Chess Level 03: July 2019

Monday, July 15, 2019

White to play

Blindfold simul, 8b, London ENG
Analysis of Paul Morphy vs. James G Cunningham


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Bc4	Bc5
3.	c3	Nc6
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	e5	Qe7
7.	O-O	Ng8
8.	cxd4	Bb6
9.	d5	Qc5
10.	Na3	Nd4
11.	Be3	Nxf3+
12.	Qxf3	Qf8
13.	Bxb6	axb6
14.	Nb5	Kd8
15.	Rac1	d6
16.	exd6	cxd6
17.	Qe3	Ra6
18.	Nxd6	Qxd6
19.	Bxa6	bxa6
20.	Rc6	Qxd5
21.	Qxb6+	Ke7
22.	Rxc8	Nf6
23.	Re1+	Ne4
24.	Rc7+	Qd7
25.	Rxe4+

White to play

Blindfold simul, 8b, London ENG
Analysis of Paul Morphy vs. James G Cunningham


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Bc4	Bc5
3.	c3	Nc6
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	e5	Qe7
7.	O-O	Ng8
8.	cxd4	Bb6
9.	d5	Qc5
10.	Na3	Nd4
11.	Be3	Nxf3+
12.	Qxf3	Qf8
13.	Bxb6	axb6
14.	Nb5	Kd8
15.	Rac1	d6
16.	exd6	cxd6
17.	Qe3	Ra6
18.	Nc7	Qe7
19.	Ne6+	fxe6
20.	Bxa6	Bd7
21.	Bb5	Bxb5
22.	Qxb6+	Ke8
23.	Qxb5+	Kf7
24.	dxe6+	Qxe6
25.	Rfe1	Qf6
26.	Qe8#

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	Bg5	c5
4.	Bxf6	Qxf6
5.	c3	Nc6
6.	dxc5	Bxc5
7.	e3	d5
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	O-O	Rd8
10.	Nbd2	e5
11.	Qa4	e4
12.	Nd4	Bb6
13.	Nxc6	bxc6
14.	Nb3	Rd6
15.	Nd4	Bd7
16.	Qd1	Qg5
17.	g3	Bh3
18.	Re1	h5
19.	Bxh5	c5
20.	Nb5	Rf6
21.	Be2	a6
22.	Na3	Qf5
23.	Rf1	d4
24.	cxd4	cxd4
25.	exd4	Bxf1
26.	Qxf1	Bxd4
27.	Nc4	Qc5
28.	Rb1	Rxf2
29.	Qxf2	Bxf2+
30.	Kg2	e3
31.	b3	Qf5
32.	Rf1	Qc2
33.	Bf3	Rc8
34.	Nd6	Bxg3+
35.	Kxg3	Qg6+
36.	Kh3	Qe6+
37.	Kg2	Rc2+
38.	Kg3	Qxd6+

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Jorma vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Bc4	Nf6
3.	d3	d5
4.	exd5	Nxd5
5.	Qf3	e6
6.	Qe4	Nc6
7.	c3	Be7
8.	Nf3	O-O
9.	h3	Na5
10.	Bb5	a6
11.	Ba4	b5
12.	Bc2	Bb7
13.	Qe2	Qc7
14.	O-O	Rfd8
15.	Nbd2	Nf4
16.	Qe5	Qxe5
17.	Nxe5	Bxg2
18.	Re1	Bd5
19.	Kh2	Bd6
20.	Ndf3	Nxd3
21.	Bxd3	Bxf3
22.	Bf4	f6
23.	Be4	Bxe4
24.	Rxe4	Bxe5
25.	Bxe5	fxe5
26.	Rxe5	Rd2

Sunday, July 7, 2019

White to play

itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Nxe4	Qb6
11.	Bxd7+	Nxd7
12.	O-O	cxd4
13.	Nxd4	Rd8
14.	Nf5	Ne5
15.	Qe2	g6
16.	Qb5+	Nd7
17.	Rfe1	Be7
18.	Ned6+	Kf8
19.	Rxe7	Qxd6
20.	Rxf7+	Kxf7
21.	Nxd6+

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Saturday, July 6, 2019

Black to play

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Analysis of Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	e6
4.	Bxc6	bxc6
5.	d3	Ne7
6.	h4	h5
7.	e5	d6
8.	exd6	Ng6
9.	Nfd2	Bxd6
10.	Nc4	Be7
11.	Nc3	Ba6
12.	Qf3	Bxc4
13.	Qxc6+	Kf8
14.	dxc4	Nxh4
15.	O-O	Nf5
16.	Ne2	Rc8
17.	Qa4	Rc7
18.	Bf4	Rd7
19.	c3	g5
20.	Rad1	Rxd1
21.	Rxd1	Qa8
22.	Bc7	h4
23.	Rd3	h3
24.	gxh3	Nh4
25.	Rg3	g4
26.	Rxg4	Nf3+
27.	Kf1	Rxh3
28.	Qd1	Rh1+
29.	Ng1	f5
30.	Rg3	Nh2+
31.	Ke2	Qe4+
32.	Re3	Qg4+
33.	Kd2	Rxg1

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;