Thursday, March 15, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1713) vs. john2001plus (1843)
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hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bb5+c6
6.dxc6Nxc6
7.Nf3Bd6
8.O-OO-O
9.h3Re8
10.Bxc6bxc6
11.d4Ba6
12.Re1Rxe1+
13.Qxe1Rb8
14.Nc3Qd7
15.a3Re8
16.Be3Qf5
17.Qd2Bc4
18.Re1Ne4
19.Nxe4Rxe4
20.Qc3Bd5
21.Nd2Rh4
22.Nf1Rxh3
23.f3Rxf3
24.gxf3Qxf3
25.Re2Qxe2
26.Bf2Qg4+
27.Bg3f5
28.Kf2f4
29.Bh2Be7
30.Ke1Bh4+
31.Kd2Qg2+
32.Kd3Be4+
33.Kc4Qe2+
34.Kb3Bd5+
35.Kb4Qb5#
 
Click here for 23. gxh3.
Click here for 23. f4.

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of pkengsoo (1687) vs. john2001plus (1839)
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hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.Nf3O-O
8.Bd3c5
9.Nb5Nc6
10.c3cxd4
11.cxd4a6
12.Nd6Ndxe5
13.dxe5Nxe5
14.Nxc8Nxf3+
15.Qxf3Qb4+
16.Ke2Qxb2+
17.Ke3Qe5+
18.Kd2Qb2+
19.Ke3Raxc8
20.Rab1Qxa2
21.Rxb7Rc3
22.Rd1e5
23.Qe2d4+
24.Kf3Qe6
25.h4h5
26.Kg3e4
27.Qxh5Rxd3+
28.Rxd3exd3
29.Rb2Qe1
30.Rb3d2
31.Rd3f5
32.Qf3Rd8
33.Qh5Rd5
34.Kh2Qe4
35.Qf3Qxh4+
36.Qh3Qxf2
37.Qg3Qe1
38.Qb8+Kf7
39.Qb3Ke6
40.Qc2Rd8
41.Qc6+Rd6
42.Qc2Kd5
43.Qb3+Ke5
44.Qb8d1=Q
45.Qe8+Kf4
46.Rf3+Kg4
47.Qxe1Rh6+
48.Rh3Qxe1
49.Rxh6gxh6
 
Click here for 32. Rxd4.
Click here for 35. h3.