White to play

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John Coffey vs. Melinka

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 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

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1887) vs. tspaper (1485)

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

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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 a b c d e f g h -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#

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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 h g f e d c b a +1

(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

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

*** US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1374) vs. john2001plus (1832)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Re8 8. Nbd2 Rxe1+ 9. Qxe1 Nc6 10. c3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. c4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bb4 16. Bd2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxb4 Qxc4 19. b3 Qe4 20. Qd2 Nd5 21. Rf1 Qf3 22. Qd1 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Nxb4 24. Rd7 Rc8

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win

*** US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1374) vs. john2001plus (1832)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Re8 8. Nbd2 Rxe1+ 9. Qxe1 Nc6 10. c3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. c4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Bb4 16. Bd2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxb4 Qxc4 19. b3 Qe4 20. Qd2 Re8 21. Rd1 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Qxg4+ 23. Kf1 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Re4 25. f4 Qg4+ 26. Kh1 Rxf4 27. Rg1 Qh5+ 28. Qh2 Qd5+ 29. Rg2 Rf1+

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win

*** US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com
Analysis of GHAAngel (2322) vs. john2001plus (1830)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d5 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 b5 6. e4 exd5 7. cxd5 b4 8. Na4 Nxe4 9. Bd3 Nxf2 10. Qc2 Re8+ 11. Kf1 Nxh1 12. Nxc5 d6 13. Nb3 Ba6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Be1 Qe7 17. Bd2 Qe4 18. Nc1 g4 19. Kg1 gxf3 20. h3 Qd4+ 21. Kxh1 fxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Kh8 23. Bxa6 Rg8+ 24. Kf3 Nd7 25. Nb3 Qxd5+ 26. Kf2 Rg2+ 27. Ke1 Qf3 28. Qd3 Re8+

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win

*** US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com
Analysis of GHAAngel (2322) vs. john2001plus (1830)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d5 Bc5 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Nf3 b5 6. e4 exd5 7. cxd5 b4 8. Na4 Nxe4 9. Bd3 Nxf2 10. Qc2 Re8+ 11. Kf1 Nxh1 12. Nxc5 d6 13. Nb3 Ba6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Be1 Qe7 17. Bd2 Qe4 18. Nc1 g4 19. Kg1 gxf3 20. h3 Qd4+ 21. Kxh1 fxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Kh8 23. Bxa6 Rg8+ 24. Kf3 Nd7 25. Nb3 Qxd5+ 26. Kf4 Qg5+ 27. Ke4 d5+ 28. Kd3 Qf5+ 29. Ke2 Rg2+ 30. Kd1 Qf3+ 31. Kc1 Rg1+

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Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight