Black to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1624) vs. john2001plus (1773)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng4 f5 12. Ne3 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Nc2 c5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. b3 Qe7 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qd6 Rfd8 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Kf1 Ng4 21. h3 Ne5 22. Ke1 g5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Kf7 26. Kd2 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. e3 Nd3 29. exf4 Nxf2 30. Ne3 Kf6 31. Kc3 Nd3 32. a3 Nxf4 33. b4 Ke5 34. bxc5 Nd3 35. Bf1 Kf4 36. Bxd3 Kxe3 37. Bc2 e5 38. Bd1 Kf2 39. h4 e3 40. Kb4 Bf3 41. Bxf3 Kxf3 42. c6 e2 43. c7 e1=Q+ 44. Kc5 Qe3+ 45. Kc6 Qe4+ 46. Kd7 Qxc4

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john2001plus (1827) vs. sirminkdeadly (1269)

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 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. e5 dxe5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. e6 Nc5 10. exf7+ Kxf7 11. O-O Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Rd4 Nxc3 15. Ng5+ Kf6 16. Bxg4 e5 17. Nxh7+ Kg7 18. Nxf8 exd4 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Ne6+ Kf7 21. Nxd4

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Analysis of Journeytosomewhere (1621) vs. john2001plus (1834), 15+10

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. c3 f6 11. Be2 fxe5 12. fxe5 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rxf3 14. Bxf3 Qb4+ 15. Nc3 Nxd4 16. O-O Nxe5 17. Nxd5 Nexf3+ 18. gxf3 exd5 19. a3 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qc3 21. Rc1 Qxc1 22. Qxd4 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Be6 24. Rg1 Qh6 25. f4 Rf8 26. Qe5 Qf6 27. Qc7 Bf5 28. h3 Be4+ 29. Kh2 Qd4 30. Rg2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Qxf4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1892) vs. NJPanda (1860)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. a3 Bd6 13. O-O Bxf4 14. exf4 b6 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qc2+ Kg8 17. Qxc6 Ba6 18. Rfe1 Qh4 19. Nf3 Qxf4 20. Qxd5 Rad8 21. Qe5 Qg4 22. h3 Qg6 23. Nh4 Qc6 24. Rac1 Qd5 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Rc7 Rd2 27. Ree7 Rxb2 28. Ng6 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Nf8+ Kh6 32. Rxc8

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Analysis of fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Be2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. Rac1 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. f3 Ne5 16. Nxe6 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 fxe6 18. Bxe6+ Kh8 19. Bxc8 Qxc8 20. Nb5 Nc6 21. Qc4 Ba6 22. Rc1 Qe8 23. a4 Na5 24. Qe6 Bxb5 25. axb5 Bc5 26. Qxe8+ Nxe8 27. Kf2 Nd6 28. Rd1 Kg8 29. Be5 Nxb5 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Rd7+ Ke6 32. Rxg7 Kxe5 33. Rxh7 Nxb3 34. g4 a5 35. g5 a4 36. f4+ Ke4 37. g6 Bxe3+ 38. Kg2 Bd4 39. g7 Bxg7 40. Rxg7 a3 41. Re7+ Kxf4 42. Rf7+ Ke4 43. Rf2 Nc3 44. h4 a2 45. Rxa2 Nxa2 46. h5 Kf5

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Analysis of john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)

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 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Ne6 Qa5 13. Nxf8 Kxf8 14. a3 Qc7 15. b4 Ne5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Qxc4 20. Rc1 Qb3 21. Bd4 f6 22. Rc7 Rd8 23. h4 Ke8 24. Kh2 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Qc1 Bd7 27. Qh6 Bc8 28. Qxh7 Qc2 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Bb6

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Analysis of john2001plus (1841) vs. Yeetyeet21 (1218)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Qe7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 Na5 13. Bd3 g5 14. Nxg5 Nxe4 15. Nf3 Ng5 16. Ne5 Be8 17. Qh5 Qf6 18. Ng4 Qg7 19. Nxh6+ Kh8 20. Bxg5

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White to play and draw

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O d6 11. a4 a5 12. Rab1 Nd7 13. Qb3 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Qg5 15. g3 e5 16. d5 Nc5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Be2 Bc8 19. Rfd1 Bd7 20. Ra1 Rae8 21. Nb3 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Bf1 f4 25. exf4 Rxf4 26. Bg2 Rff8 27. Re1 a4 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qxc3 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Qe7 Rg8 34. Ne6 a3 35. Ng5 h6 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ g6 38. Qh4 Qd2 39. Qe7 Rg7 40. Qf8 g5 41. Qh8+ Kg6 42. Qxh6+ Kxf7 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. Qc8+ Ke7 45. Qxc7+ Kf6 46. Qxd6+ Kf7 47. Qe6+ Kf8 48. Qc8+ Ke7 49. Qc7+ Kf6 50. Qd6+

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O d6 11. a4 a5 12. Rab1 Nd7 13. Qb3 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Qg5 15. g3 e5 16. d5 Nc5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Be2 Bc8 19. Rfd1 Bd7 20. Ra1 Rae8 21. Nb3 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Bf1 f4 25. exf4 Rxf4 26. Bg2 Rff8 27. Re1 a4 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qxc3 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Qe7 Rg8 34. Ne6 a3 35. Ng5 h6 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ g6 38. Qh4 Qd2 39. Qe7 h5 40. Ng5+ Kh6 41. h4 Rg7 42. Qf8 Qxg5 43. Qh8+ Rh7 44. hxg5+ Kxg5 45. Qf8 Rf7 46. Qxf7 Kh6 47. Qg8 g5 48. f4 gxf4 49. gxf4 h4 50. f5 h3+ 51. Kxh3 Kh5 52. Qg6#

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Black to play and draw

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Analysis of Coupra (2034) vs. John2001plus (1826)

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

(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. Bxh6 Qxb2 9. Nbd2 gxh6 10. Rb1 Qxa2 11. O-O Bb4 12. Ra1 Qb2 13. Rb1 Qa2 14. Nb3 Na5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qd3 Qa4 18. Nc5+ Bxc5 19. dxc5 Rac8 20. Rfc1 b6 21. cxb6 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 axb6 23. Qc3 Qc4 24. Qb2 Qb3 25. Qd4 Qb5 26. h3 Nc4 27. Nh4 Rg8 28. Kh2 Qb2 29. Rxc4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 b5 31. Rb4 Rb8 32. Nf3 Kc6 33. Rb2 b4 34. Nd2 Kc5 35. Kg3 Kd4 36. f4 Kc3 37. Ra2 b3 38. Nxb3 Rxb3 39. Ra7 Kd4+ 40. Kg4 Rb2 41. g3 h5+ 42. Kxh5 Rb3 43. Kg4 Ke4 44. Rxf7 d4 45. Rxh7 d3 46. Rd7 Rb4 47. Ra7 d2 48. Ra1 Ke3 49. Kg5 Ke2 50. Kf6 Ra4 51. Rh1 Ra3 52. Kxe6 Rxg3 53. f5 Rxh3 54. Rxh3 d1=Q 55. f6 Qa4 56. f7 Qc4+ 57. Ke7 Qb4+ 58. Kf6 Qf4+ 59. Kg6 Qe4+ 60. Kf6 Qf4+ 61. Ke6 Qc4+

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