Friday, December 30, 2022

Black to play

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

White to play

Saturday, October 8, 2022

White to play

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Saturday, October 1, 2022

Black to play

Thursday, September 29, 2022

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of tspaper (1310) vs. john2001plus (1712)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.e3d5
3.Bd3c5
4.c3Qc7
5.f4Ne4
6.Nd2f5
7.Ngf3e6
8.O-ONc6
9.Ne5Nxe5
10.fxe5Be7
11.Nxe4dxe4
12.Be2O-O
13.g4g6
14.gxf5gxf5
15.Rf2Bd7
16.Rg2+Kh8
17.Bh5Rg8
18.Bd2Be8
19.Qe2Rxg2+
20.Kxg2Bxh5
21.Qxh5Rg8+
22.Kf2Rg4
23.Rg1Bh4+
24.Kf1Qg7
25.Qe8+Qg8
26.Qxg8+Kxg8
27.Rxg4+fxg4
28.Kg2c4
29.h3h5
30.hxg4hxg4
31.b3Kf7
32.bxc4Ke7
33.c5Kd7
34.a4Kc6
35.c4b6
36.Bb4a5
37.d5+exd5
38.cxd5+Kxd5
39.cxb6Kc6
40.Bxa5Bg5
41.e6Bxe3
42.b7Bf4
43.e7Kd7
44.Bd2Bb8
45.a5Kxe7
46.a6Kd7
47.Bf4Ba7
48.Be3Bb8
49.a7
 

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Black to play

Game Analysis
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.Nf3g5
4.e4g4
5.Nd4dxe5
6.Nf5Bxf5
7.exf5Nc6
8.c3Qd7
9.Qxg4O-O-O
10.d3e4
11.dxe4Nf6
12.Qe2Bc5
13.Nd2Rhe8
14.g3Nxe4
15.Nxe4Rxe4
16.Bg5Rxe2+
 

Sunday, August 7, 2022

Black to play

Analysis
Steven Bollinger vs. John2001plus
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+6
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nf6
5.Nc3g6
6.Bb5+Bd7
7.Qd3Bg7
8.O-OO-O
9.Re1Nc6
10.Nd5Nxd5
11.exd5Nxd4
12.Bc4Rc8
13.Be3Rxc4
14.Qxc4Bb5
15.Qb4a5
16.Qd2Nf5
17.b3Bxa1
18.Rxa1Nxe3
19.fxe3Qc7
20.a4Bd7
21.Qd4Qc5
22.Qd2Rc8
23.c4Qb4
24.Qb2Rxc4
25.Qf2Qxb3
26.Rf1Bf5
27.e4Rxe4
28.Qa7Re2
29.h3b6
30.Qa8+Kg7
31.Qa6Qe3+
32.Kh1Be4
33.Qxe2Qxe2
34.Rf3Bxf3
 

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Mick vs. john2001plus
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nc3d5
3.Bf4c5
4.e3cxd4
5.Qxd4Nc6
6.Qd2e5
7.Bg5d4
8.Ne4Nxe4
9.Bxd8Nxd2
10.Kxd2dxe3+
11.fxe3Nxd8
12.Rd1Be6
13.Bb5+Nc6
14.Nf3O-O-O+
15.Kc1Bd6
16.a3f6
17.h3Ne7
18.g4Bd5
19.Rhf1Be4
20.Bc4Bc5
21.Be6+Kc7
22.Nd2Bxe3
23.h4Rxd2
24.Rxd2Rd8
25.Rff2Rd6
26.Bb3Rxd2
27.Rxd2Bf3
28.h5Bxg4
29.c4Bxh5
30.Kc2Bxd2
 

Monday, July 25, 2022

White to play

Casual G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Hollars, Isaiah
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4O-O
7.e3c6
8.Bd3dxc4
9.Bxc4b6
10.e4Bb7
11.e5Nd5
12.Bxe7Nxe7
13.O-ONd7
14.Ne4Qc7
15.Nd6Rfd8
16.Nxf7Kxf7
17.Ng5+Ke8
18.Nxe6Qc8
19.Nxg7+Kf8
20.Ne6+Kf7
21.Qh5+Ng6
22.Nf4+Kf8
23.Qxh6+Ke7
24.Qg7+Ke8
25.Qf7#
 
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White to play

Casual G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Hollars, Isaiah
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4O-O
7.e3c6
8.Bd3dxc4
9.Bxc4b6
10.e4Bb7
11.e5Nd5
12.Bxe7Nxe7
13.O-ONd7
14.Ne4Qc7
15.Nd6Rfd8
16.Nxf7Kxf7
17.Ng5+Ke8
18.Nxe6Qc8
19.Nxg7+Kf8
20.Ne6+Kf7
21.Qh5+Ng6
22.Nf4+Kf8
23.Qxh6+Ke7
24.Qg7+Ke8
25.Qf7#
 

Saturday, July 16, 2022

White to play

FIDE World Cup 2021, Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi RUS
Baskaran Adhiban (2660) vs. Delgado Ramirez, Neuris (2622)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.f3d5
5.a3Bxc3+
6.bxc3c6
7.e4dxe4
8.fxe4e5
9.Nf3Qa5
10.Bd2Nxe4
11.Bd3Nxd2
12.Qxd2exd4
13.O-OO-O
14.Ng5f5
15.c5Kh8
16.Qe2Nd7
17.Nxh7dxc3
18.Qh5Qxc5+
19.Kh1Kg8
20.Bxf5Qd5
21.Ng5Nf6
22.Qh7+Nxh7
23.Bxh7+Kh8
24.Rxf8+Qg8
25.Rxg8#
 

Saturday, July 2, 2022

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1762) vs. Timetosac (1737)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4Bb4+
4.Bd2Qe7
5.e3Ne4
6.Qb3Bxd2+
7.Nbxd2Nxd2
8.Nxd2b6
9.Bd3Bb7
10.O-Of5
11.e4O-O
12.Rae1Qf6
13.d5Na6
14.e5Qg6
15.Qc2Nc5
16.Be2exd5
17.Bf3Ne4
18.cxd5Bxd5
19.Qxc7Bc6
20.Bxe4fxe4
21.Qd6Qxd6
22.exd6Bb5
23.Nxe4Bxf1
24.Kxf1Rac8
25.Nc3Rf6
26.Nd5Rcf8
27.Nxf6+Rxf6
28.Re8+Rf8
29.Rxf8+Kxf8
30.Ke2Kf7
31.Kd3Ke6
32.Ke4Kxd6
33.f4g6
34.g4Ke6
35.a4h6
36.b4h5
37.h3h4
38.b5d6
 
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Saturday, April 16, 2022

White to play

Columbus Chess Club, ?
Analysis of John Valdez vs. John Coffey
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.Nce2c5
6.c3Nc6
7.Nf3Be7
8.Nf4O-O
9.h4Re8
10.Bd3Nf8
11.Rh3f6
12.Rg3fxe5
13.Nh5g6
14.Nxe5Nxe5
15.dxe5Bxh4
16.Rg4Kh8
17.Bh6gxh5
18.Bg7+Kg8
19.Bf6+hxg4
20.Bxd8Bxd8
21.Qxg4+Kf7
22.Bxh7Ba5
23.Bg8+Ke7
24.O-O-OKd8
25.Bf7Bd7
26.Bxe8Kxe8
27.Rh1Bd8
28.Rh8Be7
29.Qg6+Kd8
30.Qf7