Sunday, September 30, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3c5
7.dxc5Qa5
8.Bd6Bxd6
9.cxd6Rd8
10.Be2Rxd6
11.O-ONc6
12.a3a6
13.b4Qd8
14.c5Rd7
15.Na4Rb8
16.Nb6Re7
17.Qc2Nd7
18.Ng5g6
19.Nxd7Bxd7
20.Rfd1Be8
21.Ne4Na7
22.Qc3e5
23.Nf6+Kg7
24.Rxd5Qc7
25.Rd6Rc8
26.Rad1Bc6
27.f4Bb5
28.Bg4Ba4
29.Rd1d2Nb5
30.Qb2Nxd6
31.Rxd6Bc6
32.fxe5h5
33.e6Kh6
34.e4hxg4
35.Nxg4+Kh7
36.Rd3Kg8
37.Rh3f6
38.Nxf6+Kg7
39.Ne8+Kg8
40.Qh8#
 

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Mate in 4

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. godzilla47
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4Bf5
3.cxd5Bxb1
4.Rxb1e6
5.dxe6fxe6
6.Nf3Nf6
7.Qb3Nd5
8.Qxb7Nd7
9.e4Nd5b6
10.Qc6Bb4+
11.Bd2Bxd2+
12.Nxd2O-O
13.Qxe6+Kh8
14.Bd3Re8
15.Qh3g6
16.O-ONf6
17.Nf3Nh5
18.Rfd1Nf4
19.Qg4Nxd3
20.Rxd3Nc4
21.b3Na3
22.Rbd1c6
23.Ne5Qf6
24.Rf3Qg7
25.Rf7Qh6
26.Qf3Qg5
27.Rd7Rf8
28.Nf7+Rxf7
29.Qxf7Qh6
30.Qf6+Kg8
31.Qe6+Kh8
32.Qe5+Kg8
33.d5c5
34.d6Qf8
35.Rd3Re8
36.Rg7+Qxg7
37.Qxe8+Qf8
38.d7Kg7
39.Qxf8+Kxf8
40.d8=Q+
 

Monday, September 10, 2018

What is the fastest path to checkmate?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of chess724 vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.e5c5
4.Bb5+Bd7
5.Bxd7+Nxd7
6.O-OQc7
7.Re1Ne7
8.c3Nc6
9.d3Ndxe5
10.Nxe5Nxe5
11.Bf4Bd6
12.Bxe5Bxe5
13.g3O-O
14.f4Bd6
15.Nd2b5
16.Nf3b4
17.cxb4cxb4
18.b3Rfc8
19.d4Qc2
20.Qxc2Rxc2
21.Rec1Rac8
22.Rxc2Rxc2
23.Kf1Kf8
24.Ke1Ke7
25.Nd2Bc7
26.Kd1Rc3
27.Ke2Bb6
28.Nf3Rc2+
29.Kd3Rf2
30.Ke3Rg2
31.Kd3f6
32.Ke3Kd6
33.Kd3h6
34.Ke3g5
35.fxg5hxg5
36.g4Rxg4
37.Rd1e5
38.Rd2Bxd4+
39.Nxd4Rxd4
40.Rxd4exd4+
41.Kxd4f5
42.h3f4
43.Kd3Ke5
44.Ke2Ke4
45.Kf2d4
46.Ke2d3+
47.Kd2f3
48.Ke1Ke3
49.Kd1f2
50.Kc1f1=Q+
51.Kb2Qe2+
52.Kb1Qc2+
 

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

What is the best continuation for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. chess724
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(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.Rg3+Rg7
24.Ng6Qe8
25.Qh8+Kf7
26.Ne5+Ke7
27.Qxg7+Kd6
28.c4Qe7
29.cxd5Qxg7
30.Rxg7cxd5
31.Rf7Rc8
32.Bb3Rc7
33.Rxf6