Chess Level 06: February 2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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


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(black to move)

1.	f4	e5
2.	d4	exd4
3.	Qxd4	Nc6
4.	Qe4+	Be7
5.	f5	Nf6
6.	Qf4	O-O
7.	Nf3	d5
8.	Nc3	Bd6
9.	Qh4	Nb4
10.	Kd1	Bxf5
11.	Bg5	Bxc2+
12.	Kd2	d4
13.	Qxd4	Bg6
14.	Bxf6	gxf6
15.	Rc1	c5
16.	Qc4	Bxh2+
17.	Ke3	Bg3
18.	Nh4	Bh5
19.	Rh3	Re8+
20.	Ne4	Qd6
21.	Rxg3+	Qxg3+
22.	Nf3	f5
23.	Kd2	Rxe4
24.	Qc3	Rd8+

Saturday, February 23, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Gorgonops (1559) vs. john2001plus (1836)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Re1	Bg4
8.	Bg5	h6
9.	Bh4	g5
10.	Bg3	c6
11.	Nbd2	Bxg3
12.	hxg3	Nbd7
13.	c3	Qc7
14.	Qb3	Rfe8
15.	Kf1	b5
16.	a4	a6
17.	axb5	axb5
18.	Rxa8	Rxa8
19.	Nh2	Bh5
20.	Nhf3	Re8
21.	Rxe8+	Nxe8
22.	Qc2	Nd6
23.	Qd1	Nc4
24.	Nxc4	dxc4
25.	Bc2	Nf6
26.	Qe2	Nd5
27.	Qe5	Bxf3
28.	Qxc7	Nxc7
29.	gxf3	Kg7
30.	Ke2	Nd5
31.	Be4	h5
32.	Bxd5	cxd5
33.	g4	h4
34.	Kf1	f5
35.	gxf5	Kf6
36.	Kg2	Kxf5
37.	Kh3	Kf4
38.	Kg2	h3+
39.	Kh2	Kxf3
40.	Kxh3	Kxf2
41.	Kg4	Ke2
42.	Kxg5	Kd2
43.	Kf5	Kc2
44.	Ke5	Kxb2
45.	Kxd5	b4
46.	Kxc4	bxc3
47.	d5	c2
48.	d6	c1=Q+
49.	Kd5	Qc8

Friday, February 8, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	g3	Ne4
6.	e3	Nxd2
7.	Nbxd2	c5
8.	Bg2	O-O
9.	O-O	Nc6
10.	d5	exd5
11.	cxd5	Ne5
12.	Nxe5	Qxe5
13.	Nc4	Qf6
14.	a3	b5
15.	axb4	bxc4
16.	bxc5	Bb7
17.	Qd4	Qxd4
18.	exd4	Rfe8
19.	Rfe1	Rxe1+
20.	Rxe1	Kf8
21.	Rc1	Re8
22.	d6	Rb8
23.	Bxb7	Rxb7
24.	d5	Rxb2
25.	c6	dxc6
26.	dxc6	Ke8
27.	c7	Kd7
28.	Rxc4	Kc8
29.	d7+

Sunday, February 3, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1588 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1754) vs. SunKing007 (1290)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bxf6	Qxf6
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qd6
9.	Nc3	Bg4
10.	e3	O-O-O
11.	Be2	a6
12.	O-O	f6
13.	d5	Nb4
14.	e4	g5
15.	a3	Nxd5
16.	exd5	h5
17.	Nd4	Bxe2
18.	Qxe2	Bg7
19.	Qe6+	Qxe6
20.	Nxe6	Rd7
21.	Nxg7	Rxg7
22.	Rfe1	f5
23.	Re5	f4
24.	Rae1	Kd7
25.	Ne4	g4
26.	Nf6+	Kd6
27.	b4	c5
28.	Re6+	Kc7
29.	d6+	Kb8
30.	Re8+	Rxe8
31.	Rxe8+	Ka7
32.	bxc5	a5
33.	d7	Rxd7
34.	Nxd7	Ka6
35.	a4	b5
36.	c6	bxa4
37.	Rb8	a3
38.	Rb6+	Ka7
39.	Rb7+	Ka6
40.	Nc5#

Friday, February 1, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

January 2019 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. tiberian


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	Nf6
4.	d3	e3
5.	Bxe3	d5
6.	d4	Bf5
7.	Bd3	Qd7
8.	O-O	Nc6
9.	Re1	h6
10.	Nf3	Bxd3
11.	Qxd3	O-O-O
12.	Ne5	Nxe5
13.	dxe5	d4
14.	Bc1	Ng4
15.	h3	h5
16.	hxg4	hxg4
17.	Nd2	Qe6
18.	Nf1	Qf7
19.	Bd2	e6
20.	Re4	Bc5
21.	Rxg4	Qh5
22.	f3	Rdg8
23.	b4	Bb6
24.	a4	a6
25.	a5	Ba7
26.	b5	Qxe5
27.	bxa6	Qd5
28.	Rb1	Qf5
29.	Rxb7	Qxd3
30.	cxd3	Bb8
31.	Rxd4	e5
32.	Rdb4	Kd7
33.	Ne3	Rd8
34.	Nc4	Ke6
35.	a7

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;