Chess Level 06: 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025

White to Play

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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Black to Play

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

White to Play and Draw

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pkengsoo (1507) vs. BotanicalKnight (1634)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c6
2.	d4	d5
3.	f3	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Be7
6.	Bf4	O-O
7.	Qd2	dxe4
8.	fxe4	Qb6
9.	Nf3	Nbd7
10.	O-O-O	c5
11.	d5	exd5
12.	exd5	Bd6
13.	Bc4	Qc7
14.	Bxd6	Qxd6
15.	h4	a6
16.	h5	b5
17.	Be2	Bb7
18.	h6	g6
19.	Qd3	Rfe8
20.	Ng5	Ne5
21.	Qd2	b4
22.	Nce4	Nxe4
23.	Nxe4	Qb6
24.	Rdf1	c4
25.	Nf6+	Kf8
26.	Nxe8	Kxe8
27.	Bxc4	Nxc4
28.	Qe2+	Qe3+
29.	Qxe3+	Nxe3
30.	Re1	Kd7
31.	Rxe3	Bxd5
32.	Rd3	Kc6
33.	Rhd1	Rd8
34.	a3	bxa3
35.	bxa3	Rd7
36.	Kb2	Be6
37.	Rxd7	Bxd7
38.	Kc3	Be6
39.	Kb4	Bd5
40.	Rxd5	Kxd5
41.	Ka5	f5
42.	c4+	Kxc4
43.	Kxa6	Kb3
44.	Kb5	Kxa3
45.	Kc4	f4
46.	Kd4	Kb4
47.	Ke4	Kc4
48.	Kxf4	Kd4
49.	Kg5	Ke5
50.	g4	Ke6
51.	Kf4	Kd5
52.	Ke3	Ke5
53.	Kf3	Kd4
54.	Kf4	Kd5
55.	Ke3

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

White to Play

Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1750) vs. bosperty (1089)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Qa4+	Nc6
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Qc2	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Na5
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	O-O	Qe7
11.	e4	Nc6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Ne4	Nb6
14.	a3	Nd5
15.	axb4	Ndxb4
16.	Qe2	Nxd3
17.	Qxd3	Bd7
18.	Bxh6	Nb4
19.	Qd2	Nd5
20.	Ra3	gxh6
21.	Qxh6	f5
22.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
23.	Ne5	Nxe4
24.	Qg6+	Qg7
25.	Qxe4	Rf5
26.	Rg3	Rg5
27.	Rxg5	Qxg5
28.	Nxd7

Monday, March 24, 2025

White to Play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1750) vs. bosperty (1089)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Qa4+	Nc6
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Qc2	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Na5
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	O-O	Qe7
11.	e4	Nc6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Ne4	Nb6
14.	a3	Nd5
15.	axb4	Ndxb4
16.	Qe2	Nxd3
17.	Qxd3	Bd7
18.	Nc5	Rab8
19.	Bd2	Rfd8
20.	Rfc1	Be8
21.	Qc4	Rd5
22.	b4	b6
23.	Na6	Rbd8
24.	b5	Na5
25.	Rxa5	bxa5
26.	Nxc7	Rd5d7
27.	Bxa5	Qa3
28.	Qc3	Qa2
29.	Ra1	Qe2
30.	Re1	Qa2
31.	Nxe8	Rxe8
32.	Qc6	Qxa5
33.	Qxd7	Rb8
34.	d5	exd5
35.	e6	fxe6
36.	Qxe6+	Kh7
37.	Nd4

Sunday, March 23, 2025

White to Play

Casual G/10, Columbus Indiana Chess Club, 2024-09-05
John Coffey (2016) vs. Steve Salo (1750)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	g3	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Bg2	Nf6
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	d4	dxc4
7.	Qa4	Bd7
8.	Qxc4	Na5
9.	Qc2	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	Rc8
11.	Nc3	a6
12.	Rd1	Qc7
13.	Bg5	Bc6
14.	Nxc6	Nxc6
15.	Rac1	Nb4
16.	Qa4+	Nc6
17.	Ne4	Nxe4
18.	Bxe4	h6
19.	Bxc6+	bxc6
20.	Rxc6	Be7
21.	Rxc7+	Kf8
22.	Rxc8+

White to Play

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


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+14

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	e4	a6
6.	Bxc4	b5
7.	Bd3	Nxd4
8.	Nxd4	Qxd4
9.	Bxb5+	axb5
10.	Qxd4	c5
11.	Qe5	f6
12.	Qc7	Bd7
13.	Qb7	Rc8
14.	Nxb5	g5
15.	Be3	h5
16.	O-O-O	Rh7
17.	Rxd7	Rxd7
18.	Qxc8+	Rd8
19.	Qxe6+	Be7
20.	Qxg8+	Kd7
21.	Rd1+	Kc6
22.	Rxd8	Bxd8
23.	Qd5+	Kb6
24.	Qxc5+	Ka5
25.	Nd6+	Ka6
26.	Qa7#

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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(white to move)

1.	d4	c5
2.	d5	c4
3.	e4	c3
4.	Nxc3	h5
5.	Nf3	h4
6.	Be3	h3
7.	e5	g6
8.	e6	dxe6
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	dxe6	fxe6
11.	Qd3	Bxb5
12.	Qxb5+	Nc6
13.	Rd1	Qc7
14.	gxh3	Rxh3
15.	Ng5	Rh4
16.	Nxe6	Qa5
17.	Qxb7	Rb8
18.	Qxc6+	Kf7
19.	Rd5	Qb4
20.	Ng5+	Kg7
21.	Rd4	Rxd4
22.	Bxd4+	Nf6
23.	Rg1	Rb7
24.	Qe6	Qxd4
25.	Qf7+	Kh8
26.	Qxf8+	Ng8
27.	Rg3	Qd7
28.	Nf7+	Kh7
29.	Ne5	Rb6
30.	Qf7+	Kh8
31.	Rxg6

Friday, March 21, 2025

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1304)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Nb6
9.	Bd3	Nbd5
10.	e4	Nxc3
11.	bxc3	O-O
12.	O-O	Qa5
13.	e5	Nd5
14.	Bxe7	Nxe7
15.	Bxh7+	Kh8
16.	Ng5	Nf5
17.	Bxf5	g6
18.	Qf3	Kg7
19.	Be4	Qd8
20.	Qf6+	Qxf6
21.	exf6+

Thursday, March 20, 2025

White to Play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1920) vs. bosperty (1297)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Qc2	Na6
8.	a3	Nc7
9.	c5	b6
10.	b4	a5
11.	cxb6	Nce8
12.	b5	cxb5
13.	Bxb5	Qxb6
14.	Rb1	Qc7
15.	Bf4	Bd6
16.	Ne5	Ba6
17.	Bxa6	Rxa6
18.	O-O	Nd7
19.	Qd3	Nxe5
20.	Qxa6	Qxc3
21.	dxe5	Bxa3
22.	Rb6	g6
23.	Rc6	Qb4
24.	Rc8	Ng7
25.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
26.	Qa8+	Ke7
27.	Bh6	Ne8
28.	Qa7+	Kd8
29.	Bg5+	f6
30.	exf6	Nc7
31.	f7+	Kd7
32.	Bh6

Saturday, March 15, 2025

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. i.Gary


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d6
4.	Nc3	Nc6
5.	e4	Be7
6.	Be3	b6
7.	h3	Bb7
8.	Qc2	Nb4
9.	Qb1	c5
10.	d5	Na6
11.	Be2	O-O
12.	O-O	e5
13.	Qc2	Bc8
14.	a3	Bd7
15.	Nh2	h6
16.	f4	Rb8
17.	Nf3	Nh7
18.	fxe5	Ng5
19.	Bxg5	Bxg5
20.	Nxg5	Qxg5
21.	exd6	Bxh3
22.	Bf3	f5
23.	e5	f4
24.	Ne4	Qg6
25.	e6	Bxe6
26.	dxe6	Qxe6
27.	Ng5	Qe3+
28.	Kh1	hxg5
29.	Bd5+	Rf7
30.	Qg6	Rbf8
31.	Rae1	Qd4
32.	Bxf7+	Rxf7
33.	Re8+	Rf8
34.	Qe6+

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	e4	Bb7
3.	Nc3	e6
4.	d4	g6
5.	h4	h5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Qd2	Bxg5
10.	Nxg5	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	g4	hxg4
14.	h5	gxh5
15.	Bd3	Re8
16.	Nh7	Kh8
17.	Qh6	Ng8
18.	Qxh5	Kg7
19.	Ng5	Qd7
20.	fxg4	Kf8
21.	Nh7+	Ke7
22.	Qg5+	f6
23.	Nxf6	Nxf6
24.	Rde1+	Kd8
25.	Qxf6+	Qe7
26.	Rxe7	Rxe7
27.	Rh8+	Kd7
28.	Bf5+	Re6
29.	Qxe6#

Saturday, March 1, 2025

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	e4	Bb7
3.	Nc3	e6
4.	d4	g6
5.	h4	h5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Qd2	Bxg5
10.	Nxg5	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	g4	hxg4
14.	h5	Nxh5
15.	Bd3	Qf6
16.	fxg4	Bxg4
17.	Rdg1	Bf3
18.	Nxf3	Qxf3
19.	Rf1	Qg4
20.	Be2	Qd7
21.	Bxh5	Qe7
22.	Qh6	Re8
23.	Bxg6	Qe3+
24.	Qxe3	Rxe3
25.	Bxf7+	Kg7
26.	Rhg1+	Kh7
27.	Rg8	Rh3
28.	Ne4	Nd7
29.	Ng5+	Kh6
30.	Rg6+	Kh5
31.	Nxh3	c6
32.	Nf4+	Kh4
33.	Rh1#

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	e4	Bb7
3.	Nc3	e6
4.	d4	g6
5.	h4	h5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Qd2	Bxg5
10.	Nxg5	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	g4	hxg4
14.	h5	gxh5
15.	Bd3	Re8
16.	Nh7	Qe7
17.	Qg5+	Kh8
18.	Nxf6	Qe3+
19.	Qxe3	Rxe3
20.	Nce4	Kg7
21.	Nxh5+	Kg6
22.	Nef6+	Rxd3
23.	cxd3	Na6
24.	Rdg1	Nc5
25.	Nxg4	Bxg4
26.	Rxg4+	Kf5
27.	d4	Nd3+
28.	Kd2	Nb4
29.	Rf4+	Kg5
30.	Rg1+	Kxh5
31.	Rfg4

Friday, February 28, 2025

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of john2001plus vs. ryandammerman


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	h6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bf4	Nc6
6.	e3	Bb4
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	O-O	Re8
9.	Rc1	Bxc3
10.	Rxc3	dxc4
11.	Rxc4	Nh5
12.	Be5	Nxe5
13.	dxe5	g6
14.	Qc2	Ng7
15.	Bxg6	fxg6
16.	Qxg6	Qe7
17.	Rg4	Rf8
18.	Qxh6	Rf5
19.	e4	Rxf3
20.	gxf3	Qf7
21.	h3	Bd7
22.	Kh2	Re8
23.	Rfg1	Re7
24.	Rh4	Kf8
25.	Rf4

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of john2001plus vs. ryandammerman


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	h6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bf4	Nc6
6.	e3	Bb4
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	O-O	Re8
9.	Rc1	Bxc3
10.	Rxc3	dxc4
11.	Rxc4	Nh5
12.	Be5	Nxe5
13.	dxe5	g6
14.	Qc2	c6
15.	Bxg6	fxg6
16.	Qxg6+	Ng7
17.	Qxh6	Re7
18.	Rh4	Rd7
19.	Ng5	Kf8
20.	Qh8+	Ke7
21.	Qxg7+	Ke8
22.	Rh8#

Friday, February 21, 2025

Black to Play

Columbus Indiana Chess Club; Casual G/10, Lewellen Chapel 2025-02-20
Analysis of Starr, Bill vs. Coffey, John


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	Bb5+	Bd7
4.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	c4	Nf6
7.	Nc3	g6
8.	d3	Bg7
9.	Bg5	h6
10.	Bxf6	Bxf6
11.	Qd2	Bg7
12.	Ne2	O-O
13.	Rab1	a6
14.	Nf4	b5
15.	b3	b4
16.	Nd5	Qb7
17.	Rfe1	e6
18.	Ne3	Bc3
19.	Qc1	Bxe1
20.	Qxe1	a5
21.	Ng4	Kg7
22.	e5	Nxe5
23.	Ngxe5	dxe5
24.	Qxe5+	f6
25.	Qxe6	Rfe8
26.	Qh3	Rad8
27.	Rd1	Qe4
28.	Nd2	Rxd3
29.	f3	Qe3+
30.	Kf1	Qe2+
31.	Kg1	Qxd1+
32.	Nf1	Re1
33.	g3	Rxf3
34.	Qg4	Rfxf1+
35.	Kg2	Qxg4
36.	h4	Rf2+
37.	Kxf2	Qe2#

Saturday, February 15, 2025

White to Play

Columbus Indiana Chess Club; Casual G/10, Lewellen Chapel
Analysis of Coffey, John (2017) vs. Starr, Bill


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	d6
3.	c3	e5
4.	d4	exd4
5.	cxd4	Bg4
6.	dxc5	Bxf3
7.	Qxf3	dxc5
8.	Bc4	Qf6
9.	Qb3	Qe7
10.	O-O	Nc6
11.	Nc3	Nd4
12.	Qa4+	Nc6
13.	Nd5	Qd8
14.	Bf4	Rc8
15.	Rad1	Qa5
16.	Qb3	Nd4
17.	Qxb7	Ne7
18.	Rxd4	cxd4
19.	Bb5+	Rc6
20.	Bxc6+	Nxc6
21.	Qxc6+	Kd8
22.	Bc7+

Friday, February 14, 2025

Black to Play

Game Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	e6
3.	Bc4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	d5
5.	Bb5+	Nc6
6.	exd5	exd5
7.	d4	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Bd7
9.	Nxc6	bxc6
10.	Bd3	Bd6
11.	Bg5	O-O
12.	Qf3	Re8+
13.	Kf1	Rb8
14.	Bxf6	Qxf6
15.	Qxf6	gxf6
16.	Rb1	h5
17.	b3	h4
18.	f3	Bb4
19.	Na4	c5
20.	Nb2	c4
21.	Be2	Re7
22.	g3	Bh3+
23.	Kf2	Rbe8
24.	Bd1	Bc5#

Sunday, February 2, 2025

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	e4	Bb7
3.	Nc3	e6
4.	d4	g6
5.	h4	h5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Qd2	Bxg5
10.	Nxg5	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	g4	hxg4
14.	h5	Nxh5
15.	Bd3	Qe7
16.	Rde1	Qf6
17.	fxg4	Bxg4
18.	Reg1	Qf4
19.	Qxf4	Nxf4
20.	Rxg4	Nxd3+
21.	cxd3	Nd7
22.	Nce4	f5
23.	Rgh4	fxe4
24.	Rh8+	Kg7
25.	Ne6+	Kf6
26.	Rf1+	Ke7
27.	Rh7+	Ke8
28.	Nxc7+	Kd8
29.	Ne6+	Ke8
30.	Nxf8	Nxf8
31.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
32.	Rh8+

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	e4	Bb7
3.	Nc3	e6
4.	d4	g6
5.	h4	h5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Qd2	Bxg5
10.	Nxg5	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	g4	hxg4
14.	h5	gxh5
15.	Bd3	Re8
16.	Nh7	Qe7
17.	Qg5+	Kh8
18.	Nxf6	Qe3+
19.	Qxe3	Rxe3
20.	Nce4	Kg7
21.	Nxh5+	Kg6
22.	fxg4	Bxg4
23.	Rdg1	f5
24.	Nf4+	Kg7
25.	Ne6+	Kg6
26.	Nf2	Rxe6
27.	Rxg4+	Kf6
28.	Rh6+	Ke5
29.	Rxe6+	Kxd5
30.	Bxf5	Na6
31.	Rf6	Re8
32.	Bd7	Re7
33.	c4+	Kc5
34.	Nd3#

Saturday, February 1, 2025

White to Play

Game Analysis, ?
John Coffey (2016) vs. ?


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	e4	Bb7
3.	Nc3	e6
4.	d4	g6
5.	h4	h5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Qd2	Bxg5
10.	Nxg5	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	g4	hxg4
14.	h5	gxh5
15.	Bd3	Re8
16.	Nh7	Nxh7
17.	Bxh7+	Kg7
18.	Rxh5	Qf6
19.	Rg5+	Kf8
20.	Rg8+	Ke7
21.	Re1+	Qe5
22.	Qg5+	Kd7
23.	Bf5+	Qxf5
24.	Qxf5+	Re6
25.	Qxf7+	Re7
26.	Rxe7#

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey (2016) vs. ?


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2
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+11

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	e4	Bb7
3.	Nc3	e6
4.	d4	g6
5.	h4	h5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Qd2	Bxg5
10.	Nxg5	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	g4	hxg4
14.	h5	gxh5
15.	Bd3	Re8
16.	Nh7	Nxh7
17.	Bxh7+	Kg7
18.	Rxh5	Qf6
19.	Rg5+	Kf8
20.	Rg8+	Ke7
21.	Re1+	Be6
22.	dxe6	Rxg8
23.	exf7+	Kd7
24.	fxg8=Q	c5
25.	Qxd6+	Qxd6
26.	Bf5+	Qe6
27.	Qxe6+	Kc7
28.	Qc8+	Kd6
29.	Re6#

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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6
5
4
3
2
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+12

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	e4	Bb7
3.	Nc3	e6
4.	d4	g6
5.	h4	h5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	d6
9.	Qd2	Bxg5
10.	Nxg5	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	f3	Bc8
13.	g4	hxg4
14.	h5	gxh5
15.	Bd3	Re8
16.	Nh7	Nxh7
17.	Bxh7+	Kg7
18.	Rxh5	Qf6
19.	Rg5+	Kf8
20.	Rg8+	Ke7
21.	Re1+	Be6
22.	dxe6	Rxg8
23.	exf7+	Kd7
24.	fxg8=Q	Nc6
25.	Qxg4+	Kd8
26.	Qd5	Qh6+
27.	Kb1	Qg6
28.	Qg8+	Qxg8
29.	Qxg8+	Kd7
30.	Bf5#

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Longshadow vs. John Coffey (2016)


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3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	e3	Be7
5.	Nc3	O-O
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	a6
8.	O-O	b5
9.	Be2	Bb7
10.	Qc2	Nbd7
11.	Rd1	Rc8
12.	Ne5	c5
13.	Nxd7	Nxd7
14.	Qd3	c4
15.	Qd2	b4
16.	Na4	Qa5
17.	b3	c3
18.	Qc2	Bc6
19.	e4	Bxa4
20.	bxa4	Nb6
21.	Rd3	Qxa4
22.	Qb3	Rfd8
23.	Be3	a5
24.	d5	Qxb3
25.	axb3	a4
26.	Bxb6	axb3
27.	Bxd8	b2
28.	Rf1	Bxd8
29.	Rdd1	c2
30.	Bd3	c1=Q
31.	Bb1	Bb6
32.	d6	Qf4
33.	d7	Rd8
34.	g3	Qc7

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com, 2025-01-21
Analysis of bosperty (1420) vs. john2001plus (1900), G/10


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7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Bf4	e6
4.	h3	Bd6
5.	Bxd6	Qxd6
6.	c3	c5
7.	e3	Nc6
8.	Bb5	O-O
9.	O-O	Bd7
10.	Nbd2	Nxd4
11.	Nxd4	cxd4
12.	Bxd7	dxc3
13.	Nb3	cxb2
14.	Rb1	Qxd7
15.	Rxb2	Rfc8
16.	Nd4	a6
17.	Qb3	Ne4
18.	Qxb7	Qxb7
19.	Rxb7	Nc5
20.	Rb6	Rab8
21.	Rfb1	Nd7
22.	Rxb8	Rxb8
23.	Rc1	Ne5
24.	f4	Nc4
25.	Nc6	Rb2
26.	Na5	Rxa2
27.	Nxc4	dxc4
28.	Rxc4	f6
29.	Rc6	Kf7
30.	Kh2	a5
31.	Ra6	a4
32.	Kg3	a3
33.	Ra7+	Kg6
34.	Ra5	Ra1
35.	Ra6	a2
36.	Ra5	f5
37.	Ra7	Kf6
38.	Ra4	Re1
39.	Rxa2	Rxe3+
40.	Kf2	Re4
41.	g3	g5
42.	fxg5+	Kxg5
43.	Ra5	e5
44.	Rc5	h5
45.	Rc8	h4
46.	Rg8+	Kf6
47.	g4	f4
48.	Rh8	Ke6
49.	Rxh4	Ra4
50.	Rh6+	Kd5
51.	Rb6	Ra2+
52.	Kf3	Ra3+
53.	Kf2	e4
54.	Rb5+	Kc4
55.	Rf5	Ra2+
56.	Kf1	f3
57.	g5	Kd3
58.	Rf8	Ke3
59.	Kg1	Ra1+
60.	Kh2	f2
61.	Kg2	Rg1+
62.	Kh2	Ke2
63.	g6	f1=Q
64.	Rxf1	Kxf1
65.	h4	e3
66.	h5	e2
67.	h6	e1=Q

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Monday, January 27, 2025

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1891) vs. bosperty (1423)


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5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	h6
5.	g3	Be7
6.	Bg2	O-O
7.	O-O	Na6
8.	Ne5	c6
9.	a3	Nc7
10.	c5	Nd7
11.	f4	Nxe5
12.	fxe5	f6
13.	Bf4	fxe5
14.	Bxe5	Bf6
15.	Bxf6	Rxf6
16.	Qd3	Bd7
17.	Rxf6	Qxf6
18.	Rf1	Qe7
19.	e4	Rf8
20.	Rxf8+	Qxf8
21.	b4	a6
22.	e5	Nb5
23.	a4	Nxc3
24.	Qxc3	Qf5
25.	Bf1	Be8
26.	Bd3	Qf8
27.	Qd2	g5
28.	Qf2	Qxf2+
29.	Kxf2	Kg7
30.	Ke3	Bg6
31.	Bxg6	Kxg6
32.	g4	h5
33.	h3	h4
34.	Kd3	Kf7
35.	Kc3	Ke7
36.	b5	axb5
37.	axb5	Kd7
38.	Kb4	Kc8
39.	Ka4	Kb8
40.	Ka5	Ka7
41.	Kb4	Kb8
42.	Ka4	Ka8
43.	Kb3	Ka7
44.	Ka4	b6
45.	bxc6	bxc5
46.	dxc5	Kb8
47.	Ka5	Kc7
48.	Kb5	d4
49.	Kc4	Kxc6
50.	Kxd4	Kb5
51.	c6	Kxc6
52.	Kc4

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1885) vs. bosperty (1425)


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2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Bg4
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd6
6.	d5	Ne5
7.	Nxe5	Qxe5
8.	f3	Bd7
9.	e4	Nf6
10.	f4	Qh5
11.	Qxh5	Nxh5
12.	e5	g6
13.	Be3	O-O-O
14.	Bxa7	Nxf4
15.	g3	Nh5
16.	a4	c6
17.	Bb6	Re8
18.	Bg2	Bg7
19.	O-O	Rhf8
20.	dxc6	Bxc6
21.	Bxc6	bxc6
22.	Rfe1	Kb7
23.	a5	Ra8
24.	Ne4	f5
25.	Nc5+	Kc8
26.	Rad1	Rb8
27.	Rd7	Bh6
28.	Rc7+	Kd8
29.	Na6	Ke8
30.	Nxb8	Kf7
31.	e6+	Kg8
32.	Nxc6

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
bosperty (1426) vs. john2001plus (1882)


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3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	c4	c5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	g3	g6
5.	Bg2	Bg7
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	e3	d5
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Qb3	Ndb4
10.	a3	Be6
11.	Qd1	Nd3
12.	Ne1	Nce5
13.	Nxd3	Nxd3
14.	Be4	Bh3
15.	Bxd3	Qxd3
16.	Re1	c4
17.	Qe2	Rfd8
18.	Qxd3	Rxd3
19.	Rb1	Rad8
20.	Ne2	e5
21.	f4	f6
22.	Nc3	a6
23.	Ne4	Bf5
24.	Nf2	Rxd2
25.	Bxd2	Bxb1
26.	Rxb1	Rxd2
27.	b3	c3
28.	Rc1	c2
29.	Kf1	exf4
30.	gxf4	f5
31.	Ke1	Bc3
32.	Kf1	Bb2
33.	Re1	Bxa3
34.	Kg2	c1=Q

Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Grahamb vs. John Coffey (2016)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c4	Nc6
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	d3	e6
5.	Nf3	d5
6.	exd5	exd5
7.	cxd5	Nxd5
8.	Be2	Nc7
9.	O-O	Be7
10.	Be3	Ne6
11.	a3	O-O
12.	Qc2	b6
13.	Rad1	Bb7
14.	Qa4	a6
15.	Rd2	Ncd4
16.	Ne5	Bd6
17.	Qd7	Qb8
18.	f4	Ra7
19.	Bg4	f5
20.	Bh3	b5
21.	g4	Bxe5
22.	fxe5	f4
23.	Bxd4	Ng5
24.	Bg2	Bxg2
25.	Qd6	Qxd6
26.	exd6	Bxf1
27.	Bxc5	Bh3
28.	Bxa7	Nf3+

Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Grahamb vs. John Coffey (2016)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c4	Nc6
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	d3	e6
5.	Nf3	d5
6.	exd5	exd5
7.	cxd5	Nxd5
8.	Be2	Nc7
9.	O-O	Be7
10.	Be3	Ne6
11.	a3	O-O
12.	Qc2	b6
13.	Rad1	Bb7
14.	Qa4	a6
15.	Rd2	Ncd4
16.	Ne5	Bd6
17.	f4	Nf5
18.	Nc4	Nxe3
19.	Nxe3	Bxf4
20.	Ncd1	Bxe3+
21.	Nxe3	Qg5
22.	Kf2	Nd4
23.	Qd1	Rae8
24.	Ng4	Nxe2
25.	Rxe2	Qxg4

Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Grahamb vs. John Coffey (2016)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c4	Nc6
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	d3	e6
5.	Nf3	d5
6.	exd5	exd5
7.	cxd5	Nxd5
8.	Be2	Nc7
9.	O-O	Be7
10.	Be3	Ne6
11.	a3	O-O
12.	Qc2	b6
13.	Rad1	Bb7
14.	Qa4	a6
15.	Rd2	Ncd4
16.	Ne5	Bd6
17.	Bf3	Bxf3
18.	Nxf3	Nxf3+
19.	gxf3	Nd4
20.	Qd1	Qh4
21.	f4	Qh3
22.	f3	Nf5
23.	Re2	Nxe3
24.	Rxe3	Bxf4
25.	Re2	Rad8
26.	Ne4	Rd4
27.	Qc2	Rfd8
28.	Rg2	Rxd3

Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Grahamb vs. John Coffey (2016)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-3

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c4	Nc6
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	d3	e6
5.	Nf3	d5
6.	exd5	exd5
7.	cxd5	Nxd5
8.	Be2	Nc7
9.	O-O	Be7
10.	Be3	Ne6
11.	a3	O-O
12.	Qc2	b6
13.	Rad1	Bb7
14.	Qa4	a6
15.	Rd2	Ncd4
16.	Ne5	Bd6
17.	Bf3	Bxf3
18.	Nxf3	Nxf3+
19.	gxf3	Nd4
20.	Bxd4	Qg5+
21.	Kh1	Qh6
22.	f4	Bxf4
23.	f3	cxd4
24.	Re2	dxc3

Friday, January 24, 2025

White to Play

Game Analysis, 2025-01-23
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bf5
6.	Ne5	e6
7.	f3	c5
8.	e4	cxd4
9.	exf5	exf5
10.	Bxc4	dxc3
11.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
12.	Nxf7+	Kc7
13.	Bf4+	Kb6
14.	bxc3	Rg8
15.	Rb1+	Kc5
16.	Ne5	Rh8
17.	Rxb7	Nfd7
18.	Rb5+	Kd6
19.	Ng6+	Ne5
20.	Bxe5+

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bosperty (1422) vs. john2001plus (1893)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	e6
3.	Bc4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	d5
5.	exd5	exd5
6.	Bb5+	Nc6
7.	Ne5	Qc7
8.	Nxc6	bxc6
9.	Be2	d4
10.	Nb1	Bd6
11.	g3	Bh3
12.	Bf1	Bxf1
13.	Rxf1	O-O
14.	f4	Rfe8+
15.	Kf2	Bxf4
16.	gxf4	Qxf4+
17.	Kg1	Qg5+
18.	Kh1	Qd5+
19.	Kg1	Re4
20.	Qf3	Rae8
21.	h3	Qg5+
22.	Qg2	Qh4
23.	d3	Re2
24.	Qf3	Re8e6
25.	Bd2	Re6e3
26.	Bxe3	Rxe3
27.	Na3	h5
28.	Qg2	Rg3
29.	Rf3	Rxg2+
30.	Kxg2	Nd5
31.	Nc4	Nf4+
32.	Kh2	g5
33.	Raf1	Ne2
34.	Rf1f2	g4
35.	Rg2	Kf8
36.	Rfg3	Nxg3
37.	Rxg3	f5
38.	Ne5	Qg5
39.	Nd7+	Ke7
40.	Ne5	Qd2+
41.	Rg2	Qf4+

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bosperty (1422) vs. john2001plus (1893)


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3
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5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	e6
3.	Bc4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	d5
5.	exd5	exd5
6.	Bb5+	Nc6
7.	Ne5	Qc7
8.	Nxc6	bxc6
9.	Be2	d4
10.	Nb1	Bd6
11.	g3	Bh3
12.	Bf1	Bxf1
13.	Rxf1	O-O
14.	f4	Rfe8+
15.	Kf2	Bxf4
16.	gxf4	Qxf4+
17.	Kg1	Qg5+
18.	Kh1	Qd5+
19.	Kg1	Re4
20.	Qf3	Rae8
21.	h3	Qg5+
22.	Qg2	Qh4
23.	d3	Re2
24.	Qf3	Re8e6
25.	Bd2	h6
26.	Kh1	Nh5
27.	Rg1	f5
28.	Rg2	Rxg2
29.	Kxg2	Rg6+
30.	Kh2	Nf6
31.	Nc3	Ng4+
32.	Kh1	Ne5
33.	Qxf5	Qg3
34.	Qxg6	Nxg6
35.	Ne2	Qf3+

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;