Chess Level 4: July 2016

Saturday, July 30, 2016

What is the best defense for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1697) vs. MainStreetUSA (1650)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	Be2	g6
5.	O-O	Bg7
6.	Re1	O-O
7.	Bf1	Bg4
8.	h3	Bxf3
9.	Qxf3	Nc6
10.	d3	Nd7
11.	Be3	f5
12.	exf5	Rxf5
13.	Qd1	Qb6
14.	Nd2	d5
15.	Qb3	Qxb3
16.	Nxb3

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Black to play.

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Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(black to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	Qa7
22.	Bb2	Ng6
23.	Rac1	Bxc5
24.	bxc5	Rxc5
25.	Rxc5	Qxc5
26.	f4	d3+
27.	Kf1	exf4
28.	Nh5	f3
29.	Nxg7	fxg2+
30.	Kxg2	Nh4+
31.	Kh1	Qf2
32.	d6+	Rf7
33.	Qd5	Qxe1+
34.	Kh2	Qf2+
35.	Kh1	Qf1+
36.	Kh2	Nf3+
37.	Kg3	f4#

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

White to play and draw.

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MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)


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(white to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	e4	d4
3.	Nce2	e5
4.	Ng3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Bc4	Bd6
7.	c3	O-O
8.	O-O	Na5
9.	Bd3	c5
10.	cxd4	cxd4
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	a3	Bg4
13.	h3	Bd7
14.	Bc4	Rc8
15.	Qb3	a6
16.	Re1	b5
17.	Bd5	Qc7
18.	Ng5	Nxd5
19.	exd5	Ne7
20.	Ng5e4	f5
21.	Nc5	e4
22.	d3	e3
23.	fxe3	dxe3
24.	Bxe3	f4
25.	Bd4	Bxh3
26.	gxh3	fxg3
27.	Bxg7	Bxc5+
28.	bxc5	Kxg7
29.	Qc3+	Kg8
30.	d6	Nd5
31.	Qe5	Qf7
32.	Rf1	Nf4
33.	d7	Nxh3+
34.	Kg2	Qxd7
35.	Rxf8+	Rxf8
36.	Qxg3+	Kh8
37.	Qe5+	Qg7+
38.	Qxg7+	Kxg7
39.	Kxh3	Rf3+
40.	Kg4	Rxd3
41.	Rc1	Kf6
42.	c6	Rd8
43.	c7	Rc8
44.	Rc6+	Ke7
45.	Rxa6	Rxc7
46.	Rb6	Rc4+
47.	Kf3	Rc3+
48.	Kf4	Rxa3
49.	Rxb5

CHECK!

Sunday, July 17, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1720) vs. Sasa132 (1971)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d6
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	Nc6
7.	Be2	h6
8.	Bh4	a6
9.	a3	e5
10.	dxe5	Nxe5
11.	Nxe5	dxe5
12.	O-O	c6
13.	Qc2	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Bf5
15.	e4	Be6
16.	Bg3	Nd7
17.	b4	f5
18.	f3	f4
19.	Bf2	Nb6
20.	Bxb6	Qxb6+
21.	c5	Qc7
22.	Na4	g5
23.	Nb6	Rad8
24.	Bc4	Qf7
25.	Bxe6	Qxe6
26.	Qc4	Kf7
27.	Rac1	Rxd1+
28.	Rxd1	Qxc4
29.	Nxc4	Kg6
30.	Rd6+	Kh7
31.	Rd7	Rb8
32.	Nd6	Kg8
33.	Nxb7	Kf8
34.	Na5	Rc8
35.	Nc4	Re8
36.	Ra7	Rd8
37.	Nd6

White to play.

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Analysis of acefinlay47 (1584) vs. john2001plus (1696)


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(white to move)

1.	Nc3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	e3	c5
4.	dxc5	e5
5.	b4	a5
6.	Ba3	b6
7.	Bb5+	Bd7
8.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
9.	bxa5	bxc5
10.	Rb1	d4
11.	exd4	exd4
12.	Nce2	Bd6
13.	Nf3	Rxa5
14.	Qd3	c4
15.	Bxd6	cxd3
16.	Rxb8+	Qd8
17.	cxd3	Qxb8
18.	Bxb8	Rxa2
19.	Nc1	Rc2
20.	O-O	O-O
21.	Be5	Rd8
22.	Nxd4

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1164 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1766) vs. komodeo (1283)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	dxc4
6.	Bxc4	b5
7.	Bd3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	Bb7
9.	Nc3	Be7
10.	Qe2	O-O
11.	e4	a6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Qe4	g6
14.	Bh6	Re8
15.	Rfe1	c5
16.	Qg4	cxd4
17.	Ne4	Nb4
18.	Bb1	Nc5
19.	Nfg5	Nxe4
20.	Nxe4	Bxe4
21.	Bxe4	Rc8
22.	a3	Nc2
23.	Bxc2	Rxc2
24.	Re2	d3
25.	Rxc2	dxc2
26.	Rc1	Qd3
27.	Qf4	Rd8
28.	h3	Bf8
29.	Bg5	Rd4
30.	Qe3	Qxe3
31.	Bxe3	Rc4
32.	Kf1	Bg7
33.	f4	Kf8
34.	Ke2	Bh6
35.	g3	Ke7
36.	Kd2	Kd7
37.	Rxc2	Rxc2+
38.	Kxc2	Kc6
39.	Kc3	Bf8
40.	b4	Kd5
41.	Kd3	Be7
42.	g4	Bd8
43.	Bc5	Bc7
44.	h4	Bd8
45.	Bf2	a5
46.	bxa5	Bxa5
47.	h5	Bd8
48.	hxg6	hxg6
49.	Be3	Be7
50.	Bc1	Bc5
51.	Bb2	Bf2
52.	Bc1	Bg3
53.	Ke3	Be1
54.	Ke2	Bc3
55.	Kd3	Bd4
56.	g5	Bc5
57.	Bb2	Bf2
58.	Bc3	Bg3
59.	Bd2	Bf2
60.	Bc3	Bg1
61.	Bd2	Bc5
62.	Bc1	b4
63.	axb4	Bxb4
64.	Be3	Ba3
65.	Bd2	Bb2
66.	Be3	Ba3
67.	Bd2	Kc5
68.	Be3+	Kb4
69.	Kd4	Bb2+
70.	Kd3	Kb3
71.	Bd4	Bc1
72.	Be3	Bxe3
73.	Kxe3	Kc3
74.	Ke4	Kd2
75.	Kd4	Ke2
76.	Ke4	Kf2
77.	Kd4	Kf3