Chess Level 02: January 2021

Saturday, January 30, 2021

White to play

World Rapid Championship
Magnus Carlsen vs. Shamsiddin Vokhidov


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Qh5	Nc6
3.	Bc4	g6
4.	Qf3	Qe7
5.	Ne2	Nf6
6.	d3	Bg7
7.	Nbc3	h6
8.	Nd5	Nxd5
9.	exd5	Na5
10.	d6	cxd6
11.	Bd5	Nc6
12.	Bd2	Qf6
13.	Qe4	O-O
14.	O-O	Ne7
15.	Nc3	Qf5
16.	Qb4	Nxd5
17.	Nxd5	Kh7
18.	Nc7	Rb8
19.	Qxd6	b6
20.	Ne8	Ra8
21.	Nxg7	Kxg7
22.	Bxh6+

Sunday, January 10, 2021

White to play

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john2001plus (1877) vs. a (1997), 300


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nd5
5.	d4	cxd4
6.	Bc4	Nb6
7.	Bb3	d5
8.	exd6 e.p.	Qxd6
9.	Nxd4	Nxd4
10.	Qxd4	Qxd4
11.	cxd4	Bf5
12.	Nc3	Rd8
13.	O-O	a6
14.	Re1	g6
15.	Bf4	Bg7
16.	Bc7	Bxd4
17.	Bxd8	Kxd8
18.	Rad1	e5
19.	Rxe5	Nd7
20.	Rxd4

Sunday, January 3, 2021

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1937) vs. Gusev (1832)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	a6
8.	a4	b6
9.	Qg4	Kf8
10.	f4	c5
11.	Nf3	Nc6
12.	O-O-O	f5
13.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
14.	Qg6	Qe8
15.	Ne5	Nxe5
16.	Qxe8+	Nxe8
17.	fxe5	cxd4
18.	Bxd4	Bc5
19.	Rh3	Bxd4
20.	Rxd4	Ke7
21.	Rf3	Rf8
22.	Bd3	Bd7
23.	Rxf8	Kxf8
24.	Rb4	b5
25.	axb5

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1937) vs. Gusev (1832)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	a6
8.	a4	b6
9.	Qg4	Kf8
10.	f4	c5
11.	Nf3	Nc6
12.	O-O-O	f5
13.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
14.	Qg6	Qe8
15.	Ne5	Nxe5
16.	Qxe8+	Nxe8
17.	fxe5	cxd4
18.	Bxd4	Bc5
19.	Rh3	Bxd4
20.	Rxd4	Ke7
21.	Rf3	Rf8
22.	Bd3	Bd7
23.	Rxf8	Kxf8
24.	Ne4	b5
25.	Nc5	Bc8
26.	axb5	axb5
27.	Bxb5	Ra1+
28.	Kd2	Nc7
29.	Rf4+	Kg8
30.	Bc6	Rg1
31.	Rf2	Rh1
32.	g3	Rb1
33.	b3	Rg1
34.	Rf3	Rg2+
35.	Kd3	Na6
36.	Nxa6	Bxa6+
37.	c4	Rg1
38.	Bb5	dxc4+
39.	Bxc4	Bxc4+
40.	Kxc4	Re1
41.	Kd4

White to play and mate in 3

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john2001plus (1937) vs. Gusev (1832)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	a6
8.	a4	b6
9.	Qg4	Kf8
10.	f4	c5
11.	Nf3	Nc6
12.	O-O-O	f5
13.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
14.	Qg6	Qe8
15.	Ne5	Nxe5
16.	Qxe8+	Nxe8
17.	fxe5	cxd4
18.	Bxd4	Bc5
19.	Rh3	Bxd4
20.	Rxd4	Ke7
21.	Rf3	Rf8
22.	Bd3	Bd7
23.	Rxf8	Kxf8
24.	Ne4	b5
25.	Nc5	Bc8
26.	axb5	axb5
27.	Bxb5	Ra1+
28.	Kd2	Nc7
29.	Rf4+	Kg8
30.	Bc6	Rg1
31.	Rf2	Rh1
32.	g3	Rb1
33.	b3	Rg1
34.	Rf3	Rg2+
35.	Kd3	Na6
36.	Nxa6	Bxa6+
37.	c4	Rg1
38.	Kc3	dxc4
39.	Bd7	cxb3
40.	Bxe6+	Kh7
41.	Bxb3	Re1
42.	Bc2+	g6
43.	Kd4	Bc8
44.	Rf6	Bf5
45.	Bxf5	gxf5
46.	Rxf5	Kg6
47.	Rf3	Rd1+
48.	Ke4	Ra1
49.	e6	Ra4+
50.	Kd5	Ra5+
51.	Kd6	Ra6+
52.	Ke7	Kh5
53.	Kf6	Kg4
54.	Rd3	h5
55.	Kf7	Ra1
56.	e7	Rf1+
57.	Kg7	Re1
58.	Kf6	Rf1+
59.	Ke6	Re1+
60.	Kd6	Kh3
61.	Rd5	Re4
62.	Re5	Rd4+
63.	Kc5	Ra4
64.	e8=Q	Kxg3
65.	Qxa4	Kf3
66.	Qe4+	Kf2
67.	Qf4+	Kg2
68.	Re2+	Kh3
69.	Rh2#