Saturday, February 24, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7Qxg2
22.Rae1d4
23.Qb6Qxf2
24.Rf1Qxd2
25.Qxf6Rxc3+
26.bxc3Qxc3+
27.Ka4Ra8+
28.Kb5Ra5+
29.Kb6Ra6+
30.Kxb7Rxf6
31.Rxf6d3
32.Re8+Kg7
33.Rd6Qb4+
34.Kc7Qc5+
35.Kd7Qa7+
36.Kc8Qa8+
37.Kd7Qa4+
38.Ke7Qa7+
39.Kd8d2
40.h4Qb8+
41.Kd7Qxd6+
42.Kxd6d1=Q+
 

Friday, February 23, 2018

White to play and mate in 4 moves.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1841) vs. Aravindhnath (1443)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+12
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Bb4
6.e3Bd7
7.Bd3h6
8.Bxf6gxf6
9.O-OQe7
10.cxd5Bxc3
11.dxc6Bxc6
12.bxc3Rg8
13.e4O-O-O
14.Rb1Rg7
15.Qc2Rdg8
16.g3f5
17.Ne5fxe4
18.Nxc6bxc6
19.Bxe4Qd6
20.Qa4f5
21.Bxc6Kd8
22.Rb8+Ke7
23.Rxg8Rxg8
24.Qb4f4
25.Re1fxg3
26.fxg3h5
27.d5Qxb4
28.cxb4h4
29.Rxe6+Kf7
30.Be8+Kf8
31.Kg2Rg5
32.Bc6Rg4
33.Rf6+Kg7
34.Rf4Rg5
35.Rxh4Re5
36.Kf2Rf5+
37.Ke2Re5+
38.Kd2Rf5
39.Rg4+Kh8
40.a4Rf2+
41.Kc3Rxh2
42.Rh4+Rxh4
43.gxh4Kg7
44.b5Kh6
45.a5Kh5
46.d6cxd6
47.b6axb6
48.axb6Kxh4
49.b7Kg5
50.b8=QKf5
51.Qxd6Kg5
52.Be4Kg4
53.Qe5Kh4
54.Qf4+Kh5
55.Qg3Kh6
56.Qg6#
 

Sunday, February 11, 2018

White to play.

ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3g6
2.d4Bg7
3.c4f5
4.e4fxe4
5.Ng5c5
6.dxc5Nf6
7.Nc3Qa5
8.Bd2Qxc5
9.Ngxe4Qe5
10.Bd3O-O
11.O-ONc6
12.Re1Qc7
13.Rc1b6
14.Nd5Qd8
15.Ndxf6+exf6
16.Nd6f5
17.c5h5
18.Nxf5gxf5
19.Bc4+Rf7
20.Bxf7+Kxf7
21.Qxh5+Kf8
22.Bg5Bf6
23.Bh6+Bg7
24.Qxf5+Kg8
25.Qg6Qf6
26.Re8+Qf8
27.Qxg7#
 

Friday, February 9, 2018

What is the best move for White?

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Analyiss of John2001plus (1869) vs. E4ofHearts (1524)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3d6
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3Nc6
7.d5Nb4
8.Be2c5
9.e4Qa5
10.O-ONg4
11.Bxe7Re8
12.Bxd6Na6
13.Qd2Qd8
14.Bf4Nc7
15.h3Nf6
16.e5Nd7
17.Qe3Nxe5
18.Bxe5Bxe5
19.Nxe5f6
20.f4Qe7
21.Rad1Na6
22.d6Qg7
23.Qd2fxe5
24.d7Bxd7
25.Qxd7Re7
26.Ne4Rxd7
27.Rxd7Qh6
28.Nf6+Kh8
29.fxe5Rf8
30.e6Nb8
31.Rxb7Nc6
32.Kh2g5
33.Ng4Qg7
34.Rxg7Kxg7
35.Rxf8Kxf8
36.Nf6h6
37.Nd5