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
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Be7
6.O-OO-O
7.Nc3d5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Nxd5Bxd5
10.Qc2Nc6
11.Rd1Nb4
12.Qb1Rc8
13.a3Nc6
14.e4Bb3
15.Rd3Na5
16.Nd2Bd1
17.b4Nc6
18.Bb2Ba4
19.d5Bb5
20.Re3a5
21.Nf3exd5
22.exd5Na7
23.Nd4Bf6
24.Nf5Re8
25.Rxe8+Qxe8
26.Bxf6gxf6
27.Qd1Be2
28.Qd2Qe5
29.Nh6+Kg7
30.Re1Qh5
31.Qxe2Qxh6
32.Qa6axb4
33.axb4Qd2
34.Rf1Qxb4
35.Qxa7
 

Mate in 6

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c6
5.e3Bb4
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4O-O
8.O-ONbd7
9.Re1Bxc3
10.bxc3h6
11.e4Nb6
12.Bd3Bd7
13.Bc2a6
14.e5Nfd5
15.Qd3f5
16.exf6 e.p.Nxf6
17.Ne5Nbd5
18.Bxh6gxh6
19.Qg6+Kh8
20.Qxh6+Kg8
21.Rad1Qe7
22.Rd3Rf7
23.Rh3Nh7
24.Nxf7Qf6
25.Rg3+Ng5
26.Rxg5+Kxf7
27.Qh7+Ke8
28.Rg8+Qf8
29.Rxf8+Kxf8
30.Bg6Be8
31.Rxe6Bxg6
32.Rxg6Ne7
33.Qh8+Ng8
34.Rg7Ke8
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)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4d5
2.exd5Qxd5
3.Nc3Qd6
4.d4Nf6
5.Nf3a6
6.Be2b5
7.a3Bb7
8.O-Oe6
9.Re1Be7
10.h3O-O
11.Be3Nbd7
12.Bf1Rfd8
13.Ne2Bxf3
14.gxf3Qd5
15.Bg2Qf5
16.Ng3Qg6
17.Ne4Nxe4
18.fxe4Nf6
19.Qf3Rab8
20.Kh1Qh5
21.Qf4Rd7
22.Rg1Ne8
23.Bf1Rc8
24.Qg3g6
25.a4c6
26.Bd3Qh4
27.axb5Qxg3
28.Rxg3axb5
29.Ra6Nf6
30.Rg1Rdc7
31.Rga1c5
32.c3c4
33.Bc2Rb7
34.Bh6Bf8
35.Bg5Kg7
36.Ra8Rbb8
37.Rxb8Rxb8
38.Ra7h6
39.Be3b4
40.e5Nd5
41.cxb4Nxe3
42.fxe3Rxb4
43.Rc7Rxb2
44.Rxc4Be7
45.Kg2Bg5
46.e4Rb5
47.Kf3Be7
48.Rc7Bd8
49.Rd7Ba5
50.Ba4Rb4
51.Bc6Rb3+
52.Kg4h5+
53.Kg5Bd2+
54.Kh4Kh6
55.Rxf7Bg5#
 

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
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3c5
7.dxc5dxc4
8.Bxc4Bxc5
9.O-Oa6
10.Qc2b5
11.Bd3Qb6
12.Ne4Nbd7
13.Rac1Nxe4
14.Bxe4Bb7
15.Bxh7+Kh8
16.Be4Rac8
17.Ng5Nf6
18.Bxb7Qxb7
19.Qe2Qd5
20.e4Qd8
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
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3g6
2.d4Bg7
3.c4f5
4.e4fxe4
5.Ng5c5
6.dxc5Nf6
7.Nc3Qa5
8.Bd2Qxc5
9.Ngxe4Qe5
10.Bd3O-O
11.O-ONc6
12.Re1Qc7
13.Rc1b6
14.Nd5Qb8
15.Nexf6+exf6
16.Bf4Ne5
17.Ne7+Kf7
18.Nxc8Qxc8
19.Be4Rb8
20.Bd5+Ke8
21.Be3Kd8
22.c5Qa6
23.c6Rc8
24.f4Nxc6
25.Bxc6Rxc6
26.Rxc6Qb7
27.Rxb6axb6
28.Qd6Kc8
29.Rc1+Kd8
30.Bxb6+Ke8
31.Rc7
 

Saturday, December 2, 2017

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1784) vs. WhiteGoldeWielder (1739)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.e4e6
3.c3d5
4.exd5Qxd5
5.d4Nf6
6.Be2Nc6
7.c4Qd7
8.Be3b6
9.Nc3a6
10.d5exd5
11.cxd5Nb4
12.Ne5Qc7
13.Nc4Bd6
14.a3b5
15.Nxd6+Qxd6
16.axb4cxb4
17.Nxb5Qb8
18.Na7Rxa7
19.Bxa7Qxa7
20.Qa4+Bd7
21.Qxa6Qxa6
22.Rxa6O-O
23.O-ONxd5
24.Rd6Nf4
25.Bc4Bc8
26.g3Nh3+
27.Kg2g5
28.f3h5
29.Rh6g4
30.Rxh5Bb7
31.Bd5Bxd5
32.Rxd5f6
33.fxg4Ng5
34.Rxg5+fxg5
35.Rxf8+Kxf8
36.Kf3Ke7
37.Ke4Kd6
38.h4