Friday, May 31, 2019

Black to play for mate

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Analysis of Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)
1
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 28, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1651 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1740) vs. lagarto300 (1830)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.e4O-O
6.Be2e5
7.dxe5dxe5
8.Bg5h6
9.Qxd8Rxd8
10.Bxf6Bxf6
11.Nd5Rxd5
12.cxd5c6
13.Rc1Bg4
14.dxc6Nxc6
15.Ba6Nb4
16.Bc4Bxf3
17.gxf3Nc6
18.Rg1g5
19.Bd5Nd4
20.Rg3Bd8
21.h4Kg7
22.hxg5hxg5
23.Kd2Kf6
24.Rh1Ba5+
25.Kd3Rc8
26.Rh6+Kg7
27.Rh5Bd8
28.Rgh3Rc7
29.Rh7+Kf8
30.Rh8+Ke7
31.Rh3h7Rd7
32.Rxf7+Kd6
33.Rh6+Kc7
34.Rhh7
 
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