Chess Level 05: June 2016

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

White to play for a strong advantage.

Greenwood Indiana Chess Club, Chess.com
Analysis of Greg+John vs. tChess set to level 1700


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Bd3	dxe4
5.	Bxe4	Nf6
6.	Bf3	O-O
7.	Nge2	c5
8.	O-O	cxd4
9.	Qxd4	Qxd4
10.	Nxd4	Bxc3
11.	bxc3	e5
12.	Nb5	Nc6
13.	Re1	Bg4
14.	Bxc6	bxc6
15.	Nd6	Rfd8
16.	Ba3	Nd7
17.	c4	Rab8
18.	c5	Be6
19.	c4	f6
20.	Rad1	a5
21.	Rd2	Bg4
22.	f3	Be6
23.	f4	a4
24.	f5	Bf7
25.	h3	Nf8
26.	Red1	Bh5
27.	g4	Be8
28.	Nxe8	Rxe8
29.	Rd6	Rec8
30.	Kf2	Rc7
31.	Ke3	Rbb7
32.	Rd1d3	Nd7
33.	Ke4	g6
34.	h4	Kf8
35.	g5	gxf5+
36.	Kxf5	fxg5
37.	hxg5	Kg8
38.	Rd2	Kf8
39.	Ke6	Ke8
40.	Rd1	Kd8
41.	Rf1	Ke8
42.	Rh1	Kf8
43.	g6	Kg8
44.	gxh7+	Kh8
45.	Rh2	Nf8+
46.	Kxe5	Re7+
47.	Kd4	Rbd7
48.	Rf2	Ne6+
49.	Kc3	Kxh7
50.	Re2	Nf4
51.	Rxe7+	Rxe7
52.	Rxc6

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Attack the base pawn.

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Greg+John vs. tChess set to level 1700


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Be2	Bd6
7.	O-O	O-O
8.	c5	Bc7
9.	b4	b6
10.	Bd2	a5
11.	a3	axb4
12.	axb4	Rxa1
13.	Qxa1	Bb7
14.	Qa7	Qb8
15.	Ra1	Ng4
16.	g3	Qxa7
17.	Rxa7	Rb8
18.	h3	Ngf6
19.	Bd3	bxc5
20.	bxc5	e5
21.	Ba6	Bxa6
22.	Rxa6	e4
23.	Ne1	Rb2
24.	Bc1	Rb3
25.	Ne2	Ne8
26.	Kg2	Nb8
27.	Ra7	f6
28.	Nc2	Nd7
29.	Ba3	Rb1
30.	Nb4	Nb8
31.	Na6	Nxa6
32.	Rxa6	Ra1
33.	Ra8	Kf7
34.	Nf4	g5
35.	Ne6	Kxe6
36.	Rxe8+	Kd7
37.	Ra8	f5
38.	Ra7	h5
39.	Kh2	h4
40.	Kg2	hxg3
41.	fxg3	Ra2+
42.	Kf1	Rh2
43.	Bb4	Kc8
44.	Be1	Rxh3
45.	Kg2	g4
46.	Bf2	Kd8
47.	Ra8+	Kd7
48.	Rf8	Ke6
49.	Rc8	Rh7
50.	Re8+	Kd7
51.	Rf8	Rh5
52.	Be1	Bd8
53.	Rf7+	Be7
54.	Ba5	Ke6
55.	Rg7	Rh8
56.	Rg6+	Kd7
57.	Rg7	Rh3
58.	Bc7	Kxc7
59.	Rxe7+	Kd8
60.	Rf7	Rh5
61.	Rf6	Kd7
62.	Rf7+	Kc8
63.	Rf6	Kb7
64.	Rf7+	Ka6
65.	Rf6	Kb5
66.	Kg1	Rh3
67.	Kg2	Kc4
68.	Rxc6	f4
69.	gxf4	Rxe3
70.	Re6	Rc3
71.	f5	Kxd4
72.	c6	g3
73.	f6	Kc4
74.	f7	Rc2+
75.	Kxg3	Rc3+
76.	Kg4	Rf3
77.	c7	Rxf7
78.	c8=Q+	Kd4
79.	Rd6	Rg7+
80.	Kh5	Rh7+
81.	Kg6	Re7
82.	Qf5	Re5
83.	Qf6	e3
84.	Re6	Kd3
85.	Qxe5	d4
86.	Rd6	Ke2
87.	Rxd4	Kf2
88.	Re4	Kf1
89.	Rxe3	Kg1
90.	Qg3+	Kh1
91.	Re1#

Friday, June 17, 2016

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bf5
6.	e3	e6
7.	Bxc4	Bb4
8.	O-O	Bg4
9.	h3	Bh5
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	Ne5	Nbd7
12.	f4	Nd5
13.	Nxd5	exd5
14.	Bd3	Qh4
15.	Kg2	Be4+
16.	Bxe4	dxe4
17.	Nxd7	Kxd7
18.	Bd2	Bd6
19.	g5	g6
20.	Qb3	Kc8
21.	Ba5	b6
22.	Rac1	Kb7
23.	Qxf7+	Bc7
24.	Rxc6	Rhc8
25.	Rfc1	bxa5
26.	Rxc7+	Rxc7
27.	Qxc7+

Sunday, June 12, 2016

White to play and mate in 8.

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bf5
6.	e3	e6
7.	Bxc4	Bb4
8.	O-O	Bg4
9.	h3	Bh5
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	Ne5	Nbd7
12.	f4	Nd5
13.	Nxd5	exd5
14.	Bd3	Qh4
15.	Kg2	Be4+
16.	Bxe4	dxe4
17.	Nxd7	Kxd7
18.	Bd2	Bd6
19.	g5	g6
20.	Qb3	Kc8
21.	Ba5	Rf8
22.	Rac1	Bc7
23.	Bb4	Rd8
24.	Qxf7	Kb8
25.	Be7	Rc8
26.	d5	a5
27.	d6	Bb6
28.	d7	Rd8
29.	Bxd8	Bxd8
30.	b4	axb4
31.	Qf8	Ka7
32.	Qxb4	Rb8
33.	Rc5	b6
34.	Rxc6	Rb7
35.	a5	Qh5
36.	axb6+	Rxb6
37.	Qa5+	Kb7
38.	Rxb6+	Bxb6
39.	Qxb6+	Kxb6
40.	d8=Q+	Kb5
41.	Rb1+	Kc5
42.	Qc7+	Kd5
43.	Rb5+	Ke6
44.	Re5#

Click here for 37. Ra1+
Click here for 39. Qd5+

An easy win.

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bf5
6.	e3	e6
7.	Bxc4	Bb4
8.	O-O	Bg4
9.	h3	Bh5
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	Ne5	Nbd7
12.	f4	Nd5
13.	Nxd5	exd5
14.	Bd3	Qh4
15.	Kg2	Be4+
16.	Bxe4	dxe4
17.	Nxd7	Kxd7
18.	Qb3	Qe7
19.	d5	c5
20.	Bd2	a5
21.	Rfd1	Qd6
22.	Bxb4	axb4
23.	Qc4	h5
24.	g5	f6
25.	Qb5+	Kc7
26.	Rdc1	b6
27.	a5	fxg5
28.	axb6+	Kb7
29.	Rxa8	Rxa8
30.	Rxc5	Rc8
31.	Rxc8	Kxc8
32.	Qa6+	Kd8
33.	Qa5	Kc8
34.	Qa8+	Kd7
35.	b7	Qxd5
36.	Qc8+	Ke7
37.	Qc7+	Ke6
38.	Qe5+	Qxe5
39.	fxe5	Kxe5
40.	b8=Q+

Friday, June 10, 2016

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of elzaim (1560) vs. phanhuy18 (1200)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	c3	cxd4
4.	cxd4	d5
5.	e5	Nc6
6.	Nf3	Bb4+
7.	Nc3	Qb6
8.	Be3	Nge7
9.	a3	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	Qa5
11.	Qc2	Nf5
12.	Bd3	Nxe3
13.	fxe3	h6
14.	O-O	Qd8
15.	e4	Ne7
16.	Rab1	b6
17.	Bb5+	Bd7
18.	Qa4	Bxb5
19.	Qxb5+	Qd7
20.	exd5	Nxd5
21.	c4	Qxb5
22.	Rxb5	Ne3
23.	Rc1	O-O
24.	h3	Rac8
25.	Nd2	Rfd8
26.	Nf3	Nxc4
27.	Rb3	Nd2
28.	Rxc8	Nxf3+
29.	Rxf3	Rxc8
30.	Kf2	Kf8
31.	Kg3	Ke7
32.	Kf4	Rc4
33.	Ke4	a5
34.	Kd3	Rc1
35.	Kd2	Ra1
36.	g4	f6
37.	exf6+	gxf6
38.	Re3	b5
39.	Kc2	Rh1
40.	Kb3	Kd6
41.	a4	b4
42.	Kc4	Rd1
43.	Kb5	Rxd4
44.	Kxa5	Kc5
45.	Rxe6	b3
46.	Rxf6	Kc4
47.	Rc6+	Kd3
48.	Rxh6	Rb4
49.	Rd6+	Ke2
50.	Re6+	Kf2
51.	Rf6+	Kg2
52.	Re6	b2
53.	Re1	b1=R
54.	Rxb1	Rxb1
55.	g5	Kf3
56.	Ka6	Ke4
57.	h4	Kd5
58.	h5	Kc6
59.	h6	Rb6+
60.	Ka5	Kc5
61.	h7	Rb7
62.	Ka6	Rxh7
63.	g6	Rg7
64.	a5	Rxg6+
65.	Kb7	Kb5

Monday, June 6, 2016

White to play

ICC tourney 1152 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1707) vs. BIRDSMAN (1101)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	e5
4.	Bc4	Be7
5.	O-O	Nf6
6.	Re1	O-O
7.	d4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	d6
9.	d5	Na5
10.	Bf1	Qc7
11.	b4	Nc4
12.	Qc2	b5
13.	a4	Bd7
14.	Na3	a6
15.	Bd2	Rfc8
16.	Nxc4	bxc4
17.	Rac1

Sunday, June 5, 2016

White to play and win.

?, ?
Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	Nd2	Nc6
4.	Ngf3	Bc5
5.	c3	dxe4
6.	Nxe4	Be7
7.	g3	e5
8.	Bg2	Nf6
9.	O-O	Nxe4
10.	dxe4	Bg4
11.	Qa4	O-O
12.	Be3	Qd7
13.	Rfd1	Qe6
14.	Rd5	a6
15.	Rad1	h6
16.	Qb3	b5
17.	Bc5	Qf6
18.	Bxe7	Nxe7
19.	Rd5d3	Nc6
20.	h3	Be6
21.	Qc2	Rfd8
22.	b3	Rxd3
23.	Rxd3	Rd8
24.	Ne1	Rxd3
25.	Nxd3	Qe7
26.	b4	a5
27.	a3	axb4
28.	axb4	Bc4
29.	Nc5	Qd6
30.	Bf1	Bxf1
31.	Kxf1	Nd8
32.	Ke2	Ne6
33.	Nxe6	Qxe6
34.	Qd3	Qc4
35.	Qxc4	bxc4
36.	Kd2	Kf8
37.	Kc2	Ke7
38.	Kb2	f5
39.	exf5	Kf6
40.	Ka3	Kxf5
41.	b5	Ke4
42.	Kb4	Kf3
43.	Kxc4	Kxf2
44.	Kd5	Kxg3
45.	c4	Kf4
46.	c5	e4
47.	b6	e3
48.	bxc7	e2
49.	c8=Q	e1=Q
50.	Qg4+	Ke3
51.	Qe4+

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Ziggy_Kalashnikov (1897) vs. john2001plus (1863)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	Nd2	Nc6
4.	Ngf3	Bc5
5.	c3	dxe4
6.	Nxe4	Be7
7.	g3	e5
8.	Bg2	Nf6
9.	O-O	Nxe4
10.	dxe4	Bg4
11.	Qa4	O-O
12.	Be3	Qd7
13.	Rfd1	Qe6
14.	Rd5	a6
15.	Rad1	h6
16.	Qb3	b5
17.	Bc5	Qf6
18.	Bxe7	Nxe7
19.	Rd5d3	Nc6
20.	h3	Be6
21.	Qc2	Rfd8
22.	b3	Rxd3
23.	Rxd3	Rd8
24.	Ne1	Rxd3
25.	Nxd3	Qe7
26.	b4	a5
27.	a3	axb4
28.	axb4	Bc4
29.	Nc5	Qd6
30.	Bf1	Bxf1
31.	Kxf1	Nd8
32.	Ke2	Ne6
33.	Nxe6	Qxe6
34.	Qd3	Qc4
35.	Qxc4	bxc4
36.	Kd2	Kf8
37.	Kc2	Ke7
38.	Kb2	f5
39.	exf5	Kf6
40.	Kc2	Kxf5
41.	Kd2	Ke4
42.	Ke2	g5
43.	f3+	Kd5
44.	Ke3	c6
45.	f4	gxf4+
46.	gxf4	Kd6
47.	Ke4	exf4
48.	Kxf4	Ke6
49.	Ke4	Kf6
50.	Kd4	Kg5
51.	Kc5

Click here for 44... h5
Click here for 48... Kd5

Friday, June 3, 2016

Tactic

ICC tourney 1150 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1666) vs. HakeMatte (1456)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	Nc6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	d5
6.	e5	Nge7
7.	Nc3	a6
8.	Bd3	Ng6
9.	h4	Be7
10.	h5	Nh4
11.	Nxh4	Bxh4
12.	Qg4	Bf6
13.	exf6	Qxf6
14.	Be3	e5
15.	Qg5	exd4
16.	Nxd5	Qxg5
17.	Bxg5	O-O
18.	h6	Re8+
19.	Kd2	Re5
20.	Rae1	Be6
21.	Rxe5	Nxe5
22.	Ne7+	Kf8
23.	hxg7+	Kxg7
24.	Rxh7+	Kf8
25.	Rh8+

Tactic

ICC tourney 1150 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of KingsBishop (1627) vs. yoshi (1679)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Bd3	h6
8.	Qe2+	Be6
9.	Bd2	O-O
10.	O-O	Re8
11.	Rae1	Bg4
12.	Qd1	Rxe1
13.	Rxe1	Nbd7
14.	Na4	b5
15.	Nc3	Qc7
16.	h3	Bh5
17.	a3	a5
18.	a4	b4
19.	Na2	c5
20.	g4	Bg6
21.	Bxg6	fxg6
22.	g5	hxg5
23.	Bxg5	c4
24.	Nh4	Ne4
25.	Qg4	Re8
26.	Nxg6	Ndf6
27.	Qh4	Nxg5
28.	Qxg5	Rxe1+
29.	Kg2	Re8
30.	Qc1	Qd7
31.	Nh4	Nh5
32.	Qh1	Nf4+
33.	Kf1	Qe6
34.	Nf3	Qe2+
35.	Kg1	Re6

Tactic

ICC tourney 1150 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of KingsBishop (1627) vs. yoshi (1679)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Bd3	h6
8.	Qe2+	Be6
9.	Bd2	O-O
10.	O-O	Re8
11.	Rae1	Bg4
12.	Qd1	Rxe1
13.	Rxe1	Nbd7
14.	Na4	b5
15.	Nc3	Qc7
16.	h3	Bh5
17.	a3	a5
18.	a4	b4
19.	Na2	c5
20.	g4	Bg6
21.	Bxg6	fxg6
22.	g5	hxg5
23.	Bxg5	c4
24.	Nh4	Ne4
25.	Qg4	Re8
26.	Nxg6	Ndf6
27.	Qh4	Nh7
28.	Be3	Qd7
29.	Nc1	Neg5
30.	Qh5	Qf7
31.	Kf1	Nf3
32.	Rd1	Re4
33.	Ne2	Rh4
34.	Ne7+	Bxe7
35.	Qxf7+	Kxf7

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;