Chess Level 02: January 2017

Monday, January 23, 2017

White to play for a strong advantage.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of p0nZi (1677) vs. john2001plus (1779)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bd7
8.	Bc2	Nb4
9.	Bb3	Bb5
10.	Nc3	Nd3+
11.	Kd2	Nxf2
12.	Qc2	Bd3
13.	Ba4+	Kd8
14.	Qb3	Nxh1
15.	Kxd3	Nf2+
16.	Ke2	Ne4
17.	Nxe4	dxe4
18.	Ng5	Qxb3
19.	Bxb3	Nh6
20.	Nxe4	Nf5
21.	Kd3	Kc7
22.	g4	Nh4
23.	Bg5	Nf3
24.	Rc1+	Kb6
25.	Rf1	Nxg5
26.	Nxg5	f6
27.	exf6	gxf6
28.	Rxf6

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of p0nZi (1677) vs. john2001plus (1779)


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+5

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bd7
8.	Bc2	Nb4
9.	Bb3	Bb5
10.	Nc3	Nd3+
11.	Kd2	Nxf2
12.	Qc2	Bd3
13.	Ba4+	Kd8
14.	Qb3	Nxh1
15.	Kxd3	Nf2+
16.	Ke2	Ne4
17.	Nxe4	dxe4
18.	Ng5	Qxb3
19.	Bxb3	Nh6
20.	Nxe4	Nf5
21.	Kd3	Kc7
22.	g4	Nh4
23.	Bg5	Nf3
24.	Rc1+	Kb6
25.	Be3	Rd8
26.	d5+	Ka6
27.	Bc4+	b5
28.	Bxb5+	Kxb5
29.	a4+	Kxa4
30.	b3+	Kb5
31.	Nc3+	Kb4
32.	Ra1	exd5
33.	Bf4	g5
34.	Bg3	Bg7

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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-6

(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Ng7
38.	Qh8+	Kg5
39.	f4+	Kf5
40.	Qh3+	Kf6
41.	Qh4+	Kf5
42.	Re5#

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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+3

(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kg5
38.	Re5+	Qf5
39.	Rxf5+	Kg4
40.	f3+	Kh4
41.	Qe7+	Nf6
42.	Qxf6+	g5
43.	Qxg5#

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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-3

(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kg5
38.	Re5+	Qf5
39.	Rxf5+	gxf5
40.	h4+	Kg4
41.	Qg8+	Kxh4
42.	Qd8+	Kg4
43.	f3+	Kg3
44.	Qg5+	Kh2
45.	Qh4#

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kg5
38.	Re5+	Qf5
39.	Rxf5+	gxf5
40.	h4+	Kg4
41.	Qg8+	Kxh4
42.	Qd8+	Nf6
43.	Qxf6+	Kg4
44.	Qg6+	Kh4
45.	g3+	Kh3
46.	Qh5#

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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+6

(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kg5
38.	Re5+	Qf5
39.	Rxf5+	gxf5
40.	h4+	Kg4
41.	Qg8+	Kxh4
42.	Qd8+	Nf6
43.	Qxf6+	Kh5
44.	Qxf5+	Kh6
45.	Rxc1	Qa3
46.	Qf6+	Kh5
47.	Rd1	Qb3
48.	g4+	Kxg4
49.	Rd4+	Kh5
50.	Rh4#

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Black to play.

ICC 15 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1736) vs. yoshi (1999)


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+1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	a3	Bxd2+
6.	Nbxd2	d6
7.	e3	O-O
8.	Bd3	e5
9.	dxe5	dxe5
10.	Qc2	Re8
11.	Ng5	h6
12.	Nge4	Nxe4
13.	Bxe4	Nd7
14.	Bf5	Nc5
15.	Bxc8	Raxc8
16.	O-O	e4
17.	Rfd1	Rcd8
18.	b4	Nd3
19.	c5	f5
20.	Nb3	Rd5
21.	Nd4	Qe5
22.	g3	Red8
23.	Rab1	g5
24.	f4	gxf4
25.	gxf4	Qg7+
26.	Qg2	Qxg2+
27.	Kxg2	Nxf4+
28.	Kg3	Rxd4
29.	exd4	Ne2+
30.	Kf2	Nc3
31.	Ke3	Nxb1
32.	Rxb1	Kf7
33.	Kf4	Kf6
34.	Rd1	Rg8
35.	d5	Rg4+
36.	Ke3	Ke5
37.	d6	cxd6
38.	cxd6	Rg2
39.	Rf1	Rg6
40.	Rc1	f4+
41.	Ke2	Rxd6

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Black to play for an advantage

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)


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-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	e3	Bb7
5.	Be2	Be7
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	O-O	d5
8.	b3	c5
9.	Bb2	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	Nbd7
12.	Qe2	Rc8
13.	Rac1	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Rfd8
15.	f3	Ne5
16.	Nxe6	Rxd1+
17.	Rxd1	fxe6
18.	Bxe6+	Kh8
19.	Bxc8	Qxc8
20.	Nb5	Nc6
21.	Qc4	Ba6
22.	Rc1	Bc5
23.	Re1	Nb4
24.	a4	Nc2
25.	Rb1	Nxe3
26.	Qd3	Nfd5

Black to play for equality

Chess.com USCF Online rated 15+10, ?
Analysis of john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nc6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	e4	d6
7.	f3	Bg7
8.	Be3	O-O
9.	Be2	a6
10.	O-O	Bd7
11.	Qd2	Qb6
12.	Ne6	Qa5
13.	Nxf8	Kxf8
14.	a3	Qc7
15.	b4	Ne5
16.	Nd5	Nxd5
17.	cxd5	Nc4
18.	Bxc4	Bxa1
19.	Rxa1	Qxc4
20.	Rc1	Qb3
21.	Bd4	f6
22.	Rc7	Rc8
23.	Rxc8+	Bxc8

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;