Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Black to play

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Analysis of DelmarvaJoe (1841) vs. john2001plus (1738)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.dxc5Bxc5
5.Bd3e5
6.exd5Qxd5
7.Ngf3Nc6
8.O-OBg4
9.Bc4Qd7
10.c3O-O-O
11.b4Bxf2+
12.Rxf2e4
13.Qa4exf3
14.Nxf3Nf6
15.b5Qd1+
16.Qxd1Rxd1+
17.Rf1Bxf3
18.gxf3Rxf1+
19.Kxf1Ne5
20.Be2Nd5
21.Bd2Nb6
22.c4Rd8
23.Bc3Nbxc4
24.Rc1Kb8
25.f4Nd3
26.Bxd3Rxd3
27.Bxg7Nd6
28.Ke2Rd5
29.Be5f6
30.Bxf6Nf7
31.a4a6
32.bxa6Rd6
33.a7+Kxa7
34.Bg7
 

Friday, December 9, 2016

White to play for an advantage.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1739) vs. PUREHEAT (2084)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4Nd7
3.d4c6
4.Nc3Qc7
5.Be2e5
6.d5Be7
7.O-ONgf6
8.Bg5O-O
9.Qd2c5
10.a4a6
11.a5h6
12.Bxh6gxh6
13.Qxh6Nh7
14.h4Bf6
15.Ng5Bxg5
16.hxg5Qd8
17.f4Kh8
18.Qxd6Rg8
19.Bh5Qf8
20.Qxf8Rxf8
21.g3Kg7
22.Kf2b5
23.axb6 e.p.Nxb6
24.Ra5Rb8
25.Rxc5
 

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

White to play.

ICC tourney 1203 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. THE-WARRIOR (1362)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Nbd7
7.Bd3O-O
8.O-Oh6
9.Bh4Nh5
10.Bxe7Qxe7
11.Ne5Nxe5
12.dxe5g6
13.g4Ng7
14.f4Rd8
15.Qf3Qc5
16.cxd5cxd5
17.Rac1Qb6
18.b3Bd7
19.Ne2Rac8
20.Nd4a6
21.f5exf5
22.Rxc8Rxc8
23.gxf5g5
24.Qxd5Rd8
25.Qe4Bc6
26.Nxc6Qxc6
27.Qxc6bxc6
28.Bxa6Rd5
29.e6fxe6
30.fxe6Re5
31.Bc4
 

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

White to play

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gwchan (1630) vs. ulfhethinn (1794)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+9
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nc3c5
4.cxd5exd5
5.Nf3Nc6
6.g3Nf6
7.Bg2Be7
8.O-OO-O
9.Bg5c4
10.b3Qa5
11.Bd2Bb4
12.Qc2Qd8
13.bxc4dxc4
14.e3Be6
15.Ng5Rc8
16.Nxe6fxe6
17.a3Be7
18.Ne4b5
19.a4a6
20.Rfb1b4
21.Qxc4Nd5
22.Qxa6Qc7
23.Rc1Qd7
24.Nc5Bxc5
25.Rxc5Nce7
26.Rac1Ra8
27.Qb5Qxb5
28.axb5Ra2
29.Be1Rfa8
30.Bxd5Nxd5
31.e4Nf6
32.b6Nxe4
33.Rc8+Rxc8
34.Rxc8+Kf7
35.b7Nd6
36.Rc7+Kf6
37.b8=QRa1
38.Qf8+Kg5
39.Rxg7+Kh5
40.Kg2Rxe1
41.g4+
 

Monday, November 21, 2016

Black to play and win

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Analysis of busygin (2132) vs. john2001plus (1771)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bf4c5
4.c3cxd4
5.cxd4Nc6
6.e3Qb6
7.Qb3Na5
8.Qxb6axb6
9.Nc3Bb4
10.Bd3Nb3
11.Rb1Rxa2
12.O-ORa8
13.Bc2Na5
14.Na4Nd5
15.Bg3b5
16.e4bxa4
17.exd5O-O
18.dxe6dxe6
19.Bxa4Nc4
20.Bb5Nd6
21.Bd3Bd7
22.Ne5Bb5
23.Ra1f6
24.Bxb5Nxb5
25.Nf3Rxa1
26.Rxa1Rd8
27.Ra4Nxd4
28.Rxb4Nc2
29.Re4Rd1+
30.Ne1Nxe1
31.Kf1Nc2+
32.Ke2Re1+
33.Kd3Rxe4
34.Kxe4f5+
35.Ke5Kf7
36.Kd6Ne1
37.b4Nd3
38.b5h6
39.h4g5
40.Kc7f4
41.Bh2Nxf2
42.Kxb7e5
43.hxg5hxg5
44.Kc6e4
45.b6e3
46.b7e2
47.b8=Qe1=Q
48.Qb5Qe8+
49.Kb6Qxb5+
50.Kxb5Ke6
51.Kc4Kf5
52.Kd4g4
53.g3f3
54.Ke3Nd1+
55.Kd2f2
56.Ke2Ke4
57.Kf1Kf3
58.Bg1Ne3#
 

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Black to play.

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Analysis of Shreyas_Reddy (1617) vs. john2001plus (1767)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.f4O-O
8.Qg4c5
9.Nf3cxd4
10.Nxd4Nc6
11.Ndb5f6
12.exf6Nxf6
13.Qd1d4
14.Nb1Nd5
15.Nxd4Qf6
16.Nxc6bxc6
17.g3Qxb2
18.Nd2Ne3
19.Qb1Qxa1
 
Click here for 14. Nxd4.

Saturday, October 22, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1773) vs. negotiate (1614)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.e4e6
3.c3Be7
4.d4cxd4
5.cxd4Nf6
6.Bd3d5
7.e5Nfd7
8.Nc3Nc6
9.a3O-O
10.O-Of6
11.exf6Bxf6
12.Bc2Qe8
13.Re1Nb6
14.Qd3Qh5
15.Ne2e5
16.Ng3e4
17.Nxh5exd3
18.Bxd3Bxd4
19.Nxd4Nxd4
20.Re7g6
21.Bh6Nc6
22.Rae1Nxe7
23.Rxe7Bf5
24.Nf4Rfe8
25.Rg7+Kh8
26.Rxb7Bxd3
27.Nxd3Re6
28.g3Nc4
29.Nf4Re1+
30.Kg2Nb6
31.Bg7+Kg8
32.Bc3Re4
33.Rg7+Kf8
34.Rxh7g5
35.f3Re3
36.Ng6+Ke8
37.Kf2Re6
38.Ne5Rc8
39.f4gxf4
40.gxf4Kf8
41.f5Kg8
42.Rxa7Rxc3
43.fxe6Rc2+
44.Kg3Kf8
45.Ng6+Kg8
46.Ne7+Kh8
47.Rb7Nc4
48.Nf5Re2
49.e7Kg8
50.Rb8+Kf7
51.Rf8+Kg6
52.e8=Q+
 
Click here for 46... Kf8

Friday, October 14, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysi of spirals5 (2263) vs. john2001plus (1719)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nc3d5
3.Nf3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.d4c5
6.Bb5Nc6
7.Bxc6bxc6
8.O-OQb6
9.Re1cxd4
10.Nxd4c5
11.Nf3Be7
12.Rb1O-O
13.Bg5f6
14.Nxd5Qd8
15.exf6Nxf6
16.Nxe7+Qxe7
17.Qe2
 
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Black to play and draw.

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Analysis of tspaper (1298) vs. john2001plus (1712)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bf4c5
4.c3Qb6
5.Qc2cxd4
6.cxd4Nc6
7.a3Nxd4
8.Nxd4Qxd4
9.Be3Qe4
10.Qd2Nd5
11.Nc3Nxc3
12.Qxc3d6
13.f3Qc6
14.Bf2Qxc3+
15.bxc3Bd7
16.e4Rc8
17.c4b5
18.cxb5Rc7
19.Be2d5
20.exd5exd5
21.O-OBc5
22.Bxc5Rxc5
23.Rfe1O-O
24.a4Rfc8
25.Red1Be6
26.Rdb1Bf5
27.Rb2Rc1+
28.Rxc1Rxc1+
29.Kf2Ra1
30.Rb4Kf8
31.Ke3Ke7
32.Kd4Ra2
33.Ke3Bc2
34.Kd4Kd6
35.b6axb6
36.Rxb6+Kc7
37.Ra6Rxa4+
 

Monday, October 10, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of Aeilnrst (1652) vs. john2001plus (1772)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.Ngf3Nc6
5.exd5exd5
6.Bb5cxd4
7.O-OBd6
8.Nxd4Nge7
9.Nd2f3O-O
10.c3Bg4
11.Qc2Rc8
12.Re1Nxd4
13.Nxd4Nc6
14.Nxc6bxc6
15.Bd3Qh4
16.g3Qh3
17.Bf1Qh5
18.Be3Rc7
19.Be2f5
20.Qd2f4
21.Bxf4Bxf4
22.gxf4Qg6
23.Bxg4Qxg4+
24.Kf1Rcf7
25.Re2Qf3
26.Ree1Rxf4
27.Qe3Qh1+
28.Ke2Qxh2
29.Qe6+Kh8
30.Kd3Rf3+
31.Re3Qxf2
32.Qe7Rxe3+
33.Qxe3Rf3
 

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis wietingtx (1198) vs. john2001plus (1761)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.e4Nc6
3.Nf3Bc5
4.Nc3d6
5.Be2Nf6
6.O-OO-O
7.d3Bg4
8.h3Bxf3
9.Bxf3Nd4
10.a3a5
11.Bg5c6
12.Rb1Ne6
13.b4axb4
14.axb4Bd4
15.Bd2Nf4
16.Ne2Nxd3
17.Nxd4exd4
18.b5Ne5
19.Bb4c5
20.Bd2Nxc4
21.Bf4Ne5
22.Bxe5dxe5
23.Qc2b6
24.Qd2c4
25.Rfc1c3
26.Qg5Nd7
27.Qf5Nc5
28.Qxe5Nd3
29.Qd5Nxc1
30.Rxc1Qxd5
31.exd5Rac8
32.Be4Rfe8
33.f3Rxe4
34.fxe4d3
35.Kf2d2
36.Rxc3Rxc3
37.Ke2Rd3
38.Kd1Rd4
 

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Black to play and win.

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john2001plus (1769) vs. tuoheng (1692)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3O-O
7.Bd3h6
8.Bh4Nb4
9.Be2a5
10.a3Nc6
11.O-OBd7
12.Rc1Rc8
13.Bxf6Bxf6
14.cxd5exd5
15.Nxd5Be6
16.Nxf6+Qxf6
17.Nd2Rfd8
18.Ne4Qg6
19.Nc5Bh3
20.Bf3Ne5
21.Be4f5
22.Qb3+Kh8
23.Ne6fxe4
24.Nf4Nf3+
25.Kh1Bxg2+
26.Nxg2Qh5
27.h4Qg4
28.Nf4Qxh4+
29.Kg2Qh2#
 

Saturday, September 17, 2016

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1183 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1648) vs. KingsBishop (1540)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4Na5
3.e4Nf6
4.e5Ng4
5.h3Nh6
6.d5b6
7.Bg5g6
8.Qd2Nf5
9.g4Ng7
10.Nc3d6
11.O-O-OBd7
12.Bd3Nb7
13.Rhe1Nc5
14.Bc4Qc8
15.Nd4a6
16.Nc6Bxc6
17.dxc6Nge6
18.exd6cxd6
19.Ne4Nxe4
20.Rxe4Nxg5
21.Qxg5Qxc6
22.Bd5Qb5
23.Qf4O-O-O
24.a4Qd7
25.Rc4+Kb8
26.Qd4Ka7
27.a5Rb8
28.axb6+Rxb6
29.Qxh8Qb5
30.Qxf8Qxb2+
31.Kd2Rb7
32.Qc8
 

White to fight for a draw.

ICC tourney 1183 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1648) vs. KingsBishop (1540)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4Na5
3.e4Nf6
4.e5Ng4
5.h3Nh6
6.d5b6
7.Bg5g6
8.Qd2Nf5
9.g4Ng7
10.Nc3d6
11.O-O-OBd7
12.Bd3Nb7
13.Rhe1Nc5
14.Bc4Qc8
15.Nd4a6
16.Nc6Bxc6
17.dxc6Nge6
18.exd6cxd6
19.Ne4Nxe4
20.Rxe4Nxg5
21.Qxg5Qxc6
22.Bd5Qb5
23.Qf4O-O-O
24.Bxf7Bg7
25.Rxe7Bxb2+
26.Kd2Kb8
27.Qe4Rd7
28.Re8+Rd8
29.Re7Rd7
30.Rxd7Qxd7
31.Be6Qg7
32.Rb1Qc3+
33.Kd1Qd4+
34.Qxd4Bxd4
35.f4Rf8
36.f5Kc7
37.Kd2Kc6
38.Kd3Kc5
39.c3Bf6
40.Rf1Be5
41.Rf3d5
42.h4Kd6
43.g5Rb8
44.Bf7gxf5
45.Rxf5Rc8
46.g6hxg6
47.Bxg6Rxc3+
48.Kd2Ra3
49.h5Rxa2+
50.Kd3d4
51.h6Ra3+
52.Kd2Rh3
53.Bh5Ke6
54.Bg4Rh4
55.Rg5+Kf7
56.Rxe5Rxg4
57.Rd5Rg6
58.h7Kg7
59.Rd7+Kh8
60.Kd3a5
61.Kxd4Rg7
62.Rd6Rg4+
63.Kd3Rb4
64.Rd7
 

Saturday, September 3, 2016

What is the best plan for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1761) vs. Matthew_McCarthy (1699)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3cxd4
5.Bxc4Nf6
6.Ne5e6
7.exd4Bd7
8.O-ONc6
9.Nc3Bd6
10.Nxd7Qxd7
11.Bg5Be7
12.Bxf6Bxf6
13.d5exd5
14.Nxd5Be7
15.Re1Rd8
16.Nxe7Nxe7
17.Qe2a6
18.Rad1Qc7
19.Rxd8+Qxd8
20.h3Qc7
21.Qc2Kf8
22.Qb3Ng6
23.Qf3a5
24.Bb5Ne7
25.Rd1Nc6
26.Bxc6bxc6
27.Qf5f6
28.Rd7
 

White to play and win.

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MadPaWnPusheR (1675) vs. john2001plus (1757)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bf4c5
4.c3Qb6
5.Qb3Nd5
6.e3Nxf4
7.exf4Qc7
8.g3cxd4
9.Nxd4Bc5
10.Nd2Nc6
11.Nb5Qb6
12.Ne4O-O
13.Nxc5Qxc5
14.Rd1d5
15.Bg2a6
16.Nd4Bd7
17.Qxb7Ra7
18.Qb3Rb8
19.Qc2Nxd4
20.Rxd4Bb5
21.Bf1Rc7
22.Qd2Bxf1
23.Rxf1Qa5
24.a3Rcb7
25.Rb4Rxb4
26.cxb4Qb5
27.Qe2a5
28.Qxb5Rxb5
29.Kd2axb4
30.Rc1Kf8
31.a4Rb7
32.b3Ke7
33.Kd3Kd6
34.Rc8f6
35.f3Rc7
36.Rxc7Kxc7
37.a5e5
38.fxe5fxe5
39.f4e4+
40.Kd4Kb7
41.g4Ka6
42.f5h6
43.h4Kxa5
44.g5hxg5
45.hxg5Kb6
46.f6gxf6
47.gxf6Kc6
48.f7Kd7
49.f8=Q
 

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

What is the best plan for Black?

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TainaYamada (1550) vs. john2001plus (1697), 300+2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.e3b6
5.Bd3Bb7
6.Nf3O-O
7.O-OBxc3
8.bxc3Ne4
9.Qc2f5
10.Ba3d6
11.Nd2Nxd2
12.Qxd2Qg5
13.f4Qg6
14.Rab1Nd7
15.c5dxc5
16.dxc5Rfd8
17.Bb5Nxc5
18.Qb2Be4
19.Rbd1a6
20.Bxc5axb5
21.Bd4c5
22.Be5Bd5
23.Rd2Bc6
24.Rfd1Rxd2
25.Rxd2Bd5
26.Qxb5Rxa2
27.Rxa2Bxa2
28.c4h6
29.Qxb6Bxc4
30.Qxc5Bd5
31.Qc2Qg4
32.g3Qf3
33.Qb2Qh1+
34.Kf2Bc4
35.g4fxg4
36.e4Qf3+
37.Ke1Qe3+
38.Kd1Bb3+
 
Click here for 35. e4

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of WilliamRDavis (1665) vs. john2001plus (1737), 900+10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Nbd2d5
4.e3c5
5.c3Be7
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-ONc6
8.dxc5Bxc5
9.e4Qc7
10.exd5exd5
11.Nb3Bb6
12.Bg5Ne4
13.Bh4Bg4
14.h3Bh5
15.g4Bg6
16.Kg2Rae8
17.Rc1Qf4
18.Nbd4f5
19.Bg3Nxg3
20.fxg3Qd6
21.gxf5Bc7
22.Ne2Rxe2+
23.Qxe2Qxg3+
24.Kh1Qxh3+
25.Nh2Bh5
26.Qc2Ne5
27.Be2Bxe2
28.Qxe2Ng4
29.Rf3Qh4
30.f6Bxh2
31.f7+Kh8
32.Qe8Bf4+
33.Kg1Qh2+
34.Kf1Qh1+
35.Ke2Qg2+
36.Ke1Qd2+
37.Kf1Nh2+
38.Kg1Nxf3+
39.Kf1Nh2+
40.Kg1Qxc1+
41.Qe1Qxe1+
42.Kg2Qf1#
 

Sunday, August 21, 2016

White to play.

ICC tourney 1174 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1713) vs. CanadianExpert (1496), 720+3
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.e4g6
3.c3Nf6
4.e5Nd5
5.d4cxd4
6.cxd4Bg7
7.Nc3Nb6
8.Bf4O-O
9.Be2f6
10.O-ONc6
11.Qb3+Kh8
12.exf6Bxf6
13.d5Nd4
14.Nxd4Bxd4
15.Bh6Bg7
16.Bxg7+Kxg7
17.d6exd6
18.Bf3d5
19.Nxd5Nxd5
20.Bxd5Qb6
21.Qc2Rf5
22.Rad1d6
23.Rfe1Re5
24.Qc3Bf5
25.Rxe5dxe5
26.Qxe5+Qf6
27.Qc7+Kh8
28.Bxb7Re8
29.Bf3Qxb2
30.Qf7Rc8
31.g4Bb1
32.Rd7g5
33.Qe7Bg6
34.Kg2a5
35.h4gxh4
36.Bd5Qd4
37.Rd8+Rxd8
38.Qxd8+Kg7
39.Qe7+Kh6
40.g5+Kh5
41.Bf3+Qg4+
42.Bxg4+
 

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Black to play and win.


Analysis of Branimir Vujic vs. Zsuzsa Polgar,
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d3d5
3.Nd2Nf6
4.Ngf3Nc6
5.g3dxe4
6.dxe4e5
7.Bg2Bc5
8.O-OO-O
9.Qe2Qe7
10.c3a5
11.a4b6
12.Nc4Ba6
13.b3b5
14.axb5Bxb5
15.Nfd2Nd7
16.Qd1Rfd8
17.Re1Qf6
18.Ne3Bxe3
19.Rxe3Nc5
20.Bf1Bxf1
21.Qxf1Qe6
22.Qb5Nd7
23.Ba3Nf6
24.Re2Rab8
25.Qa4h5
26.Kg2h4
27.f3Rd3
28.Rc1Rbd8
29.Nf1hxg3
30.hxg3Nh5
31.Bc5Qg6
32.Kf2Qh6
33.Be3Nf4
34.Qb5Qh1
35.gxf4exf4
36.Qg5fxe3+
37.Rxe3Rxe3
38.Qxe3Ne5
39.Rb1Nd3+
40.Kg3Rd6
41.Nh2Qxb1
 

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Black to play and win.

Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.f4c5
6.Nf3Nc6
7.Be3Be7
8.Qd2O-O
9.Be2a6
10.O-Ob5
11.Kh1Qc7
12.a3Bb7
13.Rad1Rac8
14.Qe1cxd4
15.Nxd4Nxd4
16.Bxd4Bc5
17.Qh4Bxd4
18.Rxd4f6
19.Bd3h6
20.exf6Rxf6
21.f5Rcf8
22.Rg1Nc5
23.fxe6Nxe6
24.Rg4Nf4
25.Ne2Nxd3
26.cxd3Qe7
27.Nd4Qe3
28.Nf3d4
29.h3Rxf3
30.gxf3Bxf3+
31.Kh2Bxg4
32.Qxg4Rf2+
33.Rg2Rxg2+
34.Kxg2Qd2+
35.Kg1Qxd3