Friday, December 22, 2017

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of castafeletti (1158) vs. BDRichardson (1241)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e5
2.d3Nc6
3.c3Bc5
4.Qe2d6
5.h3Be6
6.g3Qd7
7.Bg2O-O-O
8.Nf3f5
9.Ng5Nf6
10.Nxe6Qxe6
11.exf5Qxf5
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Be3Rd7
14.Bxc5dxc5
15.Nd2e4
16.d4cxd4
17.c4e3
18.fxe3dxe3
19.Nf3Nh5
20.g4Qa5+
21.Kf1Ng3+
 
Click here for 18. Nf3 d3 19. Qd1 e2 20. Qd2.

Friday, September 29, 2017

White to play for a winning advantage.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1785) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1852)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4b6
4.a3Bb7
5.Nc3c5
6.d5exd5
7.cxd5d6
8.e4g6
9.Bb5+Nbd7
10.O-OBg7
11.Bf4Qc7
12.Bxd6Qxd6
13.e5Qc7
14.d6Qd8
15.exf6Bxf6
16.Re1+Kf8
17.Qa4Bxf3
18.Bxd7b5
19.Bxb5Qxd6
20.gxf3
 

Saturday, September 23, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of 5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848), 900+10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.c3cxd4
4.cxd4Qb6
5.Nf3Qxb2
6.Nbd2Nc6
7.e3Nb4
8.Rc1Nfd5
9.Nc4Qxa2
10.Bd3Nxd3+
11.Qxd3b5
12.Nce5Nb4
13.Qc3e6
14.O-Of6
15.Nd3a5
16.Nc5Nd5
17.Qd3Bxc5
18.Rxc5O-O
19.Bd6Re8
20.e4Ne7
21.Rfc1Nc6
22.Rh5g6
23.e5Qd5
24.Rh6Bb7
25.exf6Qf5
26.Qxf5gxf5
27.Ng5Rf8
28.Bxf8Rxf8
29.Rxh7Rxf6
30.Rxd7Ba8
31.Rd6
 

White to play and win.

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Analysis of 5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.c3cxd4
4.cxd4Qb6
5.Nf3Qxb2
6.Nbd2Nc6
7.e3Nb4
8.Rc1Nfd5
9.Nc4Qxa2
10.Bd3Nxd3+
11.Qxd3b5
12.Nce5Nb4
13.Qc3e6
14.O-Of6
15.Nd3a5
16.Nc5Nd5
17.Qd3Bxc5
18.Rxc5O-O
19.Bd6Re8
20.e4Ne7
21.Rfc1Nc6
22.Rh5g6
23.Rh3e5
24.dxe5Nxe5
25.Bxe5fxe5
26.Ng5Re7
27.Qd6Re6
28.Qc7Re8
29.Rxh7Qd2
30.h4Qf4
31.Rc3Qf6
32.Rf3Qd8
33.Qc5Bb7
34.Rff7d6
35.Rfg7+Kf8
36.Rxg6dxc5
37.Rf7#
 
Click here for 26... h5

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Black to play and draw.

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Analyisis of ChessDude9856 (1180) vs. john2001plus (1770)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.c3Nf6
5.Bd3Bd6
6.Nf3O-O
7.O-ORe8
8.Re1Rxe1+
9.Qxe1Bg4
10.Nbd2Nbd7
11.b4c6
12.Bb2Qc7
13.Qd1Bxh2+
14.Kh1Bf4
15.Qc2Bxd2
16.Nxd2Qf4
17.Kg1Re8
18.Nb3Ne4
19.Bxe4Rxe4
20.f3Bxf3
21.gxf3Qg3+
22.Qg2Qxg2+
23.Kxg2Re2+
24.Kg3Rxb2
25.Re1Kf8
26.Nc5Nxc5
27.bxc5Rxa2
28.Rb1Ra6
29.Rxb7g6
30.Kf4h6
31.Ke5Kg7
32.Kd6h5
33.Rc7h4
34.Rb7g5
35.Rb1f5
36.Kc7h3
37.Rh1g4
38.fxg4fxg4
39.Rg1h2
40.Rxg4+Kf6
41.Rh4Ra2
42.Kxc6Kg5
43.Rh3Ra6+
44.Kxd5Rh6
45.Rxh2Rxh2
46.c6Rh3
47.c4Rh8
48.c7a5
49.Kc5a4
50.d5a3
51.d6a2
52.d7a1=Q
53.d8=Q+Qf6
54.Qxf6+Kxf6
55.Kd6Kf5
56.Kd7Rh7+
57.Kd8Rh8+
58.Kd7Rh7+
59.Kc8Rh8+
60.Kb7Ke5
61.c5Kd5
62.c6Kc5
63.c8=QRxc8
64.Kxc8Kxc6
 
Click here for 53. c8=Q.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

White to play for a winning advantage.

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Analysis of BDRichardson (1179) vs. ami22-2000 (1147)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.e4a6
2.d4c5
3.d5b6
4.Nf3d6
5.Nc3e5
6.a3Nf6
7.Be3h6
8.g3Bg4
9.Bg2Nbd7
10.Nb1Nxe4
11.Nbd2Nef6
12.c4b5
13.b3Qa5
14.O-OQc3
15.Qc1b4
16.axb4cxb4
17.Qb1a5
18.Ne4Nxe4
19.Qxe4Bxf3
20.Bxf3Qxb3
21.Rfb1Qc3
22.Rc1Qb2
23.c5Nxc5
24.Bxc5dxc5
25.d6Ra6
26.d7+Ke7
27.Rd1Kd8
28.Qb7Bd6
29.Qxa6Bc7
30.Qc8+Ke7
31.Qxc7