Chess Level 05: January 2018

Friday, January 26, 2018

White to play and win.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Peter


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	Bg4
4.	Be3	exd4
5.	Qxd4	Nc6
6.	Qd2	Qf6
7.	Nd4	Nxd4
8.	Bxd4	Qe6
9.	Nc3	c6
10.	f3	Bh5
11.	O-O-O	b5
12.	Nxb5	cxb5
13.	Bxb5+	Ke7
14.	Qg5+	Nf6
15.	e5	h6
16.	exf6+	gxf6
17.	Bxf6+	Qxf6
18.	Rhe1+	Kd8
19.	Qxf6+	Kc7
20.	Qc3+	Kb6
21.	Qc6+	Ka5
22.	c3	a6
23.	b4#

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Peter


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	Bg4
4.	Be3	exd4
5.	Qxd4	Nc6
6.	Qd2	Qf6
7.	Nd4	Nxd4
8.	Bxd4	Qe6
9.	Nc3	c6
10.	f3	Bh5
11.	O-O-O	b5
12.	Nxb5	cxb5
13.	Bxb5+	Ke7
14.	Qg5+	Nf6
15.	Bxf6+	gxf6
16.	Qxh5	Qxa2
17.	Rxd6	Kxd6
18.	Rd1+	Kc7
19.	c4	Ba3
20.	Qxf7+	Kb8
21.	Qxf6	Bxb2+
22.	Qxb2	Qxb2+
23.	Kxb2	Kc7
24.	Rd7+	Kb6
25.	e5	Rad8
26.	f4	Rxd7
27.	Bxd7	Kc7
28.	e6	Rg8
29.	g3	Kd8
30.	c5	Ke7
31.	f5	Rf8
32.	g4	h6
33.	Kc3	a5
34.	c6	Kd8
35.	c7+	Kxc7
36.	e7

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Black to play and win.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analyis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	g3	Bb7
7.	Bg2	d6
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Rc1	c5
10.	a3	Bxc3
11.	Bxc3	Ne4
12.	b4	Nxc3
13.	Rxc3	Qe7
14.	dxc5	dxc5
15.	b5	Rfd8
16.	Rd3	a6
17.	a4	axb5
18.	axb5	e5
19.	Nh4	e4
20.	Rd6	Ne5
21.	Rxd8+	Qxd8
22.	Qc2	Qd4
23.	Rc1	Ra1
24.	Rxa1	Qxa1+
25.	Bf1	g6
26.	e3	g5
27.	Qd2	gxh4
28.	Qd8+	Kg7
29.	Qg5+	Ng6
30.	gxh4	Qd1
31.	Qf5	h6
32.	h5	Nh4
33.	Qe5+	Kh7
34.	Qf4	Qxh5

Black to play and draw.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analyis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	g3	Bb7
7.	Bg2	d6
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Rc1	c5
10.	a3	Bxc3
11.	Bxc3	Ne4
12.	b4	Nxc3
13.	Rxc3	Qe7
14.	dxc5	dxc5
15.	b5	Rfd8
16.	Rd3	a6
17.	a4	axb5
18.	axb5	e5
19.	Nh4	e4
20.	Rd6	Ne5
21.	Rxd8+	Qxd8
22.	Qc2	Qd4
23.	Rc1	Ra1
24.	Rxa1	Qxa1+
25.	Bf1	g6
26.	e3	g5
27.	f4	gxh4
28.	fxe5	hxg3
29.	hxg3	Qxe5
30.	Kg2	Bc8
31.	Qd2	Bg4
32.	Qd8+	Kg7
33.	Qxb6	Bf3+
34.	Kf2	Qh5
35.	Qd6	Qh2+
36.	Ke1	h5
37.	b6	Qb2
38.	Qxc5	Qc1+
39.	Kf2	Qb2+
40.	Kg1	Kg6
41.	Qc6+	f6
42.	b7	Qc1
43.	Qe8+	Kg7
44.	Qd7+	Kg6

Sunday, January 14, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1370 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of BenMates (1522) vs. ickyquarter (1397)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	d6
3.	f4	Nc6
4.	Bb5	e6
5.	Nf3	Nf6
6.	d3	a6
7.	Bxc6+	bxc6
8.	O-O	d5
9.	Qe1	Be7
10.	h3	O-O
11.	g4	Nd7
12.	g5	f6
13.	h4	Qe8
14.	exd5	cxd5
15.	Qxe6+	Qf7
16.	Qxd5	Qxd5
17.	Nxd5	Bd6
18.	Bd2	Bb7
19.	c4	Rfe8
20.	Nc3	Nb6
21.	Rae1	Rxe1
22.	Nxe1	Rd8
23.	Be3	Bf8
24.	Kf2	Kf7
25.	Ke2	Kg6
26.	Nf3	Re8
27.	Kd2	Bd6
28.	b3	Re7
29.	d4	cxd4
30.	Nxd4	Bc5
31.	Nf5	Rd7+
32.	Kc2	Kxf5
33.	Bxc5	Nc8
34.	Be3	Ne7
35.	Ne2	Kg6
36.	Nd4	Be4+
37.	Kc3	Nf5
38.	Nxf5	Bxf5
39.	Bd4	Bh3
40.	Re1	Kf7
41.	a4	Bf5
42.	gxf6	gxf6
43.	b4	Rc7
44.	c5	Bd7
45.	Ra1	Rb7
46.	h5	Bc6
47.	f5	Ke7
48.	Re1+	Kf7
49.	Re6	Bxa4
50.	Rxf6+	Kg8
51.	Rxa6	Bd1
52.	h6	Kf7
53.	Rd6	Ke7
54.	Be5	Bg4
55.	c6	Ra7
56.	Re6+	Kf7
57.	b5	Bd1
58.	b6	Ra3+
59.	Kc4	Ra4+
60.	Kc5	Bb3
61.	b7	Bxe6
62.	fxe6+	Kg6
63.	b8=Q

Saturday, January 13, 2018

White to play and draw.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of umupfumu (1532) vs. wiseone22 (1784)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	d5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	Nf3	O-O
7.	e3	c6
8.	Be2	Bf5
9.	O-O	Nbd7
10.	Qb3	b6
11.	a3	Be6
12.	Qc2	Rc8
13.	Ba6	Rb8
14.	Bf4	b5
15.	Bxb8	Nxb8
16.	Bxb5	cxb5
17.	Nxb5	Bg4
18.	Ne5	Bh5
19.	Nxa7	Qb6
20.	Nac6	Nxc6
21.	Nxc6	Bd6
22.	Ne5	Bxe5
23.	dxe5	Nd7
24.	Qc3	Bg6
25.	Rfd1	Qe6
26.	a4	Nxe5
27.	a5	Be4
28.	Rd4	Qg4
29.	Rxe4	Qxe4
30.	b4	Nc4
31.	b5	Rc8
32.	a6	d4
33.	Qxd4	Qxd4
34.	exd4	Nb6
35.	Kf1	Kf8
36.	a7	Ke7
37.	Ra6	Rc1+
38.	Ke2	Na8
39.	b6	Rb1
40.	Kd3	Rxb6
41.	Rxb6	Nxb6
42.	d5	Kd6
43.	Kd4	f6
44.	f4	g6
45.	g4	h6
46.	h3	f5
47.	gxf5	gxf5
48.	h4	h5
49.	Kc3	Kxd5
50.	Kb4	Kc6
51.	Kb3	Kc5
52.	Kc3	Kd5
53.	Kb4	Ke4
54.	Kb5	Na8
55.	Kc6	Kxf4
56.	Kb7	Ke3
57.	Kxa8	f4
58.	Kb7	f3
59.	a8=Q	f2
60.	Qa6	Kd2
61.	Qf1

What is the strongest line for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1556) vs. dannyfishernw (1309)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	d6
3.	f4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	Bg4
5.	h3	Be6
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	Bc4	Nc6
8.	O-O	e5
9.	fxe5	dxe5
10.	d3	Bd6
11.	Bg5	h6
12.	Bh4	Be7
13.	Qe1	Qb6
14.	b3	Na5
15.	Bxf6	Bxf6
16.	Nd5	Qd8
17.	Rd1	Nxc4
18.	dxc4	Bc6
19.	Qf2	Qa5
20.	a4	Rd8
21.	Nxf6+	gxf6
22.	Nh2	Rxd1
23.	Rxd1	Rg8
24.	Qxf6	Qc7
25.	Ng4	Rg6
26.	Qh8+	Ke7
27.	Nxe5	Rg5
28.	Ng4	Rg6
29.	e5

Monday, January 8, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
silencebrother vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	e5	d6
3.	Nf3	dxe5
4.	Nxe5	Bd6
5.	Nf3	Nf6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	h3	c5
8.	b3	e5
9.	Bb2	e4
10.	Nh2	Bxh2
11.	Rxh2	Qd6
12.	Rh1	Nc6
13.	Nc3	Nd4
14.	d3	Nxe2
15.	Nxe2	exd3
16.	cxd3	Bf5
17.	Bxf6	Qxf6
18.	Rc1	Rad8
19.	Rc3	Rfe8
20.	Kf1	Bxd3
21.	Rxd3	Rxd3
22.	Qc1	Qb2
23.	Qe1	Rxe2
24.	Qxe2	Qb1+
25.	Qe1	Rd1
26.	Ke2	Qd3#

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;