Chess Level 02: July 2020

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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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-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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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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(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

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;