Wednesday, April 5, 2017

White to play for a slight advantage.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1720) vs. breathasfoundation (1586)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c6
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Nbd7
7.Bd3dxc4
8.Bxc4Nd5
9.Bxe7Qxe7
10.e4Nd5b6
11.Bb3Nf6
12.O-OBd7
13.d5cxd5
14.exd5Nbxd5
15.Nxd5Nxd5
16.Bxd5exd5
17.Qxd5Be6
18.Qb5+Qd7
19.Qb4Qe7
20.Qa4+Qd7
21.Qe4O-O
22.Rad1Qe7
23.Nd4Rae8
24.Nxe6fxe6
25.Rd2
 

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Ritterwald (1467) vs. mbonyce (1417)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4c5
2.Nf3cxd4
3.Nxd4e6
4.g3Nc6
5.Bg2Nf6
6.O-OBe7
7.c3O-O
8.Nd2Rb8
9.Nd2b3Nxd4
10.cxd4d6
11.Bd2b6
12.Rc1Bb7
13.e3Bxg2
14.Kxg2e5
15.Qc2e4
16.Qc7a5
17.Qxd8Rfxd8
18.Rc6d5
19.Rfc1Kf8
20.Be1Ng4
21.h3Nf6
22.a4b5
23.Bxa5bxa4
24.Bxd8Bxd8
25.Nc5Ke7
26.Nxa4Rb4
27.Rc1c2Rxa4
28.Rc8Rb4
29.f3exf3+
30.Kxf3Ne4
31.Rc8c6Nd6
32.h4Rb3
33.Rc6c3Rb4
34.b3h6
35.Rd3g6
36.Rc5Ke6
37.Rc6Bf6
38.Ra6Be7
39.Rc3f5
40.Rd3Kf7
41.Ra4Rb6
42.b4Nc4
43.Rb3Re6
44.Rd3Rb6
45.Ra2Rxb4
46.Rc2Rb6
47.Rcc3Re6
48.Rb3g5
49.Rbc3g4+
50.Kf2Bb4
51.Rb3Bd2
52.Rb7+Kf6
53.Rc7Bxe3+
54.Kg2Bd2
55.Rxc4dxc4
56.Rxd2Rc6
57.Kf2c3
58.Rc2Ke6
59.Ke3Kd5
60.Kd3Rc4
61.Rxc3Rxc3+
62.Kxc3f4
63.Kd3fxg3
64.Ke3g2
65.Kf2h5
66.Kxg2Kxd4
67.Kf2Ke4
68.Kg3Ke3
69.Kg2Kf4
70.Kf2g3+
71.Kg2Kg4
 

Saturday, April 1, 2017

What is the best line for White?

Greenwood, Indiana Chess Club, ?
Analysis of McCorkle, Bob vs. Nelms, Al
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bg5Be7
4.e3b6
5.Bd3Bb7
6.Nbd2d5
7.c3Nbd7
8.O-ONe4
9.Bxe7Qxe7
10.Qc2Ndf6
11.c4c6
12.Rac1O-O
13.Ne5Qb4
14.Nxe4Nxe4
15.cxd5cxd5
16.Qc7Bc8
17.Bxe4dxe4
18.Nc6Qxb2
19.Rc2Qb5
20.Ne7+Kh8
21.Nxc8