Monday, November 20, 2017

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1868) vs. john2001plus (1843)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e5
3.dxe5Ng4
4.Nf3Nc6
5.Bg5Be7
6.Bf4Bb4+
7.Nbd2Qe7
8.a3Ngxe5
9.Nxe5Nxe5
10.e3Bxd2+
11.Qxd2d6
12.Qd4O-O
13.Be2b6
14.Bxe5dxe5
15.Qd5c6
16.Qd2Bf5
17.Bf3Rfd8
18.Qc3Rd3
19.Qb4c5
20.Qb5Bd7
21.Qa6Bc8
22.Qb5Rb8
23.Bd5a6
24.Qa4b5
25.Qc2Bf5
26.e4bxc4
27.Qxc4Rd4
28.Qe2Bd7
29.a4Be6
30.Bxe6Qxe6
31.O-ORbb4
32.Rfd1g6
33.Rxd4exd4
 

Monday, November 13, 2017

White to play for mate.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of BDRichardson (1258) vs. Squawk75 (1128)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nc3Nc6
3.Bc4e6
4.Nf3Nf6
5.O-Od5
6.exd5Nxd5
7.Nxd5exd5
8.Re1+Be7
9.Bb5Bd7
10.Qe2a6
11.Bxc6Bxc6
12.Ne5c4
13.Nxc6bxc6
14.d4Ra7
15.Bg5f6
16.Bxf6gxf6
17.Qh5+Kd7
18.Qf5+Kc7
19.Re6Qd7
20.Rae1Re8
21.Qxh7Kb6
22.Qf5Qd8
23.b3c3
24.Qd3Bb4
25.Rxe8Qd6
26.Re1e6Qf4
27.g3Qd2
28.Rb8+Ka5
29.Qf1Qxd4
30.Rxc6Qc5
31.a3Bxa3
32.Rxc5+Bxc5
33.Qa1+
 

Friday, November 10, 2017

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of putz (1832) vs. john2001plus (1871)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.e3c5
4.Bd3d5
5.b3Be7
6.Bb2O-O
7.Nbd2b6
8.O-ONc6
9.Ne5Bb7
10.a3Rc8
11.f4cxd4
12.exd4Nxe5
13.fxe5Ne4
14.Bxe4dxe4
15.Re1Qc7
16.c4f5
17.exf6 e.p.Bd6
18.fxg7Bxh2+
19.Kh1Qxg7
20.Rxe4Bf4
21.Qh5Bxe4
22.Nxe4Rc6
23.Rf1e5
24.Rxf4Rh6
25.Rh4Rxh5
 

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of iragefree (1740) vs. KingsBishop (1571)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4d6
3.Nc3e5
4.Nf3e4
5.Ng5Bf5
6.h4h6
7.Nh3c6
8.e3d5
9.Nf4dxc4
10.Bxc4Bd6
11.Qb3Qd7
12.g3O-O
13.Bd2Bg4
14.Be2Bxe2
15.Ncxe2Na6
16.Kf1b6
17.a3Nc7
18.Bb4Rfd8
19.Bxd6Qxd6
20.Kg2Ncd5
21.Nxd5cxd5
22.Rac1Rac8
23.Rc3Ng4
24.Nf4Rxc3
25.Qxc3g5
26.hxg5hxg5
27.Nh3Qf6
28.Rc1Qf3+
29.Kg1Kg7
30.Qe1Rh8
31.Qf1Nxe3
32.fxe3Qxg3+
33.Qg2Rxh3
34.Qxg3Rxg3+
35.Kf2Rf3+
36.Ke2g4
37.b4g3
38.Rg1Rf2+
39.Ke1Ra2
40.Rxg3+Kf6
41.Rg8Rxa3
42.Kf2Ra2+
43.Ke1Rb2
44.Ra8Rxb4
45.Rxa7Rb1+
46.Kd2b5
47.Rb7Rb3
48.Rb6+Kg5
49.Rd6Rd3+
50.Ke2b4
51.Rxd5+f5
52.Rb5b3
53.d5Kf6
54.Rb6+Ke5
55.d6Ke6
56.Kf2Rd2+
57.Ke1Rb2
58.Kd1Rb1+
59.Kd2b2
60.Kc2Re1
61.d7+Kxd7
62.Kxb2Rxe3
63.Rf6Rf3
64.Kc2Ke7
65.Rh6f4
66.Kd2Rd3+
67.Ke2f3+
68.Kf2Rd2+
69.Kg1e3
70.Rh7+Kf6
71.Rh6+Kg5
72.Rh8Rd1+
73.Kh2e2
74.Rg8+Kf6
75.Re8e1=Q
 

Monday, November 6, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.Nf3O-O
8.Bd3h6
9.O-Oc5
10.Nb5a6
11.Nd6cxd4
12.Re1Nc6
13.Rc1Ndxe5
14.Nxc8Nxf3+
15.Qxf3Raxc8
16.c4dxc3 e.p.
17.Rxc3Qf6
18.Qxf6gxf6
19.Bc2f5
20.g4Nd4
21.Bd1f4
22.Rh3Rc1
23.Kf1Kg7
24.Rd3Nc6
25.h4Rc8
26.g5hxg5
27.hxg5Nb4
28.Rb3Rc8c4
29.a3Rd4
30.axb4Rdxd1
31.Rxd1Rxd1+
32.Ke2Rc1
33.b5a5
34.b6Rc6
35.Rb5Kg6
36.Rxa5Rxb6
37.Ra2Kxg5
38.f3e5
39.Kd3Rb3+
40.Ke2e4
41.fxe4dxe4
42.Ra5+Kg4
43.Re5Rxb2+
44.Kd1e3
45.Re7e2+
46.Ke1Kf3
47.Re3+Kg2
48.Rg3+Kh2
49.Rg2+Kh3
50.Rg3+Kh4
51.Rg2f3
52.Rh2+Kg4
 

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Black to play and mate.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of chessrani (1358) vs. yoshi (1691)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.exf6Nxf6
8.b4c4
9.Bg5Ne4
10.Bf4Be7
11.Qc2O-O
12.Be3Bd7
13.Bxc4Nf6
14.Bd3Qc7
15.O-Oe5
16.dxe5Nxe5
17.Nxe5Qxe5
18.Bd4Qh5
19.Nd2Bd6
20.Nf3Bg4
21.Bxf6Bxf3
22.Bxh7+Kh8
23.h3gxf6
24.Qf5Rg8
25.g3Rg5
26.Qxf6+Kxh7
27.Rfe1Rf8
28.Re7+Bxe7
29.Qxe7+Rf7
30.Qe6Re5
31.Qc8Bd1
32.g4Re1+
33.Kg2Rxf2+
34.Kxf2Qh4+
35.Kg2Re2+