Chess Level 06: July 2020

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

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;