Chess Level 02: July 2016

Friday, July 22, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(black to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	Qa7
22.	Bb2	Ng6
23.	Rac1	Bxc5
24.	bxc5	Rxc5
25.	Rxc5	Qxc5
26.	f4	d3+
27.	Kf1	exf4
28.	Nh5	f3
29.	Bxg7	fxg2+
30.	Kxg2	Nh4+
31.	Kg3	f4+
32.	Kxh4	Qf2+
33.	Kg5	Qg2+
34.	Kh4	Qxh3+
35.	Kg5	Qg4+
36.	Kh6	Qg6#

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(black to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	Qa7
22.	Bb2	Ng6
23.	Rac1	Bxc5
24.	bxc5	Rxc5
25.	Rxc5	Qxc5
26.	f4	d3+
27.	Kf1	exf4
28.	Nh5	f3
29.	Bxg7	fxg2+
30.	Kxg2	Nh4+
31.	Kg3	f4+
32.	Nxf4	Rxf4
33.	Kxf4	Qf2+
34.	Kg5	Qf5+
35.	Kxh4	Qxh3+
36.	Kg5	Qg4+
37.	Kf6	Qxg7#

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(black to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	Qa7
22.	Bb2	Ng6
23.	Rac1	Bxc5
24.	bxc5	Rxc5
25.	Rxc5	Qxc5
26.	f4	d3+
27.	Kf1	exf4
28.	Nh5	f3
29.	Bxg7	fxg2+
30.	Kxg2	Nh4+
31.	Kg3	f4+
32.	Nxf4	Rxf4
33.	Kxf4	Qf2+
34.	Ke5	Qg3+
35.	Kd4	Nf3+
36.	Kc3	Qxg7+
37.	Kb4	Qd4+
38.	Ka5	Nxd2
39.	Qa2	Nc4+
40.	Kb4	a5+
41.	Kb3	d2
42.	Qa1	dxe1=Q
43.	Qxd4	Qb1+
44.	Kc3	Qb2+
45.	Kd3	Bf5+
46.	Qe4	Qd2#

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Black to play.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(black to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	Qa7
22.	Bb2	Ng6
23.	Rac1	Bxc5
24.	bxc5	Rxc5
25.	Rxc5	Qxc5
26.	f4	d3+
27.	Kf1	exf4
28.	Nh5	f3
29.	gxf3	f4
30.	Kg2	Nh4+
31.	Kh1	Qf2
32.	d6+	Rf7
33.	Rg1	Qxf3+

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(white to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	e4
22.	d3	e3
23.	fxe3	dxe3
24.	Bxe3	f4
25.	Bd4	Bxh3
26.	gxh3	fxg3
27.	Bxg7	Bxc5+
28.	bxc5	Kxg7
29.	Qc3+	Kg8
30.	d6	Nd5
31.	Qe5	Qf7
32.	Rf1	Nf4
33.	d7	Rcd8
34.	c6	Qd5
35.	Qxd5+	Nxd5
36.	Rfe1	Kf7
37.	Re5	Nc7
38.	d4	Kg6
39.	Rae1	Rf6
40.	Re8	Nxe8
41.	Rxe8	Rxc6
42.	Rxd8	Rd6
43.	Rg8+

White to play and draw

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Analysis of john2001plus (1707) vs. MainStreetUSA (1583)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	e3	O-O
6.	Bd3	c5
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	O-O	c4
9.	Be2	Nc6
10.	Bd2	Bf5
11.	a3	Bd6
12.	b3	cxb3
13.	Qxb3	Rb8
14.	Rfc1	Qd7
15.	Na4	Be4
16.	Nc5	Qg4
17.	h3	Qg6
18.	Nxe4	dxe4
19.	Nh2	Rfd8
20.	Rab1	Nd5
21.	Bc4	Nb6
22.	Bb5	Rbc8
23.	Bxc6	bxc6
24.	Bb4	Bc7
25.	Bc5	Rd5
26.	Bxb6	axb6
27.	Qc2	c5
28.	dxc5	Rg5
29.	f3	Rxc5
30.	Qd2	Rd8
31.	Qe2	Rxc1+
32.	Rxc1	exf3
33.	Nxf3	Bd6
34.	Rd1	Re8
35.	Qd3	Bc5
36.	Qxg6	hxg6
37.	Rd3	Bxe3+
38.	Kf1	Bc5
39.	Nd2	Ra8
40.	Nb1	Kf8
41.	Ke2	Ke7
42.	Kd2	Ke6
43.	Kc2	Ra5
44.	Kb2	Bd6
45.	Nd2	Ra4
46.	Nf3	Bc5
47.	Ng5+	Ke7
48.	Nf3	f6
49.	Nd2	Ke6
50.	Nb1	Ke5
51.	Kb3	Re4
52.	Nc3	Re1
53.	a4	Rg1
54.	Rd5+	Ke6
55.	Rd2	Re1
56.	Kc4	Rf1
57.	a5	Rf4+
58.	Kb5	Rb4+
59.	Kc6	Rc4
60.	Re2+	Kf7
61.	a6	Rxc3
62.	a7	Ra3
63.	Kb7	b5
64.	a8=Q	Rxa8
65.	Kxa8

Monday, July 18, 2016

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1720) vs. Sasa132 (1971)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d6
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	Nc6
7.	Be2	h6
8.	Bh4	a6
9.	a3	e5
10.	dxe5	Nxe5
11.	Nxe5	dxe5
12.	O-O	c6
13.	Qc2	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Bf5
15.	e4	Be6
16.	Bg3	Nd7
17.	b4	f5
18.	f3	f4
19.	Bf2	Nb6
20.	Bxb6	Qxb6+
21.	c5	Qc7
22.	Na4	g5
23.	Nb6	Rad8
24.	Bc4	Qf7
25.	Bxe6	Qxe6
26.	Qc4	Kf7
27.	Rac1	Rxd1+
28.	Rxd1	Qxc4
29.	Nxc4	Ke7
30.	Nd6	Rb8
31.	Nf5+	Kf8
32.	Rd7	Bf6
33.	Nd6	Be7
34.	Nxb7

White to play.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1720) vs. Sasa132 (1971)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d6
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	Nc6
7.	Be2	h6
8.	Bh4	a6
9.	a3	e5
10.	dxe5	Nxe5
11.	Nxe5	dxe5
12.	Qxd8	Rxd8
13.	Nd5	g5
14.	Nxc7	Rb8
15.	Bg3

Sunday, July 17, 2016

White to play and win.

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john2001plus (1720) vs. Sasa132 (1971)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d6
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	Nc6
7.	Be2	h6
8.	Bh4	a6
9.	a3	e5
10.	dxe5	Nxe5
11.	Nxe5	dxe5
12.	O-O	c6
13.	Qc2	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Bf5
15.	e4	Be6
16.	Bg3	Nd7
17.	b4	f5
18.	f3	f4
19.	Bf2	Nb6
20.	Bxb6	Qxb6+
21.	c5	Qc7
22.	Na4	g5
23.	Nb6	Rad8
24.	Bc4	Qf7
25.	Bxe6	Qxe6
26.	Qc4	Kf7
27.	Rac1	Rxd1+
28.	Rxd1	Qxc4
29.	Nxc4	Ke7
30.	Nd6	Rb8
31.	Nf5+	Kf6
32.	Rd6+	Kf7
33.	Rd7+	Kg6
34.	Rxg7+	Kh5
35.	Rh7	g4
36.	Rxh6+	Kg5
37.	h4+	gxh3 e.p.
38.	gxh3	b6
39.	h4#

White to play.

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analysis of john2001plus (1690) vs. taechess (1427)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Qc7
6.	Ne5	Nbd7
7.	Nxg4	Nxg4
8.	cxd5	cxd5
9.	Nc3	e6
10.	h3	Ngf6
11.	Bd3	Bd6
12.	O-O	O-O
13.	Nb5	Qc6
14.	Nxd6	Qxd6
15.	Bd2	a5
16.	Rfc1	e5
17.	dxe5	Nxe5
18.	Be2	Qd7
19.	Bb5	Qe6
20.	Rc7	Qb6
21.	Rc2	Rac8
22.	Rac1	Rxc2
23.	Rxc2	d4
24.	exd4	Qxd4
25.	Be3	Qd1+
26.	Kh2	Qd6
27.	Kg1	Qd1+
28.	Bf1	Rd8
29.	Bg5	h6
30.	Bxf6	gxf6
31.	Rc8	Kg7
32.	Rxd8	Qxd8
33.	Qxb7

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1164 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1766) vs. komodeo (1283)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	dxc4
6.	Bxc4	b5
7.	Bd3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	Bb7
9.	Nc3	Be7
10.	Qe2	O-O
11.	e4	a6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Qe4	g6
14.	Bh6	Re8
15.	Rfe1	c5
16.	Qg4	cxd4
17.	Ne4	Nb4
18.	Bb1	Nc5
19.	Nfg5	Nxe4
20.	Nxe4	Bxe4
21.	Bxe4	Rc8
22.	a3	Nc2
23.	Bxc2	Rxc2
24.	Re2	d3
25.	Rxc2	dxc2
26.	Rc1	Qd3
27.	Qf4	Rd8
28.	h3	Bf8
29.	Bg5	Rd4
30.	Qe3	Qxe3
31.	Bxe3	Rc4
32.	Kf1	Bg7
33.	f4	Kf8
34.	Ke2	Bh6
35.	g3	Ke7
36.	Kd2	Kd7
37.	Rxc2	Rxc2+
38.	Kxc2	Kc6
39.	Kc3	Bf8
40.	b4	Kd5
41.	Kd3	Be7
42.	g4	Bd8
43.	Bc5	Bc7
44.	h4	Bd8
45.	Bf2	a5
46.	bxa5	Bxa5
47.	Bd4	h5
48.	gxh5	gxh5
49.	Bf2	Bd8
50.	Be1	Be7

White to play.

ICC tourney 1164 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Nc3 (896) vs. yoshi (1736)


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(white to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	Nf6
3.	exd5	Nxd5
4.	Nxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nf3	c5
6.	d4	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	e5
8.	Nf3	Qxd1+
9.	Kxd1	Bd6
10.	Be3	O-O
11.	Bc4	Nc6
12.	Ke2	Bg4
13.	Rhd1	Bc7
14.	Bd5	Rfe8
15.	h3	Be6
16.	Bxe6	Rxe6
17.	Rd7	Re7
18.	Rad1	Nd4+
19.	Rd1xd4	exd4
20.	Rxe7	Bd6
21.	Rd7	dxe3
22.	Rxd6

CHECK!

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;