Monday, May 14, 2018

Black to play and win

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.e3Bb7
5.Be2Be7
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-Od5
8.b3c5
9.Bb2cxd4
10.Nxd4dxc4
11.Bxc4Nbd7
12.Qe2Rc8
13.Rac1Qc7
14.Rfd1Rfd8
15.f3Ne5
16.Nxe6Rxd1+
17.Rxd1fxe6
18.Bxe6+Kh8
19.Bxc8Qxc8
20.Nb5Nc6
21.Qc4Ba6
22.Rc1Qe8
23.a4Na5
24.Qe6Bxb5
25.axb5Bc5
26.Qxe8+Nxe8
27.Kf2Nd6
28.Rd1Kg8
29.Be5Nxb5
30.Rd8+Kf7
31.Rd7+Ke6
32.Rxg7Kxe5
33.Rxh7Nxb3
34.g4a5
35.g5Kf5
36.f4Nc3
37.Rf7+Kg6
38.Rf6+Kg7
39.Kf3Nd2+
40.Kg2Bxe3
41.h4Nd5
42.Rd6Nxf4+
43.Kh2Nf1+
44.Kh1a4
45.Rd1Ng3+
46.Kh2Nge2
47.Ra1b5
48.Rb1Nc3
49.Re1a3
50.Rxe3a2
51.Re7+Kg6
52.Ra7Na4
 

Saturday, May 12, 2018

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c5
3.c4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nc6
5.Nc3g6
6.e4d6
7.f3Bg7
8.Be3O-O
9.Be2a6
10.O-OBd7
11.Qd2Qb6
12.Ne6Qa5
13.Nxf8Kxf8
14.a3Qc7
15.b4Ne5
16.Nd5Nxd5
17.cxd5Nc4
18.Bxc4Bxa1
19.Rxa1Qxc4
20.Rc1Qb3
21.Bd4f6
22.Rc7Rd8
23.Rxb7Qxa3
24.Bb6Qa1+
25.Kf2Ke8
26.Bxd8Kxd8
27.Qc2Qd4+
28.Kg3Ke8
29.Qc7Kf7
30.Qxd7Qe5+
31.f4Qc3+
32.Kh4Qe1+
33.g3g5+
34.fxg5fxg5+
35.Kh5Qe2+
36.Qg4Qxh2+
37.Kxg5h6+
38.Kf5Qf2+
39.Qf4Qe2
40.g4Qc4
41.Qxd6Qf1+
42.Qf4Qc4
43.Ke5+Kg8
44.Rb8+Kg7
45.Qf8+Kg6
46.Qg8#
CHECK!
Actually 33. Kh3! is simpler.

Thursday, May 3, 2018

White to play and draw

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.Nc3Bb7
5.Qc2Bb4
6.Bd2Bxc3
7.bxc3Ne4
8.e3O-O
9.Bd3f5
10.O-Od6
11.a4a5
12.Rab1Nd7
13.Qb3Nxd2
14.Nxd2Qg5
15.g3e5
16.d5Nc5
17.Qc2e4
18.Be2Bc8
19.Rfd1Bd7
20.Ra1Rae8
21.Nb3Bxa4
22.Rxa4Nxa4
23.Nd4Nc5
24.Bf1f4
25.exf4Rxf4
26.Bg2Rff8
27.Re1a4
28.Bxe4Nxe4
29.Rxe4Rxe4
30.Qxe4Qc1+
31.Kg2Qxc3
32.Qe6+Kh8
33.Qe7Rg8
34.Ne6a3
35.Ng5h6
36.Nf7+Kh7
37.Qe4+g6
38.Qh4Qd2
39.Qe7Rg7
40.Qf8g5
41.Qh8+Kg6
42.Qxh6+Kxf7
43.Qe6+Kf8
44.Qc8+Ke7
45.Qxc7+Kf6
46.Qxd6+Kf7
47.Qe6+Kf8
48.Qc8+Ke7
49.Qc7+Kf6
50.Qd6+
 

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Black to play for a slight advantage

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Coupra (2034) vs. John2001plus (1826)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nh6
8.Bxh6Qxb2
9.Nbd2gxh6
10.Rb1Qxa2
11.O-OBb4
12.Ra1Qb2
13.Rb1Qa2
14.Nb3Na5
15.Bb5+Bd7
16.Bxd7+Kxd7
17.Qd3Qa4
18.Nc5+Bxc5
19.dxc5Rac8
20.Rfc1b6
21.cxb6Rxc1+
22.Rxc1axb6
23.Qc3Qc4
24.Qb2Qb3
25.Qd4Qb5
26.h3Nc4
27.Nh4Rg8
28.Kh2Qb2
29.Rxc4Qxd4
30.Rxd4b5
31.Rb4Rb8
32.Nf3Kc6
33.Rb2b4
34.Nd2Kc5
35.Kg3Kd4
36.f4Kc3
37.Ra2b3
38.Nxb3Rxb3
39.Ra7Kd4+
40.Kg4Rb2
41.g3Ke3
42.Rxf7d4
43.Rf6Rb6
44.Rxh6d3
45.Rxh7d2
46.Rd7Rb3
47.Rxd2Kxd2
48.h4Ke3
49.h5Ke4
50.h6Rb8
51.Kg5Rg8+
52.Kf6Rxg3
53.Kxe6Rg6+
54.Kf7Rxh6
55.e6Kf5
56.e7Rh7+
57.Kf8Kf6
58.e8=N+Kf5