Sunday, September 18, 2016

Mate in 6

ICC tourney 1183 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1648) vs. KingsBishop (1540)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4Na5
3.e4Nf6
4.e5Ng4
5.h3Nh6
6.d5b6
7.Bg5g6
8.Qd2Nf5
9.g4Ng7
10.Nc3d6
11.O-O-OBd7
12.Bd3Nb7
13.Rhe1Nc5
14.Bc4Qc8
15.Nd4a6
16.Nc6Bxc6
17.dxc6Nge6
18.exd6cxd6
19.Ne4Nxe4
20.Rxe4Nxg5
21.Qxg5Qxc6
22.Bd5Qb5
23.a4Qa5
24.Bc6+Kd8
25.Rxd6+Kc8
26.Rd5b5
27.Qe5h6
28.Bb7+Kxb7
29.Rd7+Kc8
30.Qc5+Kxd7
31.Rd4+Ke6
32.Qc6+Ke5
33.Re4#
 
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Saturday, September 3, 2016

What is the best plan for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1761) vs. Matthew_McCarthy (1699)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3cxd4
5.Bxc4Nf6
6.Ne5e6
7.exd4Bd7
8.O-ONc6
9.Nc3Bd6
10.Nxd7Qxd7
11.Bg5Be7
12.Bxf6Bxf6
13.d5exd5
14.Nxd5Be7
15.Re1Rd8
16.Nxe7Nxe7
17.Qe2a6
18.Rad1Qc7
19.Rxd8+Qxd8
20.Qe5Kf8
21.Qf4f6
22.Bb3b5
23.Rd1Qc8
24.Qd4Qe8
25.Be6h5
26.Qb6Nc6
27.Rd6