Chess Level 03: June 2020

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)


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(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


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(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)


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(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)


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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	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)


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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	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)


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(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)


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(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)


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(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)


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(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)


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(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)


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(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)


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(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)


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(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


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(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)


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-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+

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;