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 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e4 Be7 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Nxd5 Rxd5 14. Bc4 Rdd8 15. d5 b5 16. dxe6 Rxd1 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Bxf7+ Qxf7 19. Raxd1 Qxa2 20. Ng5 g6 21. Re8+ Kg7 22. Rd7+ Kh6 23. h4 Kh5 24. Rxh7+ Kg4 25. Re4+ Kf5 26. g4+ Kf6 27. Re8 Qc4 28. Ne4+ Qxe4 29. g5+ Kf5 30. Rf7+ Kg4 31. Rxe4+

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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 h g f e d c b a -4

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 f6 7. exf6 Nxf6 8. b4 c4 9. Bg5 Ne4 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Bxc4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Qc7 15. O-O e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Bd4 Qh5 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Nf3 Bg4 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. h3 Bxf3 23. Rfb1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qf3+ 25. Kg1 Qxh3 26. f3 Rxf3 27. Rb2 Rg3+ 28. Qg2 Rxg2+ 29. Rxg2 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Qxd3 31. Re1 Rf8 32. Kg1 Qxc3 33. Rge2 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Rf5

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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 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 e6 8. h3 Bh5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. Qc2 Kf7 13. O-O-O Nh7 14. Bg3 g5 15. d5 e5 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qf5+ Nhf6 18. Ne4 g6 19. Qe6+ Kg7 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21. Nxf6 Nc5 22. Nh5+ Kf8 23. Qxg6 Rg8 24. Qxh6+ Kf7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Bxe5 Qc8 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. Qf7 Ke4 36. Nh5 Nd3+ 37. Rxd3 Ke5 38. Rd5+ cxd5 39. Qxd5#

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