What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1863) vs. bigpawn63 (1506)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nf6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bc4 exd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. O-O Bg4 14. Bxb7 Nd7 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. Qf4 Nf6 17. e5 Bxf3 18. exf6 Be4 19. Rfe1 Bg6 20. fxg7 Kxg7 21. Qxc7

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White to play

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john2001plus (1839) vs. Seraphim95 (1562)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +5

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 Bg4 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Be2 O-O-O 8. O-O e5 9. Bd2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bxe2 11. Ndxe2 Bb4 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 Rd7 14. Qc2 Rhd8 15. Rfd1 Qc5 16. b4 Qh5 17. Be1 g5 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19. Qf5 Qg6 20. Qc5 h5 21. b5 Rd5 22. Nxd5 Ne4 23. Qf8+ Kd7 24. bxc6+ Ke6 25. cxb7

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	- Knight

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. KErrNPHX

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Ne4 6. e3 Nxd2 7. Nbxd2 c5 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc4 Qf6 14. a3 b5 15. axb4 bxc4 16. bxc5 Bb7 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. exd4 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Kf8 21. Rc1 Re8 22. d6 Rb8 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. d5 Rb8 25. c6 f5 26. Rxc4 Kf7 27. c7 Rc8 28. Rb4 Kf6 29. f4 Re8 30. Kf2 h6 31. Rb8

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White to play and win.

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Erwin L'Ami (2613) vs. Bart Michiels (2563)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +2

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8. Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 Nd5 12. a3 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 a5 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O Bd7 16. Qc2 Rfd8 17. Ne5 Be8 18. Nd3 Ra7 19. h4 f6 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Qb6 22. Nc5 Bf7 23. Rb1 e5 24. dxe5 fxe5 25. Qf5 Qc7 26. Be4 g6 27. Qg4 Qc8 28. Qe2 Ra2 29. Rc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Bd5 31. Bg2 b6 32. Na4 Qb7 33. Bf1 Kg7 34. Nc3 b5 35. Rc1 Bxb4 36. Nxd5 cxd5 37. Rb1 Be7 38. Rxb5 Qd7 39. Qb3 Qd6 40. Rb6 Qa3 41. Qb1 Rf8 42. Re6 d4 43. exd4 exd4 44. Qe4 Bf6 45. h5 gxh5 46. Bd3 Qc1+ 47. Kg2 Qh6 48. Ra6 Qg6 49. Qf3 Qg5 50. Rb6 Re8 51. Rb5 Qg4 52. Qc6 Rf8 53. Qd5 Kh8 54. Qxh5 Qxh5 55. Rxh5 Rf7 56. f4 Be7 57. Kf3 Bb4 58. Rd5 Bc3 59. g4 h6 60. Rd6 Kg7 61. Rg6+ Kf8 62. Bc4 Rc7 63. Bd3 Rf7 64. f5 Bd2 65. Bc4 Rc7 66. Bd5 Rd7 67. Ke4 Rg7 68. Ra6 Rxg4+ 69. Ke5 Bg5 70. f6 Bxf6+ 71. Kxf6 Rf4+ 72. Ke5 Rf1 73. Bc4 Rf2 74. Bd3 Kg7 75. Rg6+ Kf7 76. Rg3 Ke7 77. Rg7+ Rf7 78. Rg6 h5 79. Ra6 Kf8 80. Bg6 Rd7 81. Bf5 Rd8 82. Rh6 Kg7 83. Rh7+ Kg8 84. Rxh5 Kg7 85. Rg5+ Kh6 86. Rg6+ Kh5 87. Kf4 d3 88. Rg7 Rh8 89. Rg5+ Kh6 90. Rg6+ Kh7 91. Rd6+ Kg7 92. Kg5 Rf8 93. Bg6 Rf2 94. Rd7+ Kf8 95. Bf5 d2 96. Kf6 Ke8 97. Rd3 Rf3 98. Rxd2 Rf1 99. Rh2 Kd8 100. Rc2

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Mate in 4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1754) vs. SunKing007 (1290)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +7

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nxd5 Qd6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. e3 O-O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O f6 13. d5 Nb4 14. e4 g5 15. a3 Nxd5 16. exd5 h5 17. Nd4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Bg7 19. Qe6+ Qxe6 20. Nxe6 Rd7 21. Nxg7 Rxg7 22. Rfe1 f5 23. Re5 f4 24. Rae1 Kd7 25. Ne4 g4 26. Nf6+ Kd6 27. b4 c5 28. Re6+ Kc7 29. d6+ Kb8 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Ka7 32. bxc5 a5 33. d7 Rxd7 34. Nxd7 Ka6 35. a4 b5 36. c6 bxa4 37. Rb8 a3 38. Rb6+ Ka7 39. Rb7+ Ka6 40. Nc5#

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	- Knight

Mate in 5 moves

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john2001plus (1754) vs. SunKing007 (1290)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +5

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nxd5 Qd6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. e3 O-O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O f6 13. d5 Nb4 14. e4 g5 15. a3 Nxd5 16. exd5 h5 17. Nd4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Bg7 19. Qe6+ Qxe6 20. Nxe6 Rd7 21. Nxg7 Rxg7 22. Rfe1 f5 23. Re5 f4 24. Rae1 Kd7 25. Ne4 g4 26. Nf6+ Kd6 27. b4 c5 28. Re6+ Kc7 29. Ne8+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8 cxb4 31. Re1e7+ Rxe7 32. Rxe7+ Kd6 33. Rxb7 Kxd5 34. Rxb4 Kc5 35. Kf1 f3 36. gxf3 gxf3 37. Ke1 a5 38. Rh4 Kb5 39. Rxh5+ Ka4 40. Kd2 Kxa3 41. Kc3 a4 42. Ra5 Ka2 43. Rxa4+ Kb1 44. Ra3 Kc1 45. Ra1#

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Bishop
	- Knight