Chess Level 02: January 2018

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)


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(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.	Rb6	Rh4
33.	Kg1	Re2
34.	Rd1	Re5

Monday, January 29, 2018

Mate in 2.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	Qa5
8.	Bd6	Bxd6
9.	cxd6	Rd8
10.	Be2	Rxd6
11.	O-O	Nc6
12.	a3	a6
13.	b4	Qd8
14.	c5	Rd7
15.	Na4	Rb8
16.	Nb6	Re7
17.	Qc2	Nd7
18.	Ng5	g6
19.	Nxd7	Bxd7
20.	Rfd1	Be8
21.	Ne4	Na7
22.	Qc3	e5
23.	Nf6+	Kg7
24.	Rxd5	Qc7
25.	Rd6	Rc8
26.	Rad1	Bc6
27.	f4	Bb5
28.	Bg4	Ba4
29.	Rd1d2	Nb5
30.	Qb2	Nxd6
31.	Rxd6	Bc6
32.	fxe5	h5
33.	e6	Kh6
34.	exf7	hxg4
35.	Nxg4+	Kh7
36.	Rxg6	Kxg6
37.	Qf6+	Kh5
38.	Qf5+	Kh4
39.	g3+	Qxg3+
40.	hxg3+	Kxg3
41.	Nf2

White to play and win.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)


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-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	Qa5
8.	Bd6	Bxd6
9.	cxd6	Rd8
10.	Be2	Rxd6
11.	O-O	Nc6
12.	a3	a6
13.	b4	Qd8
14.	c5	Rd7
15.	Na4	Rb8
16.	Nb6	Re7
17.	Qc2	Nd7
18.	Ng5	g6
19.	Nxd7	Bxd7
20.	Rfd1	Be8
21.	Ne4	Na7
22.	Qc3	e5
23.	Nf6+	Kg7
24.	Rxd5	Qc7
25.	Rd6	Rc8
26.	Rad1	Bc6
27.	f4	Bb5
28.	Bg4	Ba4
29.	Rd1d2	Nb5
30.	Qb2	Nxd6
31.	Rxd6	Bc6
32.	fxe5	h5
33.	e6	Kh6
34.	e4	hxg4
35.	Nxg4+	Kh5
36.	Qd2	g5
37.	Qc3	Bxe4
38.	Qh3+	Kg6
39.	Qh6+	Kf5
40.	Qh7+	Kf4
41.	g3+	Kf3
42.	Ne5+	Ke3
43.	Rd3+	Bxd3
44.	Qxd3#

Friday, January 26, 2018

White to play and mate.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Peter


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	Bg4
4.	Be3	exd4
5.	Qxd4	Nc6
6.	Qd2	Qf6
7.	Nd4	Nxd4
8.	Bxd4	Qe6
9.	Nc3	c6
10.	f3	Bh5
11.	O-O-O	b5
12.	Nxb5	cxb5
13.	Bxb5+	Ke7
14.	e5	h6
15.	exd6+	Kxd6
16.	Qf4+	Ke7
17.	Bc5+

White to play and win.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Peter


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	Bg4
4.	Be3	exd4
5.	Qxd4	Nc6
6.	Qd2	Qf6
7.	Nd4	Nxd4
8.	Bxd4	Qe6
9.	Nc3	c6
10.	f3	Bh5
11.	O-O-O	b5
12.	Nxb5	cxb5
13.	Bxb5+	Ke7
14.	Qg5+	Nf6
15.	Bxf6+	gxf6
16.	Qxh5	Qxa2
17.	Rxd6	Kxd6
18.	Rd1+	Kc7
19.	c4	Ba3
20.	Qxf7+	Kb8
21.	Qxf6	Rg8
22.	Qe5+	Kb7
23.	Rd7+	Kb6
24.	Qc7#

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Peter


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	Bg4
4.	Be3	exd4
5.	Qxd4	Nc6
6.	Qd2	Qf6
7.	Nd4	Nxd4
8.	Bxd4	Qe6
9.	Nc3	c6
10.	f3	Bh5
11.	O-O-O	b5
12.	Nxb5	cxb5
13.	Bxb5+	Ke7
14.	Qg5+	Nf6
15.	Bxf6+	gxf6
16.	Qxh5	Qxa2
17.	Rxd6	Kxd6
18.	Rd1+	Kc7
19.	c4	Ba3
20.	Qxf7+	Kb8
21.	Qxf6	Bxb2+
22.	Qxb2	Qxb2+
23.	Kxb2	Kc7
24.	Rd7+	Kb6
25.	e5	Rad8
26.	f4	Rxd7
27.	Bxd7	Kc7
28.	e6	Rg8
29.	g3	Kd8
30.	c5	Ke7
31.	f5	Rf8
32.	g4	h6
33.	Kc3	a5
34.	c6	Kd8
35.	c7+	Kxc7
36.	e7

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Black to play and mate in 4.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of jjplaman (1408) vs. IIMandalorianII (1160)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	Nxe5	d6
4.	Nxf7	Kxf7
5.	Bc4+	Ke8
6.	Qf3	Qe7
7.	Nc3	Be6
8.	Bxe6	Qxe6
9.	d3	Nbd7
10.	Bg5	Be7
11.	O-O-O	Rf8
12.	Rhe1	Kf7
13.	Nd5	Rac8
14.	d4	Kg8
15.	Nxf6+	Bxf6
16.	Bxf6	Qxf6
17.	Qxf6	Rxf6
18.	f3	Nb6
19.	e5	dxe5
20.	dxe5	Re6
21.	f4	Rce8
22.	Re2	g6
23.	Rde1	Nd5
24.	Re4	h6
25.	g4	g5
26.	f5	Re6e7
27.	e6	Nf6
28.	Rb4	c6
29.	Ra4	a6
30.	Rb4	h5
31.	h3	Kg7
32.	Rg1	h4
33.	Rd1	Kg8
34.	Re1	Kg7
35.	Re2	Rd8
36.	Re1	Rd5
37.	Re2	Rb5
38.	Rxb5	axb5
39.	Rd2	Kf8
40.	Rd8+	Kg7
41.	Rb8	Kh6
42.	Kd2	Ne4+
43.	Kd3	Ng3
44.	Kc3	Ne4+
45.	Kb4	Nf2
46.	Ka5	Kg7
47.	Kb6	Nxh3
48.	Rxb7	Rxb7+
49.	Kxb7	Kf6
50.	Kxc6	Nf4
51.	Kd7	h3
52.	e7	h2
53.	e8=Q	h1=Q
54.	Qf8+	Ke5
55.	Qe7+	Kd4
56.	Qd6+	Nd5
57.	f6	Qh7+
58.	Kc6	Qxc2+
59.	Kd7	Qh7+
60.	Kc6	Qc2+
61.	Kxb5	Qxb2+
62.	Kc6	Qc2+
63.	Kd7	Qh7+
64.	Ke6	Qe4+
65.	Kd7	Qh7+
66.	Ke6	Qe4+
67.	Kd7	Qh7+
68.	Ke6	Qg8+
69.	f7	Qg6+
70.	Kd7	Qg7
71.	Kc6	Qxf7
72.	Qc5+	Ke5
73.	Qd6+	Kd4
74.	Qc5+	Ke4
75.	Qc4+	Ke5
76.	Qe2+	Kd4
77.	Qd2+	Ke5
78.	Qe2+	Kd4
79.	Qd2+	Ke5
80.	Qb2+	Ke6
81.	Qe2+	Kf6
82.	Qb2+	Kg6
83.	Qb3	Ne7+
84.	Kc5	Qxb3
85.	axb3	Kf6
86.	Kd6	Nf5+
87.	Kc5	Ne3
88.	b4	Nxg4
89.	b5	Ne5
90.	Kd5	Nd7
91.	Kd6	Nb6
92.	Kc6	g4
93.	Kxb6	g3
94.	Kc7	g2
95.	b6	g1=Q
96.	b7	Qc5+
97.	Kd7	Qb6
98.	Kc8	Qc6+
99.	Kb8	Qc5
100.	Ka8	Qa5+
101.	Kb8	Ke7
102.	Kc8	Qd8#

Black to play and draw.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Highratingcrusher (1868) vs. shootfilm (1990)


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8

-4

(black to move)

1.	d4	g6
2.	c4	Bg7
3.	Nc3	c5
4.	e3	cxd4
5.	exd4	Nf6
6.	Nf3	O-O
7.	Bd3	d5
8.	O-O	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Bg4
10.	Be3	Nc6
11.	d5	Ne5
12.	Be2	Nxf3+
13.	Bxf3	Bxf3
14.	Qxf3	Qa5
15.	Rad1	Qb4
16.	Rd2	Ne8
17.	a3	Qa5
18.	Bd4	Bxd4
19.	Rxd4	Nd6
20.	Re1	Rfe8
21.	Red1	Rac8
22.	g4	Qc5
23.	Ne4	Qc2
24.	Nxd6	exd6
25.	Rd4d2	Re1+
26.	Rxe1	Qxd2
27.	Re7	Rf8
28.	Kg2	Qxb2
29.	Rd7	Qb6
30.	Qf6	Qc5
31.	Qxd6	Qxd6
32.	Rxd6	Rb8
33.	Rd7	Kf8
34.	Rc7	Ke8
35.	Kf3	a6
36.	Ke4	b5
37.	Ke5	a5
38.	Rc1	b4
39.	axb4	axb4
40.	Rb1	Kd7
41.	Kf6	Kd6
42.	Kxf7	Rb7+
43.	Kf6	Kxd5
44.	h4	Ke4
45.	h5	gxh5
46.	gxh5	Kf3
47.	Rb2	b3
48.	Kg5	Rb6
49.	h6	Ke4
50.	f4	Kd3
51.	f5	Kc3
52.	Rb1	b2
53.	f6	Rb5+
54.	Kf4	Kc2
55.	Rxb2+	Kxb2
56.	f7	Rb8
57.	Kf5	Kc3
58.	Kf6	Kd4
59.	Kg7	Rb7
60.	Kg8	Rb8+
61.	f8=Q	Rxf8+
62.	Kxf8	Ke5
63.	Kg7	Ke6
64.	Kg8	Ke7
65.	Kxh7	Kf7
66.	Kh8	Kf8
67.	h7	Kf7

White to play for a winning advantage.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1556) vs. dannyfishernw (1309)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	d6
3.	f4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	Bg4
5.	h3	Be6
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	Bc4	Nc6
8.	O-O	e5
9.	fxe5	dxe5
10.	Ng5	Be6
11.	Bxe6	fxe6
12.	Nxe6

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1556) vs. dannyfishernw (1309)


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5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	d6
3.	f4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	Bg4
5.	h3	Be6
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	Bc4	Nc6
8.	O-O	e5
9.	fxe5	dxe5
10.	d3	Bd6
11.	Bg5	h6
12.	Bh4	Be7
13.	Qe1	Qb6
14.	b3	Na5
15.	Bxf6	Bxf6
16.	Nd5	Qd8
17.	Rd1	Nxc4
18.	dxc4	Bc6
19.	Qf2	Qa5
20.	a4	Rd8
21.	Nxe5	Bxd5
22.	Rxd5	Rxd5
23.	exd5	Qc3
24.	Nf3	O-O
25.	Re1	b6
26.	Qd2	Qb2
27.	d6	Bc3
28.	Qe2	Bxe1
29.	Qxe1	Rd8
30.	Qe7	Qc1+
31.	Kh2	Qf4+
32.	Kg1	Qxd6
33.	Qxa7	Re8
34.	a5	bxa5
35.	Qxa5	Re2
36.	Qa8+	Kh7
37.	Qd5	Qg6
38.	Qd3	Qxd3
39.	cxd3	Rb2
40.	d4	cxd4
41.	Nxd4	Rd2
42.	Nb5	Rd8
43.	c5	Rb8
44.	Nd4	Rb4
45.	Nf5	Rxb3
46.	c6	Rc3
47.	Ne7	g6
48.	Kf2	Kg7
49.	Ke2	Kf8
50.	Nd5	Rxc6

Monday, January 8, 2018

Black to play.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
silencebrother vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	e5	d6
3.	Nf3	dxe5
4.	Nxe5	Bd6
5.	Nf3	Nf6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	h3	c5
8.	b3	e5
9.	Bb2	e4
10.	Nh2	Bxh2
11.	Rxh2	Qd6
12.	Rh1	Nc6
13.	Nc3	Nd4
14.	d3	Nxe2
15.	Nxe2	exd3
16.	cxd3	Bf5
17.	Bxf6	Qxf6
18.	Rc1	Rad8
19.	Rc3	Rfe8
20.	Kf1	Bxd3
21.	Rxd3	Rxd3
22.	Qc1	Qb2
23.	Qe1	Rxe2
24.	Qxe2	Qb1+
25.	Qe1	Rd1
26.	Ke2	Qd3#

Monday, January 1, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Burnemup (1512) vs. John2001plus (1563)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Be2	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nh6
8.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Na4	Qa5+
10.	Bd2	Bb4
11.	Bc3	b5
12.	a3	Bxc3+
13.	Nxc3	b4
14.	axb4	Qxb4
15.	Bb5	Bd7
16.	Bxc6	Bxc6
17.	Qd2	Rb8
18.	Rb1	Bb5
19.	Nxb5	Qxb5
20.	Qg5	O-O
21.	Qd2	Rfc8
22.	g4	Ne7
23.	Qe2	Qb4+
24.	Kf1	Qb3
25.	Kg2	Rc2

White to play for a winning advantage

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


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2
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(white 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	Qe8
23.	Qxc6	Bxb5
24.	Qxe8+	Nxe8
25.	Rc8	Bd6
26.	Kf2	Kg8
27.	Ra8	a5
28.	Bd4	Bc7
29.	Bxb6	Bxb6
30.	Rb8

Mate in 4

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	e3	Bb4
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	O-O
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Re1	Bxc3
10.	bxc3	h6
11.	e4	Nb6
12.	Bd3	Bd7
13.	Bc2	a6
14.	e5	Nfd5
15.	Qd3	f5
16.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
17.	Ne5	Nbd5
18.	Bxh6	gxh6
19.	Qg6+	Kh8
20.	Qxh6+	Kg8
21.	Rad1	Qe7
22.	Rd3	Rf7
23.	Rh3	Nh7
24.	Nxf7	Qf6
25.	Rg3+	Ng5
26.	Rxg5+	Kxf7
27.	Qh7+	Ke8
28.	Rg8+	Qf8
29.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
30.	Bg6	Be8
31.	Rxe6	Bxg6
32.	Rxg6	Ne7
33.	Qh8+	Ng8
34.	Rg7	Ke8
35.	Qxg8#

Black to play and win

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1770) vs. john2001plus (1857)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	g3	Be7
5.	Bg2	O-O
6.	O-O	dxc4
7.	Qa4	a6
8.	Qxc4	b5
9.	Qc2	Bb7
10.	Bf4	Nc6
11.	a3	Nxd4
12.	Nxd4	Bxg2
13.	Kxg2	Qxd4
14.	Rd1	Qe4+
15.	Qxe4	Nxe4
16.	Bxc7	Bf6
17.	Nd2	Nc5
18.	Rab1	Rac8
19.	Bd6	Rfd8
20.	Bxc5	Rxc5
21.	Ne4	Rcd5
22.	Nxf6+	gxf6
23.	Rxd5	Rxd5
24.	b4	Rd2
25.	Kf3	Ra2
26.	Rb3	f5
27.	Ke3	e5
28.	h4	Kg7
29.	f4	e4
30.	Rc3	Ra1
31.	Kd4	Ra2
32.	Re3	Kf6
33.	Kc5	Ke6
34.	Kb6	Kd5
35.	Kxa6	Kd4
36.	Rb3	Rxe2
37.	Kxb5	Rd2
38.	a4	e3
39.	Rxe3	Kxe3
40.	a5	Kf3
41.	a6	Kxg3
42.	a7	Ra2
43.	Kb6	Kxf4
44.	b5	Ke5
45.	Kb7	Kd5
46.	b6	Kc5

Black to play and win

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	g3	Bb7
7.	Bg2	d6
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Rc1	c5
10.	a3	Bxc3
11.	Bxc3	Ne4
12.	b4	Nxc3
13.	Rxc3	Qe7
14.	dxc5	dxc5
15.	b5	Rfd8
16.	Rd3	a6
17.	a4	axb5
18.	axb5	e5
19.	Nh4	e4
20.	Rd6	Ne5
21.	Rxd8+	Qxd8
22.	Qc2	Qd4
23.	Rc1	Ra1
24.	Rxa1	Qxa1+
25.	Bf1	g6
26.	e3	g5
27.	f4	gxh4
28.	fxe5	hxg3
29.	hxg3	Qxe5
30.	Kg2	Bc8
31.	Qd2	Qf6
32.	Qf2	Bh3+
33.	Kg1	Qxf2+
34.	Kxf2	Bxf1
35.	Kxf1	Kg7

White to play.

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1674) vs. ThePontiff (1363)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Bxf3
6.	Qxb7	Nbd7
7.	gxf3	e6
8.	Qxc6	Rc8
9.	Qa6	Bb4+
10.	Bd2	Bxd2+
11.	Nxd2	O-O
12.	f4	dxc4
13.	Bxc4	Nb6
14.	O-O	Ng4
15.	Rac1	Qh4
16.	Nf3	Qh3
17.	Be2	Nd5
18.	Rxc8	Ndxe3
19.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
20.	Qc8+	Ke7
21.	Qb7+	Kf6
22.	fxe3	Nxe3
23.	Ne5	Kf5
24.	Bd3+

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;