Sunday, March 25, 2018

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1410 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
IAlwaysWin (1632) vs. john2001plus (1732)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4Nf6
3.g3c5
4.d5b5
5.dxe6fxe6
6.cxb5d5
7.a4a6
8.bxa6Nc6
9.Bg2Rxa6
10.Nc3Be7
11.Nf3O-O
12.O-Oe5
13.Nb5e4
14.Ng5h6
15.Nh3Bf5
16.f3Qd7
17.Nf2exf3
18.exf3Rfa8
19.f4Nd4
20.Nxd4cxd4
21.Qxd4Rxa4
22.Rxa4Rxa4
23.Qe5Bd6
24.Qc3d4
25.Qb3+Be6
26.Qb6Rb4
27.Qa5Bc4
28.Re1Rb5
29.Qa8+Rb8
30.Qf3Rb3
31.Qa8+Rb8
32.Qa5Bb4
33.Qe5Re8
34.Bh3Rxe5
35.fxe5Qa4
36.Rf1Bxf1
37.Bxf1Qc2
38.Bf4Be1
39.Nh1Ng4
40.Bg2Bf2+
 

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
tcudoug (1446) vs. john2001plus (1857)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bf4Bd6
5.Bxd6Qxd6
6.c3Nf6
7.Nf3O-O
8.Be2Re8
9.O-OBf5
10.Nbd2Nbd7
11.Re1Ne4
12.Nxe4dxe4
13.Nd2e3
14.fxe3Rxe3
15.Bf3Rae8
16.Rxe3Rxe3
17.Qf1Qe7
18.Kf2Nf6
19.Re1Ng4+
20.Bxg4Rxe1
21.Qxe1Qxe1+
22.Kxe1Bxg4
23.Kf2f6
24.Ke3Kf7
25.Ne4b6
26.Kf4Be6
27.a3Bd5
28.g3g5+
29.Ke3Ke6
30.Nd2b5
31.b3Kf5
32.c4bxc4
33.bxc4Bf7
34.h3h5
35.Kf3c6
36.g4+hxg4+
37.hxg4+Ke6
38.Ke4Bg6+
39.Ke3f5
40.gxf5+Bxf5
41.Ne4Bxe4
42.Kxe4Kf6
43.Ke3Kf5
44.Kf3g4+
45.Ke3a6
46.Kd3g3
47.Ke3Kg4
 
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

White to play and win

Itsyourturn.com, ?
Analysis of Coffey, John (2001) vs. Jumper (1700)
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Nf3Be7
5.Bg5O-O
6.Rc1c6
7.e3h6
8.Bxf6Bxf6
9.Bd3Nd7
10.O-Oe5
11.cxd5exd4
12.Nxd4cxd5
13.Nxd5Bxd4
14.exd4Nf6
15.Nc7Rb8
16.Re1a6
17.d5Bg4
18.f3Bh5
19.g4Bg6
20.Bxg6fxg6
21.Ne6Qb6+
22.Kg2Rfe8
23.d6Nd7
24.Qd4Qxd4
25.Nxd4Rxe1
26.Rxe1Rd8
27.Ne6Re8
28.f4Kf7
29.f5gxf5
30.gxf5Kf6
31.h4g6
32.fxg6Rxe6
33.g7Rxe1
34.g8=QNe5
35.Qd8+Ke6
36.Qe7+Kd5
37.d7Nxd7
38.Qxd7+Kc5
39.Qc7+Kb5
40.Qxb7+Kc5
41.Qc7+Kb5
42.a4+Kxa4
43.Qc4+Ka5
44.Qc3+
 

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of mcplayerus (1944) vs. fiddler (1810)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bg5Nbd7
6.e3O-O
7.Qc2b6
8.a3Bb7
9.cxd5Nxd5
10.Bxe7Nxe7
11.Bd3Ng6
12.h4h6
13.Bxg6fxg6
14.Qxg6Rf6
15.Qg3c5
16.Rd1Qe8
17.Ne5Nxe5
18.dxe5Rg6
19.Qf4Rxg2
20.Ne4Qg6
21.Ng3Rf8
22.Qa4Rfxf2
23.Rh3Rxb2
24.Qc4Bd5
25.Qa4Rg1+
26.Nf1Rxf1+
27.Kxf1Qg2+
 

Saturday, March 3, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of TheBlackVeil (1363) vs. john2001plus (1724)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Qc2d5
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c5
7.Nf3cxd4
8.exd4h6
9.Bh4Nc6
10.Bd3dxc4
11.Bxc4Nxd4
12.Nxd4Qxd4
13.Bxf6Qxc4
14.a3Ba5
15.Be7Re8
16.Bb4Bxb4
17.axb4Qxb4
18.O-OBd7
19.Rfd1Bc6
20.Ra3Red8
21.Re1Rd4
22.Rb3Qc4
23.Ra3b5
24.b3Qc5
25.b4Rxb4
26.Qe2Rc4
27.Nb1Rc2
28.Qe3Qxe3
29.Raxe3b4