Chess Level 06: 2020

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1941) vs. Gusev (1828)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	b6
3.	c4	e6
4.	a3	Ba6
5.	Qc2	c5
6.	e4	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	d6
8.	Nc3	Bb7
9.	Be2	Be7
10.	O-O	O-O
11.	Rd1	a6
12.	b4	Nc6
13.	Nxc6	Bxc6
14.	Bb2	Rc8
15.	Bf3	Qc7
16.	Rac1	Rfd8
17.	Qb3	Qb7
18.	Re1	d5
19.	cxd5	exd5
20.	exd5	Nxd5
21.	Nxd5	Bxd5
22.	Rxc8	Bxb3
23.	Rxd8+	Bf8
24.	Ree8	h6
25.	Rxf8+	Kh7
26.	Bh5

Friday, November 6, 2020

White to play and win

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. Joseph


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Qa4+	Nc6
6.	e3	a6
7.	Bd2	Bd7
8.	Qc2	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	Ne4
10.	Be2	h6
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	Rfc1	Qf6
13.	Be1	g5
14.	Qb3	Ne7
15.	cxd5	Nxd5
16.	Bd3	Nd6
17.	e4	Nb6
18.	e5

Saturday, October 31, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (2002) vs. spiritracker (1133)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nb6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	Bg4
8.	Be2	Nb8d7
9.	O-O	h6
10.	Be3	e5
11.	dxe6 e.p.	Bxe6
12.	Nd4	Bc4
13.	Rc1	Bxe2
14.	Qxe2	Bb4
15.	Nd5	Nxd5
16.	exd5	O-O
17.	Rfd1	Nf6
18.	Nf5	Re8
19.	a3	Ba5
20.	Qf3	Re5
21.	Nxh6+	gxh6
22.	Qg3+	Rg5
23.	Bxg5	hxg5
24.	d6	Nh5
25.	Qg4	Ng7
26.	dxc7	Qc8
27.	Rd8+	Qxd8
28.	cxd8=Q+

Thursday, August 6, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1932) vs. Gusev (1822)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	g6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	cxd4	Bg7
6.	Nc3	a6
7.	Bc4	e6
8.	a4	Ne7
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bf4	Nbc6
11.	d5	exd5
12.	Nxd5	Nxd5
13.	Bxd5	Bxb2
14.	Rb1	Bg7
15.	Bxd6	Re8
16.	e5	Nxe5
17.	Bxe5	Bf5
18.	Bxg7	Bxb1
19.	Bh6	Bf5
20.	Qa1	Re5
21.	Nxe5	Qf6
22.	Bxf7+	Qxf7
23.	Nxf7	Kxf7
24.	Re1	Be6
25.	Qg7+	Ke8
26.	Bg5

Sunday, July 19, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1775) vs. john2001plus (1883)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nf6
5.	Nxf6+	gxf6
6.	Nf3	c5
7.	c3	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	e5
9.	Bb5+	Nc6
10.	Nxc6	Qxd1+
11.	Kxd1	a6
12.	Nd4+	axb5
13.	Nxb5	Bg4+
14.	f3	O-O-O+
15.	Ke2	Bf5
16.	a4	Bd3+
17.	Ke1	Bc5
18.	b4	Bb6
19.	a5	Bxb5
20.	axb6	Kd7
21.	Be3	Kc6
22.	Kf2	Rd3
23.	c4	Bxc4
24.	Rhc1	Kb5
25.	Ra7	Rb8
26.	Bc5	Bb3
27.	Ra5+	Kc6
28.	Ke2	Rdd8
29.	Be7+

Saturday, July 18, 2020

White to play for equality

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Analysis of john2001plus (1884) vs. soitgoes317 (1759)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Qh4+
6.	g3	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	Qa4
8.	Bg2	c6
9.	Nf3	Be7
10.	O-O	Be6
11.	Ng5	O-O
12.	Nxe6	fxe6
13.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
14.	d4	Nd7
15.	Bh3	Re8
16.	Be3	Qa5
17.	Qd2	Nb6
18.	Bf1	c5
19.	dxc5	Bxc5
20.	Bxc5	Qxc5+
21.	Qd4	Na4
22.	Rb1	b6
23.	Bb5	Qxd4+
24.	cxd4	Nc3
25.	Bxe8	Nxb1
26.	Kf2	Kf8
27.	Bb5	Nc3
28.	a4	a5
29.	Bc6	Ke7
30.	Ke3	Kd8
31.	Kd3	Nd1
32.	Kd2	Nf2
33.	c4	dxc4
34.	Bf3

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Black to play and win

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Analysis of aherring74 (1905) vs. john2001plus (1863)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	Bf4	a6
4.	e3	c5
5.	dxc5	Nc6
6.	a3	e5
7.	Bg5	Be6
8.	b4	Be7
9.	Nf3	O-O
10.	Be2	b6
11.	cxb6	Qxb6
12.	O-O	Rfd8
13.	Na4	Qc7
14.	Qc1	h6
15.	Bh4	g5
16.	Bg3	Bd6
17.	c4	e4
18.	Bxd6	Qxd6
19.	c5	Qc7
20.	Nd4	Ng4
21.	f4	exf3 e.p.
22.	Nxf3	d4
23.	g3	Nxe3
24.	Nxd4	Nxf1
25.	Nxe6	Nxg3
26.	hxg3	Qxg3+
27.	Kh1	Qh3+
28.	Kg1	Nd4
29.	Qb2	Nxe2+
30.	Qxe2	Rd3
31.	Rd1	Rg3+
32.	Kf2	Rg2+
33.	Ke1	Rxe2+
34.	Kxe2	Qxe6+
35.	Kf1	Re8
36.	Rc1	Qe2+
37.	Kg1	Qg4+
38.	Kf1	Re2

Saturday, June 13, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1871) vs. soitgoes317 (1760)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	O-O
6.	cxd5	c6
7.	e4	cxd5
8.	e5	Ne4
9.	Qxd5	Nxc3
10.	Qxd8	Rxd8
11.	bxc3	Bg4
12.	Be2	Nd7
13.	h3	Bf5
14.	Be3	Rac8
15.	Rc1	Nb6
16.	O-O	Nc4
17.	Bxc4	Rxc4
18.	Nd2	Rc7
19.	f4	Rdc8
20.	c4	Bd3
21.	Rfe1	Bxc4
22.	Nxc4	Rxc4
23.	Rxc4	Rxc4
24.	Rc1	Rxc1+
25.	Bxc1	Kf8
26.	d5	Ke8
27.	Bb2	Kd8
28.	Kf2	Kc7
29.	Kg1	Kb6
30.	d6	exd6
31.	Kf2	dxe5
32.	fxe5	Kc5
33.	Ke3	Kd5
34.	e6	Kxe6
35.	Bxg7	f6
36.	Bf8	Kd5
37.	Kd3	a5
38.	a4	h5
39.	h4	Ke5
40.	Ke3	g5
41.	g4	hxg4
42.	h5	Kf5
43.	Kf2	g3+
44.	Kxg3	g4
45.	h6	Kg6
46.	Kxg4	f5+
47.	Kf4	Kh7
48.	Kxf5	b5
49.	axb5	a4
50.	b6	a3
51.	b7	a2
52.	b8=Q	a1=Q
53.	Qc7+	Kg8
54.	Qg7+	Qxg7
55.	hxg7	Kh7
56.	Kf6	Kg8
57.	Be7	Kh7
58.	Kf7	Kh6
59.	g8=Q	Kh5
60.	Qg5#

Friday, June 5, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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john2001plus (1839) vs. aherring74 (1963)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	e5
4.	d3	e3
5.	Bxe3	Nc6
6.	Nc3	Nf6
7.	Be2	Bb4
8.	Nge4	O-O
9.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
10.	O-O	Bxc3
11.	bxc3	d6
12.	Qd2	Bd7
13.	f4	Rae8
14.	Bf3	Kh8
15.	Bd5	Qe7
16.	Rab1	Nd8
17.	f5	c6
18.	Bg5	cxd5
19.	Bxe7	Rxe7
20.	Qg5	Ref7
21.	g4	Bc6
22.	d4	h6
23.	Qg6	Rf6
24.	Qh5	Nf7
25.	Rbe1	Be8
26.	Qh3	Ng5
27.	Qg2	Ne4
28.	Rxe4	dxe4
29.	Qxe4	Bc6
30.	d5	Bd7
31.	c4	g6
32.	Qe3	Kg7
33.	Qxa7	gxf5
34.	Qxb7	Rf8f7
35.	c5	dxc5
36.	Qb2	Re7
37.	gxf5	Bxf5
38.	h4	Kh7
39.	Kh2	Kg6
40.	Qc3	Be4
41.	Rxf6+	Kxf6
42.	Qxc5	Rd7
43.	Qf8+	Kg6
44.	Qe8+	Rf7
45.	Qe6+	Rf6
46.	Qg4+

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Black to play

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spiritracker (1290) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	Nf3	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	e5	Nd5
6.	c4	Nb6
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	c5	Bxc5
9.	Ndb5	O-O
10.	Ne4	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Nxe5
13.	Nbd6	Nd5
14.	Be2	Qb6
15.	O-O	f5
16.	Nxc8	Raxc8
17.	Qg5	fxe4
18.	Qxe5	Nf4
19.	Rae1	Rc1
20.	Qxf4	Rxe1
21.	Qxf8+	Kxf8
22.	Rxe1	Qxb2
23.	a4	Ke7
24.	Bh5	d5
25.	a5	d4
26.	Bg4	d3
27.	h3	Qb4
28.	Kf1	Qb5
29.	Rd1	Qc4
30.	Kg1	Qa2
31.	Kf1	Kd6
32.	Re1	d2
33.	Rd1

Black to play and win?

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Analysis of Brother_Lap (1624) vs. john2001plus (1889)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Bc4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bb3	Nf6
5.	d3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	h6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Nc3	c6
9.	Qf3	Nd7
10.	Qxf6	Nxf6
11.	f3	O-O
12.	Nge2	a5
13.	a3	b5
14.	O-O	Bb7
15.	Kh1	b4
16.	axb4	axb4
17.	Rxa8	Rxa8
18.	Na4	c5
19.	g3	Bc6
20.	Ra1	c4
21.	dxc4	dxc4
22.	Nd4	cxb3
23.	cxb3	Bd5
24.	Rc1	Be5
25.	Nb6	Bxd4
26.	Nxd5	Nxd5
27.	Kg2	Bxb2
28.	Rc6	Ra3
29.	Rd6	Ne3+
30.	Kf2	Rxb3

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of angusmc (1549) vs. john2001plus (1908)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	f4	Qb6
6.	Nf3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nh6
8.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Bb5	h5
10.	Qd3	Bd7
11.	Bxc6	Bxc6
12.	O-O	Rc8
13.	a4	Be7
14.	a5	Qa6
15.	Qxa6	bxa6
16.	Na2	Bb5
17.	Rd1	Kd7
18.	b4	Rc2
19.	Ba3	Ne3
20.	Re1	Nxg2
21.	Rec1	Rhc8
22.	Rxc2	Rxc2
23.	Nc3	Nxf4
24.	Nxb5	axb5
25.	Ne1	Rd2
26.	Nf3	Rd3
27.	Kf2	g5

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Thursday, January 9, 2020

Black to play and win

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Analysis of GHAAngel (2322) vs. john2001plus (1830)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	d5	Bc5
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Nf3	b5
6.	e4	exd5
7.	cxd5	b4
8.	Na4	Nxe4
9.	Bd3	Nxf2
10.	Qc2	Re8+
11.	Kf1	Nxh1
12.	Nxc5	d6
13.	Nb3	Ba6
14.	Bg5	f6
15.	Bh4	g5
16.	Be1	Qe7
17.	Bd2	Qe4
18.	Nc1	g4
19.	Kg1	gxf3
20.	h3	Qd4+
21.	Kxh1	fxg2+
22.	Kxg2	Kh8
23.	Bf4	Qxf4
24.	Qf2	Qg5+
25.	Kf1	Re5
26.	h4	Qg4
27.	Qxf6+	Kg8
28.	Qd8+	Kg7
29.	Be2	Qg3
30.	Qxc7+	Nd7
31.	Qxd7+	Kg8

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of GHAAngel (2322) vs. john2001plus (1830)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	d5	Bc5
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Nf3	b5
6.	e4	exd5
7.	cxd5	b4
8.	Na4	Nxe4
9.	Bd3	Nxf2
10.	Qc2	Re8+
11.	Kf1	Nxh1
12.	Nxc5	d6
13.	Nb3	Ba6
14.	Bg5	f6
15.	Bh4	g5
16.	Be1	Qe7
17.	Bd2	Qe4
18.	Nc1	g4
19.	Kg1	gxf3
20.	h3	Qd4+
21.	Kxh1	fxg2+
22.	Kxg2	Kh8
23.	Bxa6	Rg8+
24.	Kf3	Nd7
25.	Be3	Qxd5+
26.	Qe4	Ne5+
27.	Kf4	Ng6+
28.	Kf3	Nh4+
29.	Kf4	Qg5#

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Bishop
	- Knight

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

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