Saturday, June 30, 2018

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black 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.Rd1Bxf3
12.Bxf3Nxd4
13.Rxd4Qxd4
14.Be3Qb4
15.Bxa8Rxa8
16.Qxc7Qxb2
17.Rd1Qxe2
18.Rd2Qe1+
19.Kg2Bc5
20.Rd7Rf8
21.Bxc5bxc5
22.Qxa7Qe4+
23.Kg1c4
24.Rc7h5
25.Qa6Rb8
26.f3Rb1+
27.Kg2Rb2+
28.Kh3Qf5+
29.g4Qxf3+
 

Saturday, June 16, 2018

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1828) vs. Matthew_McCarthy (1595)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3cxd4
5.Bxc4Nc6
6.exd4e6
7.O-OBd6
8.Nc3Nge7
9.Ne4O-O
10.Re1Nb4
11.Nxd6Qxd6
12.Bd2Nbd5
13.Rc1b6
14.Qe2Bb7
15.Ba6Bxa6
16.Qxa6Qd7
17.Ne5Qd6
18.a3Nf5
19.Qa4b5
20.Qxb5Nxd4
21.Qd3Nf5
22.Bb4Nxb4
23.Qxd6Nxd6
24.axb4Rfb8
25.Nc6Rb7
26.Red1Nf5
27.Rc5Ne7
28.b5Kf8
29.Kf1Nd5
30.Na5Rb6
31.Nc4Rb7
32.Ra1Nb4
33.Na5Rd7
34.Nc6Nd3
35.Rc2Nf4
36.b6a6
37.Na5Rad8
38.Rcc1Rb8
39.b7Rbxb7
40.Nxb7Rxb7
41.g3Nd5
42.Rc8+Ke7
43.Rxa6
 

Friday, June 15, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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LetsGoRoyals (1674) vs. john2001plus (1884)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.g3Nf6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.Bg2Be6
6.Nf3Nc6
7.d3Be7
8.O-OO-O
9.Bd2f6
10.a3Qd7
11.Nxd5Bxd5
12.Bc3Rfd8
13.Rc1a5
14.Qd2a4
15.Qe3b5
16.Nd2Bxg2
17.Kxg2b4
18.axb4Nxb4
19.Ne4f5
20.Nc5Qd5+
21.f3Bxc5
22.Qg5Rf8
23.e4Qd8
24.Qxd8Raxd8
25.Bxe5Nxd3
26.Rc3fxe4
27.fxe4Rxf1
28.Kxf1Bb4
29.Rc4c5
30.Bc3Re8
31.Ke2Ne5
32.Bxe5Rxe5
33.Ke3Kf7
34.h3Re8
35.g4Ra8
36.Rc2a3
37.bxa3Rxa3+
38.Kf4Rxh3
39.Rf2Ke6
40.Rc2c4
41.e5c3
42.Ke4Rg3
43.Kf4Rd3
 

Thursday, June 14, 2018

White to play and draw

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john2001plus (1860) vs. Coupra (2017)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e3c6
6.Bd3Nbd7
7.O-Oh6
8.Bh4O-O
9.Nbd2b6
10.Qc2Bb7
11.Rfe1Rc8
12.e4dxe4
13.Nxe4Nxe4
14.Bxe7Qxe7
15.Bxe4Nf6
16.Bd3Rfd8
17.Qa4c5
18.Qxa7Ra8
19.Qxb6Bxf3
20.gxf3Rxd4
21.Be4Nxe4
22.Rxe4Qg5+
23.Kf1Rad8
24.Rg4Qf5
25.Rxd4Rxd4
26.Re1Qxf3
27.Qxc5Rd2
28.Kg1Qg4+
29.Kf1Qh3+
30.Kg1Qf3
31.b4h5
32.Qe3Qg4+
33.Kf1Qxc4+
34.Kg1Qxa2
35.b5Rb2
36.b6Qb3
37.Qxb3Rxb3
38.Re5g6
39.Kg2Rxb6
40.Kg3Rb4
41.f3Kg7
42.h3Kf6
43.Ra5g5
44.Kg2e5
45.Kg3h4+
46.Kg2Kf5
47.Ra2f6
48.Re2e4
49.fxe4+Rxe4
50.Rf2+Rf4
51.Re2g4
52.hxg4+Kxg4
53.Re8Rf5
54.Rg8+Rg5
55.Rh8f5
56.Kh2f4
57.Rf8Kf3
58.Kh3Rg4
59.Ra8Rg7
60.Kxh4Kg2
61.Ra2+Kf1
62.Ra1+Ke2
63.Ra2+Kd3
64.Ra3+Ke4
65.Ra4+Kf5
66.Ra5+Ke6
67.Ra6+Kf7
68.Ra7+Kf6
69.Rxg7Kxg7
70.Kg4Kf8
71.Kxf4
 

Black to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1854) vs. NC008 (1991)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.e4g6
3.c3Bg7
4.d4cxd4
5.cxd4d5
6.exd5Nf6
7.Nc3Nxd5
8.Bc4Nb6
9.Bb5+Bd7
10.Qb3O-O
11.O-Oa6
12.Bxd7Nb8xd7
13.a4Nf6
14.a5Nbd5
15.Qxb7e6
16.Bg5Qd6
17.Ne5Rab8
18.Qc6Qxc6
19.Nxc6Rxb2
20.Na4Rc2
21.Nc5Ra8
22.Rfb1h6
23.Bh4Nc3
24.Rb7Ne2+
25.Kh1Nd5
26.Rd1Nxd4
 

White to play and win

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Analysis of NC008 (1983) vs. learnychess (1690)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3d5
4.Bg5Nbd7
5.Nf3c6
6.e3Bb4
7.Qc2Qa5
8.Nd2h6
9.Bh4g5
10.Bg3Qb6
11.Bd3Nh5
12.a3Bxc3
13.bxc3Nxg3
14.hxg3Qc7
15.Nf3g4
16.Nd2h5
17.cxd5exd5
18.c4dxc4
19.Nxc4b5
20.Nd2Nb6
21.Bxb5Bd7
22.Bd3Qd8
23.Nc4h4
24.Nd6+Kf8
25.Qc5Qe7
26.gxh4Na4
27.Qe5Qxe5
28.dxe5Nb6
29.Bf5Bxf5
30.Nxf5Re8
31.g3Rxe5
32.Nd4Rc5
33.Ke2Nd5
34.Rhc1Rb5
35.Rxc6Rb2+
36.Rc2Rb8
37.Rac1Kg7
38.Rc5Nf6
39.Nf5+Kg6
40.Ne7+Kg7
41.Nf5+Kg6
42.Nd4Rb2+
43.Rc1c2Rbb8
44.Rc7Rhd8
45.Rxa7Ne4
46.Ra6+f6
47.Re6Nd6
48.Nc6Rbc8
49.Rxd6Rxd6
50.Ne7+Kf7
51.Nxc8
 

Monday, June 11, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of TheBlackVeil (1363) vs. john2001plus (1724)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Qc2d5
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c5
7.Nf3cxd4
8.exd4h6
9.Bh4Nc6
10.Bd3dxc4
11.Bxc4Nxd4
12.Nxd4Qxd4
13.Bxf6Qxc4
14.a3Ba5
15.Be7Re8
16.Bb4Bxb4
17.axb4Qxb4
18.O-OBd7
19.Rfd1Bc6
20.Ra3Red8
21.Re1Rd4
22.Rb3Qc4
23.Ra3b5
24.b3Qc5
25.b4Rxb4
26.Qe2Rc4
27.Nb1Rc2
28.Qe3Qxe3
29.Raxe3b4
 

Sunday, June 10, 2018

White to play and win.

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Burnemup (1512) vs. John2001plus (1563)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nh6
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Qa5+
10.Bd2Bb4
11.Bc3b5
12.a3Bxc3+
13.Nxc3b4
14.axb4Qxb4
15.Bb5Bd7
16.Bxc6Bxc6
17.Qd2Rb8
18.Rb1Bb5
19.Nxb5Qxb5
20.Qg5O-O
21.Qg4Qb4+
22.Kf1Qc4+
23.Kg1Rxb2
24.Rf1Rfb8
25.g3a5
26.Kg2a4
27.Rc1Qe2
28.Rhf1h5
29.Qg5Rb8b3
30.Nh4Qe4+
31.Kg1g6
32.Nxf5Rb8
33.Nh6+Kg7
34.Nxf7Rb2b7
35.Qf6+Kg8
36.Nd6Qg4
37.Nxb7
 

Mate in 4

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1523) vs. john2001plus (1840)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+7
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Bc4Bg4
7.Nf3Nxd5
8.Qe2+Be7
9.h3Be6
10.Nc3Nf4
11.Qf1Nxg2+
12.Qxg2Bxc4
13.Qxg7Bf6
14.Qh6Nc6
15.Qe3+Qe7
16.d3Be6
17.Bd2O-O-O
18.O-O-ONb4
19.Qxa7Nxd3+
20.Kb1Nxb2
21.Kxb2Rxd2+
22.Rxd2Qb4+
23.Kc1Qxc3+
24.Kd1Qxf3+
25.Kc2Bf5+
26.Kc1Qxh1+
27.Rd1Qc6+
28.Kd2Bc3+
29.Ke2Re8+
30.Qe3Rxe3+
 

Mate in 4

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1523) vs. john2001plus (1840)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Bc4Bg4
7.Nf3Nxd5
8.Qe2+Be7
9.h3Be6
10.Nc3Nf4
11.Qf1Nxg2+
12.Qxg2Bxc4
13.Qxg7Bf6
14.Qh6Nc6
15.Qe3+Qe7
16.d3Be6
17.Bd2O-O-O
18.O-O-ONb4
19.Qxa7Nxd3+
20.Kb1Nxb2
21.Kxb2Rxd2+
22.Rxd2Qb4+
23.Kc1Qxc3+
24.Kd1Qxf3+
25.Re2Rd8+
26.Qd4Rxd4+
27.Kc1Qc3+
28.Kb1Rb4+
 

Mate in 5.

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1523) vs. john2001plus (1840)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+7
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Bc4Bg4
7.Nf3Nxd5
8.Qe2+Be7
9.h3Be6
10.Nc3Nf4
11.Qf1Nxg2+
12.Qxg2Bxc4
13.Qxg7Bf6
14.Qh6Nc6
15.Qe3+Qe7
16.d3Be6
17.Bd2O-O-O
18.O-O-ONb4
19.Qxa7Nxd3+
20.Kb1Nxb2
21.Kxb2Rxd2+
22.Rxd2Qb4+
23.Kc1Qxc3+
24.Kd1Qxf3+
25.Kc1Qxh1+
26.Rd1Qc6+
27.Kd2Qc3+
28.Ke2Bc4+
29.Rd3Qxd3+
 

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Black to play for a winning advantage.

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1523) vs. john2001plus (1840)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Bc4Bg4
7.Nf3Nxd5
8.Qe2+Be7
9.h3Be6
10.Nc3Nf4
11.Qf1Nxg2+
12.Qxg2Bxc4
13.Qxg7Bf6
14.Qh6Nc6
15.Qe3+Qe7
16.d3Bxd3
17.Qxe7+Nxe7
18.Bf4Bxc3+
19.bxc3Be4
20.Ke2O-O-O
21.Rhe1Nd5
22.Bd2Rhe8
23.Nd4c5
24.Nb3Nxc3+
25.Kf1Bd3+
26.Kg2Ne4
 

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1840) vs. Phlegmaman (1835)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c3c5
4.Bf4Nc6
5.e3e6
6.Nbd2Bd6
7.Bxd6Qxd6
8.dxc5Qxc5
9.Bd3e5
10.e4dxe4
11.Nxe4Nxe4
12.Bxe4f5
13.Bxc6+Qxc6
14.Qb3Be6
15.Qb4O-O-O
16.O-Oe4
17.Nd4Qd6
18.Qa5Kb8
19.Rad1b6
20.Nb5Qe7
21.Qa6Bc4
22.Rfe1Rd7
23.Rd4Rxd4
24.Nxd4Bxa6
25.Nc6+Kc7
26.Nxe7g6
27.Nd5+Kd6
28.Nb4Bb7
29.Rd1+Ke6
30.Kf1a5
31.Nc2Ba6+
32.Ke1Bd3
33.Nd4+Ke5
34.g3h5
35.f4+Kf6
36.Nf3Bc2
37.Rd2exf3
38.Rxc2g5
39.fxg5+Kxg5
40.Kf2Rd8
41.Kxf3Rd3+
42.Ke2Rd5
43.Rd2Re5+
44.Kf3h4
45.Rd6hxg3
46.h4+Kxh4
47.Kf4Kh3
48.Kxe5g2
49.Rxb6g1=Q
50.Rh6+Kg2
51.Rg6+Kf2
52.Rxg1
 
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Friday, June 8, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of Jahonas (2245) vs. john2001plus (1834)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Bb4+
6.Bd2Bxd2+
7.Nbxd2O-O
8.O-Od6
9.Rc1Nbd7
10.Qc2c5
11.dxc5Nxc5
12.Rfd1Rc8
13.Qb1Nfe4
14.b4Nxd2
15.Nxd2Bxg2
16.Kxg2Nb7
17.Ne4Qc7
18.Qd3Rfd8
19.Ng5g6
20.Qd4e5
21.Qh4f5
22.e4Qe7
23.exf5gxf5
24.Qh6Rf8
25.h4Rf6
26.Qh5h6
27.Nf3Qf7
28.Qxf7+Kxf7
29.Rd2f4
30.g4Rg8
31.g5hxg5
32.hxg5Rf5
33.c5e4
34.Nd4Rfxg5+
35.Kf1Rg1+
36.Ke2Rxc1
37.c6Nd8
38.c7Ne6
 

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of PlanetChessClub (2022) vs. john2001plus (1858)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Be2Bd6
6.c3O-O
7.Bg5h6
8.Bh4g5
9.Bg3Ne4
10.Nbd2Nc6
11.Nxe4dxe4
12.Ne5Bxe5
13.dxe5Qe7
14.Qa4Nxe5
15.Qxe4Re8
16.Bxe5Qxe5
17.Qxe5Rxe5
18.f3Bf5
19.Kf2Rd8
20.Rad1Red5
21.Rxd5Rxd5
22.Ke3Re5+
23.Kf2Rd5
24.Rd1Rxd1
25.Bxd1Be6
26.a3f6
27.Ke3Kf7
28.Kd4Ke7
29.c4Kd6
30.b4b6
31.c5+bxc5+
32.bxc5+Ke7
33.Ba4Bd7
34.c6Bc8
35.Bb5Kd6
36.a4a6
37.Bc4a5
38.Bb5Be6
39.Kc3Bd5
 

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Black to play and win

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Taechess (1693) vs. John2001plus (1715)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Bd3Bd7
7.Bc2cxd4
8.cxd4Rc8
9.Nc3Nb4
10.O-ONxc2
11.Qxc2Ne7
12.Be3Nf5
13.Rac1Be7
14.a3O-O
15.Qd2Rc4
16.Ne2Rfc8
17.Rxc4Rxc4
18.Rc1Qb3
19.Rxc4Qxc4
20.Ng3Nxg3
21.fxg3Bb5
22.Qc1a5
23.Qxc4Bxc4
24.Nd2b5
25.Kf2b4
26.Nxc4dxc4
27.a4Kf8
28.Ke2b3
29.Bd2Bb4
30.h4Ke7
31.g4Kd7
32.g5c3
33.Bc1Ba3
34.bxa3b2
35.Bxb2cxb2
36.Kd2b1=Q
 

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Black to play and win

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ONE_ISDA (1557) vs. John2001plus (1782)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.f4cxd4
5.Nf3Nc6
6.a3Nge7
7.Nh4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.g3Qb6
10.Bd3Bd7
11.Nd2Rc8
12.Nf3Na5
13.b3Bb5
14.O-OBxd3
15.Qxd3Rc3
16.Qd1d3+
17.Kg2Rxc2+
18.Bd2Nxb3
19.Rb1Bxa3
20.Kh1a5
21.Nd4Qxd4
22.Rxb3Qe4+
23.Rf3Rxd2
24.Qxd2Qxf3+
25.Kg1Bc5+
 

Black to play and win

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Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1778) vs. FelixMonterrey (1885)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nge7
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Qd8
10.O-OBe7
11.Be3O-O
12.Bd3Nb4
13.Bxf5exf5
14.a3Nc6
15.Rc1Be6
16.Nc5Qb6
17.b4h6
18.Qd2Kh7
19.h3Rac8
20.Rb1Rfe8
21.Rfc1g5
22.Bxg5Nxd4
23.Nxd4Bxg5
24.f4Be7
25.Ncxe6fxe6
26.Kh1Rc4
27.Rxc4dxc4
28.Rc1Rc8
29.Qc3a6
30.g4fxg4
31.hxg4Qd8
32.Kh2Qd5
33.Qc2+Kg7
34.Rd1Kh8
35.Qg6Bf8
36.Qf6+Bg7
37.Qxe6Qd8
38.Nf5Qxd1
39.Qxc8+Kh7
40.Qxb7Qd2+
41.Kg3Qe1+
42.Kh2Qf2+
43.Kh3Qf1+
44.Qg2Qxf4
45.e6Qe5
46.e7c3
47.Qc2Kh8
48.Nxg7Kxg7
49.Kg2Kf7
50.Qh7+Ke8
51.Qg6+Kxe7
52.Qh7+Kd8
53.Qc2Qd5+
54.Kf2Qd4+
55.Ke2Qxg4+
56.Ke3Qg5+
57.Ke2Qe5+
58.Kf3h5
59.Qd3+Ke7
60.Qh7+Kd6
61.Qg6+Kd5
62.Qd3+Ke6
63.Qxa6+Kf5
64.Qc8+Kg5
65.Qg8+Kh4
66.Qc4+Kh3
67.Qf1+Kh4
68.Qc4+Kg5
69.Qg8+Kh6
70.Qf8+Qg7
71.Qf4+Kh7
72.Qe4+Kg8
73.Ke3Qg1+
74.Ke2Qg4+
75.Qxg4+hxg4
 

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Black to play and win.

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Phlegmaman (1827) vs. Rescuebots (1844)
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(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nf6
5.Nc3g6
6.Be3Bg7
7.f3a6
8.Bc4b5
9.Bb3Bb7
10.Qd2h5
11.O-O-ONbd7
12.Kb1Rc8
13.Nde2Ne5
14.Nd5Nc4
15.Bxc4bxc4
16.Nxf6+Bxf6
17.Bd4e5
18.Be3Rc6
19.Nc3Be7
20.Nd5Rc8
21.Qb4Bxd5
22.Rxd5O-O
23.Rhd1c3
24.b3Qd7
25.Qa3Rc6
26.Rxe5dxe5
27.Qc1Rd6
28.Re1Rd8
29.Bc5Rd2
30.Bxe7Qxe7
31.Rg1Qd6
32.a4Rd1
33.Rxd1Qxd1
34.Qxd1Rxd1+