What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Gorgonops (1559) vs. john2001plus (1836)

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. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Bg4 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 c6 11. Nbd2 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Nbd7 13. c3 Qc7 14. Qb3 Rfe8 15. Kf1 b5 16. a4 a6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Nh2 Bh5 20. Nhf3 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. Qc2 Nd6 23. Qd1 Nc4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Bc2 Nf6 26. Qe2 Nd5 27. Qe5 Bxf3 28. Qxc7 Nxc7 29. gxf3 Kg7 30. Ke2 Nd5 31. Be4 h5 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33. g4 h4 34. Kf1 f5 35. gxf5 Kf6 36. Kg2 Kxf5 37. Kh3 Kf4 38. Kg2 h3+ 39. Kh2 Kxf3 40. Kxh3 Kxf2 41. Kg4 Ke2 42. Kxg5 Kd2 43. Kf5 Kc2 44. Ke5 Kxb2 45. Kxd5 b4 46. Kxc4 bxc3 47. d5 c2 48. d6 c1=Q+ 49. Kd5 Qc8

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of canary2016 (1682) vs. Coupra (2179)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 Nb6 8. a4 a5 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nxc4 O-O 11. Re1 Nbd5 12. e4 Nb4 13. Qb1 b5 14. axb5 cxb5 15. Ne3 Bb7 16. e5 Nfd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd2 b4 19. Qd3 h6 20. Rac1 Ba6 21. Qb1 a4 22. Be3 a3 23. bxa3 bxa3 24. Qa1 Bd3 25. Bd2 Nb4 26. Bxb4 Bxb4 27. Re3 Bh7 28. Rb3 Be7 29. Rc6 a2 30. Rb2 Bb1 31. Rc4 Qa5 32. Rc1 Ba3 33. Rbxb1 axb1=Q 34. Rxb1 Rab8 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Qd1 Qc3 37. h4 Rb2 38. d5 Rc2 39. Kh2 Rxf2 40. dxe6 fxe6 41. Qd8+ Bf8 42. Qa8 Qb2 43. Ng1 Kh7 44. Qe4+ Kg8 45. Qc6 Qxe5 46. Nh3 Rd2 47. Nf4 Qf5 48. Qxe6+ Qxe6 49. Nxe6 Bd6 50. Nf4 Bxf4 51. gxf4 Kf7 52. Kg3 Kf6 53. Be4 Re2 54. Bf3 Rb2 55. Be4 Rb3+ 56. Kg4 Rb4 57. Bf3 g6 58. Kg3 h5 59. Be2 Rd4 60. Bf3 Kf5 61. Be2 Rxf4 62. Bd3+ Ke5 63. Bc2 Rg4+ 64. Kh3 Kf4 65. Bb1 Rg3+ 66. Kh2 Rg4 67. Kh3 Kf3 68. Ba2 Kf2 69. Be6 Rg3+ 70. Kh2 Re3 71. Bf7 Rg3 72. Be6 g5 73. hxg5 Rxg5 74. Bf7 Rf5 75. Bg6 Rg5 76. Bf7 Kf3 77. Kh3 Rg1 78. Bxh5+ Kf4 79. Be2 Rh1+ 80. Kg2 Ra1 81. Bc4 Rc1 82. Bf7 Rc2+ 83. Kf1 Ke3 84. Bh5 Rd2 85. Bg4 Rh2 86. Be6 Kf3 87. Bd5+ Ke3 88. Kg1 Rd2 89. Bc6 Rb2 90. Bd7 Kf4 91. Bc6 Kg3 92. Kf1 Kf4 93. Ke1 Ke3 94. Kd1 Rd2+ 95. Kc1 Kd3 96. Bd7 Kc3 97. Bc6 Rd6 98. Bb5 Rb6 99. Bd7 Rb7 100. Bc8 Rc7 101. Bf5 Rf7 102. Bh3 Rf3 103. Bg2 Rf2 104. Bh3 Rh2

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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 a b c d e f g h +5

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 e6 8. f3 Be7 9. e4 Bg6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Be2 h6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Ne5 Bh7 15. a5 Nbd7 16. Qxb7 Ra8 17. Nxc6 Qe8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Qxd5 Rab8 22. Bc4 Rxb2 23. e6 Nf6 24. exf7+ Kh8 25. Qe5 Qb4 26. Rfc1 Bg6 27. Bxh6 Bxf7 28. Bxf7 Rxf7 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Qf5+ g6 31. Qe6 Qxd4+ 32. Be3 Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Qb2+ 34. Bf2 Rg7 35. Ra4 Nh5 36. Rac4 Qd2 37. Qe3 Qxa5 38. Qc3 Qg5+ 39. Rg4 Nf4+ 40. Kf1 Qb5+ 41. Qc4 Qb1+ 42. Qc1 Qb5+ 43. Rc4 Ne6 44. Kg2 Re7 45. Rh4+ Kg8 46. Rc8+ Re8 47. Qc3 Ng7 48. Rc5 Qe2 49. Rc7 Re7 50. Rc8+ Kf7 51. Rhh8 Re8 52. Qc7+ Qe7 53. Rcxe8 Nxe8 54. Rh7+ Ng7 55. Rxg7+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. KErrNPHX

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 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Ne4 6. e3 Nxd2 7. Nbxd2 c5 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc4 Qf6 14. a3 b5 15. axb4 bxc4 16. bxc5 Bb7 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. exd4 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Kf8 21. Rc1 Re8 22. d6 Rb8 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. d5 Rxb2 25. c6 dxc6 26. dxc6 Ke8 27. c7 Kd7 28. Rxc4 Kc8 29. d7+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 26. Rxc4??

Mate in 6

ICC tourney 1588 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1754) vs. SunKing007 (1290)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nxd5 Qd6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. e3 O-O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O f6 13. d5 Nb4 14. e4 g5 15. a3 Nxd5 16. exd5 h5 17. Nd4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Bg7 19. Qe6+ Qxe6 20. Nxe6 Rd7 21. Nxg7 Rxg7 22. Rfe1 f5 23. Re5 f4 24. Rae1 Kd7 25. Ne4 g4 26. Nf6+ Kd6 27. b4 c5 28. Re6+ Kc7 29. d6+ Kb8 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Ka7 32. bxc5 a5 33. d7 Rxd7 34. Nxd7 Ka6 35. a4 b5 36. c6 bxa4 37. Rb8 a3 38. Rb6+ Ka7 39. Rb7+ Ka6 40. Nc5#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1588 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1754) vs. SunKing007 (1290)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nxd5 Qd6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. e3 O-O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O f6 13. d5 Nb4 14. e4 g5 15. a3 Nxd5 16. exd5 h5 17. Nd4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Bg7 19. Qe6+ Qxe6 20. Nxe6 Rd7 21. Nxg7 Rxg7 22. Rfe1 f5 23. Re5 f4 24. Rae1 Kd7 25. Ne4 g4 26. Nf6+ Kd6 27. b4 c5 28. Re6+ Kc7 29. Ne8+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8 cxb4 31. Re1e7+ Rxe7 32. Rxe7+ Kd6 33. Rxb7 Kxd5 34. Rxb4 Kc5 35. Kf1 f3 36. gxf3 gxf3 37. Ke1 a5 38. Rh4 Kb5 39. Rxh5+ Ka4 40. Kd2 Kxa3 41. Kc3 a4 42. Ra5 Ka2 43. Rxa4+ Kb1 44. Ra3 Kc1 45. Ra1#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1858) vs. aidan1111 (1861)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nbd7 9. Nxd6 e5 10. O-O exd4 11. Nxc8 Rxc8 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Bf5 Rc7 14. Re1 Nxc4 15. Bf4 Re7 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. b3 Nb6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bd6 Qe8 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Rc1 c5 22. Qc2 g6 23. Bh3 Nbd7 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Qe2 Qb8 26. Qe7 Qf4 27. Rd1 Nf8 28. g3 Qh6 29. Rd8 Qg7 30. Qxc5

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win

January 2019 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. tiberian

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 e3 5. Bxe3 d5 6. d4 Bf5 7. Bd3 Qd7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Re1 h6 10. Nf3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O-O 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 d4 14. Bc1 Ng4 15. h3 h5 16. hxg4 hxg4 17. Nd2 Qe6 18. Nf1 Qf7 19. Bd2 e6 20. Re4 Bc5 21. Rxg4 Qh5 22. f3 Rdg8 23. b4 Bb6 24. a4 a6 25. a5 Ba7 26. b5 Qxe5 27. bxa6 Qd5 28. axb7+ Qxb7 29. Rxg7 Rxg7 30. Re1 Rhg8 31. g3 Rf7 32. Kg2 Rgf8 33. Bf4 Qc6 34. Nd2 Rg8 35. Re4 Rf5 36. Be5 Rfg5 37. g4 Rxe5 38. Rxe5 Rxg4+ 39. Kf2 Rg7 40. Ne4 Rf7 41. Ng5 Rf6 42. Kg3 Qd6 43. f4 c5 44. Nxe6 Qc6 45. Qh7 Rxe6 46. Qf5 Kd7 47. Qf7+ Kd8 48. Rxe6 Qd7 49. Qf8+ Kc7 50. Re7

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight