Chess Level 02: February 2017

Monday, February 27, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1231 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
LookImYourVader (1603) vs. yoshi (1685)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	c4	d5
3.	cxd5	exd5
4.	exd5	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Nxd5
6.	Bc4	Be6
7.	Qb3	Nb4
8.	Bxe6	fxe6
9.	Qxe6+	Be7
10.	Kd1	Nb8c6
11.	Nf3	Nd3
12.	Rf1	Nf4
13.	Qc4	Qd3
14.	Qxd3	Nxd3
15.	a3	O-O-O
16.	Kc2	Nd4+
17.	Nxd4	Rxd4
18.	Nb5	Rd5
19.	Nc3	Rd7
20.	b4	Rf8
21.	f3	Bg5
22.	Ne4	Bf4
23.	g3	Be5
24.	Rb1	b6
25.	Nf2	Nxc1
26.	Rbxc1	Rxf3
27.	Ng4	Rxf1
28.	Rxf1	Bd4
29.	d3	h5
30.	Rf8+	Rd8
31.	Rxd8+	Kxd8
32.	h3	hxg4
33.	hxg4	Bf2

Sunday, February 12, 2017

White to play for an advantage.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Qd6
8.	d4	Nd7
9.	Nxg6	Qxg6
10.	Bd3	Qd6
11.	Nf5	Qe6+
12.	Ne3	Qd6
13.	O-O	e6
14.	Re1	Be7
15.	Nc4	Qc7
16.	g3	Ngf6
17.	Bf4	Qd8
18.	Nd6+	Bxd6
19.	Bxd6	Nb6
20.	Bc5	Qd7
21.	a4	Nc8
22.	a5	Ne7
23.	g4	Nfd5
24.	Qf3	Qc7
25.	c4	Nf4
26.	Be4	g5
27.	Qa3	a6
28.	Bd6	Qd7
29.	Be5	Rg8
30.	Bh7	Rf8
31.	hxg5	hxg5
32.	Bf6	Rd8
33.	Qe3	Qd6
34.	Bxg5	Nfg6
35.	Bxg6	fxg6
36.	Qxe6

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Qd6
8.	d4	Nd7
9.	Nxg6	Qxg6
10.	Bd3	Qd6
11.	Nf5	Qe6+
12.	Ne3	Qd6
13.	O-O	e6
14.	Re1	Be7
15.	Nc4	Qc7
16.	g3	Ngf6
17.	Bf4	Qd8
18.	Nd6+	Bxd6
19.	Bxd6	Nb6
20.	Bc5	Qd7
21.	a4	Nc8
22.	a5	Ne7
23.	g4	Nfd5
24.	Qf3	Qc7
25.	Re5	Nf6
26.	Qg3	Nd7
27.	Bxe7	Kxe7
28.	Rxe6+	Kd8
29.	Rd6	Re8
30.	Bf5	Re7
31.	h5	Ke8
32.	g5	hxg5
33.	h6	gxh6
34.	Bxd7+	Rxd7
35.	Qe5+	Kd8
36.	Qh8+	Ke7
37.	Re1+	Kxd6
38.	Qe5#

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Qd6
8.	d4	Nd7
9.	Nxg6	Qxg6
10.	Bd3	Qd6
11.	Nf5	Qe6+
12.	Ne3	Qd6
13.	O-O	e6
14.	Re1	Be7
15.	Nc4	Qc7
16.	g3	Ngf6
17.	Bf4	Qd8
18.	Nd6+	Bxd6
19.	Bxd6	Nb6
20.	Bc5	Qd7
21.	a4	Nc8
22.	a5	Ne7
23.	g4	Nfd5
24.	Qf3	Qc7
25.	Re5	Nf6
26.	c4	Nd7
27.	Rae1	Nxe5
28.	dxe5	Nc8
29.	b4	b6
30.	axb6	axb6
31.	Be4	Na7
32.	Bd6	Qd7
33.	Ra1	Rc8
34.	g5	hxg5
35.	hxg5	Kd8
36.	g6	fxg6
37.	Qe3	Ra8
38.	Qxb6+	Kc8
39.	Bxc6	Qf7
40.	Bxa8

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Qd6
8.	d4	Nd7
9.	Nxg6	Qxg6
10.	Bd3	Qd6
11.	Nf5	Qe6+
12.	Ne3	Qd6
13.	O-O	e6
14.	Re1	Be7
15.	Nc4	Qc7
16.	g3	Ngf6
17.	Bf4	Qd8
18.	Nd6+	Bxd6
19.	Bxd6	Nb6
20.	Bc5	Qd7
21.	a4	Nc8
22.	a5	Ne7
23.	g4	Nfd5
24.	Qf3	Qc7
25.	Re5	Nf6
26.	c4	Nd7
27.	Rae1	Nxe5
28.	dxe5	Nc8
29.	b4	b6
30.	axb6	axb6
31.	Be4	Na7
32.	Bd6	Qd7
33.	Ra1	Rc8
34.	g5	hxg5
35.	hxg5	b5
36.	Bc5	Qd2
37.	g6	Qg5+
38.	Kf1	fxg6
39.	Qd3	Kf7
40.	Qd7+	Kg8
41.	Qxe6+	Kh7
42.	Ra3	Qc1+
43.	Kg2	Qxa3
44.	Qxg6+	Kg8
45.	Qe6#

White to play for checkmate.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Qd6
8.	d4	Nd7
9.	Nxg6	Qxg6
10.	Bd3	Qd6
11.	Nf5	Qe6+
12.	Ne3	Qd6
13.	O-O	e6
14.	Re1	Be7
15.	Nc4	Qc7
16.	g3	Ngf6
17.	Bf4	Qd8
18.	Nd6+	Bxd6
19.	Bxd6	Nb6
20.	Bc5	Qd7
21.	a4	Nc8
22.	a5	Ne7
23.	g4	Nfd5
24.	Qf3	Qc7
25.	Re5	Nf6
26.	c4	Nd7
27.	Rae1	Nxe5
28.	dxe5	Nc8
29.	b4	b6
30.	axb6	axb6
31.	Be4	Na7
32.	Bd6	Qd7
33.	Ra1	Rc8
34.	g5	hxg5
35.	hxg5	b5
36.	c5	g6
37.	Qf6	Rg8
38.	Bxg6	fxg6
39.	Rxa7	Qxa7
40.	Qxe6+	Kd8
41.	Qxg8+	Kd7
42.	e6#

Friday, February 10, 2017

Black to play and mate in 3.

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NickjWebster (1631) vs. john2001plus (1731)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Nbd2	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nxd4
8.	Nxd4	Qxd4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
11.	Nf3	Qxd1+
12.	Kxd1	Bc5
13.	Ke2	Rc8
14.	Be3	Bxe3
15.	Kxe3	Ne7
16.	Rhc1	Rxc1
17.	Rxc1	h6
18.	Nd4	a6
19.	f4	Rc8
20.	Rxc8	Kxc8
21.	g4	Nc6
22.	a3	Nxd4
23.	Kxd4	Kc7
24.	h4	Kc6
25.	a4	b5
26.	b3	bxa4
27.	bxa4	Kb6
28.	f5	Ka5
29.	g5	hxg5
30.	hxg5	g6
31.	fxe6	fxe6
32.	Kc5	Kxa4
33.	Kd6	d4
34.	Kxe6	d3
35.	Kf7	d2
36.	e6	d1=Q
37.	e7	Qd7
38.	Kf8	Kb5
39.	e8=Q	Qxe8+
40.	Kxe8	a5
41.	Kf7	a4
42.	Kxg6	a3
43.	Kh7	a2
44.	g6	a1=Q
45.	g7	Qh1+
46.	Kg6	Qg2+
47.	Kf7	Qf3+
48.	Kg6	Qg4+
49.	Kf7	Qf5+
50.	Ke8	Qg6+
51.	Kf8	Qf6+
52.	Kg8	Kc5
53.	Kh8	Qh6+
54.	Kg8	Kd5
55.	Kf8	Ke6
56.	Kg8	Qh5
57.	Kf8	Qf7#

Black to play.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1726) vs. taechess (1865)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bg4
5.	Ne5	Bd7
6.	cxd5	cxd5
7.	Qb3	Bc6
8.	e4	e6
9.	Nxc6	Nxc6
10.	Qxb7	Nxd4
11.	Bb5+	Nxb5
12.	Nxb5	Bb4+
13.	Kf1	O-O
14.	Bf4	Nxe4
15.	f3	Qf6
16.	Be3	Rab8
17.	Qa6	Nc5
18.	Bxc5	Bxc5
19.	Nc3	Rxb2
20.	Nd1	Qd4
21.	Qe2	Rxe2
22.	Kxe2	Qxa1

Black to play.

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Analysis of SriramKrishnakumar (1629) vs. john2001plus (1732)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	Kf8
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	dxc5	Nc6
10.	Bd4	Nxd4
11.	Qxd4	Bxc5
12.	Qd2	Qc7
13.	Qf4	f6
14.	Nb5	Qb8
15.	Nd6	Bxd6
16.	exd6	e5
17.	Qb4	a5
18.	Qa3	b6
19.	h5	Nc5
20.	Nh4	Kf7
21.	Qf3	Qxd6
22.	O-O-O	Bb7
23.	Ng6	Rhc8
24.	Re1	Kg8
25.	Rd1	d4
26.	Qe2	d3
27.	Qd2	Qe6
28.	Bxd3	Qxa2
29.	Ne7+	Kf8
30.	Qc3	Nb3+
31.	Qxb3	Qxb3
32.	Nxc8	Rxc8

White to play.

ICC tourney 1221 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
CaptK (1696) vs. yoshi (1681)


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(white to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Bf4	c5
4.	e3	cxd4
5.	exd4	Bf5
6.	Nf3	e6
7.	Nh4	Bg4
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Be2	Bb4
10.	h3	Bf5
11.	O-O	Bxc3
12.	bxc3	Ne4
13.	c4	Nc3
14.	Qd2	Nxe2+
15.	Qxe2	dxc4
16.	Qxc4	O-O
17.	Rfd1	Be4
18.	Nd2	Qd5
19.	Qxd5	Bxd5
20.	c4	Nxd4
21.	Be3	Nc2
22.	cxd5	Nxa1
23.	Rxa1	exd5
24.	Nb3	b6
25.	Rd1	Rfd8
26.	Nd4	Rac8
27.	Kh2	Rc4
28.	Rd2	Kf8
29.	Bg5	f6
30.	Ne6+	Ke7
31.	Nxd8	fxg5
32.	Rxd5	Rc8
33.	Nb7	Rc7
34.	Nd6	Ke6
35.	Nb5	Rf7
36.	Rxg5	Rxf2
37.	Rxg7	Rxa2
38.	Rxa7	Rb2
39.	Nd4+	Kd5
40.	Nf3	b5
41.	Rxh7	b4
42.	Rb7	b3
43.	Nd2	Rxd2
44.	Rd7+	Kc4
45.	Rxd2	Kc3
46.	Rf2	b2
47.	Rxb2

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;