Monday, April 29, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1635 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1702) vs. IAlwaysWin (1561)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-ONbd7
8.b3Re8
9.cxd5cxd5
10.Bb2a6
11.a4b6
12.Rc1Bb7
13.Qe2Ne4
14.Rfd1f5
15.Nd2e5
16.dxe5Nxe5
17.Bxe4dxe4
18.Ndxe4Qh4
19.Nd6Bf3
20.gxf3Qh3
21.Nxe8Nxf3+
22.Qxf3Qxf3
23.Nxg7Kxg7
24.Rd7+Kf8
25.Nd5Qg4+
26.Kf1Qh3+
27.Ke1Qh4
28.Rcc7Qg5
29.Nf6
 

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1635 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1702) vs. IAlwaysWin (1561)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-ONbd7
8.b3Re8
9.cxd5cxd5
10.Bb2a6
11.a4b6
12.Rc1Bb7
13.Qe2Ne4
14.Rfd1f5
15.Nd2e5
16.dxe5Nxe5
17.Bxe4dxe4
18.Ndxe4Qh4
19.Nd6Nf3+
20.gxf3Be5
21.f4Bxd6
22.Rxd6Qh3
23.Qc4+Kg7
24.Ne4+Kf8
25.Rf6+Kg7
26.Qf7+Kh6
27.Rxg6+hxg6
28.Qg7+Kh5
29.Nf6+Kh4
30.Qh6#
 

Friday, April 19, 2019

White to play and win

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.Rd1+Ke5
24.f3Rhd8
25.Kf2Rd4
26.Ke3g5
27.g3Rad8
28.f4+gxf4+
29.gxf4+Kf6
30.e5+Kf5
31.Bd3+Be4
32.Be2Rxd1
33.Rxd1Rxd1
34.Bxd1a5
35.h3Bb1
36.Bg4+Kg6
37.Bxe6h6
38.Bc4Kh5
39.e6Kh4
40.e7Bg6
41.f5Be8
42.f6
 

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

White to play

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. DAVID H,
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-4
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3c5
5.Bxc4cxd4
6.exd4e6
7.Nc3Be7
8.O-OO-O
9.Qe2Nc6
10.Rd1Qc7
11.a3a6
12.Ba2b5
13.d5exd5
14.Nxd5Nxd5
15.Bxd5Bb7
16.Be3Rac8
17.Rac1Bf6
18.Nd4Nxd4
19.Qg4Nc6
20.Be4Bxb2
21.Rd7Qe5
22.Rc5Qb8
23.Bxh7+Kxh7
24.Rh5+Kg8
25.Rh3Nd4
26.Qh4
 

Saturday, April 13, 2019

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1876) vs. Gunndad (1397)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4Nf6
4.cxd5Qxd5
5.Nc3Qd8
6.d5Nb4
7.Qa4+c6
8.Qxb4Nxd5
9.Nxd5Qxd5
10.e4Qd6
11.Qxd6exd6
12.Bf4Be7
13.O-O-OBg4
14.Bxd6Bxf3
15.gxf3Bxd6
16.Rxd6O-O
17.Rd7b6
18.Bc4c5
19.Rhd1g6
20.Rxf7Rxf7
21.Rd7Raf8
22.Rxa7Kg7
23.Rxf7+Rxf7
24.Bxf7Kxf7
25.Kd2Ke6
26.Ke3b5
27.f4c4
28.Kd4Kd6
29.e5+
 

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1857) vs. chessBash4 (1670)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.c4Nf6
4.e3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3Qc7
7.Nc3e6
8.Nb5Qa5+
9.Bd2Qb6
10.Ne5a6
11.Rc1Kd8
12.Qa4axb5
13.Qxa8Qd6
14.Qxb7Nfd7
15.Nxf7+
 
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Saturday, April 6, 2019

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
steinutz (1785) vs. john2001plus (1839)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.e3Qb6
4.b3cxd4
5.Qxd4Qxd4
6.exd4Nc6
7.c3d5
8.Nf3Bf5
9.Bb5e6
10.Ne5Rc8
11.Nd2a6
12.Bxc6+bxc6
13.f3Ba3
14.Ke2Bb2
15.Rad1Bxc3
16.Nf1O-O
17.Ne3Rfd8
18.Nxf5exf5
19.Rc1Bxd4
20.Rxc6Nh5
21.g3Bxe5
22.Rxc8Rxc8
23.Bxe5Re8
24.f4f6
 

Thursday, April 4, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1882) vs. Bigveterinarian (2042)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.e4e6
3.c3d5
4.e5Nc6
5.d4Nge7
6.a3Nf5
7.b4cxd4
8.cxd4Qb6
9.Bb2Be7
10.Bd3O-O
11.Bxf5exf5
12.O-OBe6
13.Nc3f6
14.Na4Qc7
15.Nc5Bxc5
16.dxc5fxe5
17.Re1e4
18.Nd4Nxd4
19.Qxd4Rf7
20.f3Rd8
21.Rad1exf3
22.Rxe6fxg2
23.Rde1f4
24.Re8+Rf8
25.Rxf8+Rxf8
26.Qxd5+Kh8
27.Qd6Qf7
28.Re7Qc4
29.Bxg7+Kg8
30.Kxg2f3+
31.Kg3Qf4+
32.Qxf4Rxf4
33.Bh6Rf6
34.Re8+Kf7
35.Rf8+
 

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1882) vs. Bigveterinarian (2042)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.e4e6
3.c3d5
4.e5Nc6
5.d4Nge7
6.a3Nf5
7.b4cxd4
8.cxd4Qb6
9.Bb2Be7
10.Bd3O-O
11.Bxf5exf5
12.O-OBe6
13.Nc3f6
14.Na4Qc7
15.Nc5Bxc5
16.dxc5fxe5
17.Re1e4
18.Nd4Nxd4
19.Qxd4Rf7
20.f3Rd8
21.Rad1exf3
22.Rxe6fxg2
23.Rde1f4
24.Re8+Rf8
25.Rxf8+Rxf8
26.Qxd5+Kh8
27.Kxg2Qc8
28.Qg5f3+
29.Kh1Qd7
30.Rg1Rf7
31.Rf1f2
32.Qg2Qd2
33.Bc1Qe2
34.Bg5h6
35.Bh4g5
36.Bxf2Qd3
37.Bd4+Kg8
38.Rxf7Kxf7
39.Qd5+Kg6
40.Qe6+Kh5
41.Qf7+Kh4
42.Qf2+Kh5
43.Kg2g4
44.Qf7+Kg5
45.Bf6+Kf4
46.Qc7+Ke3
47.Qg3+