Chess Level 06: January 2018

Monday, January 29, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	Qa5
8.	Bd6	Bxd6
9.	cxd6	Rd8
10.	Be2	Rxd6
11.	O-O	Nc6
12.	a3	a6
13.	b4	Qd8
14.	c5	Rd7
15.	Na4	Rb8
16.	Nb6	Re7
17.	Qc2	Nd7
18.	Ng5	g6
19.	Nxd7	Bxd7
20.	Rfd1	Be8
21.	Ne4	Na7
22.	Nf6+	Kh8
23.	Qb2	Ba4
24.	Nxd5+	e5
25.	Nxe7	Qxe7
26.	Rd2

Friday, January 26, 2018

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Peter


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	Bg4
4.	Be3	exd4
5.	Qxd4	Nc6
6.	Qd2	Qf6
7.	Nd4	Nxd4
8.	Bxd4	Qe6
9.	Nc3	c6
10.	f3	Bh5
11.	O-O-O	b5
12.	Nxb5	cxb5
13.	Bxb5+	Ke7
14.	Qg5+	Nf6
15.	Bxf6+	gxf6
16.	Qxh5	Qxa2
17.	Rxd6	Kxd6
18.	Rd1+	Kc7
19.	c4	Ba3
20.	Qxf7+	Kb8
21.	Qxf6	Bxb2+
22.	Qxb2	Qxb2+
23.	Kxb2	Kc7
24.	Rd7+	Kb6
25.	e5	Rad8
26.	f4	Rxd7
27.	Bxd7	Kc7
28.	e6	Rg8
29.	g3	Kd8
30.	c5	Ke7
31.	f5	Rf8
32.	g4	h6
33.	Kc3	a5
34.	c6	Kd8
35.	c7+	Kxc7
36.	e7

Saturday, January 13, 2018

What is the strongest line for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1556) vs. dannyfishernw (1309)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	d6
3.	f4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	Bg4
5.	h3	Be6
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	Bc4	Nc6
8.	O-O	e5
9.	fxe5	dxe5
10.	d3	Bd6
11.	Bg5	h6
12.	Bh4	Be7
13.	Qe1	Qb6
14.	b3	Na5
15.	Nxe5	Be6
16.	Nxf7	O-O
17.	Na4	Qc6
18.	Ne5	Qd6
19.	Ng6

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1556) vs. dannyfishernw (1309)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	d6
3.	f4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	Bg4
5.	h3	Be6
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	Bc4	Nc6
8.	O-O	e5
9.	fxe5	dxe5
10.	d3	Bd6
11.	Bg5	h6
12.	Bh4	Be7
13.	Qe1	Qb6
14.	b3	Na5
15.	Bxf6	Bxf6
16.	Nd5	Qd8
17.	Rd1	Nxc4
18.	dxc4	Bc6
19.	Qf2	Qa5
20.	a4	Rd8
21.	Nxe5	Bxd5
22.	Rxd5	Rxd5
23.	exd5	Qc3
24.	Nf3	O-O
25.	Re1	b6
26.	Qd2	Qb2
27.	Re4	Qa1+
28.	Kh2	Rd8
29.	d6	Bg5
30.	Nxg5	hxg5
31.	c3	Qb1
32.	Qd5	Qf1
33.	d7	Kh7
34.	Qxg5	Qf6
35.	Qh5+	Qh6
36.	Qf5+	Qg6
37.	Qd5	Qf6
38.	Re8	Qf4+
39.	Kg1	Qc1+
40.	Kf2	Qc2+
41.	Kf3	Qxc3+
42.	Kg4	Qf6
43.	Qh5+	Qh6
44.	Rxd8

Monday, January 8, 2018

What is the strongest line for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
silencebrother vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	e5	d6
3.	Nf3	dxe5
4.	Nxe5	Bd6
5.	Nf3	Nf6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	h3	c5
8.	b3	e5
9.	Bb2	e4
10.	Nh2	Bxh2
11.	Rxh2	Qd6
12.	Rh1	Nc6
13.	Nc3	Nd4
14.	d3	Nxe2
15.	Nxe2	exd3
16.	cxd3	Bf5
17.	Bxf6	Qxf6
18.	Rc1	Rad8
19.	Rc3	Rfe8
20.	Kf1	Bxd3
21.	Rxd3	Rxd3
22.	Qc1	Qb2
23.	Qe1	Rxe2
24.	Qxe2	Qb1+
25.	Qe1	Rd1
26.	Ke2	Qd3#

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

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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