Monday, December 31, 2018

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1592 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1767) vs. weakfish (1318)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.a4Bf5
6.Ne5Nbd7
7.Nxc4e6
8.f3Be7
9.e4Bg6
10.Be3O-O
11.Be2h6
12.O-ORc8
13.Qb3Nb6
14.Ne5Bh7
15.a5Nbd7
16.Qxb7Ra8
17.Nxc6Qe8
18.Nxe7+Qxe7
19.e5Nd5
20.Nxd5exd5
21.Qxd5Rab8
22.Bc4Rxb2
23.e6Nf6
24.exf7+Kh8
25.Qe5Qb4
26.Rfc1Bg6
27.Bxh6Bxf7
28.Bxf7Rxf7
29.Rc8+Kh7
30.Qf5+g6
31.Qe6Qxd4+
32.Be3Rxg2+
33.Kxg2Qb2+
34.Bf2Rg7
35.Ra4Nh5
36.Rac4Qd2
37.Qe3Qxa5
38.Qc3Qg5+
39.Rg4Nf4+
40.Kf1Qb5+
41.Qc4Qb1+
42.Qc1Qb5+
43.Rc4Ne6
44.Kg2Re7
45.Rh4+Kg8
46.Rc8+Re8
47.Qc3Ng7
48.Rc5Qe2
49.Rc7Re7
50.Rc8+Re8
51.Qb3+Kf8
52.Rc7Qe6
53.Rh8+Qg8
54.Rxg8#
 

Saturday, December 29, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Schulze vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.d4exd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qe4+Be7
5.f5Nf6
6.Qf4O-O
7.Nf3d5
8.Nc3Bd6
9.Qh4Nb4
10.Kd1Bxf5
11.Bg5Bxc2+
12.Kd2d4
13.Qxd4Bg6
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Rc1c5
16.Qc4Bxh2+
17.Ke3Bg3
18.Nh4Bh5
19.Rh3Re8+
20.Ne4Qd6
21.Rxg3+Qxg3+
22.Nf3f5
23.Kd2Rxe4
24.Qc3Rd8+
 

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Black to play for a winning position

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of KingsBishop (1626) vs. john2001plus (1840)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Bb4
5.e5h6
6.Bd2Bxc3
7.Bxc3Ne4
8.Nf3O-O
9.Bd3Nxc3
10.bxc3c5
11.O-ONc6
12.a3Qa5
13.Qe1c4
14.Be2Qa4
15.Qb1b5
16.Nd2Qa5
17.Qb2Qb6
18.a4b4
19.Nf3bxc3
20.Qxb6axb6
21.Rfb1Bd7
22.Rxb6Rfb8
23.Rxb8+Rxb8
24.a5Ra8
25.h3Rb8
26.a6Na7
27.g4Rb2
28.Bd1Kf8
29.Kf1Ke7
30.Ne1Kd8
31.f4Kc7
32.Kf2Rb6
33.Ke3Bb5
34.Nf3Rxa6
35.Rxa6Bxa6
36.Ng1Nb5
37.Ne2Kb6
38.f5Bc8
39.Kf4Kc7
40.h4Kd8
41.Ng3Ke7
42.Nh5g6
43.fxg6fxg6
44.Nf6g5+
45.hxg5hxg5+
46.Kxg5Nxd4
47.Kg6Nc6
48.Ng8+Kf8
49.Nf6Nxe5+
50.Kh5Bd7
51.g5Be8+
52.Kh6Bg6
53.Be2Kf7
54.Bd1d4
55.Bh5Bxh5
56.Ne4d3
57.cxd3c2
58.Nd6+Ke7
59.Nc8+Kd7
60.Nb6+Kc6
 

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Black to play and win

USCF Online Quick Rated ICC tourney, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1732) vs. john2001plus (1731)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.e3e6
3.b3b6
4.Bb2Bb7
5.c4c5
6.Be2Nc6
7.O-OBe7
8.Nc3O-O
9.d3d5
10.Rc1d4
11.exd4cxd4
12.Nb5e5
13.Nd2a6
14.Na3Nd7
15.Bf3Nc5
16.Qe2Nb4
17.Bxb7Nxb7
18.Nf3Nxa2
19.Ra1Nc3
20.Bxc3dxc3
21.Nxe5Bxa3
22.Rxa3Qd6
23.Raa1Rfe8
24.f4f6
25.Qf3Nc5
26.Nc6Nxb3
27.Rae1Nd2
28.Ne7+Kf8
29.Qh5Nxf1
30.Qxh7Qd4+
31.Kh1Rxe7
32.Qh8+Kf7
33.Qh5+Kg8
34.Rxe7Rf8
35.Qg6f5
36.Re8Qxf4
37.Qe6+Kh7
38.Qe5Qc1
39.h3Ne3+
40.Kh2Rxe8
41.Qxe8Nf1+
42.Kg1Ng3+
43.Kh2f4
CHECK!
Click here for 38. g3.

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Antony vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.e5d6
3.Qe2dxe5
4.Qxe5Nf6
5.h3c5
6.d3Nc6
7.Qg5h6
8.Qf4Bd6
9.Qe3Nd4
10.Qd2e5
11.c3Bc7
12.b4Ne6
13.c4cxb4
14.Qb2O-O
15.Be2Nc5
16.Bd2Nxd3+
17.Bxd3e4
18.Bxb4Re8
19.Be2e3
20.f3Bg3+
21.Kf1Be6
22.Qc3Rc8
23.Na3Bf5
24.Rd1Qb6
25.c5Qc7
26.Nc2Bxc2
27.Qxc2a5
28.Be1Bxe1
29.Rxe1Qg3
30.Bd3Rxc5
31.Qb2Rec8
32.Qe2Nd5
33.f4Rc1
34.Nf3Nxf4
35.Qb2Rc8c2
 

Friday, October 19, 2018

White to play


October 2018 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Csonka Andr?s
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3Nd7
4.Nc3Ngf6
5.Bf4dxc4
6.e4Nb6
7.Bxc4Bd7
8.Bd3Bb4
9.O-OO-O
10.Rc1Bc6
11.e5Nfd5
12.Bxh7+Kh8
13.Bb1Nxf4
14.h4Bxf3
15.Qxf3Qxh4
16.g3Nh3+
17.Kg2Qh6
18.Rh1Kg8
19.Ne2Rfd8
20.Rxh3Qd2
21.Rch1Kf8
22.Bg6f5
23.exf6 e.p.Qh6
24.Rxh6gxh6
25.Rxh6Kg8
26.Qh5Rd5
27.Rh8#
 

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Greenwood Chess Club, Kroger
Nate Bush vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.e4dxe4
3.Ng5Nf6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.Qe2Nc6
6.Ngxe4Nd4
7.Qd3Nxe4
8.Nxe4Qd5
9.f3O-O-O
10.c3Nxf3+
11.Qxf3Qxe4+
12.Be2Qxf3
13.Bxf3e5
14.O-OBc5+
15.Kh1Bd3
16.Bg4+Kb8
17.Rf3f5
18.Bxf5e4
19.Rg3Rhf8
20.Rg5e3
21.Bxd3Rxd3
22.g3e2
23.Re5Re3
24.Rxe3Bxe3
 

Saturday, October 6, 2018

White to play and win

October 2018 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Joao Goncalo
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4c6
3.e3Bf5
4.cxd5cxd5
5.Nc3e6
6.Qb3Nf6
7.Qxb7Nbd7
8.Nf3Bd6
9.Qa6O-O
10.Bd3Ne4
11.Bxe4dxe4
12.Qxd6exf3
13.gxf3Rc8
14.e4Bg6
15.h4Bh5
16.Bg5Qe8
17.Be7Bxf3
18.Rg1g6
19.Bxf8Nxf8
20.Rg3Bh5
21.Qe5f5
22.d5Qf7
23.dxe6Qxe6
24.Qxf5Qxf5
25.exf5
 

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

What is the strongest line for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Madrigal vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Bb4+
6.Bd2Be7
7.Nc3O-O
8.O-Oc6
9.e4d5
10.Ne5dxc4
11.Nxc4Qxd4
12.Ne3Rd8
13.Bc1Qxd1
14.Nexd1Na6
15.a3Nc5
16.Bg5h6
17.Bf4Ba6
18.e5Nd5
19.Re1Nd3
20.Nxd5cxd5
21.Re3g5
 

Mate in 7

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. godzilla47
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4Bf5
3.cxd5Bxb1
4.Rxb1e6
5.dxe6fxe6
6.Nf3Nf6
7.Qb3Nd5
8.Qxb7Nd7
9.e4Nd5b6
10.Qc6Bb4+
11.Bd2Bxd2+
12.Nxd2O-O
13.Qxe6+Kh8
14.Bd3Re8
15.Qh3g6
16.O-ONf6
17.Nf3Nh5
18.Rfd1Nf4
19.Qg4Nxd3
20.Rxd3Nc4
21.b3Na3
22.Rbd1c6
23.Ne5Qf6
24.Rf3Qg7
25.Rf7Qh6
26.Qf3Qg5
27.Rd7Rf8
28.Nf7+Rxf7
29.Qxf7Qh6
30.Qf6+Kg8
31.Qe6+Kh8
32.Qe5+Kg8
33.d5c5
34.d6Qf8
35.Rd3Re8
36.Rg7+Qxg7
37.Qxe8+Qf8
38.d7Kg7
39.Qxf8+Kxf8
40.d8=Q+
 

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Mate in 9

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c6
5.e3Bb4
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4O-O
8.O-ONbd7
9.Re1Bxc3
10.bxc3h6
11.e4Nb6
12.Bd3Bd7
13.Bc2a6
14.e5Nfd5
15.Qd3f5
16.exf6 e.p.Nxf6
17.Ne5Nbd5
18.Bxh6gxh6
19.Qg6+Kh8
20.Qxh6+Kg8
21.Rad1Qe7
22.Rd3Rf7
23.Rh3Nh7
24.Nxf7Qf6
25.Rg3+Ng5
26.Rxg5+Kxf7
27.Qh7+Ke8
28.Rg8+Qf8
29.Rxf8+Kxf8
30.Bg6Be8
31.Rxe6Bxg6
32.Rxg6Ne7
33.Qh8+Ng8
34.Rg7Ke8
35.Qxg8#
 

Monday, September 3, 2018

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Alexander Netipanov
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bf4Nf6
6.e3h6
7.Rc1Ne4
8.Bd3Nxc3
9.bxc3Ba5
10.O-OO-O
11.e4dxe4
12.Bxe4Ne7
13.Qd2c6
14.Bxh6f5
15.Bd3gxh6
16.Qxh6Rf7
17.Ng5Rg7
18.Nxe6Bxe6
19.Qxe6+Kh7
20.Bxf5+Nxf5
21.Qxf5+Kh6
22.Rce1Rg6
23.Re3Qg5
24.Rh3+Kg7
25.Qd7+Kf8
26.Rg3Qh5
27.Re1Rxg3
28.Qe7+Kg8
29.hxg3Rf8
30.Re5Qf7
31.Rg5+Kh8
32.Qe5+Qf6
33.Qxf6+Rxf6
34.Rxa5
 

Black to play

Columbus Chess Club, Lewellen Chapel
Analysis of Steve Salo vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-5
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.Nc3cxd4
4.Qxd4Nc6
5.Qc4d5
6.Qd3e5
7.Bg5d4
8.Ne4Nxe4
9.Bxd8Bb4+
10.c3dxc3
11.O-O-Ocxb2+
12.Kxb2Nxf2
13.Qg3Nxd1+
14.Kc1Be6
15.Qxg7Rf8
16.Bh4Ne3
 

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1822) vs. LetsGoRoyals (1639), 900+10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3b6
2.e4Bb7
3.Nc3e6
4.d4Bb4
5.Bd3Nf6
6.e5Nd5
7.Bd2Nxc3
8.bxc3Be7
9.O-Od6
10.Re1dxe5
11.Nxe5Bd6
12.Qg4Bxe5
13.dxe5g6
14.Bg5Qd7
15.Bf6Rg8
16.Rad1h5
17.Qg5Qc8
18.Bb5+Nc6
19.Rd4a6
20.Bxc6+Bxc6
21.Red1Bd5
22.c4c5
23.Rd4d2Bxc4
24.Rd8+Qxd8
25.Bxd8Kf8
26.Qe7+Kg7
27.Qf6+Kh7
28.Rd7Rg7
29.Rxf7Rxf7
30.Qxf7+Kh6
31.Bf6h4
32.Qg7+Kh5
33.f3
 
Click here for 28... Raxd8.
Click here for 30... Kh6.

Sunday, August 12, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
BrightRapidly (1410) vs. john2001plus (1793)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.d3dxe4
4.d4c5
5.d5Nf6
6.Nc3exd5
7.cxd5Bf5
8.Bg5Be7
9.Bb5+Nbd7
10.d6Bf8
11.Nd5Bxd6
12.Nxf6+gxf6
13.Qxd6Qe7
14.Qxf6Qxf6
15.Bxf6O-O
16.Bxd7Bxd7
17.O-O-OBe6
18.g4Bxa2
19.h4h6
20.Ne2Be6
21.Nf4Kh7
22.g5Bg4
23.Rdg1Bf3
24.Rh2Rg8
25.Nd5h5
26.Ne7Rge8
27.g6+fxg6
28.Rh3Rad8
29.Nxg6Rd6
30.Nf8+Rxf8
31.Be7Rdf6
32.Bxf8Rxf8
33.Rhg3Bg4
34.Re3Bf3
35.Kd2Rf4
36.Rc3b6
37.Ra3a5
38.Rb3Rf6
39.Rg5Rd6+
40.Ke3c4
41.Rbb5Rc6
42.Rbd5a4
43.Rd7+Kh6
44.Ra7c3
45.bxc3Rxc3+
46.Kf4a3
47.Rgg7Rc2
48.Rxa3Rxf2
49.Rg5Bh1+
50.Ke5Rf3
51.Ra8Kh7
52.Ra7+Kh8
53.Rxh5+Kg8
54.Rg5+Kh8
55.Rg1Rh3
56.Kf6e3
57.Rc7Rf3+
58.Kg6Kg8
59.Rxh1
 

Friday, August 10, 2018

Black to play and win

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1770) vs. john2001plus (1857)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3d5
4.g3Be7
5.Bg2O-O
6.O-Odxc4
7.Qa4a6
8.Qxc4b5
9.Qc2Bb7
10.Bf4Nc6
11.a3Nxd4
12.Nxd4Bxg2
13.Kxg2Qxd4
14.Rd1Qe4+
15.Qxe4Nxe4
16.Bxc7Bf6
17.Nd2Nc5
18.Rab1Rac8
19.Bd6Rfd8
20.Bxc5Rxc5
21.Ne4Rcd5
22.Nxf6+gxf6
23.Rxd5Rxd5
24.b4Rd2
25.Kf3Ra2
26.Rb3f5
27.Ke3e5
28.h4Kg7
29.f4e4
30.Rc3Ra1
31.Kd4Ra2
32.Re3Kf6
33.Kc5Ke6
34.Kb6Kd5
35.Kxa6Kd4
36.Rb3Rxe2
37.Kxb5Rd2
38.Rb1e3
39.a4e2
40.Re1Ke3
41.a5Kf2
42.Rxe2+Rxe2
43.Ka6Kxg3
44.b5Kxf4
45.b6Ke5
46.b7Rb2
47.Ka7f4
48.a6f3
49.Ka8f2
50.a7Rxb7
51.Kxb7f1=Q
52.a8=QQf3+
 
Click here for 43. a6.
Click here for 43. Ka6.

Saturday, August 4, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of SuperPuzzler (1406) vs. john2001plus (1853)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nf6
5.e5Nfd7
6.Nb3Nc6
7.Be3cxd4
8.Nxd4Ndxe5
9.Bb5Bd7
10.Nxc6bxc6
11.Ba4Nc4
12.Bc1Bd6
13.Bb3Qh4
14.Nf3Qe4+
15.Qe2Qxe2+
16.Kxe2Na5
17.Bc2O-O
18.Ng5h6
19.Nf3e5
20.h3e4
21.Nd4c5
22.Nb3Bb5+
23.Kd1Nc4
24.g4Rfe8
25.h4e3
26.fxe3Nxe3+
27.Bxe3Rxe3
28.g5hxg5
29.hxg5Rae8
30.g6Bg3
31.gxf7+Kxf7
32.a4Re1+
33.Rxe1Rxe1+
34.Kd2Rxa1
35.Nxa1Bf4+
36.Kd1Bd7
37.Bb3Bg4+
38.Ke1Ke6
39.Bc2Bc1
40.Nb3Bxb2
41.Nxc5+Kd6
42.Nb7+Kc7
43.Nc5Bxc3+
 

Friday, August 3, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Rated Blitz game, https://lichess.org/JPeFLRV0
Analysis of liberion (1737) vs. john2001plus (1886)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.e5c5
4.b4b6
5.a3Ne7
6.c3a5
7.d4axb4
8.cxb4cxb4
9.Bd3Ng6
10.O-Obxa3
11.Bxa3Bxa3
12.Rxa3Rxa3
13.Nxa3O-O
14.g3Nc6
15.h4f6
16.h5fxe5
17.hxg6e4
18.gxh7+Kh8
19.Bb1Rxf3
20.Nc2Rd3
21.Qg4e5
22.Qg6Nxd4
23.Ne3Nf3+
24.Kg2Qd7
25.Rh1Rc3
26.Nf5Rc7
27.Nxg7Qf7
28.Qxf7Rxf7
29.Ne8Bd7
30.Nd6Rf6
31.Nb7Bg4
32.Nd8Ng5
33.Rh4Bf3+
34.Kh2Rd6
35.Nb7Rc6