White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qb1 Rc8 13. a3 Nc6 14. e4 Bb3 15. Rd3 Na5 16. Nd2 Bd1 17. b4 Nc6 18. Bb2 Ba4 19. d5 Bb5 20. Re3 a5 21. Nf3 exd5 22. exd5 Na7 23. Nd4 Bf6 24. Nf5 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qd1 Be2 28. Qd2 Qe5 29. Re1 Qxf5 30. Qxe2 axb4 31. axb4 Rd8 32. Qe7 Rd7 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. g4 Qxg4 35. h3 Qxb4 36. Re3 Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Rd6 38. Be4 Qc1 39. Rg3+ Kh6 40. Qf8+ Kh5 41. Qxf7+ Kh4 42. Rg4#

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Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 f5 4. e4 fxe4 5. Ng5 c5 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. Ngxe4 Qe5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nd5 Qb8 15. Nexf6+ exf6 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Ne7+ Kf7 18. Nxc8 Qxc8 19. Be4 Rb8 20. Bd5+ Ke8 21. Be3 Kd8 22. c5 Qa6 23. c6 Rc8 24. f4 Nxc6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 Qb7 27. Re6 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Bc5+ Kf7 30. Re7+ Kg8 31. Re8+ Kf7 32. Qd6 g5 33. f5

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Analysis of john2001plus (1542) vs. IAlwaysWin (1613)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. Nh4 Nbd7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. h3 Qe7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. O-O Rfe8 14. Rab1 a5 15. Rfe1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bc4 b5 18. Bf1 Rec8 19. Rec1 Rc7 20. g3 c5 21. Bg2 Nf6 22. Qb3 b4 23. Qa4 c4 24. Bf1 Qe6 25. Qb5 Nh5 26. g4 Nf6 27. Bxc4 Qc8 28. Bb3 Nxg4 29. Qg5 Nh6 30. Qxg6 Ra6 31. Qxe4 Qxh3 32. Qg2

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krishnasumanth (1412) vs. john2001plus (1527)

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. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Re8+ 9. Be3 Ne4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. h3 Bh5 14. Re1 Qd6 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nh4 Rad8 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Nxg6 Qxg6 19. Bd3 Nd5 20. c4 Nb4 21. Bb1 Ng5 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Qxb7 Qd2 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rf1 Qc3 26. Qb5 c6 27. Qc5 Qxh3 28. Qf5 g6 29. Qf4 h6 30. f3 g5 31. Qf5 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Re2 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qxh6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36. Qe5+ Rxe5

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Analysis of john2001plus (1784) vs. WhiteGoldeWielder (1739)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. c4 Qd7 8. Be3 b6 9. Nc3 a6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Nc4 Bd6 14. a3 b5 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Nxb5 Qb8 18. Na7 Rxa7 19. Bxa7 Qxa7 20. Qa4+ Bd7 21. Qxb4 Nxd5 22. Qd6 Be6 23. Bb5+ Bd7 24. Rxa6 Qb7 25. Bxd7+ Qxd7 26. Ra8+

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1523) vs. john2001plus (1840)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Nf3 Nxd5 8. Qe2+ Be7 9. h3 Be6 10. Nc3 Nf4 11. Qf1 Nxg2+ 12. Qxg2 Bxc4 13. Qxg7 Bf6 14. Qh6 Nc6 15. Qe3+ Qe7 16. d3 Be6 17. Bd2 O-O-O 18. O-O-O Nb4 19. Qxa7 Nxd3+ 20. Kb1 Nxb2 21. Kxb2 Rxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Qb4+ 23. Kc1 Qxc3+ 24. Kd1 Qxf3+ 25. Kc2 Bf5+ 26. Kc1 Qxh1+ 27. Rd1 Qc6+ 28. Kd2 Bc3+ 29. Ke2 Re8+ 30. Qe3 Rxe3+

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john2001plus (1834) vs. fiddler (1845)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. a3 Bf6 11. Bd6 Qb6 12. Bxf8 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Bc3+ 14. Nd2 Kxf8 15. Qc2 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nc6 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Rd1 a6 20. Bd3 Ne5 21. Be4 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Ke2 Ke7 24. Rb1 Na5 25. Rc7+ Kf8 26. Rd1

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Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. fiddler (1845)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. a3 Bf6 11. Bd6 Qb6 12. Bxf8 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Bc3+ 14. Nd2 Kxf8 15. Qc2 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nc6 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Rd1 a6 20. Bd3 Ne5 21. Be4 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Ke2 Ke7 24. Rcd2 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Nxd8 26. Kd3 b5 27. a4 Nc6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Rb1 b4 30. Kc4 Ne5+ 31. Kd4 Ng4 32. h3 e5+ 33. Kd5 Nxf2 34. Kxe5 g6 35. Rf1 Nd3+ 36. Kd4 Nb2 37. Rb1 Na4 38. Rxb4

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BDRichardson (1300) vs. syahir94 (1330)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 a6 4. Nf3 b5 5. Bg5 b4 6. Ne2 Nxe4 7. Qd3 Bf5 8. Qc4 Nxg5 9. Nxg5 e6 10. O-O-O Qxg5+ 11. f4 Qd8 12. Qxb4 d5 13. Qa4+ c6 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 Qc7 17. f5 exf5 18. Re1+ Be7 19. Nxf5 Qf4+ 20. Rde3 O-O 21. Nxe7+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1847) vs. LazarMilanovic (1611)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. c5 Bc7 8. O-O O-O 9. b4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Qc2 Qf6 12. b5 Qh6 13. Ne2 Ng5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bd7 16. a4 Be8 17. f4 Ne4 18. Nd4 Bd8 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Rab1 g5 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. f5 exf5 23. Nxf5 Qe6 24. Nd6 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Bg6 26. Qf2 Be7 27. Qg3 Rb8 28. Bd4 Rb4 29. Qe1 Rxa4 30. Qb1 Kg7 31. Qb8 Ra2 32. Qc8 Qxc8 33. Nxc8 Bf8 34. e6+ Kg8 35. e7 Bf7 36. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 37. Nd6

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Analysis of john2001plus (1847) vs. LazarMilanovic (1611)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. c5 Bc7 8. O-O O-O 9. b4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Qc2 Qf6 12. b5 Qh6 13. Ne2 Ng5 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bd7 16. a4 Be8 17. f4 Ne4 18. Nd4 Bd8 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Rab1 g5 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. f5 exf5 23. Nxf5 Qe6 24. Nd6 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Bg6 26. Qf2 Be7 27. Qg3 Rb8 28. Bd4 Rb4 29. Qe1 Rxa4 30. Qb1 Kg7 31. Qb8 Ra2 32. Qc8 Qxc8 33. Nxc8 Bf8 34. e6+ Kg8 35. Nd6 Re2 36. Bf6 Bg7 37. e7 Rd2 38. Rb1 Bxf6 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Nf5+ Bxf5 41. e8=Q

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Analysis dogeandpika4life (1644) vs. john2001plus (1842)

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

(white to move) 1. a3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Ba6 O-O 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qd4 Qe7 15. Bb7 Rad8 16. Qa4 Qe5 17. g3 Qxc3 18. Ra2 Bd3 19. Rd1 Bb5 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Rb8 22. a4 Rxb7 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Ra6 b4 25. Rc4 b3 26. Bb2 Rd8 27. Kg2 Rb4 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxb4 Rb6 30. Rc4

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Analysis of putz (1832) vs. john2001plus (1871)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. b3 Be7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nbd2 b6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. a3 Rc8 11. f4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Re1 Qc7 16. c4 f5 17. exf6 e.p. Bd6 18. fxg7 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qxg7 20. Qe2 Bg3 21. Kg1 e3 22. Rf1 Bf2+ 23. Qxf2 exf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Qxg2+ 26. Ke1 Rf8 27. Bc3 Qg1+ 28. Ke2 Rf2+ 29. Kd3 Qg6+ 30. Ke3 Qg3+

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Analysis of yoshi (1685) vs. TexasMade (1422)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e4 Be7 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Nxd5 Rxd5 14. Bc4 Rdd8 15. d5 b5 16. dxe6 Rxd1 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxf7+ Qxf7 19. Raxd1 Qxa2 20. Ng5 Kf8 21. Nxh7+ Kg8 22. Ng5 Kf8 23. Rd6 Qa5 24. Kf1 b4 25. Rd7 Ne5 26. Rd8+ Qxd8 27. Ne6+

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KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)

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. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. O-O c5 10. Nb5 a6 11. Nd6 cxd4 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Rc1 Ndxe5 14. Nxc8 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Raxc8 16. c4 dxc3 e.p. 17. Rxc3 Qf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Bc2 f5 20. g4 Nd4 21. Bd1 f4 22. Rh3 Rc1 23. Kf1 Kg7 24. Rd3 Nc6 25. h4 Rc8 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Nb4 28. Rb3 Rc8c4 29. a3 Nc2 30. Bxc2 Rc1xc2 31. Rxb7 f3 32. Rb3 Rf4 33. Rb1 d4 34. Rd3 e5 35. Rb3 Rh4 36. Kg1 Rg4+ 37. Kf1 e4 38. Rb7 Rg2

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Analysis of yoshi (1739) vs. IAlwaysWin (1522)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. h4 h5 11. g5 Ng8 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc6+ Qd7 15. Qb6 Qc7 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Bxa6

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Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +17

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 O-O 8. e4 d6 9. Bc4 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Nd4 Ne5 12. Bb5 Rf8 13. f4 Ng6 14. Bc6 Bxc6 15. Nxc6 Qd7 16. Be3 Ng4 17. Bd4 Bf6 18. h3 Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Nf6 20. e5 Ne8 21. Rae1 dxe5 22. fxe5 Ne7 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qc4 Rd8 25. Nb5 a6 26. Na7 b5 27. Nc6 bxc4 28. Nxe7+ Kh8 29. Rd1 Rd7 30. Nc6 Rg8 31. e6 fxe6 32. dxe6 Rd6 33. Ne5 g6 34. Nf7+ Kg7 35. Nxd6 Nxd6 36. Rxd6 cxd6 37. Rf7+ Kh6 38. Rd7 Re8 39. Rxd6 a5 40. Kf2 Kg5 41. Ke3 Kf5 42. Kd4 Kf6 43. Kxc4 Rb8 44. b4 axb4 45. axb4 Ke5 46. Kc5 Ra8 47. b5 Ra2 48. e7 Rc2+ 49. Kb4 Kxd6 50. e8=Q Rxg2 51. Qc6+ Ke5 52. Qxg2 Kf4 53. b6 h5 54. b7 g5 55. b8=Q+ Kf5 56. Qd6 g4 57. Qgd5#

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Robles Garcia, Claudia (2144) vs. Ondrova, Michaela (1920)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. exd5 exf4 5. Nf3 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. d4 Bg4 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Bxf4 O-O-O 10. c3 Qe4 11. Qd2 Rxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. O-O Nxe2+ 14. Kh1 Bh3 15. Rf2 Bxg2+ 16. Rxg2 Nxf4 17. Rag1 Bc5

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Analysis of Fiddler (1503) vs. Yoshi (1711)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Be2 Nbd5 11. Rc1 Nxf4 12. exf4 Nd5 13. g3 Bh3 14. Re1 e6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. Ne4 Rfd8 19. Red1 Bf5 20. Nc5 Nd5 21. Bf3 b6 22. Nb7 Rf8 23. g4 Rc7 24. Nd6 Bxg4 25. Bxg4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1785) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1852)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. e4 g6 9. Bb5+ Nbd7 10. O-O Bg7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Rfe8 18. Ne4 Kg7 19. Qf3 Rxe5 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21. Qxe5 Qf5 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. f4 Rd8 24. Rd1 Qxe5 25. fxe5 Ke7 26. Kf2 Ba6 27. b3 c4 28. Rc1 cxb3 29. Rc7+ Kf8 30. e6 fxe6 31. dxe6

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Analysis of tracksupr71 (1528) vs. john2001plus (1771)

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

(white to move) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qb3 O-O 6. Nd5 Be7 7. Nxe7+ Qxe7 8. Be2 e4 9. Nd4 Nxd4 10. exd4 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. d3 d5 13. Re1 exd3 14. Qxd3 Rfe8 15. Bd2 Rad8 16. Bf1 Qd6 17. Bc3 Ne4 18. Rad1 Ba6 19. b3 Qa3 20. Ba1 Qxa2 21. Re2 dxc4 22. Rxa2 cxd3 23. Rxa6

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Analysis of sgolde20 (1273) vs. john2001plus (1781)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nc3 c6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. Be2 Nd7 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Rfe8 14. Nf3 Nf8 15. c3 Ng6 16. Ng3 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Qd2 f5 19. h3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qxg3 21. Rf1 Rf8 22. Rf3 Qg5 23. Qf2 Rae8 24. Rf1 g6 25. h4 Qg4 26. Rf4 Qe2 27. Qg3 Qe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. h5 gxh5 30. Rh4 Re2 31. Rf2 Re1+ 32. Rf1 Rfe8 33. Rxh5 Re8e2 34. Rhxf5 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Rxb2 36. Rf2 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Kg7

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Analysis of sgolde20 (1273) vs. john2001plus (1781)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nc3 c6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. Be2 Nd7 12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Rfe8 14. Nf3 Nf8 15. c3 Ng6 16. Ng3 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Qd2 f5 19. h3 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qxg3 21. Rf1 Rf8 22. Rf3 Qg5 23. Qf2 Rae8 24. Rf1 g6 25. h4 Qg4 26. Rf4 Qe2 27. Qg3 Qe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. h5 g5 30. Rxf5 Rxf5 31. Rxf5 Kg7 32. Rf3 Rxf3 33. gxf3 Kf6 34. Kf2 Kf5 35. Kg3 a6 36. b3 b6 37. a3 a5 38. Kf2 Kf4 39. c4 b5 40. cxd5 cxd5 41. b4 axb4 42. axb4 g4 43. fxg4 Kxg4 44. Ke3 Kg3 45. Ke2 Kf4 46. Kd3 Kf3 47. Kd2 Ke4 48. Kc3 Ke3 49. Kc2 Kxd4 50. Kd2 Kc4 51. Kc2 Kxb4

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Analysis of 5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 Qb6 5. Nf3 Qxb2 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e3 Nb4 8. Rc1 Nfd5 9. Nc4 Qxa2 10. Bd3 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 b5 12. Nce5 Nb4 13. Qc3 e6 14. O-O f6 15. Nd3 a5 16. Nc5 Nd5 17. Qd3 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 O-O 19. Bd6 Re8 20. e4 Ne7 21. Rfc1 Nc6 22. Rh5 Bb7 23. Re1 b4 24. e5 f5 25. Rxh7 Kxh7 26. Ng5+ Kg6 27. Qg3 Qc2 28. f4 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Qxg2+ 30. Qxg2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Rec8

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Analysis of Yoshi (1676) vs. Angpan (2374)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. a4 Ra7 13. Nb5 Rb7 14. Qc2 Qa8 15. Nec3 Ne8 16. Bd2 Nc7 17. Nxc7 Rxc7 18. Nb5 Rb7 19. Bc3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nf6 21. Rhe1 Rfb8 22. Nxd6 Nxd5 23. Qxc5

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Analysis of xiaoqixia (1598) vs. mdknight (944)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d3 e6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qc2 Ne7 11. Be3 O-O 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Kh1 f5 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. e5 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Qb3 Bc6 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Nxf8 Kxf8 21. Bc5 Kg8 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Qd7 Qf8 26. Qe6 h5 27. Rd7 Kh7 28. Rxb7 Re8 29. Qxa6 Ra8 30. Qc4 Rc8 31. Qb3 Rd8 32. a4 Qe8 33. a5 Qc6 34. Qa3 Rd2 35. Rxg7+ Kh6 36. Rxg6+ Kxg6 37. Qg3+ Kh6 38. Qg5+ Kh7 39. b4 Qb5 40. Qxh5+ Kg7 41. Qg5+ Kf7 42. Qxf5+ Ke7 43. Qf6+ Kd7 44. e6+ Kd6 45. Qe5+ Qxe5 46. fxe5+ Kxe6 47. Ra1 Rd8 48. a6 Kxe5 49. b5 Kd6 50. b6 Kc6 51. a7 Ra8 52. g4 Kxb6 53. Kg2 Kc6 54. Kg3 Kd6 55. h4 Ke6 56. h5 Kf6 57. Kf4 Kg7 58. g5 Kf7 59. Kf5 Kg7 60. h6+ Kh7 61. Kf6 Rf8+ 62. Ke7 Ra8 63. Kf7 Kh8 64. h7 Rc8 65. a8=Q Rxa8 66. Rxa8+ Kxh7 67. Ra4 Kh8 68. Rh4#

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Analysis of xiaoqixia (1598) vs. mdknight (944)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d3 e6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qc2 Ne7 11. Be3 O-O 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Kh1 f5 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. e5 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Qb3 Bc6 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Nxf8 Kxf8 21. Bc5 Kg8 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Qd7 Qf8 26. Qe6 h5 27. Rd7 Kh7 28. Rxb7 Re8 29. Qxa6 Ra8 30. Qc4 Rc8 31. Qb3 Rd8 32. a4 Qe8 33. a5 Qc6 34. Qa3 Rd2 35. Rxg7+ Kh6 36. Rxg6+ Kxg6 37. Qg3+ Kh6 38. Qg5+ Kh7 39. b4 Qb5 40. Qxh5+ Kg7 41. Qg5+ Kf7 42. Qxf5+ Ke7 43. Qf6+ Kd7 44. e6+ Kd6 45. Qe5+ Qxe5 46. fxe5+ Kxe6 47. Ra1 Rd8 48. a6 Kxe5 49. b5 Kd6 50. b6 Kc6 51. a7 Ra8 52. g4 Kxb6 53. Kg2 Kc6 54. Kg3 Kd6 55. h4 Ke6 56. h5 Kf6 57. Kf4 Kg7 58. g5 Kf7 59. Kf5 Kg7 60. h6+ Kh7 61. Kf6 Rf8+ 62. Ke7 Ra8 63. Kf7 Kh8 64. Ra2 Kh7 65. Ke7 Kg6 66. Kd7 Kxg5 67. Kc7 Kxh6 68. Kb7 Rh8 69. a8=Q Rxa8 70. Kxa8 Kg6 71. Kb7 Kf5 72. Kc6 Ke5 73. Rd2 Ke4 74. Kc5 Ke5 75. Re2+ Kf4 76. Kd5 Kf3 77. Re8 Kf4 78. Re7 Kf3 79. Kd4 Kf2 80. Kd3 Kf1 81. Kd2 Kg2 82. Rf7 Kg3 83. Ke3 Kg4 84. Ke4 Kg3 85. Rf8 Kg2 86. Ke3 Kg1 87. Ke2 Kh2 88. Kf3 Kg1 89. Rh8 Kf1 90. Rh1#

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xiaoqixia (1605) vs. ickyquarter (1369)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Rac8 12. Be3 a6 13. Rac1 b5 14. a3 Rfd8 15. b4 Qb7 16. Rfd1 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 h6 20. Nf3 Nb6 21. Ne1 Nc4 22. Nb1 Qa7 23. Qg4 Nb8 24. Nd3 Nd7 25. Nf4 Kh8 26. Nh5 Rg8 27. Rd3 Ndxe5 28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Rxc8 Nxg4 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. hxg4 a5 32. Nd2 axb4 33. axb4 Qa1+ 34. Kh2 Qe5+ 35. f4 Qe2 36. Rd4 Qe3 37. Nf3 Kf8 38. Kh1 g6 39. Nf6 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Qc7 41. Ne5 Qc3 42. Nf3 Qe3 43. Nd7+ Ke7 44. Nde5 g5 45. f5 exf5 46. gxf5 Qb3 47. Nc6+ Kd6 48. Nce5 Ke7 49. Nc6+ Kd6 50. Na7 Qa4 51. Nc8+ Kc7 52. Ne7 Qa1 53. Nxd5+ Kb7 54. Nf6 Kc8 55. Ne8 Kb8 56. Nd6 h5 57. Nxf7 g4 58. Nf7e5 gxf3 59. Nxf3 Kc7 60. f6 Qa2 61. Rf4 Qf7 62. Ng5 Qe8 63. f7

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Black to play and mate in 4 moves.

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JoeKempsey (1250) vs. john2001plus (1778)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +13

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Re1 Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qd2 Bg4 12. Rad1 Nd7 13. h3 Bf4 14. Qd3 Bf5 15. Ne4 dxe4 16. Qa3 exf3 17. Bxf3 Bxc2 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Rf1 Bb8 20. Rc1 Qf4 21. g3 Qxc1+ 22. Kg2 Qd2 23. h4 Qxd4 24. Kh3 Qxf2 25. Bg4 Re1 26. Bxd7 Rh1+ 27. Kg4 Bd1+ 28. Qf3 Qxf3#

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Analysis of Fiddler (1503) vs. Yoshi (1711)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Be2 Nbd5 11. Rc1 Nxf4 12. exf4 Nd5 13. g3 Bh3 14. Re1 e6 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. Ne4 Rfd8 19. Red1 Bf5 20. Nc5 Nd5 21. Bf3 b6 22. Nb3 Bxe5 23. fxe5 g5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Nxc1 f6 28. f4 gxf4 29. gxf4 fxe5 30. fxe5 Kf7 31. Kf2 Kg6 32. Kg3 Kg5 33. Ne2 Bd3 34. Nf4 Bf5 35. b4 Kh6 36. Kh4 Kg7 37. Kg5 h6+ 38. Kh5 a6 39. a3 Kh7 40. Ng2 Kg7 41. Ne3 Bd3 42. Ng4 Be2 43. h3 b5 44. Kh4 Bxg4 45. Kxg4 Kg6 46. h4 h5+ 47. Kf4 Kh6 48. Kf3 Kg7 49. Kf4 Kg6 50. Kf3 Kf5 51. Kg3 Ke4 52. Kf2 Kxd4 53. Kg3 Ke3 54. Kg2 d4 55. Kf1 d3 56. Ke1 d2+ 57. Kd1 Kd3 58. a4 bxa4 59. b5 a3 60. bxa6 a2 61. a7 a1=Q#

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smgsmg21 (1188) vs. yoshi (1697)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 Nc6 5. e3 d5 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. Bb5 e6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. O-O c5 13. Nb5 Qb6 14. a4 a6 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Nc3 Rab8 17. Rb1 Bxb1 18. Qxb1 Qb6 19. Qd3 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qa3 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Nc6 Qxc3

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Analyisis of ChessDude9856 (1180) vs. john2001plus (1770)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Re1 Rxe1+ 9. Qxe1 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. b4 c6 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Qd1 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 Bf4 15. Qc2 Bxd2 16. Nxd2 Qf4 17. Kg1 Re8 18. Nb3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. f3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qg3+ 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Re2+ 24. Kg3 Rxb2 25. Re1 Kf8 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. bxc5 Rxa2 28. Rb1 Ra6 29. Rxb7 g6 30. Kf4 h6 31. Ke5 Kg7 32. Kd6 h5 33. Rc7 h4 34. Rb7 g5 35. Rb1 f5 36. Kc7 h3 37. Rh1 g4 38. fxg4 fxg4 39. Rg1 h2 40. Rxg4+ Kf6 41. Rh4 Ra2 42. Kxc6 Kg5 43. Rh3 Ra6+ 44. Kxd5 Rh6 45. Rxh2 Rxh2 46. c6 Rh3 47. c4 Rh8 48. c7 a5 49. Kc5 a4 50. d5 a3 51. d6 a2 52. d7 a1=Q 53. c8=Q Qa5+ 54. Kd6 Rh6+ 55. Ke7 Qe5+ 56. Kf7 Rh7+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1774) vs. canary2016 (1588)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qb3 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. e4 Nxe4 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Qxd5 Be6 11. Qxa8

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White to play and checkmate in 3 moves.

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john2001plus (1774) vs. canary2016 (1588)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qb3 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. e4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. f3 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Bg6 13. O-O c6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Re1 Qe7 17. Qc3 Qc5+ 18. Qxc5+ Nxc5 19. Be3 Nd3 20. Re2 Nxe5 21. Rc1 f6 22. f4 Nc4 23. b3 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 Rc8 25. b4 Kf7 26. Ra3 Rc7 27. Rd3 Rhc8 28. f5 g6 29. g4 g5 30. a4 h6 31. b5 cxb5 32. Rxc7+ Rxc7 33. axb5 Rc5 34. Rb3 d4 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Rb4 d3 37. Ke3 Rd5 38. Kd2 Kd6 39. Rc4 Rc5 40. Kxd3 Rxc4 41. Kxc4 Ke5 42. h3 Kf4 43. Kd5 Kg3 44. Ke6 Kxh3 45. Kxf6 Kxg4 46. Kg6 h5 47. f6 h4 48. f7 h3 49. f8=Q h2 50. Qh8 Kg3 51. Kxg5 Kg2 52. Qb2+ Kg1 53. Qc1+ Kg2 54. Qd2+ Kg1 55. Qe1+ Kg2 56. Qe2+ Kg1 57. Qg4+ Kh1 58. Qg3 a5 59. Qf2 a4 60. Qf1#

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Analysis of SuperSam1 (1106) vs. john2001plus (1844)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Qe2+ Be6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nc3 c6 9. O-O-O Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. h3 Nd7 12. g3 Rfe8 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Nxd7 Qg5+ 15. f4 Rxe2 16. fxg5 Rxe1+ 17. Kd2 Bxg3

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Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rac1 c6 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 Rhc8 20. Qg4 g6 21. Ng5+ Ke8 22. Rxe7+ Kf8 23. Rf7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+ Kh8 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Qh4+ Kxg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Qf8+ Qe8 34. Nf7+ Kd7 35. Qd6#

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Analysis of canary2016 (1218) vs. yoshi (1744)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 a6 10. f4 Qc7 11. a3 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. Qd2 Qd8 14. h3 Bd7 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Bf2 b5 17. Nb3 Na5 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. Bd4 Rc4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Nd5 Qxd2 22. Rxd2 Re8 23. Nb6 Rc7 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Red1 Rc7 26. c3 Rc4 27. Rd4 Rec8 28. Kf2 Kf6 29. Ke3 Ke6 30. g4 Rc8c5 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Rd4 Rc5 33. h4 h5 34. g5 d5 35. exd5+ Rxd5 36. Ke4 Rxd4+ 37. cxd4 Kd6 38. b3 a5 39. b4 a4 40. d5 e6 41. dxe6 Kxe6 42. Kd4 Kf5 43. Kc5 Kg4 44. Kxb5 Kxh4 45. Ka6 Kg4 46. b5 h4 47. b6 h3 48. b7 h2 49. b8=Q h1=Q 50. Qc8+ Kxf4 51. Qc7+ Kxg5 52. Qe7+ f6 53. Qc5+ f5 54. Qe7+ Kg4 55. Qb4+ Qe4 56. Qb6 Qe2+ 57. Ka7 g5 58. Qg1+ Kf4 59. Qd4+ Qe4 60. Qf2+ Qf3 61. Qd4+ Qe4 62. Qf2+ Kg4 63. Qg1+ Kh5 64. Qh2+ Qh4 65. Qe2+ g4 66. Qe8+ Kg5 67. Qd8+ Kh5 68. Qh8+ Kg5 69. Qd8+

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Analyze yoshi (1736) vs. Zephyr (1550)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. Ne4 Qg6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Bd3 Qf6 14. Rc1 e5 15. d5 Ne7 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Rc7 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rfc8 20. Ne4 Rxc7 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Qa3 Rd8 23. Qxa7

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What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of Jay_Roy_Hall (1551) vs. john2001plus (1850)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Re1 Re8 9. Bd3 Rxe1+ 10. Qxe1 Bg4 11. Ne5 Be6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Na4 Bd6 17. Qe3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qc5 Qf4 21. Nc3 Rb8 22. Rb1 Rxb2 23. Rxb2 Qc1+ 24. Nd1 Qxd1+ 25. Bf1

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of kasparov57349 (1940) vs. john2001plus (1834)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Nbd4 Nc5 13. Nb3 Nce4 14. Bh4 Qd6 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qxg3 17. Nbd4 Qg4 18. c3 Ne4 19. Qd3 Rac8 20. Rad1 Rcd8 21. a4 a6 22. b4 Rd6 23. a5 Ba7 24. Rde1 Rg6 25. Nh4 Qxh4 26. f3 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Re5 29. Re2 Rh5+ 30. Rh2 Rxh2#

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win.

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Analysis of yoshi (1745) vs. Zephyr (1509)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Bf3 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Be5 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Bxa7 Ra8 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc5 20. Rc4 Nb3 21. Rd1 Na5 22. Ra4 Ra6 23. Be2 Ra7 24. Bb5 Bf5 25. Rc1 Rfa8 26. Nd5 Nc6 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Rxa7 Rxa7 30. Nxf5

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Options:
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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of BDRichardson (1179) vs. ami22-2000 (1147)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 a6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 b6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Nc3 e5 6. a3 Nf6 7. Be3 h6 8. g3 Bg4 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Nb1 Nxe4 11. Nbd2 Nef6 12. c4 b5 13. b3 Qa5 14. O-O Qc3 15. Qc1 b4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Qb1 a5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qxb3 21. Rab1 Qc3 22. Rfc1 Qa3 23. Ra1 Qb3 24. Bd1 Qb2 25. Rab1 Qa3 26. f4 Be7 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28. Bf4 f6 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qe4 Re8 32. c5 Bxc5+ 33. Rxc5 f5 34. Qxf5+ Kg8 35. Bb3 a4 36. Ra5 Rf8 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Rxa4 Rf1+ 39. Rxf1 Qxb3 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. Ra8# CHECK!

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Options:
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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight