Chess Level 05: August 2016

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.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	Nbd2	d5
4.	e3	c5
5.	c3	Be7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nc6
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	e4	Qc7
10.	exd5	exd5
11.	Nb3	Bb6
12.	Bg5	Ne4
13.	Bh4	Bg4
14.	h3	Bh5
15.	g4	Bg6
16.	Kg2	Rae8
17.	Rc1	Qf4
18.	Nbd4	Bxd4
19.	Nxd4	Nxd4
20.	cxd4	Nd2
21.	Bxg6	fxg6
22.	Bg3	Qe4+
23.	f3	Nxf1
24.	Qxf1	Qxd4

Tuesday, August 30, 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.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	Nbd2	d5
4.	e3	c5
5.	c3	Be7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nc6
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	e4	Qc7
10.	exd5	exd5
11.	Nb3	Bb6
12.	Bg5	Ne4
13.	Bh4	Bg4
14.	h3	Bh5
15.	g4	Bg6
16.	Kg2	Rae8
17.	Rc1	Qf4
18.	Nbd4	f5
19.	Bg3	Nxg3
20.	fxg3	Qd6
21.	gxf5	Bc7
22.	Ne2	Rxe2+
23.	Qxe2	Qxg3+
24.	Kh1	Qxh3+
25.	Nh2	Bh5
26.	Qc2	Ne5
27.	Be2	Bxe2
28.	Qxe2	Ng4
29.	Rf3	Qh4
30.	f6	Bxh2
31.	f7+	Kh8
32.	Kg2	Qg5
33.	Rh1	Bf4
34.	Kf1	Ne3+
35.	Ke1	Qg6
36.	Rhf1	Qb1+
37.	Kf2	Qe4
38.	Ke1	g5
39.	Rxe3	Bxe3
40.	Rf3	Bf4
41.	Rd3	Rxf7

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Black to move and mate in 5.

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Analysis of FLchessplayer (2158) vs. jzhong34 (1766)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	exd5	Qxd5
3.	Nc3	Qd6
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	h3	a6
6.	Nf3	Bf5
7.	Bd3	Bxd3
8.	Qxd3	Nc6
9.	O-O	e6
10.	Re1	Be7
11.	Ne4	Nxe4
12.	Qxe4	O-O-O
13.	c3	Bf6
14.	b4	Qd5
15.	Qe2	h5
16.	a4	g5
17.	b5	Nb8
18.	Ne5	Bxe5
19.	dxe5	g4
20.	Bg5	gxh3
21.	gxh3	Rhg8
22.	h4	Qc5
23.	Rac1	a5
24.	Qxh5	Nd7
25.	Qe2	Nb6
26.	Kf1	Rd5
27.	c4	Rd4
28.	Red1	Nxa4
29.	Rxd4	Qxd4
30.	Qf3	Nc5
31.	Qxf7	Rh8
32.	Qg7	Re8
33.	Be3	Qd3+
34.	Kg1	Nb3
35.	Re1	Nd4
36.	Bxd4	Qxd4
37.	h5	Qd8
38.	Kf1	Rg8
39.	Qh7	Qg5
40.	Rd1	Kb8
41.	Qe4	Qxh5
42.	Rd4	b6
43.	Rd3	Qh2
44.	Ke2	Rf8
45.	Qe3	Qh5+
46.	Kd2	Qh4
47.	Ke2	Qxc4
48.	Qh6	Rf5
49.	Qh8+	Kb7
50.	Qh2	Qc2+
51.	Rd2	Qe4+
52.	Kd1	Rxe5
53.	Kc1	Rc5+
54.	Kb2	Qb4+
55.	Ka2	Qxd2+
56.	Ka3	Rc3+

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Sunday, August 21, 2016

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1174 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of PITCHUS (1874) vs. yoshi (1689)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	e6
4.	c4	c5
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	d4	Bd6
8.	Nc3	cxd4
9.	Nxd4	Be5
10.	Nb3	d4
11.	Nb5	O-O
12.	Bxc6	bxc6
13.	Nb5xd4	Bh3
14.	Re1	Qb6
15.	Nf3	Ng4
16.	e3	h6
17.	Nxe5	Nxe5
18.	Qh5	Rfe8
19.	Qxh3	Nf3+
20.	Kf1	Qa6+
21.	Re2	Rad8
22.	Bd2	Nxd2+
23.	Nxd2	Rxd2
24.	Rae1	Rxb2
25.	Qg4	Rxa2
26.	Kg2	Rxe2

Sunday, August 14, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1705) vs. klecy (1059), 180+2


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Bg5	d6
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Be2	b6
8.	O-O	Bb7
9.	Qc2	Re8
10.	Rfd1	e5
11.	dxe5	dxe5
12.	Nd5	c5
13.	Nxf6+	Bxf6
14.	Bxf6	Qxf6
15.	Rxd7	Qc6
16.	Rad1	e4
17.	Ng5	Bc8
18.	Rxf7	Be6
19.	Rxh7	Rad8
20.	Qc3	Rd4
21.	Rxd4	Bf7
22.	Rd8

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;