White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -2

(white to move) 1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 d4 3. Nce2 e5 4. Ng3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. c3 O-O 8. O-O Na5 9. Bd3 c5 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. b4 Nc6 12. a3 Bg4 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bc4 Rc8 15. Qb3 a6 16. Re1 b5 17. Bd5 Qc7 18. Ng5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Ne7 20. Ng5e4 f5 21. Nc5 e4 22. d3 e3 23. fxe3 dxe3 24. Bxe3 f4 25. Bd4 Bxh3 26. gxh3 fxg3 27. Bxg7 Bxc5+ 28. bxc5 Kxg7 29. Qc3+ Kg8 30. d6 Nd5 31. Qe5 Qf7 32. Rf1 Nf4 33. d7 Rcd8 34. c6 Qd5 35. Qxd5+ Nxd5 36. Rfe1 Kf7 37. Re5 Nc7 38. d4 Kg6 39. Rae1 Rf7 40. Re8 Rfxd7 41. cxd7 Rxd7 42. Re1e7

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 39... Rf6
Click here for 39... Rf6

White to play and draw.

ICC tourney 1164 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1766) vs. komodeo (1283)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. e4 a6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Qe4 g6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rfe1 c5 16. Qg4 cxd4 17. Ne4 Nb4 18. Bb1 Nc5 19. Nfg5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rc8 22. a3 Nc2 23. Bxc2 Rxc2 24. Re2 d3 25. Rxc2 dxc2 26. Rc1 Qd3 27. Qf4 Rd8 28. h3 Bf8 29. Bg5 Rd4 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. Bxe3 Rc4 32. Kf1 Bg7 33. f4 Kf8 34. Ke2 Bh6 35. g3 Ke7 36. Kd2 Kd7 37. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 38. Kxc2 Kc6 39. Kc3 Bf8 40. b4 Kd5 41. Kd3 Be7 42. g4 Bd8 43. Bc5 Bc7 44. h4 Bd8 45. Bf2 a5 46. bxa5 Bxa5 47. g5

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

What is the best plan for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1456) vs. john2001plus (1794)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Bd6 7. Bd3 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Bxd6 Nxd6 12. Nc3 c6 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nxd7 Kxd7 16. h3 Rae8 17. Bd3 Nf5 18. Ne2 Nh4 19. g4 f5 20. Rhg1 fxg4 21. hxg4 Rhf8 22. Rdf1 Nf3 23. Rg2 h5 24. Bg6 Bf7 25. Bf5+ Kd6 26. Kd1 h4 27. c3 Be6

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight