Chess Level 02: April 2019

Monday, April 29, 2019

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1635 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1702) vs. IAlwaysWin (1561)


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-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	b3	Re8
9.	cxd5	cxd5
10.	Bb2	a6
11.	a4	b6
12.	Rc1	Bb7
13.	Qe2	Ne4
14.	Rfd1	f5
15.	Nd2	e5
16.	dxe5	Nxe5
17.	Bxe4	dxe4
18.	Ndxe4	Qh4
19.	Ng3	f4
20.	Nf1	f3
21.	Qd2	fxg2
22.	Ng3	Nf3+

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1635 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1702) vs. IAlwaysWin (1561)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	b3	Re8
9.	cxd5	cxd5
10.	Bb2	a6
11.	a4	b6
12.	Rc1	Bb7
13.	Qe2	Ne4
14.	Rfd1	f5
15.	Nd2	e5
16.	dxe5	Nxe5
17.	Bxe4	dxe4
18.	Ndxe4	Qh4
19.	Nd6	Bf3
20.	gxf3	Qh3
21.	Nxe8	Nxf3+
22.	Qxf3	Qxf3
23.	Nxg7	Kxg7
24.	Rd7+	Kh6
25.	Nd5	Qg4+
26.	Kf1	Qh3+
27.	Ke2	Qxh2
28.	Bg7+	Kh5
29.	Be5	Qxe5
30.	Rxh7+	Kg5
31.	Rg1+	Qg3
32.	Rxg3#

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1635 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1702) vs. IAlwaysWin (1561)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	b3	Re8
9.	cxd5	cxd5
10.	Bb2	a6
11.	a4	b6
12.	Rc1	Bb7
13.	Qe2	Ne4
14.	Rfd1	f5
15.	Nd2	e5
16.	dxe5	Nxe5
17.	Bxe4	dxe4
18.	Ndxe4	Qh4
19.	Nd6	Bf3
20.	gxf3	Qh3
21.	Nxe8	Nxf3+
22.	Qxf3	Qxf3
23.	Nxg7	Kxg7
24.	Rd7+	Kh6
25.	Nd5	Qg4+
26.	Kf1	Qh3+
27.	Ke2	Qxh2
28.	Bg7+	Kg5
29.	Be5	Qh5+
30.	f3	Kh6
31.	Nf6	Rh8
32.	Rxh7+	Rxh7
33.	Ng8+	Kg5
34.	Bf6#

Click here for 32... Kg5.

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Black to play for a winning advantage

October 2018 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
chugbezek vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Nf3	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	Bb5+	Bd7
6.	O-O	Nf6
7.	Bxd7+	Nbxd7
8.	Re1+	Be7
9.	Qe2	Rc8
10.	d4	a6
11.	Nh4	g6
12.	Bh6	cxd4
13.	Nb1	Rc6
14.	Nd2	Re6
15.	Qd3	Ne4
16.	Nhf3	g5
17.	Bg7	Rg8
18.	Bxd4	g4
19.	Nxe4	dxe4
20.	Rxe4	gxf3
21.	Qxf3	Rxe4
22.	Qxe4	Rg6

White to play for a strong advantage

October 2018 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
chugbezek vs. John Coffey


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-1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Nf3	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	Bb5+	Bd7
6.	O-O	Nf6
7.	Bxd7+	Nbxd7
8.	Re1+	Be7
9.	Qe2	Rc8
10.	d4	a6
11.	Nh4	g6
12.	Bh6	cxd4
13.	Nb1	Rc6
14.	Nd2	Re6
15.	Qd3	Ne4
16.	Nhf3	g5
17.	Bg7	Rg8
18.	Bxd4	g4
19.	Nxe4	dxe4
20.	Rxe4	gxf3
21.	Qxf3	Rxe4
22.	Qxe4	Nf8
23.	Re1	Ne6
24.	Bc3	Qc7
25.	Qxh7	Rg6
26.	g3	Qc5
27.	Qh8+	Kd7
28.	Re5	Qc4
29.	Qh5	Qxa2
30.	Qf3	Nd8
31.	Qf5+	Ke8
32.	h4	Re6
33.	Rd5	Rd6
34.	Rxd6	Bxd6
35.	b3	Qa3
36.	h5	Qc5
37.	Qxc5	Bxc5
38.	h6	f5
39.	h7	Nf7
40.	h8=Q+	Nxh8
41.	Bxh8

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

White to play

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. DAVID H,


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-4

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	c5
5.	Bxc4	cxd4
6.	exd4	e6
7.	Nc3	Be7
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Qe2	Nc6
10.	Rd1	Qc7
11.	a3	a6
12.	Ba2	b5
13.	d5	exd5
14.	Nxd5	Nxd5
15.	Bxd5	Bb7
16.	Be3	Rac8
17.	Rac1	Bf6
18.	Nd4	Nxd4
19.	Qg4	Nc6
20.	Be4	Bxb2
21.	Rd7	Qe5
22.	Rc5	Qb8
23.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
24.	Rh5+	Kg8
25.	Rh3	Nd4
26.	Qh4

Sunday, April 14, 2019

White to play for a winning advantage

ICC tourney 1628 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
IAlwaysWin (1604) vs. john2001plus (1701)


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-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e3	Nf6
3.	d4	e6
4.	c3	d5
5.	Bd3	Be7
6.	Nbd2	O-O
7.	O-O	b6
8.	e4	Ba6
9.	Bxa6	Nxa6
10.	e5	Nd7
11.	Re1	Rc8
12.	Nf1	cxd4
13.	Qxd4	Rc4
14.	Qd1	Nab8
15.	Nd4	Nc6
16.	Ne3	Rc5
17.	Nb3	Ndxe5
18.	Nxc5	Bxc5
19.	Ng4	Qh4
20.	Nxe5	Bxf2+
21.	Kh1	Bxe1
22.	Nxc6	Bg3
23.	h3	Bd6
24.	Be3	Qg3
25.	Bg1	Rc8
26.	Nd4	Rc4
27.	Nf3	g5
28.	Bh2	Qf2
29.	Bxd6	g4
30.	Ng1	g3
31.	Qg4+	Rxg4
32.	hxg4	Qxb2
33.	Rf1	Qxc3
34.	Rf3	Qc4
35.	Bxg3	Qxg4
36.	Be5	Qh5+
37.	Bh2	Kf8
38.	Ne2	Qg5
39.	Bd6+	Ke8
40.	Bf4	Qf5
41.	Nd4	Qb1+
42.	Kh2	Qxa2
43.	Rc3	Qb2
44.	Rc8+	Ke7
45.	Nc6+	Kf6
46.	Be5+	Qxe5+
47.	Nxe5	Kxe5
48.	Rc7

Click here for 45... Kd7.

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1628 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1604) vs. john2001plus (1701)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e3	Nf6
3.	d4	e6
4.	c3	d5
5.	Bd3	Be7
6.	Nbd2	O-O
7.	O-O	b6
8.	e4	Ba6
9.	Bxa6	Nxa6
10.	e5	Nd7
11.	Re1	Rc8
12.	Nf1	cxd4
13.	Qxd4	Rc4
14.	Qd1	Nab8
15.	Nd4	Nc6
16.	Ne3	Rc5
17.	Nb3	Ndxe5
18.	Nxc5	Bxc5
19.	Ng4	Qh4
20.	Nxe5	Bxf2+
21.	Kh1	Bxe1
22.	Nxc6	Bg3
23.	h3	Bd6
24.	Be3	Qg3
25.	Bg1	Rc8
26.	Nd4	Rc4
27.	Nf3	g5
28.	Bh2	Qf2
29.	Bxd6	g4
30.	Ng1	g3
31.	Qg4+	Rxg4
32.	hxg4	Qxb2
33.	Rf1	Qxc3
34.	Rf3	Qc4
35.	Bxg3	Qxg4
36.	Be5	Qh5+
37.	Bh2	Kf8
38.	Ne2	Qg5
39.	Bd6+	Ke8
40.	Bf4	Qf5
41.	Nd4	Qb1+
42.	Kh2	Qxa2
43.	Rc3	Qb2
44.	Rc8+	Ke7
45.	Rc7+	Kf6
46.	Nf3	Qb4
47.	Bg3	Qf8
48.	Ne5	Qh6+
49.	Kg1	Qg7
50.	Kf2	a5
51.	Rb7	a4
52.	Rxb6	Kf5
53.	Rb7	Qh6
54.	Rxf7+	Ke4
55.	Bf4	Qxf4+
56.	Rxf4+	Kxf4
57.	Nd3+	Kg4
58.	Ne5+	Kf5
59.	Nd3	a3
60.	Nb4	Kg4
61.	Na2	e5
62.	Nc1	d4
63.	Ke2	Kg3
64.	Kf1	d3
65.	Na2	e4
66.	Nc1	d2
67.	Ne2+	Kg4
68.	Nc3	a2

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1628 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1604) vs. john2001plus (1701)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e3	Nf6
3.	d4	e6
4.	c3	d5
5.	Bd3	Be7
6.	Nbd2	O-O
7.	O-O	b6
8.	e4	Ba6
9.	Bxa6	Nxa6
10.	e5	Nd7
11.	Re1	Rc8
12.	Nf1	cxd4
13.	Qxd4	Rc4
14.	Qd1	Nab8
15.	Nd4	Nc6
16.	Ne3	Rc5
17.	Nb3	Ndxe5
18.	Nxc5	Bxc5
19.	Ng4	Qh4
20.	Nxe5	Bxf2+
21.	Kh1	Bxe1
22.	Nxc6	Bg3
23.	h3	Bd6
24.	Be3	Qg3
25.	Bg1	Rc8
26.	Nd4	Rc4
27.	Nf3	g5
28.	Bh2	Qf2
29.	Bxd6	g4
30.	Ng1	g3
31.	Qg4+	Rxg4
32.	hxg4	Qxb2
33.	Rf1	Qxc3
34.	Rf3	Qc4
35.	Bxg3	Qxg4
36.	Be5	Qh5+
37.	Bh2	Kf8
38.	Ne2	Qg5
39.	Bd6+	Ke8
40.	Bf4	Qf5
41.	Nd4	Qb1+
42.	Kh2	Qxa2
43.	Rc3	Qb2
44.	Rc8+	Ke7
45.	Rc7+	Kf6
46.	Nf3	Qb4
47.	Bg3	Qf8
48.	Ne5	Qh6+
49.	Kg1	Qg7
50.	Rxf7+	Qxf7
51.	Nxf7	Kxf7
52.	Bb8	a5
53.	Bc7	a4
54.	Bxb6	a3
55.	Bd4	Kg6
56.	Kf2	Kf5
57.	Ke3	e5
58.	g4+	Kxg4
59.	Bxe5	h5
60.	Kd3	a2
61.	Bc3	h4
62.	Ke2	h3
63.	Kf1	Kf3
64.	Kg1	Ke4
65.	Kh2	d4
66.	Ba1	d3
67.	Bc3	d2

CHECK!

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1628 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1604) vs. john2001plus (1701)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e3	Nf6
3.	d4	e6
4.	c3	d5
5.	Bd3	Be7
6.	Nbd2	O-O
7.	O-O	b6
8.	e4	Ba6
9.	Bxa6	Nxa6
10.	e5	Nd7
11.	Re1	Rc8
12.	Nf1	cxd4
13.	Qxd4	Rc4
14.	Qd1	Nab8
15.	Nd4	Nc6
16.	Ne3	Rc5
17.	Nb3	Ndxe5
18.	Nxc5	Bxc5
19.	Ng4	Qh4
20.	Nxe5	Bxf2+
21.	Kh1	Bxe1
22.	Nxc6	Bg3
23.	h3	Bd6
24.	Be3	Qg3
25.	Bg1	Rc8
26.	Nd4	Rc4
27.	Nf3	g5
28.	Bh2	Qf2
29.	Bxd6	g4
30.	Ng1	g3
31.	Qg4+	Rxg4
32.	hxg4	Qxb2
33.	Rf1	Qxc3
34.	Rf3	Qc4
35.	Bxg3	Qxg4
36.	Be5	Qh5+
37.	Bh2	Kf8
38.	Ne2	Qg5
39.	Bd6+	Ke8
40.	Bf4	Qf5
41.	Nd4	Qb1+
42.	Kh2	Qxa2
43.	Rc3	Qb2
44.	Rc8+	Ke7
45.	Rc7+	Kf6
46.	Nf3	a5
47.	Be5+	Qxe5+
48.	Nxe5	Kxe5
49.	Rb7	d4
50.	Kg1	a4
51.	Rxb6	Ke4
52.	Kf2	Kd3
53.	Ra6	e5
54.	Rxa4	e4
55.	Ra7	Kd2
56.	Ra2+	Kd1
57.	Re2	e3+
58.	Kf3	f5
59.	g3	h5
60.	Rh2	d3
61.	Rh1+	Kd2
62.	Rg1	e2
63.	Kf2	Kc3
64.	Ke3	Kc2
65.	Rh1	Kc3
66.	Rc1+	Kb2
67.	Kd2	Kb3
68.	Kxd3

Friday, April 12, 2019

White to play for equality

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1885) vs. sterlsp09 (1840)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	g6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	d5
6.	exd5	Qxd5
7.	Nc3	Qd8
8.	d5	Nb8
9.	Be2	Bg7
10.	O-O	b6
11.	Bb5+	Nd7
12.	Bc6	Rb8
13.	Bf4	Rb7
14.	Re1	Ngf6
15.	Bd6	Ng8
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Bxb7	O-O
18.	Bxc8	Nxc8
19.	Nd4	Nc5
20.	Nc6	Qc7
21.	Rc1	a6
22.	b4	Nb7
23.	b5	a5
24.	Qe2	Qd6
25.	a4	Bxc3
26.	Rxc3	Qxd5
27.	Rd1	Qf5
28.	Ne7+	Nxe7
29.	Qxe7	Nc5
30.	Qe2	Nxa4
31.	Rf3	Qc5
32.	Qe4	Nc3
33.	Rxc3	Qxc3
34.	Qc6	Qxc6
35.	bxc6	Rc8
36.	Rd6	a4
37.	Kf1	a3
38.	Rd3	Rxc6
39.	Rxa3	b5
40.	Ke2	Rc1
41.	Rb3	Rc5
42.	Ke3	Kg7
43.	Kd4	Rf5
44.	f3	Kf6
45.	g4	Re5
46.	f4	Re2
47.	Rxb5	Rxh2
48.	g5+

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
secondaragon (1620) vs. john2001plus (1851)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Qb3	cxd4
7.	Qxb6	axb6
8.	cxd4	Nb4
9.	Na3	Rxa3
10.	bxa3	Nc2+
11.	Kd2	Nxa1
12.	Bb2	Bd7
13.	Bxa1	Bxa3
14.	Bd3	Ne7
15.	Rb1	Nc8
16.	Rb3	Be7
17.	Bb5	Bxb5
18.	Rxb5	Kd7
19.	a4	g5
20.	h3	h5
21.	a5	g4
22.	hxg4	hxg4
23.	Ne1	bxa5
24.	Rxb7+	Kc6
25.	Rb8	Kc7
26.	Rb5	Bb4+
27.	Bc3	Na7
28.	Rxa5	Bxa5
29.	Bxa5+	Kc6

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
steinutz (1785) vs. john2001plus (1839)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bf4	c5
3.	e3	Qb6
4.	b3	cxd4
5.	Qxd4	Qxd4
6.	exd4	Nc6
7.	c3	d5
8.	Nf3	Bf5
9.	Bb5	e6
10.	Ne5	Rc8
11.	Nd2	a6
12.	Bxc6+	bxc6
13.	f3	Ba3
14.	Ke2	Bb2
15.	Rad1	Bxc3
16.	Nf1	O-O
17.	Ne3	Rfd8
18.	Nxf5	exf5
19.	Rc1	Bxd4
20.	Rxc6	Nh5
21.	g3	Bxe5
22.	Rxc8	Rxc8
23.	Bxe5	Re8
24.	f4	f6

Thursday, April 4, 2019

What is the best move for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1882) vs. Bigveterinarian (2042)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	d5
4.	e5	Nc6
5.	d4	Nge7
6.	a3	Nf5
7.	b4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Qb6
9.	Bb2	Be7
10.	Bd3	O-O
11.	Bxf5	exf5
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Nc3	f6
14.	Na4	Qc7
15.	Nc5	Bxc5
16.	dxc5	fxe5
17.	Re1	e4
18.	Nd4	Nxd4
19.	Qxd4	Rf7
20.	f3	Rd8
21.	Rad1	exf3
22.	Rxe6	fxg2
23.	Rde1	f4
24.	Re8+	Rf8
25.	Re1e7	Qxe7
26.	Rxe7	Rf7
27.	Rxf7	Kxf7
28.	Qxg7+

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1882) vs. Bigveterinarian (2042)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	d5
4.	e5	Nc6
5.	d4	Nge7
6.	a3	Nf5
7.	b4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Qb6
9.	Bb2	Be7
10.	Bd3	O-O
11.	Bxf5	exf5
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Nc3	f6
14.	Na4	Qc7
15.	Nc5	Bxc5
16.	dxc5	fxe5
17.	Re1	e4
18.	Nd4	Nxd4
19.	Qxd4	Rf7
20.	f3	Rd8
21.	Rad1	exf3
22.	Rxe6	fxg2
23.	Rde1	f4
24.	Re8+	Rf8
25.	Rxf8+	Rxf8
26.	Qxd5+	Kh8
27.	Kxg2	Qc8
28.	Re7	Qg4+
29.	Kf1	Qh3+
30.	Qg2	Qxg2+
31.	Kxg2

Monday, April 1, 2019

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Taechess (1693) vs. John2001plus (1715)


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5
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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	Bd7
7.	Bc2	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Rc8
9.	Nc3	Nb4
10.	O-O	Nxc2
11.	Qxc2	Ne7
12.	Be3	Nf5
13.	Rac1	Be7
14.	a3	O-O
15.	Qd2	Rc4
16.	Ne2	Rfc8
17.	Rxc4	Rxc4
18.	Rc1	Qb3
19.	Rxc4	Qxc4
20.	Ng3	Nxg3
21.	fxg3	Bb5
22.	Qc1	a5
23.	Qxc4	Bxc4
24.	Nd2	b5
25.	Kf2	b4
26.	Nxc4	dxc4
27.	a4	Kf8
28.	Ke2	b3
29.	Bd2	Bb4
30.	h4	Ke7
31.	g4	Kd7
32.	g5	c3
33.	Bc1	Ba3

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;