Chess Level 05: 2020

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	Nf3	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	Ne7
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	O-O	Bxb5
8.	Nxb5	Nf5
9.	a4	Nc6
10.	Bf4	a6
11.	Nb5c3	g5
12.	Bg3	h5
13.	h3	g4
14.	a5	gxh3
15.	gxh3	Rg8
16.	Qxh5	Nxg3
17.	fxg3	Rxg3+
18.	Kh2	Rg6
19.	Nd2	Qc7
20.	Rae1	O-O-O
21.	Nf3	Bg7
22.	Rg1	Rh8
23.	Nxd5	exd5
24.	Qf5+	Kb8
25.	Rxg6	fxg6
26.	Qg5	Nxe5
27.	Nxe5	Rh5
28.	Qxg6	Bxe5+
29.	Kg2	Rh8

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Nb3	Bb6
7.	Nf3	Nf6
8.	Bb5+	Nc6
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Nbd4	Bg4
11.	Nxc6	bxc6
12.	Bxc6	Rc8
13.	Ba4	Ne4
14.	c3	Qd6
15.	Qd3	Nc5
16.	Qd1	Bc7
17.	Re1	Bxf3
18.	gxf3	Qxh2+
19.	Kf1	Qh1+
20.	Ke2	Qh4
21.	Bc2	Rfe8+
22.	Be3	Rxe3+
23.	Kxe3	Re8+
24.	Kd2	Qxf2+
25.	Qe2	Rxe2+
26.	Rxe2	Bf4+
27.	Kd1	Qf1+
28.	Re1	Qxf3+
29.	Re2	Nd3
30.	Bxd3	Qxd3+
31.	Ke1	Bg3+
32.	Kf1	Qf3+
33.	Kg1	Qxe2

Saturday, August 15, 2020

Black to play and win

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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Bd3	b6
6.	a3	Bxc3+
7.	bxc3	Bb7
8.	Nf3	d6
9.	O-O	Nbd7
10.	Nd2	e5
11.	d5	Nc5
12.	Bc2	e4
13.	Nb3	Qe7
14.	Nxc5	bxc5
15.	f3	Rfe8
16.	Bd2	Ba6
17.	Qe2	exf3
18.	gxf3	Nxd5
19.	Kh1	Rab8
20.	Rg1	Rb2
21.	Qd3	Nf6
22.	e4	Bxc4
23.	Qxc4	Rxc2
24.	Bh6	Qe5
25.	Rxg7+	Kh8
26.	f4	Qh5
27.	Rg2	Rxg2
28.	Kxg2	Qxh6
29.	e5	Rg8+
30.	Kh1	Qg6
31.	Qe2	dxe5
32.	fxe5	Ne4
33.	e6	Nf2+
34.	Qxf2	Qe4+

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Mate in 7

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Analysis of john2001plus (1932) vs. Gusev (1822)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	g6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Bg7
6.	Nc3	a6
7.	Bc4	e6
8.	a4	Ne7
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bf4	Nbc6
11.	d5	exd5
12.	Nxd5	Nxd5
13.	Bxd5	Bxb2
14.	Rb1	Bg7
15.	Bxd6	Re8
16.	e5	Nxe5
17.	Bxe5	Bf5
18.	Bxg7	Bxb1
19.	Bh6	Bf5
20.	Qa1	Re5
21.	Nxe5	Qf6
22.	Bxf7+	Qxf7
23.	Nxf7	Kxf7
24.	Re1	Be6
25.	Qg7+	Ke8
26.	Bg5

Saturday, July 18, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of spiritracker (1216) vs. john2001plus (1889)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	Bd6
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	O-O	Be6
9.	Re1	Nbd7
10.	Nc3	c6
11.	Ne5	Qc7
12.	Bg3	b5
13.	a3	a5
14.	b4	axb4
15.	axb4	Bxe5
16.	Bxe5	Nxe5
17.	Rxe5	Ng4
18.	Re1	Qxh2+
19.	Kf1	Qh1+
20.	Ke2	Qxg2
21.	Rf1	Nh2
22.	Rxa8	Bg4+
23.	Kd2	Rxa8
24.	Be2	Bxe2
25.	Qxe2	Nxf1+

Friday, July 10, 2020

Mate in 5

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Analysis of john2001plus (1900) vs. Gusev (1820)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	d5
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Nbd7
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	b5
8.	Bd3	a6
9.	e4	c5
10.	e5	cxd4
11.	exf6	dxc3
12.	Be4	Rb8
13.	O-O	cxb2
14.	Bxb2	gxf6
15.	Bc6	Be7
16.	Rc1	O-O
17.	Qc2	f5
18.	Rfd1	f6
19.	Nd4	Rf7
20.	Nxe6	Qe8
21.	Nc7	Qd8
22.	Bd5	Bb7
23.	Bxf7+	Kxf7
24.	Qb3+	Kg6
25.	Qg3+	Kf7
26.	Qb3+	Kg6
27.	Qe6	Bc8
28.	Nd5	Bc5
29.	Rxc5	Nxc5
30.	Ne7+	Kg7
31.	Nxf5+	Kg6
32.	Ne7+	Kh5
33.	g4+	Kg5
34.	Bxf6+	Kf4
35.	Qe3+	Kxg4
36.	Qg3+

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1887) vs. soitgoes317 (1765)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Bg5	Ne4
6.	cxd5	Nxg5
7.	Nxg5	O-O
8.	e4	e6
9.	h4	exd5
10.	exd5	Re8+
11.	Be2	Bg4
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	Qb3	h6
14.	Nge4	Bxd4
15.	O-O-O	Bg7
16.	Bb5	Nd7
17.	d6	c6
18.	Bc4	Ne5
19.	h5	Nxc4
20.	Qxc4	g5
21.	d7	Bxd7
22.	Nd6	Be6
23.	Qc5	Qf6
24.	Nxe8	Rxe8
25.	Qxa7	Qe5
26.	Qf2	Bf5
27.	Rhe1	Qf4+
28.	Qd2	Rxe1
29.	Rxe1	Qh4
30.	Ne4	Be5
31.	Kb1	Qxh5
32.	g4	Bxe4+
33.	Rxe4	Qh1+
34.	Re1	Qxf3
35.	Rxe5	Qxg4
36.	Re8+	Kg7
37.	Qe2	Qxe2
38.	Rxe2	Kf6
39.	Rf2+	Kg6
40.	Rd2	h5
41.	Rd7	g4
42.	Kc2	g3
43.	Rd1	Kg5
44.	Kd3	h4
45.	Ke3	Kg4
46.	Rd4+	Kh3
47.	Kf3	g2
48.	Rg4

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1768) vs. john2001plus (1936)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	Nxc6	bxc6
8.	e5	Ng8
9.	f4	f6
10.	Bc4	fxe5
11.	fxe5	Bxe5
12.	O-O	d5
13.	Nxd5	cxd5
14.	Bb5+	Bd7
15.	Qxd5	Bf6
16.	Bxd7+	Kf8
17.	Rad1

Friday, July 3, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of spiritracker (1216) vs. john2001plus (1965)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c3	d5
3.	exd5	Qxd5
4.	Nf3	Nc6
5.	c4	Qd6
6.	d3	Bg4
7.	Be2	O-O-O
8.	O-O	Bxf3
9.	Bxf3	Qxd3
10.	Qxd3	Rxd3
11.	Nc3	Nf6
12.	Bxc6	bxc6
13.	Bf4	Nd7
14.	Rfd1	Rxd1+
15.	Rxd1	e5
16.	Be3	Be7
17.	Ne4	Kc7
18.	b3	h6
19.	Ng3	g6
20.	Bd2	f5
21.	Ba5+	Kc8
22.	Ne2	Bd8
23.	Bc3	Bc7
24.	Nf4	g5
25.	Ng6	Re8
26.	h4	Re6
27.	h5	e4
28.	Bg7	Nf6
29.	Nf8	Rd6
30.	Rxd6	Bxd6
31.	Bxf6	Bxf8
32.	Be5	Kd7
33.	Kf1	Ke6
34.	Bc3	Be7
35.	Ke2	Bf6
36.	Bd2	f4
37.	g3	Kf5
38.	gxf4	gxf4
39.	f3	Be5
40.	Ba5	Kg5
41.	Bd8+	Kxh5
42.	fxe4	Kg4
43.	Be7	Bd4
44.	e5	f3+
45.	Kf1	h5

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What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1965) vs. spiritracker (1216)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	h6
5.	e4	dxe4
6.	Nxe4	Nf6
7.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
8.	Be2	Be7
9.	Be3	O-O
10.	O-O	Rd8
11.	Qb3	b6
12.	Rfd1	Na5
13.	Qc2	Nc6
14.	a3	e5
15.	d5	Bf5
16.	Bd3	Bxd3
17.	Qxd3	Bc5
18.	b4	Bxe3
19.	Qxe3	Ne7
20.	Qxe5	Qxe5
21.	Nxe5	Nf5
22.	Nc6	Re8
23.	Re1	Nd6
24.	Rxe8+	Nxe8
25.	Rc1	a5
26.	c5	axb4
27.	d6	bxc5
28.	d7	Nd6
29.	d8=Q+	Rxd8
30.	Nxd8	b3
31.	Nc6	c4
32.	Nd4	Kf8
33.	a4	c5
34.	Ne2	Ke7
35.	Nc3

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of aherring74 (1905) vs. john2001plus (1863)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	a6
4.	e3	c5
5.	dxc5	Nc6
6.	a3	e5
7.	Bg5	Be6
8.	b4	Be7
9.	Nf3	O-O
10.	Be2	b6
11.	cxb6	Qxb6
12.	O-O	Rfd8
13.	Na4	Qc7
14.	Qc1	h6
15.	Bh4	g5
16.	Bg3	Bd6
17.	c4	e4
18.	Bxd6	Qxd6
19.	c5	Qc7
20.	Nd4	Ng4
21.	f4	exf3 e.p.
22.	Nxf3	d4
23.	g3	Nxe3
24.	Nxd4	Nxd4
25.	Qxe3	Nc2
26.	Qf3	Nxa1
27.	Rxa1	Qd7
28.	Nc3	Qd4+
29.	Kg2	g4
30.	Qd3	Qxd3
31.	Bxd3	Rxd3

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Gusev (1828) vs. john2001plus (1935)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	Nxd5
7.	e4	Nc6
8.	Qa4	Nb6
9.	Qd1	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Nxd2	e5
13.	Bb5	O-O
14.	Bxc6	bxc6
15.	Rc1	Ba6
16.	Rxc6	Rac8
17.	Rc3	Na4
18.	Rxc8	Rxc8
19.	b3	Nc5
20.	Nb2	Nd3+
21.	Nxd3	Bxd3
22.	Nc4	Bxc4
23.	bxc4	Rxc4
24.	O-O	Rxe4
25.	f3	Ra4
26.	Rb1	f6
27.	Rb2	Kf7
28.	Kf2	Ke6
29.	g3	Kd5
30.	Ke2	Kc4
31.	Kd2	f5
32.	h3	Ra3
33.	f4	exf4
34.	gxf4	Rxh3
35.	Rb7	Rh2+
36.	Ke3	Rxa2
37.	Rxg7	Ra3+
38.	Ke2	Kd4
39.	Re7	h5
40.	Re5	h4
41.	Rxf5	h3
42.	Rh5	h2
43.	Kf2	Ke4
44.	f5	Ra2+
45.	Kg3	Ke5
46.	Kf3	Ra3+
47.	Kg2	Ra2+
48.	Kg3	a5
49.	Kg4	a4
50.	Rh6	Rg2+
51.	Kf3	Ra2
52.	f6	Ke6
53.	Kg3	a3
54.	Kg4	Ra1
55.	Rxh2	Kxf6
56.	Kf3	Ke5
57.	Rd2	Rb1
58.	Rc2	Rb3+
59.	Kg4	Rb4+
60.	Kf3	Ra4
61.	Re2+	Kd5
62.	Rd2+	Kc5
63.	Rc2+	Kb4
64.	Ra2	Kb3

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Gusev (1799) vs. john2001plus (1960)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	c4	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	Nc3	O-O
8.	f3	Qb6
9.	Qd2	Nxe4
10.	Nxc6	dxc6
11.	fxe4	Qc7
12.	O-O-O	Be6
13.	b3	Rfd8
14.	Qc2	Qa5
15.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
16.	Kb2	b5
17.	cxb5	cxb5
18.	Kb1	Rc8
19.	Bd2	Bxc3
20.	Bxc3	Rxc3
21.	Qb2	Qb4
22.	Ka1	Qc5
23.	Bc4	b4
24.	Rd1	Bxc4
25.	bxc4	Qxc4
26.	Qd2	Rc2
27.	Qd8+	Kg7
28.	Qd4+	Qxd4+
29.	Rxd4	Rxg2

Friday, June 26, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1751) vs. john2001plus (1942)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	d4	Bg4
6.	Be2	cxd4
7.	O-O	e6
8.	Nxd4	Bxe2
9.	Nxe2	O-O-O
10.	Qb3	Nf6
11.	Be3	Bc5
12.	Nf4	Qxb3
13.	axb3	Bxe3
14.	fxe3	Kb8
15.	c4	Ng4
16.	e4	Ne3
17.	Rc1	Nd4
18.	Rc3	Ndc2
19.	Rxe3	Rd1+
20.	Kf2	Nxa1
21.	Nc3	Rd2+
22.	Re2	Rxe2+
23.	Kxe2	Nxb3

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

What was the strongest continuation for Black?

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spiritracker (1217) vs. john2001plus (1917)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c3	d5
3.	exd5	Qxd5
4.	c4	Qd6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	d3	Bf5
7.	Nc3	O-O-O
8.	g3	Bxd3
9.	Bf4	e5
10.	Bh3+	Kb8
11.	Nxe5	Nxe5
12.	Nd5	Bxc4
13.	b3	Bxd5
14.	O-O	Nf3+
15.	Qxf3	Bxf3
16.	Bxd6+	Bxd6
17.	Rac1	Nf6
18.	Rc3	Bc6
19.	a4	Ne4
20.	Rd3	Be5
21.	Re3	Nd2
22.	Rxe5	Nf3+

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Black to play

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Gusev (1798) vs. john2001plus (1922)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	g3	c5
5.	Bg2	cxd4
6.	cxd5	Qxd5
7.	Qxd4	Nc6
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	O-O	Bc5
10.	a3	a5
11.	Nbd2	a4
12.	Ne4	Be7
13.	Bg5	f6
14.	Bd2	Kf7
15.	Rac1	Na5
16.	Bxa5	Rxa5
17.	Nc3	Bd7
18.	Nxd5	Rxd5
19.	Rfd1	Bb5
20.	Rxd5	exd5
21.	Nd4	Bc4
22.	e4	Rd8
23.	Nf5	b5
24.	exd5	Bxd5
25.	Rc7	Ke6
26.	Nxe7	Bc4
27.	h4	Rd1+
28.	Kh2	Rd2
29.	Nc6	Rxf2
30.	Nd4+	Kd6
31.	Rc6+	Kd7
32.	Kg1	Rxg2+
33.	Kxg2	Bd5+
34.	Nf3	Bxc6
35.	Kf2	Bxf3
36.	Kxf3	Ke6
37.	Ke4	h5
38.	Kf4	g6
39.	Ke4	g5
40.	Kf3	gxh4
41.	gxh4	Ke5

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White to play for equality

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Analysis of john2001plus (1916) vs. soitgoes317 (1743)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	e5	Nfd7
9.	Qxd5	Nb6
10.	Qxd8	Rxd8
11.	Be3	Bg4
12.	Be2	Nc6
13.	O-O	Nb4
14.	h3	Be6
15.	Rac1	Nxa2
16.	Nxa2	Bxa2
17.	Rc7	Rd7
18.	Rfc1	h5
19.	Rxd7	Nxd7
20.	Rc7	Nb6
21.	Rxe7	Bd5
22.	Ng5	Rc8
23.	Bf3	Kf8
24.	Bxd5	Kxe7
25.	Bxf7	Bh6
26.	Bxg6	Rg8
27.	Bh7	Rg7
28.	h4	Nd5
29.	Be4	Nxe3
30.	fxe3	Bxg5
31.	hxg5	Rxg5
32.	Bxb7

Saturday, June 20, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1920) vs. PetrosianDisciple (1634)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	Ne7
5.	e4	d5
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	e5	Be6
8.	Qb3	b6
9.	Ng5	O-O
10.	Bd3	Nd7
11.	O-O	Nf5
12.	Bxf5	Bxf5
13.	Qxd5	h6
14.	Nxf7	c6
15.	Qxc6	Rxf7
16.	e6	Rf6
17.	Qxd7	Qxd7
18.	exd7	Bxd7
19.	Be3	Rd6
20.	Rac1	Bf5
21.	Nb5	Rdd8
22.	Rc7	Bd3
23.	Nxa7	Bxf1
24.	Kxf1	Bxd4
25.	Nc6	Bxe3
26.	Nxd8	Bd4
27.	Nc6	Bxb2
28.	Ra7	Rxa7
29.	Nxa7	Kf7
30.	Ke2	Ke6
31.	Kd3	Be5
32.	Nc8	b5
33.	Na7	Bxh2
34.	Nxb5

Friday, June 12, 2020

White to play and win

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Analysis of aherring74 (1922) vs. john2001plus (1942)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	e3	Bd6
5.	Bd3	Bxf4
6.	exf4	O-O
7.	Nf3	c5
8.	dxc5	Qa5
9.	Qd2	Qxc5
10.	Qe3	Nbd7
11.	Ne5	Qxe3+
12.	fxe3	Nxe5
13.	fxe5	Ng4
14.	e4	dxe4
15.	Nxe4	Nxe5
16.	O-O-O	Rd8
17.	Nc5	Nxd3+
18.	Rxd3	Rxd3
19.	Nxd3	Bd7
20.	Ne5	Bc6
21.	Nxc6	bxc6
22.	Rd1	Kf8
23.	Rd6	Ke7
24.	Rxc6	Kd7
25.	Rc4	e5
26.	Kd2	f5
27.	Rb4	Rc8
28.	Rb5	Kd6
29.	Rb7	Rc7
30.	Rxc7	Kxc7
31.	c4	Kd6
32.	b4	g5
33.	Ke3	h5
34.	a3	e4
35.	Kd4	Kc6
36.	a4	Kd6
37.	c5+	Ke6
38.	b5	h4
39.	a5	Kd7
40.	a6	Kc7
41.	h3	Kb8
42.	b6	axb6
43.	cxb6	Kc8
44.	Kc5	e3
45.	Kd6	e2
46.	a7	Kb7
47.	a8=Q+	Kxa8
48.	Kc7	e1=Q
49.	b7+	Ka7
50.	b8=Q+	Ka6
51.	Qb6#

Friday, June 5, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of aherring74 (1957) vs. john2001plus (1844)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nce2	c5
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	f4	Be7
8.	Nf3	O-O
9.	Be3	f6
10.	Qd2	fxe5
11.	fxe5	Bh4+
12.	Nxh4	Qxh4+
13.	g3	Qe4
14.	Rg1	cxd4
15.	cxd4	Rf3
16.	Bh6	gxh6
17.	Bg2	Ndxe5
18.	dxe5	Nxe5
19.	O-O-O	Bd7
20.	Nc3	Qg6
21.	Qc2	Qxc2+
22.	Kxc2	Rf2+
23.	Kc1	Raf8

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-6

(black to move)

1.	b4	e5
2.	Bb2	Bxb4
3.	Bxe5	Nf6
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Nf3	Re8
6.	Bb2	d5
7.	c4	Bg4
8.	Be2	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Qe7
10.	h3	Bh5
11.	O-O	c5
12.	g4	Bg6
13.	a3	Ba5
14.	d3	Nc6
15.	e4	Rad8
16.	Nbd2	a6
17.	a4	Nd7
18.	Bd5	Nde5
19.	Bxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nxe5	Qxe5
21.	f4	Qd4+
22.	Kg2	Qxd3
23.	Rf3	Rxd5
24.	exd5	Re2+
25.	Qxe2	Qxe2+
26.	Rf2	Qd3
27.	f5	Bxd2
28.	Rd1	Qe4+
29.	Kf1	Be3
30.	Re1	Kf8
31.	fxg6	hxg6
32.	d6	Qd3+
33.	Rfe2	Bd2
34.	d7	Bxe1
35.	Kxe1	Qxd7

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Black to play and mate in 8

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Analysis of Speedyplot (1909) vs. john2001plus (1883)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Nb3	Bb6
7.	Bd3	Nc6
8.	Nf3	Nf6
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bg5	h6
11.	Bh4	g5
12.	Bg3	Ne4
13.	Bxe4	dxe4
14.	Ne5	Qf6
15.	Nxc6	bxc6
16.	Qe2	Re8
17.	Qc4	a5
18.	c3	Ba6
19.	Qa4	Bb5
20.	Qa3	Bxf1
21.	Kxf1	e3
22.	Kg1	exf2+
23.	Kf1	Qe6
24.	Nd4	Bxd4
25.	Qf8+	Kxf8
26.	Bd6+	Kg8
27.	g4	Qe2+
28.	Kg2	f1=Q+
29.	Kg3	Bf2#

Click here for 25. Bxf2.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

White to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of aherring74 (1936) vs. john2001plus (1883)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	a6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	c5
6.	dxc5	Bxc5
7.	Nf3	Nc6
8.	O-O	Qe7
9.	Ne5	O-O
10.	e4	Bd6
11.	Nxc6	Qc7
12.	Bxd6	Qxc6
13.	e5	Nd7
14.	Re1	Re8
15.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
16.	Qh5+	Kg8
17.	Re3	d4
18.	Rh3

Black to play for a winning advantage

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john2001plus (1880) vs. spiritracker (1289)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nbd7
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	e3	Ne4
7.	Bxe7	Nxc3
8.	Bxd8	Nxd1
9.	Bxc7	Nxb2
10.	cxd5	exd5
11.	a4	O-O
12.	Ra2	Nc4
13.	Bxc4	dxc4
14.	Ke2	Re8
15.	Rc1	Nb6
16.	Bxb6	axb6
17.	Ne5	b5
18.	Rca1	f6
19.	Nf3	b4
20.	d5	b3
21.	Rb2	b5
22.	a5	Bg4
23.	h3	Bxf3+
24.	Kxf3	Ra6
25.	Rbb1	Rea8

Monday, March 30, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Roy


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd8
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Qb3	b6
8.	e4	Nbd7
9.	e5	Nc5
10.	Qd1	Nfe4
11.	Nxe4	Nxe4
12.	Qa4+	Bd7
13.	Qxe4	e6
14.	dxe6	Bxe6
15.	Bb5+	Bd7
16.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
17.	e6+	fxe6
18.	Ne5+	Kd6
19.	Qd4+

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of angusmc (1549) vs. john2001plus (1908)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	f4	Qb6
6.	Nf3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nh6
8.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Bb5	h5
10.	Qd3	Bd7
11.	Bxc6	Bxc6
12.	O-O	Rc8
13.	a4	Be7
14.	a5	Qa6
15.	Qxa6	bxa6
16.	Na2	Bb5
17.	Rd1	Kd7
18.	b4	Rc2
19.	Ba3	Ne3
20.	Re1	Nxg2
21.	Rec1	Rhc8
22.	Rxc2	Rxc2
23.	Bc1	Bc4
24.	Nc3	Nh4
25.	Nxh4	Bxh4
26.	Nd1	Re2
27.	Bb2	Re1+
28.	Kg2	Bf1+
29.	Kf3	Be2+
30.	Ke3	Bxd1+
31.	Kd2	Re2+
32.	Kxd1	Rxb2

Saturday, January 11, 2020

Black to play and win

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K1T3N (1741) vs. john2001plus (1842)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	g3	d5
4.	Bg2	c5
5.	e3	dxc4
6.	Nd2	cxd4
7.	Nxc4	Qc7
8.	b3	dxe3
9.	Bxe3	Bb4+
10.	Nd2	O-O
11.	Ngf3	Nd5
12.	Rc1	Nxe3
13.	fxe3	Nc6
14.	O-O	Rd8
15.	Qc2	Qb6
16.	Nc4	Qc5
17.	Qe4	Qd5
18.	Qh4	Be7
19.	Qf4	Qf5
20.	Qxf5	exf5
21.	Nfe5	Nxe5
22.	Nxe5	Bf6
23.	Nc4	Rb8
24.	Rfd1	Rxd1+
25.	Rxd1	Be6
26.	Nd6	b6
27.	Bd5	Rd8
28.	Bxe6	fxe6
29.	Rd2	Bg5
30.	Kf2	Kf8
31.	Nc4	Rxd2+
32.	Nxd2	Ke7
33.	Nc4	Bf6
34.	h3	e5
35.	g4	Ke6
36.	Kf3	g6
37.	Nd2	Kd5
38.	Nc4	b5
39.	Nd2	Bg5
40.	e4+	Ke6
41.	exf5+	gxf5
42.	gxf5+	Kxf5
43.	Ne4	Be7
44.	Ng3+	Kg5
45.	Ne4+	Kh4
46.	Kg2	h6
47.	Nf2	Bc5
48.	Ng4	e4
49.	Nxh6	Kg5
50.	Ng4	Kf4
51.	Kf1	Kf3
52.	Ne5+	Ke3
53.	Ng4+	Kd2
54.	Nf6	Kd3
55.	Ng4	Bd4
56.	Nh2	Kd2
57.	h4	Kd1
58.	Kg2	e3
59.	Nf3	e2
60.	h5	e1=Q
61.	Nxe1	Kxe1

White to play and win

*** US Chess 15|10 Rapid, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1887) vs. tspaper (1485)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	a6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	d5
6.	e5	Nc6
7.	Nc3	Bd7
8.	Bd3	Nge7
9.	O-O	b5
10.	Be3	Nc8
11.	Rc1	Nb6
12.	Ng5	Be7
13.	Qh5	g6
14.	Qh6	Bf8
15.	Qh4	h6
16.	f4	Bg7
17.	Qf2	hxg5
18.	fxg5	O-O
19.	b3	Rc8
20.	Qh4	Nxe5
21.	dxe5	Bxe5
22.	Ne2	d4
23.	Bf4	Bg7
24.	Bd6	Re8
25.	Rxf7	Rxc1+
26.	Kf2	Kxf7
27.	Bxg6+	Kxg6
28.	Nf4+	Kf5
29.	g4+	Ke4
30.	Qh7#

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Thursday, January 9, 2020

Black to play and win

*** US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com
Analysis of GHAAngel (2322) vs. john2001plus (1830)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	d5	Bc5
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Nf3	b5
6.	e4	exd5
7.	cxd5	b4
8.	Na4	Nxe4
9.	Bd3	Nxf2
10.	Qc2	Re8+
11.	Kf1	Nxh1
12.	Nxc5	d6
13.	Nb3	Ba6
14.	Bg5	f6
15.	Bh4	g5
16.	Be1	Qe7
17.	Bd2	Qe4
18.	Nc1	g4
19.	Kg1	gxf3
20.	h3	Qd4+
21.	Kxh1	fxg2+
22.	Kxg2	Kh8
23.	Bxa6	Rg8+
24.	Kf3	Nd7
25.	Be3	Qxd5+
26.	Ke2	Rg2+
27.	Bf2	Re8+
28.	Kf1	Rg5
29.	Ne2	Qh1+
30.	Bg1	Qxh3+
31.	Kf2	Rg2+
32.	Ke1	Rxg1+
33.	Kf2	Qg2#

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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