Sunday, May 27, 2018

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1444 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1624) vs. john2001plus (1773)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb4+
5.Bd2Bxd2+
6.Qxd2O-O
7.Bg2Bb7
8.Nc3d5
9.Ne5Ne4
10.Nxe4dxe4
11.Ng4f5
12.Ne3Nd7
13.O-ONf6
14.Nc2c5
15.Rfd1Rc8
16.b3Qe7
17.dxc5Qxc5
18.Qd6Rfd8
19.Qxc5bxc5
20.Kf1Ng4
21.h3Ne5
22.Ke1g5
23.Rxd8+Rxd8
24.Rd1Rxd1+
25.Kxd1Kf7
26.Kd2f4
27.gxf4gxf4
28.e3Nd3
29.exf4Nxf2
30.Ne3Kf6
31.Kc3Nd3
32.a3Nxf4
33.b4Ke5
34.bxc5Bc6
35.Bf1h5
36.Nc2a5
37.Ne3Kf6
38.Nc2e5
39.Ne3Kg5
40.Kd2Kh4
41.Nf5+Kg5
42.Ne7Bd7
43.c6Be6
44.c7Nxh3
45.Bxh3Bxh3
46.c8=QBxc8
47.Nxc8h4
48.Ke3h3
49.Kf2e3+
 

Saturday, May 19, 2018

What is the strongest line for Black?

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Journeytosomewhere (1621) vs. john2001plus (1834)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.f4O-O
8.Nf3c5
9.Nb5Nc6
10.c3f6
11.Be2fxe5
12.fxe5cxd4
13.cxd4Rxf3
14.Bxf3Qb4+
15.Nc3Nxd4
16.O-ONxe5
17.Nxd5Nexf3+
18.gxf3exd5
19.a3Qxb2
20.Rb1Qc3
21.Rc1Qxc1
22.Qxd4Qg5+
23.Kh1Be6
24.Rg1Qh6
25.f4Rf8
26.Qe5Qf6
27.Qc7d4
28.Qxb7Rd8
29.Rg2Bd5
30.Qb2Qg6
31.Qa2Qxg2+
32.Qxg2Bxg2+
33.Kxg2d3
 

Friday, May 18, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of HeikoS5 (1611) vs. john2001plus (1866)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.g3d5
3.Bg2c5
4.c4d4
5.b4cxb4
6.a3bxa3
7.Bxa3Nc6
8.O-Oe5
9.Bxf8Kxf8
10.d3g6
11.Qa4Kg7
12.Nbd2Bg4
13.Rfb1Qc7
14.h3Bd7
15.Qa3h6
16.c5Be6
17.Ne1Rhc8
18.Nc2a5
19.Rb6Nb4
20.Nxb4axb4
21.Qxa8Rxa8
22.Rxa8Qxc5
23.Rxb7Qc1+
24.Nf1Nd5
25.Rab8Nc3
26.Rxb4Nxe2+
27.Kh2Qd1
28.Rd8Qe1
29.Rb2Qxf2
 

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1892) vs. NJPanda (1860)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3c5
7.dxc5Bxc5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Nxd5exd5
10.Bd3Bb4+
11.Nd2Nc6
12.a3Bd6
13.O-OBxf4
14.exf4b6
15.Bxh7+Kxh7
16.Qc2+Kg8
17.Qxc6Ba6
18.Rfe1Qh4
19.Nf3Qxf4
20.Qxd5Rad8
21.Qe5Qg4
22.h3Qg6
23.Nh4Qc6
24.Rac1Qd5
25.Qxd5Rxd5
26.Rc7Rd2
27.Ree7Rxb2
28.Ng6Rc8
29.Rxc8+Bxc8
30.Re8+Kh7
31.Nf8+Kh6
32.Rxc8
 

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Black to move.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bd2O-O
6.g3Bb7
7.Bg2d6
8.O-ONbd7
9.Rc1c5
10.a3Bxc3
11.Bxc3Ne4
12.b4Nxc3
13.Rxc3Qe7
14.dxc5dxc5
15.b5Rfd8
16.Rd3a6
17.a4axb5
18.axb5e5
19.Nh4e4
20.Rd6Ne5
21.Rxd8+Qxd8
22.Qc2Qd4
23.Rc1Ra1
24.Rxa1Qxa1+
25.Bf1g6
26.e3g5
27.f4gxh4
28.fxe5hxg3
29.hxg3Qxe5
30.Kg2Bc8
31.Qd2Qf6
32.Kg1Qg5
33.Kf2Kg7
34.Bg2Be6
35.Qc2Qf6+
36.Kg1Qg6
37.Qc3+f6
38.Kf2Qf5+
39.Kg1Qg5
40.Kf2h5
41.Qc2h4
42.gxh4Qxh4+
43.Kg1Qe1+
44.Kh2Bf5
45.Qb3Kg6
46.Qa3Kg5
47.Qb3Qf2
48.Qa3Bh3
 

Monday, May 14, 2018

White to play for a winning game

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.e3Bb7
5.Be2Be7
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-Od5
8.b3c5
9.Bb2cxd4
10.Nxd4dxc4
11.Bxc4Nbd7
12.Qe2Rc8
13.Rac1Qc7
14.Rfd1Rfd8
15.f3Ne5
16.Nxe6Rxd1+
17.Rxd1fxe6
18.Bxe6+Kh8
19.Bxc8Qxc8
20.Nb5Nc6
21.Qc4Ba6
22.Rc1Qe8
23.a4Na5
24.Qe6Bxb5
25.axb5Bc5
26.Qxe8+Nxe8
27.Kf2Nd6
28.b4Bxb4
29.Rc7h5
30.Rxa7Kh7
31.Rxg7+
 

Sunday, May 13, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

?, ?
john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c5
3.c4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nc6
5.Nc3g6
6.e4d6
7.f3Bg7
8.Be3O-O
9.Be2a6
10.O-OBd7
11.Qd2Qb6
12.Ne6Qa5
13.Nxf8Kxf8
14.a3Qc7
15.b4Ne5
16.Nd5Nxd5
17.cxd5Nc4
18.Bxc4Bxa1
19.Rxa1Qxc4
20.Rc1Qb3
21.Bd4f6
22.Rc7Rd8
23.Rxb7Qxa3
24.Bb6Qa1+
25.Kf2Ke8
26.Bxd8Kxd8
27.Qc2Qd4+
28.Kf1Bb5+
29.Ke1Qg1+
30.Kd2Qd4+
31.Kc1Qa1+
32.Qb1Qc3+
33.Kd1Bc4
34.e5Qd4+
35.Kc1Qe3+
36.Kb2Qxe5+
37.Ka3Bxd5
38.Rb8+Kc7
39.Rh8Qc3+
40.Ka4Bc6+
41.b5axb5+
42.Qxb5Qc4+
43.Ka3Qxb5
44.Ka2Bd5+
45.Ka1Qb3
46.Ra8Bxa8
 

Saturday, May 12, 2018

White to play and win

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john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c5
3.c4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nc6
5.Nc3g6
6.e4d6
7.f3Bg7
8.Be3O-O
9.Be2a6
10.O-OBd7
11.Qd2Qb6
12.Ne6Qa5
13.Nxf8Kxf8
14.a3Qc7
15.b4Ne5
16.Nd5Nxd5
17.cxd5Nc4
18.Bxc4Bxa1
19.Rxa1Qxc4
20.Rc1Qb3
21.Bd4f6
22.Rc7Rd8
23.Rxb7Qxa3
24.Bb6Qa1+
25.Kf2Ke8
26.Bxd8Kxd8
27.Qc2Qd4+
28.Kg3Ke8
29.Qc7Kf7
30.Qxd7Qe5+
31.f4Qc3+
32.Kh4Qe1+
33.g3
CHECK!

Friday, May 11, 2018

Mate in 4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1841) vs. Yeetyeet21 (1218)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+6
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nc6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Bb4
6.e3h6
7.Bh4Qe7
8.Bd3dxc4
9.Bxc4Bxc3+
10.bxc3Bd7
11.O-OO-O
12.e4Na5
13.Bd3g5
14.Nxg5hxg5
15.Bxg5e5
16.f4Qe6
17.fxe5Nh7
18.Bf6Nxf6
19.exf6Qg4
20.Qd2Qh5
21.Rf4Nc6
22.e5Rfe8
23.Qf2Nxe5
24.dxe5Rxe5
25.Rh4Qg5
26.Bh7+Kh8
27.Bf5+Kg8
28.Bxd7Re2
29.Qxe2Qxh4
30.Rf1Rd8
31.Rf3Rxd7
32.Qe8+Kh7
33.Qxd7Qe1+
34.Rf1Qe3+
35.Kh1Kg6
36.Qg4+Kh6
37.Qg7+Kh5
38.Rf5+Kh4
39.g3+Kh3
40.Rh5#
 

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Mate in 5 moves.

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Coupra (1990) vs. John2001plus (1785)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+15
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.g3Nf6
3.Bg2c6
4.e4d5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.exd5Nxd5
7.Qb3Nb4
8.Bf1Be6
9.Qc3Nb8c6
10.a3Rc8
11.Bb5Qd5
12.axb4Qxh1
13.Rxa7Qxg1+
14.Ke2Bg4+
15.f3Qxa7
16.fxg4Qg1
17.Qxe5+Kd8
18.Qd5+Kc7
19.d3Re8+
20.Kd2Qe1+
21.Kc2Nxb4+
22.Kb3Nxd5
23.Bc4Qb4+
24.Kc2Nb6
25.Bf4+Bd6
26.Bd2Qa4+
27.b3Qa2+
28.Kc1Nxc4
29.bxc4Re2
30.c5Rhe8
31.cxd6+Kc6
32.d7Re1+
 

Sunday, May 6, 2018

White to play and win.

?, ?
Analysis vs. King's Indian
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d6
4.e4Bg7
5.Be2O-O
6.Be3e5
7.d5Na6
8.g4c6
9.g5Ne8
10.h4f5
11.gxf6 e.p.Nxf6
12.h5Qa5
13.hxg6Nxe4
14.gxh7+Kh8
15.Nf3Nxc3
16.bxc3cxd5
17.Kf1Bf5
18.Nh4dxc4
19.Bxc4Rac8
20.Be6Be4
21.Qg4Bd3+
22.Kg1Rce8
23.Bf5Bxf5
24.Qxf5Rf6
25.Bg5Rfe6
26.Ng6+Rxg6
27.Qxg6Rf8
28.Be7Rxf2
29.Qxg7+Kxg7
30.h8=Q+Kf7
31.Rh7+Kg6
32.Qg7+Kf5
33.Qf7+Ke4
34.Qc4+Kf5
35.Rh5+Kg6
36.Qg8+
 

White to play for a winning advantage.

?, ?
Analysis vs. King's Indian, 180+2
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-7
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d6
4.e4Bg7
5.Be2O-O
6.h4c5
7.d5a6
8.a4e6
9.h5exd5
10.hxg6d4
11.gxh7+Kh8
12.Nd5Nxe4
13.Nf3Bg4
14.Nh4Re8
15.Nf4Qf6
16.f3Ng3
17.fxg4Nxh1
18.g5Qd8
19.Qd3Be5
20.Nhg6+fxg6
21.Nxg6+Kg7
22.Qh3Kxg6
23.Qh6+Kf7
24.g6+Ke7
25.Bg5+
 

Black to play and win

World Championship Candidates, London ENG
Boris Gelfand vs. Magnus Carlsen
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3d5
4.Nc3Nbd7
5.Bg5c6
6.e3Qa5
7.cxd5Nxd5
8.Rc1Nxc3
9.bxc3Ba3
10.Rc2b6
11.Bd3Ba6
12.O-OBxd3
13.Qxd3O-O
14.e4Rfe8
15.e5h6
16.Bh4c5
17.Nd2cxd4
18.cxd4Rac8
19.Nc4Qb5
20.f4Rc7
21.Qxa3Rxc4
22.Rxc4Qxc4
23.Bf2Qc7
24.Rc1Qb7
25.Qd6Nf8
26.g3Rc8
27.Rxc8Qxc8
28.d5exd5
29.Qxd5g6
30.Kg2Ne6
31.Qf3Kg7
32.a3h5
33.h4Qc2
34.Qb7Qa4
35.Qf3b5
36.f5gxf5
37.Qxf5Qxa3
38.Qxh5a5
39.Qg4+Kf8
40.h5Qc1
41.Qe4b4
42.Be3Qc7
43.Qa8+Kg7
44.h6+Kh7
45.Qe4+Kg8
46.Qa8+Qd8
47.Qxd8+Nxd8
48.Kf3a4
49.Ke4Nc6
50.Bc1Na5
51.Bd2b3
52.Kd3Nc4
53.Bc3a3
54.g4Kh7
55.g5Kg6
56.Bd4b2
57.Kc2Nd2
58.Bxb2axb2
59.Kxb2Nc4+
60.Kc3Nxe5
61.Kd4Nf3+
62.Ke4Nxg5+
63.Kf4f5
 

Thursday, May 3, 2018

White to play and win.

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+7
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.Nc3Bb7
5.Qc2Bb4
6.Bd2Bxc3
7.bxc3Ne4
8.e3O-O
9.Bd3f5
10.O-Od6
11.a4a5
12.Rab1Nd7
13.Qb3Nxd2
14.Nxd2Qg5
15.g3e5
16.d5Nc5
17.Qc2e4
18.Be2Bc8
19.Rfd1Bd7
20.Ra1Rae8
21.Nb3Bxa4
22.Rxa4Nxa4
23.Nd4Nc5
24.Bf1f4
25.exf4Rxf4
26.Bg2Rff8
27.Re1a4
28.Bxe4Nxe4
29.Rxe4Rxe4
30.Qxe4Qc1+
31.Kg2Qxc3
32.Qe6+Kh8
33.Qe7Rg8
34.Ne6a3
35.Ng5h6
36.Nf7+Kh7
37.Qe4+g6
38.Qh4Qd2
39.Qe7h5
40.Ng5+Kh6
41.h4Rg7
42.Qf8Qxg5
43.Qh8+Rh7
44.hxg5+Kxg5
45.Qf8Rf7
46.Qxf7Kh6
47.Qg8a2
48.Qh8+Kg5
49.Qf8h4
50.Qf4+Kh5
51.g4#
 

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

White to play and draw


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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.Nc3Bb7
5.Qc2Bb4
6.Bd2Bxc3
7.bxc3Ne4
8.e3O-O
9.Bd3f5
10.O-Od6
11.a4a5
12.Rab1Nd7
13.Qb3Nxd2
14.Nxd2Qg5
15.g3e5
16.d5Nc5
17.Qc2e4
18.Be2Bc8
19.Rfd1Bd7
20.Ra1Rae8
21.Nb3Bxa4
22.Rxa4Nxa4
23.Nd4Nc5
24.Bf1f4
25.exf4Rxf4
26.Bg2Rff8
27.Re1a4
28.Bxe4Nxe4
29.Rxe4Rxe4
30.Qxe4Qc1+
31.Kg2Qxc3
32.Qe6+Kh8
33.Qe7Rg8
34.Ne6a3
35.Ng5h6
36.Nf7+Kh7
37.Qe4+g6
38.Qh4Qd2
39.Qe7Rg7
40.Qf8g5
41.Qh8+Kg6
42.Nxh6Rh7
43.Qe8+Kxh6
44.Qe6+Kh5
45.Qh3+Kg6
46.Qe6+Kg7
47.Qe7+Kh8
48.Qe8+Kg7
49.Qe7+
 

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.Nc3Bb7
5.Qc2Bb4
6.Bd2Bxc3
7.bxc3Ne4
8.e3O-O
9.Bd3f5
10.O-Od6
11.a4a5
12.Rab1Nd7
13.Qb3Nxd2
14.Nxd2Qg5
15.g3e5
16.d5Nc5
17.Qc2e4
18.Be2Bc8
19.Rfd1Bd7
20.Ra1Rae8
21.Nb3Bxa4
22.Rxa4Nxa4
23.Nd4Nc5
24.Bf1f4
25.exf4Rxf4
26.Bg2Rff8
27.Re1a4
28.Bxe4Nxe4
29.Rxe4Rxe4
30.Qxe4Qc1+
31.Kg2Qxc3
32.Qe6+Kh8
33.Qe7Rg8
34.Ne6a3
35.Ng5h6
36.Nf7+Kh7
37.Qe4+g6
38.Qh4Qd2
39.Qe7Rg7
40.Qf8g5
41.Qh8+Kg6
42.Nxh6Rh7
43.Qf8Rxh6
44.Qg8+Kf6
45.Qf8+Kg6
46.Qe8+Kg7
47.Qe7+Kg6
48.Qe8+Kf6
49.Qf8+Kg6
50.Qg8+Kf6
51.Qf8+Kg6
52.g4Rxh2+
53.Kg1Qc1+
54.Kxh2Qf4+
55.Qxf4gxf4
56.g5a2
 

White to play and win

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Analysis of Coupra (2034) vs. John2001plus (1826)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nh6
8.Bxh6Qxb2
9.Nbd2gxh6
10.Rb1Qxa2
11.O-OBb4
12.Ra1Qb2
13.Rb1Qa2
14.Nb3Na5
15.Bb5+Bd7
16.Bxd7+Kxd7
17.Qd3Qa4
18.Nc5+Bxc5
19.dxc5Rac8
20.Rfc1b6
21.cxb6Rxc1+
22.Rxc1axb6
23.Qc3Qc4
24.Qa3Rd8
25.Rxc4
 

White to play and draw

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Analysis of Coupra (2034) vs. John2001plus (1826)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nh6
8.Bxh6Qxb2
9.Nbd2gxh6
10.Rb1Qxa2
11.O-OBb4
12.Ra1Qb2
13.Rb1Qa2
14.Nb3Na5
15.Bb5+Bd7
16.Bxd7+Kxd7
17.Qd3Qa4
18.Nc5+Bxc5
19.dxc5Rac8
20.Rfc1b6
21.cxb6Rxc1+
22.Rxc1axb6
23.Qc3Qc4
24.Qb2Qb3
25.Qd4Qb5
26.h3Nc4
27.Nh4Rg8
28.Kh2Qb2
29.Rxc4Qxd4
30.Rxd4b5
31.Rb4Rb8
32.Nf3Kc6
33.Rb2b4
34.Nd2Kc5
35.Kg3Kd4
36.f4Kc3
37.Ra2b3
38.Nxb3Rxb3
39.Ra7Kd4+
40.Kg4Ke4
41.Rxf7d4
42.Rxh7d3
43.Ra7d2
44.Ra1Rd3
45.Rd1Ke3
46.f5Rd5
47.fxe6Rxe5
48.g3Rg5+
49.Kh4Ke2
50.Rb1d1=Q
51.Rxd1Kxd1
52.e7Re5
53.g4Ke2
54.e8=QRxe8
55.Kh5Rg8
56.Kxh6Kf3
57.g5Kf4
58.h4Rh8+
59.Kg7Rxh4
60.Kf6Rg4
61.g6
CHECK!