Chess Level 06: January 2019

Thursday, January 24, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1581 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1757) vs. gdogfunk (1336)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	Bg4
4.	h3	Bxf3
5.	Qxf3	e6
6.	exd5	cxd5
7.	d4	Be7
8.	Bd3	Nf6
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Re1	Nc6
11.	Ne2	Qa5
12.	c3	Rac8
13.	Bf4	Qb6
14.	b4	a5
15.	b5	Na7
16.	a4	Bd6
17.	Rac1	Ba3
18.	Rc2	Bd6
19.	Be5	Nd7
20.	Nf4	Nxe5
21.	dxe5	Bc5
22.	Qg3	f5
23.	exf6 e.p.	Rxf6
24.	Nh5	Bxf2+
25.	Rxf2	Qxf2+
26.	Qxf2	Rxf2
27.	Kxf2	Rxc3
28.	Nf4	Ra3
29.	Rxe6	g5
30.	b6	Nc6
31.	Rxc6	bxc6
32.	b7	Rb3
33.	Bb5

CHECK!

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
the_truth_7 (1667) vs. john2001plus (1861)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	e3	e6
3.	Bd3	c5
4.	c3	cxd4
5.	exd4	d5
6.	f4	Nc6
7.	Nf3	Be7
8.	O-O	Ne4
9.	Ne5	O-O
10.	Nd2	f5
11.	Ndf3	Bd6
12.	Qe2	Bxe5
13.	Nxe5	Nxe5
14.	fxe5	Bd7
15.	Be3	Qh4
16.	Rf3	Be8
17.	Rh3	Qg4
18.	Qf1	f4
19.	Be2	Qg5
20.	Bd2	Nxd2
21.	Qd1	f3
22.	Bf1	Nxf1
23.	Qxf1	fxg2
24.	Qxg2	Qxg2+
25.	Kxg2	Bg6
26.	Re1	Be4+
27.	Kg1	Rf3
28.	Rh4	Raf8
29.	Rg4	h5
30.	Rh4	Rf8f5
31.	Rhxe4	dxe4
32.	h4	Rf5f4

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Travis Bickle


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	cxd4
4.	cxd5	Qa5+
5.	Qd2	Qxd5
6.	Nc3	Qd8
7.	Qxd4	Nc6
8.	Qxd8+	Nxd8
9.	Bf4	e6
10.	e4	a6
11.	Na4	Bb4+
12.	Nd2	g5
13.	Be5	f6
14.	Nb6	Ra7
15.	Nxc8	Ra8
16.	Nb6	Ra7
17.	Bb8	Nc6
18.	Bxa7	Nxa7

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;