Chess Level 03: January 2017

Saturday, January 28, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1762) vs. taechess (1642)


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+3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	Qd7
7.	Ne5	Qc7
8.	e4	Bd7
9.	Bf4	Qb6
10.	Qxb6	axb6
11.	Nxd7	Nbxd7
12.	e5	Ng8
13.	Nxd5	Kd8
14.	e6	fxe6
15.	Nc7	Rc8
16.	Nxe6+	Ke8
17.	Bb5	Ngf6
18.	O-O	Rc2
19.	b4	g6
20.	Rfc1	Rb2
21.	Ng5	e6
22.	Rc8+	Ke7
23.	Re1	e5
24.	Bxe5	Bh6
25.	Bc7+	Ne4
26.	Rxe4+	Kf6
27.	Bd8+	Rxd8
28.	Nxh7+	Kf7
29.	Bc4+	Kg7
30.	Re7+	Kh8
31.	Rxd8+	Nf8
32.	Nf6	Bg7
33.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
34.	Rh7#

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1762) vs. taechess (1642)


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+3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	Qd7
7.	Ne5	Qc7
8.	e4	Bd7
9.	Bf4	Qb6
10.	Qxb6	axb6
11.	Nxd7	Nbxd7
12.	e5	Ng8
13.	Nxd5	Kd8
14.	e6	fxe6
15.	Nc7	Rc8
16.	Nxe6+	Ke8
17.	Bb5	Ngf6
18.	O-O	Rc2
19.	b4	g6
20.	Rfc1	Rb2
21.	Ng5	e6
22.	Rc8+	Ke7
23.	Re1	e5
24.	Bxe5	Bh6
25.	Bc7+	Ne4
26.	Rxe4+	Kf6
27.	Bd8+	Rxd8
28.	Nxh7+	Kf5
29.	Bd3	Nf6
30.	Re5+	Kg4
31.	Nxf6+	Kf4
32.	g3+	Kf3
33.	Bf1	Rxf2
34.	Rc3+	Be3
35.	Rcxe3#

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kg5
38.	Re5+	Qf5
39.	Rxf5+	gxf5
40.	h4+	Kg6
41.	Qg8+	Ng7
42.	h5+	Kg5
43.	Qxg7+	Kh4
44.	Qe7+	Kg4
45.	f3+	Kxh5
46.	Qh7+	Kg5
47.	f4+	Kg4
48.	Qh3+	Kxf4
49.	Qh4#

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kg5
38.	Re5+	Qf5
39.	Rxf5+	gxf5
40.	h4+	Kg4
41.	Qg8+	Kxh4
42.	Qd8+	Kg4
43.	f3+	Kg3
44.	Qg5+	Kh2
45.	Qh4#

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kh7
38.	Qe7+	Kh6
39.	Qf8+	Kg5
40.	Re5+	Kg4
41.	Qf3+	Kh4
42.	Qh3#

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Sunday, January 15, 2017

Black to play.

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chessanat0r (1491) vs. john2001plus (1711)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Nf3	b6
5.	e4	Nxe4
6.	Bd3	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	Bxc3+
8.	Bd2	Bxa1
9.	Qxa1	Bb7
10.	d5	O-O
11.	Bc3	f6
12.	Qb1	exd5
13.	Bxh7+	Kh8
14.	O-O	dxc4
15.	Qf5	g5
16.	Nxg5	Qe7
17.	Bg6	Kg7
18.	Nh7	Nc6
19.	Re1	Ne5
20.	f4	Qc5+
21.	Kf1	Nxg6
22.	Qxd7+	Rf7
23.	Bxf6+	Kg8
24.	Re8+	Rxe8
25.	Qxe8+	Nf8
26.	Nxf8	Qxf8

Saturday, January 7, 2017

White to play and win.

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valbab (1926) vs. john2001plus (1700)


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+1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	fxe5
8.	dxe5	Qc7
9.	Bf4	Nge7
10.	Bd3	Ng6
11.	Bxg6+	hxg6
12.	Qd3	Qf7
13.	Bg3	Qf5
14.	Qd2	b6
15.	O-O	Ba6
16.	Re1	Rd8
17.	Nh4	Qd3
18.	Qg5	Be7
19.	Qxg6+	Qxg6
20.	Nxg6	Rh5
21.	Nxe7	Kxe7
22.	Nd2	d4
23.	c4	cxb4
24.	axb4	Bb7
25.	Ne4	Nxe5
26.	Rxa7	Rd7
27.	c5	Bxe4
28.	Rxd7+	Nxd7
29.	Bd6+	Kf7
30.	Rxe4	bxc5
31.	bxc5	Nxc5
32.	Rxd4	Nb3
33.	Rd1	Rd5
34.	Rxd5	exd5
35.	f4	Ke6
36.	Be5	g6
37.	Kf2	Kf5
38.	Ke3	d4+
39.	Bxd4	Nxd4
40.	Kxd4	Kxf4
41.	Kd3	g5
42.	Ke2	Ke4
43.	Kf2	Kf4
44.	g3+	Kg4
45.	Kg2	Kh5
46.	Kf3	Kh6
47.	Kg4	Kg6
48.	h3	Kh6
49.	Kf5	Kh5
50.	g4+	Kh4
51.	Kg6	Kxh3
52.	Kxg5

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Black to play.

ICC 15 0, Internet Chess Club
fiddler (1758) vs. yoshi (2021)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	g3	b6
6.	Bg2	Bb7
7.	O-O	Bxd2
8.	Nbxd2	d6
9.	e3	Nbd7
10.	Rc1	O-O
11.	b4	c5
12.	a3	a5
13.	Qb3	axb4
14.	axb4	Ra7
15.	Ra1	Rfa8
16.	Rxa7	Rxa7
17.	Qb2	Qd8
18.	Ra1	Qa8
19.	Rxa7	Qxa7
20.	h3	Ne4
21.	Nxe4	Bxe4
22.	Nd2	Bxg2
23.	Kxg2	f5
24.	bxc5	bxc5
25.	Nb3	Qb7+
26.	f3	cxd4
27.	exd4	Qb4
28.	Qc2	Nb6
29.	c5	Nd5
30.	Kf2	dxc5
31.	dxc5	Kf7
32.	c6	Qb6+
33.	Ke1	Qg1+
34.	Kd2	Qe3+
35.	Kd1	Nc3+

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1444 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1624) vs. john2001plus (1773)


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-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb4+
5.	Bd2	Bxd2+
6.	Qxd2	O-O
7.	Bg2	Bb7
8.	Nc3	d5
9.	Ne5	Ne4
10.	Nxe4	dxe4
11.	Ng4	f5
12.	Ne3	Nd7
13.	O-O	Nf6
14.	Nc2	c5
15.	Rfd1	Rc8
16.	b3	Qe7
17.	dxc5	Qxc5
18.	Qd6	Rfd8
19.	Qxc5	bxc5
20.	Kf1	Ng4
21.	h3	Ne5
22.	Ke1	g5
23.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
24.	Rd1	Rxd1+
25.	Kxd1	Kf7
26.	Kd2	f4
27.	gxf4	gxf4
28.	e3	Nd3
29.	exf4	Nxf2
30.	Ne3	Kf6
31.	Kc3	Nd3
32.	a3	Nxf4
33.	b4	Ke5
34.	bxc5	Bc6
35.	Bf1	h5
36.	Nc2	a5
37.	Ne3	Kf6
38.	Nc2	e5
39.	Ne3	Kg5
40.	Kd2	Kh4
41.	Nf5+	Kg5
42.	Ne7	Bd7
43.	c6	Be6
44.	c7	Nxh3
45.	Bxh3	Bxh3
46.	c8=Q	Bxc8
47.	Nxc8	Kf4
48.	Nd6	h4
49.	c5	e3+
50.	Ke2	h3
51.	c6	h2
52.	c7	h1=Q
53.	c8=Q	Qg2+
54.	Kd3	Qd2+
55.	Kc4	Qc2+
56.	Kd5	Qxc8
57.	Nxc8	e2

Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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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;