Thursday, September 28, 2017

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of sgolde20 (1273) vs. john2001plus (1781)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bd3Bd6
6.O-OO-O
7.Bg5h6
8.Bxf6Qxf6
9.Nc3c6
10.Re1Bg4
11.Be2Nd7
12.Nd2Bxe2
13.Nxe2Rfe8
14.Nf3Nf8
15.c3Ng6
16.Ng3Nh4
17.Nxh4Qxh4
18.Qd2f5
19.h3Bxg3
20.fxg3Qxg3
21.Rf1Rf8
22.Rf3Qg5
23.Qf2Rae8
24.Rf1g6
25.h4Qg4
26.Rf4Qe2
27.Qg3Qe3+
28.Qxe3Rxe3
29.h5gxh5
30.Rxf5Rxf5
31.Rxf5Re1+
32.Kf2Ra1
33.a3Ra2
34.Rxh5Rxb2+
35.Kf3Kg7
36.Re5Kf6
37.Re3Ra2
38.Kg3Rxa3
 
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Sunday, September 24, 2017

White to play and win.

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Jay_Roy_Hall (1601) vs. john2001plus (1852)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bb5+c6
5.Bd3Nf6
6.Bg5h6
7.Bxf6Qxf6
8.Nf3Bd6
9.Nbd2O-O
10.O-OBg4
11.Be2Nd7
12.Re1Rfe8
13.h3Bh5
14.c3Nf8
15.Nh2Bxe2
16.Rxe2Ne6
17.Ng4Qf4
18.g3Qf5
19.Qb1Qh5
20.Kh2Ng5
21.Rxe8+Rxe8
22.Qf1f5
23.Ne3f4
24.Nf5fxg3+
25.Nxg3Re2
26.Rd1Bxg3+
27.Kxg3Rxd2
28.Rxd2Qf3+
29.Kh2Qf4+
30.Kg1Qxd2
31.h4Nf3+
32.Kh1Qf4
33.Qh3Qxh4
34.Qxh4Nxh4
35.Kh2Nf3+
36.Kg3Ne1
37.b3Nd3
38.a4Nc1
39.b4Ne2+
 

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1312 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of xiaoqixia (1598) vs. mdknight (944)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.f4d6
3.Nf3Nc6
4.Bb5Bd7
5.O-Oa6
6.Bxc6Bxc6
7.d3e6
8.c4g6
9.Nc3Bg7
10.Qc2Ne7
11.Be3O-O
12.d4cxd4
13.Nxd4Bd7
14.Kh1f5
15.Rad1Rc8
16.e5d5
17.cxd5exd5
18.Qb3Bc6
19.Ne6Qd7
20.Nxf8Kxf8
21.Bc5Kg8
22.Bxe7Qxe7
23.Nxd5Bxd5
24.Qxd5+Kh8
25.Qd7Qf8
26.Qe6h5
27.Rd7Kh7
28.Rxb7Re8
29.Qxa6Ra8
30.Qc4Rc8
31.Qb3Rd8
32.a4Qe8
33.a5Qc6
34.Qf7Rg8
35.Rb6Qe8
36.Qxe8Rxe8
37.a6Bf8
38.a7Ra8
39.Rb7+Kh6
40.Rc1h4
41.Rcc7g5
42.Rb8
 

Friday, September 8, 2017

Black to play and mate in 6 moves.

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JoeKempsey (1250) vs. john2001plus (1778)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+11
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Nc3Bd6
6.Be2O-O
7.O-Oc6
8.Re1Re8
9.Bg5h6
10.Bxf6Qxf6
11.Qd2Bg4
12.Rad1Nd7
13.h3Bf4
14.Qd3Bf5
15.Ne4dxe4
16.Qa3exf3
17.Bxf3Bxc2
18.Rxe8+Rxe8
19.Rf1Bb8
20.Rc1Qf4
21.g3Qxc1+
22.Kg2Re1
23.h4Rh1
24.Bd1Qxd1
25.Qe3Qf1+
26.Kf3Bd1+
27.Ke4Nf6+
28.Kf5Bg4#