Sunday, October 13, 2019

White to play and win

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Analysis of Caissarius (1775) vs. soitgoes317 (1859)
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(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3Bg7
4.e4d6
5.h3O-O
6.f4c5
7.d5e6
8.Nf3exd5
9.exd5Re8+
10.Be2Bf5
11.O-ONe4
12.Nxe4Bxe4
13.Bd3Na6
14.Bxe4Rxe4
15.Qc2Qe7
16.a3Re8
17.Bd2b5
18.cxb5Nc7
19.Ng5Re2
20.Rae1Nxd5
21.Rxe2Qxe2
22.Re1Qxe1+
23.Bxe1Rxe1+
24.Kh2Nxf4
25.Qa4Re2
26.b6axb6
27.Qd7h6
28.Qxf7+Kh8
29.Qxf4hxg5
30.Qxg5Kh7
31.Qh4+Bh6
32.b3
 

Black to play

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Analysis of Caissarius (1775) vs. soitgoes317 (1859)
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hgfedcba
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(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3Bg7
4.e4d6
5.h3O-O
6.f4c5
7.d5e6
8.Nf3exd5
9.exd5Re8+
10.Be2Bf5
11.O-ONe4
12.Nxe4Bxe4
13.Bd3Na6
14.Bxe4Rxe4
15.Qc2Qe7
16.a3Re8
17.Bd2b5
18.cxb5Nc7
19.Ng5Re2
20.Rae1Nxd5
21.Rxe2Qxe2
22.Re1Qxe1+
23.Bxe1Rxe1+
24.Kh2Nxf4
25.Qf2Be5
26.Qc2Ne2+
27.g3Bxg3+
28.Kg2Rg1+
29.Kf3Nd4+
 
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Mate in 8

ICC tourney 1708 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of LarryDavidson55 (1304) vs. john2001plus (1748)
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hgfedcba
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(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.Ra3Qh3
23.Bxf3Rxf3
24.Re1Rxe1+
25.Qxe1Ng4
26.Qe8+Bf8
27.Qxf8+Kxf8
28.Kg1Qxh2+