White to play

Analysis

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nf6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Nc3 e6 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bg5 b5 10. Qc2 b4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Na4 cxd5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. O-O Bxb5 16. Rfe1+ Be7 17. Rxe7+ Kf8 18. Rb7 a6 19. Re1 Nd7 20. Nd4 Rc8 21. Qd2 h5 22. Qxb4+ Kg8 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Qxb5 Ne5 25. f4 Ng6 26. Nb6 Rb8 27. Rxb8 Qxb8 28. Re8+

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White to play and win

ICC tourney 1704 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of SuperPuzzler (1665) vs. john2001plus (1747)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -6

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Qc2 e5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. exd5 cxd5 13. c4 d4 14. Nf3 Bd6 15. Bg5 e4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Bb7 18. Rh4 h6 19. Nxd4 Rfe8 20. Nb5 Qc6 21. f3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 hxg5 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Nd4 gxh4 25. Nf5 Qh6 26. Nxh6

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Black to play

ICC tourney 1704 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
SuperPuzzler (1665) vs. john2001plus (1747)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +3

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Qc2 e5 11. Re1 Qc7 12. exd5 cxd5 13. c4 d4 14. Nf3 Bd6 15. Bg5 e4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Bb7 18. Rh4 h6 19. Nxd4 Rfe8 20. Nb5 Qc6 21. f3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Qxf3 23. Bf4 g5 24. gxf3 Bxf3+ 25. Qg2 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 gxh4 27. Nc7 Re2+ 28. Kf3 Rf2+ 29. Ke4 Rxf4+ 30. Kxf4 Bd6+ 31. Kg4 Bxc7 32. Kxh4 Bxh2 33. Kg4 Rd8 34. Rh1 Rd4+ 35. Kf3 Bf4 36. Rh4 Rxc4 37. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 38. Kxf4 Kf8 39. Kg4 Ke7 40. Kh5 f5

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White to play

Analysis vs.

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +2

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nf6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Nc3 e6 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bg5 b5 10. Qc2 b4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Na4 cxd5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Qxc8+ Qd8 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Qb7+ Nd7 17. Rd1 Bh6 18. Rxd7+

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ICC tourney 1692 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1720) vs. trivialpursuit (1495)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. c3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. O-O Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Re1 Bg4 10. dxe5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nxe5 12. Qe2 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 Qa5 14. Qb3 b6 15. Bd2 Qh5 16. Rac1 Ng4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. Bb4 Qg6 20. f4 Nd7 21. Rc6 Nc5 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Qb7 Bh4 24. Re2 Kh8 25. Qc7 Rfd8 26. Ne7 Qe6 27. Nf5 Qc4 28. Re3 Bf6 29. Rxd6 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Bd4 32. Rf3 Qxb2 33. Nxd4 cxd4 34. Qd5 Rb8 35. Rb3 Qxb3 36. axb3

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What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1692 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1584) vs. john2001plus (1735)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4 Nbd7 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Ne1 cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. Nd3 Bd6 15. Bf3 Ne4 16. Re1 Ndf6 17. Nb5 Bb8 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Ne5 a6 20. Na3 Qf5 21. Qd3 Nd6 22. Qxf5 Nxf5 23. Rc1 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 Bxe5 25. Nc2 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Rc8 27. Re1 Kf8 28. g3 Ne4 29. Nf5 Rc2 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nd6 Bd5 32. Rd1 e3 33. fxe3 Rg2+ 34. Kf1 Bf3 35. Rd4 Rxh2 36. Nc8 f6 37. Nxb6 Rxa2 38. b4 Be2+ 39. Ke1 Bb5 40. Nd5 Re2+ 41. Kd1 Rg2 42. Rh4 h6 43. Rh3 Be2+ 44. Ke1 Bg4 45. Rh4 Rxg3 46. Kf2 Rf3+ 47. Kg2 h5

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Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. learnychess (1512)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 b6 2. d4 c5 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 e6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 d5 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4 9. e5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxd2 11. Bxd2 Bxd2 12. Nxd2 Nc6 13. Rac1 Nxd4 14. Qg4 Nc6 15. Qxg7 Rf8 16. Nf3 Kd7 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh7 Rh8 19. Qxf7+ Qe7 20. Nf6+ Kd8 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. f4 Qg7 23. Qh4 Ne7 24. Nh5 Qh8 25. Rc7 Kxc7 26. Qxe7+ Kb8 27. Qd6+

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