Chess Level 02: June 2018

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Mate in 4.

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


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(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.	Kc1	Qxh1+
26.	Rd1	Qc6+
27.	Kd2	Qc3+
28.	Ke2	Bc4+
29.	Rd3	Qxd3+

White to play for a winning advantage.

ICC tourney 1386 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
tangent (1921) vs. john2001plus (1716)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	g3	c5
4.	d5	b5
5.	Bg2	Bb7
6.	e4	bxc4
7.	Nc3	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Nf3	Nbd7
10.	O-O	Be7
11.	Nd2	Nb6
12.	Nxc4	Nxc4
13.	Qa4+	Qd7
14.	Qxc4	a5
15.	Re1	Ba6
16.	Qa4	Ra7
17.	Bf4	O-O
18.	Qxd7	Rxd7
19.	Rxe7	Rxe7
20.	Bxd6	Rd7
21.	Bxf8	Kxf8
22.	Na4

Friday, June 22, 2018

Mate in 3

ICC tourney 1455 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Taechess (1792) vs. rjp1888 (1343)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Bb4+
7.	Bd2	Bxd2+
8.	Nbxd2	d5
9.	exd5	Nxd5
10.	O-O	O-O
11.	Rc1	Bg4
12.	h3	Bh5
13.	a3	h6
14.	Qb3	Na5
15.	Qa4	Nxc4
16.	Qxc4	c6
17.	g4	Bg6
18.	Ne5	Bh7
19.	Ndf3	Nb6
20.	Qb3	Be4
21.	Rfe1	Bd5
22.	Qd3	Qf6
23.	Re3	Rad8
24.	Nd2	Qg5
25.	Ne4	Bxe4
26.	Qxe4	Nd5
27.	Nf3	Qf6
28.	Rb3	Nf4
29.	Ne5	Rxd4
30.	Qe3	Rd5
31.	Nc4	Rfd8
32.	Rxb7	Rd3
33.	Qxa7	Nxh3+
34.	Kf1	Rd1+
35.	Rxd1	Rxd1+
36.	Ke2	Rd5
37.	Re7	Nf4+
38.	Ke1	Qh4
39.	Re8+	Kh7
40.	Nd2	Nd3+
41.	Kd1	Qh1+
42.	Kc2	Qc1+
43.	Kb3	Qd1+
44.	Kc3	Qc1+
45.	Kb3	Qxd2
46.	Qxf7	Rb5+
47.	Kc4	Qc2+
48.	Kd4	Rd5+
49.	Ke3	Qc1+
50.	Ke4	Qe1+
51.	Kf3	Qxf2+
52.	Ke4	Rd4#

Monday, June 18, 2018

Black to play and win

USCF Online rated Chess.com tournament, Chess.com
Analysis of Bigmind1 (1857) vs. john2001plus (1840)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Bb5	Nxd4
8.	Nxd4	cxd4
9.	Qxd4	a6
10.	Bxd7+	Bxd7
11.	Be3	Rc8
12.	Qd2	Bb4
13.	Bd4	Rc4
14.	O-O-O	Qa5
15.	Kb1	O-O
16.	Rhf1	Rfc8
17.	Rf3	b5
18.	a3	Bf8
19.	f5	b4
20.	axb4	Qxb4
21.	f6	g6
22.	b3	a5
23.	Na2	Qb7
24.	Rc1	a4
25.	Ka1	axb3
26.	cxb3	Rxc1+
27.	Nxc1	Bb5
28.	h3	Rxc1+
29.	Qxc1	Qa6+
30.	Kb1	Bd3+

Saturday, June 16, 2018

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1828) vs. Matthew_McCarthy (1595)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	cxd4
5.	Bxc4	Nc6
6.	exd4	e6
7.	O-O	Bd6
8.	Nc3	Nge7
9.	Ne4	O-O
10.	Re1	Nb4
11.	Nxd6	Qxd6
12.	Bd2	Nbd5
13.	Rc1	b6
14.	Qe2	Bb7
15.	Ba6	Bxa6
16.	Qxa6	Qd7
17.	Ne5	Qd6
18.	a3	Nf5
19.	Qa4	b5
20.	Qxb5	Nxd4
21.	Qd3	Nf5
22.	Bb4	Nxb4
23.	Qxd6	Nxd6
24.	axb4	Rfb8
25.	Nc6	Rb7
26.	Red1	Nf5
27.	Rc5	Ne7
28.	b5	Kf8
29.	Kf1	Nd5
30.	Na5	Rb6
31.	Nc4	Rb7
32.	Ra1	Nb4
33.	Na5	Rd7
34.	Nc6	Nd3
35.	Rc3	Nf4
36.	b6	a6
37.	Rb3	Rc8
38.	b7

Black to play and win.

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


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-5

(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	Bg4
32.	Qd8+	Kg7
33.	Qxb6	Bf3+
34.	Kf2	Qh5
35.	Qd6	Qh2+
36.	Ke1	h5
37.	b6	h4
38.	b7	hxg3
39.	Qd2	g2
40.	Bxg2	Bxg2
41.	Qf2	f6
42.	Qf4	Qg1+
43.	Kd2	Bf3
44.	b8=Q	Qd1+
45.	Kc3	Qc1+
46.	Kb3	Qd1+
47.	Ka2	Qd2+
48.	Qb2	Qa5+
49.	Kb3	Bd1+
50.	Qc2	Qb6+
51.	Ka2	Bxc2
52.	Qg4+	Kf8
53.	Qc8+	Ke7

Black to play and win

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Analysis of tuoheng (1651) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1791)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	e4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Bd6
5.	Bg5	Ne7
6.	Nc3	f6
7.	Be3	O-O
8.	Bd3	c6
9.	h3	Bf5
10.	O-O	Nd7
11.	Re1	Qc7
12.	Qd2	Rae8
13.	Rad1	Bxd3
14.	Qxd3	Ng6
15.	Ne2	b5
16.	c3	a5
17.	a3	a4
18.	Kf1	Nb6
19.	Nd2	f5
20.	f3	Bg3
21.	Nxg3	Qxg3
22.	Bf2	Qh2
23.	Rxe8	Rxe8
24.	Qxf5	Nf4
25.	Qg4	Qh1+
26.	Bg1	Re2
27.	Re1	h5
28.	Qg5	Rxe1+
29.	Kxe1	Qxg1+
30.	Nf1	Nd3+
31.	Ke2	Nc4
32.	Qd8+	Kh7
33.	Qg5	Qf2+
34.	Kxd3	Nxb2#

Black to play and win

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tuoheng (1651) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1791)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	e4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Bd6
5.	Bg5	Ne7
6.	Nc3	f6
7.	Be3	O-O
8.	Bd3	c6
9.	h3	Bf5
10.	O-O	Nd7
11.	Re1	Qc7
12.	Qd2	Rae8
13.	Rad1	Bxd3
14.	Qxd3	Ng6
15.	Ne2	b5
16.	c3	a5
17.	a3	a4
18.	Kf1	Nb6
19.	Nd2	f5
20.	f3	Bg3
21.	Nxg3	Qxg3
22.	Bf2	Qh2
23.	Rxe8	Rxe8
24.	Qxf5	Nf4
25.	Qg4	Re2
26.	Qg3	Qh1+
27.	Bg1	Rxg2
28.	Qf2	Rxf2+
29.	Kxf2	Nxh3+
30.	Ke3	Nxg1

Friday, June 15, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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maybeswap (1844) vs. john2001plus (1868)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	c3	O-O
7.	h3	Re8+
8.	Be2	Ne4
9.	O-O	c6
10.	Bd3	h6
11.	Be3	Bf5
12.	Qc2	Nd7
13.	Nbd2	Ndf6
14.	c4	Qc7
15.	Rac1	dxc4
16.	Nxc4	Bf4
17.	Nce5	Bxe3
18.	fxe3	Nd5
19.	Rce1	Nb4
20.	Qb1	Nxd3
21.	Nxd3	Ng3
22.	Rf2	Qa5
23.	b4	Qb5
24.	e4	Bxe4
25.	Nfe5	Bxd3
26.	Nxd3	Rxe1+
27.	Nxe1	Re8

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Black to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1860) vs. Coupra (2017)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e3	c6
6.	Bd3	Nbd7
7.	O-O	h6
8.	Bh4	O-O
9.	Nbd2	b6
10.	Qc2	Bb7
11.	Rfe1	Rc8
12.	e4	dxe4
13.	Nxe4	Nxe4
14.	Bxe7	Qxe7
15.	Bxe4	Nf6
16.	Bd3	Rfd8
17.	Qa4	c5
18.	Qxa7	Ra8
19.	Qxb6	Bxf3
20.	gxf3	Rxd4
21.	Be4	Nxe4
22.	Rxe4	Qg5+
23.	Kf1	Rad8
24.	Rg4	Qf5
25.	Rxd4	Rxd4
26.	Re1	Qxf3
27.	Qxc5	Qh3+
28.	Kg1	Rg4+
29.	Kh1	Qf3#

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1860) vs. Coupra (2017)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e3	c6
6.	Bd3	Nbd7
7.	O-O	h6
8.	Bh4	O-O
9.	Nbd2	b6
10.	Qc2	Bb7
11.	Rfe1	Rc8
12.	e4	dxe4
13.	Nxe4	Nxe4
14.	Bxe7	Qxe7
15.	Bxe4	Nf6
16.	Bd3	Rfd8
17.	Qa4	c5
18.	Qxa7	Ra8
19.	Qxb6	Bxf3
20.	gxf3	Rxd4
21.	Be4	Nxe4
22.	Rxe4	Qg5+
23.	Kf1	Rad8
24.	Rg4	Qf5
25.	Rxd4	Rxd4
26.	Re1	Qxf3
27.	Qxc5	Rd2
28.	Kg1	Qg4+
29.	Kf1	Qh3+
30.	Kg1	Qf3
31.	b4	h5
32.	Qe3	Qg4+
33.	Kf1	Qxc4+
34.	Kg1	Qxa2
35.	b5	Rb2
36.	b6	Qb3
37.	Qxb3	Rxb3
38.	Re5	g6
39.	Kg2	Rxb6
40.	Kg3	Rb4
41.	f3	Kg7
42.	h3	Kf6
43.	Ra5	g5
44.	Kg2	e5
45.	Kg3	h4+
46.	Kg2	Kf5
47.	Ra2	f6
48.	Re2	e4
49.	fxe4+	Rxe4
50.	Rf2+	Rf4
51.	Re2	g4
52.	hxg4+	Kxg4
53.	Re8	Rf5
54.	Rg8+	Rg5
55.	Rh8	f5
56.	Kh2	f4
57.	Rf8	Kf3
58.	Kh3	Rg4
59.	Ra8	Rg7
60.	Kxh4	Rh7+
61.	Kg5	Kg3
62.	Rg8	f3
63.	Kf5+	Kh2
64.	Rf8	Kg2
65.	Rg8+	Kf1
66.	Ke4	f2
67.	Kd3	Rh2
68.	Ke3	Rg2
69.	Rf8	Kg1

White to play for a winning position.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1854) vs. NC008 (1991)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	g6
3.	c3	Bg7
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	d5
6.	exd5	Nf6
7.	Nc3	Nxd5
8.	Bc4	Nb6
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Qb3	O-O
11.	O-O	a6
12.	Bxd7	Nb8xd7
13.	a4	Nf6
14.	a5	Nbd5
15.	Qxb7	e6
16.	Bg5	Qd6
17.	Ne5	Rab8
18.	Qc6	Qxc6
19.	Nxc6	Rxb2
20.	Nxd5	Nxd5
21.	Rfb1	Rc2
22.	Nb4	Rc4
23.	Nxd5	exd5
24.	Be3	Bxd4
25.	Bxd4	Rxd4
26.	Rb6	Re8
27.	Rxa6	Rd2
28.	g3	Kg7
29.	Rd6	Ree2
30.	Rf1	d4
31.	a6	d3
32.	a7	Ra2
33.	Rd7	d2
34.	Kg2	Re1
35.	Rxd2	Rea1
36.	Rxa1	Rxa1
37.	Rd7

White to play and win

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Analysis of NC008 (1983) vs. learnychess (1690)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	d5
4.	Bg5	Nbd7
5.	Nf3	c6
6.	e3	Bb4
7.	Qc2	Qa5
8.	Nd2	h6
9.	Bh4	g5
10.	Bg3	Qb6
11.	Bd3	Nh5
12.	a3	Bxc3
13.	bxc3	Nxg3
14.	hxg3	Qc7
15.	Nf3	g4
16.	Nd2	h5
17.	cxd5	exd5
18.	c4	dxc4
19.	Nxc4	b5
20.	Nd2	Nb6
21.	Bxb5	Bd7
22.	Bd3	Qd8
23.	Nc4	h4
24.	Nd6+	Kf8
25.	Qc5	Qe7
26.	gxh4	Na4
27.	Qe5	Qxe5
28.	dxe5	Nb6
29.	Bf5	Bxf5
30.	Nxf5	Re8
31.	g3	Rxe5
32.	Nd4	Rc5
33.	Ke2	Nd5
34.	Rhc1	Rb5
35.	Rxc6	Rb2+
36.	Rc2	Rb8
37.	Rac1	Kg7
38.	Rc5	Nf6
39.	Nf5+	Kg6
40.	Ne7+	Kg7
41.	Nf5+	Kg6
42.	Nd4	Rb2+
43.	Rc1c2	Rbb8
44.	Rc7	Rhd8
45.	Rxa7	Ne4
46.	Ra6+	f6
47.	Re6	Nd6
48.	Nc6	Rbc8
49.	Rxd6	Rxd6
50.	Ne7+	Kf7
51.	Nxc8

Sunday, June 10, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Burnemup (1512) vs. John2001plus (1563)


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(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.	Qg4	Qb4+
22.	Kf1	Qc4+
23.	Kg1	Rxb2
24.	Rf1	Rfb8
25.	h3	Rb1
26.	Rxb1	Rxb1+
27.	Kh2	Rxh1+
28.	Kxh1	Qf1+
29.	Kh2	Qxf2

Mate in 4

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


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(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.	Kc1	Qxh1+
26.	Kc2	Qe4+
27.	Kd1	Qb1+
28.	Ke2	Bc4+
29.	Ke3	Re8+
30.	Kf4	Qe4+
31.	Kg3	Rg8+

Saturday, June 9, 2018

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1840) vs. Phlegmaman (1835)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c3	c5
4.	Bf4	Nc6
5.	e3	e6
6.	Nbd2	Bd6
7.	Bxd6	Qxd6
8.	dxc5	Qxc5
9.	Bd3	e5
10.	e4	dxe4
11.	Nxe4	Nxe4
12.	Bxe4	f5
13.	Bxc6+	Qxc6
14.	Qb3	Be6
15.	Qb4	O-O-O
16.	O-O	e4
17.	Nd4	Qd6
18.	Qa5	Kb8
19.	Rad1	b6
20.	Nb5	Qe7
21.	Qa6	Bc4
22.	Rfe1	Rd7
23.	Rd4	Rxd4
24.	Nxd4	Bxa6
25.	Nc6+	Kc7
26.	Nxe7	g6
27.	Nd5+	Kd6
28.	Nb4	Bb7
29.	Rd1+	Ke6
30.	Kf1	a5
31.	Nc2	Ba6+
32.	Ke1	Bd3
33.	Nd4+	Ke5
34.	g3	h5
35.	f4+	Kf6
36.	Nf3	Bc2
37.	Rd2	exf3
38.	Rxc2	g5
39.	fxg5+	Kxg5
40.	Kf2	Rd8
41.	Kxf3	Rd3+
42.	Ke2	Rd5
43.	Rd2	Re5+
44.	Kf3	h4
45.	Rd6	hxg3
46.	h4+	Kxh4
47.	Kf4	Re4+
48.	Kxf5	g2
49.	Rh6+	Kg3
50.	Kxe4

CHECK!

Friday, June 8, 2018

White to play and equalize.

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NYknight631 (1805) vs. john2001plus (1851)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	dxc5	Bxc5
5.	Nb3	Bb6
6.	exd5	Qxd5
7.	Qxd5	exd5
8.	Nf3	Bf5
9.	c3	Nf6
10.	Nbd4	Bg4
11.	Bf4	O-O
12.	Kd2	Ne4+
13.	Ke2	Bxd4
14.	cxd4	Nc6
15.	Be3	Rfe8
16.	h3	Bf5
17.	g4	Bg6
18.	Bg2	Rac8
19.	Rac1	Nb4
20.	a3	Nc2
21.	Nd2	Nxe3
22.	fxe3	Ng3+
23.	Kf2	Nxh1+
24.	Rxh1	Rc2
25.	Ke2	Rxb2
26.	Bxd5	Be4
27.	Bxe4	Rxe4
28.	Kd3	Re6
29.	Rc1	Rc6
30.	Rxc6	bxc6
31.	Kc3	Ra2
32.	Nc4	Rh2
33.	Ne5	Rxh3
34.	Kd2	Rg3
35.	Nxc6	Rxg4
36.	d5	Kf8
37.	d6	Ke8
38.	d7+	Kxd7
39.	Ne5+	Ke6
40.	Nxg4

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of AIRIKZOW (1471) vs. john2001plus (1835)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Nf6
6.	Ngf3	Bxc5
7.	Nb3	Bb6
8.	Bg5	Bxf2+
9.	Kxf2	Ne4+
10.	Kg1	Nxg5
11.	Nxg5	Qxg5
12.	Qf3	O-O
13.	h3	Nc6
14.	Rd1	Be6
15.	h4	Qf5
16.	Qxf5	Bxf5
17.	Bd3	Bxd3
18.	Rxd3	Rad8
19.	Kh2	Ne5
20.	Rd4	f5
21.	Rhd1	Ng4+
22.	Kg1	Ne3
23.	Rd1d2	b6
24.	c3	f4
25.	Kf2	Ng4+
26.	Kg1	Rf5
27.	Nc1	h6
28.	Ne2	g5
29.	hxg5	hxg5
30.	g3	Ne3
31.	gxf4	gxf4
32.	Nxf4	Rd7
33.	Kf2	Ng4+
34.	Kg3	Rg7
35.	Ne6	Nf6+
36.	Nxg7	Kxg7

Black to play for a strong advantage.

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Analysis of Jahonas (2245) vs. john2001plus (1834)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Bb4+
6.	Bd2	Bxd2+
7.	Nbxd2	O-O
8.	O-O	d6
9.	Rc1	Nbd7
10.	Qc2	c5
11.	dxc5	Nxc5
12.	Rfd1	Rc8
13.	Qb1	Nfe4
14.	b4	Nxd2
15.	Nxd2	Bxg2
16.	Kxg2	Nb7
17.	Ne4	Qc7
18.	Qd3	Rfd8
19.	Ng5	g6
20.	Qd4	e5
21.	Qh4	f5
22.	e4	Qe7
23.	exf5	gxf5
24.	Qh6	Rf8
25.	h4	Rf6
26.	Qh5	h6
27.	Nf3	Qf7
28.	Qxf7+	Kxf7
29.	Rd2	f4
30.	g4	Rg8
31.	g5	hxg5
32.	hxg5	e4
33.	Kf1	Rfg6
34.	Nd4	Rxg5

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Black to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1854) vs. KingsBishop (1697)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bf4	Nf6
6.	e3	Ne4
7.	Qc2	h6
8.	Bd3	Nxc3
9.	bxc3	Bd6
10.	Ne5	Bxe5
11.	dxe5	dxc4
12.	Bxc4	Na5
13.	Rd1	Qe7
14.	Qa4+	Nc6
15.	O-O	O-O
16.	Rd2	Bd7
17.	Rfd1	Rfd8
18.	Be2	Nxe5
19.	Qe4	f6
20.	Bxe5	fxe5
21.	Qxe5	Be8
22.	Rxd8	Rxd8
23.	Rxd8	Qxd8
24.	Qxe6+	Bf7
25.	Qe4	Qd2
26.	Qd3	Qxd3
27.	Bxd3	Bxa2
28.	Kf1	Bd5
29.	e4	Bc6
30.	Ke2	a5
31.	Ke3	b5
32.	Kd4	Kf7
33.	Kc5	Bd7
34.	Bxb5	c6
35.	Bc4+	Ke7
36.	Kb6	a4
37.	Ka5	c5
38.	Kb6	Be6
39.	Kxc5	a3
40.	Kb4	Bxc4
41.	Kxa3	Ke6
42.	Kb4	Bf1
43.	g3	Ke5
44.	c4	Kxe4
45.	c5	Kd5
46.	f4	Bg2
47.	g4	Bh3
48.	g5	hxg5
49.	fxg5	g6
50.	Kb5	Bf1+
51.	Kb6	Ke6
52.	c6	Bg2
53.	Kc7	Ke7
54.	Kb6	Kd6
55.	c7	Kd7

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

What is White's best continuation?

ICC tourney 1386 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of tangent (1921) vs. john2001plus (1716)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	g3	c5
4.	d5	b5
5.	Bg2	Bb7
6.	e4	bxc4
7.	Nc3	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Nf3	Nbd7
10.	O-O	Be7
11.	Nd2	Nb6
12.	Nxc4	Nxc4
13.	Qa4+	Qd7
14.	Qxc4	a5
15.	Re1	Ba6
16.	Qa4	Ra7
17.	Bf4	O-O
18.	Qxd7	Rxd7
19.	Rxe7	Rxe7
20.	Bxd6	Rd7
21.	Bxf8	Kxf8
22.	Na4	Rc7
23.	d6	Rc8
24.	Rc1	c4
25.	Bf1	Rd8
26.	Bxc4	Bxc4
27.	Rxc4	Rxd6
28.	Rc5	Ra6
29.	Kf1	Ne4
30.	Rb5	g6
31.	Ke2	f5
32.	Rb7	h5
33.	Rb6	Rxb6
34.	Nxb6	Ke7
35.	Nc4	a4
36.	Nb6	Nc5
37.	Ke3

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Mate in 3

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Analysis of Dorfeus911 (1430) vs. john2001plus (1835)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	c4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bb4
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	Nf3	Bg4
8.	O-O	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Bxf3
10.	Qxf3	Qxd4
11.	Qxb7	Qxc4
12.	Qxa8	Bd6
13.	Qxa7	Bxh2+
14.	Kxh2	Qxf1
15.	Qa4	Nbd7
16.	f3	Re8
17.	Nd5	Re6
18.	Qa8+	Nf8
19.	Nxf6+	Rxf6
20.	Qa7	Qe1
21.	Qxc7	Rf5
22.	g4	Qf2+
23.	Kh1	Qxf3+
24.	Kh2	Qe2+
25.	Kh3	Qf1+
26.	Kh2	Rf2+
27.	Kg3	Rf3+
28.	Kh4	Qh3+

White to play and mate in 4

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Farnoo (1758) vs. DarkBugz (1593)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

+11

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	a6
4.	Ba4	Nf6
5.	O-O	Be7
6.	d4	b5
7.	dxe5	Nxe4
8.	Bb3	Nc5
9.	Bd5	O-O
10.	Be3	Bb7
11.	Nc3	d6
12.	Bxc5	dxc5
13.	Qd2	h6
14.	Rad1	Kh8
15.	Qf4	Bg5
16.	Qe4	Qe8
17.	Nxg5	hxg5
18.	Rfe1	Rb8
19.	Re3	g6
20.	Rh3+	Kg7
21.	Qf3	Nxe5
22.	Qg3	Bxd5
23.	Nxd5	Rd8
24.	Qxg5	Rxd5
25.	Rxd5	f6
26.	Qh6+	Kf7
27.	Re3	Qe6
28.	Qh7+	Ke8
29.	Qxg6+	Nxg6
30.	Rxe6+	Kf7
31.	Rxa6	Re8
32.	h3	Re1+
33.	Kh2	Re2
34.	Rxc5	Ne5
35.	f4	Nf3+
36.	Kg3	Ne1
37.	Rxc7+	Kg6
38.	f5+	Kxf5
39.	Rc5+	Kg6
40.	h4	Rxg2+
41.	Kh3	Rf2
42.	a4	b4
43.	Rac6	Rf3+
44.	Kh2	Rf2+
45.	Kg1	Rf4
46.	a5	Nf3+
47.	Kh1	Rg4
48.	h5+	Kf7
49.	Rc7+	Ke6
50.	Rc5c6+	Kd5
51.	Rc5+	Kd6
52.	Rc7c6+	Kd7
53.	Rc7+	Ke6
54.	Rc5c6+	Kf5
55.	Rc5+	Ke6
56.	Rc7c6+	Kf7
57.	Rc7+	Kf8
58.	Rc8+	Kg7
59.	Rc5c7+	Kh6
60.	Rh8+	Kg5
61.	Rg8+	Kxh5
62.	Rxg4	Kxg4
63.	a6	Nd4
64.	a7	Ne2
65.	a8=Q	Ng3+
66.	Kg2	f5
67.	Qg8+	Kf4
68.	Qxg3+	Ke4
69.	Rc5	f4
70.	Qd3#

Friday, June 1, 2018

Mate in 4.

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(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.	Qc5+	Ke8
22.	Bb5+	Kd8
23.	Qd6+	Kc8
24.	Ba6#

Black to play and win.

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


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black 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	Bxf3
12.	Bxf3	Nxd4
13.	Rxd4	Qxd4
14.	Be3	Qb4
15.	Bxa8	Rxa8
16.	Qxc7	Qxb2
17.	Rd1	Qxe2
18.	Rd2	Qe1+
19.	Kg2	Bc5
20.	Rd7	Rf8
21.	Bxc5	bxc5
22.	Qxa7	Qe4+
23.	f3	Qc2+
24.	Kh3	Qf2
25.	f4	h6
26.	a4	Qf1+
27.	Kg4	Qg2
28.	h4	f5+
29.	Kh5	Qe2+

Actually 33. Kh3 is simpler.

Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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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;