Chess Level 02: 2020

Thursday, December 31, 2020

White to play

Blumenfeld counter-gambit analysis
vs.


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	c5
4.	d5	b5
5.	cxb5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nf6
7.	Nc3	d5
8.	e5	Nfd7
9.	Be2	a6
10.	bxa6	Bxa6
11.	Bxa6	Nxa6
12.	O-O	Be7
13.	h3	O-O
14.	Bf4	c4
15.	b3	Qa5
16.	Ne2	Rfc8
17.	bxc4	Rxc4
18.	Ned4	Bc5
19.	Be3	Qc7
20.	Nb5	Qb8
21.	Bxc5	Naxc5
22.	Nd6	Rca4
23.	Qc2	Nxe5
24.	Qxc5	Ra4a5
25.	Qe3	Nxf3+
26.	Qxf3	Qxd6
27.	Qe2	Qa6

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey. Hope that you enjoy the holidays! vs. The Fixer


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	Nf6
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Qc2	h6
8.	Bd3	b6
9.	cxd5	Nxd5
10.	Nxd5	Bxd2+
11.	Nxd2	Qxd5
12.	Bh7+	Kh8
13.	Be4	Nb4
14.	Qc3

Sunday, December 27, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1916) vs. soitgoes317 (1732)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	Bc4	Nc6
4.	f4	Nxe4
5.	Nxe4	d5
6.	Bd3	dxe4
7.	Bxe4	Bc5
8.	Nf3	Bg4
9.	Bxc6+	bxc6
10.	h3	Bxf3
11.	Qxf3	O-O
12.	d3	exf4
13.	Bxf4	Re8+
14.	Kd2	Rb8
15.	b3	Qd4
16.	c3	Bb4
17.	Rac1	Ba5
18.	Bxc7	Qc5
19.	Bxb8

Thursday, December 24, 2020

White to play

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Pirc-Lisitsin Gambit vs. Analysis


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nf6
4.	d3	e6
5.	dxe4	Nc6
6.	Nc3	Bb4
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	f4	h6
9.	e5	Nd5
10.	O-O	Nxc3
11.	bxc3	Bxc3
12.	Rb1	Qe8
13.	Bh7+	Kh8
14.	Qd3	Bd4+
15.	Kh1	Rf5
16.	g4	b6
17.	gxf5	Bb7
18.	Rf3	hxg5
19.	Bg6	Qe7
20.	Rh3+	Kg8
21.	Rh8+

Thursday, December 3, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey: Stay home as much vs. JUMPER


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	Bd3	Nf8
9.	O-O	Ne6
10.	Bh4	Qb6
11.	Rb1	O-O
12.	b4	a6
13.	a4	Qc7
14.	Qc2	h6
15.	b5	axb5
16.	axb5	Bd7
17.	bxc6	Bxc6
18.	Bxf6	Bxf6
19.	Nxd5	Bxd5
20.	e4	Qxc2
21.	Bxc2	Bc4
22.	Rfd1	b5
23.	e5	Be7
24.	d5	Nc5
25.	d6	Bd8
26.	Nd4	Rc8
27.	Nxb5	Bxb5
28.	Rxb5	Ne6
29.	Be4	Bh4
30.	g3	Bg5
31.	f4	Bd8
32.	f5	Ng5
33.	Bd5	Rc2
34.	Bg2	Ra2
35.	h4	Nh7
36.	Bd5	Ra5
37.	Rb7	Rc5
38.	e6	fxe6
39.	fxe6	Nf6
40.	Ba2	Kh7
41.	Bb1+	Kg8
42.	e7

Sunday, November 8, 2020

White to play

London Chess Classic Open, London ENG
Sophie Milliet (2356) vs. Steven A Jones (2160)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	d6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	Qxd4	Bd7
6.	Bxc6	Bxc6
7.	Nc3	h6
8.	Qd3	e5
9.	Nd2	Nf6
10.	Nc4	b5
11.	Ne3	Rc8
12.	Ned5	Bxd5
13.	Nxd5	Nxd5
14.	Qxb5+	Qd7
15.	Qxd5	Rxc2
16.	Qb3	Rc8
17.	O-O	Be7
18.	Qg3	Bf6
19.	Rd1	Qe7
20.	b3	Rc6
21.	Rd5	Qc7
22.	Bd2	Ke7
23.	Rd1	Rc5
24.	Qd3	Rb8
25.	Rxc5	Qxc5
26.	Rc1	Qb6
27.	Qd5	Qb7
28.	Rc6	Qd7
29.	Qc4	Rb7
30.	Ba5	Qe6
31.	Qa6	Rd7
32.	Bb4	Bg5
33.	Qa5	f5
34.	Rxd6	Rxd6
35.	Qc7+	Kf6
36.	Qxd6	fxe4
37.	Qxe6+	Kxe6
38.	Kf1	Kd5
39.	Ke2	Kd4
40.	Bd2	e3
41.	fxe3+	Ke4
42.	b4	Be7
43.	a4	g6
44.	b5	Bd6
45.	h3	Be7
46.	a5	Kd5
47.	e4+	Kc5
48.	b6	axb6
49.	Bb4+

Saturday, October 24, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of SlickJones99 (1396) vs. john2001plus (1964)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	g3	Bd6
6.	Bg2	Qe7+
7.	Be3	O-O
8.	O-O	Re8
9.	Re1	Bg4
10.	Nbd2	Ne4
11.	c3	Qf6
12.	Qb3	Be6
13.	Qxb7	Nxd2
14.	Nxd2	Nd7
15.	Bxd5

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of JohnT1234 (1279) vs. john2001plus (1943), 600


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	e3	d5
3.	Nf3	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	exd4	Nc6
6.	cxd5	Nxd5
7.	Nc3	Bg4
8.	Bb5	e6
9.	h3	Bxf3
10.	Qxf3	Bd6
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	Qe4	Rc8
13.	Bd3	Nf6
14.	Qe3	Nxd4
15.	Qd2	b5
16.	Nxb5	Nxb5
17.	Bxb5	Qb6
18.	Bd3	Rfd8
19.	Qe2	Nd5
20.	a3	Rxc1
21.	Raxc1	Nf4
22.	Qe3	Nxd3

Thursday, September 17, 2020

White to play and mate in 2 moves

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined vs. fourtys


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+19

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f6
2.	e4	d5
3.	exd5	Qxd5
4.	Nc3	Qc6
5.	Bb5	Bg4
6.	d4	Bxf3
7.	Qxf3	Qxb5
8.	Nxb5	Kd8
9.	Qxb7	a6
10.	Qxa8	axb5
11.	Qxb8+	Kd7
12.	Qxf8	Kd6
13.	Qxg7	Nh6
14.	Bf4+	Kd5
15.	Qxh8	Nf5
16.	Qxh7	Nxd4
17.	O-O-O	e5
18.	Qxc7	exf4
19.	Rhe1	b4
20.	f3	b3
21.	c4#

Thursday, August 27, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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john2001plus (1932) vs. tburd765 (1685)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	c6
6.	cxd5	cxd5
7.	Bf4	O-O
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	Be2	Nh5
10.	Bg5	h6
11.	Bh4	g5
12.	Bg3	Nxg3
13.	hxg3	e6
14.	Rc1	Rb8
15.	O-O	a6
16.	Na4	Qd6
17.	Nc5	Qc7
18.	Qc2	Qd6
19.	a3	Ne7
20.	Nd3	Bd7
21.	Qc7	Nf5
22.	Nfe5	Rfd8
23.	Bh5	f6
24.	Nf7	Qxc7
25.	Rxc7	Be8
26.	Nxd8	Bxh5
27.	Nxe6

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1879) vs. spiritracker (1227)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	a6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Ba7
7.	Nc3	d6
8.	O-O	Bg4
9.	Be3	Nf6
10.	Be2	O-O
11.	Qd2	Re8
12.	d5	Bxf3
13.	Bxf3	Bxe3
14.	Qxe3	Ne5
15.	Be2	b5
16.	a3	Rb8
17.	f4	Neg4
18.	Qg3	Qd7
19.	e5	dxe5
20.	fxe5	Rxe5
21.	Bxg4	Nxg4
22.	h3

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of HrzRknAtU (1541) vs. john2001plus (1556)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Nc3	d6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	Nf6
6.	f3	g6
7.	Be3	Bg7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	O-O-O	d5
10.	exd5	Nxd5
11.	Nxc6	bxc6
12.	Nxd5	cxd5
13.	Qxd5	Qc7
14.	Bd3	Be6
15.	Qc5	Qb7
16.	Qa3	Rab8
17.	b3	Qc7
18.	Qxa7	Qxa7
19.	Bxa7	Ra8
20.	Bc5	Rxa2
21.	Kd2	Bxb3
22.	Bxe7	Rc8
23.	Ke1	Re8
24.	cxb3	Rxe7+
25.	Kf1	Bd4

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1938) vs. JohnT1234 (1263)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Nc3	cxd4
6.	Nxd4	Nf6
7.	Bg5	Be7
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	Be2	O-O
10.	O-O	h6
11.	Bh4	Ne4
12.	Bxe7	Qxe7
13.	Nxd5	Qd7
14.	Nxc6	bxc6
15.	Nc3	Nxc3
16.	bxc3	Qe7
17.	Bf3	Ba6
18.	Re1	Bc4
19.	Bxc6	Rac8
20.	Bd5	Bxd5
21.	Qxd5	Rfd8
22.	Qa5	Rc5
23.	Qb4	Rdd5
24.	Red1	Rxd1+
25.	Rxd1	Qc7
26.	Rc1	Rd5
27.	c4	Rd6
28.	c5	Rd5
29.	c6	Qxc6
30.	Qb8+	Kh7
31.	Qb1+	Qg6
32.	Qxg6+	Kxg6

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Black to play

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Gusev (1786) vs. john2001plus (1933)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Bd3	b6
6.	a3	Bxc3+
7.	bxc3	Bb7
8.	Nf3	d6
9.	O-O	Nbd7
10.	Nd2	e5
11.	d5	Nc5
12.	Bc2	e4
13.	Nb3	Qe7
14.	Nxc5	bxc5
15.	f3	Rfe8
16.	Bd2	Ba6
17.	Qe2	exf3
18.	gxf3	Nxd5
19.	Kh1	Rab8
20.	Rg1	Rb2
21.	Qd3	Nf6
22.	e4	Bxc4
23.	Qxc4	Rxc2
24.	Bh6	Qe5
25.	Rxg7+	Kh8
26.	f4	Qh5
27.	Rg2	Rxg2
28.	Kxg2	Qxh6
29.	e5	Rg8+
30.	Kh1	Qg6
31.	Qe2	dxe5
32.	fxe5	Ne4
33.	Rf1	Nd2
34.	Re1	Qc6+
35.	Qe4	Nxe4
36.	h3	Nf2+

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Gusev (1788) vs. john2001plus (1931)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	c4	d5
3.	cxd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	dxe4
5.	Qa4+	Nc6
6.	Qxe4+	Be7
7.	Bc4	Nf6
8.	Bxf7+	Kxf7
9.	Ng5+	Kg8
10.	Qc4+	Qd5
11.	Qxd5+	Nxd5
12.	Nf3	Bg4
13.	O-O	Bxf3
14.	gxf3	Nd4
15.	Na3	Nxf3+
16.	Kg2	Nd4
17.	d3	Bxa3
18.	bxa3	Nc2
19.	Rb1	b6
20.	Bb2	Nf4+
21.	Kg3	Nxd3
22.	Rfd1	Nxb2
23.	Rxb2	Nxa3
24.	Rd4	c6

White to play and win

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john2001plus (1940) vs. Gusev (1779)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	d6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	e5	Ne8
9.	Bf4	Qc7
10.	exd6	exd6
11.	c5	b6
12.	cxd6	Nxd6
13.	Ne4	Ne5
14.	Nxd6	Qxd6
15.	Bxe5	Bxe5
16.	dxe5	Qb4
17.	Qb3	Qxb3
18.	axb3	Be6
19.	Bc4	Bxc4
20.	bxc4	b5
21.	Nd4	bxc4
22.	Nxc6	Rfe8
23.	f4	a6
24.	Rfc1	Re6
25.	Rxc4	a5
26.	Rxa5	Rxa5
27.	Nxa5	Ra6
28.	b4	Rb6
29.	Nb3	Kg7
30.	Nc5	h6
31.	Ne4	f5
32.	exf6 e.p.+	Kf7
33.	Rc7+	Ke6
34.	f7	Rb8
35.	Nc5+	Kd6
36.	Rd7+	Kc6
37.	Re7	Kd6
38.	Re8

White to play and win

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Analysis of Gusev (1784) vs. john2001plus (1935)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	g3	d5
4.	Bg2	c5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Nf3	Ne4
7.	O-O	Qb6
8.	e3	O-O
9.	cxd5	Rd8
10.	Qc2	exd5
11.	Nc3	Nxc3
12.	Qxc3	Bb4
13.	Qb3	Nc6
14.	Bd2	Bxd2
15.	Nxd2	Be6
16.	Qxb6	axb6
17.	Nb3	d4
18.	Nxd4	Nxd4
19.	exd4	Rxd4
20.	Bxb7	Rxa2
21.	Rxa2	Bxa2
22.	Ra1	Ra4
23.	Bd5	Bb3
24.	Re1	Kf8
25.	Bxb3	Rb4
26.	Re3

Friday, August 14, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of Gusev (1811) vs. john2001plus (1962)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Be2	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c4	Nc6
5.	f4	Nd4
6.	Nf3	Nxe2
7.	Qxe2	dxc4
8.	Qxc4	Ne7
9.	Qxc5	Nf5
10.	Qf2	Qc7
11.	Nc3	Bc5
12.	Qe2	Bd7
13.	Ne4	O-O
14.	a3	Nd4
15.	Nxd4	Bxd4
16.	Rb1	Rac8
17.	Nf2	Qc2
18.	Qd3	Bxf2+
19.	Ke2	Qxd3+
20.	Kxd3	Bb5+
21.	Ke4	Be2
22.	d4	Rfd8
23.	Be3	Bxe3
24.	Kxe3	Bc4
25.	g4	Bd5
26.	Rhg1	Rc2
27.	h4	Ba2
28.	Rbf1	Rxb2
29.	f5	Rc8
30.	g5	Rc3+
31.	Kf4	Rd2
32.	Re1	Rf2+
33.	Kg4	exf5+
34.	Kh5	g6+
35.	Kh6	Rh2
36.	Rh1	Rch3

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Gusev (1805) vs. john2001plus (1944)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	e3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Nc3	Nc6
7.	Bb5	Bg4
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	a3	Re8
11.	Bxc6	bxc6
12.	h3	Bh5
13.	Qa4	Bxf3
14.	gxf3	Qd7
15.	Qh4	Be7
16.	Qg3	Bd6
17.	Qg2	a5
18.	Kh1	Rab8
19.	Rg1	g6
20.	e4	d4
21.	Bg5	Nh5
22.	Ne2	Rxb2
23.	Nxd4	Rxf2
24.	Rad1	Ng3+
25.	Kh2	Nxe4+
26.	Kh1	Nxg5

Thursday, August 6, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1932) vs. Gusev (1822)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	g6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Bg7
6.	Nc3	a6
7.	Bc4	e6
8.	a4	Ne7
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bf4	Nbc6
11.	d5	exd5
12.	Nxd5	Nxd5
13.	Bxd5	Bxb2
14.	Rb1	Bg7
15.	Bxd6	Re8
16.	e5	Nxe5
17.	Bxe5	Bf5
18.	Bxg7	Bxb1
19.	Bh6	Bf5
20.	Ng5	Re5
21.	Bxf7+	Kh8
22.	Qa1	Qf6
23.	f4	Qb6+
24.	Kh1

Friday, July 31, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1756) vs. john2001plus (1886)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	Be3	Bg7
7.	Nxc6	bxc6
8.	e5	Ng8
9.	f4	f6
10.	e6	d5
11.	Qf3	Bxe6
12.	O-O-O	h5
13.	Ba6	Bg4
14.	Qf2	Bxd1
15.	Rxd1	Qc7
16.	f5	Bh6
17.	fxg6	Qb6
18.	Kb1	Bxe3
19.	Qe2	e5

Thursday, July 23, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1765)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Nxc3
6.	bxc3	c5
7.	Nf3	Bg4
8.	d4	cxd4
9.	cxd4	Nc6
10.	Be2	Bb4+
11.	Kf2	Bxf3
12.	gxf3	Bc3

White to play for equality

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Analysis of john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1765)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Nxc3
6.	bxc3	c5
7.	Nf3	Bg4
8.	d4	cxd4
9.	cxd4	Nc6
10.	Be2	Be7
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	h3	Bxf3
13.	Bxf3	Rc8
14.	Rb1	Nxd4
15.	Rxb7	Rxc2
16.	Rxe7	Nxf3+
17.	Qxf3	Qxe7
18.	Ba3	Qe6
19.	Bxf8

CHECK!

White to play for equality

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Analysis of john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1765)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Nxc3
6.	bxc3	c5
7.	Nf3	Bg4
8.	d4	cxd4
9.	cxd4	Nc6
10.	Be2	Be7
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	h3	Bxf3
13.	Bxf3	Rc8
14.	Rb1	Nxd4
15.	Rxb7	Rxc2
16.	Rxe7	Nxf3+
17.	Rxf3	Rxc1
18.	Qxc1	Qxe7
19.	Re3	Qg5
20.	Qc5	h5
21.	Qxa7	Rc8
22.	Qd4	Rc4
23.	Qd2	d4
24.	Rd3	Rc1+
25.	Kf2	Qf5+
26.	Rf3	Qc2
27.	Qxc2	Rxc2+
28.	Kg3	Rc3
29.	Kf4

CHECK!

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1765)


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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Nxc3
6.	bxc3	c5
7.	Nf3	Bg4
8.	d4	cxd4
9.	cxd4	Nc6
10.	Be2	Be7
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	h3	Bxf3
13.	Bxf3	Rc8
14.	Rb1	Nxd4
15.	Rxb7	Rxc2
16.	Rxe7	Nxf3+
17.	Rxf3	Rxc1
18.	Qxc1	Qxe7
19.	Re3	Qg5
20.	Qc5	h5
21.	Qxa7	Rc8
22.	Qd4	Rc4
23.	Qd2	d4
24.	Rd3	Rc1+
25.	Kh2	Qxe5+
26.	g3	Rc3
27.	Rxc3	dxc3
28.	Qd8+	Kh7
29.	Qd3+	g6
30.	Kg2	Qc7
31.	Qf1	c2
32.	Qc1	Qb7+
33.	Kf2	Qb1

White to play and draw

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Analysis of john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1765)


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7
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5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Nxc3
6.	bxc3	c5
7.	Nf3	Bg4
8.	d4	cxd4
9.	cxd4	Nc6
10.	Be2	Be7
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	h3	Bxf3
13.	Bxf3	Rc8
14.	Rb1	Nxd4
15.	Rxb7	Rxc2
16.	Rxe7	Nxf3+
17.	Rxf3	Rxc1
18.	Qxc1	Qxe7
19.	Re3	Qg5
20.	Qc5	h5
21.	Qxa7	Rc8
22.	Qd4	Rc4
23.	Qd2	d4
24.	Rd3	Rc1+
25.	Kh2	Qxe5+
26.	g3	Rc3
27.	Rxc3	dxc3
28.	Qd8+	Kh7
29.	Qd3+	g6
30.	Kg2	Qe1
31.	Kf3	Qh1+
32.	Ke2	Qh2+
33.	Kd1	Qxa2
34.	Qxc3	Qb1+
35.	Kd2	Qf5
36.	h4	Qe6
37.	Kd1	Qd6+
38.	Ke2	f5
39.	Qe3	Kg7
40.	Qc3+	Kf7
41.	Qb3+	Qe6+
42.	Qxe6+	Kxe6
43.	Kf3	Kd5
44.	Kf4	Ke6
45.	Kg5	Kf7
46.	Kf4	Kf6
47.	Kf3	Ke5
48.	Ke3

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Saturday, July 18, 2020

White to play for a draw

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Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. soitgoes317 (1759)


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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Qh4+
6.	g3	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	Qa4
8.	Bg2	c6
9.	Nf3	Be7
10.	O-O	Be6
11.	Ng5	O-O
12.	Nxe6	fxe6
13.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
14.	d4	Nd7
15.	Bh3	Re8
16.	Be3	Qa5
17.	Qd2	Nb6
18.	Bf1	c5
19.	dxc5	Bxc5
20.	Bxc5	Qxc5+
21.	Qd4	Na4
22.	Rb1	b6
23.	Bb5	Qxd4+
24.	cxd4	Nc3
25.	Bxe8	Nxb1
26.	Kf2	Kf8
27.	Bh5	Nd2
28.	Ke2	Ne4
29.	Bf3	Nc3+
30.	Kd2	Nxa2
31.	Be2	Nb4
32.	Bb5	a6
33.	c3	axb5
34.	cxb4

CHECK!

White to play

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john2001plus (1886) vs. soitgoes317 (1757)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	g3	Bg7
4.	Bg2	O-O
5.	O-O	d5
6.	c4	dxc4
7.	Nc3	Nbd7
8.	e4	Nb6
9.	e5	Nfd5
10.	a4	a5
11.	Ne4	Bf5
12.	Nc5	Rb8
13.	Bd2	Nb4
14.	Bxb4	axb4
15.	a5	Nd5
16.	Nh4	c6
17.	Nxf5	gxf5
18.	Qc2	e6
19.	Qxc4	b6
20.	Na6	Ra8
21.	axb6	Qxb6
22.	Bxd5	cxd5
23.	Qd3	Ra7
24.	Nc5	Rfa8
25.	Rxa7	Rxa7
26.	b3	Bf8
27.	Na4	Qc6
28.	g4	fxg4
29.	Qg3	Rxa4
30.	bxa4	Qxa4
31.	Qxg4+	Kh8
32.	Qg5	b3
33.	Qf6+	Kg8
34.	Kh1	Bb4
35.	Qd8+	Qe8
36.	Qxe8+	Kg7
37.	Rg1+	Kh6
38.	Qg8	Bd2
39.	Qg4

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1888) vs. soitgoes317 (1755)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Nxc3
6.	bxc3	c5
7.	Nf3	Nc6
8.	Be2	Bg4
9.	O-O	Be7
10.	Bf4	O-O
11.	Qe1	d4
12.	Qg3	Bxf3
13.	Bh6	g6
14.	Bxf3	dxc3
15.	Bxc6	bxc6
16.	Qf3	Qd4+
17.	Kh1	Qxe5
18.	Bxf8	Rxf8
19.	Rae1	Qd6
20.	Qf4	Qxf4
21.	Rxf4	Bg5
22.	Rc4	Bd2
23.	Rb1	Re8
24.	Rxc5	Kg7
25.	Rxc6	Re7
26.	Kg1	Re5
27.	Ra6	Rf5
28.	h3	h5
29.	Kh2	Be3
30.	Rb3	Bd4
31.	Rc6	Rf2
32.	Rbxc3	Bxc3
33.	Rxc3	Kf6
34.	Kg3	Rd2
35.	Kf3	Ke6
36.	g4	hxg4+
37.	hxg4	Kd6
38.	a4	a5
39.	Ke3	Rd1
40.	Rc8	Rg1
41.	Kf4	Ra1
42.	Rc4	Ra2
43.	c3	Ra3
44.	Kg5	Ra1
45.	d4	Rf1
46.	Rc5	Rf3
47.	c4	Rc3
48.	Kf6	Rf3+
49.	Kg5	Rc3
50.	Rd5+	Ke6
51.	Re5+	Kd6
52.	Rxa5	Rxc4
53.	Ra6+	Kd7
54.	Ra7+	Ke6
55.	d5+	Kxd5
56.	Rxf7	Rxa4
57.	Rf6	Ke5
58.	Rxg6

Friday, July 17, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1898) vs. soitgoes317 (1745)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	Qb3	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	O-O
8.	e3	c5
9.	Be2	Nc6
10.	O-O	cxd4
11.	cxd4	Re8
12.	Bb2	e5
13.	dxe5	Nxe5
14.	Rfd1	Nxf3+
15.	Bxf3	Qc7
16.	Rac1	Qb6
17.	Bxg7	Qxb3
18.	axb3	Kxg7
19.	Rc7	Rb8
20.	Bd5	Be6
21.	Bxe6	Rxe6
22.	Rdd7	Rf6
23.	Rxb7	Rxb7
24.	Rxb7	Rc6
25.	Kf1	Rb6
26.	Rxb6	axb6
27.	Ke2	Kf6
28.	Kd3	Ke6
29.	Kc4	Kd6
30.	Kb5	Kc7
31.	e4	f5
32.	e5	h5
33.	f4	h4
34.	g3	hxg3
35.	hxg3

Friday, July 10, 2020

White to play

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Gusev (1830) vs. john2001plus (1895)


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6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	d6
6.	Bg5	Qb6
7.	Nxc6	bxc6
8.	Qd2	Rb8
9.	Bc4	Qxb2
10.	O-O	Qb6
11.	Kh1	Ba6
12.	Rfb1	Bxc4
13.	Rxb6

What is the strongest continuation for White

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Analysis of john2001plus (1910) vs. Gusev (1815)


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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d6
3.	d5	Ne5
4.	e4	Bg4
5.	Be2	Nxf3+
6.	Bxf3	Bxf3
7.	Qxf3	e5
8.	dxe6 e.p.	fxe6
9.	Qb3	Qc8
10.	O-O	Nf6
11.	Nc3	Be7
12.	Bg5	O-O
13.	e5	Nd5
14.	Bxe7	Nxe7
15.	exd6	cxd6
16.	Rfe1	d5
17.	Rad1	Qc5
18.	Rf1	b6
19.	Qb5	Nf5
20.	Qxc5	bxc5
21.	Nb5	a5
22.	Rfe1	Rf6
23.	Nc7	Rb8
24.	b3	Rb6
25.	Rd3	Rg6
26.	c4	d4
27.	Nb5	Kf7
28.	Rf3	Rf6
29.	h3	Nd6
30.	Rxf6+	gxf6
31.	a4	e5
32.	f4	Ke6
33.	Nc7+	Kf5
34.	g4+	Kg6
35.	fxe5	fxe5
36.	Rxe5	Kf7
37.	Nb5

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1898) vs. Gusev (1827)


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6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	e6
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Bxf6	Qxf6
9.	Bb5+	Nd7
10.	Nxe4	Qf4
11.	Nxc5	Bxc5
12.	Bxd7+	Bxd7
13.	dxc5	Qb4+
14.	Qd2	Qxc5
15.	O-O	Be6
16.	Rac1	Qb6
17.	Qd4	O-O
18.	a3	Qxd4
19.	Nxd4	Bd5
20.	Nf5	Rfe8
21.	Rc7	Be6
22.	Nd6	Red8
23.	Nxb7	Rd2
24.	b4	g6
25.	Nc5	Bc4
26.	Re1	Rad8
27.	h3	a6
28.	Ne4	Rd1
29.	Rxd1	Rxd1+
30.	Kh2	Be6
31.	Nc5	Ra1
32.	Nxe6	fxe6
33.	Ra7	Rxa3
34.	b5	Rb3
35.	bxa6	Ra3
36.	h4

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

What is the best move for White?

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john2001plus (1960) vs. Gusev (1820)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	a5
5.	Bg5	a4
6.	Nxa4	Qa5+
7.	Nc3	b5
8.	Qd2	b4
9.	Ne4	d5
10.	cxd5	Qxd5
11.	Ng3	Rxa2
12.	Rxa2	Qxa2
13.	e4	Qb1+
14.	Qc1	Qa2
15.	Bc4	Qa5
16.	O-O	Nf6
17.	Qf4	Nbd7
18.	e5	Nd5
19.	Qh4	h6
20.	Bd2	Ba6
21.	Bxa6	Qxa6
22.	Ne4	f5
23.	exf6 e.p.	Nd7xf6
24.	Nxf6+	Bxf6
25.	Qg4	h5
26.	Qe6	Rf8
27.	Re1	Qc4
28.	Bxb4	Qxb4
29.	Qxc6+	Kf7
30.	Qxd5+	Kg7
31.	b3	Qc3
32.	Qc4	Qa5
33.	b4	Qf5
34.	Qc5	Qd7
35.	Ne5	Qf5
36.	f3	Rc8
37.	Qd5	Rc2
38.	Qf7+	Kh6
39.	Qf8+	Kh7
40.	Qf7+	Kh6
41.	Qe8	Rxg2+
42.	Kxg2	Qc2+
43.	Kg1	Bxe5
44.	dxe5	Qf5
45.	Qxe7	Qg5+
46.	Kf1	Qxe7
47.	e6	Kg5
48.	Re4

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Black to play and win

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analysis of john2001plus (1945) vs. soitgoes317 (1757)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	g6
3.	Bg2	Bg7
4.	O-O	O-O
5.	c4	c6
6.	Nc3	Na6
7.	e4	Nc7
8.	e5	Nfe8
9.	d4	d5
10.	exd6 e.p.	Nxd6
11.	Re1	Nxc4
12.	Qe2	Nb6
13.	Qxe7	Qxe7
14.	Rxe7	Ne6
15.	b3	Bf6
16.	Ba3	Bxe7

White to play

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john2001plus (1945) vs. soitgoes317 (1757)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	g6
3.	Bg2	Bg7
4.	O-O	O-O
5.	c4	c6
6.	Nc3	Na6
7.	e4	Nc7
8.	e5	Nfe8
9.	d4	d5
10.	exd6 e.p.	Nxd6
11.	Re1	Nxc4
12.	Qe2	Nb6
13.	Qxe7	Ncd5
14.	Qxd8	Rxd8
15.	Bg5	f6
16.	Bd2	Bd7
17.	Ne4	Nc4
18.	Bc3	f5
19.	Nc5	b6
20.	Nxd7	Rxd7
21.	Ne5	Bxe5
22.	dxe5	Re7
23.	f4	Nce3
24.	Bf3	Nc2
25.	Red1	Nxa1
26.	Rxd5	Rc8
27.	Rd6	c5
28.	Bd5+	Kf8
29.	Rf6+	Kg7
30.	e6	Kh6
31.	Be5	Rd8
32.	Rf7	Rxd5
33.	Rxe7	Rd8
34.	Bf6	Ra8
35.	Bg5+	Kh5
36.	Rxh7+	Kg4
37.	Kg2	Nc2
38.	h3#

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Black to play and win

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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	a6
4.	e3	c5
5.	dxc5	Nc6
6.	a3	e5
7.	Bg5	Be6
8.	b4	Be7
9.	Nf3	O-O
10.	Be2	b6
11.	cxb6	Qxb6
12.	O-O	Rfd8
13.	Na4	Qc7
14.	Qc1	h6
15.	Bh4	g5
16.	Bg3	Bd6
17.	c4	e4
18.	Bxd6	Qxd6
19.	c5	Qc7
20.	Nd4	Ng4
21.	f4	exf3 e.p.
22.	Nxf3	d4
23.	g3	Nxe3
24.	Nxd4	Nxf1
25.	Nxe6	Nxg3
26.	Nxc7	Nxe2+
27.	Kg2	Nxc1
28.	Nxa8	Rd2+
29.	Kf3	Nb3
30.	Rb1	Nbd4+
31.	Ke4	Nc2
32.	Nc7	Nxa3
33.	Rb3	f5+
34.	Ke3	Nc4+
35.	Kf3	Nc6e5+
36.	Kg3	f4+
37.	Kh3	g4+
38.	Kh4	Rxh2+

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Black to play

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aherring74 (1898) vs. john2001plus (1875)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	a6
4.	e3	c5
5.	dxc5	Nc6
6.	Nf3	Bg4
7.	Be2	e6
8.	a3	Bxc5
9.	b4	Bd6
10.	b5	axb5
11.	Bxd6	Qxd6
12.	Nxb5	Qd7
13.	a4	O-O
14.	O-O	Na5
15.	Qd4	Bxf3
16.	Bxf3	Nc4
17.	Rfd1	e5
18.	Qxc4	dxc4
19.	Rxd7	Nxd7
20.	Bxb7	Ra5
21.	Bc6	Nb8
22.	Bd5	Na6
23.	Kf1	Nc5
24.	Nc3	Rb8
25.	Bxc4	Rb2
26.	Bd3	Nxd3
27.	cxd3	Rb3
28.	Rc1	Rc5
29.	Ne2	Rxc1+
30.	Nxc1	Rb1

Friday, July 3, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1947) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	e3	e6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	O-O	Nc6
8.	d5	exd5
9.	cxd5	Ne7
10.	d6	Nf5
11.	e4	Nd4
12.	Nxd4	cxd4
13.	Qxd4	Ng4
14.	Qd5	Qh4
15.	Bf4	Nf6
16.	Qd2	b6
17.	Bg5	Nxe4
18.	Nxe4	Qxe4
19.	Bf3	Qa4
20.	Bxa8	Ba6
21.	Bd5	Bxf1
22.	Rxf1	Qb5
23.	Be7	Rc8
24.	b3	Rc5
25.	Bc4	Qc6
26.	a4	Rh5
27.	Re1	Qc5
28.	g4	Rh3
29.	Qf4	h5
30.	Qxf7+	Kh7
31.	Bf6

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1962) vs. soitgoes317 (1732)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	g6
3.	Bg2	Bg7
4.	O-O	O-O
5.	c4	c6
6.	d4	d5
7.	Nc3	Na6
8.	Bf4	dxc4
9.	Ne5	Nh5
10.	Nxc4	Nxf4
11.	gxf4	Be6
12.	Ne5	Nb4
13.	Qa4	Nd5
14.	e3	Nxc3
15.	bxc3	Bd5
16.	Rab1	Bxg2
17.	Kxg2	c5
18.	Rxb7	Qd5+
19.	f3	Qxb7
20.	Nd7	Rfc8
21.	Nxc5	Qc6
22.	Qc4	Rab8
23.	Rf2	e6
24.	Qd3	Bf8
25.	Ne4	Be7
26.	Rc2	f5
27.	Nd2	Rb7
28.	c4	Rbc7
29.	c5	a5
30.	Nc4	Qa4
31.	Nb6	Qb4
32.	Nxc8	Rxc8
33.	a3	Qb7
34.	Qc4	Kf7
35.	Qc3	Qa6
36.	Rb2	h5
37.	Qb3	h4
38.	Qb7	Qxb7
39.	Rxb7	Kf6
40.	Ra7	Bd8
41.	e4	g5
42.	e5+	Kg6
43.	fxg5	Kxg5
44.	Rg7+	Kf4
45.	Rg8	Ke3
46.	d5	exd5
47.	e6	Rxc5
48.	Rxd8	Rc2+
49.	Kh3	Kxf3
50.	e7	Re2
51.	e8=Q	Rxe8
52.	Rxe8	d4
53.	Kxh4	d3
54.	Rd8	Ke4
55.	Kg5	f4
56.	Rxd3

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

White to play and draw

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Analysis of john2001plus (1929) vs. soitgoes317 (1764)


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6
5
4
3
2
1

-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	dxc4
6.	Qxc4	Be6
7.	Qb5+	Bd7
8.	Qxb7	Nc6
9.	Qb3	O-O
10.	d5	Rb8
11.	Qc2	Nb4
12.	Qd1	Bf5
13.	Nd4	Nfxd5
14.	Nxf5	Nxc3
15.	bxc3	Bxc3+
16.	Bd2	Bxa1
17.	Nh6+	Kg7
18.	Qxa1+	f6
19.	Qc1	Nxa2
20.	Qc2	Qd5
21.	e4	Qb3
22.	Bd3	Qxc2
23.	Bxc2	Rb2
24.	Kd1	Rd8
25.	Re1	Rxd2+
26.	Kxd2	Kxh6
27.	Rb1	Rxb1
28.	Bxb1	Nb4
29.	Kc3	Nc6
30.	f4	e5
31.	g3	Kg7
32.	Kc4	exf4
33.	gxf4	Kf8
34.	Kd5	Nd8
35.	e5	Ke7
36.	Ba2	g5
37.	fxg5	fxg5
38.	Kc5	h5
39.	Bb1	Ke6
40.	Kd4	Nc6+
41.	Ke4	Nxe5
42.	Ba2+	Kd6
43.	Bb3	h4
44.	Bd1	g4
45.	Kf4	Nd3+
46.	Ke3	g3
47.	hxg3	hxg3
48.	Kf3	c5
49.	Kxg3	c4
50.	Kf3	Kc5
51.	Ke3	Kb4
52.	Kd2	a5
53.	Bc2	a4
54.	Bb1	Kb3
55.	Bc2+	Ka3
56.	Kc3	Nb2
57.	Bxa4	Kxa4
58.	Kxb2	Kb4
59.	Kc2

Black to play

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Analysis of Gusev (1828) vs. john2001plus (1935)


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3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	Nxd5
7.	e4	Nc6
8.	Qa4	Nb6
9.	Qd1	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Nxd2	e5
13.	Bb5	O-O
14.	Bxc6	bxc6
15.	Rc1	Ba6
16.	Rxc6	Rac8
17.	Rc3	Na4
18.	Rxc8	Rxc8
19.	b3	Nc5
20.	Nb2	Nd3+
21.	Nxd3	Bxd3
22.	Nc4	Bxc4
23.	bxc4	Rxc4
24.	O-O	Rxe4
25.	f3	Ra4
26.	Rb1	f6
27.	Rb2	Kf7
28.	Kf2	Ke6
29.	g3	Kd5
30.	Ke2	Kc4
31.	Kd2	f5
32.	h3	Ra3
33.	f4	exf4
34.	gxf4	Rxh3
35.	Rb7	Rh2+
36.	Ke3	Rxa2
37.	Rxg7	Ra3+
38.	Ke2	Kd4
39.	Re7	h5
40.	Re5	h4
41.	Rxf5	h3
42.	Rh5	h2
43.	Kf2	Ra1
44.	Rxh2	Ra2+
45.	Kg3	Rxh2
46.	Kxh2	a5

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Gusev (1828) vs. john2001plus (1935)


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3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	Nxd5
7.	e4	Nc6
8.	Qa4	Nb6
9.	Qd1	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Nxd2	e5
13.	Bb5	O-O
14.	Bxc6	bxc6
15.	Rc1	Ba6
16.	Rxc6	Rac8
17.	Rc3	Na4
18.	Rxc8	Rxc8
19.	b3	Nc5
20.	Nb2	Nd3+
21.	Nxd3	Bxd3
22.	Nc4	Bxc4
23.	bxc4	Rxc4
24.	O-O	Rxe4
25.	f3	Ra4
26.	Rb1	f6
27.	Rb2	Kf7
28.	Kf2	Ke6
29.	g3	Kd5
30.	Ke2	Kc4
31.	Kd2	f5
32.	h3	Ra3
33.	f4	exf4
34.	gxf4	Rxh3
35.	Rb7	Rh2+
36.	Ke3	Rxa2
37.	Rxg7	Ra3+
38.	Ke2	Kd4
39.	Re7	h5
40.	Re5	h4
41.	Rxf5	h3
42.	Rh5	h2
43.	Kf2	Ke4
44.	f5	Ra2+
45.	Kg3	Ke5
46.	Kf3	Ra3+
47.	Kg2	Ra2+
48.	Kg3	a5
49.	Kg4	a4
50.	Rh6	Rg2+
51.	Kf3	Ra2
52.	f6	Ke6
53.	Kg3	a3
54.	Kg4	Rc2
55.	Kg5	Rg2+
56.	Kf4	a2
57.	f7+	Kxf7
58.	Ra6	h1=Q

White to play and draw

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Analysis of Gusev (1828) vs. john2001plus (1935)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	Nxd5
7.	e4	Nc6
8.	Qa4	Nb6
9.	Qd1	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Nxd2	e5
13.	Bb5	O-O
14.	Bxc6	bxc6
15.	Rc1	Ba6
16.	Rxc6	Rac8
17.	Rc3	Na4
18.	Rxc8	Rxc8
19.	b3	Nc5
20.	Nb2	Nd3+
21.	Nxd3	Bxd3
22.	Nc4	Bxc4
23.	bxc4	Rxc4
24.	O-O	Rxe4
25.	f3	Ra4
26.	Rb1	f6
27.	Rb2	Kf7
28.	Kf2	Ke6
29.	g3	Kd5
30.	Ke2	Kc4
31.	Kd2	f5
32.	h3	Ra3
33.	f4	exf4
34.	gxf4	Rxh3
35.	Rb7	Rh2+
36.	Ke3	Rxa2
37.	Rxg7	Ra3+
38.	Ke2	Kd4
39.	Re7	h5
40.	Re5	h4
41.	Rxf5	h3
42.	Rh5	h2
43.	Kf2	Ke4
44.	f5	Ra2+
45.	Kg3	Ke5
46.	Kf3	Ra3+
47.	Kg2	Ra2+
48.	Kg3	a5
49.	Kg4	a4
50.	Rh6	Rg2+
51.	Kf3	Ra2
52.	f6	Ke6
53.	Kg3	a3
54.	Kg4	Ra1
55.	Rxh2	Kxf6
56.	Kf3	Ke5
57.	Rd2	a2
58.	Re2+	Kd4
59.	Rf2	Kc3
60.	Kf4	Kb3
61.	Rf3+	Kb4
62.	Rf2

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What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1955) vs. Gusev (1804)


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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	e5
4.	Bc4	d6
5.	O-O	f5
6.	Bxg8	Rxg8
7.	Qb3	Rh8
8.	d4	cxd4
9.	cxd4	Qb6
10.	dxe5	Qxb3
11.	axb3	dxe5
12.	Nc3	Be6
13.	exf5	Bxf5
14.	Re1	Bd6
15.	Bf4	O-O-O
16.	Bxe5	Bxe5
17.	Nxe5	Nxe5
18.	Rxe5	Bd3
19.	Rxa7	Ba6
20.	Ra8+	Kc7
21.	Rxd8	Rxd8
22.	Re7+	Kc6
23.	Rxg7	Rd2
24.	Rxh7	Rxb2
25.	Rh6+	Kc7
26.	Nd5+	Kd7
27.	f4	Rxb3
28.	g3	Rb2
29.	f5	Bd3
30.	f6	Be4
31.	f7	Rb1+
32.	Kf2	Bd3
33.	Ke3	Re1+
34.	Kxd3	Rf1
35.	Rb6	Rxf7
36.	Rxb7+	Ke8
37.	Rxf7

Mate in 5

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john2001plus (1955) vs. Gusev (1804)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	e5
4.	Bc4	d6
5.	O-O	f5
6.	Bxg8	Rxg8
7.	Qb3	Rh8
8.	d4	cxd4
9.	cxd4	Qb6
10.	dxe5	Qxb3
11.	axb3	dxe5
12.	Nc3	Be6
13.	exf5	Bxf5
14.	Re1	Bd6
15.	Bf4	O-O-O
16.	Bxe5	Bxe5
17.	Nxe5	Nxe5
18.	Rxe5	Bd3
19.	Rxa7	Ba6
20.	Ra8+	Kc7
21.	Rxd8	Rxd8
22.	Re7+	Kc6
23.	Rxg7	Rd2
24.	Rxh7	Rxb2
25.	Rh6+	Kc7
26.	Nd5+	Kd7
27.	f4	Rxb3
28.	g3	Rb2
29.	f5	Bd3
30.	f6	Be4
31.	Nf4	Ke8
32.	Ne6	b5
33.	Rh8+	Kf7
34.	Ng5+	Kxf6
35.	Nxe4+	Kg7
36.	Rb8	b4
37.	Rb7+	Kg6
38.	h4	Rb1+
39.	Kf2	b3
40.	Nd2	Rb2
41.	Ke2	Kf5
42.	Rxb3	Ra2
43.	Rb5+	Kg4
44.	Rg5+	Kh3
45.	h5	Ra6
46.	Rg6	Ra8
47.	Ne4	Re8
48.	Kf3	Rh8
49.	Rg4	Rf8+
50.	Rf4	Rxf4+
51.	gxf4	Kh4
52.	Ng3	Kh3
53.	h6	Kh2
54.	Ne2	Kh3
55.	h7	Kh4
56.	h8=R#

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Black to play and win

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Analysis Gusev (1780) vs. john2001plus (1937)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	c4	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	Nc3	Ng4
8.	Nxc6	dxc6
9.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
10.	O-O-O+	Kc7
11.	Bf4+	e5
12.	Bg3	h5
13.	h3	h4
14.	hxg4	hxg3
15.	Rxh8	Bxh8
16.	fxg3	Bxg4
17.	Rd2	Bg7
18.	Kc2	Bh6
19.	Rf2	f5
20.	exf5	Bxf5+
21.	Bd3	Rf8
22.	Bxf5	Rxf5
23.	Rxf5	gxf5
24.	Kd3	e4+
25.	Ke2	Kd6
26.	b3	Bg7
27.	Nd1	Ke5
28.	Ne3	Bh6
29.	a3	Bf8
30.	b4	a5
31.	Nc2	axb4
32.	axb4	b5
33.	cxb5	cxb5
34.	Ke3	Bh6+
35.	Ke2	Kd5
36.	Ne3+	Bxe3
37.	Kxe3	Kc4
38.	g4	fxg4
39.	Kxe4	Kxb4
40.	Kf4	Kc4

CHECK!

White to play

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Dmitri Gusev vs. John Coffey


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	g3	Bf5
5.	Nc3	dxc4
6.	Bg5	e6
7.	Bxf6	gxf6
8.	e4	Bg4
9.	Bxc4	Bxf3
10.	Qxf3	Qxd4
11.	Be2	Nd7
12.	Rd1	Qb4
13.	Rd2	Bg7
14.	O-O	O-O-O
15.	Qe3	h5
16.	Qxa7	h4
17.	a3	Qc5
18.	Qa4	hxg3
19.	hxg3	Qg5
20.	Rfd1	Qh6
21.	Qa8+	Kc7
22.	Nb5+	cxb5
23.	Rc1+	Nc5
24.	Rxc5+	Kb6
25.	Rxb5+	Kc7
26.	Qxb7#

Friday, June 26, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of A7medtk (1066) vs. john2001plus (1942)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bg5	Ne4
3.	Be3	c5
4.	f3	Qa5+
5.	c3	cxd4
6.	Bxd4	Nf6
7.	e4	Nc6
8.	b4	Qc7
9.	Bxf6	gxf6
10.	Ne2	e6
11.	g3	d5
12.	Nd4	Nxd4
13.	cxd4	Bxb4+
14.	Nd2	Qc3
15.	Bb5+	Bd7
16.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
17.	Rc1	Qxd2+
18.	Qxd2	Bxd2+
19.	Kxd2	Rhc8
20.	Rb1	b6
21.	exd5	exd5
22.	Ke3	Rc3+
23.	Kf4	Rac8
24.	h4	Ra3
25.	Rb2	Rcc3
26.	Kg4	Rxf3
27.	Rh3	f5+
28.	Kg5	f4
29.	h5	fxg3
30.	Rg2

White to play

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john2001plus (1938) vs. soitgoes317 (1755)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	Bg4
8.	Ne5	cxd5
9.	Nxg4	Nxg4
10.	Qxb7	Bxd4
11.	Qxa8	Bxf2+
12.	Ke2	dxe4
13.	Qxe4	Qd7
14.	h3	Nf6
15.	Qd3	Qxd3+
16.	Kxd3	Rd8+
17.	Ke2	Bh4
18.	Bf4	Nh5
19.	Bxb8	Rxb8
20.	Rg1	Rxb2+
21.	Kf3	f5
22.	g4	Rf2+
23.	Ke3	Nf6
24.	gxf5	Rc2
25.	Bc4+	Kf8
26.	Kd3	Rh2
27.	fxg6	Rxh3+
28.	Kc2	Bf2
29.	g7+	Ke8
30.	Ne4	Ng8
31.	Bxg8	Rh2
32.	Bf7+

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1751) vs. john2001plus (1942)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	d4	Bg4
6.	Be2	cxd4
7.	O-O	e6
8.	Nxd4	Bxe2
9.	Nxe2	O-O-O
10.	Qb3	Nf6
11.	Be3	Bc5
12.	Nf4	Qxb3
13.	axb3	Bxe3
14.	fxe3	Kb8
15.	c4	Ng4
16.	e4	Rd4
17.	Nc3	Rhd8
18.	Nfe2	Rd4d7
19.	h3	Ne3
20.	Rf3	Nc2
21.	Raf1	f6
22.	Nf4	Nc6d4
23.	Rg3	e5
24.	Nh5	Nxb3
25.	Nd5	Nd2
26.	Rf2	Nxe4
27.	Rxc2	Nxg3
28.	Nxg3	Rc8
29.	Ne3	b5
30.	b3	bxc4
31.	Nxc4	Rd3
32.	Ne4	Rxb3
33.	Ned6	Rc6
34.	Ra2	Rd3
35.	Rb2+	Ka8
36.	Rb5	Rcxd6
37.	Nxd6	Rxd6

White to play

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john2001plus (1946) vs. soitgoes317 (1747)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	g3	O-O
6.	Bg2	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	Nc6
8.	O-O	Qb6
9.	Nc2	a6
10.	Rb1	d6
11.	Be3	Qc7
12.	Na4	Ne5
13.	Nb6	Rb8
14.	b3	Neg4
15.	Nxc8	Nxe3
16.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
17.	Nxe3	Rfe8
18.	Re1	b5
19.	Nd5	Nxd5
20.	Qxd5	Bc3
21.	Rec1	b4
22.	e3	Rec8
23.	Rd1	Rb6
24.	Qa5	Rcb8
25.	Rd5	Qf6
26.	Rbd1	Bb2
27.	Qa4	Ba3
28.	Qd7	Rd8
29.	Qc7	Rdb8
30.	Rxd6	Rxd6
31.	Qxb8+

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1958)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c3	d5
3.	exd5	Qxd5
4.	d4	Nc6
5.	Na3	cxd4
6.	Nf3	Bg4
7.	Be2	e6
8.	Nb5	O-O-O
9.	Nfxd4	Nxd4
10.	Nxd4	Qxg2
11.	Rf1	Bxe2
12.	Qxe2	Qxh2
13.	f4	Qxe2+
14.	Kxe2	Nf6
15.	Be3	Nd5
16.	Bg1	h5
17.	f5	e5
18.	Nf3	Nf4+
19.	Ke1	Nd3+
20.	Ke2	b6
21.	Ng5	Nf4+
22.	Kf3	Rd3+
23.	Ke4	Rd7
24.	Kxe5	Ne2
25.	Rf2	f6+
26.	Ke4	Ng3+
27.	Kf3	Rd3+
28.	Kg2	fxg5

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Black to play

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spiritracker (1217) vs. john2001plus (1917)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c3	d5
3.	exd5	Qxd5
4.	c4	Qd6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	d3	Bf5
7.	Nc3	O-O-O
8.	g3	Bxd3
9.	Bf4	e5
10.	Bh3+	Kb8
11.	Nxe5	Nxe5
12.	Nd5	Bxc4
13.	b3	Bxd5
14.	O-O	Nf3+
15.	Qxf3	Bxf3
16.	Bxd6+	Bxd6
17.	Rac1	Nf6
18.	Rc3	Bc6
19.	a4	Ne4
20.	Rd3	Be5
21.	Re3	Nd2
22.	Rfe1	Bd4
23.	Bg2	Bxe3

White to play and win

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Gusev (1798) vs. john2001plus (1922)


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6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	g3	c5
5.	Bg2	cxd4
6.	cxd5	Qxd5
7.	Qxd4	Nc6
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	O-O	Bc5
10.	a3	a5
11.	Nbd2	a4
12.	Ne4	Be7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bd2	Kf7
15.	Rac1	Na5
16.	Bxa5	Rxa5
17.	Nc3	Bd7
18.	Nxd5	Rxd5
19.	Rfd1	Bb5
20.	Rxd5	exd5
21.	Nd4	Bc4
22.	e4	Rd8
23.	Nf5	b5
24.	exd5	Bxd5
25.	Rc7	Bxg2
26.	Rxe7+	Kg6
27.	g4

Black to play

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Gusev (1798) vs. john2001plus (1922)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	g3	c5
5.	Bg2	cxd4
6.	cxd5	Qxd5
7.	Qxd4	Nc6
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	O-O	Bc5
10.	a3	a5
11.	Nbd2	a4
12.	Ne4	Be7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bd2	Kf7
15.	Rac1	Na5
16.	Bxa5	Rxa5
17.	Nc3	Bd7
18.	Nxd5	Rxd5
19.	Rfd1	Bb5
20.	Rxd5	exd5
21.	Nd4	Bc4
22.	e4	Rd8
23.	Nf5	b5
24.	exd5	Bxd5
25.	Rc7	Ke6
26.	Nxe7	Bc4
27.	h4	Rd1+
28.	Kh2	Rd2
29.	Nc6	Rxf2
30.	Nd4+	Kd6
31.	Rc6+	Kd7
32.	Kg1	Rxg2+
33.	Kxg2	Bd5+
34.	Nf3	Bxc6
35.	Kf2	Bxf3
36.	Kxf3	Ke6
37.	Kf4	Kd5
38.	Kf5	Kc4
39.	Ke6	Kb3
40.	Kf7	Kxb2
41.	Kxg7	Kxa3
42.	Kxf6	b4

Friday, June 19, 2020

White to play for equality

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Analysis of john2001plus (1912) vs. soitgoes317 (1752)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Nxc3
6.	bxc3	d4
7.	Nf3	c5
8.	Bb2	Qa5
9.	Qd2	Bg4
10.	cxd4	Qxd2+
11.	Kxd2	cxd4
12.	Nxd4	g6
13.	e6	Bh6+
14.	Ke1	O-O
15.	exf7+	Rxf7
16.	Be2	Re7
17.	h3	Bxe2
18.	Nxe2	Nc6
19.	Kd1	Rae8
20.	Nc3

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Black to play

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Adam vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	Be3	Bg7
7.	Bc4	O-O
8.	f3	Nc6
9.	Qd2	Bd7
10.	h4	Rc8
11.	Bb3	Ne5
12.	O-O-O	Nc4
13.	Bxc4	Rxc4
14.	h5	Qc7
15.	hxg6	fxg6
16.	Nb3	b5
17.	Kb1	Rc8
18.	Nd5	Nxd5
19.	Qxd5+	e6
20.	Qxd6	Rxc2
21.	Qxd7	Rxb2+
22.	Ka1	Rb1+
23.	Kxb1	Qc2#

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1745) vs. john2001plus (1909)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	exd5	Qxd5
3.	Nc3	Qa5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bd2	c6
6.	Bc4	Bf5
7.	Nge2	e6
8.	Ng3	Bg6
9.	d5	cxd5
10.	Nxd5	Qd8
11.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
12.	Bc3	Qd8
13.	Bb5+	Nc6
14.	O-O	Qxd1
15.	Raxd1	Rd8
16.	Ba5	Rxd1
17.	Rxd1	Be7
18.	Bxc6+	bxc6
19.	f3	Bc5+
20.	Kf1	Ke7
21.	Ne4	Bxe4
22.	fxe4	Bb6
23.	Bb4+	c5
24.	Bc3	f6
25.	e5	c4
26.	exf6+	gxf6
27.	Re1	e5
28.	Re4	Rd8
29.	Ke2	Bd4
30.	Bxd4	Rxd4
31.	Rxd4	exd4
32.	b3	cxb3
33.	cxb3	Kd6
34.	b4	Kc6
35.	a4	Kd5
36.	Kd3	f5
37.	g3	Ke5
38.	a5	Kd5
39.	b5	Kc5
40.	b6	axb6
41.	axb6	Kxb6
42.	Kxd4	Kc6
43.	Ke5

White to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1737) vs. john2001plus (1918)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Bxf6	gxf6
6.	Nxe4	f5
7.	Ng3	c5
8.	d5	Qxd5
9.	Qxd5	exd5
10.	O-O-O	Bh6+
11.	Kb1	Be6
12.	Bd3	Nc6
13.	Nxf5	Bf4
14.	Nh3	Bc7
15.	Ng7+	Kd7
16.	Nxe6	fxe6
17.	Ng5	h6
18.	Nf7	Rhf8
19.	Nxh6	Rxf2
20.	Be4	Rh8
21.	Ng4	Rf4
22.	h3	Rxg4
23.	hxg4	Rxh1
24.	Rxh1	dxe4

Options:
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	- 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;