Saturday, November 9, 2024

Black to play

Analysis
vs.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.g3d5
3.Bg2dxe4
4.Bxe4Nf6
5.Bg2Nc6
6.Ne2e5
7.c3Qd3
8.O-OBg4
9.f3Be6
10.b3Be7
11.Rf2Nd5
12.Bf1Ne3
13.Qe1Nc2
14.Nf4exf4
15.Bxd3Nxe1
16.Be4f5
17.Bxc6+bxc6
18.Re2Nxf3+
19.Kf2Ng5
20.h4fxg3+
21.Kxg3f4+
22.Kh2f3
23.Re1O-O
24.hxg5Bd6+
25.Kh1f2
 

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com, http://gameknot.com/
Analysis of John Coffey (2016) vs. Strobel
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Bf5
3.c4e6
4.cxd5exd5
5.Qb3b6
6.Nc3c6
7.Ne5Bd6
8.e4Bxe5
9.dxe5dxe4
10.Bc4Qe7
11.Nd5Qd8
12.Nf4Qc7
13.Qg3Nd7
14.Qxg7Qxe5
15.Qxf7+Kd8
16.Ne6+Bxe6
17.Bxe6Ngf6
18.Bf4Qxf4
19.Rd1Kc7
20.Rxd7+Kc8
21.Rb7+Kd8
22.Qe7#
 
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Thursday, August 26, 2021

Black to play

FIDE World Cup (Women), Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi) RUS
Analysis of Goryachkina, Aleksandra (2596) vs. Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2472)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.g3d5
4.Bg2dxc4
5.Nf3a6
6.O-ONc6
7.Be3Nd5
8.Qc1Nxe3
9.Qxe3Be7
10.Rc1O-O
11.Rxc4Bd7
12.a3a5
13.Nbd2a4
14.Ne5Na5
15.Rc2Bb5
16.Re1Ra6
17.h4Rd6
18.Qc3c6
19.e3f6
20.Nef3e5
21.b4axb3 e.p.
22.Nxb3Nxb3
23.Qxb3+Kh8
24.a4Ba6
25.dxe5Rd3
26.Rc3Rxc3
27.Qxc3fxe5
28.Qxe5c5
29.h5c4
30.h6Bf6
31.hxg7+Bxg7
32.Qh5Qf6
33.Ng5Qxf2+
34.Kh2Qc2
35.e4h6
36.Nf7+Kg8
37.Qd5c3
38.Nxh6+Kh7
39.Nf7Qf2
40.Ng5+Kg6
41.Rh1c2
42.Nh3Qe3
43.Qd6+Kh7
44.e5Bc4
45.Nf4c1=R
46.Qg6+Kg8
47.Rxc1Qxc1
48.e6Rxf4
49.e7Bf7
50.e8=Q+Bxe8
51.Qxe8+Rf8
52.Bd5+Kh8
53.Qh5+Qh6
54.Qxh6+Bxh6
 

Black to play

FIDE World Cup (Women), Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi) RUS
Analysis of Goryachkina, Aleksandra (2596) vs. Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2472)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.g3d5
4.Bg2dxc4
5.Nf3a6
6.O-ONc6
7.Be3Nd5
8.Qc1Nxe3
9.Qxe3Be7
10.Rc1O-O
11.Rxc4Bd7
12.a3a5
13.Nbd2a4
14.Ne5Na5
15.Rc2Bb5
16.Re1Ra6
17.h4Rd6
18.Qc3c6
19.e3f6
20.Nef3e5
21.b4axb3 e.p.
22.Nxb3Nxb3
23.Qxb3+Kh8
24.a4Ba6
25.dxe5Rd3
26.Rc3Rxc3
27.Qxc3fxe5
28.Qxe5c5
29.h5c4
30.h6Bf6
31.hxg7+Bxg7
32.Qh5Qf6
33.Ng5Qxf2+
34.Kh2Qc2
35.e4h6
36.Nf7+Kg8
37.Qd5c3
38.Nxh6+Kh7
39.Nf7Qf2
40.Ng5+Kg6
41.Rh1Qd4
42.Nh3Qxd5
43.exd5Bh6
44.Re1Bd3
45.Nf4+Bxf4
46.gxf4Rxf4
47.d6Rxa4
48.Bxb7Rd4
49.Kg3Bf5
50.Bf3c2
51.Rc1Kf6
52.Kf2Ke5
53.Ke3Rd3+
54.Ke2Rxd6
55.Ke3Rd3+
56.Ke2Kf4
57.Bh5Rd6
58.Rf1+Ke5
59.Rc1Kd4
60.Kd2Kc4+
61.Ke3Rd4
62.Ra1Kc3
63.Bf3Ra4
64.Rc1Kb2
65.Bc6Rb4
66.Re1c1=Q+
67.Rxc1Kxc1
68.Ke2Be4
69.Be8Kc2
70.Ke3Kc3
71.Bd7Bc2
72.Bc6Rb1
73.Bd7Re1+
74.Kf4Kd4
75.Bh3Be4
76.Bc8Rf1+
77.Kg4Rf2
78.Kg3Ke3
79.Kg4Rf6
80.Bb7Bxb7
81.Kg5Re6
82.Kf5Bd5
83.Kg5Be4
84.Kg4Re5
85.Kh3Rg5
86.Kh4Kf4
87.Kh3Rh5#
 

Monday, May 31, 2021

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. binalden
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.Nc3g6
5.e4d5
6.e5Ne4
7.Bd3Bg4
8.Nxe4Bxf3
9.Qxf3dxe4
10.Qxe4Bg7
11.O-OO-O
12.Be3Nd7
13.Rad1e6
14.f4f5
15.Qf3Qb6
16.d5Qxb2
17.dxc6bxc6
18.Qxc6Nb6
19.Qxe6+Rf7
20.c5Nd7
21.Bc4Nxe5
22.fxe5Raf8
23.Qxf7+Kh8
24.Qxg7+Kxg7
25.Rd7+Kh8
26.Bh6Qxe5
27.Bxf8h5
28.Rb1Qe3+
29.Kh1Qe8
30.Rxa7f4
31.Bd6f3
32.Rb8fxg2+
33.Kxg2Qxb8
34.Bxb8h4
35.Be5#
 

Friday, June 12, 2020

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of aherring74 (1922) vs. john2001plus (1942)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nc3d5
3.Bf4e6
4.e3Bd6
5.Bd3Bxf4
6.exf4O-O
7.Nf3c5
8.dxc5Qa5
9.Qd2Qxc5
10.Qe3Nbd7
11.Ne5Qxe3+
12.fxe3Nxe5
13.fxe5Ng4
14.e4dxe4
15.Nxe4Nxe5
16.O-O-ORd8
17.Nc5Nxd3+
18.Rxd3Rxd3
19.Nxd3Bd7
20.Ne5Bc6
21.Nxc6bxc6
22.Rd1Kf8
23.Rd6Ke7
24.Rxc6Kd7
25.Rc4e5
26.Kd2f5
27.Rb4Rc8
28.Rb5Kd6
29.Rb7Rc7
30.Rxc7Kxc7
31.c4Kd6
32.b4g5
33.Ke3h5
34.a3e4
35.Kd4Kc6
36.a4Kd6
37.c5+Ke6
38.b5Kd7
39.a5a6
40.bxa6Kc6
41.h3Kc7
42.g4hxg4
43.hxg4f4
44.Kxe4Kc6
45.a7
 
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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
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.b4e5
2.Bb2Bxb4
3.Bxe5Nf6
4.e3O-O
5.Nf3Re8
6.Bb2d5
7.c4Bg4
8.Be2dxc4
9.Bxc4Qe7
10.h3Bh5
11.O-Oc5
12.g4Bg6
13.a3Ba5
14.d3Nc6
15.e4Rad8
16.Nbd2a6
17.a4Nd7
18.Bd5Nde5
19.Bxe5Nxe5
20.Nxe5Qxe5
21.f4Qd4+
22.Kg2Qxd3
23.Rf3Rxd5
24.exd5Re2+
25.Rf2Rxd2
26.Rxd2Be4+
27.Kf2Bxd2
28.Qe2Qd4+
29.Kf1Qxa1+
30.Kf2Qd4+
31.Kg3Qg1+
32.Kh4Be1+
33.Kg5h6+
34.Kh5Bg6#
 
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