Thursday, November 9, 2017

White to play for a slight advantage.

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1685) vs. TexasMade (1422)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c5
5.cxd5exd5
6.Bg5Be6
7.e4Be7
8.Bb5+Nc6
9.exd5Nxd5
10.Bxe7Qxe7
11.O-OO-O
12.Re1Rad8
13.Nxd5Rxd5
14.Bc4Rdd8
15.d5b5
16.dxe6Rxd1
17.exf7+Rxf7
18.Bxf7+Qxf7
19.Raxd1Qxa2
20.Ng5g6
21.Re8+Kg7
22.Rd7+Kh6
23.h4Kh5
24.Rxh7+Kg4
25.Re4+Kf5
26.g4+Kf6
27.Re8Qc4
28.Ne4+Qxe4
29.g5+Kf5
30.Rf7+Kg4
31.Rxe4+
 
Click here for 22... Kf6.
Click here for 22... Kf6.
Click here for 20... Kf8.
Click here for 22... Kf6.

Sunday, November 5, 2017

What is the strongest line for Black?

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of chessrani (1358) vs. yoshi (1691)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-4
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.exf6Nxf6
8.b4c4
9.Bg5Ne4
10.Bf4Be7
11.Qc2O-O
12.Be3Bd7
13.Bxc4Nf6
14.Bd3Qc7
15.O-Oe5
16.dxe5Nxe5
17.Nxe5Qxe5
18.Bd4Qh5
19.Nd2Bd6
20.Nf3Bg4
21.Bxf6Rxf6
22.h3Bxf3
23.Rfb1Bxg2
24.Kxg2Qf3+
25.Kg1Qxh3
26.f3Rxf3
27.Rb2Rg3+
28.Qg2Rxg2+
29.Rxg2Qe3+
30.Kh1Qxd3
31.Re1Rf8
32.Kg1Qxc3
33.Rge2Qg3+
34.Kh1Rf5
 
Click here for 28. Kf2.
Click here for 22. Nh4.
Click here for 22.Ne5.
Click here for 28. Kf2.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1330 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. capatal1 (1362)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bg4
5.Bg5Nbd7
6.e3h6
7.Bh4e6
8.h3Bh5
9.Bd3Be7
10.g4Bg6
11.Bxg6fxg6
12.Qc2Kf7
13.O-O-ONh7
14.Bg3g5
15.d5e5
16.dxc6bxc6
17.Qf5+Nhf6
18.Ne4g6
19.Qe6+Kg7
20.Nxe5dxe5
21.Nxf6Nc5
22.Nh5+Kf8
23.Qxg6Rg8
24.Qxh6+Kf7
25.Qh7+Kf8
26.Bxe5Qc8
27.Bg7+Rxg7
28.Qxg7+Ke8
29.Qg8+Bf8
30.Qg6+Ke7
31.Qxg5+Ke8
32.Qg6+Ke7
33.Qh7+Ke6
34.Nf4+Ke5
35.Qf7Ke4
36.Nh5Nd3+
37.Rxd3Ke5
38.Rd5+cxd5
39.Qxd5#
 
Click here for 25... Kf8.

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1847) vs. P135799 (1624)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4Bb4+
4.Bd2Qe7
5.e3Bxd2+
6.Qxd2O-O
7.Nc3Nc6
8.Bd3Nb4
9.Bb1c5
10.O-Ob6
11.a3Nc6
12.d5exd5
13.Nxd5Nxd5
14.Qxd5Bb7
15.Rd1Rad8
16.Bxh7+Kh8
17.Qh5g6
18.Bxg6+Kg7
19.Nh4fxg6
20.Qxg6+Kh8
21.Qh5+Kg8
22.Rd5Rf7
23.Nf5Qe8
24.Nh6+Kf8
25.Nxf7Ne7
26.Nxd8Bxd5
27.Qh6+Kg8
28.cxd5Qxd8
29.Qg5+Kf7
30.d6
 
Click here for 19... f5.
Click here for 19... f5.
Click here for 19... f5.
Click here for 23... Rf5.

Thursday, August 31, 2017

White to play for a winning advantage.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1774) vs. canary2016 (1588)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Bf5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Qb3b6
6.cxd5exd5
7.Ne5Bd6
8.e4Nxe4
9.Bb5+c6
10.Nxc6Nxc6
11.Bxc6+Bd7
12.Qxd5O-O
13.Bxa8Nxc3
14.Qxd6Nb5
15.Qd5Re8+
16.Be3Nc7
17.Qf3Qxa8
18.Qxa8Nxa8
19.Rc1
 
Click here for 9... Kf8.
Click here for 9... Nd7.
Click here for 9... Bd7.

Saturday, August 12, 2017

White to play and win.

G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John vs. Bemke, James
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3e6
5.Nc3Nbd7
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4b5
8.Bd3Bb7
9.e4Be7
10.e5Nd5
11.Ne4a6
12.O-Oc5
13.dxc5Nxc5
14.Nxc5Bxc5
15.Bg5Qb6
16.Rc1O-O
17.Bb1h6
18.Qd3f5
19.exf6 e.p.Nxf6
20.Bxf6Rxf6
21.Qh7+Kf8
22.Ne5Rf7
23.Rfd1Bd5
24.Rxd5exd5
25.Ng6+Ke8
26.Qg8+Rf8
27.Nxf8Bxf8
28.Re1+Kd7
29.Qxd5+Kc7
30.Qf7+Kd6
31.Rd1+Kc6
32.Be4+Kc5
33.Qd5+Kb4
34.Qd2+Kc4
35.Rc1#
 
Click her for 22... Rxf2
Click her for 26... Bf8
Click her for 29... Qd6

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1779) vs. yoshi (2039)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bd2Bb7
6.e3O-O
7.Bd3d6
8.O-OBxc3
9.Bxc3Ne4
10.Be1f5
11.Nd2Nxd2
12.Qxd2Nd7
13.f4Nf6
14.Bh4Qe8
15.Bxf6Rxf6
16.Rac1c5
17.Qc2Rc8
18.Be2d5
19.Bf3cxd4
20.Qd3Ba6
21.Qxd4Bxc4
22.Rfe1Bxa2
23.Rxc8Qxc8
24.Qa4Bc4
25.Qxa7Qc5
26.Qb8+Rf8
27.Qe5Kf7
28.Ra1b5
29.Ra6Re8
30.g4b4
31.Rd6g6
32.gxf5Qc8
33.fxg6+hxg6
34.f5Qc7
35.fxe6+Kg8
36.e7Kh7
37.Qf6Bd3
38.Qf7+Kh6
39.Re6Qc1+
40.Kf2Qf1+
41.Kg3Qg1+
42.Bg2Qe1+
43.Kh3Qe2
44.Qf8+Kh7
45.Kg3Qe1+
46.Kf4Qh4+
47.Ke5Qxh2+
48.Kd4Qxg2
49.Qf7+Kh6
50.Qxe8Qg4+
51.Ke5Kg5
52.Qf7Qg3+
53.Kxd5Qc7
54.e8=Q
 

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1261 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HighGround (1290) vs. yoshi (1635)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.f4cxd4
5.Nf3Nc6
6.Bd3Qb6
7.a3Bd7
8.O-ORc8
9.Nbd2Nh6
10.Nh4Be7
11.Qe1Nf5
12.Nxf5exf5
13.Kh1O-O
14.Rf3Na5
15.b3Bb5
16.Bxf5Rc3
17.Qg3g6
18.Rxc3dxc3
19.Nf3d4
20.Be4Bc6
21.Bd3Bxf3
22.Qxf3Qc7
23.Qg3f5
24.a4Nc6
25.h4Nb4
26.h5Kg7
27.Ba3Nxd3
28.Qxd3Bxa3
29.Rxa3Qe7
30.h6+Kxh6
31.Qh3+Kg7
32.Ra1Qc5
33.Qd3Rd8
34.Kh2Qd5
35.Re1Kf7
36.Kg3Kg7
37.Rh1a6
38.Re1b5
39.axb5axb5
40.e6Kf6
41.Re5Qc6
42.e7Re8
43.Qxd4Kf7
44.Qd3b4
45.Qd4Rxe7
46.Rxe7+Kxe7
47.Qxb4+Kf7
48.Qd4Kg8
49.Kf2Kf7
50.g3Kg8
51.Qc4+Qxc4
52.bxc4Kf7
53.Ke3Kf6
54.Kd4h6
55.Kd5g5
56.Kd6gxf4
57.gxf4h5
58.c5h4
59.c6h3
60.c7h2
61.c8=Qh1=Q
62.Qf8+Kg6
63.Qg8+Kf6
64.Qg5+Kf7
65.Qxf5+Kg7
66.Qe5+Kf8
67.Qxc3Qh6+
68.Kd5Qh5+
69.Qe5Qf7+
70.Kc6Qa2
71.Qc5+Kg7
72.c4Qa6+
73.Kd7Qb7+
74.Qc7Qa6
75.Qe5+Kh7
76.Qe6Qb7+
77.Ke8Qb8+
78.Ke7Qb7+
79.Qd7Qb2
80.Kf8+Kh6
81.Qh3+Kg6
82.Qg4+Kf6
83.Qg5+Ke6
84.Qd5+Kf6
85.Qf7#
 
Click here for 65... Ke8.
Click here for 78... Qa8.
Click here for 78... Qc7+.
Click here for 79... Qg2.
Click here for 80... Kg6.

Monday, June 5, 2017

What is the best line for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of kyaw333 (1603) vs. john2001plus (1799)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.g3Bb4+
4.Nd2O-O
5.a3Be7
6.Qc2c5
7.dxc5Bxc5
8.e3Nc6
9.Bg2Qb6
10.Nh3Bxe3
11.fxe3Qxe3+
12.Kf1Nd4
13.Qd1Qd3+
14.Kg1Ne2+
15.Kf2Ng4+
16.Ke1Nd4
17.Be4Qe3+
18.Kf1f5
19.Kg2fxe4
20.Qxg4Nc2
21.Rb1d5
22.Rf1Rxf1
23.Nxf1Ne1+
24.Kh1Qd3
25.Nd2e5
26.Qh4Bxh3
27.Qxh3Rf8
28.Kg1Qd4+
29.Kh1e3
30.Nf3Rxf3
31.Qe6+Rf7
32.Qe8+Rf8
33.Qe6+Kh8
34.Qh3Qe4+
35.Kg1Nf3+
36.Kg2Nd4+
37.Kg1Ne2#
 
Click here for 12. Kd1.
Click here for 14. Kf2.
Click here for 19. Bf3.
Click here for 21. Nxe4.
Click here for 26. Nf2.
Click here for 30. Nb3.

Friday, May 26, 2017

Black to play for a winning advantage.

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Analysis of Gustafsson21 (1807) vs. john2001plus (1793)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bg5c5
3.Bxf6gxf6
4.d5Qb6
5.Qc1d6
6.c4Qb4+
7.Nc3Qxc4
8.Nf3Qb4
9.a3Qa5
10.e4Bg4
11.Be2Nd7
12.O-Oh5
13.b4Qd8
14.Nh4Bh6
15.f4cxb4
16.axb4Rc8
17.Qb2Rxc3
18.Bxg4Qb6+
19.Kh1Rc4
20.Bxd7+Kxd7
21.e5dxe5
22.d6Rxf4
23.Rxf4Bxf4
24.dxe7Kxe7
25.Nf5+Ke6
26.Ng7+Kd7
27.Qc2Qc6
28.Qa2Kc7
29.Nxh5Bg5
30.Ng7Rd8
31.Qxa7Qc2
32.h3Rd1+
33.Rxd1Qxd1+
34.Qg1Qb3
35.h4Qc2
36.Nf5Qxf5
37.Qc5+Kd7
38.Qb5+Ke7
39.Qxb7+Qd7
40.Qxd7+Kxd7
41.hxg5fxg5
 
Click here for 21... Bxf4

Saturday, May 20, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus vs. Gustafsson21
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.Ne5Bf5
6.f3e6
7.e4Bg6
8.Bxc4Bb4
9.O-ONbd7
10.Qb3Bxc3
11.bxc3O-O
12.Bg5Rb8
13.Nxd7Qxd7
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.a4f5
16.d5e5
17.Rad1c5
18.d6a6
19.a5f4
20.Qb6Rfd8
21.Rd5Kg7
22.Rfd1f6
23.Rxc5Rbc8
24.Rc7Rxc7
25.Qxc7Bf7
26.Kf2Bxc4
27.Qxc4Rc8
28.Qb4Rc6
29.c4Rc8
30.c5Qc6
31.d7Rd8
32.Rd6Qc7
33.g3Rxd7
34.Qb6Kg8
35.Rxf6Qxb6
36.axb6Rd2+
37.Ke1Rc2
38.gxf4Rxc5
39.Rd6exf4
40.Rd7Rb5
41.Rxb7a5
42.Kd2Rb3
43.e5a4
44.e6Kf8
45.Kc2Rb5
46.Kd3a3
47.Ke4a2
48.Rf7+Ke8
49.Ra7Rxb6
50.Ke5Rb7
51.Rxa2Ke7
52.Ra5Rc7
53.Rd5Rb7
54.Rd7+Rxd7
55.exd7Kxd7
56.Kxf4
 
Click here for 36... cxb6.
Click here for 37... Rxh2.
Click here for 44... a3.
Click here for 45... Rf3.
Click here for 52... Rb2.

Friday, May 19, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of LucVanDuc (1824) vs. john2001plus (1701)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.f4e6
3.e3c5
4.c3d5
5.Nf3Nc6
6.Bd3Ne4
7.Bxe4dxe4
8.Ne5cxd4
9.exd4Bd6
10.O-OO-O
11.Qe2f5
12.Nd2Nxe5
13.fxe5Be7
14.Nc4b5
15.Ne3a6
16.g3Bb7
17.Bd2g5
18.Ng2Qd5
19.Be3Rac8
20.a3Qb3
21.Rad1Bd5
22.Rf2Kg7
23.Qh5h6
24.Re1a5
25.h4Rh8
26.g4f4
27.Nxf4Rh7
28.Nxd5Qxd5
29.Rf7+Kh8
30.Ref1Rg8
31.Rxh7+Kxh7
32.Rf7+Rg7
33.hxg5Bxg5
34.Bxg5Kg8
35.Rxg7+Kxg7
36.Bxh6+Kh7
37.Bg5+Kg8
38.Qe8+Kg7
39.Bf6+Kh7
40.Qh8+
 
Click here for 27... gxf4.

Black to play and draw.

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Analysis of LucVanDuc (1824) vs. john2001plus (1701)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.f4e6
3.e3c5
4.c3d5
5.Nf3Nc6
6.Bd3Ne4
7.Bxe4dxe4
8.Ne5cxd4
9.exd4Bd6
10.O-OO-O
11.Qe2f5
12.Nd2Nxe5
13.fxe5Be7
14.Nc4b5
15.Ne3a6
16.g3Bb7
17.Bd2g5
18.Ng2Qd5
19.Be3Rac8
20.a3Qb3
21.Rad1Bd5
22.Rf2Kg7
23.Qh5h6
24.Re1a5
25.h4Rh8
26.g4f4
27.Bxf4Rcf8
28.Be3Rxf2
29.Bxf2Qxb2
30.Rf1Qxc3
31.Be3Rf8
32.Rxf8Bxf8
33.hxg5hxg5
34.Qxg5+Kf7
35.Qf6+Ke8
36.Qg6+Kd8
37.Bg5+Be7
38.Ne3Qxd4
39.Bxe7+Kxe7
40.Qg7+Kd8
41.Qh6Kc7
42.Kg2Qd2+
43.Kg3Qe1+
44.Kh2Qf2+
45.Kh3Bc6
46.Qg5Kc8
47.Ng2Qf3+
48.Kh2e3
49.Nxe3Be4
50.Qg8+Kc7
51.Qxe6Qf2+
52.Kh3Qxe3+
53.Kh4Qxa3
54.Qf7+Kd8
55.Qg8+Ke7
56.Qg7+Ke8
57.Qg8+Qf8
58.Qa2Qh8+
59.Kg3Qxe5+
60.Kh3a4
61.Qa3Qd4
62.Qa2Qd3+
63.Kh4Qd8+
64.Kg3Qd6+
65.Kh3a3
66.Qg8+Kd7
67.Qg7+Kc6
68.Qa7Qd3+
69.Kh4Bd5
70.Qa8+Kc5
71.Qa5a2
72.Qa7+Kb4
73.Qe7+Kb3
74.Qe5Qe4
75.Qa1Qb1
76.Qe5Qh1+
77.Kg5a1=Q
78.Qe3+Qc3
79.Qe2Qcc1+
80.Kf5Qh7+
81.Ke5Qe7+
82.Kd4Qc3+
83.Kxd5Qcc5#
CHECK!

Monday, January 23, 2017

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of p0nZi (1677) vs. john2001plus (1779)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Bd3cxd4
7.cxd4Bd7
8.Bc2Nb4
9.Bb3Bb5
10.Nc3Nd3+
11.Kd2Nxf2
12.Qc2Bd3
13.Ba4+Kd8
14.Qb3Bb4
15.Rg1Bc4
16.Qc2Nh6
17.g4Nhxg4
18.a3Nxh2
19.axb4Bd3
20.Qb3Nxf3+
21.Ke3Nxd4
22.Qa2Ne2+
23.Kf3Nxg1+
24.Kg2Nfh3
25.b3Qd4
26.Bg5+Nxg5
27.Rxg1Qxc3
28.Kh2Qxe5+
29.Rg3Rc8
30.Bb5Ne4
31.Qg2Nxg3
32.Qxg3Rc2+
33.Kh3Bf5+
34.Kh4Rh2+
35.Qxh2Qxh2+
36.Kg5Qh6#
 
Click here for 15. Re1
Click here for 23. Kd2