Chess Level 02: March 2020

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Black to play

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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+2

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Rfe1	Rc2
20.	Qxe4	Nxe2+
21.	Rxe2	Rxf2
22.	Rxc2	Re2+

Black to play

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Rae1	Rc1
20.	Rxc1	Nxe2+
21.	Kh1	Nxc1
22.	Rxc1	Qxf2
23.	h3	e3

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Rc2
19.	Qxe4	Qxb2
20.	Bd3	Nf6
21.	Qh4	Rd2
22.	Qxh7+	Nxh7
23.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
24.	Rab1	Rdxf2
25.	Rxf2	Qxf2+

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. aherring74 (1936)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nc6
4.	d3	e3
5.	Bxe3	e5
6.	c4	Be7
7.	Nc3	Nf6
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	O-O	d5
10.	cxd5	Nxd5
11.	Nxd5	Qxd5
12.	Bf3	Qb5
13.	a4	Qxb2
14.	Bd5+	Kh8
15.	Nf7+	Kg8
16.	Qh5	g6
17.	Ng5+	Kg7
18.	Qxh7+	Kf6
19.	Ne4+	Kf5
20.	Qh3#

Black to play

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Analysis of mazzichess (1394) vs. john2001plus (1869)


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(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	e3	d4
7.	exd4	exd4
8.	Ne4	Nxe4
9.	Bxe4	Nc6
10.	Nf3	Bh3
11.	Ng1	Be6
12.	d3	Bb4+
13.	Bd2	Bxd2+
14.	Qxd2	Bd5
15.	Nf3	Bxe4
16.	dxe4	O-O
17.	O-O	Re8
18.	Rfe1	Qf6
19.	Ng5	Ne5
20.	f4	Qxg5
21.	Qd1	Qf6
22.	fxe5	Qxe5
23.	Qb3	Re7
24.	Qd5	Qxd5
25.	exd5	Rd7
26.	Re5	Rad8
27.	Rae1	f6
28.	Re7	Kf8
29.	Re7e4	Rxd5
30.	Re7	Rd8d7
31.	Re8+	Kf7
32.	Ra8	d3
33.	Rxa7	d2
34.	Rd1	Re7
35.	Kf2	Rf5+
36.	Kg2	Re2+
37.	Kh3	Rff2

Monday, March 30, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Roy


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd8
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Qb3	b6
8.	e4	Nbd7
9.	e5	Nc5
10.	Qd1	Nfe4
11.	Nxe4	Nxe4
12.	Qa4+	Bd7
13.	Qxe4	e6
14.	dxe6	Bxe6
15.	Bb5+	Bd7
16.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
17.	e6+	fxe6
18.	Ne5+	Kd6
19.	Qd4+

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of angusmc (1549) vs. john2001plus (1908)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	f4	Qb6
6.	Nf3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nh6
8.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Bb5	h5
10.	Qd3	Bd7
11.	Bxc6	Bxc6
12.	O-O	Rc8
13.	a4	Be7
14.	a5	Qa6
15.	Qxa6	bxa6
16.	Na2	Bb5
17.	Rd1	Be2
18.	Rd2	Bxf3
19.	gxf3	Rc4
20.	Rd3	Rxd4

Black to play

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Analysis of angusmc (1549) vs. john2001plus (1908)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	f4	Qb6
6.	Nf3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nh6
8.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Bb5	h5
10.	Qd3	Bd7
11.	Bxc6	Bxc6
12.	O-O	Rc8
13.	a4	Be7
14.	a5	Qa6
15.	Qxa6	bxa6
16.	Na2	Bb5
17.	Rd1	Kd7
18.	b4	Rc2
19.	Ba3	Ne3
20.	Rdc1	Rxg2+
21.	Kh1	Rf2
22.	Ng1	Ng4
23.	Nh3	Rxh2+

Friday, March 13, 2020

What is the best continuation for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	b4	e5
2.	Bb2	Bxb4
3.	Bxe5	Nf6
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Nf3	Re8
6.	Bb2	d5
7.	c4	Bg4
8.	Be2	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Qe7
10.	h3	Bh5
11.	O-O	c5
12.	g4	Bg6
13.	a3	Ba5
14.	d3	Nc6
15.	e4	Rad8
16.	Nbd2	a6
17.	a4	Nd7
18.	Bd5	Nde5
19.	Bxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nxe5	Qxe5
21.	f4	Qd4+
22.	Kg2	Qxd3
23.	Rf3	Qxd2+
24.	Qxd2	Bxd2
25.	f5	Re7
26.	fxg6	hxg6
27.	Raf1	Rdd7
28.	Rf3f2	Bc3
29.	h4	Bd4
30.	Rf3	b5
31.	axb5	axb5
32.	Bc6	b4
33.	Bxd7	Rxd7
34.	Rb3	Bc3
35.	Rbb1	c4
36.	Kf2	Rd2+
37.	Kf3	b3
38.	Rfc1	Rd3+
39.	Ke2	Rh3
40.	h5	gxh5
41.	gxh5	f6
42.	Kf2	Kf7
43.	Kg2	Rd3
44.	Kf2	Ke6
45.	Ke2	Rh3
46.	Rd1	Rh2+
47.	Ke3	b2
48.	Rh1	Bd2+
49.	Kd4	Rxh1
50.	Rxh1	Bc1

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;