Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Black to play and draw.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Ritterwald (1467) vs. mbonyce (1417)
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hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4c5
2.Nf3cxd4
3.Nxd4e6
4.g3Nc6
5.Bg2Nf6
6.O-OBe7
7.c3O-O
8.Nd2Rb8
9.Nd2b3Nxd4
10.cxd4d6
11.Bd2b6
12.Rc1Bb7
13.e3Bxg2
14.Kxg2e5
15.Qc2e4
16.Qc7a5
17.Qxd8Rfxd8
18.Rc6d5
19.Rfc1Kf8
20.Be1Ng4
21.h3Nf6
22.a4b5
23.Bxa5bxa4
24.Bxd8Bxd8
25.Nc5Ke7
26.Nxa4Rb4
27.Rc1c2Rxa4
28.Rc8Rb4
29.f3exf3+
30.Kxf3Ne4
31.Rc8c6Nd6
32.h4Rb3
33.Rc6c3Rb4
34.b3h6
35.Rd3g6
36.Rc5Ke6
37.Rc6Bf6
38.Ra6Be7
39.Rc3f5
40.Rd3Kf7
41.Ra4Rb6
42.b4Nc4
43.Rb3Re6
44.Rd3Rb6
45.Ra2Rxb4
46.Rc2Rb6
47.Rcc3Re6
48.Rb3g5
49.Rbc3g4+
50.Kf2Bb4
51.Rb3Bd2
52.Rb7+Kf6
53.Rc7Bxe3+
54.Kg2Bd2
55.Rxc4dxc4
56.Rxd2Rc6
57.Kf2c3
58.Rc2Ke6
59.Ke3Kd5
60.Kd3Rc4
61.Rxc3Rxc3+
62.Kxc3h5
63.Kd3f4
64.gxf4g3
65.Ke3g2
66.Kf2g1=Q+
67.Kxg1Kxd4
68.Kf2Ke4
69.Kg3Kd5
70.Kf3Kd4
71.Kf2Ke4
72.Kg3Kd5
73.Kg2Ke4
74.Kg3
 

Saturday, April 1, 2017

What is the best line for White?

Greenwood, Indiana Chess Club, ?
Analysis of McCorkle, Bob vs. Nelms, Al
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abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bg5Be7
4.e3b6
5.Bd3Bb7
6.Nbd2d5
7.c3Nbd7
8.O-ONe4
9.Bxe7Qxe7
10.Qc2Ndf6
11.c4c6
12.Rac1O-O
13.Ne5Qb4
14.Nxe4Nxe4
15.Bxe4dxe4
16.b3f6
17.Ng4h5
18.Qxe4hxg4
19.Qxe6+Rf7
20.Qxg4Qd6
21.Qf5g6
22.c5Qc7
23.Qxg6+Rg7
24.Qxf6Rf8
25.Qe6+Rff7
26.Qe8+Kh7
27.Qe5Qd7
28.f4Re7
29.Qh5+Kg8
30.Rf3Bc8
31.Re1Qd8
32.Rg3b5
33.Rxg7+Rxg7
34.h3Be6
35.Re2Qd7
36.g4Bf5
37.Kf2Bd3
38.Rd2Be4
39.Qe5Re7
40.Qd6Qxd6
41.cxd6Rd7
42.f5Rxd6
43.Kg3