Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Mate in 6

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1523) vs. john2001plus (1840)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-4
(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.Nxd2Qb4+
23.Nb3Qxc3+
24.Ka3Be7+
25.Rd6Bxd6+
26.Qc5Bxc5+
 

Monday, July 30, 2018

White to play for a strong advantage

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.g4Qd6
20.gxh5Rfc8
21.Qc2Nxd5
22.Qc5Qxc5+
23.Rxc5Nxc7
24.Re7Ne6
25.Rxc8+Rxc8
26.Rxb7
 
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24. Rec1 is met by 24... Rd8.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Black to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
rupertguinness vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Bb5+Bd7
5.Bxd7+Nxd7
6.Nf3cxd4
7.Qxd4Ne7
8.Nc3Nc6
9.Qf4Qc7
10.Be3Ndxe5
11.Nxe5Qxe5
12.O-O-ORc8
13.Qxe5Nxe5
14.Bxa7Bb4
15.Ne2Ra8
16.Bd4Nc4
17.a3O-O
18.Kb1Bd6
19.h4f6
20.g3e5
21.Bc3d4
22.Bb4Bxb4
23.axb4Ra4
24.c3dxc3
25.bxc3Ra3
26.Rd7Rb3+
27.Kc2Rb2+
28.Kd3Rd2+
29.Kxc4Rxd7
30.b5Rc8+
31.Kb4Rd2
32.Re1b6
33.c4Rc2
34.Nc3Rb2+
35.Ka3Rxf2
36.Kb4Rf3
37.Nd5Rb8
38.Ne7+Kf7
39.Nc6Ra8
40.Rd1Rfa3
41.Rd7+Ke6
42.Ra7Ra8xa7
43.Nxa7Rxa7
44.c5bxc5+
45.Kxc5Rc7+
 

Monday, July 23, 2018

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Eduardo
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3dxc4
7.Bxc4b6
8.Qc2Bb7
9.a3Nbd7
10.Rc1Nh5
11.Bg3Nxg3
12.hxg3Nf6
13.e4h6
14.e5Nd5
15.Qe4Rb8
16.Bd3Nf6
17.Qf4Nh7
18.Rxh6Bxf3
19.Bxh7+Kh8
20.Bd3+Kg8
21.gxf3f5
22.exf6 e.p.Rxf6
23.Bh7+Kf8
24.Bg6Bd6
25.Qh4Ke7
26.Rh7Kd7
27.Rxg7+
 

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
rupertguinness vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Bb5+Bd7
5.Bxd7+Nxd7
6.Nf3cxd4
7.Qxd4Ne7
8.Nc3Nc6
9.Qf4Qc7
10.Be3Ndxe5
11.Nxe5Qxe5
12.O-O-ORc8
13.Qxe5Nxe5
14.Bxa7Bb4
15.Ne2Ra8
16.Bd4Nc4
17.a3O-O
18.Kb1Bd6
19.h4f6
20.g3e5
21.Bc3d4
22.Bb4Bxb4
23.axb4Ra4
24.c3dxc3
25.bxc3Ra3
26.Rd7Rb3+
27.Kc2Rb2+
28.Kd3b5
29.Rd1f5
30.Nc1Rxf2
31.Nb3Nb2+
32.Ke3Nxd1+
 

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Eduardo
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3dxc4
7.Bxc4b6
8.Qc2Bb7
9.a3Nbd7
10.Rc1Nh5
11.Bg3Nxg3
12.hxg3Nf6
13.e4h6
14.e5Nd5
15.Qe4Rb8
16.Bd3Nf6
17.Qf4Nh7
18.Rxh6Bxf3
19.Bxh7+Kh8
20.Bd3+Kg8
21.gxf3Bg5
22.Qe4g6
23.Rxg6+Kh7
24.Rh6+
 

Sunday, July 15, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. keith28
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4h6
3.c4dxc4
4.e4b5
5.a4c6
6.axb5cxb5
7.b3e6
8.bxc4Bb4+
9.Bd2Bxd2+
10.Qxd2Bb7
11.d5bxc4
12.Qb2Bc8
13.Qxg7Qf6
14.Qxf6Nxf6
15.Nc3Nbd7
16.dxe6fxe6
17.Bxc4
 

Sunday, July 1, 2018

White to play and win

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. tChess
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4c5
4.e3d5
5.Nc3a6
6.Bd3cxd4
7.Nxd4e5
8.Nc2Be6
9.cxd5Nxd5
10.Nxd5Bxd5
11.O-Oe4
12.Be2Be7
13.Nd4O-O
14.f3Nc6
15.fxe4Bxe4
16.Bf3Qd5
17.Nxc6Qxc6
18.Bxe4Qxe4
19.Qf3Qxf3
20.gxf3Rad8
21.e4Bc5+
22.Kg2f6
23.Bf4Bd4
24.Rab1Rf7
25.Rfd1Rfd7
26.Kf1b6
27.Ke2Rc8
28.b3Rc3
29.Rbc1Rxc1
30.Rxc1Kf7
31.Be3Bxe3
32.Kxe3a5
33.Rc6b5
34.Rb6b4
35.Ra6Rc7
36.Rxa5Rc3+
37.Kf4Rc2
38.Kg3Rd2
39.Ra4Ke6
40.Rxb4Rxa2
41.Rb6+Kf7
42.Rb7+Kg8
43.b4Ra1
44.b5Rg1+
45.Kf2Rd1
46.b6Rd2+
47.Kg3Rd6
48.Rb8+Kf7
49.b7Rb6
50.Kf4Rb2
51.Ke3Kg6
52.f4Rb4
53.Kd3h5
54.Kc3Rb6
55.h4Rb1
56.Kd4Kf7
57.e5Rb6
58.exf6gxf6
59.Kc5Rb1
60.Rh8