White to play and win.

Greenwood, Indiana Chess Club, ?
Analysis of McCorkle, Bob vs. Nelms, Al

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 d5 7. c3 Nbd7 8. O-O Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Ndf6 11. c4 c6 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Ne5 Qb4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. b3 f6 17. Ng4 h5 18. Qxe4 hxg4 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Qxg4 Qd6 21. Qf5 g6 22. c5 Qc7 23. Qxg6+ Rg7 24. Qxf6 Rf8 25. Qe6+ Rff7 26. Qe8+ Kh7 27. Qe5 Qd7 28. f4 Re7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Rf3 Bc8 31. Re1 Qd8 32. Rg3 b5 33. Rxg7+ Rxg7 34. h3 Be6 35. Re2 Qd7 36. g4 Bf5 37. Kh2 Be4 38. Rf2 a5 39. f5 Bd5 40. f6 Rf7 41. g5 Rh7 42. Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qf5 Be6 44. Qf3 Bxh3 45. Kg1 Qf7 46. Qg3 Qg6 47. Qb8+ Qg8 48. Qxg8+ Kxg8 49. g6 Ra7 50. f7+ Kf8 51. g7+

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Greenwood, Indiana Chess Club, ?
Analysis of McCorkle, Bob vs. Nelms, Al

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 d5 7. c3 Nbd7 8. O-O Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Ndf6 11. c4 c6 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Ne5 Qb4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. b3 f6 17. Ng4 h5 18. Qxe4 hxg4 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Qxg4 Qd6 21. Qf5 g6 22. c5 Qc7 23. Qxg6+ Rg7 24. Qxf6 Rf8 25. Qe6+ Rff7 26. Qe8+ Kh7 27. Qe5 Qd7 28. f4 Re7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Rf3 Bc8 31. Re1 Qd8 32. Rg3 b5 33. Rxg7+ Rxg7 34. h3 Be6 35. Re2 Qd7 36. g4 Bf5 37. Kh2 Be4 38. Rf2 a5 39. f5 Bd5 40. f6 Rf7 41. g5 Rh7 42. Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qf5 Be6 44. f7 Rxf7 45. Qe5+ Kg8 46. Rxf7 Qxf7 47. Qf6 Qc7+ 48. Qe5 Qf7 49. Qf4 Qg6 50. e4 a4 51. bxa4 bxa4 52. a3 Qh5 53. h4 Qe2+ 54. Kg3 Qd3+ 55. Qf3 Qxd4 56. Kf4 Qxc5 57. e5 Bd5 58. Qe3 Qf8+ 59. Kg3 Qf5 60. Kh2 Qc2+ 61. Kg3 Qg2+ 62. Kf4 Be6 63. Qf3 Qc2 64. Qe4 Qf2+ 65. Qf3 Qxh4+ 66. Ke3 Qxg5+ 67. Kd4 Bd5 68. Qe2 Qg1+ 69. Kc3 c5 70. Kd2 Qd4+ 71. Ke1 Qa1+ 72. Kf2 Qa2

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Analysis of john2001plus (1719) vs. powerfulroad (1183)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +11

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 dxc4 4. d5 Nb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Qxc6+ Bd7 8. Qxc4 Nf6 9. Ne5 Be6 10. Qc6+ Bd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Qxa8+ Qd8 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Nc3 e5 15. Bg5 Bb4 16. O-O-O+ Ke7 17. Nd5+ Ke6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nxb4 a5 20. Nd5 c6 21. Nc7+ Ke7 22. e4 Rc8 23. Na6 Ra8 24. Nc5 Ra7 25. Bc4 Ra8 26. Rd7+ Kf8 27. Rxf7+ Ke8 28. Rd1 a4 29. Nd7 Kd8 30. Nxf6+ Kc8 31. Be6+ Kb8 32. Rd8#

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Analysis of 2010 Dad vs. Coffey, John

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. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. a4 Nfxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. Kd1 Nb3 15. Rb1 Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Rc8 17. Nb5 Rxc1+ 18. Kxc1 a6 19. Nc3 Bc5 20. f3 Be3+ 21. Kb1 Bd4 22. f4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rc8 24. Kb2 Rc4 25. g3 Rxa4 26. Kb3 b5 27. Rd1 Kc6 28. Rf1 Re4 29. Ra1 Kb6 30. Ra2 Re3 31. Rd2 a5 32. Kb2 Kc5 33. Kc2 a4 34. Kb2 h5 35. Kc2 a3 36. Kb3 b4 37. Rc2 Rxc3+ 38. Rxc3+ bxc3 39. Kxc3 d4+ 40. Kb3 d3

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	- Knight