.	Qh4	Rxg1+
39.	Kxg1	Re1+
40.	Kg2	Re2+
41.	Kf1	Qf3+

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;