White to play and draw.

ICC tourney 1755 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of lewisischess (1427) vs. john2001plus (1727)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Be3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Ndxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bd4 Nc6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. O-O Qa5 13. Re1 Bxc5 14. Bxg7 Rg8 15. Rxe6+ fxe6 16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. Qf7+ Be7 18. Bf6 Qd8 19. Re1 Rxg2+ 20. Kf1 d4 21. Qxe6+ Kc7 22. Qxe7+ Qxe7 23. Rxe7+ Kd6 24. Ne4+ Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxh2 26. Rxd4+ Ke6 27. Bg5 Rc8 28. c3 Rc5 29. Be3 Rd5 30. Re4+ Kd7 31. Ke2 a6 32. Rg4 Rh1 33. Rg7+ Kc6 34. a4 h5 35. b4 Rd7 36. Rg6+ Rd6 37. Rg8 h4 38. a5 h3 39. Rc8+ Kd7 40. Rh8 Rg6 41. Rh7+ Kc6 42. Kd3 Rd6+ 43. Kc4 Rg6 44. Bd4 Rg4 45. Rh6+ Kd7 46. Rh7+ Kc8 47. Rh8+ Kd7 48. Rh7+ Ke6 49. Rxb7 Kf5 50. Rf7+ Kg6 51. Rf6+ Kg5 52. Rxa6 h2 53. Ra8 Rd1 54. Rg8+ Kf5 55. Rf8+ Ke6 56. Rf6+ Ke7 57. Rh6 h1=Q 58. Rxh1 Rxh1 59. a6 Kd6 60. Kb5 Ra1 61. Kb6 Rf4 62. b5 Rf7 63. Bc5+ Kd5 64. Bd4 Ra3 65. f4 Rxf4 66. Kc7 Rf7+ 67. Kb8 Rf8+ 68. Kb7 Rf7+ 69. Kc8 Kd6 70. a7 Rfxa7 71. Bxa7 Rxa7 72. Kb8 Ra3 73. b6 Rxc3 74. b7 Rc4 75. Ka7 Ra4+ 76. Kb8 Kc6 77. Kc8 Rf4 78. b8=N+ Kd6 79. Kb7 Rb4+ 80. Ka7 CHECK!

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12+3 ICC, ?
Analysis of CL123789 (1621) vs. Ialwayswin (1690)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +15

(black to move) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Qe2 Nb6 11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. a3 Bd6 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. c4 Ne7 16. Rad1 h6 17. h4 Bh7 18. h5 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. f3 Bh7 21. Qf2 Nxh5 22. Qh4 Bg6 23. g4 Nf6 24. Kg2 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nd7 26. Bf4 Nc5 27. Rh1 Nxb3 28. Bxh6 f6 29. Bf4 fxe5 30. Bg5 Kf7 31. Qg3 Rh8 32. Bh4 Rh7 33. Rde1 Rah8 34. Rxe5 Qd7 35. Qf4+ Kg8 36. Qg5 Qf7 37. Kg3 Nd4 38. Qd8+ Qf8 39. Qxd4 Rxh4 40. Rxh4 Rxh4 41. Kxh4 Qxf3 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Rg5 Qh1+ 44. Kg3 Qg1+ 45. Kf3 Qd1+ 46. Ke3 Qxd8 47. Re5 Qf6 48. Ra5 Qf1 49. b4 Qe1+ 50. Kf3 Qe4+ 51. Kg3 Qe3+ 52. Kg2 Be4+ 53. Kf1 Bf3 54. Rh5+ Kg6 55. Rh2 Bxg4 56. b5 Qf4+ 57. Rf2 Bh3+ 58. Ke1 Qe3+ 59. Re2 Qc3+ 60. Rd2 Qe5+ 61. Re2 Qf5 62. bxc6 bxc6 63. a4 Bg4 64. Rf2 Qe4+ 65. Kf1 e5 66. c5 Kg5 67. a5 g6 68. a6 Bf5 69. Kg1 Qe3 70. Kf1 Qxc5 71. Kg1 Qb6 72. Kf1 Qxa6+ 73. Kg1 Qb6 74. Kf1 a5 75. Kg1 Kf6 76. Kf1 a4 77. Kg1 a3 78. Kf1 Qb1+ 79. Kg2 Qb2 80. Kg3 Qxf2+ 81. Kxf2 a2 82. Kf3 a1=Q 83. Ke3 Qd4+ 84. Kf3 Qd2 85. Kg3 Qe2 86. Kh4 Qg4#

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White to play and win

ICC tourney 1716 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1724) vs. weakfish (1239)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 h6 6. e4 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. e5 Nd5 9. O-O Bb4 10. Ne4 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nf6+ Kg7 15. Nxh5+ Kh8 16. Qc1 Kh7 17. Qc2+ f5 18. exf6 e.p.+ Kh8 19. Rfe1 Bxe1 20. Qg6 Qd7 21. Rxe1 Qh7 22. Qxh7+ Kxh7 23. Re7+ Kh8 24. Ne5 Rg8 25. Nf4 Na6 26. Neg6+ Rxg6 27. Nxg6+ Kg8 28. Rg7#

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Corus Group C, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs. Sipke Ernst (2474)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Kh7 20. hxg6+ Kxg6 21. Rd3 Bd6 22. Rg3+ Kh7 23. Bxh6 Bxg3 24. Bd2+

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Corus Group C, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs. Sipke Ernst (2474)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. hxg6 Rfe8 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Qf7 Bf8 23. Qxf6+ Bg7 24. Rxh6+

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Corus Group C, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs. Sipke Ernst (2474)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. hxg6 Qb6 21. Qxe7 Nd5 22. Rxh6+ Kg8 23. Rh8+ Kxh8 24. Qh4+ Kg8 25. Qh7#

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White to play

Corus Group C, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs. Sipke Ernst (2474)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Ng6 fxg6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. hxg6 Ng8 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Rxh6+ Nxh6 23. Qxe7 Nf7 24. gxf7 Kg7 25. Rd3 Rd6 26. Rg3+ Rg6 27. Qe5+ Kh7 28. Qh5+ Rh6 29. Qf5+ Kh8 30. Qe5+

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John Coffey vs. Vladsky

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 b6 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 c5 8. e5 dxe5 9. dxe5 Nfd7 10. Be4 Nxe5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bxa8 Nxc4 13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 e6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Bc1 f5 18. Bd5

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