Wednesday, September 19, 2018

What is the strongest line for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Madrigal vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Bb4+
6.Bd2Be7
7.Nc3O-O
8.O-Oc6
9.e4d5
10.Ne5dxc4
11.Nxc4Qxd4
12.Ne3Rd8
13.Bc1Qxd1
14.Nexd1Na6
15.a3Nc5
16.Bg5h6
17.Bf4Ba6
18.e5Nd5
19.Re1Nd3
20.Nxd5cxd5
21.Re3g5
 

Mate in 7

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. godzilla47
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4Bf5
3.cxd5Bxb1
4.Rxb1e6
5.dxe6fxe6
6.Nf3Nf6
7.Qb3Nd5
8.Qxb7Nd7
9.e4Nd5b6
10.Qc6Bb4+
11.Bd2Bxd2+
12.Nxd2O-O
13.Qxe6+Kh8
14.Bd3Re8
15.Qh3g6
16.O-ONf6
17.Nf3Nh5
18.Rfd1Nf4
19.Qg4Nxd3
20.Rxd3Nc4
21.b3Na3
22.Rbd1c6
23.Ne5Qf6
24.Rf3Qg7
25.Rf7Qh6
26.Qf3Qg5
27.Rd7Rf8
28.Nf7+Rxf7
29.Qxf7Qh6
30.Qf6+Kg8
31.Qe6+Kh8
32.Qe5+Kg8
33.d5c5
34.d6Qf8
35.Rd3Re8
36.Rg7+Qxg7
37.Qxe8+Qf8
38.d7Kg7
39.Qxf8+Kxf8
40.d8=Q+
 

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Mate in 9

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c6
5.e3Bb4
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4O-O
8.O-ONbd7
9.Re1Bxc3
10.bxc3h6
11.e4Nb6
12.Bd3Bd7
13.Bc2a6
14.e5Nfd5
15.Qd3f5
16.exf6 e.p.Nxf6
17.Ne5Nbd5
18.Bxh6gxh6
19.Qg6+Kh8
20.Qxh6+Kg8
21.Rad1Qe7
22.Rd3Rf7
23.Rh3Nh7
24.Nxf7Qf6
25.Rg3+Ng5
26.Rxg5+Kxf7
27.Qh7+Ke8
28.Rg8+Qf8
29.Rxf8+Kxf8
30.Bg6Be8
31.Rxe6Bxg6
32.Rxg6Ne7
33.Qh8+Ng8
34.Rg7Ke8
35.Qxg8#
 

Monday, September 3, 2018

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Alexander Netipanov
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bf4Nf6
6.e3h6
7.Rc1Ne4
8.Bd3Nxc3
9.bxc3Ba5
10.O-OO-O
11.e4dxe4
12.Bxe4Ne7
13.Qd2c6
14.Bxh6f5
15.Bd3gxh6
16.Qxh6Rf7
17.Ng5Rg7
18.Nxe6Bxe6
19.Qxe6+Kh7
20.Bxf5+Nxf5
21.Qxf5+Kh6
22.Rce1Rg6
23.Re3Qg5
24.Rh3+Kg7
25.Qd7+Kf8
26.Rg3Qh5
27.Re1Rxg3
28.Qe7+Kg8
29.hxg3Rf8
30.Re5Qf7
31.Rg5+Kh8
32.Qe5+Qf6
33.Qxf6+Rxf6
34.Rxa5
 

Black to play

Columbus Chess Club, Lewellen Chapel
Analysis of Steve Salo vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-5
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.Nc3cxd4
4.Qxd4Nc6
5.Qc4d5
6.Qd3e5
7.Bg5d4
8.Ne4Nxe4
9.Bxd8Bb4+
10.c3dxc3
11.O-O-Ocxb2+
12.Kxb2Nxf2
13.Qg3Nxd1+
14.Kc1Be6
15.Qxg7Rf8
16.Bh4Ne3