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TainaYamada (1550) vs. john2001plus (1697), 300+2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 f5 10. Ba3 d6 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Qg5 13. f4 Qg6 14. Rab1 Nd7 15. c5 dxc5 16. dxc5 Rfd8 17. Bb5 Nxc5 18. Qb2 Be4 19. Rbd1 a6 20. Bxc5 axb5 21. Bd4 c5 22. Be5 Bd5 23. Rd2 Bc6 24. Rfd1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Bd5 26. Qxb5 Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Bxa2 28. c4 h6 29. Qxb6 Bxc4 30. Qxc5 Bd5 31. Qc2 Qg4 32. g3 Qf3 33. Qb2 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Bc4 35. g4 fxg4 36. e4 Qf3+ 37. Ke1 Qe3+ 38. Kd1 Bb3+

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Analysis of WilliamRDavis (1665) vs. john2001plus (1737), 900+10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +2

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. e4 Qc7 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Kg2 Rae8 17. Rc1 Qf4 18. Nbd4 f5 19. Bg3 Nxg3 20. fxg3 Qd6 21. gxf5 Bc7 22. Ne2 Rxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Qxg3+ 24. Kh1 Qxh3+ 25. Nh2 Bh5 26. Qc2 Ne5 27. Be2 Bxe2 28. Qxe2 Ng4 29. Rf3 Qh4 30. f6 Bxh2 31. f7+ Kh8 32. Qe8 Bf4+ 33. Kg1 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qg2+ 36. Ke1 Qd2+ 37. Kf1 Nh2+ 38. Kg1 Nxf3+ 39. Kf1 Nh2+ 40. Kg1 Qxc1+ 41. Qe1 Qxe1+ 42. Kg2 Qf1#

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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 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 g6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Be2 f6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qb3+ Kh8 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17. d6 exd6 18. Bf3 d5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Qb6 21. Qc2 Rf5 22. Rad1 d6 23. Rfe1 Re5 24. Qc3 Bf5 25. Rxe5 dxe5 26. Qxe5+ Qf6 27. Qc7+ Kh8 28. Bxb7 Re8 29. Bf3 Qxb2 30. Qf7 Rc8 31. g4 Bb1 32. Rd7 g5 33. Qe7 Bg6 34. Kg2 a5 35. h4 gxh4 36. Bd5 Qd4 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Qxd8+ Kg7 39. Qe7+ Kh6 40. g5+ Kh5 41. Bf3+ Qg4+ 42. Bxg4+

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Analysis of Branimir Vujic vs. Zsuzsa Polgar,

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 dxe4 6. dxe4 e5 7. Bg2 Bc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 Qe7 10. c3 a5 11. a4 b6 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. b3 b5 14. axb5 Bxb5 15. Nfd2 Nd7 16. Qd1 Rfd8 17. Re1 Qf6 18. Ne3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Nc5 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 Qe6 22. Qb5 Nd7 23. Ba3 Nf6 24. Re2 Rab8 25. Qa4 h5 26. Kg2 h4 27. f3 Rd3 28. Rc1 Rbd8 29. Nf1 hxg3 30. hxg3 Nh5 31. Bc5 Qg6 32. Kf2 Qh6 33. Be3 Nf4 34. Qb5 Qh1 35. gxf4 exf4 36. Qg5 fxe3+ 37. Rxe3 Rxe3 38. Qxe3 Ne5 39. Rb1 Nd3+ 40. Kg3 Rd6 41. Nh2 Qxb1

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Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Kh1 Qc7 12. a3 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Qe1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Qh4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 f6 19. Bd3 h6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. f5 Rcf8 22. Rg1 Nc5 23. fxe6 Nxe6 24. Rg4 Nf4 25. Ne2 Nxd3 26. cxd3 Qe7 27. Nd4 Qe3 28. Nf3 d4 29. h3 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Bxf3+ 31. Kh2 Bxg4 32. Qxg4 Rf2+ 33. Rg2 Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Qd2+ 35. Kg1 Qxd3

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Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Kh1 Qc7 12. a3 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Qe1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Qh4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 f6 19. Bd3 h6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. f5 Rcf8 22. Rg1 Nc5 23. fxe6 Nxe6 24. Rg4 Nf4 25. Qg3 Qe7 26. h3 d4 27. Re1 Qxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Nxd3 29. Qe7 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Nxg4 31. hxg4 dxc3 32. bxc3 Rf1+ 33. Kh2 Rf1f7

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Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +2

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Kh1 Qc7 12. a3 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rac8 14. Qe1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Qh4 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 f6 19. Bd3 h6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. f5 Rcf8 22. Rg1 Nc5 23. fxe6 Nxe6 24. Rg4 Nf4 25. Qg3 Qe7 26. Rxf4 Rxf4 27. Ne2 Rf1 28. c3 Rxg1+ 29. Kxg1 Re8 30. Kf2 d4 31. cxd4 Be4 32. h3 Qe6 33. Qe3 Qf7+ 34. Kg1 Bxg2 35. Qf2 Bf3 36. Ng3 Qf4 37. Nf1 Rf8

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17th Open A, Zadar CRO
Ante Brkic (2564) vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic (2594)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +3

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. Nd1 a5 11. O-O Ba6 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. a4 Ra8 14. Nc3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bb4 17. Qe3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nc5 19. g4 Rc8 20. f5 Qh4 21. Rf4 Rc6 22. Kh1 Ne4 23. Raf1 Rfc8 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Rf7 h6 26. Rb7 Rc6c7 27. Rxb6 Rxc3 28. Bxc3 Rxc3 29. Qe1 Ng3+ 30. Kg1 Qxg4 31. Rf2 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Rxc2 33. Rxe2 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 Rxe2 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Qb1+ Re4 37. Rb3 Qf4 38. Kh1 Qxe5 39. Kg2 Kg8 40. Rb8+ Kf7 41. Rb7+ Kf6 42. Rb2 Rg4+ 43. Kf3 Qf4+ 44. Ke2 Rg2+ 45. Ke1 Qe3+ 46. Kd1 Qg1#

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