Friday, June 12, 2020

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of aherring74 (1922) vs. john2001plus (1942)
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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
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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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Thursday, January 9, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

*** US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1374) vs. john2001plus (1832)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bd3Nf6
5.Nf3Bd6
6.O-OO-O
7.Re1Re8
8.Nbd2Rxe1+
9.Qxe1Nc6
10.c3Bg4
11.h3Bh5
12.g4Bg6
13.Bxg6hxg6
14.c4dxc4
15.Nxc4Bb4
16.Bd2Nxd4
17.Nxd4Qxd4
18.Bxb4Qxc4
19.b3Qe4
20.Qd2Nd5
21.Bc3Nf4
22.f3Qxf3
23.Re1Qg3+
24.Kf1Qxh3+
25.Kg1Qxg4+
26.Kf1Qh4
27.Qd7Qh1+
28.Kf2Qg2+
29.Ke3Ne6
30.Rd1Qg5+
31.Ke2Rd8
32.Qa4Qg2+
33.Ke3Rxd1
 
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