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Analysis of Joseph_Truelson (1967) vs. john2001plus (1711)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 O-O 9. b4 a5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. c3 Nd7 12. Nb3 axb4 13. cxb4 Bf6 14. Nfd4 Ba6 15. Re1 Ne5 16. Be3 Nd3 17. Nxc6 Qc7 18. Nbd4 Nxe1 19. Qxe1 Rfe8 20. Qd2 Bc4 21. a4 Bb5 22. Bf4 Qxc6 23. Nxc6 Bxa1 24. axb5 Ra2 25. Qd1 Bc3 26. b6 Ra1 27. Qxa1 Bxa1 28. h4 Bc3 29. b7 Bxb4 30. b8=Q Rxb8 31. Nxb8 Bxc5 32. Nd7 Bd4 33. Be5 Ba7 34. Kf1 f6 35. Bc3 Kf7 36. Bb4 Ke6 37. Nc5+ Ke5 38. Ke2 Kd4 39. Nd3 Kc4 40. Bf8 g6 41. Be7 f5 42. Bg5 Bd4 43. Be3 Bf6 44. Bg5 Bg7 45. f3 Kd4 46. h5 gxh5 47. Nf4 Be5 48. Nxh5 Kc3 49. Bd2+ Kd4 50. Bf4 Bh8 51. Ng3

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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 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Nc5 12. Bc2 d4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Nf3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 h6 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. Nd4 Bd5 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. Bb1 Rac8 21. Bf5 Ne6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Be6+ Kh7 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc6 a5 27. Bb6 a4 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Bxc7 Kg6 30. g4 Bc5 31. Kg2 Kf7 32. f4 h5 33. h3 hxg4 34. hxg4 Ke7 35. Kf3 Kd7 36. Bd6 Bxd6 37. exd6 Kxd6 38. Ke3 g6 39. Kd4 b4 40. f5 gxf5 41. gxf5 b3 42. a3

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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 a b c d e f g h -3

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 Qa5 7. Bd2 a6 8. e4 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. a4 Qc7 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. a5 Re8 13. O-O Bxh3 14. e5 Qg4 15. Ne1 dxe5 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Ng5 Qf5 20. Nce4 Nbd7 21. f4 Nxe4 22. Bg4 Qxg4+ 23. Qxg4 Nxd2 24. Rfd1 Nf6 25. Qh4 Nb3 26. Ra3 Nd4 27. fxe5 Nh5 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 h6 30. Nf3 Ng3 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. Qb6 Rab8 33. e6 f6 34. Nd4 Nd6 35. Ra4 f5 36. c5 Bxd4 37. Rxd4 Nb5 38. Rb4 g5 39. d6 exd6 40. Rxb5 axb5 41. cxd6 Rxe6 42. a6 f4 43. a7 Rf8 44. Qxb7 Rxd6 45. a8=Q Rxa8 46. Qxa8+ Kf7 47. Qb7+ Kf6 48. Qxb5 g4 49. Qb4 Ke5 50. Qc5+ Rd5 51. Qe7+ Kf5 52. Qf7+ Ke4 53. Qg6+ Ke3 54. Qe6+ Kd4 55. Qxh6

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 f6 7. b4 fxe5 8. bxc5 Qa5 9. Bd2 e4 10. Ng5 Nf6 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O b6 13. cxb6 axb6 14. f3 h6 15. Nh3 Bd6 16. fxe4 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. e5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Bd3 Bd7 21. Nf4 Ba4 22. Qe2 Bxf4 23. Bxf4 Qh5+ 24. Qxh5 Nxh5 25. g3 g5 26. Bd6 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Rd8 28. Be5 Rf8 29. Be2 Nf6 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Kg2 e5 32. Nd2 d4 33. cxd4 exd4 34. Rf1 Bc6+ 35. Bf3 Re6 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. Nf3 Rc2+ 38. Rf2 d3 39. g4 Rc3 40. a4 Ra3 41. Rd2 Rxa4 42. Kg3 Ra3 43. Ne5 Ra5 44. Nxd3 Rd5 45. Kf3 b5 46. Ke4 Rd8 47. Rb2 Re8+ 48. Ne5 Rb8 49. Rb4 Kg7 50. Nc6 Rf8 51. Kd5 Rf1 52. Rxb5 Rd1+ 53. Nd4 Rg1 54. Nf5+ Kh7 55. Rb7+ Kg6 56. Rg7+ Kf6 57. Rh7 Rxg4 58. Nxh6 Kg6 59. Rh8 Rh4 60. Ke6 Rxh6 61. Rf8 g4 62. Ke5 Kg5 63. Rf5+ Kh4 64. Kf4 g3 65. Kf3 Kh3 66. Rg5 Rf6+ 67. Ke2 g2 68. Rg7 Kh2 69. Rh7+ Kg1 70. Rg7 Re6+ 71. Kf3 Kf1

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

How does Black save his queen?

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taechess (1458) vs. john2001plus (1695)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nh6 7. Bxh6 Qxb2 8. Be3 Qxa1 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Nb3 Nb4 12. Bb5+ Kd8 13. Nxa1 Nxc2+ 14. Nxc2 Bxe3 15. Nxe3

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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 h g f e d c b a -2

(black to move) 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 g6 13. g4 Ng7 14. f4 Rd8 15. Qf3 Qc5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. b3 Bd7 19. Ne2 Rac8 20. Nd4 a6 21. f5 exf5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Nxf5 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Qc4 Nxd4 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. exd4 Qxd4+

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Options:
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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight