Chess Level 03: April 2020

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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


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(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)


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(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

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Analysis of john2001plus (1953) vs. aherring74 (2039)


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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

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Analysis of john2001plus (1953) vs. aherring74 (2039)


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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