Wednesday, December 14, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of DelmarvaJoe (1841) vs. john2001plus (1738)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.dxc5Bxc5
5.Bd3e5
6.exd5Qxd5
7.Ngf3Nc6
8.O-OBg4
9.Bc4Qd7
10.c3O-O-O
11.b4Bxf2+
12.Rxf2e4
13.Qa4exf3
14.Nxf3Nf6
15.b5Qd1+
16.Qxd1Rxd1+
17.Rf1Bxf3
18.gxf3Rxf1+
19.Kxf1Ne5
20.Be2Nd5
21.Bd2Nb6
22.c4Rd8
23.Bc3Nbxc4
24.Rc1Kb8
25.f4Nd3
26.Bxd3Rxd3
27.Bxg7Nd6
28.Ke2Rd5
29.Be5f6
30.Bxf6Rxb5
31.Be5Rd5
32.h4h5
33.Ke3a5
34.Rc5Rxc5
35.Bxd6+Rc7
36.f5Kc8
37.Bxc7Kxc7
38.Kf4b5
39.Kg5b4
40.f6
 

Monday, December 12, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1805) vs. Gustafsson21 (1813)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4e6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3Nbd7
5.Bg5c6
6.e3Qa5
7.Qc2Bb4
8.Be2O-O
9.O-Ob6
10.cxd5exd5
11.Rfc1Bb7
12.Nd2Bxc3
13.bxc3Qa3
14.c4dxc4
15.Nxc4Qe7
16.Bf3Rfe8
17.Bf4Nb8
18.Nd6Rd8
19.Nxb7Qxb7
20.Bg5Rd6
21.Bh4Nd5
22.e4Ne7
23.d5Rh6
24.Bg5Rg6
25.Qd2Qd7
26.Bf4Rf6
27.Be5Rg6
28.d6Re6
29.Qb2Nc8
30.Bg4Qe8
31.f4Rg6
32.Bf5Rh6
33.Bxg7Rh5
34.Rc3Qd8
35.Rg3Nxd6
36.Bf6+Kf8
37.Bxd8
 

Friday, December 9, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1739) vs. PUREHEAT (2084)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4Nd7
3.d4c6
4.Nc3Qc7
5.Be2e5
6.d5Be7
7.O-ONgf6
8.Bg5O-O
9.Qd2c5
10.a4a6
11.a5h6
12.Bxh6gxh6
13.Qxh6Nh7
14.h4Bf6
15.Ng5Bxg5
16.hxg5Qd8
17.f4Kh8
18.Qxd6Rg8
19.Bh5Rg7
20.Bxf7Rxf7
21.fxe5Rxf1+
22.Rxf1Qxg5
23.e6Ne5
24.Rf5Qe3+
25.Rf2Ng4
26.Qd8+Kg7
27.Nd1Qd4
28.c3Qxd1+
29.Rf1Qd2
30.Rf7+Kg6
31.Qg8+Kh5
32.Rxh7+Nh6
33.Qf7+Kh4
34.Qf6+Kg4
35.Rg7+Kh5
36.Qf3+Kh4
37.Qh3#
 

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Black to play.

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SunTzuLombardi (1614) vs. john2001plus (1790)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.exd5exd5
5.c3Nc6
6.Bb5Nf6
7.Ne2Bd6
8.Nf3O-O
9.O-OBg4
10.Bd3Bxf3
11.gxf3cxd4
12.cxd4Nh5
13.Ng3Qh4
14.Be3Bf4
15.Kg2Rfe8
16.Re1Re6
17.Bf5Rh6
18.Rh1Re8
19.Bc2Bxe3
20.fxe3Rxe3
21.Kf2Rhe6
22.Bf5Re7
23.Rc1g6
24.Bg4Nf4
25.Rc3Re2+
26.Kg1Rxh2
27.Rxh2Qxg3+
28.Kf1Qxh2
 

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

White to play.

ICC tourney 1203 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. THE-WARRIOR (1362)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Nbd7
7.Bd3O-O
8.O-Oh6
9.Bh4Nh5
10.Bxe7Qxe7
11.Ne5Nxe5
12.dxe5g6
13.g4Ng7
14.f4Rd8
15.Qf3Qc5
16.cxd5cxd5
17.Rac1Qb6
18.b3Bd7
19.Ne2Rac8
20.Nd4a6
21.f5exf5
22.Rxc8Rxc8
23.gxf5g5
24.e6Bb5
25.exf7+Kxf7
26.f6Bxd3
27.fxg7+Kxg7
28.Qf7+Kh8
29.Rf6Qxf6
30.Qxf6+Kh7
31.Ne6Rg8
32.Nf8+Rxf8
33.Qxf8h5
34.Qf7+Kh6
35.Qxd5Bb5
36.Qxb7
 

What is the best move?

ICC tourney 1203 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. THE-WARRIOR (1362)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Nbd7
7.Bd3O-O
8.O-Oh6
9.Bh4Nh5
10.Bxe7Qxe7
11.Ne5Nxe5
12.dxe5g6
13.g4Ng7
14.f4Rd8
15.Qf3Qc5
16.cxd5cxd5
17.Rac1Qb6
18.b3Bd7
19.Ne2Rac8
20.Nd4a6
21.f5exf5
22.Rxc8Rxc8
23.gxf5g5
24.Qxd5Rd8
25.Qe4Re8
26.f6Bf5
27.Nxf5Nxf5
28.Qxf5Qxe3+
29.Kh1Qxd3
30.Qxd3a5
31.Qh3Kh7
32.Qh5Rf8
33.Rg1b6
34.Rxg5Rg8
35.Qxf7+
 

Monday, November 21, 2016

Black to play and win

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Analysis of busygin (2132) vs. john2001plus (1771)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bf4c5
4.c3cxd4
5.cxd4Nc6
6.e3Qb6
7.Qb3Na5
8.Qxb6axb6
9.Nc3Bb4
10.Bd3Nb3
11.Rb1Rxa2
12.O-ORa8
13.Bc2Na5
14.Na4Nd5
15.Bg3b5
16.e4bxa4
17.exd5O-O
18.dxe6dxe6
19.Bxa4Nc4
20.Bb5Nd6
21.Bd3Bd7
22.Ne5Bb5
23.Ra1f6
24.Bxb5Nxb5
25.Nf3Rxa1
26.Rxa1Rd8
27.Ra4Nxd4
28.Rxb4Nc2
29.Re4Rd1+
30.Ne1Nxe1
31.Kf1Nc2+
32.Ke2Re1+
33.Kd3Rxe4
34.Kxe4f5+
35.Ke5Kf7
36.Kd6Ne1
37.b4Nd3
38.b5g5
39.Be5Nxe5
40.Kxe5Ke7
41.b6Kd7
42.Kf6Kc6
43.Kxe6Kxb6
44.Kxf5Kc5
45.Kxg5b5
46.f4b4
47.f5Kd6
48.Kh6Ke5
49.Kg5b3
50.f6Ke6
 

Saturday, November 12, 2016

White to play.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1778) vs. ulfhethinn (1690)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4b5
3.e3a6
4.c4b4
5.a3e6
6.axb4Bxb4+
7.Bd2Be7
8.Nc3c5
9.Nb5Bb7
10.Ba5Qc8
11.Nc7+Kf8
12.Nxa8Bxa8
13.Be2Nc6
14.Bc3Ne4
15.O-Oh5
16.d5Nxc3
17.bxc3Nd8
18.e4d6
19.Nd2h4
20.f4Bf6
21.Qc2g5
22.e5dxe5
23.Ne4Bg7
24.fxg5exd5
25.cxd5Bxd5
26.Bxa6Qg4
27.Bd3c4
28.Qa4Bxe4
29.Bxe4Qxe4
30.Qd7Qe3+
31.Kh1Qxg5
32.Ra8Kg8
33.Rxd8+Kh7
34.Rxh8+Kxh8
35.Qe8+Kh7
36.Qxf7
 

Friday, October 28, 2016

What is the best plan for White?

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Analysis of Joseph_Truelson (1967) vs. john2001plus (1711)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.exd5exd5
5.Ngf3Nc6
6.Bb5Nf6
7.O-OBe7
8.dxc5O-O
9.b4a5
10.Bxc6bxc6
11.c3Nd7
12.Nb3axb4
13.cxb4Bf6
14.Nfd4Ba6
15.Re1Ne5
16.Be3Nd3
17.Nxc6Qc7
18.Nbd4Nxe1
19.Qxe1Rfe8
20.Qd2Bc4
21.a4Bb5
22.Bf4Qxc6
23.Nxc6Bxa1
24.axb5Ra2
25.Qd1Bc3
26.b6Ra1
27.Qxa1Bxa1
28.h4Bc3
29.b7Bxb4
30.b8=QRxb8
31.Nxb8Bxc5
32.Nd7Bd4
33.Be5Ba7
34.Kf1f6
35.Bc3Kf7
36.Bb4Ke6
37.Nc5+Ke5
38.Ke2Kd4
39.Nd3Kc4
40.Bf8g6
41.Be7f5
42.Bg5Bd4
43.Be3Bf6
44.Bg5Bg7
45.f3Kd4
46.h5gxh5
47.Nf4Be5
48.Nxh5Kc3
49.Bd2+Kd4
50.Bf4Bh8
51.Ng3
 

Monday, October 24, 2016

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1193 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of EddieBarber (1855) vs. Osya (1791)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bb5a6
4.Ba4Nf6
5.O-ONxe4
6.d4b5
7.Bb3d5
8.dxe5Be6
9.c3Be7
10.Nbd2O-O
11.Re1Nc5
12.Bc2d4
13.cxd4Nxd4
14.Nxd4Qxd4
15.Nf3Qxd1
16.Rxd1h6
17.Be3Rfd8
18.Nd4Bd5
19.Rac1Bf8
20.Bb1Rac8
21.Bf5Ne6
22.Nxe6fxe6
23.Rxd5exd5
24.Be6+Kh7
25.Bxc8Rxc8
26.Rc6a5
27.Bb6a4
28.Rxc7Rxc7
29.Bxc7Kg6
30.g4Bc5
31.Kg2Kf7
32.f4h5
33.h3hxg4
34.hxg4Ke7
35.Kf3Kd7
36.Bd6Bxd6
37.exd6Kxd6
38.Ke3g6
39.Kd4b4
40.f5gxf5
41.gxf5b3
42.a3
 

Friday, October 21, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. ari_O (1880)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.Bg5c5
6.d5Qa5
7.Bd2a6
8.e4d6
9.h3Bd7
10.a4Qc7
11.Bd3Qc8
12.a5Re8
13.O-OBxh3
14.e5Qg4
15.Ne1dxe5
16.Be2Qh4
17.Nf3Qh5
18.gxh3Qxh3
19.Ng5Qf5
20.Nce4Nbd7
21.f4Nxe4
22.Bg4Qxg4+
23.Qxg4Nxd2
24.Rfd1Nf6
25.Qh4Nb3
26.Ra3Nd4
27.fxe5Nh5
28.Rxd4cxd4
29.Qxd4h6
30.Nf3Ng3
31.Kg2Nf5
32.Qb6Rab8
33.e6f6
34.Nd4Nd6
35.Ra4f5
36.c5Bxd4
37.Rxd4Nb5
38.Rb4g5
39.d6exd6
40.Rxb5axb5
41.cxd6Rxe6
42.a6f4
43.a7Rf8
44.Qxb7Rxd6
45.a8=QRxa8
46.Qxa8+Kf7
47.Qb7+Kf6
48.Qxb5g4
49.Qb4Ke5
50.Qc5+Rd5
51.Qe7+Kf5
52.Qf7+Ke4
53.Qg6+Ke3
54.Qe6+Kd4
55.Qxh6
 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1191 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Taliesin (1924) vs. yoshi (1659)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4fxe5
8.bxc5Qa5
9.Bd2e4
10.Ng5Nf6
11.Be2Qc7
12.O-Ob6
13.cxb6axb6
14.f3h6
15.Nh3Bd6
16.fxe4Bxh2+
17.Kh1O-O
18.e5Nxe5
19.dxe5Qxe5
20.Bd3Bd7
21.Nf4Ba4
22.Qe2Bxf4
23.Bxf4Qh5+
24.Qxh5Nxh5
25.g3g5
26.Bd6Rxf1+
27.Bxf1Rd8
28.Be5Rf8
29.Be2Nf6
30.Bxf6Rxf6
31.Kg2e5
32.Nd2d4
33.cxd4exd4
34.Rf1Bc6+
35.Bf3Re6
36.Bxc6Rxc6
37.Nf3Rc2+
38.Rf2d3
39.g4Rc3
40.a4Ra3
41.Rd2Rxa4
42.Kg3Ra3
43.Ne5Ra5
44.Nxd3Rd5
45.Kf3b5
46.Ke4Rd8
47.Rb2Re8+
48.Ne5Rb8
49.Rb4Kg7
50.Nc6Rf8
51.Kd5Rf1
52.Rxb5Rd1+
53.Nd4Rg1
54.Nf5+Kh7
55.Rb7+Kg6
56.Rg7+Kf6
57.Rh7Rxg4
58.Nxh6Kg6
59.Rh8Rh4
60.Ke6Rxh6
61.Rf8g4
62.Ke5Kg5
63.Rf5+Kh4
64.Kf4g3
65.Kf3Kh3
66.Rg5Rf6+
67.Ke2g2
68.Rg7Kh2
69.Rh7+Kg1
70.Rg7Re6+
71.Kf3Kf1
 

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

How does Black save his queen?

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taechess (1458) vs. john2001plus (1695)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2Nh6
7.Bxh6Qxb2
8.Be3Qxa1
9.Qc2cxd4
10.Nxd4Bc5
11.Nb3Nb4
12.Bb5+Kd8
13.Nxa1Nxc2+
14.Nxc2Bxe3
15.Nxe3
 

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Black to play.

ICC tourney 1203 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. THE-WARRIOR (1362)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Nbd7
7.Bd3O-O
8.O-Oh6
9.Bh4Nh5
10.Bxe7Qxe7
11.Ne5Nxe5
12.dxe5g6
13.g4Ng7
14.f4Rd8
15.Qf3Qc5
16.cxd5cxd5
17.Rac1Qb6
18.b3Bd7
19.Ne2Rac8
20.Nd4a6
21.f5exf5
22.Rxc8Rxc8
23.gxf5Bxf5
24.Bxf5Nxf5
25.Qxd5Rd8
26.Qc4Nxd4
27.Qxf7+Kh8
28.exd4Qxd4+
 

Sunday, September 18, 2016

White to play and mate in 4.

ICC tourney 1183 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1648) vs. KingsBishop (1540)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4Na5
3.e4Nf6
4.e5Ng4
5.h3Nh6
6.d5b6
7.Bg5g6
8.Qd2Nf5
9.g4Ng7
10.Nc3d6
11.O-O-OBd7
12.Bd3Nb7
13.Rhe1Nc5
14.Bc4Qc8
15.Nd4a6
16.Nc6Bxc6
17.dxc6Nge6
18.exd6cxd6
19.Ne4Nxe4
20.Rxe4Nxg5
21.Qxg5Qxc6
22.Bd5Qb5
23.a4Qa5
24.Bc6+Kd8
25.Rxd6+Kc7
26.Rxe7+Kxd6
27.Qf6+Kc5
28.Re5+Kd4
29.Qf4#
 
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Saturday, September 17, 2016

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1183 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1648) vs. KingsBishop (1540)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4Na5
3.e4Nf6
4.e5Ng4
5.h3Nh6
6.d5b6
7.Bg5g6
8.Qd2Nf5
9.g4Ng7
10.Nc3d6
11.O-O-OBd7
12.Bd3Nb7
13.Rhe1Nc5
14.Bc4Qc8
15.Nd4a6
16.Nc6Bxc6
17.dxc6Nge6
18.exd6cxd6
19.Ne4Nxe4
20.Rxe4Nxg5
21.Qxg5Qxc6
22.Bd5Qb5
23.Qf4O-O-O
24.a4Qa5
25.Rc4+Kb8
26.Qe3Rc8
27.b4Qxd5
28.Rxd5Rxc4
29.Qxb6+Ka8
30.Qxa6+Kb8
31.Rb5+Kc7
32.Rb7+Kd8
33.Qa5+Ke8
34.Qa8+Rc8
35.Qxc8#
 

Sunday, September 4, 2016

White to play.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1761) vs. Matthew_McCarthy (1699)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3cxd4
5.Bxc4Nf6
6.Ne5e6
7.exd4Bd7
8.O-ONc6
9.Nc3Bd6
10.Nxd7Qxd7
11.Bg5Be7
12.Bxf6Bxf6
13.d5exd5
14.Nxd5Be7
15.Re1Rd8
16.Nxe7Nxe7
17.Qe2a6
18.Rad1Qc7
19.Rc1Qd7
20.Rc3Qd6
21.Rf3f6
22.Re3Rd7
23.Be6Rc7
24.Rd1Qc5
25.Red3Rc8
26.Bd7+Kf8
27.Bxc8
 

Saturday, September 3, 2016

What is the best plan for White?

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Analysis of MadPaWnPusheR (1675) vs. john2001plus (1757), 900+10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bf4c5
4.c3Qb6
5.Qb3Nd5
6.e3Nxf4
7.exf4Qc7
8.g3cxd4
9.Nxd4Bc5
10.Nd2Nc6
11.Nb5Qb6
12.Ne4O-O
13.Nbd6Qc7
14.Nxc8Nd8
15.Nxc5Qxc5
16.Nxa7
 

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of MadPaWnPusheR (1675) vs. john2001plus (1757), 900+10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bf4c5
4.c3Qb6
5.Qb3Nd5
6.e3Nxf4
7.exf4Qc7
8.g3cxd4
9.Nxd4Bc5
10.Nd2Nc6
11.Nb5Qb6
12.Ne4O-O
13.Nxc5Qxc5
14.Rd1d5
15.Bg2a6
16.Nd4Bd7
17.Qxb7Ra7
18.Qb3Rb8
19.Qc2Nxd4
20.Rxd4Bb5
21.Bf1Rc7
22.Qd2Bxf1
23.Rxf1Qa5
24.a3Rcb7
25.Rb4Rxb4
26.cxb4Qb5
27.Qe2a5
28.Qxb5Rxb5
29.Kd2axb4
30.Rc1Kf8
31.a4Rb7
32.b3Ke7
33.Kd3Kd6
34.Rc8f6
35.f3Rc7
36.Rxc7Kxc7
37.a5g6
38.g4Kc6
39.Kd4g5
40.fxg5e5+
41.Kd3fxg5
42.Ke3Kb5
43.Kd3Kxa5
44.Ke3Kb5
45.Kd3Kc5
46.h3d4
47.Ke4h6
48.Kd3Kd5
49.Kd2e4
 

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of WilliamRDavis (1665) vs. john2001plus (1737), 900+10
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(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Nbd2d5
4.e3c5
5.c3Be7
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-ONc6
8.dxc5Bxc5
9.e4Qc7
10.exd5exd5
11.Nb3Bb6
12.Bg5Ne4
13.Bh4Bg4
14.h3Bh5
15.g4Bg6
16.Kg2Rae8
17.Rc1Qf4
18.Nbd4Bxd4
19.Nxd4Nxd4
20.cxd4Nd2
21.Bxg6fxg6
22.Bg3Qe4+
23.f3Nxf1
24.Qxf1Qxd4