Monday, September 16, 2019

White to play

ICC tourney 1716 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1724) vs. weakfish (1239)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.a4h6
6.e4Bg4
7.Bxc4e6
8.e5Nd5
9.O-OBb4
10.h3Nxc3
11.bxc3Bxc3
12.hxg4Bxa1
13.Ba3Bc3
14.Qb3Ba5
15.Bxe6Rf8
16.Bf5
 

Sunday, September 15, 2019

White to play and draw

ICC tourney 1716 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1724) vs. weakfish (1239)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.a4h6
6.e4Bg4
7.Bxc4e6
8.e5Nd5
9.O-OBb4
10.Ne4O-O
11.h3Bh5
12.Qb3Bxf3
13.Bxd5cxd5
14.gxf3Nc6
15.Bd2Bxd2
16.Nd6Nxd4
17.Qd3Qg5+
18.Kh1Nf5
19.Nxf5exf5
20.f4Bxf4
21.Rg1Qh4
22.Qxf5Bxe5
23.Qxe5Qxh3+
24.Qh2Qxh2+
25.Kxh2Rfd8
26.Kg2g5
27.Rae1Re8
28.Rc1Re7
29.Rgd1Rd8
30.Rd4Kg7
31.Rcd1Re5
32.b3Kf6
33.Rh1Kg6
34.Rhd1h5
35.f4Rf5
36.fxg5Rxg5+
37.Kf3Kf6
38.Rd1d2Ke6
39.Rf4Rf5
40.Re2+Kf6
41.Rxf5+Kxf5
42.Re7d4
43.Rxf7+Kg5
44.Rg7+Kf5
45.Rf7+Kg6
46.Re7d3
47.Re1d2
48.Rd1Kf5
49.Ke3h4
50.Kf3Rd3+
51.Kg2Kg4
52.Kf2h3
53.Rg1+Kf4
54.Rd1Rxb3
55.Rxd2Ra3
56.Rd4+Ke5
57.Rd7Rb3
58.a5Ra3
59.Rh7Kd6
60.Rxb7Rxa5
61.Kg3Ra3+
62.Kh2a5
63.Ra7Kc5
64.Rc7+Kb4
65.Rb7+Kc5
66.Rc7+Kb6
67.Rc8a4
68.Rb8+Kc5
69.Rc8+Kd4
70.Rd8+Ke4
71.Re8+Kf5
72.Rf8+Kg6
73.Rg8+Kf7
74.Ra8Kg6
75.Rg8+Kh7
76.Rg4Kh6
77.Rb4Kg5
78.Rb5+Kf6
79.Rb6+Ke5
80.Rb5+Kd6
81.Rb4Kc5
82.Rg4Kb5
83.Rg5+Kb4
84.Rg4+Kb3
85.Kxh3Kb2+
86.Kg2Ra2
87.Kh3Ra3+
88.Kg2Ra1
89.Kh2a3
90.Rg2+Kb1
91.Rg1+Kb2
92.Rg2+Kc3
93.Rg3+Kd4
94.Rg4+Ke3
95.Rg3+Kf4
96.Rb3a2
97.Ra3Ke4
98.Ra4+Kd3
99.Ra3+Kc2
100.Ra8Kb2
101.Rb8+
 

White to play and draw.

ICC tourney 1716 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1724) vs. weakfish (1239)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.a4h6
6.e4Bg4
7.Bxc4e6
8.e5Nd5
9.O-OBb4
10.Ne4O-O
11.h3Bh5
12.Qb3Bxf3
13.Bxd5cxd5
14.gxf3Nc6
15.Bd2Bxd2
16.Nd6Nxd4
17.Qd3Qg5+
18.Kh1Nf5
19.Nxf5exf5
20.f4Bxf4
21.Rg1Qh4
22.Qxf5Bxe5
23.Qxe5Qxh3+
24.Qh2Qxh2+
25.Kxh2Rfd8
26.Kg2g5
27.Rae1Re8
28.Rc1Re7
29.Rgd1Rd8
30.Rd4Kg7
31.Rcd1Re5
32.b3Kf6
33.Rh1Kg6
34.Rhd1h5
35.f4Rf5
36.fxg5Rxg5+
37.Kf3Kf6
38.Rd1d2Ke6
39.Rf4Rf5
40.Re2+Kf6
41.Rxf5+Kxf5
42.Re7d4
43.Rxf7+Kg5
44.Rg7+Kf5
45.Rf7+Kg6
46.Re7d3
47.Re1d2
48.Rd1Kf5
49.Ke3h4
50.Kf3Rd3+
51.Kg2Kg4
52.Kf2h3
53.Rg1+Kf4
54.Rd1Rxb3
55.Rxd2Ra3
56.Rd4+Ke5
57.Rd7Rb3
58.a5Ra3
59.Rh7Kd6
60.Rxb7Rxa5
61.Kg3Ra3+
62.Kh2a5
63.Rb5a4
64.Rb4Kc5
65.Rg4Kb5
66.Rg5+Kb4
67.Rg4+Kb3
68.Kxh3Kc2+
69.Kh2Kb2
70.Rg2+
 

Saturday, September 14, 2019

What is the best continuation for White?

Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4Nf6
4.cxd5Qxd5
5.Nc3Qa5
6.d5Nb4
7.e4Nxe4
8.Bb5+Kd8
9.Ne5Nd6
10.Be2f6
11.Nc4Nxc4
12.Bxc4Bf5
13.Bb3Nd3+
14.Kf1Qb4
15.a3Qb6
16.Be3Nxb2
17.Bxb6Nxd1
18.Bxc7+Kxc7
19.Rxd1Rc8
20.Nb5+Kb8
21.Nd4Bg6
22.Ke2Rc3
23.Rc1Rd3
24.Rhd1Rxd1
25.Kxd1e6
26.Nxe6Bxa3
27.Rc7Bh5+
28.f3g5
29.Ke2Bd6
30.Rd7Bxh2
31.Nc5b6
32.Na6+Kc8
33.Rxa7Be8
34.Ke3b5
35.Kf2Be5
36.Ke2h5
37.Nc5Bd4
38.Ra8+Kc7
39.Ne6+Kb7
40.Rd8Be5
41.Kd3h4
42.Ke3Bc7
43.Nxc7Kxc7
44.Ra8Kb7
45.Rd8Kc7
46.Ra8Kb7
47.Rd8Kc7
48.Ra8h3
49.gxh3Kb7
50.Rd8Kc7
51.Ra8b4
52.Ba4Bxa4
53.Rxh8b3
54.d6+Kb7
55.Rh7+Kb8
56.d7Kc7
57.d8=Q+Kxd8
58.Rb7
 

Monday, September 2, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1708 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of LarryDavidson55 (1304) vs. john2001plus (1748)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.c4c5
3.g3g6
4.b3Bg7
5.Bb2O-O
6.Bg2Nc6
7.a3d5
8.O-Odxc4
9.bxc4Bg4
10.Qc2Bxf3
11.exf3Nd4
12.Qd1Qb6
13.Bc3Rad8
14.Kh1e5
15.a4Rfe8
16.a5Qe6
17.Qa4Qf5
18.f4exf4
19.Bxb7f3
20.Bxd4Rxd4
21.Qd1Rd3
22.Ra3Red8
23.Re1Ng4
24.Rf1Ne5
25.Rg1Rxa3
26.Nxa3Qh5
27.g4Nxg4
28.Rxg4Qxg4
29.Bxf3Qh3
30.Bd5Be5
31.Qg1Qxa3
 
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