Chess Level 02: August 2016

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of WilliamRDavis (1665) vs. john2001plus (1737), 900+10


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	Nbd2	d5
4.	e3	c5
5.	c3	Be7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nc6
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	e4	Qc7
10.	exd5	exd5
11.	Nb3	Bb6
12.	Bg5	Ne4
13.	Bh4	Bg4
14.	h3	Bh5
15.	g4	Bg6
16.	Kg2	Rae8
17.	Rc1	Qf4
18.	Nbd4	f5
19.	Bg3	Nxg3
20.	fxg3	Qd6
21.	gxf5	Bc7
22.	Ne2	Rxe2+
23.	Qxe2	Qxg3+
24.	Kh1	Qxh3+
25.	Nh2	Bh5
26.	Qc2	Ne5
27.	Be2	Bxe2
28.	Qxe2	Ng4
29.	Rf3	Qh4
30.	f6	Bxh2
31.	f7+	Kh8
32.	Kg2	Qg5
33.	Rh1	Bf4
34.	Kf1	Ne3+
35.	Rxe3	Bxe3
36.	Qf3	Qg6
37.	Qxe3	Qxf7+
38.	Kg2	Qg6+
39.	Qg3	Qe4+
40.	Kg1	Qe2
41.	Qg2	Qe3+
42.	Kh2	Rf6

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Black to play and mate in 3.

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FLchessplayer (2158) vs. jzhong34 (1766)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	exd5	Qxd5
3.	Nc3	Qd6
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	h3	a6
6.	Nf3	Bf5
7.	Bd3	Bxd3
8.	Qxd3	Nc6
9.	O-O	e6
10.	Re1	Be7
11.	Ne4	Nxe4
12.	Qxe4	O-O-O
13.	c3	Bf6
14.	b4	Qd5
15.	Qe2	h5
16.	a4	g5
17.	b5	Nb8
18.	Ne5	Bxe5
19.	dxe5	g4
20.	Bg5	gxh3
21.	gxh3	Rhg8
22.	h4	Qc5
23.	Rac1	a5
24.	Qxh5	Nd7
25.	Qe2	Nb6
26.	Kf1	Rd5
27.	c4	Rd4
28.	Red1	Nxa4
29.	Rxd4	Qxd4
30.	Qf3	Nc5
31.	Qxf7	Rh8
32.	Qg7	Re8
33.	Be3	Qd3+
34.	Kg1	Nb3
35.	Re1	Nd4
36.	Bxd4	Qxd4
37.	h5	Qd8
38.	Kf1	Rg8
39.	Qh7	Qg5
40.	Rd1	Kb8
41.	Qe4	Qxh5
42.	Rd4	b6
43.	Rd3	Qh2
44.	Ke2	Rf8
45.	Qe3	Qh5+
46.	Kd2	Qh4
47.	Ke2	Qxc4
48.	Qh6	Rf5
49.	Qh8+	Kb7
50.	Qh2	Qc2+
51.	Rd2	Qe4+
52.	Kd1	Rxe5
53.	Kc1	Rc5+
54.	Kd1	Qf3+
55.	Re2	Qd3+
56.	Rd2	Qf1#

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Black to play and mate in 4.

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Analysis of taechess (1475) vs. WilliamRDavis (1658)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	Nc3	d6
4.	Be3	a6
5.	Qd2	b5
6.	f3	Bb7
7.	Nge2	Nd7
8.	g4	c5
9.	h4	h5
10.	Ng3	hxg4
11.	fxg4	b4
12.	Nce2	Ngf6
13.	d5	Nxg4
14.	O-O-O	Qa5
15.	Kb1	Nde5
16.	Nf4	Nxe3
17.	Qxe3	Bh6
18.	Qf2	O-O-O
19.	Nd3	Bg7
20.	Nxe5	Bxe5
21.	Ne2	Rdf8
22.	Nf4	Kb8
23.	Nd3	Bd4
24.	Qg3	Qc7
25.	Nxb4	Be5
26.	Nxa6+	Bxa6
27.	Qb3+	Bb7
28.	Ba6	c4
29.	Qb4	c3
30.	Bb5	e6
31.	Bc6	Kc8
32.	Qb5	Bxc6
33.	dxc6	Kd8
34.	bxc3	Ke7
35.	Qa4	Rb8+
36.	Kc1	Rb6
37.	Rd3	Bf4+
38.	Kd1	Rb1+
39.	Ke2	Rxh1
40.	e5	Bxe5
41.	c4	Rh1xh4
42.	Rb3	Re4+
43.	Kf3	Rf4+
44.	Ke2	Rh2+
45.	Ke1	Rg4
46.	Rg3	Rxg3
47.	Kf1	Bd4
48.	c3	Rg1#

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

What is the best plan for Black?

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Analysis of Javachip3 (1426) vs. john2001plus (1701), 180+2


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(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	g3	d5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	Bg2	Be6
7.	O-O	f6
8.	Re1	Qd7
9.	e4	Ndb4
10.	a3	Nd3
11.	Re3	O-O-O
12.	b4	Kb8
13.	Bf1	Nxc1
14.	Rxc1	Nd4
15.	Nxd4	exd4
16.	Rd3	Bc4

Surprising Combination.

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Analysis of Javachip3 (1426) vs. john2001plus (1701), 180+2


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(white to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	g3	d5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	Bg2	Be6
7.	O-O	f6
8.	Re1	Qd7
9.	e4	Ndb4
10.	a3	Nd3
11.	Re3	O-O-O
12.	b4	Kb8
13.	Bf1	Nxc1
14.	Rxc1	Bg4
15.	Rd3	Nd4
16.	Nxd4	Bxd1
17.	Nc6+	bxc6
18.	Rxd7	Rxd7
19.	Rxd1

Black to play

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Analysis of Javachip3 (1426) vs. john2001plus (1701), 180+2


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(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	g3	d5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	Bg2	Be6
7.	O-O	f6
8.	Re1	Qd7
9.	e4	Ndb4
10.	a3	Nd3
11.	Re3	O-O-O
12.	b4	Kb8
13.	Bf1	Nxc1
14.	Rxc1	Bg4
15.	Rd3	Nd4
16.	Be2	Nxe2+
17.	Qxe2	Qxd3
18.	Qxd3	Rxd3
19.	Nh4	Rxd2
20.	Nb5	Rd1+
21.	Rxd1	Bxd1
22.	f4	c5
23.	fxe5	cxb4
24.	axb4	Bxb4
25.	Kf1	fxe5
26.	Nf5	Rf8
27.	Kg2	Rxf5
28.	exf5	Ba4

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of Abhishek2 (2129) vs. john2001plus (1704), 180+2


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	Ngf3	Nc6
5.	exd5	exd5
6.	Bb5	cxd4
7.	O-O	Nf6
8.	Re1+	Be7
9.	Nxd4	Bd7
10.	Nd2b3	O-O
11.	Bf4	Re8
12.	c3	Ne4
13.	f3	Nd6
14.	Bxc6	bxc6
15.	Nc5	Nc4
16.	Ndb3	Qb6
17.	Be3	Nxe3
18.	Nxd7	Nxd1+
19.	Nxb6	axb6
20.	Rexd1	Bf6
21.	Kf2	Bg5
22.	a3	g6
23.	g3	Bf6
24.	f4	Re4
25.	Nd4	Rae8
26.	Rd2	c5
27.	Nb5	Re8e7
28.	Rad1	d4
29.	cxd4	Bxd4+
30.	Nxd4	cxd4
31.	Rc2	f5
32.	Rdd2	Kf7
33.	Re2	d3
34.	Rxe4	fxe4
35.	Rc1	e3+
36.	Kf3	d2
37.	Rd1	e2

Black to play.

ICC tourney 1174 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of PITCHUS (1874) vs. yoshi (1689), 720+3


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	e6
4.	c4	c5
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	d4	Bd6
8.	Nc3	cxd4
9.	Nxd4	Be5
10.	Nb3	d4
11.	Nb5	O-O
12.	Bxc6	bxc6
13.	Nb5xd4	Bh3
14.	Nxc6	Qe8
15.	Nxe5	Bxf1
16.	Qxf1	Qxe5

Black to play.

ICC tourney 1174 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of PITCHUS (1874) vs. yoshi (1689)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	e6
4.	c4	c5
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	d4	Bd6
8.	Nc3	cxd4
9.	Nxd4	Be5
10.	Nb3	d4
11.	Nb5	O-O
12.	Bxc6	bxc6
13.	Nb5xd4	Bh3
14.	Re1	Qb6
15.	Nf3	Ng4
16.	e3	Bf6
17.	Nbd4	Rfd8
18.	Qc2	c5
19.	Ne2	g5
20.	Rb1	Qc6
21.	Qf5	Ne5
22.	Qxh3	Nxf3+
23.	Kf1	Nxe1
24.	e4	Qxe4
25.	Ra1	Rd1
26.	Nc3	Qd3+
27.	Kg1	Nf3+
28.	Kg2	Rg1#

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1172 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1702) vs. Chessguru (1033)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bg4
3.	Ne5	Bh5
4.	c4	c6
5.	Qb3	Qb6
6.	Qh3	Nf6
7.	Qc8+	Qd8
8.	Qxb7	Nbd7
9.	Nxd7	Nxd7
10.	Qxc6	dxc4
11.	e3	Rc8
12.	Qa4	e6
13.	Bxc4	Be7
14.	O-O	O-O
15.	Nd2	Nb6
16.	Qa5	Nxc4
17.	Qxh5	Nxd2
18.	Bxd2	Bf6
19.	Rac1	g6
20.	Qf3	Bg7
21.	Rxc8	Qxc8
22.	Rc1	Qd7
23.	Qc6	Qxc6
24.	Rxc6	Ra8
25.	b4	a6
26.	a4	Bf8
27.	Kf1	Kg7
28.	Bc3	Kg8
29.	b5	axb5
30.	axb5	Rb8
31.	b6	Be7
32.	d5	Bf8
33.	d6	Rb7
34.	Bf6	e5
35.	Rc8	e4
36.	Be7

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1172 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1702) vs. Chessguru (1033)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bg4
3.	Ne5	Bh5
4.	c4	c6
5.	Qb3	Qb6
6.	Qh3	Nf6
7.	Qc8+	Qd8
8.	Qxb7	Nbd7
9.	Nxd7	Nxd7
10.	Qxc6	dxc4
11.	e3	Rc8
12.	Qa4	e6
13.	Bxc4	Be7
14.	O-O	O-O
15.	Nd2	Nb6
16.	Qa5	Nxc4
17.	Qxh5	Nxd2
18.	Bxd2	Bf6
19.	Rac1	g6
20.	Qf3	Bg7
21.	Rxc8	Qxc8
22.	Rc1	Qd7
23.	Qc6	Qxc6
24.	Rxc6	Ra8
25.	b4	a6
26.	a4	Bf8
27.	Kf1	Kg7
28.	Bc3	Kg8
29.	b5	axb5
30.	axb5	Rb8
31.	b6	Be7
32.	d5	exd5
33.	Be5	Rb7
34.	Rc8+	Bf8
35.	Bd4	f5
36.	Bc5

Sunday, August 14, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1705) vs. klecy (1059)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Bg5	d6
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Be2	b6
8.	O-O	Bb7
9.	Qc2	Re8
10.	Rfd1	e5
11.	dxe5	dxe5
12.	Nd5	c5
13.	Nxf6+	Bxf6
14.	Bxf6	Qxf6
15.	Rxd7	Qc6
16.	Rad1	e4
17.	Ng5	Bc8
18.	Rd7d6	Qb7
19.	Qc3	Bf5
20.	Rf6	Re7
21.	Rxf5	gxf5
22.	Qf6	Rd7
23.	Qxf5	Rxd1+
24.	Bxd1	f6
25.	Nxh7	Qe7
26.	Nxf6+	Kg7
27.	Qg5+	Kf7
28.	Bh5+	Ke6
29.	Qg4+	Kxf6
30.	Qh4+	Ke6
31.	Qxe4+	Kf6
32.	Qg6+	Ke5
33.	f4#

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1705) vs. klecy (1059)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Bg5	d6
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Be2	b6
8.	O-O	Bb7
9.	Qc2	Re8
10.	Rfd1	e5
11.	dxe5	dxe5
12.	Nd5	c5
13.	Nxf6+	Bxf6
14.	Bxf6	Qxf6
15.	Rxd7	Qc6
16.	Rad1	e4
17.	Ng5	Bc8
18.	Rd7d6	Qb7
19.	Qc3	Bf5
20.	Rf6	Re7
21.	Rxf5	gxf5
22.	Qf6	h6
23.	Qxh6	f6
24.	Qxf6	Rf8
25.	Qg6+	Kh8
26.	Qh6+	Kg8
27.	Rd6	Rg7
28.	Ne6	Rb8
29.	Nxg7	Qxg7
30.	Rg6

Friday, August 12, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1718) vs. Xen1227 (1826)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	c6
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Bd3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	h6
9.	Bh4	Re8
10.	Rc1	Nh5
11.	Bxe7	Qxe7
12.	Ne5	Nxe5
13.	dxe5	g6
14.	f4	Ng7
15.	g4	h5
16.	h3	Qh4
17.	Qf3	Rd8
18.	g5	Nf5
19.	Bxf5	gxf5
20.	c5	d4
21.	exd4	b6
22.	Nd1	Rxd4
23.	Ne3	Rd2
24.	Ng2	Rxg2+
25.	Kxg2

Saturday, August 6, 2016

White to play and win.

US OPEN, 2016
Analysis of Day, David vs. VENKAT, ABHYUDHAYA.


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	a6
4.	Ba4	Nf6
5.	O-O	Be7
6.	Re1	b5
7.	Bb3	O-O
8.	a4	b4
9.	c3	d6
10.	h3	Rb8
11.	d4	exd4
12.	cxd4	Na5
13.	Bc2	c5
14.	b3	c4
15.	Nbd2	c3
16.	Nc4	Nxc4
17.	bxc4	a5
18.	Bf4	Ba6
19.	c5	dxc5
20.	Bxb8	Qxb8
21.	Ne5	c4
22.	Nc6	Qc7
23.	d5	Bc5
24.	e5	Nd7
25.	Be4	Kh8
26.	d6	Qb6
27.	Rf1	b3
28.	Ne7	Nxe5
29.	Qh5	Ng6
30.	Bxg6	fxg6
31.	Nxg6+	Kg8
32.	Qd5+	Rf7
33.	Qa8+	Bc8
34.	Qxc8+	Qd8
35.	Qxd8+	Rf8
36.	Qxf8#

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Black to play for a winning advantage.

Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)


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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	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	a6
10.	O-O	b5
11.	Kh1	Qc7
12.	a3	Bb7
13.	Rad1	Rac8
14.	Qe1	cxd4
15.	Nxd4	Nxd4
16.	Bxd4	Bc5
17.	Qh4	Bxd4
18.	Rxd4	f6
19.	Bd3	h6
20.	exf6	Rxf6
21.	f5	Rcf8
22.	Rg1	Nc5
23.	fxe6	Nxe6
24.	Nxd5	Bxd5
25.	Rxd5	Nf4
26.	Rd4	Qc5
27.	Rxf4	Rxf4

Black to move and mate in 4.

17th Open A, Zadar CRO
Ante Brkic (2564) vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic (2594)


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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	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	b6
10.	Nd1	a5
11.	O-O	Ba6
12.	Bxa6	Rxa6
13.	a4	Ra8
14.	Nc3	cxd4
15.	Nxd4	Nxd4
16.	Bxd4	Bb4
17.	Qe3	Bxc3
18.	bxc3	Nc5
19.	g4	Rc8
20.	f5	Qh4
21.	Rf4	Rc6
22.	Kh1	Ne4
23.	Raf1	Rfc8
24.	fxe6	fxe6
25.	Rf7	h6
26.	Rb7	Rc6c7
27.	Rxb6	Rxc3
28.	Bxc3	Rxc3
29.	Qe1	Ng3+
30.	Kg1	Qxg4
31.	Rf2	Ne2+
32.	Kh1	Rxc2
33.	Rxe2	Qf3+
34.	Kg1	Rxe2
35.	Rb8+	Kh7
36.	Qb1+	Re4
37.	Rb3	Qf4
38.	Kh1	Qxe5
39.	Kg2	Kg8
40.	Rb8+	Kf7
41.	Rb7+	Kf6
42.	Rb2	Rg4+
43.	Kf2	Qxh2+
44.	Kf3	Rg3+
45.	Kf4	e5#

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;