Thursday, May 31, 2018

Black to play and win

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Analysis of Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.f4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Nf3Nf6
5.g3Bd6
6.Bg2O-O
7.O-Oc5
8.b3Nc6
9.Bb2Bg4
10.h3Bxf3
11.Qxf3d4
12.d3Nb4
13.Rf2Re8
14.Qxb7Re1+
15.Kh2Rb8
16.Qxa7g5
17.a3gxf4
18.gxf4Ng4+
19.Kg3Nxf2
20.Bc1Qg5+
21.Kf3Qd5+
22.Kxf2Re2+
23.Kxe2Qxg2+
24.Ke1Re8+
25.Be3Rxe3+
26.Kd1Qxc2#
 

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bd2O-O
6.g3Bb7
7.Bg2d6
8.O-ONbd7
9.Rc1c5
10.a3Bxc3
11.Bxc3Ne4
12.b4Nxc3
13.Rxc3Qe7
14.dxc5dxc5
15.b5Rfd8
16.Rd3a6
17.a4axb5
18.axb5e5
19.Nh4e4
20.Rd6Ne5
21.Rxd8+Qxd8
22.Qc2Qd4
23.Rc1Ra1
24.Rxa1Qxa1+
25.Bf1g6
26.e3g5
27.f4gxh4
28.fxe5hxg3
29.hxg3Qxe5
30.Kg2Bc8
31.Qd2Qf6
32.Kg1Qg5
33.Kf2Kg7
34.Bg2Be6
35.Qc2Qf6+
36.Kg1Qg6
37.Qc3+f6
38.Kf2Qf5+
39.Kg1Qg5
40.Kf2h5
41.Qc2h4
42.gxh4Qxh4+
43.Kg1Qe1+
44.Kh2Bf5
45.Qb3Kg6
46.Qa3Kg5
47.Qb3Qf2
48.Kh1Bg4
49.Qb1Bf3
50.Bxf3exf3
51.Qg1+Qxg1+
52.Kxg1Kf5
53.Kf1Ke4
54.Kf2f5
 
Click here for 32. Qf2.
Click here for 32. Qe2.

Friday, May 11, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1841) vs. Yeetyeet21 (1218)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nc6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.Bg5Bb4
6.e3h6
7.Bh4Qe7
8.Bd3dxc4
9.Bxc4Bxc3+
10.bxc3Bd7
11.O-OO-O
12.e4Na5
13.Bd3g5
14.Nxg5hxg5
15.Bxg5e5
16.f4Qe6
17.fxe5Nh7
18.Bf6Nxf6
19.exf6Qg4
20.Qd2Qh5
21.Rf4Nc6
22.e5Rfe8
23.Qf2Nxe5
24.dxe5Rxe5
25.Rh4Qg5
26.Bh7+Kh8
27.Bf5+Kg8
28.Bxd7Qe3
29.Qxe3Rxe3
30.Rf1Re5
31.Bf5Rae8
32.Rg4+Kh8
33.Rg7Re1
34.Rxf7Rxf1+
35.Kxf1Rd8
36.Rh7+Kg8
37.Bg6Rd1+
38.Ke2Rd8
39.f7+Kf8
40.Rh8+Ke7
41.Rxd8
 
Click here for 14... Nxe4.
Click here for 28... Re2.