Chess Level 03: October 2018

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	g5
7.	Bg3	Bd6
8.	Ne5	c5
9.	c3	cxd4
10.	Bb5+	Nbd7
11.	Nxd7	Bxd7
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bxd6	Qxd6
14.	Qxd4	Qe6+
15.	Kd1	Qg4+
16.	Kc2	Qf5+
17.	Kb3	O-O
18.	Re1	Rfd8
19.	Nd2	Rac8
20.	Re5	Qg4
21.	Qxa7	d4
22.	c4	Ra8
23.	Qc5	Nd7
24.	Qd5	Nxe5
25.	Qxe5	Qxg2
26.	Ne4	Qf3+
27.	Kc2	d3+
28.	Kc3	d2+
29.	Kb4	Ra6
30.	Nc3	Rb6+
31.	Nb5	d1=Q

What is the best line for White?

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	cxd5	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	O-O
8.	Be2	c5
9.	O-O	Nc6
10.	d5	Bxc3
11.	Bh6	Bxa1
12.	Qxa1	Nd4
13.	Nxd4	cxd4
14.	Qxd4	e5
15.	Qxe5	f6
16.	Qd4	Re8
17.	Rb1	g5
18.	Bc4	Qd6
19.	Bb5	Qe5
20.	Qxe5	Rxe5
21.	Bd3	Kf7
22.	f4	gxf4
23.	Bxf4	Re8
24.	d6	b6
25.	Rc1	Bd7
26.	Rc7	Red8
27.	Bc4+	Ke8
28.	Bd5	Rac8
29.	Rxa7	Rc2
30.	e5	Rc5
31.	Bf3	b5
32.	e6	Bxe6
33.	Re7+	Kf8
34.	Rxe6	Kf7
35.	Re7+	Kg6
36.	g4	Rc4
37.	Be4+	Rxe4
38.	Rxe4

Black to play for a win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of JUMPER vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	e4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Bd6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	O-O	c6
8.	Bg5	h6
9.	Bh4	Bf5
10.	Bd3	Bxd3
11.	Qxd3	Nbd7
12.	Rfe1	Qc7
13.	Bg3	Rfe8
14.	Bxd6	Qxd6
15.	Ne2	Re6
16.	Ng3	Rae8
17.	Rxe6	Rxe6
18.	Re1	Qe7
19.	Rxe6	Qxe6
20.	Qe2	Ne4
21.	Nxe4	dxe4
22.	Nd2	f5
23.	a3	b5
24.	c3	Nf6
25.	h3	Qa2
26.	Nf1	f4
27.	Qd2	g5
28.	Qc2	Kg7
29.	Nd2	Qa1+
30.	Kh2	Qe1
31.	Nb3	g4
32.	g3	f3
33.	Nc5	Nd5
34.	Ne6+	Kf6
35.	Nf4	Nxf4
36.	gxf4	Qf1

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


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nd7
4.	Nc3	Ngf6
5.	Bf4	dxc4
6.	e4	Nb6
7.	Bxc4	Bd7
8.	Bd3	Bb4
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Rc1	Bc6
11.	e5	Nfd5
12.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
13.	Ng5+	Kg8
14.	Qh5	Re8
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


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(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	c6
3.	e4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	Nf3	a6
6.	e5	h6
7.	Ne4	d5
8.	exd6 e.p.	Nd7
9.	c5	Ngf6
10.	Bd3	Nxe4
11.	Bxe4	f5
12.	Bd3	b6
13.	b4	b5
14.	Bf4	g5
15.	Be5	O-O
16.	Bxg7	Kxg7
17.	a4	g4
18.	Ne5	Nxe5
19.	dxe5	Bd7
20.	Qd2	Kh7
21.	h3	Qh4
22.	g3	Qh5
23.	O-O-O	gxh3
24.	Rh2	Rg8
25.	Rdh1	Qg5
26.	Rxh3	Qxd2+
27.	Kxd2	Rg6
28.	g4	Rag8
29.	axb5	axb5
30.	gxf5	exf5
31.	Ra1	Kh8
32.	Ra7	Be6
33.	Rc7	Rc8
34.	Re7	Kg8
35.	Rxe6	Rxe6
36.	Bxf5	Rxe5
37.	Bxc8	Re8
38.	Bd7	Rd8
39.	Bxc6

Mate in 5

October 2018 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. jefweb


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(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	c6
3.	e4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	Nf3	a6
6.	e5	h6
7.	Ne4	d5
8.	exd6 e.p.	Nd7
9.	c5	Ngf6
10.	Bd3	Nxe4
11.	Bxe4	f5
12.	Bd3	b6
13.	b4	b5
14.	Bf4	g5
15.	Be5	O-O
16.	Bxg7	Kxg7
17.	a4	g4
18.	Ne5	Nxe5
19.	dxe5	Bd7
20.	Qd2	Kh7
21.	h3	Qh4
22.	g3	Qh5
23.	O-O-O	gxh3
24.	Rh2	Rg8
25.	Rdh1	Qg5
26.	Rxh3	Qxd2+
27.	Kxd2	Rg6
28.	g4	Rag8
29.	axb5	axb5
30.	gxf5	exf5
31.	Ra1	Kh8
32.	Ra7	Be6
33.	Rc7	Rc8
34.	Re7	Kg8
35.	Rxe6	Rxe6
36.	Bxf5	Rxe5
37.	Bxc8	Kg7
38.	d7	Rd5+
39.	Ke2	Re5+
40.	Kd2	Rd5+
41.	Rd3	Rxd3+
42.	Kxd3	h5
43.	d8=Q	h4
44.	Ke4	h3
45.	Kf5	h2
46.	Qe7+	Kg8
47.	Kg6	h1=Q
48.	Qe8#

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Black to play and win

Greenwood Chess Club, Kroger
Nate Bush vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	e4	dxe4
3.	Ng5	Nf6
4.	Nc3	Bf5
5.	Qe2	Nc6
6.	Ngxe4	Nd4
7.	Qd3	Nxe4
8.	Nxe4	Qd5
9.	f3	O-O-O
10.	c3	Nxf3+
11.	Qxf3	Qxe4+
12.	Be2	Qxf3
13.	Bxf3	e5
14.	O-O	Bc5+
15.	Kh1	Bd3
16.	Bg4+	Kb8
17.	Rf3	f5
18.	Bxf5	e4
19.	Rg3	Rhf8
20.	Rg5	e3
21.	Bxd3	Rxd3
22.	g3	e2
23.	Re5	Re3
24.	Rxe3	Bxe3

Black to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of JUMPER vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Be2	Bd6
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Bg5	h6
8.	Bh4	g5
9.	Bg3	Re8
10.	Bxd6	Qxd6
11.	Re1	Nc6
12.	c3	Bf5
13.	Nbd2	Ne7
14.	Qb3	b6
15.	Ne5	Ng6
16.	Nxg6	Bxg6
17.	Bf3	Ne4
18.	Nxe4	dxe4
19.	Be2	Kg7
20.	h3	f5
21.	Bf1	f4
22.	a3	Re7
23.	Qd1	Rd8
24.	Qc1	Rde8
25.	Bc4	e3
26.	fxe3	Rxe3
27.	Rxe3	Rxe3
28.	Qd2	Qc6
29.	Be2	Qe6
30.	Bf3	Qe8
31.	Kf2	Qe7
32.	Re1	Rxe1
33.	Qxe1	Qxe1+
34.	Kxe1	Kf6
35.	Kd2	h5
36.	Be2	Be4
37.	Bf3	Bxf3
38.	gxf3	g4
39.	hxg4	hxg4
40.	fxg4	Kg5
41.	Ke2	Kxg4
42.	Kf2	b5
43.	b3	f3
44.	c4	bxc4
45.	bxc4	Kf4
46.	d5	Ke4
47.	a4	a5
48.	Kf1	Kd4
49.	Kf2	Kxc4
50.	Kxf3	Kxd5

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;