Thursday, March 27, 2025

White to Play and Draw

Live Chess, Chess.com
pkengsoo (1507) vs. BotanicalKnight (1634)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4c6
2.d4d5
3.f3e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bd3Be7
6.Bf4O-O
7.Qd2dxe4
8.fxe4Qb6
9.Nf3Nbd7
10.O-O-Oc5
11.d5exd5
12.exd5Bd6
13.Bc4Qc7
14.Bxd6Qxd6
15.h4a6
16.h5b5
17.Be2Bb7
18.h6g6
19.Qd3Rfe8
20.Ng5Ne5
21.Qd2b4
22.Nce4Nxe4
23.Nxe4Qb6
24.Rdf1c4
25.Nf6+Kf8
26.Nxe8Kxe8
27.Bxc4Nxc4
28.Qe2+Qe3+
29.Qxe3+Nxe3
30.Re1Kd7
31.Rxe3Bxd5
32.Rd3Kc6
33.Rhd1Rd8
34.a3bxa3
35.bxa3Rd7
36.Kb2Be6
37.Rxd7Bxd7
38.Kc3Be6
39.Kb4Bd5
40.Rxd5Kxd5
41.Ka5f5
42.c4+Kxc4
43.Kxa6Kb3
44.Kb5Kxa3
45.Kc4f4
46.Kd4Kb4
47.Ke4Kc4
48.Kxf4Kd4
49.Kg5Ke5
50.g4Ke6
51.Kf4Kd5
52.Ke3Ke5
53.Kf3Kd4
54.Kf4Kd5
55.Ke3
 
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

White to Play

Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1750) vs. bosperty (1089)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Qa4+Nc6
6.e3O-O
7.Qc2dxc4
8.Bxc4Na5
9.Bd3h6
10.O-OQe7
11.e4Nc6
12.e5Nd5
13.Ne4Nb6
14.a3Nd5
15.axb4Ndxb4
16.Qe2Nxd3
17.Qxd3Bd7
18.Bxh6Nb4
19.Qd2Nd5
20.Ra3gxh6
21.Qxh6f5
22.exf6 e.p.Nxf6
23.Ne5Nxe4
24.Qg6+Qg7
25.Qxe4Rf5
26.Rg3Rg5
27.Rxg5Qxg5
28.Nxd7
 

Monday, March 24, 2025

White to Play

Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1750) vs. bosperty (1089)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Qa4+Nc6
6.e3O-O
7.Qc2dxc4
8.Bxc4Na5
9.Bd3h6
10.O-OQe7
11.e4Nc6
12.e5Nd5
13.Ne4Nb6
14.a3Nd5
15.axb4Ndxb4
16.Qe2Nxd3
17.Qxd3Bd7
18.Nc5Rab8
19.Bd2Rfd8
20.Rfc1Be8
21.Qc4Rd5
22.b4b6
23.Na6Rbd8
24.b5Na5
25.Rxa5bxa5
26.Nxc7Rd5d7
27.Bxa5Qa3
28.Qc3Qa2
29.Ra1Qe2
30.Re1Qa2
31.Nxe8Rxe8
32.Qc6Qxa5
33.Qxd7Rb8
34.d5exd5
35.e6fxe6
36.Qxe6+Kh7
37.Nd4
 

Sunday, March 23, 2025

White to Play

Casual G/10, Columbus Indiana Chess Club, 2024-09-05
John Coffey (2016) vs. Steve Salo (1750)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.g3d5
3.c4e6
4.Bg2Nf6
5.O-ONc6
6.d4dxc4
7.Qa4Bd7
8.Qxc4Na5
9.Qc2cxd4
10.Nxd4Rc8
11.Nc3a6
12.Rd1Qc7
13.Bg5Bc6
14.Nxc6Nxc6
15.Rac1Nb4
16.Qa4+Nc6
17.Ne4Nxe4
18.Bxe4h6
19.Bxc6+bxc6
20.Rxc6Be7
21.Rxc7+Kf8
22.Rxc8+
 

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. erniescollectibles
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+14
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nc6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.e4a6
6.Bxc4b5
7.Bd3Nxd4
8.Nxd4Qxd4
9.Bxb5+axb5
10.Qxd4c5
11.Qe5f6
12.Qc7Bd7
13.Qb7Rc8
14.Nxb5g5
15.Be3h5
16.O-O-ORh7
17.Rxd7Rxd7
18.Qxc8+Rd8
19.Qxe6+Be7
20.Qxg8+Kd7
21.Rd1+Kc6
22.Rxd8Bxd8
23.Qd5+Kb6
24.Qxc5+Ka5
25.Nd6+Ka6
26.Qa7#
 

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.d4c5
2.d5c4
3.e4c3
4.Nxc3h5
5.Nf3h4
6.Be3h3
7.e5g6
8.e6dxe6
9.Bb5+Bd7
10.dxe6fxe6
11.Qd3Bxb5
12.Qxb5+Nc6
13.Rd1Qc7
14.gxh3Rxh3
15.Ng5Rh4
16.Nxe6Qa5
17.Qxb7Rb8
18.Qxc6+Kf7
19.Rd5Qb4
20.Ng5+Kg7
21.Rd4Rxd4
22.Bxd4+Nf6
23.Rg1Rb7
24.Qe6Qxd4
25.Qf7+Kh8
26.Qxf8+Ng8
27.Rg3Qd7
28.Nf7+Kh7
29.Ne5Rb6
30.Qf7+Kh8
31.Rxg6
 

Friday, March 21, 2025

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1304)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Nbd7
7.Bd3dxc4
8.Bxc4Nb6
9.Bd3Nbd5
10.e4Nxc3
11.bxc3O-O
12.O-OQa5
13.e5Nd5
14.Bxe7Nxe7
15.Bxh7+Kh8
16.Ng5Nf5
17.Bxf5g6
18.Qf3Kg7
19.Be4Qd8
20.Qf6+Qxf6
21.exf6+