Monday, December 31, 2018

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1592 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1767) vs. weakfish (1318)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.a4Bf5
6.Ne5Nbd7
7.Nxc4e6
8.f3Be7
9.e4Bg6
10.Be3O-O
11.Be2h6
12.O-ORc8
13.Qb3Nb6
14.Ne5Bh7
15.a5Nbd7
16.Qxb7Ra8
17.Nxc6Qe8
18.Nxe7+Qxe7
19.e5Nd5
20.Nxd5exd5
21.Qxd5Rab8
22.Bc4Rxb2
23.e6Nf6
24.exf7+Kh8
25.Qe5Qb4
26.Rfc1Bg6
27.Bxh6Bxf7
28.Bxf7Rxf7
29.Rc8+Kh7
30.Qf5+g6
31.Qe6Qxd4+
32.Be3Rxg2+
33.Kxg2Qb2+
34.Bf2Rg7
35.Ra4Nh5
36.Rac4Qd2
37.Qe3Qxa5
38.Qc3Qg5+
39.Rg4Nf4+
40.Kf1Qb5+
41.Qc4Qb1+
42.Qc1Qb5+
43.Rc4Ne6
44.Kg2Re7
45.Rh4+Kg8
46.Rc8+Re8
47.Qc3Ng7
48.Rc5Qe2
49.Rc7Re7
50.Rc8+Re8
51.Qb3+Kf8
52.Rc7Qe6
53.Rh8+Qg8
54.Rxg8#
 

Saturday, December 29, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Schulze vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.d4exd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qe4+Be7
5.f5Nf6
6.Qf4O-O
7.Nf3d5
8.Nc3Bd6
9.Qh4Nb4
10.Kd1Bxf5
11.Bg5Bxc2+
12.Kd2d4
13.Qxd4Bg6
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Rc1c5
16.Qc4Bxh2+
17.Ke3Bg3
18.Nh4Bh5
19.Rh3Re8+
20.Ne4Qd6
21.Rxg3+Qxg3+
22.Nf3f5
23.Kd2Rxe4
24.Qc3Rd8+
 

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Black to play for a winning position

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of KingsBishop (1626) vs. john2001plus (1840)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Bb4
5.e5h6
6.Bd2Bxc3
7.Bxc3Ne4
8.Nf3O-O
9.Bd3Nxc3
10.bxc3c5
11.O-ONc6
12.a3Qa5
13.Qe1c4
14.Be2Qa4
15.Qb1b5
16.Nd2Qa5
17.Qb2Qb6
18.a4b4
19.Nf3bxc3
20.Qxb6axb6
21.Rfb1Bd7
22.Rxb6Rfb8
23.Rxb8+Rxb8
24.a5Ra8
25.h3Rb8
26.a6Na7
27.g4Rb2
28.Bd1Kf8
29.Kf1Ke7
30.Ne1Kd8
31.f4Kc7
32.Kf2Rb6
33.Ke3Bb5
34.Nf3Rxa6
35.Rxa6Bxa6
36.Ng1Nb5
37.Ne2Kb6
38.f5Bc8
39.Kf4Kc7
40.h4Kd8
41.Ng3Ke7
42.Nh5g6
43.fxg6fxg6
44.Nf6g5+
45.hxg5hxg5+
46.Kxg5Nxd4
47.Kg6Nc6
48.Ng8+Kf8
49.Nf6Nxe5+
50.Kh5Bd7
51.g5Be8+
52.Kh6Bg6
53.Be2Kf7
54.Bd1d4
55.Bh5Bxh5
56.Ne4d3
57.cxd3c2
58.Nd6+Ke7
59.Nc8+Kd7
60.Nb6+Kc6