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 a b c d e f g h -1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 Na5 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. h3 Nh6 6. d5 b6 7. Bg5 g6 8. Qd2 Nf5 9. g4 Ng7 10. Nc3 d6 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Bd3 Nb7 13. Rhe1 Nc5 14. Bc4 Qc8 15. Nd4 a6 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nge6 18. exd6 cxd6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Nxg5 21. Qxg5 Qxc6 22. Bd5 Qb5 23. Qf4 O-O-O 24. a4 Qd7 25. Rc4+ Kb8 26. Qd4 Ka7 27. a5 Rb8 28. axb6+ Rxb6 29. Qxh8 Qb5 30. Qxf8 Qxb2+ 31. Kd2 Rb7 32. Qc8

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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 a b c d e f g h -2

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 Na5 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Ng4 5. h3 Nh6 6. d5 b6 7. Bg5 g6 8. Qd2 Nf5 9. g4 Ng7 10. Nc3 d6 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Bd3 Nb7 13. Rhe1 Nc5 14. Bc4 Qc8 15. Nd4 a6 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nge6 18. exd6 cxd6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Nxg5 21. Qxg5 Qxc6 22. Bd5 Qb5 23. Qf4 O-O-O 24. Bxf7 Bg7 25. Rxe7 Bxb2+ 26. Kd2 Kb8 27. Qe4 Rd7 28. Re8+ Rd8 29. Re7 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Be6 Qg7 32. Rb1 Qc3+ 33. Kd1 Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Bxd4 35. f4 Rf8 36. f5 Kc7 37. Kd2 Kc6 38. Kd3 Kc5 39. c3 Bf6 40. Rf1 Be5 41. Rf3 d5 42. h4 Kd6 43. g5 Rb8 44. Bf7 gxf5 45. Rxf5 Rc8 46. g6 hxg6 47. Bxg6 Rxc3+ 48. Kd2 Ra3 49. h5 Rxa2+ 50. Kd3 d4 51. h6 Ra3+ 52. Kd2 Rh3 53. Bh5 Ke6 54. Bg4 Rh4 55. Rg5+ Kf7 56. Rxe5 Rxg4 57. Rd5 Rg6 58. h7 Kg7 59. Rd7+ Kh8 60. Kd3 a5 61. Kxd4 Rg7 62. Rd6 Rg4+ 63. Kd3 Rb4 64. Rd7

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 cxd4 5. Bxc4 Nf6 6. Ne5 e6 7. exd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Be7 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Nxe7 Nxe7 17. Qe2 a6 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. h3 Qc7 21. Qc2 Kf8 22. Qb3 Ng6 23. Qf3 a5 24. Bb5 Ne7 25. Rd1 Nc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Qf5 f6 28. Rd7

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Options:
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	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win.

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MadPaWnPusheR (1675) vs. john2001plus (1757)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nd5 6. e3 Nxf4 7. exf4 Qc7 8. g3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Nb5 Qb6 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Rd1 d5 15. Bg2 a6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qxb7 Ra7 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Qc2 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bb5 21. Bf1 Rc7 22. Qd2 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Qa5 24. a3 Rcb7 25. Rb4 Rxb4 26. cxb4 Qb5 27. Qe2 a5 28. Qxb5 Rxb5 29. Kd2 axb4 30. Rc1 Kf8 31. a4 Rb7 32. b3 Ke7 33. Kd3 Kd6 34. Rc8 f6 35. f3 Rc7 36. Rxc7 Kxc7 37. a5 e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. f4 e4+ 40. Kd4 Kb7 41. g4 Ka6 42. f5 h6 43. h4 Kxa5 44. g5 hxg5 45. hxg5 Kb6 46. f6 gxf6 47. gxf6 Kc6 48. f7 Kd7 49. f8=Q

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Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight