Chess Level 03: 2020

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Black to play

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Chris Webber vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	Nf3	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	Ne7
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	O-O	Bxb5
8.	Nxb5	Nf5
9.	a4	Nc6
10.	Bf4	a6
11.	Nb5c3	g5
12.	Bg3	h5
13.	h3	g4
14.	a5	gxh3
15.	gxh3	Rg8
16.	Qxh5	Nxg3
17.	fxg3	Rxg3+
18.	Kh2	Rg6
19.	Nd2	Qc7
20.	Rae1	O-O-O
21.	Nf3	Bg7
22.	Rg1	Rh8
23.	Nxd5	exd5
24.	Qf5+	Kb8
25.	Rxg6	fxg6
26.	Qg5	Nxe5
27.	Nxe5	Rh5
28.	Qxg6	Bxe5+
29.	Kg2	Rh8
30.	c3	Qc8
31.	Qd3	Rg8+
32.	Kf2	Qc5+
33.	Ke2	Rg2+
34.	Kd1	Qxa5

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Sunday, October 11, 2020

White to play

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John Coffey vs. EZ$$$


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	g3	Ne4
7.	Bg2	h6
8.	Ne5	Be6
9.	Nxe4	dxe4
10.	Bxe4	Bd5
11.	Qd3	Qd6
12.	dxc5	Qxe5
13.	Bxd5	Nc6
14.	Qf3	Qe7
15.	Bxc6+	bxc6
16.	Qxc6+	Qd7
17.	Qxa8+	Ke7
18.	c6	Qc7
19.	Qb7	Kd8
20.	Bg5+	hxg5
21.	O-O-O+	Bd6
22.	Rxd6+	Qxd6
23.	Rd1

Thursday, September 17, 2020

White to play and mate in 3 moves

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John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined vs. fourtys


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+19

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f6
2.	e4	d5
3.	exd5	Qxd5
4.	Nc3	Qc6
5.	Bb5	Bg4
6.	d4	Bxf3
7.	Qxf3	Qxb5
8.	Nxb5	Kd8
9.	Qxb7	a6
10.	Qxa8	axb5
11.	Qxb8+	Kd7
12.	Qxf8	Kd6
13.	Qxg7	Nh6
14.	Bf4+	Kd5
15.	Qxh8	Nf5
16.	Qxh7	Nxd4
17.	O-O-O	e5
18.	Qxc7	exf4
19.	Rhe1	b4
20.	f3	b3
21.	c4#

Thursday, August 27, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of tburd765 (1671) vs. john2001plus (1938)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Bc4	Nxe4
6.	Qh5	Nd6
7.	Nxc6	dxc6
8.	Bb3	g6
9.	Qf3	Bg7
10.	Nc3	O-O
11.	h4	h5
12.	Bg5	Bg4
13.	Qe3	Nf5
14.	Qc5	Qd6
15.	Qxd6	Nxd6
16.	f3	Bf5
17.	O-O-O	Nc8
18.	Rhe1	Re8
19.	Ne4	Bxe4
20.	Rxe4	Kf8
21.	Rd7	f6
22.	Bd2	Nd6
23.	Re2	Rad8
24.	Rexe7	Rxd7
25.	Rxd7	Nf5
26.	Bb4+

Saturday, August 15, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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john2001plus (1938) vs. Gusev (1781)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	d4	cxd4
6.	cxd4	Bg4
7.	Be2	O-O-O
8.	Nc3	Qa5
9.	Qb3	e6
10.	O-O	Nf6
11.	Bf4	Bd6
12.	Bxd6	Rxd6
13.	Nb5	Rd7
14.	h3	Bh5
15.	Rac1	Kb8
16.	g4	Bg6
17.	Rxc6	bxc6
18.	Ne5	Rc7
19.	Nxc7+	Kxc7
20.	Rc1	Be4
21.	Bd3	Bd5
22.	Qc2	Qb6
23.	b3	Kb7
24.	Nxf7	Rf8
25.	Nd6+	Ka8
26.	Ne4	Nxe4
27.	Bxe4	Qxd4
28.	Bxd5	cxd5
29.	Qc6+	Kb8
30.	Qd6+	Ka8
31.	Qxf8+	Kb7
32.	Qc8+	Kb6
33.	Rc6+	Ka5
34.	Qa6+	Kb4
35.	Qa4#

Black to play

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Gusev (1786) vs. john2001plus (1933)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Bd3	b6
6.	a3	Bxc3+
7.	bxc3	Bb7
8.	Nf3	d6
9.	O-O	Nbd7
10.	Nd2	e5
11.	d5	Nc5
12.	Bc2	e4
13.	Nb3	Qe7
14.	Nxc5	bxc5
15.	f3	Rfe8
16.	Bd2	Ba6
17.	Qe2	exf3
18.	gxf3	Nxd5
19.	Kh1	Rab8
20.	Rg1	Rb2
21.	Qd3	Nf6
22.	e4	Bxc4
23.	Qxc4	Rxc2
24.	Bh6	Qe5
25.	Rxg7+	Kh8
26.	f4	Qh5
27.	Rg2	Rxg2
28.	Kxg2	Qxh6
29.	e5	Rg8+
30.	Kh1	Qg6
31.	Qe2	dxe5
32.	fxe5	Ng4
33.	Rg1	Qc6+
34.	Rg2	Ne3
35.	Qf2	Nxg2
36.	Kg1	Nf4+

White to play

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john2001plus (1940) vs. Gusev (1779)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	d6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	e5	Ne8
9.	Bf4	Qc7
10.	exd6	exd6
11.	c5	b6
12.	cxd6	Nxd6
13.	Ne4	Ne5
14.	Nxd6	Qxd6
15.	Bxe5	Bxe5
16.	dxe5

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1775) vs. john2001plus (1883)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nf6
5.	Nxf6+	gxf6
6.	Nf3	c5
7.	c3	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	e5
9.	Bb5+	Nc6
10.	Nxc6	Qxd1+
11.	Kxd1	a6
12.	Nd4+	axb5
13.	Nxb5	Bg4+
14.	f3	O-O-O+
15.	Ke2	Bf5
16.	a4	Bd3+
17.	Ke1	Bc5
18.	b4	Bb6
19.	a5	Bxb5
20.	axb6	Kd7
21.	Be3	Kc6
22.	Kf2	Rd3
23.	Rac1	Bc4
24.	Rhd1	Rxd1
25.	Rxd1	Ra8
26.	Rd2	Ra1
27.	Bc5	Rc1
28.	Rd6+	Kb5
29.	Rxf6	Rxc3
30.	Rh6	Rc2+
31.	Kg3	Bf1
32.	Bf2	Bd3
33.	Bc5	Bf1
34.	Bf2	Kxb4
35.	Rxh7	f5
36.	Rxb7	f4+
37.	Kh4	Rxf2
38.	Rc7	Ba6
39.	b7	Bxb7
40.	Rxb7+	Kc5

Saturday, July 18, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. soitgoes317 (1759)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Qh4+
6.	g3	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	Qa4
8.	Bg2	c6
9.	Nf3	Be7
10.	O-O	Be6
11.	Ng5	O-O
12.	Nxe6	fxe6
13.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
14.	d4	Nd7
15.	Bh3	Re8
16.	Be3	Qa5
17.	Qd2	Nb6
18.	Bf1	c5
19.	dxc5	Bxc5
20.	Bxc5	Qxc5+
21.	Qd4	Na4
22.	Rb1	b6
23.	Bb5	Qxd4+
24.	cxd4	Nc3
25.	Bxe8	Nxb1
26.	Kf2	Kf8
27.	Bb5	Na3
28.	Bd3	h6
29.	Ke2	Nc4
30.	Bxc4	dxc4
31.	Kd2	b5
32.	Kc3	a5
33.	a4	bxa4
34.	Kxc4	g5
35.	Kc3

Friday, July 10, 2020

White to play for equality

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Analysis of john2001plus (1910) vs. Gusev (1815)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d6
3.	d5	Ne5
4.	e4	Bg4
5.	Be2	Nxf3+
6.	Bxf3	Bxf3
7.	Qxf3	e5
8.	dxe6 e.p.	fxe6
9.	Qb3	Qc8
10.	O-O	Nf6
11.	Nc3	Be7
12.	Bg5	O-O
13.	e5	Nd5
14.	Bxe7	Nxe7
15.	exd6	cxd6
16.	Rfe1	d5
17.	Rad1	Qc5
18.	Rf1	b6
19.	Qb5	Nf5
20.	Qxc5	bxc5
21.	Nb5	a5
22.	Rfe1	Rf6
23.	Nc7	Rb8
24.	b3	Rb6
25.	Rd3	Rg6
26.	c4	d4
27.	Nb5	Kf7
28.	Rf3	Rf6
29.	Re5	Rc6
30.	Na7	Ra6
31.	Nb5	Rc6
32.	Na7	Ra6
33.	Nb5	a4
34.	Nc7	Rc6
35.	Nxe6	Rcxe6
36.	Rfxf5	Rxf5
37.	Rxf5+	Kg6
38.	g4

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Black to play

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john2001plus (1954) vs. Gusev (1832)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	e4	c6
4.	d5	Nf6
5.	Nc3	O-O
6.	d6	exd6
7.	Qxd6	Re8
8.	Bg5	Re6
9.	Qd3	d5
10.	O-O-O	Qa5
11.	Bxf6	Bxf6
12.	exd5	cxd5
13.	Qxd5	Bxc3
14.	Qd8+	Kg7
15.	Qxc8	Bxb2+
16.	Kxb2	Rb6+
17.	Ka1	Nc6

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1951) vs. soitgoes317 (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	g3	O-O
6.	Bg2	Nc6
7.	O-O	b6
8.	Ne5	Nxe5
9.	dxe5	Rb8
10.	exf6	Bxf6
11.	Bh6	Re8
12.	Qd2	Ba6
13.	Nb5	Bxb5
14.	cxb5	e6
15.	Qd6	Bxb2
16.	Rad1	Qf6
17.	Qxd7	g5
18.	Qd2	Qxh6
19.	Qxb2	f5
20.	Rd7	e5
21.	Bd5+	Kh8
22.	Rd1	f4
23.	Bf7	fxg3
24.	hxg3

Friday, July 3, 2020

White to play

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Analysis john2001plus (1955) vs. soitgoes317 (1739)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	dxc4
6.	Qxc4	Be6
7.	Qb5+	Bd7
8.	Qxb7	Bc6
9.	Qb3	O-O
10.	e3	Nd5
11.	Bc4	e6
12.	O-O	Nd7
13.	Nxd5	Rb8
14.	Nb4	Bxf3
15.	gxf3	a5
16.	Nc6	Qg5+
17.	Kh1	Rxb3
18.	axb3	Nb6
19.	Rxa5	Qf6
20.	Be2	e5
21.	Nxe5	Qe6
22.	Bc4	Nxc4
23.	bxc4	Qh3
24.	Re1	Bxe5
25.	Rxe5	Qxf3+
26.	Kg1	Ra8
27.	Bd2	Kf8
28.	Bb4+	Kg7
29.	Bc3	Ra6
30.	d5	Kh6
31.	Re7	f6
32.	Rxc7	Ra4
33.	d6	Qg4+
34.	Kf1	Rxc4
35.	d7	Qh3+
36.	Ke2	Qg4+
37.	f3	Qg2+
38.	Kd3	Rxc7
39.	d8=Q

CHECK!

Black to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1962) vs. soitgoes317 (1732)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	g6
3.	Bg2	Bg7
4.	O-O	O-O
5.	c4	c6
6.	d4	d5
7.	Nc3	Na6
8.	Bf4	dxc4
9.	Ne5	Nh5
10.	Nxc4	Nxf4
11.	gxf4	Be6
12.	Ne5	Nb4
13.	Qa4	Nd5
14.	e3	Nxc3
15.	bxc3	Bd5
16.	Rab1	Bxg2
17.	Kxg2	c5
18.	Rxb7	Qd5+
19.	f3	Qxb7
20.	Nd7	Rfc8
21.	Nxc5	Qb2+
22.	Kg3	Qe2

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1941) vs. JohnT1234 (1146)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	d6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Nf6
6.	d5	Ne5
7.	Nxe5	dxe5
8.	Nc3	e6
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	dxe6	fxe6
11.	Qb3	Bxb5
12.	Qxe6+	Be7
13.	Nxb5	Qa5+
14.	Nc3	Nxe4
15.	O-O	Nxc3
16.	bxc3	Qxc3
17.	Bg5	Qc7
18.	Rfd1	Rd8
19.	Rxd8+	Kxd8
20.	Bxe7+	Qxe7
21.	Rd1+	Ke8
22.	Qc8+	Kf7
23.	Qxh8

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1941) vs. JohnT1234 (1146)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	d6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Nf6
6.	d5	Ne5
7.	Nxe5	dxe5
8.	Nc3	e6
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	dxe6	fxe6
11.	Qb3	Bxb5
12.	Qxe6+	Be7
13.	Nxb5	Qa5+
14.	Nc3	Nxe4
15.	O-O	Nxc3
16.	bxc3	Qxc3
17.	Bg5	Qc7
18.	Rac1	Qd7
19.	Qxe5	O-O
20.	Bxe7	Rf5
21.	Rc7	Rxe5
22.	Rxd7

Black to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1929) vs. soitgoes317 (1764)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	dxc4
6.	Qxc4	Be6
7.	Qb5+	Bd7
8.	Qxb7	Nc6
9.	Qb3	O-O
10.	d5	Rb8
11.	Qc2	Nb4
12.	Qd1	Bf5
13.	Nd4	Nfxd5
14.	Nxf5	Nxc3
15.	bxc3	Bxc3+
16.	Bd2	Bxa1
17.	Nh6+	Kg7
18.	Qxa1+	f6
19.	Qc1	Nxa2
20.	Qc2	Qd5
21.	e4	Qb3
22.	Bd3	Qxc2
23.	Bxc2	Rb2
24.	Kd1	Rd8
25.	Re1	Rxd2+
26.	Kxd2	Kxh6
27.	Rb1	Rxb1
28.	Bxb1	Nb4
29.	Kc3	Nc6
30.	f4	e5
31.	g3	Kg7
32.	Kc4	exf4
33.	gxf4	Kf8
34.	Kd5	Nd8
35.	e5	Ke7
36.	Ba2	g5
37.	fxg5	fxg5
38.	Kc5	h5
39.	Bb1	Ke6
40.	Kd4	Nc6+
41.	Ke4	Nxe5
42.	Ba2+	Kd6
43.	Bb3	h4
44.	Bd1	g4
45.	Kf4	Nd3+
46.	Ke3	g3
47.	hxg3	hxg3
48.	Kf3	c5
49.	Kxg3	c4
50.	Kf3	Kc5
51.	Ke3	Kb4
52.	Kd2	a5
53.	Bc2	a4
54.	Bb1	Kb3
55.	Bc2+	Kb4
56.	Bb1	a3
57.	Ba2	Nc5
58.	Bb1	Kb3
59.	Ke3	Kb2

CHECK!

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Gusev (1828) vs. john2001plus (1935)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	Nxd5
7.	e4	Nc6
8.	Qa4	Nb6
9.	Qd1	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Nxd2	e5
13.	Bb5	O-O
14.	Bxc6	bxc6
15.	Rc1	Ba6
16.	Rxc6	Rac8
17.	Rc3	Na4
18.	Rxc8	Rxc8
19.	b3	Nc5
20.	Nb2	Nd3+
21.	Nxd3	Bxd3
22.	Nc4	Bxc4
23.	bxc4	Rxc4
24.	O-O	Rxe4
25.	f3	Ra4
26.	Rb1	f6
27.	Rb2	Kf7
28.	Kf2	Ke6
29.	g3	Kd5
30.	Ke2	Kc4
31.	Kd2	f5
32.	h3	Ra3
33.	f4	exf4
34.	gxf4	Rxh3
35.	Rb7	Rh2+
36.	Ke3	Rxa2
37.	Rxg7	Ra3+
38.	Ke2	Kd4
39.	Re7	h5
40.	Re5	h4
41.	Rxf5	h3
42.	Rh5	h2
43.	Kf2	Ke4
44.	f5	Ra1
45.	Rh4+	Kxf5
46.	Rh5+	Kg6
47.	Rxh2	Ra2+
48.	Kg3	Rxh2
49.	Kxh2	a5

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1945) vs. Gusev (1814)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	b6
3.	c4	e6
4.	g3	Ba6
5.	Nbd2	d5
6.	Qa4+	Qd7
7.	Qxd7+	Nbxd7
8.	Bg2	Rc8
9.	O-O	c5
10.	dxc5	bxc5
11.	b3	d4
12.	Bb2	Bd6
13.	Ng5	O-O
14.	Rad1	h6
15.	Nge4	Nxe4
16.	Nxe4	Be7
17.	e3	e5
18.	f4	f5
19.	Nc3	dxc3
20.	Rxd7	cxb2
21.	Bd5+	Kh7
22.	Rxe7	exf4
23.	exf4	Rce8
24.	Rxe8	Rxe8
25.	Kf2

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Gusev (1780) vs. john2001plus (1937)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	c4	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	Nc3	Ng4
8.	Nxc6	dxc6
9.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
10.	O-O-O+	Kc7
11.	Bf4+	e5
12.	Bg3	h5
13.	h3	h4
14.	hxg4	hxg3
15.	Rxh8	Bxh8
16.	fxg3	Bxg4
17.	Rd2	Bg7
18.	Kc2	Bh6
19.	Rf2	f5
20.	exf5	Bxf5+
21.	Bd3	Rf8
22.	Bxf5	Rxf5
23.	Rxf5	gxf5
24.	Kd3	e4+
25.	Ke2	Kd6
26.	b3	Bg7
27.	Nd1	Ke5
28.	Ne3	Bh6
29.	a3	Bxe3
30.	Kxe3	a5
31.	b4	axb4
32.	axb4	b5
33.	c5	Kd5
34.	g4	fxg4
35.	g3	Ke5

White to play and win

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Chess Club
Dmitri Gusev vs. John Coffey


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	g3	Bf5
5.	Nc3	dxc4
6.	Bg5	e6
7.	Bxf6	gxf6
8.	e4	Bg4
9.	Bxc4	Bxf3
10.	Qxf3	Qxd4
11.	Be2	Nd7
12.	Rd1	Qb4
13.	Rd2	Bg7
14.	O-O	O-O-O
15.	Qe3	h5
16.	Qxa7	h4
17.	a3	Qc5
18.	Qa4	hxg3
19.	hxg3	Qg5
20.	Rfd1	Qh6
21.	Qa8+	Kc7
22.	Nb5+	cxb5
23.	Rc1+	Nc5
24.	Rxc5+	Kb6
25.	Rxb5+	Kc7
26.	Qxb7#

Friday, June 26, 2020

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1751) vs. john2001plus (1942)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	d4	Bg4
6.	Be2	cxd4
7.	O-O	e6
8.	Nxd4	Bxe2
9.	Nxe2	O-O-O
10.	Qb3	Nf6
11.	Be3	Bc5
12.	Nf4	Qxb3
13.	axb3	Bxe3
14.	fxe3	Kb8
15.	c4	Ng4
16.	e4	Rd4
17.	Nc3	Rhd8
18.	Nfe2	Rd4d7
19.	h3	Ne3
20.	Rf3	Nc2
21.	Raf1	f6
22.	Nf4	Nc6d4
23.	Rg3	e5
24.	Nh5	Nxb3
25.	Nd5	Nd2
26.	Rf2	Nxe4
27.	Rxc2	Nxg3
28.	Nxg3	Rc8
29.	Ne3	b5
30.	b3	bxc4
31.	Nxc4	Rd3
32.	Ne4	Rxb3
33.	Ned6	Rc6
34.	Ra2	Rd3
35.	Rb2+	Ka8
36.	Rb5	Rcxd6
37.	Nxd6	Rxd6

White to play

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john2001plus (1946) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	g3	O-O
6.	Bg2	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	Nc6
8.	O-O	Qb6
9.	Nc2	a6
10.	Rb1	d6
11.	Be3	Qc7
12.	Na4	Ne5
13.	Nb6	Rb8
14.	b3	Neg4
15.	Nxc8	Nxe3
16.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
17.	Nxe3	Rfe8
18.	Re1	b5
19.	Nd5	Nxd5
20.	Qxd5	Bc3
21.	Rec1	b4
22.	e3	Rec8
23.	Rd1	Rb6
24.	Qa5	Rcb8
25.	Rd5	Qf6
26.	Rbd1	Bb2
27.	Qa4	Ba3
28.	Qd7	Rd8
29.	Qc7	Rdb8
30.	Rxd6	Rxd6
31.	Qxb8+

White to play and win

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john2001plus (1954) vs. soitgoes317 (1739)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	g3	O-O
6.	Bg2	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	d6
8.	O-O	Nc6
9.	Bxc6	bxc6
10.	Nxc6	Qc7
11.	Nd5	Nxd5
12.	cxd5	Bb7
13.	Qa4	Rfc8
14.	Bg5	Bxc6
15.	dxc6	h6
16.	Be3	Qxc6
17.	Qxc6	Rxc6
18.	Rac1	Ra6
19.	Rc7	Rxa2
20.	Rxe7	Rxb2
21.	Rd7	a5
22.	Rxd6	Rxe2
23.	Rfd1	a4
24.	Rd8+	Rxd8
25.	Rxd8+	Kh7
26.	Kf1	Rc2
27.	Ra8	Rc4
28.	Ra7	g5
29.	Rxf7	Kg6
30.	Ra7	Bd4
31.	Ra6+	Kh5
32.	h3	Bg7
33.	Kg2	Rb4
34.	g4+	Kh4
35.	Rg6	Rb7
36.	Rxg7	Rxg7
37.	f3	Re7
38.	Bf2#

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

White to play for equality

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Analysis of john2001plus (1911) vs. Gusev (1809)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Bb4+
6.	Nbd2	O-O
7.	O-O	c5
8.	a3	Bxd2
9.	Bxd2	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	Bxg2
11.	Kxg2	Nc6
12.	Bc3	Nxd4
13.	Qxd4	d5
14.	Rfd1	dxc4
15.	Qxc4	Qe7
16.	Bb4	Qb7+
17.	f3	Rfd8
18.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
19.	Rc1	Nd5
20.	Qd4	g5
21.	Qe5	h6
22.	Rd1	Ne3+
23.	Qxe3	Rxd1
24.	Bc3	Qe7
25.	Qe5	f6
26.	Qxf6	Qxf6
27.	Bxf6	Kf7
28.	Bc3	a6
29.	Kf2	Kg6
30.	e4	Rc1
31.	h3	h5
32.	g4	hxg4
33.	hxg4	b5
34.	Ke3	Rh1
35.	Kd4	Kf6
36.	Kc5+	Ke7
37.	Bd2	Kd7
38.	Bxg5	Rh2
39.	Bf6	Rf2
40.	g5	Rxf3
41.	Be5	Re3
42.	g6	Rxe4
43.	Bf6	Rg4
44.	g7	Ke8
45.	Kb6	Kf7
46.	Bc3	Ra4
47.	Be5

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1916) vs. soitgoes317 (1743)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	e5	Nfd7
9.	Qxd5	Nb6
10.	Qxd8	Rxd8
11.	Be3	Bg4
12.	Be2	Nc6
13.	O-O	Nb4
14.	h3	Be6
15.	Rac1	Nxa2
16.	Nxa2	Bxa2
17.	Rc7	Rd7
18.	Rfc1	h5
19.	Rxd7	Nxd7
20.	Rc7	Nb6
21.	Rxe7	Bd5
22.	Bd3	Rc8
23.	e6	Bxe6
24.	Rxb7	Nc4
25.	Bxc4	Bxc4
26.	Rxa7

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Black to play and win

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1745) vs. john2001plus (1909)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	exd5	Qxd5
3.	Nc3	Qa5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bd2	c6
6.	Bc4	Bf5
7.	Nge2	e6
8.	Ng3	Bg6
9.	d5	cxd5
10.	Nxd5	Qd8
11.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
12.	Bc3	Qd8
13.	Bb5+	Nc6
14.	O-O	Qxd1
15.	Raxd1	Rd8
16.	Ba5	Rxd1
17.	Rxd1	Be7
18.	Bxc6+	bxc6
19.	f3	Bc5+
20.	Kf1	Ke7
21.	Ne4	Bxe4
22.	fxe4	Bb6
23.	Bb4+	c5
24.	Bc3	f6
25.	e5	c4
26.	exf6+	gxf6
27.	Re1	e5
28.	Re4	Rd8
29.	Ke2	Bd4
30.	Bxd4	Rxd4
31.	Rxd4	exd4
32.	b3	cxb3
33.	cxb3	Kd6
34.	b4	Kd5
35.	Kd3	f5
36.	h4	h5
37.	g3	Ke5
38.	a4	Kd5
39.	b5	Kc5
40.	a5	Kxb5
41.	Kxd4	Kxa5
42.	Ke5	Kb4
43.	Kxf5	a5
44.	g4	hxg4
45.	h5	g3
46.	h6	g2
47.	h7	g1=Q
48.	h8=Q

Saturday, June 13, 2020

White to play

Quick tournament, Salt Lake Community College
John Coffey (1933) vs. Sharam Nazarina (1773)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e5
3.	dxe5	Ng4
4.	Bf4	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Bb4+
6.	Nc3	Qe7
7.	Qb3	Bxc3+
8.	Qxc3	f6
9.	exf6	Nxf6
10.	e3	O-O
11.	Bd3	d6
12.	O-O-O	Ng4
13.	Bg5	Qf7
14.	Bh4	h6
15.	Rhf1	Nge5
16.	Nxe5	Nxe5
17.	Be2	Be6
18.	b3	a5
19.	f4	Nd7
20.	f5	Bxf5
21.	g4	g6
22.	gxf5	gxf5
23.	Rxf5	Qxf5
24.	Rg1+	Kf7
25.	Qg7+

Friday, June 12, 2020

Black to play and win

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Analysis of aherring74 (1923) vs. john2001plus (1892)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	O-O	cxd4
9.	Nxd4	Bc5
10.	Nb3	Bd6
11.	Qf3	O-O
12.	Bg5	h6
13.	Bxf6	Qxf6
14.	Qxf6	gxf6
15.	Rad1	Be5
16.	c3	Kg7
17.	f4	Bc7
18.	g3	Bb6+
19.	Kg2	a5
20.	Nd2	a4
21.	Nf3	Bd7
22.	Be4	Bc6
23.	Bxc6	bxc6
24.	Rd6	Rac8
25.	Rfd1	Rfd8
26.	Rxd8	Rxd8
27.	Rxd8	Bxd8
28.	Nd4	c5
29.	Nc2	Kf8
30.	Kf3	Ke7
31.	Ke4	Kd6
32.	Na3	f5+
33.	Kd3	Kc6
34.	Nc4	Bc7
35.	b3	axb3
36.	axb3	Kd5
37.	Ne3+	Kc6
38.	Kc4	h5
39.	b4	cxb4
40.	cxb4	Bb6
41.	b5+	Kd6
42.	Nf1	f6
43.	Nd2	Bg1
44.	Nf3	Bf2
45.	Nd4	Bxd4
46.	Kxd4	e5+
47.	fxe5+	fxe5+
48.	Ke3	Kc5
49.	h3	Kxb5
50.	g4	fxg4
51.	hxg4	hxg4

White to play

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Analysis of aherring74 (1926) vs. john2001plus (1948)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Nf3	Bxf4
6.	exf4	O-O
7.	Bd3	b6
8.	Qe2	c5
9.	dxc5	bxc5
10.	Qe5	Nc6
11.	Qg5	h6
12.	Qh4	d4
13.	Ne2	Qa5+
14.	c3	dxc3
15.	Nxc3	Rd8
16.	Be2	Nd4
17.	O-O	Nxe2+
18.	Nxe2	Ba6
19.	Rfe1	Qb4
20.	b3	Bb7
21.	Ne5	Rd2
22.	Qh3	Ba6
23.	Ng3	Rxa2
24.	Nxf7	Rxa1
25.	Nxh6+	Kf8
26.	Rxa1	Qxf4
27.	Qxe6	gxh6
28.	Rxa6	Qc1+
29.	Nf1	Ng8
30.	Qf5+	Ke8
31.	Re6+	Ne7
32.	Qf6	Kd8
33.	Qxe7+	Kc8
34.	Rc6+	Kb8
35.	Qc7#

Black to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of aherring74 (1922) vs. john2001plus (1942)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Bd3	Bxf4
6.	exf4	O-O
7.	Nf3	c5
8.	dxc5	Qa5
9.	Qd2	Qxc5
10.	Qe3	Nbd7
11.	Ne5	Qxe3+
12.	fxe3	Nxe5
13.	fxe5	Ng4
14.	e4	dxe4
15.	Nxe4	Nxe5
16.	O-O-O	Rd8
17.	Nc5	Nxd3+
18.	Rxd3	Rxd3
19.	Nxd3	Bd7
20.	Ne5	Be8
21.	Re1	f6
22.	Nc4	e5

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What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1855) vs. soitgoes317 (1762)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	g3	Bg7
4.	Bg2	d6
5.	O-O	O-O
6.	c4	Nbd7
7.	Nc3	Rb8
8.	e4	e5
9.	dxe5	Nxe5
10.	Nxe5	dxe5
11.	Be3	c6
12.	Bxa7	Ra8
13.	Bc5	Re8
14.	a4	b6
15.	Qxd8	Rxd8
16.	Bxb6	Rd2
17.	Rfd1	Rxd1+
18.	Rxd1	Ba6
19.	b3	Rc8
20.	Bh3	Rb8
21.	a5	Bf8
22.	Na4	Nxe4
23.	f3	Ng5
24.	Bg2	Ne6
25.	Rd7	Bb4
26.	Bh3	Nd4
27.	Bxd4	exd4
28.	Rxd4	Bxa5
29.	Rd3	Bb4
30.	Bd7	c5
31.	Bc6	Bb7
32.	Bxb7	Rxb7
33.	Rd8+	Kg7
34.	Rc8	Ba5
35.	Rxc5	Bb4
36.	Rb5	Rxb5
37.	cxb5

Thursday, June 11, 2020

White to play

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	d6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Bg4
6.	d5	Bxf3
7.	Qxf3	Ne5
8.	Qb3	b6
9.	Bb5+	Nd7
10.	f4	Rc8
11.	Nc3	Ngf6
12.	e5	dxe5
13.	fxe5	Nh5
14.	e6	fxe6
15.	dxe6	Nhf6
16.	exd7+

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Friday, June 5, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of aherring74 (1957) vs. john2001plus (1844)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-3

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nce2	c5
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	f4	Be7
8.	Nf3	O-O
9.	Be3	f6
10.	Qd2	fxe5
11.	fxe5	Bh4+
12.	Nxh4	Qxh4+
13.	g3	Qe4
14.	Rg1	cxd4
15.	cxd4	Nb4
16.	Qxb4	Nxe5
17.	Bg2	Qxe3
18.	dxe5	Rf2
19.	Qd2	Rxe2+
20.	Qxe2	Qxg1+

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	b4	e5
2.	Bb2	Bxb4
3.	Bxe5	Nf6
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Nf3	Re8
6.	Bb2	d5
7.	c4	Bg4
8.	Be2	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Qe7
10.	h3	Bh5
11.	O-O	c5
12.	g4	Bg6
13.	a3	Ba5
14.	d3	Nc6
15.	e4	Rad8
16.	Nbd2	a6
17.	a4	Nd7
18.	Bd5	Nde5
19.	Bxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nxe5	Qxe5
21.	f4	Qd4+
22.	Kg2	Qxd3
23.	Rf3	Rxd5
24.	exd5	Re2+
25.	Kf1	Rxd2+
26.	Rxd3	Bxd3+
27.	Kg1	Rxd1+
28.	Rxd1	c4
29.	Kf2

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Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	b4	e5
2.	Bb2	Bxb4
3.	Bxe5	Nf6
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Nf3	Re8
6.	Bb2	d5
7.	c4	Bg4
8.	Be2	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Qe7
10.	h3	Bh5
11.	O-O	c5
12.	g4	Bg6
13.	a3	Ba5
14.	d3	Nc6
15.	e4	Rad8
16.	Nbd2	a6
17.	a4	Nd7
18.	Bd5	Nde5
19.	Bxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nxe5	Qxe5
21.	f4	Qd4+
22.	Kg2	Qxd3
23.	Rf3	Rxd5
24.	exd5	Re2+
25.	Kg3	Qxd2
26.	Qxd2	Rxd2
27.	f5	Bc7+
28.	Kh4	Rg2
29.	Raa3	Bd8+
30.	f6	h6

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Gusev (1865) vs. john2001plus (1894)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Qb6
8.	Na4	Qa5+
9.	c3	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	Nxd4
11.	Bxd4	b5
12.	Nc5	Nxc5
13.	Bxc5	Bxc5
14.	b4	Bxb4
15.	cxb4	Qxb4+
16.	Qd2	Qe4+
17.	Be2	Bd7
18.	O-O	Rc8
19.	Rac1	O-O
20.	Bd3	Qd4+
21.	Kh1	Rxc1
22.	Rxc1	Qb6
23.	Qe2	Rc8
24.	Rxc8+	Bxc8
25.	Bxb5	a6
26.	Bd3	g6
27.	h4	Qd4
28.	g3	a5
29.	Kh2	Bb7
30.	Ba6	Bxa6
31.	Qxa6	Qf2+
32.	Kh3	h5
33.	Qc8+	Kg7
34.	Qc1	Qf3
35.	Kh2	d4
36.	f5	Qxf5
37.	Qd2	Qxe5

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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aherring74 (1945) vs. john2001plus (1937)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Nf3	O-O
6.	Bd3	Bxf4
7.	exf4	b6
8.	O-O	c5
9.	Nb1	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	Ba6
11.	Bxa6	Nxa6
12.	Qe2	Nc5
13.	Nd2	Rc8
14.	Rad1	Qc7
15.	g3	Nfe4
16.	Nxe4	Nxe4
17.	f3	Nd6
18.	Rfe1	Nc4
19.	b3	Na3
20.	Rd2	Qc3
21.	Red1	Rc7
22.	Kg2	Rfc8
23.	Qa6	Qb4
24.	c4	dxc4
25.	Nc6	Qc5
26.	Rd8+	Rxd8
27.	Rxd8+	Qf8
28.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
29.	Qxa3+

Friday, April 10, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1953) vs. aherring74 (2039)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	e4	Bg7
3.	d4	d6
4.	h3	Nd7
5.	Nc3	h6
6.	Bc4	e6
7.	Be3	Ne7
8.	Qd2	f5
9.	Bxe6	fxe4
10.	Nxe4	d5
11.	Nc3	c6
12.	O-O	Nb6
13.	Bxc8	Qxc8
14.	b3	Nf5
15.	g4	Nxe3
16.	Qxe3+	Kd7
17.	Ne5+	Bxe5
18.	dxe5	Qe8
19.	Rae1	Rd8
20.	e6+	Kc8
21.	f4	d4
22.	Qe5	dxc3
23.	e7	Rd7
24.	Qxh8	Qxh8
25.	e8=Q+	Qxe8
26.	Rxe8+	Kc7
27.	Re6	Rd2
28.	Rf2	Rd6
29.	f5

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1953) vs. aherring74 (2039)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	e4	Bg7
3.	d4	d6
4.	h3	Nd7
5.	Nc3	h6
6.	Bc4	e6
7.	Be3	Ne7
8.	Qd2	f5
9.	Bxe6	fxe4
10.	Nxe4	d5
11.	Nc3	c6
12.	O-O	Nb6
13.	Bxc8	Qxc8
14.	b3	Nf5
15.	Rfe1	O-O
16.	Bf4	c5
17.	Be5	Bxe5
18.	Rxe5	cxd4
19.	Nxd4	Qc7
20.	Re6	Qf7
21.	Rae1	Rac8
22.	Nxf5	Qxf5
23.	Qxh6	Qxf2+
24.	Kh1	Rc6
25.	Qxg6+	Kh8
26.	Qh5+	Kg8
27.	Re7	Qf5
28.	Qh4	Rf7
29.	Re7e5	Qf6
30.	Rg5+	Rg7
31.	Re8+	Kf7
32.	Rxg7+	Kxg7
33.	Qh8+	Kg6
34.	Rg8+	Kf5
35.	Rf8

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1956) vs. aherring74 (2036)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	e4	Bg7
3.	d4	d6
4.	h3	Nd7
5.	Nc3	e5
6.	dxe5	dxe5
7.	Bc4	Ne7
8.	Bxf7+	Kxf7
9.	Ng5+	Kg8
10.	Ne6	Qe8
11.	Nxc7	Qf7
12.	Nxa8	Nc6
13.	Nc7	Nf6
14.	Nc7d5

Monday, March 30, 2020

White to play

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd8
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Qb3	b6
8.	e4	Nbd7
9.	e5	Nc5
10.	Qd1	Nfe4
11.	Nxe4	Nxe4
12.	Qa4+	Bd7
13.	Qxe4	e6
14.	dxe6	Bxe6
15.	Bb5+	Bd7
16.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
17.	e6+	fxe6
18.	Ne5+	Kd6
19.	Qd4+

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

White to play

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	e4	d6
6.	Be2	c6
7.	O-O	Bg4
8.	h3	Bxf3
9.	Bxf3	Nbd7
10.	Be3	e5
11.	d5	cxd5
12.	Nxd5	Nxd5
13.	Qxd5	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Rfd8
15.	Qxd6	Qxc4
16.	Rac1	Qxa2
17.	Qc7	Qe6
18.	Rd6	Qe8
19.	Rcd1	Rac8
20.	Rxd7

Saturday, January 11, 2020

White to play

*** US Chess 15|10 Rapid, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1887) vs. tspaper (1485)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-4

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	a6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	d5
6.	e5	Nc6
7.	Nc3	Bd7
8.	Bd3	Nge7
9.	O-O	b5
10.	Be3	Nc8
11.	Rc1	Nb6
12.	Ng5	Be7
13.	Qh5	g6
14.	Qh6	Bf8
15.	Qh4	h6
16.	f4	Bg7
17.	Qf2	hxg5
18.	fxg5	O-O
19.	b3	Rc8
20.	Qh4	Nxe5
21.	dxe5	Bxe5
22.	Ne2	d4
23.	Bf4	Bxf4
24.	Nxf4	Rxc1
25.	Rxc1	Be8
26.	Nh5	gxh5
27.	Bh7+	Kg7
28.	Qxh5	f6
29.	Qh6+	Kf7
30.	gxf6	Qxf6
31.	Rf1

White to play

*** US Chess 15|10 Rapid, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1887) vs. tspaper (1485)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-10

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	a6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	d5
6.	e5	Nc6
7.	Nc3	Bd7
8.	Bd3	Nge7
9.	O-O	b5
10.	Be3	Nc8
11.	Rc1	Nb6
12.	Ng5	Be7
13.	Qh5	g6
14.	Qh6	Bf8
15.	Qh4	h6
16.	f4	Bg7
17.	Qf2	hxg5
18.	fxg5	O-O
19.	b3	Rc8
20.	Qh4	Nxe5
21.	dxe5	Bxe5
22.	Ne2	d4
23.	Bf4	Bg7
24.	Bd6	Re8
25.	Rxf7	Rxc1+
26.	Kf2	Kxf7
27.	Bxg6+	Kxg6
28.	Nf4+	Kf5
29.	g4+	Ke4
30.	Qh7#

Black to play for a win

*** US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com
newauto (2051) vs. john2001plus (1847)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Na3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	c4	Bb4+
6.	Bd2	Qe7+
7.	Qe2	Bxd2+
8.	Kxd2	Ne4+
9.	Kc1	Qg5+
10.	Kd1	O-O
11.	Nf3	Bg4
12.	Nxg5	Bxe2+
13.	Bxe2	Nxg5
14.	cxd5	Ne4
15.	Rf1	Nd7
16.	Rc1	Ndf6
17.	f3	Nd6
18.	Rxc7	Nxd5
19.	Rd7	Ne3+
20.	Ke1	Nxf1
21.	Rxd6	Nxh2
22.	Rd7	Rad8
23.	Rxb7	Rxd4
24.	Bc4	a5
25.	b3	a4
26.	Kf2	axb3
27.	Bxb3	Ra8
28.	Bxf7+	Kf8
29.	Nb5	Rd2+
30.	Kg1	Nxf3+
31.	gxf3	Rc8
32.	Rc7	Rxc7
33.	Nxc7	Kxf7

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;