Saturday, July 18, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of spiritracker (1216) vs. john2001plus (1889)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Nf3Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4Bd6
7.Bd3O-O
8.O-OBe6
9.Re1Nbd7
10.Nc3c6
11.Ne5Qc7
12.Bg3b5
13.a3a5
14.b4axb4
15.axb4Bxe5
16.Bxe5Nxe5
17.Rxe5Ng4
18.Re1Qxh2+
19.Kf1Qh1+
20.Ke2Qxg2
21.Rf1Nh2
22.Rxa8Bg4+
23.Kd2Rxa8
24.Be2Bxe2
25.Qxe2Nxf1+
 

Friday, July 10, 2020

Mate in 5

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Analysis of john2001plus (1900) vs. Gusev (1820)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c6
3.c4d5
4.e3e6
5.Nc3Nbd7
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4b5
8.Bd3a6
9.e4c5
10.e5cxd4
11.exf6dxc3
12.Be4Rb8
13.O-Ocxb2
14.Bxb2gxf6
15.Bc6Be7
16.Rc1O-O
17.Qc2f5
18.Rfd1f6
19.Nd4Rf7
20.Nxe6Qe8
21.Nc7Qd8
22.Bd5Bb7
23.Bxf7+Kxf7
24.Qb3+Kg6
25.Qg3+Kf7
26.Qb3+Kg6
27.Qe6Bc8
28.Nd5Bc5
29.Rxc5Nxc5
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)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3d5
5.Bg5Ne4
6.cxd5Nxg5
7.Nxg5O-O
8.e4e6
9.h4exd5
10.exd5Re8+
11.Be2Bg4
12.f3Bc8
13.Qb3h6
14.Nge4Bxd4
15.O-O-OBg7
16.Bb5Nd7
17.d6c6
18.Bc4Ne5
19.h5Nxc4
20.Qxc4g5
21.d7Bxd7
22.Nd6Be6
23.Qc5Qf6
24.Nxe8Rxe8
25.Qxa7Qe5
26.Qf2Bf5
27.Rhe1Qf4+
28.Qd2Rxe1
29.Rxe1Qh4
30.Ne4Be5
31.Kb1Qxh5
32.g4Bxe4+
33.Rxe4Qh1+
34.Re1Qxf3
35.Rxe5Qxg4
36.Re8+Kg7
37.Qe2Qxe2
38.Rxe2Kf6
39.Rf2+Kg6
40.Rd2h5
41.Rd7g4
42.Kc2g3
43.Rd1Kg5
44.Kd3h4
45.Ke3Kg4
46.Rd4+Kh3
47.Kf3g2
48.Rg4
 

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1768) vs. john2001plus (1936)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Be3Nf6
7.Nxc6bxc6
8.e5Ng8
9.f4f6
10.Bc4fxe5
11.fxe5Bxe5
12.O-Od5
13.Nxd5cxd5
14.Bb5+Bd7
15.Qxd5Bf6
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)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.c3d5
3.exd5Qxd5
4.Nf3Nc6
5.c4Qd6
6.d3Bg4
7.Be2O-O-O
8.O-OBxf3
9.Bxf3Qxd3
10.Qxd3Rxd3
11.Nc3Nf6
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Bf4Nd7
14.Rfd1Rxd1+
15.Rxd1e5
16.Be3Be7
17.Ne4Kc7
18.b3h6
19.Ng3g6
20.Bd2f5
21.Ba5+Kc8
22.Ne2Bd8
23.Bc3Bc7
24.Nf4g5
25.Ng6Re8
26.h4Re6
27.h5e4
28.Bg7Nf6
29.Nf8Rd6
30.Rxd6Bxd6
31.Bxf6Bxf8
32.Be5Kd7
33.Kf1Ke6
34.Bc3Be7
35.Ke2Bf6
36.Bd2f4
37.g3Kf5
38.gxf4gxf4
39.f3Be5
40.Ba5Kg5
41.Bd8+Kxh5
42.fxe4Kg4
43.Be7Bd4
44.e5f3+
45.Kf1h5
 
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What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1965) vs. spiritracker (1216)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nc6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3h6
5.e4dxe4
6.Nxe4Nf6
7.Nxf6+Qxf6
8.Be2Be7
9.Be3O-O
10.O-ORd8
11.Qb3b6
12.Rfd1Na5
13.Qc2Nc6
14.a3e5
15.d5Bf5
16.Bd3Bxd3
17.Qxd3Bc5
18.b4Bxe3
19.Qxe3Ne7
20.Qxe5Qxe5
21.Nxe5Nf5
22.Nc6Re8
23.Re1Nd6
24.Rxe8+Nxe8
25.Rc1a5
26.c5axb4
27.d6bxc5
28.d7Nd6
29.d8=Q+Rxd8
30.Nxd8b3
31.Nc6c4
32.Nd4Kf8
33.a4c5
34.Ne2Ke7
35.Nc3
 

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of aherring74 (1905) vs. john2001plus (1863)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nc3d5
3.Bf4a6
4.e3c5
5.dxc5Nc6
6.a3e5
7.Bg5Be6
8.b4Be7
9.Nf3O-O
10.Be2b6
11.cxb6Qxb6
12.O-ORfd8
13.Na4Qc7
14.Qc1h6
15.Bh4g5
16.Bg3Bd6
17.c4e4
18.Bxd6Qxd6
19.c5Qc7
20.Nd4Ng4
21.f4exf3 e.p.
22.Nxf3d4
23.g3Nxe3
24.Nxd4Nxd4
25.Qxe3Nc2
26.Qf3Nxa1
27.Rxa1Qd7
28.Nc3Qd4+
29.Kg2g4
30.Qd3Qxd3
31.Bxd3Rxd3