Mate in 4

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 d4 12. d3 Nb4 13. Rf2 Re8 14. Qxb7 Re1+ 15. Kh2 Rb8 16. Qxa7 g5 17. a3 gxf4 18. gxf4 Ng4+ 19. Kg3 Nxf2 20. Bf1 Bxf4+ 21. Kxf4 Qd6+ 22. Kg5 Qg3+ 23. Kh5 Re5+ 24. Kh6 Qf4#

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Mate in 5

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 d4 12. d3 Nb4 13. Rf2 Re8 14. Qxb7 Re1+ 15. Kh2 Rb8 16. Qxa7 g5 17. a3 gxf4 18. gxf4 Ng4+ 19. Kg3 Nxf2 20. Bc1 Qg5+ 21. Kxf2 Qh4+ 22. Kf3 Rxc1 23. Qe7 Qxf4+ 24. Ke2 Bxe7

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ICC tourney 1651 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1740) vs. lagarto300 (1830)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Rxd5 12. cxd5 c6 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Ba6 Nb4 16. Bc4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nc6 18. Rg1 g5 19. Bd5 Nd4 20. Rg3 Bd8 21. h4 Kg7 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Kd2 Kf6 24. Rh1 Ba5+ 25. Kd3 Rc8 26. Rh6+ Ke7 27. Rxg5 Bc7 28. Rg7 Rf8 29. f4 Nf3 30. f5 Bb6 31. f6+ Kd6 32. Bxf7 Bd8 33. Bd5 Rxf6 34. Rxf6+ Bxf6 35. Rf7

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Black to play and win

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 d4 12. d3 Nb4 13. Rf2 Re8 14. Qxb7 Re1+ 15. Kh2 Rb8 16. Qxa7 g5 17. a3 gxf4 18. gxf4 Bxf4+ 19. Rxf4 Qd6 20. Kg3 Nh5+ 21. Kf2 Qxf4+ 22. Kxe1 Qe3+ 23. Kd1 Qg1+ 24. Kd2 Qxg2+ 25. Kd1 Qxc2+ 26. Ke1 Nxd3+

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Mate in 4

ICC tourney 1647 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1715) vs. BotanicalKnight (1428)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 f5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Ne5 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 c6 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. f3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 15. e4 fxe4 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Be6 18. Qc2 g6 19. Rxf6 Qxf6 20. Rf1 Qg7 21. Qd3 Rf8 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qg3 Qd7 24. Qb8+ Kg7 25. Qxa7 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxb7+ Kh6 28. Qb2 Qe4 29. Qd2+ Kg7 30. Kf2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qe4 32. g3 Qb1+ 33. Kf2 Qh1 34. Ke3 Qd5 35. Qe2 Qg5+ 36. Kd3 Qf5+ 37. Kd2 Qb1 38. Qe5+ Kh6 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40. Qc7+ Kh6 41. Qf4+ Kg7 42. Qc7+ Kh6 43. Qxc6 Qxa2+ 44. Kd3 Qxh2 45. Qf3 Qg1 46. Qf8+ Kh5 47. Qf3+ Kh6 48. d5 Qb1+ 49. Kd4 Qb6+ 50. Ke5 Qc7+ 51. d6 Qc5+ 52. Ke6 Qc4+ 53. Qd5 Qg4+ 54. Ke7 Qxg3 55. d7 Qh4+ 56. Ke8 Qa4 57. Kf7 Qf4+ 58. Kg8 Qc7 59. Qh1+ Kg5 60. Qg2+ Kh6 61. Qh3+ Kg5 62. Qe3+ Kh5 63. Qd4 Qd8+ 64. Kf7 Kh6 65. Qf4+ Kh5 66. Qh2+ Kg5 67. Qg3+ Kh6 68. Qh3+ Kg5 69. Qe3+ Kh5 70. Qd4 Kh6 71. Ke6 Qg8+ 72. Kd6 Qd8 73. c4 Qb8+ 74. Ke7 Qc7 75. c5 g5 76. Qd6+ Qxd6+ 77. cxd6 g4 78. d8=Q g3 79. Kf6 Kh5 80. Kf5 h6 81. Qg8

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Analysis of john2001plus (1869) vs. ChessMindwise (1558)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 a6 13. e6 Nf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. Bc4+ Kg6 17. h3 Re8 18. Rd6 e3 19. Bd3+ Kg7 20. fxe3 Rxe3+ 21. Kd2 Re5 22. Rf1 f5 23. Rd8 b5 24. Bxf5 Rc5 25. g4 Rc6 26. Rc1 Bxf5 27. Rxa8

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White to play and win

ICC tourney 1639 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Ethius (1844) vs. john2001plus (1721)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. e3 g5 11. Bg3 Nxc5 12. Be2 Qa5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nce4 15. Be5 Re8 16. Bd4 Bd7 17. c4 Ba4 18. Qb2 dxc4 19. Bxf6 c3 20. Qxb7 Nxf6 21. Nd4 Rab8 22. Qf3 Ne4 23. Rfc1 Rb6 24. Nf5 Rf6 25. g4 Bb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. Rc2 Qd3 28. Qe2 Rd8 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Ng3 Nxg3 31. hxg3 Rb6 32. Rac1 Rb2 33. a3 Rd2 34. Rxd2 cxd2 35. Rd1 Ra2 36. Kf1 Kg7 37. Ke2 Rxa3 38. Rxd2 Kf6 39. f3 Ke6 40. Rd8 a5 41. Rh8 Ra2+ 42. Kd3 Ra3+ 43. Kd4 Ra4+ 44. Kc5 Ra3 45. Rxh6+ f6 46. Rh8 Rc3+ 47. Kd4 Ra3 48. Ra8 a4 49. f4 Ra1 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. fxg5 fxg5 52. Ke5 a3 53. Kf5 a2 54. Kxg5 Re1 55. Rxa2 Rxe3 56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Kg6 Re6+ 58. Kf5 Rb6 59. g5 Rb3 60. Kg6 Rb6+ 61. Kh5 Rb3 62. g4 Rb5 63. Kh6 Rb6+ 64. g6 Rb8 65. g5 Rc8 66. Ra6 Rb8 67. g7 Rc8 68. Rf6 Rb8 69. Rf8+ Rxf8 70. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 71. g6 Kg8 72. g7 Kf7 73. Kh7

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Mate in 3

Greenwood Chess Club, Kroger
Analysis of Brayden vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Bc2 e5 8. d4 Ne7 9. d5 O-O 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 f5 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qe7 16. Bb3 b5 17. Bd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Rf8+ 21. Kg1 Re8 22. Qc6 Bh6 23. e4 Be3+ 24. Kh1 Bc1 25. a4 Rf8 26. h3 Rf1+ 27. Kh2 Bf4+ 28. g3 Qf8 29. Kg2 Rg1+ 30. Kf2 Bxg3+ 31. Ke2 Qf1+ 32. Kd2 Qd1+ 33. Ke3 Re1#

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Mate in 5

Greenwood Chess Club, Kroger
Brayden vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Bc2 e5 8. d4 Ne7 9. d5 O-O 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 f5 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qe7 16. Bb3 b5 17. Bd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Rf8+ 21. Kg1 Re8 22. Qc6 Bh6 23. e4 Be3+ 24. Kh1 Bc1 25. a4 Rf8 26. h3 Qf6 27. Na3 Qf1+ 28. Kh2 Bf4+ 29. g3 Bxg3+ 30. Kxg3 Qf2+ 31. Kg4 Qf4#

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ICC tourney 1639 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1717) vs. CPS1218 (1477)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 c5 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. e6 fxe6 10. Ng5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Ngf6 12. Nxe6 Qb6 13. Ng5 Qd6 14. Qxd6 exd6 15. Ne6 Ke7 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. O-O Nb6 18. Bf4 Rd8 19. Rfd1 a6 20. a4 Ne4 21. a5 Na8 22. Nd5+ Kf7 23. Bf3 g5 24. Bxe4 gxf4 25. Nxf4 h6 26. Rd2 Be6 27. Nxe6 Kxe6 28. Rad1 Nc7 29. f4 b5 30. axb6 e.p. Rxb6 31. g4 a5 32. Ra1 Ra6 33. Rda2 Rg8 34. Bf5+ Ke7 35. Rxa5 Rxa5 36. Rxa5 h5 37. h3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ne8 39. Ra8 Rg7 40. Ra7+ Kf8 41. Rxg7 Kxg7 42. Kf2 Nc7 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. Ke4 Kf7 45. g5 Ke7 46. Bg4 Kf8 47. f5 Kf7 48. f6 Kg6 49. Bf5+ Kf7 50. Bh7 Ne8 51. Kf5 d5 52. g6+ Kf8 53. cxd5 c4 54. g7+ Nxg7+ 55. fxg7+ Kxg7 56. d6

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