What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1734) vs. JimJacket (1600)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. h3 a6 10. a4 Re8 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. Be2 Rb8 15. a5 Bd7 16. Be3 c4 17. Bb6 Qc8 18. f4 Nd3 19. Bxd3 cxd3 20. Qf3 Bb5 21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Qxd3 Nd7 23. Rac1 Nc5 24. Qxb5 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Be3 26. Rxc5 Bxc5 27. Rc1 f6 28. b4

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What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of fiddler (1868) vs. john2001plus (1843)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bf4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. a3 Ngxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. e3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 d6 12. Qd4 O-O 13. Be2 b6 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qd5 c6 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. Bf3 Rfd8 18. Qc3 Rd3 19. Qb4 c5 20. Qb5 Bd7 21. Qa6 Bc8 22. Qb5 Rb8 23. Bd5 a6 24. Qa4 b5 25. Qc2 Bf5 26. e4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 Rd4 28. Qe2 Be6 29. Bxe6 Qxe6 30. O-O Rbd8 31. Rfd1 Qb3 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. f3 g6 34. h4 Rc4 35. Rd1 Rc2 36. Rd2 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Qb6 38. Rd5 c4 39. Qd2 Rb1 40. Qc2 Qg1+ 41. Kg3 Qe1+ 42. Kh3 Rc1 43. Qd2 Qh1+ 44. Kg3 h5 45. Rxe5 Rg1 46. Re8+ Kh7 47. Re7 Kg7 48. e5 Rd1 49. Qe2 Rd4 50. Kf2 Qxh4+ 51. Ke3 Rd3+ 52. Qxd3 Qg5+

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Black to play and win.

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Analysis of fiddler (1877) vs. john2001plus (1400)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qxf6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 d6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qc3 d5 15. Rd2 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Rac8 17. b4 e5 18. Rdd1 dxc4 19. a4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 e4 21. Bxe4 Ne5 22. Rd4 Rxd4 23. exd4 Qf4 24. Bd5 Nd3 25. Rf1 Qg5 26. Be4 Nf4 27. Re1 Nd5 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Re7 Qd6 30. Rxa7 Qg6 31. g3 Qd3 32. Qc1 c3 33. Re7 c2 34. Re1 Qxd4 35. b5 Qxa4 36. Qb2 Rd8 37. Kg2 Qa8+ 38. Kh3 Qc8+ 39. Kg2 Rd1

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White to play and win

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Analysis of BDRichardson (1258) vs. Squawk75 (1128)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 exd5 8. Re1+ Be7 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne5 c4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. d4 Ra7 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh5+ Kd7 18. Qf5+ Kc7 19. Re6 Qd7 20. Rae1 Re8 21. Qxh7 Kb6 22. Qf5 Qd8 23. b3 c3 24. Qd3 Bb4 25. Rxe8 Qd6 26. Re1e6 Qf4 27. g3 Qd2 28. Qf5 Rc7 29. Rb8+ Ka5 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Qxd5+ Rc5 32. Qd8+

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Black to play and draw.

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Analysis dogeandpika4life (1644) vs. john2001plus (1842)

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

(black to move) 1. a3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Ba6 O-O 13. O-O Bf5 14. Qd4 Qe7 15. Bb7 Rad8 16. Qa4 Qe5 17. g3 Qxc3 18. Ra2 Bd3 19. Rd1 Bb5 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Rb8 22. a4 Rxb7 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Ra6 b4 25. Rc4 b3 26. Bb2 Rd8 27. Kg2 Rb4 28. Rc1 c5 29. Rxa7 c4 30. Rd1 f6 31. Ra6 Rc8 32. Raxd6 c3 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Kf7 35. Bxc3 b2 36. Bxb2 Rxb2 37. Rd7+ Kg6 38. g4 Rb4 39. Kg3 h6 40. h4 Kh7 41. h5 Rc4 42. f4 Re4 43. Kf3 Rb4 44. Rd4 Rb5 45. Ke4 Kg8 46. Rd8+ Kf7 47. Rd7+ Kf8 48. Rd5 Rb3 49. Rd3 Rb5 50. Rd5 Rb3 51. Ra5 Kf7 52. Ra7+ Kf8 53. Kf5 Rxe3 54. Kg6 Re4 55. Rf7+ Ke8 56. Rxg7 Rxf4 57. Kxh6 Kf8 58. Rg6 Kf7 59. Kh7 Rb4 60. h6 Rc4 61. Rg7+ Kf8 62. Kh8 Rc5 63. Kh7 Rc4 64. Rg6 Kf7 65. Rg8 Rd4 66. Kh8 Rc4 67. Rg7+ Kf8 68. Kh7 Rd4 69. g5 fxg5 70. Rg8+ Kf7 71. Rxg5 Rf4 72. Rg7+ Kf8 73. Rg8+ Kf7 74. Rg7+ Kf8 75. Rg1 Kf7 76. Ra1 Rf3 77. Ra7+ Kf8 78. Kg6 Rg3+ 79. Kf6 Rf3+

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Black to play and win.

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Analysis of putz (1832) vs. john2001plus (1871)

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. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. b3 Be7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nbd2 b6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. a3 Rc8 11. f4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Re1 Qc7 16. c4 f5 17. exf6 e.p. Bd6 18. fxg7 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qxg7 20. Qh5 Bc7 21. Qh3 Qg6 22. Kg1 Bg3 23. Re3 Bf2+ 24. Kh2 Rf5 25. Rf1 Bxe3 26. Qxe3

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What is the strongest line for Black?

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of chessrani (1358) vs. yoshi (1691)

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. exf6 Nxf6 8. b4 c4 9. Bg5 Ne4 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Bxc4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. O-O e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bd4 Qh5 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Nf3 Bg4 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Nh4 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qxh4+ 24. Kg1 Bf3 25. Qe2 Rh6 26. Qe6+ Rxe6 27. Bf5 Rh6 28. Bh3 Qxh3 29. gxh3 Rxh3

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	- Knight