What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1774) vs. canary2016 (1588)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qb3 b6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. e4 Nxe4 9. Bb5+ Nd7 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bxd7+ Kf8 12. Bc6 Rc8 13. O-O

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Black to play for a strong advantage.

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npiotr (1674) vs. john2001plus (1777)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. a3 a5 10. b3 e5 11. Rd1 exd4 12. Rxd4 Nc5 13. Bb2 Ne6 14. Rdd1 Ng4 15. e3 Bf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Rdd1 Rfe8 21. Nd4 Rad8 22. Bc6 Rf8 23. Nf5 g6 24. Ne7+ Kg7 25. h3 Nc5 26. b4 Ncd7 27. Bg2 axb4 28. axb4 Ne5 29. Rac1 Rfe8 30. Nc6 Nxc6 31. Bxc6 Re5 32. f4 Rxe3 33. Kf2 Rb3 34. b5 Nd7 35. Re1 Kf8 36. Re2 Nb8 37. Bd5 Re8 38. Rce1 Rxe2+ 39. Rxe2 Nd7 40. h4 Nc5 41. Kg2 Na4 42. Bc6 Nc3 43. Re8+ Kg7 44. Re7 Rb2+ 45. Kf3 Nd1 46. Rxc7 h5 47. Bd5 Rb3+ 48. Ke2 Nc3+ 49. Kf2 Nxd5 50. cxd5 Rxb5 51. Rc6 Rxd5

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White to play and win.

Hastings, Hastings
Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rac1 c6 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 Rhc8 20. Qg4 g6 21. Ng5+ Ke8 22. Rxe7+ Kf8 23. Rf7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+ Kh8 25. Rxh7+ Kg8 26. Rg7+ Kh8 27. Qh4+ Kxg7 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Qg8+ Ke7 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33. Qf8+ Qe8 34. Nf7+ Kd7 35. Qd6#

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What is the best continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1300 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1732) vs. ickyquarter (1403)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 h6 8. Bh4 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rc1 Nb8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rfd1 Nbd7 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Bg3 c4 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Nd4 Nc5 19. Nf5 Qe8 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Qe6 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Nb5 Nfe4 24. Nd4 Qf6 25. f3 Nd6 26. b3 Qe5 27. bxc4 Qxe3+ 28. Kf1 dxc4 29. Nf5 Qe5 30. Nxd6 Ba8 31. Bxc4 Ne6 32. Nxf7 Rxf7 33. Re1 Bxf3 34. Rxe5 Be4+ 35. Qf2 Rxf2+ 36. Kxf2

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What is the best continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1300 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1743) vs. Demachaeron (1494)

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. Nc3 Be7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O Bb7 10. e4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e5 Nd5 13. a4 b4 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Bg5 f6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Re1 O-O 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Nxe6 Bxe6 20. Rxe6 Kh8 21. Be4 Bxg5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Bxd5 Ra7 24. Nxg5

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win.

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Chess Analysis Italian Game vs. ?

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nfd2 Bg4 12. Qe1 Qd7 13. Nb3 Bf3 14. Bf4 Qg4 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. gxf3 exf3 17. Kh1 Nxg3+ 18. fxg3 f2 19. Rxf2 Rae8 20. Qf1 Bxf2 21. Nc3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Re3 23. Re1 Rfe8 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. Qg2 Rxg3

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	- Knight

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1297 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of ickyquarter (1415) vs. yoshi (1741)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. Nb3 Ne5 12. Qc1 Nc4 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Bd2 Be6 15. f4 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Be1 Qc6 19. Rf3 d5 20. Nd1 Be4 21. Rf2 d4 22. c3 e5 23. Bd2 a5 24. cxd4 exd4 25. Nxa5 Nxa5 26. Qxc6 Nxc6

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	- Knight

White to play and win.

G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John vs. Bemke, James

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 a6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bb1 h6 18. Qd3 f5 19. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Ne5 Rf7 23. Rfd1 Bd5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Ng6+ Ke8 26. Qg8+ Bf8 27. Re1+ Kd8 28. Qxf7 Qc6 29. Ne5 Qe8 30. Qb7 Rc8 31. Bf5 Rc2 32. Nf7+ Qxf7 33. Qb8+ Rc8 34. Qxc8#

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