Chess Level 05: April 2019

Sunday, April 14, 2019

What is the best continuation for White?

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bf5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	Nc6
5.	d5	Nb4
6.	Qa4+	c6
7.	Qxb4	Bc2
8.	Qxb7	Qb8
9.	dxc6	Qd8
10.	Bd3	Rb8
11.	Qxa7	Ra8
12.	Qd7+	Qxd7
13.	cxd7+	Kxd7
14.	Bxc2

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1857) vs. chessBash4 (1670)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	e3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	Qc7
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Nb5	Qa5+
9.	Bd2	Qb6
10.	Ne5	a6
11.	Rc1	axb5
12.	Rc8+	Ke7
13.	Bb4+	Qd6
14.	Bxd6+	Kxd6
15.	Qb4#

Click here for 11... Nbd7.
Click here for 11... Kd8.

Thursday, April 4, 2019

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1882) vs. Bigveterinarian (2042)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	d5
4.	e5	Nc6
5.	d4	Nge7
6.	a3	Nf5
7.	b4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Qb6
9.	Bb2	Be7
10.	Bd3	O-O
11.	Bxf5	exf5
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Nc3	f6
14.	Na4	Qc7
15.	Nc5	Bxc5
16.	dxc5	fxe5
17.	Re1	e4
18.	Nd4	Nxd4
19.	Qxd4	Rf7
20.	f3	Rd8
21.	Rad1	exf3
22.	Rxe6	fxg2
23.	Rde1	f4
24.	Re8+	Rf8
25.	Rxf8+	Rxf8
26.	Qxd5+	Kh8
27.	Qd6	Qf7
28.	Re7	Qc4
29.	Qd1	Rg8
30.	Bxg7+	Rxg7
31.	Re8+	Qg8
32.	Qh5	a6
33.	Rxg8+	Rxg8
34.	Qe5+

Click here for 29. Bxg7+.

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

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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