Chess Level 05: January 2017

Saturday, January 28, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1762) vs. taechess (1642)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	Qd7
7.	Ne5	Qc7
8.	e4	Nxe4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Nxe4	dxe4
11.	Bxd7+	Nxd7
12.	Qxf7+	Kd8
13.	O-O

Monday, January 23, 2017

White to play and draw.

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Analysis of p0nZi (1677) vs. john2001plus (1779)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bd7
8.	Bc2	Nb4
9.	Bb3	Bb5
10.	Nc3	Nd3+
11.	Kd2	Nxf2
12.	Qc2	Bd3
13.	Ba4+	Kd8
14.	Qb3	Nxh1
15.	Kxd3	Nf2+
16.	Ke2	Ne4
17.	Nxe4	dxe4
18.	Ng5	Qxb3
19.	Bxb3	Nh6
20.	Nxe4	Nf5
21.	Kd3	Kc7
22.	g4	Nh4
23.	Bg5	Nf3
24.	Rc1+	Kb6
25.	Be3	Rd8
26.	d5+	Ka6
27.	Bc4+	b5
28.	Bxb5+	Kxb5
29.	a4+	Kxa4
30.	b3+	Kxb3
31.	Rb1+	Ka4
32.	Nc3+	Ka5
33.	Ra1+	Ba3
34.	Rxa3+	Kb4
35.	Rxa7	exd5
36.	Rb7+	Ka5
37.	Ra7+	Kb4
38.	Rb7+

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kg5
38.	Re5+	Qf5
39.	Rxf5+	gxf5
40.	h4+	Kg6
41.	Qg8+	Kh6
42.	Qg5+	Kh7
43.	Qxh5+	Kg7
44.	Qf7+	Kh6
45.	Qf6+	Kh7
46.	Rxc1

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	e5	e6
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bb5+	c6
5.	Ba4	b6
6.	d4	Bb4+
7.	c3	Be7
8.	O-O	a5
9.	Bf4	Ba6
10.	Re1	Nd7
11.	Bxc6	Rc8
12.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bh4	fxe5
15.	Nxe5	Qd6
16.	Bxe7	Nxe7
17.	Qh5+	g6
18.	Qh6	Nf5
19.	Qg5	O-O
20.	Nd2	Bd3
21.	Nxd3	e5
22.	dxe5	Qe6
23.	Re2	b5
24.	Rae1	d4
25.	Nf4	Qxa2
26.	Ne4	dxc3
27.	Nf6+	Rxf6
28.	Qxf6	cxb2
29.	e6	b1=Q
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Nxg6+	hxg6
32.	Qf6+	Ng7
33.	Kf1	Rc1
34.	Qd8+	Kh7
35.	Qh4+	Nh5
36.	Qe7+	Kh6
37.	Qf8+	Kg5
38.	Re5+	Qf5
39.	Rxf5+	gxf5
40.	h4+	Kg6
41.	Qg8+	Ng7
42.	h5+	Kxh5
43.	Qh7+	Kg4
44.	Qg6+	Kh4
45.	g3+	Kh3
46.	Qh6+	Kg4
47.	Qh4+	Kf3
48.	Qf4#

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Black to play and win.

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ulfhethinn (1703) vs. john2001plus (1764)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Qc2	O-O
5.	a3	Bxc3+
6.	Qxc3	b6
7.	Bg5	Bb7
8.	f3	h6
9.	Bh4	d6
10.	Nh3	Nbd7
11.	e3	e5
12.	Bf2	exd4
13.	Qxd4	Re8
14.	Be2	Nc5
15.	Rd1	a5
16.	O-O	Nb3
17.	Qc3	a4
18.	Nf4	Nd7
19.	Nd5	Ndc5
20.	Rfe1	c6
21.	Nf4	Qe7
22.	Bf1	Rad8
23.	e4	Qe5
24.	Qxe5	dxe5
25.	Nd3	Nxd3
26.	Bxd3	Nd4
27.	Bf1	c5
28.	Bd3	Ba6
29.	Kf1	Ne6
30.	Bg3	Rxd3
31.	Rxd3	Bxc4
32.	Red1	Rd8
33.	Ke2	Nf4+
34.	Bxf4	exf4
35.	g3	g5
36.	gxf4	gxf4
37.	Rg1+	Kf8
38.	Rgd1	Ke7
39.	Rd1d2	Kf6
40.	Rd1	Ke5
41.	Rd1d2	b5
42.	Rd1	b4
43.	Rd1d2	Rd4
44.	Rd1	Bxd3+
45.	Rxd3	Rxd3
46.	Kxd3	bxa3
47.	bxa3	Kd6
48.	Kc4	Kc6
49.	e5	Kb6
50.	Kd5	Kb5
51.	h3	h5
52.	h4	Kb6
53.	Kc4	Kc6
54.	Kc3	Kd5
55.	Kd3	c4+
56.	Kc3	Kc5
57.	Kc2	Kd4
58.	Kd2	Kxe5
59.	Kc3	Kd5
60.	Kb4	Kd4
61.	Kxa4	Kc5
62.	Ka5	c3

White to play and win.

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wilsonator1276 (1549) vs. SunTzuLombardi (1514)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Nf3	d5
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bxf6	Qxf6
7.	e3	c5
8.	a3	cxd4
9.	exd4	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	O-O
11.	Bd3	dxc4
12.	Bxc4	Nc6
13.	O-O	a6
14.	a4	Na5
15.	Bd3	Bd7
16.	Ne5	Rfd8
17.	Qc2	Nc6
18.	f4	Be8
19.	Ng4	Qh4
20.	h3	Rac8
21.	Qe2	h5
22.	Ne3	Ne7
23.	Kh2	Nf5
24.	Nxf5	exf5
25.	g3	Qf6
26.	Rfc1	g6
27.	Qd2	Bc6
28.	Re1	Re8
29.	Re5	Be4
30.	Bxe4	fxe4
31.	Qe3	Rxe5
32.	fxe5	Qf3
33.	Qxf3	exf3
34.	Ra3	b5
35.	axb5	axb5
36.	Rb3	g5
37.	g4	h4
38.	Kg1	b4
39.	cxb4	Rc4
40.	d5	Re4
41.	Rxf3	Rxe5
42.	Rd3	Kf8
43.	b5	Re8
44.	d6	Rb8
45.	Rd5	f6
46.	Kf2	Kf7
47.	d7	Ke7
48.	d8=Q+	Rxd8
49.	Rxd8	Kxd8
50.	Kf3	Kc7
51.	Ke4	Kb6
52.	Kf5

Saturday, January 7, 2017

White to play for a slight advantage.

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taechess (1600) vs. john2001plus (1778)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	Bd3	fxe5
8.	Nxe5	Nf6
9.	O-O	cxd4
10.	cxd4	Bd6
11.	Nf3	O-O
12.	Nc3	e5
13.	dxe5	Nxe5
14.	Nxe5	Bxe5
15.	Nxd5	Nxd5
16.	Qh5	Bxh2+
17.	Qxh2	Bf5
18.	Qe5	Qe6
19.	Qxe6+	Bxe6
20.	Re1

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

White to play.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1684) vs. wiseone22 (1704)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	e3	Ne4
6.	Qc2	d5
7.	Qa4+	Nc6
8.	Ne5	O-O
9.	Nxc6	Bxd2+
10.	Nxd2	Qf6
11.	Nxe4	dxe4
12.	Ne5	c6
13.	Qc2	Qf5
14.	g4	Qg5
15.	h4	Qd8
16.	Qxe4	Qa5+
17.	Kd1	f6
18.	Bd3	f5
19.	gxf5	exf5
20.	Qg2	Rf6
21.	Rg1	Qc7
22.	Qg5	Be6
23.	Qxf6	Re8
24.	Bxf5	Bxf5
25.	Qxf5	b5
26.	Nd7	Kh8
27.	Nf6	g6
28.	Nxe8

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;