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 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 Na5 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. h3 Nh6 6. d5 b6 7. Bg5 g6 8. Qd2 Nf5 9. g4 Ng7 10. Nc3 d6 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Bd3 Nb7 13. Rhe1 Nc5 14. Bc4 Qc8 15. Nd4 a6 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nge6 18. exd6 cxd6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Nxg5 21. Qxg5 Qxc6 22. Bd5 Qb5 23. a4 Qa5 24. Bc6+ Kd8 25. Rxd6+ Kc7 26. Rxe7+ Kxd6 27. Qf6+ Kc5 28. Re5+ Kd4 29. Qf4#

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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 a b c d e f g h -1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 Na5 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. h3 Nh6 6. d5 b6 7. Bg5 g6 8. Qd2 Nf5 9. g4 Ng7 10. Nc3 d6 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Bd3 Nb7 13. Rhe1 Nc5 14. Bc4 Qc8 15. Nd4 a6 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nge6 18. exd6 cxd6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Nxg5 21. Qxg5 Qxc6 22. Bd5 Qb5 23. Qf4 O-O-O 24. a4 Qa5 25. Rc4+ Kb8 26. Qe3 Rc8 27. b4 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxc4 29. Qxb6+ Ka8 30. Qxa6+ Kb8 31. Rb5+ Kc7 32. Rb7+ Kd8 33. Qa5+ Ke8 34. Qa8+ Rc8 35. Qxc8#

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White to play.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1761) vs. Matthew_McCarthy (1699)

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 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 cxd4 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. Ne5 e6 7. exd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Be7 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Nxe7 Nxe7 17. Qe2 a6 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Rc1 Qd7 20. Rc3 Qd6 21. Rf3 f6 22. Re3 Rd7 23. Be6 Rc7 24. Rd1 Qc5 25. Red3 Rc8 26. Bd7+ Kf8 27. Bxc8

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Analysis of MadPaWnPusheR (1675) vs. john2001plus (1757), 900+10

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nd5 6. e3 Nxf4 7. exf4 Qc7 8. g3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nbd6 Qc7 14. Nxc8 Nd8 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Nxa7

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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 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nd5 6. e3 Nxf4 7. exf4 Qc7 8. g3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Rd1 d5 15. Bg2 a6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qxb7 Ra7 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Qc2 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bb5 21. Bf1 Rc7 22. Qd2 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Qa5 24. a3 Rcb7 25. Rb4 Rxb4 26. cxb4 Qb5 27. Qe2 a5 28. Qxb5 Rxb5 29. Kd2 axb4 30. Rc1 Kf8 31. a4 Rb7 32. b3 Ke7 33. Kd3 Kd6 34. Rc8 f6 35. f3 Rc7 36. Rxc7 Kxc7 37. a5 g6 38. g4 Kc6 39. Kd4 g5 40. fxg5 e5+ 41. Kd3 fxg5 42. Ke3 Kb5 43. Kd3 Kxa5 44. Ke3 Kb5 45. Kd3 Kc5 46. h3 d4 47. Ke4 h6 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. Kd2 e4

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