Chess Level 02: June 2020

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

White to play and draw

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


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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Chess Club
Dmitri Gusev vs. John Coffey


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-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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(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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(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)


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(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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(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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(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)


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(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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(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)


8
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	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


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-3

(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)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(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)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(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

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1899) vs. soitgoes317 (1756)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	Bg5	Bg7
4.	c4	O-O
5.	e3	d6
6.	Nc3	c5
7.	h3	Nc6
8.	d5	Nb4
9.	a3	Na6
10.	Bd3	Nc7
11.	a4	a6
12.	a5	Rb8
13.	O-O	b5
14.	axb6 e.p.	Rxb6
15.	Qc2	e6
16.	e4	exd5
17.	Nxd5	Ncxd5
18.	cxd5	Qc7
19.	Nd2	Nd7
20.	Nc4	Rb4
21.	Be7	Rxc4
22.	Bxc4	Re8
23.	Bg5	Qb6
24.	Ra2

Black to play and draw

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1759) vs. john2001plus (1896)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	f3	d5
8.	Nxc6	bxc6
9.	e5	Nd7
10.	f4	O-O
11.	Qf3	f6
12.	e6	Nb6
13.	f5	gxf5
14.	Qxf5	Qe8
15.	Bd3	Qg6
16.	O-O-O	Qxf5
17.	Bxf5	Nc4
18.	Bc5	Nd6
19.	g4	Bh6+
20.	Kb1	Bf4
21.	Rhf1	Be5
22.	Bd4	Nc4
23.	Rf3	Rb8
24.	b3	Bxd4
25.	Rxd4	Ne5
26.	Rh3	Ng6
27.	Ra4	a6
28.	Ne2	Kg7
29.	Nd4	Bb7
30.	Rc3	Rfc8
31.	Nf3	c5
32.	h4	d4
33.	Rd3	Bxf3
34.	Rxf3	Nxh4
35.	Rh3	Nxf5
36.	gxf5	c4
37.	Rxa6	cxb3
38.	axb3	Rc7
39.	Ra4	Rb5
40.	Rf3	Rd5
41.	Rd3	Rxf5
42.	Raxd4	h5
43.	Rd7	Rfc5
44.	Rxc7	Rxc7
45.	Rd7	Rc6
46.	Rxe7+	Kg6
47.	Re8	f5
48.	Rg8+	Kf6
49.	e7	Kxe7
50.	Rg5	Rh6
51.	Rxf5	h4
52.	Rf1	h3
53.	c4	Rg6
54.	Rh1	Rg3
55.	Kc2	Rg2+
56.	Kc3	h2
57.	Kb4	Kd6
58.	Kb5	Rc2
59.	b4	Kc7
60.	Kc5	Rb2
61.	b5	Kb7
62.	Kd4	Kb6
63.	Ra1	Ra2
64.	Re1	Re2
65.	Ra1	Ra2
66.	Rh1	Rd2+
67.	Kc3	Rg2
68.	Kd4	Rg4+
69.	Kd5	Rh4

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1765) vs. john2001plus (1890)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	f3	O-O
8.	Bc4	Qb6
9.	Qd2	Nxe4
10.	fxe4	Bxd4
11.	Bxd4	Qxd4
12.	Qxd4	Nxd4
13.	O-O-O	Nc6
14.	Rhf1	d6
15.	Nd5	Be6
16.	Bb5	Bxd5
17.	exd5	Ne5
18.	Bd3	Rac8
19.	Rf4	Rc5
20.	Be4	Rfc8
21.	Rdf1	f5
22.	c3	fxe4
23.	Rxe4	Rxd5

Sunday, June 14, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1871) vs. soitgoes317 (1760)


8
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	cxd5
8.	e5	Ne4
9.	Qxd5	Nxc3
10.	Qxd8	Rxd8
11.	bxc3	Bg4
12.	Be2	Nd7
13.	h3	Bf5
14.	Be3	Rac8
15.	Rc1	Nb6
16.	O-O	Nc4
17.	Bxc4	Rxc4
18.	Nd2	Rc7
19.	f4	Rdc8
20.	c4	Bd3
21.	Rfe1	Bxc4
22.	Nxc4	Rxc4
23.	Rxc4	Rxc4
24.	Rc1	Rxc1+
25.	Bxc1	Kf8
26.	d5	Ke8
27.	Bb2	Kd8
28.	Kf2	Kc7
29.	Kg1	Kb6
30.	e6	Bxb2
31.	d6	Bf6
32.	exf7	Bg7
33.	dxe7

Friday, June 12, 2020

Black to play and win

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aherring74 (1923) vs. john2001plus (1892)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	O-O	cxd4
9.	Nxd4	Bc5
10.	Nb3	Bd6
11.	Qf3	O-O
12.	Bg5	h6
13.	Bxf6	Qxf6
14.	Qxf6	gxf6
15.	Rad1	Be5
16.	c3	Kg7
17.	f4	Bc7
18.	g3	Bb6+
19.	Kg2	a5
20.	Nd2	a4
21.	Nf3	Bd7
22.	Be4	Bc6
23.	Bxc6	bxc6
24.	Rd6	Rac8
25.	Rfd1	Rfd8
26.	Rxd8	Rxd8
27.	Rxd8	Bxd8
28.	Nd4	c5
29.	Nc2	Kf8
30.	Kf3	Ke7
31.	Ke4	Kd6
32.	Na3	f5+
33.	Kd3	Kc6
34.	Nc4	Bc7
35.	b3	axb3
36.	axb3	Kd5
37.	Ne3+	Kc6
38.	Kc4	h5
39.	b4	cxb4
40.	cxb4	Bb6
41.	b5+	Kd6
42.	Nf1	f6
43.	Nd2	Bg1
44.	Nf3	Bf2
45.	Nd4	Bxd4
46.	Kxd4	e5+
47.	fxe5+	fxe5+
48.	Ke3	Kc5
49.	h3	Kxb5
50.	g4	hxg4
51.	h4	f4+
52.	Kf2	g3+
53.	Kg2	Kc4
54.	h5	Kd3
55.	h6	Ke2
56.	h7	f3+
57.	Kh3	f2
58.	h8=Q	f1=Q+
59.	Kg4	Qf3+
60.	Kg5	Qf4+
61.	Kg6	g2
62.	Qh5+	Kf2

Black to play for a winning advantage.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1915) vs. aherring74 (1967)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	c4	d6
4.	Nc3	Nc6
5.	d5	Ne5
6.	Nxe5	Bxe5
7.	f4	Bg7
8.	e4	e6
9.	Be3	exd5
10.	cxd5	Ne7
11.	Bb5+	c6
12.	dxc6	bxc6
13.	Bc4	O-O
14.	O-O	Rb8
15.	Bxa7	Rb4
16.	Qe2	c5
17.	Rad1	Qa5
18.	a3	Rb7
19.	Nb5	Rxb5
20.	Bxb5	Qxa7

White to play

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Analysis of aherring74 (1926) vs. john2001plus (1948)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Nf3	Bxf4
6.	exf4	O-O
7.	Bd3	b6
8.	Qe2	c5
9.	dxc5	bxc5
10.	Qe5	Nc6
11.	Qg5	h6
12.	Qh4	d4
13.	Ne2	Qa5+
14.	c3	dxc3
15.	Nxc3	Rd8
16.	Be2	Nd4
17.	O-O	Nxe2+
18.	Nxe2	Ba6
19.	Rfe1	Qb4
20.	b3	Bb7
21.	Ne5	Rd2
22.	Qh3	Ba6
23.	Ng3	Rxa2
24.	Nxf7	Rxa1
25.	Nxh6+	Kf8
26.	Rxa1	Qxf4
27.	Qxe6	gxh6
28.	Rxa6	Qc1+
29.	Nf1	Ng8
30.	Qf5+	Ke8
31.	Re6+	Ne7
32.	Qf6	Kd8
33.	Qxe7+	Kc8
34.	Rc6+	Kb8
35.	Qc7#

White to play for equality

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Analysis of aherring74 (1922) vs. john2001plus (1942)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Bd3	Bxf4
6.	exf4	O-O
7.	Nf3	c5
8.	dxc5	Qa5
9.	Qd2	Qxc5
10.	Qe3	Nbd7
11.	Ne5	Qxe3+
12.	fxe3	Nxe5
13.	fxe5	Ng4
14.	e4	dxe4
15.	Nxe4	Nxe5
16.	O-O-O	Rd8
17.	Nc5	Nxd3+
18.	Rxd3	Rxd3
19.	Nxd3	Bd7
20.	Ne5	Bc6
21.	Nxc6	bxc6
22.	Rd1	Kf8
23.	Rd6	Ke7
24.	Rxc6

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1942) vs. aherring74 (1922)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Nc6
5.	d5	Ne5
6.	Bxf6	exf6
7.	f4	exf3 e.p.
8.	Nxf3	Bb4
9.	Nxe5	Qe7
10.	Qe2	Qxe5
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	Qxe5	fxe5
13.	Ne4	d6
14.	c3	Ba5
15.	Bd3	Bb6
16.	Rhf1	Bd7
17.	Kc2	h6
18.	Ng3	Rxf1
19.	Rxf1	Rf8
20.	Bh7+	Kxh7
21.	Rxf8	Kg6
22.	Kd3	Bg1
23.	h3	Bh2
24.	Ne2	Bb5+
25.	Ke3	Bc4
26.	b3	Bxd5
27.	Rf2	Be6
28.	g3	Bxg3
29.	Rg2	b5
30.	Rxg3+

White to play

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john2001plus (1942) vs. aherring74 (1922)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Nc6
5.	d5	Ne5
6.	Bxf6	exf6
7.	f4	exf3 e.p.
8.	Nxf3	Bb4
9.	Nxe5	Qe7
10.	Qe2	Qxe5
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	Qxe5	fxe5
13.	Ne4	d6
14.	c3	Ba5
15.	Bd3	Bb6
16.	Rhf1	Bd7
17.	Kc2	h6
18.	Ng3	Rxf1
19.	Rxf1	Rf8
20.	Bh7+	Kxh7
21.	Rxf8	Kg6
22.	Kd3	Bg1
23.	h3	Bh2
24.	Ne2	Bb5+
25.	Ke3	Bc4
26.	b3	Bxd5
27.	g4	Bg2
28.	h4	Bh3
29.	Rf2	Bf4+
30.	Rxf4	exf4+
31.	Nxf4+

White to play

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john2001plus (1857) vs. spiritracker (1217)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bg4
3.	Ne5	Nf6
4.	c4	e6
5.	Nxg4	Nxg4
6.	Qb3	Nc6
7.	cxd5	Nxd4
8.	Qa4+	Nc6
9.	dxc6	f5
10.	cxb7+	Kf7
11.	bxa8=Q	Qxa8
12.	Nc3	Qb8
13.	h3	Ne5
14.	Qb5	Bd6
15.	Qxb8	Rxb8
16.	e4	Re8
17.	f4	Ng6
18.	Bc4	Nxf4
19.	Bxf4	Bxf4
20.	exf5	Kf6
21.	Bxe6	g6
22.	g4	gxf5
23.	gxf5	h5
24.	O-O	Be3+
25.	Kg2	Re7
26.	Ne4+	Ke5
27.	Kf3	Bd4
28.	Rad1	Rg7
29.	Rxd4	Kxd4
30.	Rd1+	Ke5
31.	Rd5#

Black to play and draw

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Analysis of john2001plus (1855) vs. soitgoes317 (1762)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	g3	Bg7
4.	Bg2	d6
5.	O-O	O-O
6.	c4	Nbd7
7.	Nc3	Rb8
8.	e4	e5
9.	dxe5	Nxe5
10.	Nxe5	dxe5
11.	Be3	c6
12.	Bxa7	Ra8
13.	Bc5	Re8
14.	a4	b6
15.	Qxd8	Rxd8
16.	Bxb6	Rd2
17.	Rfd1	Rxd1+
18.	Rxd1	Ba6
19.	b3	Rc8
20.	Bh3	Rb8
21.	a5	Bf8
22.	Na4	Nxe4
23.	f3	Ng5
24.	Bg2	Ne6
25.	Rd7	Bb4
26.	Bh3	Nd4
27.	Bxd4	exd4
28.	Rxd4	Bxa5
29.	Rd3	Bb4
30.	Bd7	c5
31.	Bc6	Bb7
32.	Bxb7	Rxb7
33.	Rd8+	Kg7
34.	Rc8	Ba5
35.	Nxc5	Bb6
36.	Kg2	Bxc5
37.	Rxc5	Rxb3
38.	f4	Rc3
39.	Rc6	Kf8
40.	h4	h5
41.	Rc7	f6
42.	c5	Ke8
43.	c6	Kd8
44.	Rd7+	Ke8
45.	Rc7	Kd8
46.	Rg7	Rxc6
47.	Rxg6	Ke8
48.	Rh6	Kf7
49.	Rxh5	Kg6
50.	Rh8	Kf5
51.	Kh3	Rc1
52.	h5	Re1
53.	h6	Kg6
54.	g4	Rh1+
55.	Kg2	Rxh6
56.	Rxh6+	Kxh6
57.	f5	Kg7
58.	Kf3	Kf7
59.	Ke4	Ke7
60.	Kd5	Kd7

Thursday, June 11, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. Ron


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	d6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Bg4
6.	d5	Bxf3
7.	Qxf3	Ne5
8.	Qb3	b6
9.	Bb5+	Nd7
10.	f4	Rc8
11.	Nc3	Ngf6
12.	e5	dxe5
13.	fxe5	Nh5
14.	e6	fxe6
15.	dxe6	Nhf6
16.	exd7+	Nxd7
17.	O-O	e6
18.	Qxe6+	Qe7
19.	Bxd7+

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

White to play and win

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	a6
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	b5
5.	a4	c6
6.	b3	Be6
7.	axb5	cxb5
8.	bxc4	bxc4
9.	Nc3	f5
10.	Ng5	Qc8
11.	Nxe6	Qxe6
12.	Ra4	f4
13.	Bxc4	Qg6
14.	Bd5	Nc6
15.	Rc4	Rc8
16.	Qa4	e6
17.	Rxc6	Rb8
18.	Rxe6+

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Friday, June 5, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of aherring74 (1957) vs. john2001plus (1844)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nce2	c5
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	f4	Be7
8.	Nf3	O-O
9.	Be3	f6
10.	Qd2	fxe5
11.	fxe5	Bh4+
12.	Nxh4	Qxh4+
13.	g3	Qe4
14.	Rg1	cxd4
15.	cxd4	Nb4
16.	Qxb4	Qxe3
17.	Bg2	Rf2
18.	Qd2	Rxe2+
19.	Qxe2	Qxg1+
20.	Bf1	Qxd4

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;