Chess Level 05: April 2020

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Black to play and mate in 8

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


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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.	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#

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

White to play for a winning advantage

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


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(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)


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(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

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;