Black to play for a draw

ICC tourney 1429 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
IAlwaysWin (1575) vs. john2001plus (1697)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 c6 13. Bb2 a5 14. Bc3 axb4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. c5 b5 17. Ra5 Rxa5 18. bxa5 Ba6 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Bb4 f6 21. Bh3 e5 22. Rd1 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Ra1 Qf5 25. a6 Nxg3 26. Qxf5 Nxf5 27. dxe5 fxe5 28. a7 Ra8 29. Nxe5 Bf6 30. f4 Nd4 31. Ra6 Nxe2+ 32. Kf2 Nxf4 33. Nxc6 Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Nxb4 35. Nxb4 Be7 36. Nd3 Kf7 37. Kd2 d4 38. Kc2 Ke8 39. Kb3 Kd8 40. Kb4 Kc8 41. Kxb5 Kb7 42. Rb6+ Kxa7 43. Ra6+ Kb7 44. Rxa8 Kxa8 45. Kc4 Bf6 46. Nb4 g5 47. Kd5 Kb7 48. Ke4 h5 49. c6+ Kc8 50. Kf5 Bd8 51. h3 g4 52. hxg4 hxg4 53. Kxg4 Kc7 54. Kf3 Kd6 55. Ke4 Kc5

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Black to play.

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Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)

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. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Qd8 11. a3 Be7 12. g3 O-O 13. Kg2 Bd7 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. h4 f6 16. h5 fxe5 17. dxe5 h6 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Nxd5 Qd8 20. Nc3 Ncd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bd3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Bc6+ 24. Kh3 Bxh1 25. cxd4 Bc6 26. Bc2 Bg5 27. Qg4 Qxd4 28. Qxe6+ Rf7 29. Rd1 Qxf2 30. Rd5 Qf1+ 31. Kg4 Qe2+ 32. Kh3 Qxh5+ 33. Kg2 Bxf4 34. gxf4 Qe2+ 35. Kg3 Qe3+ 36. Kg2 Qd2+

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White to play

ICC tourney 1425 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1702) vs. BotanicalKnight (1500)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Bc4 e6 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1 Bd7 9. d4 O-O-O 10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Bxe6 Bxe6 12. Qxe6+ Qxe6 13. Rxe6 Be7 14. Ne5 Rd6 15. Rxd6 cxd6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nf7 Rf8 18. Nxd6+ Kb8 19. Nxf5 Nxd4 20. Ne3

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Black to play and win

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Analysis of MrNice (1808) vs. Sherlocked (1679)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bf4 Bf5 6. Bxb8 Rxb8 7. Nbd2 e6 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Nd2 Bg6 10. e3 Bd6 11. Be2 O-O 12. Bh5 Qh4 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. h4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. O-O-O a5 19. a4 b5 20. axb5 a4 21. bxc6 a3 22. Nd4 Rxb2 23. Rd2 Rfb8 24. Rc2 Be5 25. Rf1 Bxd4 26. cxd4 Qd6 27. Qd3 Qb4 28. Qc3 a2 29. Qxb4 a1=Q+ 30. Kd2 Rxc2+ 31. Kxc2 Qa2+ 32. Kc3 Rxb4 33. Kxb4 Qc4+ 34. Ka5 Qxf1 35. Kb6 Kf7 36. c7 Qc4 37. Kb7 Qb5+ 38. Ka7 Qc6 39. Kb8 Qb6+ 40. Kc8 Ke7 41. f3 Qa7 42. e4 Qa8#

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1421 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Taechess (1741) vs. john2001plus (1697)

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. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. Na4 Qa5+ 10. Kf1 Bd7 11. g3 Ncxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxa4 13. b3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc6 15. Be3 b6 16. Kg2 Bc5 17. Qf4 Bxe3 18. fxe3 d4+ 19. Bf3 Qd2+ 20. Kh3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 O-O 22. exd4 Qxd4 23. Rhe1 Rac8 24. Rad1 Qc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. Rd7 a5 27. Rb7 Rc2 28. Rxb6 Rxa2 29. Re4 Ra8 30. Rb7 g6 31. Rf4 Rf8 32. Re4 h5 33. g4 Rd8 34. gxh5 Rd3+ 35. Kh4 Rxh2+ 36. Kg5 Rxh5+ 37. Kg4 Rh7 38. Rb8+ Kg7

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White to play and win

ICC tourney 1421 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of ThePontiff (1371) vs. john2001plus (1689)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 g5 5. Bg3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. e3 Bg7 8. Bd3 d6 9. c3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 Re8 12. Re1 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bc4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Rad1 c6 19. Bb3 Bd5 20. c4 Be6 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Kf1 b5 23. cxb5 Bxb3 24. axb3 cxb5 25. Ke2 f5 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Kxd1 f4 28. exf4 exf4 29. Bh2 Bxb2 30. Kc2 Bd4 31. f3 Kf7 32. Kd3 Bc5 33. Ke4 Ke6 34. g3 Bd6 35. gxf4 Bxf4 36. Bxf4 gxf4 37. b4 Kd6 38. Kxf4 Kd5 39. Ke3 Kc4 40. f4 Kxb4 41. Kd4 Ka4 42. f5 b4 43. f6 b3 44. Kc3 Ka3 45. f7 b2 46. f8=Q+ Ka2 47. Qf2

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White to play and draw

ICC tourney 1414 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1744) vs. CL123789 (1488)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bd2 d6 7. Qc2 c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. d5 Bf5 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Qb4 b6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Rc1 Nb7 16. O-O Nc5 17. Bb1 h5 18. Rfe1 Ng4 19. Nf3 a5 20. Qa3 Qc7 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Qb7 23. Bc3 Nf6 24. Nd4 Nxd5 25. Nc6 Nxc3 26. Nxe7+ Kh8 27. Rxc3 Bxc3 28. Qxc3+ Kh7 29. Nxc8 Qxc8 30. Qf6 Ne6 31. Bxg6+ fxg6 32. Qxe6 Qxe6 33. Rxe6 Rc8 34. g3 Rc5 35. Rxd6 Rxb5 36. Rd2 Kg7 37. f4 Kf6 38. Kf2 g5 39. Ke3 gxf4+ 40. gxf4 Kf5 41. b3 h4 42. h3 Rc5 43. Rd3 b5 44. Kf3 b4 45. Ke3 Rb5 46. Rd8 Rc5 47. Rf8+ Kg6 48. Rh8 Rc3+ 49. Ke4 Rxh3 50. f5+ Kf7 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Ra7 Rh1 53. Ke5 h3 54. Ra8+ Kh7 55. Ra7+ Kh6 56. Ra6+ Kh5 57. Kf4 h2 58. Kg3 Kg5 59. Kg2 Ra1 60. Kxh2 Rxa2+ 61. Kg3 Kxf5 62. Kf3 Ra3 63. Ke2 Rxb3 64. Rxa5+ Ke4 65. Kd2 Rb2+ 66. Kc1 Rf2 67. Rh5 Kd3 68. Rh3+ Kc4 69. Kb1 b3 70. Rh8 Kc3 71. Rc8+ Kb4 72. Rb8+ Ka3 73. Ra8+ Kb4 74. Rb8+ CHECK!

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