Monday, December 31, 2018

White to play and draw

ICC tourney 1414 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1744) vs. CL123789 (1488)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.Bg5h6
6.Bd2d6
7.Qc2c5
8.e3cxd4
9.exd4Nc6
10.d5Bf5
11.Qb3Na5
12.Qb4b6
13.Nd4Bd7
14.Bd3Rc8
15.Rc1Nb7
16.O-ONc5
17.Bb1h5
18.Rfe1Ng4
19.Nf3a5
20.Qa3Qc7
21.Nb5Bxb5
22.cxb5Qb7
23.Bc3Nf6
24.Nd4Nxd5
25.Nc6Nxc3
26.Nxe7+Kh8
27.Rxc3Bxc3
28.Qxc3+Kh7
29.Nxc8Qxc8
30.Qf6Ne6
31.Bxg6+fxg6
32.Qxe6Qxe6
33.Rxe6Rc8
34.g3Rc5
35.Rxd6Rxb5
36.Rd2Kg7
37.f4Kf6
38.Kf2g5
39.Ke3gxf4+
40.gxf4Kf5
41.b3h4
42.h3Rc5
43.Rd3b5
44.Kf3b4
45.Ke3Rb5
46.Rd8Rc5
47.Rf8+Kg6
48.Rh8Rc3+
49.Ke4Rxh3
50.f5+Kf7
51.Rh7+Kg8
52.Ra7Rh1
53.Ke5h3
54.Ra8+Kh7
55.Ra7+Kh6
56.Ra6+Kg5
57.Rg6+Kh4
58.f6Re1+
59.Kd6h2
60.Rh6+Kg3
61.f7Rf1
62.Ke7Re1+
63.Kd6Rf1
64.Ke7
 

White to play and draw

Live Chess, Chess.com
tcudoug (1446) vs. john2001plus (1857)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bf4Bd6
5.Bxd6Qxd6
6.c3Nf6
7.Nf3O-O
8.Be2Re8
9.O-OBf5
10.Nbd2Nbd7
11.Re1Ne4
12.Nxe4dxe4
13.Nd2e3
14.fxe3Rxe3
15.Bf3Rae8
16.Rxe3Rxe3
17.Qf1Qe7
18.Kf2Nf6
19.Re1Ng4+
20.Bxg4Rxe1
21.Qxe1Qxe1+
22.Kxe1Bxg4
23.Kf2f6
24.Ke3Kf7
25.Ne4b6
26.Kf4Be6
27.a3Bd5
28.g3g5+
29.Ke3Ke6
30.Nd2b5
31.b3Kf5
32.c4bxc4
33.bxc4Bf7
34.h3h5
35.Kf3c6
36.g4+hxg4+
37.hxg4+Ke6
38.Ke4Bg6+
39.Ke3f5
40.gxf5+Bxf5
41.Ne4Bxe4
42.Kxe4Kf6
43.Ke3Kf5
44.Kf3a6
45.a4a5
46.d5cxd5
47.cxd5Ke5
48.Kg4Kxd5
49.Kxg5Kc4
50.Kf4Kb3
51.Ke3Kxa4
52.Kd2Kb3
53.Kc1Ka2
54.Kc2a4
55.Kc1a3
56.Kc2Ka1
57.Kc1a2
58.Kc2
 

Saturday, December 29, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Schulze vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.d4exd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qe4+Be7
5.f5Nf6
6.Qf4O-O
7.Nf3d5
8.Nc3Bd6
9.Qh4Nb4
10.Kd1Bxf5
11.Bg5Bxc2+
12.Kd2d4
13.Qxd4Bg6
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Rc1c5
16.Qg4Bg3+
17.Nd4Bf2
18.e3cxd4
19.Qxd4Bxe3+
20.Kxe3Re8+
 

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

White has a spectacular move here

itsyourturn.com, ?
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.Nf3Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c5
5.cxd5exd5
6.Bg5Be6
7.Bxf6Qxf6
8.e4dxe4
9.Bb5+Bd7
10.Nxe4Qb6
11.Bxd7+Nxd7
12.O-Ocxd4
13.Nxd4Rd8
14.Nf5Ne5
15.Qe2g6
16.Qb5+Nd7
17.Rfe1Be7
18.Ned6+Kf8
19.Rxe7Qxb5
20.Rxf7+Kg8
21.Nh6#
 

Mate in 4.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1861) vs. WilliamAthens (1493)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(black to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.e4b6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Bb7
5.Nc3e6
6.Be2Bb4
7.O-OBxc3
8.bxc3Bxe4
9.Nb5d5
10.Ba3Nf6
11.Nd6+Kd7
12.c4h6
13.cxd5Bxd5
14.c4Qc7
15.cxd5Nxd5
16.Bb5+Nc6
17.Rc1Rhc8
18.Qa4Nde7
19.Rfd1Nd5
20.Rxd5exd5
21.Qg4+Kd8
22.Qxg7Qd7
23.Nxf7+Kc7
24.Rxc6+Qxc6
25.Nd6+Kd8
26.Nb7+Qxb7
27.Qf8+Kc7
28.Qd6#
CHECK!

Friday, December 14, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
AJJMJPE (1681) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.d4exd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qd1Nf6
5.Nc3Bc5
6.Nf3O-O
7.Bg5h6
8.Bh4g5
9.Nxg5hxg5
10.Bxg5Kg7
11.Nd5Bb4+
12.Nc3d6
13.a3Bxc3+
14.bxc3Bf5
15.f3Re8
16.e4Nxe4
17.Bxd8Nxc3+
18.Kd2Nxd1
19.Bxc7Nb2
20.Kc3Na4+
 

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
KingsBishop (1626) vs. john2001plus (1840)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Bb4
5.e5h6
6.Bd2Bxc3
7.Bxc3Ne4
8.Nf3O-O
9.Bd3Nxc3
10.bxc3c5
11.O-ONc6
12.a3Qa5
13.Qe1c4
14.Be2Qa4
15.Qb1b5
16.Nd2Qa5
17.Qb2Qb6
18.a4b4
19.Nf3bxc3
20.Qxb6axb6
21.Rfb1Bd7
22.Rxb6Rfb8
23.Rxb8+Rxb8
24.a5Ra8
25.h3Rb8
26.a6Na7
27.g4Rb2
28.Bd1Kf8
29.Kf1Ke7
30.Ne1Kd8
31.f4Kc7
32.Kf2Rb6
33.Ke3Bb5
34.Nf3Rxa6
35.Rxa6Bxa6
36.Ng1Nb5
37.Ne2Kb6
38.f5Bc8
39.Kf4Kc7
40.h4Kd8
41.Ng3Ke7
42.Nh5g6
43.fxg6fxg6
44.Nf6g5+
45.hxg5hxg5+
46.Kxg5Nxd4
47.Kg6Nc6
48.Ng8+Kf8
49.Nf6Nxe5+
50.Kh5Bd7
51.g5Be8+
52.Kh6Bg6
53.Be2Kf7
54.Bd1Be4
55.Nxe4dxe4
56.Bh5+Kg8
57.g6e3
58.g7Nc6
59.Be2Ne5
60.Bh5Nc6
61.Be2Ne7
62.Bxc4Nf5+
63.Kg6Nxg7
64.Kg5Kf7
65.Kf4Nf5
66.Kf3Kf6
67.Ke2Ke5
68.Kf3Nd4+
69.Kxe3Nxc2+
70.Kd3Na3
71.Ba6c2
72.Kd2Kd4
 

Thursday, November 22, 2018

White to play and win

Itsyourturn.com, ?
Analysis of Coffey, John (2001) vs. Jumper (1700)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Nf3Be7
5.Bg5O-O
6.Rc1c6
7.e3h6
8.Bxf6Bxf6
9.Bd3Nd7
10.O-Oe5
11.cxd5exd4
12.Nxd4cxd5
13.Nxd5Bxd4
14.exd4Nf6
15.Nc7Rb8
16.Re1a6
17.d5Bg4
18.f3Bh5
19.g4Bg6
20.Bxg6fxg6
21.Ne6Qb6+
22.Kg2Rfe8
23.d6Nd7
24.Rc7Rbd8
25.Nxd8Rxe1
26.Qxe1Qb5
27.Rxd7Qxd7
28.Qe6+Qxe6
29.Nxe6
 
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Sunday, November 18, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1543 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1732) vs. john2001plus (1731)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.e3e6
3.b3b6
4.Bb2Bb7
5.c4c5
6.Be2Nc6
7.O-OBe7
8.Nc3O-O
9.d3d5
10.Rc1d4
11.exd4cxd4
12.Nb5e5
13.Nd2a6
14.Na3Nd7
15.Bf3Nc5
16.Qe2Nb4
17.Bxb7Nxb7
18.Nf3Nxa2
19.Ra1Nc3
20.Bxc3dxc3
21.Nxe5Bxa3
22.Rxa3Qd6
23.Raa1Rfe8
24.f4f6
25.Qf3Nc5
26.Nc6Nxb3
27.Rae1Nd2
28.Ne7+Qxe7
29.Qd5+Qf7
30.Rxe8+Rxe8
31.Rc1Qxd5
32.cxd5Rc8
CHECK!

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Mate in 5

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1842) vs. foofooes (1427)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3Bg7
4.e4d6
5.Be2O-O
6.g4Nc6
7.d5Ne5
8.g5Nfd7
9.f4Nxc4
10.Bxc4Nb6
11.Bd3c6
12.dxc6bxc6
13.h4Bb7
14.h5d5
15.hxg6hxg6
16.Qg4d4
17.f5dxc3
18.Qh3Re8
19.fxg6cxb2
20.Bxb2e5
21.gxf7+Kxf7
22.Qf5+Kg8
23.O-O-OQc7
24.Rf1Bf8
25.g6Rad8
26.Qh3Bh6+
27.Qxh6Qg7
28.Qh7+Qxh7
29.gxh7+Kg7
30.h8=Q+Rxh8
31.Bxe5+Kg6
32.Rf6+Kg7
33.Rf5+Kg6
34.Nh3Rh4
35.Nf4+Rxf4
36.Rg1+Rg4
37.Rxg4+Kh6
38.Bf4+
 

Saturday, November 10, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Avidpxq vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.Nc3d5
2.Nf3d4
3.Ne4e5
4.d3f5
5.Ng3Nc6
6.e3dxe3
7.fxe3Bd6
8.Nd2Nf6
9.Nc4O-O
10.h3e4
11.Nxd6Qxd6
12.Ne2Nh5
13.d4Ng3
14.Rg1Be6
15.Nf4Nxf1
16.Rxf1Bc4
17.Rf2g5
18.Nh5Qh2
19.Kd2Nxd4
20.exd4e3+
21.Kxe3f4+
22.Kd2f3
23.Kc3fxg2
24.Be3Rxf2
25.Bxf2Rf8
26.Bg1Qxh3+
27.Kxc4Qe6+
28.d5Qe4+
29.Bd4Rf1
30.Kc3Rxd1
31.Nf6+Kf8
32.Rxd1Qf3+
33.Rd3Qxf6
34.Bxf6g1=Q
35.Bd4Qe1+
36.Kb3g4
37.Bxa7b6
38.Bb8Qe8
39.d6Qxb8
40.d7Qd8
 

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7d4
22.c4Ra8
23.Qc5Nd7
24.Qd5Nxe5
25.Qxe5Qxg2
26.Ne4Qf3+
27.Kc2d3+
28.Kc3d2+
29.Kb4Ra6
30.Nc3Rb6+
31.Nb5d1=Q
 

What is the best line for White?

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.cxd5Nf6
5.Nc3Nxd5
6.e4Nxc3
7.bxc3O-O
8.Be2c5
9.O-ONc6
10.d5Bxc3
11.Bh6Bxa1
12.Qxa1Nd4
13.Nxd4cxd4
14.Qxd4e5
15.Qxe5f6
16.Qd4Re8
17.Rb1g5
18.Bc4Qd6
19.Bb5Qe5
20.Qxe5Rxe5
21.Bd3Kf7
22.f4gxf4
23.Bxf4Re8
24.d6b6
25.Rc1Bd7
26.Rc7Red8
27.Bc4+Ke8
28.Bd5Rac8
29.Rxa7Rc2
30.e5Rc5
31.Bf3b5
32.e6Bxe6
33.Re7+Kf8
34.Rxe6Kf7
35.Re7+Kg6
36.g4Rc4
37.Be4+Rxe4
38.Rxe4
 

Black to play for a win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of JUMPER vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4e6
2.e4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Nf3Bd6
6.Be2O-O
7.O-Oc6
8.Bg5h6
9.Bh4Bf5
10.Bd3Bxd3
11.Qxd3Nbd7
12.Rfe1Qc7
13.Bg3Rfe8
14.Bxd6Qxd6
15.Ne2Re6
16.Ng3Rae8
17.Rxe6Rxe6
18.Re1Qe7
19.Rxe6Qxe6
20.Qe2Ne4
21.Nxe4dxe4
22.Nd2f5
23.a3b5
24.c3Nf6
25.h3Qa2
26.Nf1f4
27.Qd2g5
28.Qc2Kg7
29.Nd2Qa1+
30.Kh2Qe1
31.Nb3g4
32.g3f3
33.Nc5Nd5
34.Ne6+Kf6
35.Nf4Nxf4
36.gxf4Qf1
 

Sunday, October 21, 2018

White to play and win

October 2018 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Csonka Andrews
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3Nd7
4.Nc3Ngf6
5.Bf4dxc4
6.e4Nb6
7.Bxc4Bd7
8.Bd3Bb4
9.O-OO-O
10.Rc1Bc6
11.e5Nfd5
12.Bxh7+Kxh7
13.Ng5+Kg8
14.Qh5Re8
15.Qxf7+Kh8
16.Qh5+Kg8
17.Qh7+Kf8
18.Qh8+Ke7
19.Qxg7#
 

Thursday, October 18, 2018

White to play and win

October 2018 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. jefweb
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4c6
3.e4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.Nf3a6
6.e5h6
7.Ne4d5
8.exd6 e.p.Nd7
9.c5Ngf6
10.Bd3Nxe4
11.Bxe4f5
12.Bd3b6
13.b4b5
14.Bf4g5
15.Be5O-O
16.Bxg7Kxg7
17.a4g4
18.Ne5Nxe5
19.dxe5Bd7
20.Qd2Kh7
21.h3Qh4
22.g3Qh5
23.O-O-Ogxh3
24.Rh2Rg8
25.Rdh1Qg5
26.Rxh3Qxd2+
27.Kxd2Rg6
28.g4Rag8
29.axb5axb5
30.gxf5exf5
31.Ra1Kh8
32.Ra7Be6
33.Rc7Rc8
34.Re7Kg8
35.Rxe6Rxe6
36.Bxf5Rxe5
37.Bxc8Re8
38.Bd7Rd8
39.Bxc6
 

Mate in 5

October 2018 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. jefweb
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+12
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4c6
3.e4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.Nf3a6
6.e5h6
7.Ne4d5
8.exd6 e.p.Nd7
9.c5Ngf6
10.Bd3Nxe4
11.Bxe4f5
12.Bd3b6
13.b4b5
14.Bf4g5
15.Be5O-O
16.Bxg7Kxg7
17.a4g4
18.Ne5Nxe5
19.dxe5Bd7
20.Qd2Kh7
21.h3Qh4
22.g3Qh5
23.O-O-Ogxh3
24.Rh2Rg8
25.Rdh1Qg5
26.Rxh3Qxd2+
27.Kxd2Rg6
28.g4Rag8
29.axb5axb5
30.gxf5exf5
31.Ra1Kh8
32.Ra7Be6
33.Rc7Rc8
34.Re7Kg8
35.Rxe6Rxe6
36.Bxf5Rxe5
37.Bxc8Kg7
38.d7Rd5+
39.Ke2Re5+
40.Kd2Rd5+
41.Rd3Rxd3+
42.Kxd3h5
43.d8=Qh4
44.Ke4h3
45.Kf5h2
46.Qe7+Kg8
47.Kg6h1=Q
48.Qe8#
 

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Black to play and win

Greenwood Chess Club, Kroger
Nate Bush vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.e4dxe4
3.Ng5Nf6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.Qe2Nc6
6.Ngxe4Nd4
7.Qd3Nxe4
8.Nxe4Qd5
9.f3O-O-O
10.c3Nxf3+
11.Qxf3Qxe4+
12.Be2Qxf3
13.Bxf3e5
14.O-OBc5+
15.Kh1Bd3
16.Bg4+Kb8
17.Rf3f5
18.Bxf5e4
19.Rg3Rhf8
20.Rg5e3
21.Bxd3Rxd3
22.g3e2
23.Re5Re3
24.Rxe3Bxe3