Thursday, December 29, 2016

Black to play and win

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analysis of CB3X (1595) vs. john2001plus (1703)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3Bb4+
4.Bd2Qe7
5.e3b6
6.Bxb4Qxb4+
7.Qd2Qxd2+
8.Nbxd2d6
9.g3Bb7
10.Bg2Ke7
11.O-ONbd7
12.b4a5
13.b5Ne4
14.Nxe4Bxe4
15.Rfd1Nf6
16.Nd2Bxg2
17.Kxg2e5
18.dxe5dxe5
19.Nf3Nd7
20.Rd5f6
21.Rad1Nc5
22.Rd5d2Rhd8
23.Rxd8Rxd8
24.Rxd8Kxd8
25.Nd2Ke7
26.Kf3Kd6
27.Ke2Na4
28.Kd3Kc5
29.Kc2Kb4
30.f4exf4
31.exf4f5
32.Nf1Kxc4
33.Ne3+Kxb5
34.Nxf5g6
 

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1207 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of FlashGordon (1164) vs. yoshi (1673)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.Ngf3cxd4
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Qe2Nc6
7.exd5Nb4
8.dxe6fxe6
9.Nxd4Bxb5
10.Qxb5+Qd7
11.Qh5+Qf7
12.Qb5+Qd7
13.Qh5+g6
14.Qe2Qxd4
15.Kf1Nxc2
16.Qxe6+Be7
17.Rb1Nf6
18.b3Rd8
19.Ba3Nxa3
20.Re1Qd7
21.Qxf6Rf8
22.Qg7Rxf2+
23.Kxf2Qxd2+
24.Re2Qf4+
25.Ke1Qc1+
26.Kf2Qc5+
27.Ke1Nc2+
28.Rxc2Qe3+
29.Re2Bb4+
30.Qc3Bxc3+
31.Kf1Rd1+
 

Monday, December 12, 2016

What is the strongest line for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1805) vs. Gustafsson21 (1813)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4e6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3Nbd7
5.Bg5c6
6.e3Qa5
7.Qc2Bb4
8.Be2O-O
9.O-Ob6
10.cxd5exd5
11.Rfc1Bb7
12.Nd2Bxc3
13.bxc3Qa3
14.c4dxc4
15.Nxc4Qe7
16.Bf3Rfe8
17.Bf4Nb8
18.Nd6Rd8
19.Nxb7Qxb7
20.Bxc6Nxc6
21.Qxc6Qa6
22.Qc4Qb7
23.Qc6Qa6
24.Bg5Rdc8
25.Qf3Ne8
26.Be7Rab8
27.d5Qxa2
28.Rcb1Qc4
29.d6Qe6
30.Rxa7Nf6
31.Qh3Re8
32.Qxe6fxe6
33.d7Rxe7
34.d8=Q+Rxd8
35.Rxe7Rd6
36.Rb7
 

Sunday, December 11, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of misowalker (1823) vs. PUREHEAT (2089)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4d6
2.Nf3c6
3.c4Nd7
4.Nc3Qc7
5.e4e5
6.d5Ngf6
7.Bd3Be7
8.O-ONf8
9.Bd2Ng6
10.g3Bh3
11.Re1h6
12.Bf1Qd7
13.Bg2O-O
14.Rc1c5
15.b3a6
16.a4b6
17.Qe2Nh7
18.Ra1Rab8
19.Qf1Bg4
20.h3Bxf3
21.Bxf3f5
22.Kg2f4
23.Qe2fxg3
24.fxg3Ng5
25.Bg4Qe8
26.Rf1Kh8
27.Bh5Kh7
28.h4Nf7
29.Qg4Nfh8
30.Rf5Qd8
31.Raf1Bf6
32.Bxg6+Nxg6
33.h5Ne7
34.Rf5f2Qc8
35.Qe2Qd7
36.Nd1b5
37.axb5axb5
38.Ne3bxc4
39.bxc4Rb2
40.Qd3Rfb8
41.Bc3Rxf2+
42.Rxf2Bg5
43.Nf5Nxf5
44.exf5Bf6
45.Qe4Rb3
46.Bd2Qa4
47.Qg4Rd3
48.Qg6+Kg8
49.Bxh6Qxc4
50.Qe8+Kh7
51.Qg6+Kh8
52.Rb2Qxd5+
53.Kh2Qg8
54.Bxg7+Bxg7
55.h6Rd2+
56.Rxd2Bf8
57.Qf6+Kh7
58.Rb2Bxh6
59.Rb7+Bg7
60.Qh4#
 

What is the best move for White?

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Analysis of tcudoug (1574) vs. rtconnor2003 (1240)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nf3d6
3.d4Nc6
4.dxe5Be6
5.exd6Bxd6
6.Bd3Qe7
7.O-OO-O-O
8.Qe2Ne5
9.Nxe5Bxe5
10.Nc3Bxc3
11.bxc3Nf6
12.Bg5h6
13.Bxf6Qxf6
14.c4Qg5
15.Rad1Bg4
16.f3Bh3
17.Qf2Be6
18.Qg3Qc5+
19.Qf2Qg5
20.a3b6
21.Be2c5
22.Kh1Rxd1
23.Rxd1Rd8
24.Rxd8+Kxd8
25.Qe1Qe3
26.Qd1+Ke7
27.h3Qxa3
28.Qd3Qxd3
29.cxd3a5
30.Bd1Bd7
31.Bb3a4
32.Ba2a3
33.Kg1Ba4
34.Kf2b5
35.cxb5Bxb5
36.Ke3g5
37.d4c4
38.d5c3
39.g3c2
40.Kd2Ba4
41.f4gxf4
42.gxf4Kd6
43.e5+Kd7
44.d6Ke8
45.Kc1h5
46.h4f5
47.Bc4Bb5
48.Bxb5+Kd8
49.e6a2
50.e7+Kc8
51.e8=Q+Kb7
52.Qc6+Ka7
53.Qc7+Ka8
54.Bc6#
 

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Black to play.

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SunTzuLombardi (1614) vs. john2001plus (1790)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.exd5exd5
5.c3Nc6
6.Bb5Nf6
7.Ne2Bd6
8.Nf3O-O
9.O-OBg4
10.Bd3Bxf3
11.gxf3cxd4
12.cxd4Qc7
13.h4Rfe8
14.Be3Nh5
15.Rc1Qe7
16.Bg5Qe6
17.Re1Qh3
18.f4h6
19.Rc3Qg4+
20.Kh1Qh3+
21.Kg1Qg4+
22.Kh1hxg5
23.hxg5Qh3+
24.Kg1Nxf4
25.Nxf4Bxf4
26.Bh7+Qxh7