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