Thursday, June 14, 2018

Black to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1860) vs. Coupra (2017)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e3c6
6.Bd3Nbd7
7.O-Oh6
8.Bh4O-O
9.Nbd2b6
10.Qc2Bb7
11.Rfe1Rc8
12.e4dxe4
13.Nxe4Nxe4
14.Bxe7Qxe7
15.Bxe4Nf6
16.Bd3Rfd8
17.Qa4c5
18.Qxa7Ra8
19.Qxb6Bxf3
20.gxf3Rxd4
21.Be4Nxe4
22.Rxe4Qg5+
23.Kf1Rad8
24.Rg4Qf5
25.Rxd4Rxd4
26.Re1Qxf3
27.Qxc5Rd2
28.Kg1Qg4+
29.Kf1Qh3+
30.Kg1Qf3
31.b4h5
32.Qe3Qg4+
33.Kf1Qxc4+
34.Kg1Qxa2
35.b5Rb2
36.b6Qb3
37.Qxb3Rxb3
38.Re5g6
39.Kg2Rxb6
40.Kg3Rb4
41.f3Kg7
42.h3Kf6
43.Ra5g5
44.Kg2e5
45.Kg3h4+
46.Kg2Kf5
47.Ra2f6
48.Re2e4
49.fxe4+Rxe4
50.Rf2+Rf4
51.Re2g4
52.hxg4+Kxg4
53.Re8Rf5
54.Rg8+Rg5
55.Rh8f5
56.Kh2f4
57.Rf8Kf3
58.Kh3Rg1
59.Kh2Rd1
60.Rf7Ke3
61.Kg2h3+
62.Kxh3f3
63.Rf8f2
64.Kg2Rg1+
65.Kh2Ke2
66.Re8+Kd3
67.Rd8+Ke4
68.Re8+Kd5
69.Rd8+Ke6
70.Rf8f1=Q
 

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Black to play for an advantage.

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Analysis of Burnemup (1512) vs. John2001plus (1563)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nh6
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Qa5+
10.Bd2Bb4
11.Bc3b5
12.a3Bxc3+
13.Nxc3b4
14.axb4Qxb4
15.Bb5Bd7
16.Bxc6Bxc6
17.Qd2Rb8
18.Rb1Bb5
19.Nxb5Qxb5
20.Ra1O-O
21.Rxa7Ra8
22.Rxa8Rxa8
23.Qc1h6
24.Kd2Ra4
25.Qc8+Kh7
26.Qc3Rc4
27.Qa3Rb4
 

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1825) vs. fiddler (1735)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3Nbd7
7.cxd5exd5
8.Bd3c5
9.O-Oc4
10.Bc2a6
11.Ne5Bd6
12.a4Qe7
13.Nxd7Bxd7
14.Qf3Bxf4
15.exf4Qd6
16.Rfe1Rfe8
17.Re5Bc6
18.Rae1b5
19.axb5axb5
20.g4b4
21.Rxe8+Rxe8
22.Rxe8+Nxe8
23.Nd1Nf6
24.Ne3b3
25.Bb1Qb4
26.Qe2c3
27.g5Ne8
28.Nxd5c2
29.Bxc2bxc2
30.Nxb4c1=Q+
31.Qf1Qxf1+
32.Kxf1Bf3
 

Saturday, June 9, 2018

White to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1840) vs. Phlegmaman (1835)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c3c5
4.Bf4Nc6
5.e3e6
6.Nbd2Bd6
7.Bxd6Qxd6
8.dxc5Qxc5
9.Bd3e5
10.e4dxe4
11.Nxe4Nxe4
12.Bxe4f5
13.Bxc6+Qxc6
14.Qb3Be6
15.Qb4O-O-O
16.O-Oe4
17.Nd4Qd6
18.Qa5Kb8
19.Rad1b6
20.Nb5Qe7
21.Qa6Bc4
22.Rfe1Rd7
23.Rd4Rxd4
24.Nxd4Bxa6
25.Nc6+Kc7
26.Nxe7g6
27.Nd5+Kd6
28.Nb4Bb7
29.Rd1+Ke6
30.Kf1a5
31.Nc2Ba6+
32.Ke1Bd3
33.Nd4+Ke5
34.g3h5
35.f4+Kf6
36.Nf3Bc2
37.Rd2exf3
38.Rxc2g5
39.fxg5+Kxg5
40.Kf2Rd8
41.Kxf3Rd3+
42.Ke2Rd5
43.Rd2Re5+
44.Kf3h4
45.Rd6hxg3
46.h4+Kh5
47.Kxg3Re1
48.Rf6Rf1
49.a3Rg1+
50.Kf2Rh1
51.Rxf5+Kxh4
52.Ke3
 
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Thursday, June 7, 2018

Black to play and win

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Analysis of mateosh (1991) vs. john2001plus (1848)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Nc3Bd6
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-Oc6
8.Bg5h6
9.Be3Re8
10.Re1Ne4
11.Nd2Qh4
12.g3Nxg3
13.Nf3Qh5
14.fxg3Bg4
15.Kg2Qh3+
16.Kg1Bxg3
17.Bf2Bxf2+
18.Kxf2Rxe1
19.Qxe1Qxf3+
20.Kg1Nd7
21.Qg3Qxg3+
22.hxg3Re8
23.Kf2Nf6
24.Re1Rxe1
 

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

White to play and draw

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Taechess (1693) vs. John2001plus (1715)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+7
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Bd3Bd7
7.Bc2cxd4
8.cxd4Rc8
9.Nc3Nb4
10.O-ONxc2
11.Qxc2Ne7
12.Be3Nf5
13.Rac1Be7
14.a3O-O
15.Qd2Rc4
16.Ne2Rfc8
17.Rxc4Rxc4
18.Rc1Qb3
19.Rxc4Qxc4
20.Ng3Nxg3
21.fxg3Bb5
22.Qc1a5
23.Qxc4Bxc4
24.Nd2b5
25.Kf2b4
26.Nxc4dxc4
27.a4Kf8
28.Ke2b3
29.Bd2Bb4
30.Bxb4+axb4
31.a5c3
32.a6cxb2
33.a7f5
34.a8=Q+Kf7
35.d5b1=Q
36.dxe6+Ke7
37.Qb7+Kxe6
38.Qc6+Kxe5
39.Qc5+Kf6
40.Qd6+Kg5
41.Qe7+Kh6
42.Qe6+g6
43.Qe3+Kh5
44.Qf3+Kg5
45.Qf4+Kf6
46.Qd6+
 

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Black to play and win

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Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1378) vs. john2001plus (1811)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bd3Nf6
5.Bf4Bd6
6.Bxd6Qxd6
7.Nf3O-O
8.c3Re8+
9.Be2Nc6
10.O-OBf5
11.Nbd2Ne4
12.Re1Re7
13.Rc1Rae8
14.Nxe4Bxe4
15.Kf1Qh6
16.h3Qf4
17.Qd2Qf5
18.Qd1Bxf3
19.gxf3Qxh3+
20.Kg1Re6
21.Bd3f5
22.Rxe6Rxe6
23.Bxf5Qxf5
24.Qd2Qxf3
25.Qg5Rg6
 

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Dorfeus911 (1430) vs. john2001plus (1835)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.c4Nf6
5.Nc3Bb4
6.Bd3O-O
7.Nf3Bg4
8.O-Odxc4
9.Bxc4Bxf3
10.Qxf3Qxd4
11.Qxb7Qxc4
12.Qxa8Bd6
13.Qxa7Bxh2+
14.Kxh2Qxf1
15.b3Ng4+
16.Kg3Qd3+
17.Kxg4Qxc3
18.Rb1h5+
19.Kxh5Qe5+
20.Kh4Qe4+
21.Kg3Qxb1