Chess Level 4: October 2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1321 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1739) vs. IAlwaysWin (1522)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	a6
5.	Nc3	Bf5
6.	cxd5	cxd5
7.	Ne5	e6
8.	g4	Bg6
9.	Qb3	Ra7
10.	h4	h5
11.	g5	Ng8
12.	Qa4+	Nc6
13.	Nxc6	bxc6
14.	Qxc6+	Qd7
15.	Qxd7+	Kxd7
16.	Bh3	Ne7
17.	Bd2	Bf5
18.	Rc1	Bxh3
19.	Rxh3	Nc6
20.	e4	dxe4
21.	Nxe4	Bd6
22.	Nxd6	Kxd6
23.	Bf4+	Kd7
24.	Rhc3	Rc8
25.	b4	Ne7
26.	Rxc8	Nxc8
27.	Rc5	Ne7
28.	Ke2	Nd5
29.	Bd2	Rb7
30.	a3	Rb5
31.	a4	Rb6
32.	b5	axb5
33.	axb5	Rb7
34.	Kd3	Ne7
35.	Bf4	Nf5
36.	Bg3	Ne7
37.	Kc4	Nd5
38.	Rc6	g6
39.	Kc5	f5
40.	Rd6+	Ke7
41.	Rxd5	exd5
42.	Kc6	Ra7
43.	b6	Ra6
44.	Bd6+	Ke6
45.	Kb5	Rxb6+
46.	Kxb6	Kxd6
47.	f4

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Black to play for a strong advantage

Indiana State Chess Championship, Indianapolis Indiana
Analysis of Qain, Bill (1744) vs. Coffey, John (2001)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bd7
8.	Bc2	Nb4
9.	Nc3	Nxc2+
10.	Qxc2	Rc8
11.	Bd2	Qa6
12.	Qb3	Ne7
13.	Rc1	Nf5
14.	Ne2	Rxc1+
15.	Nxc1	Be7
16.	Bb4	Ba4
17.	Qa3	Qc4
18.	Qxa4+	b5
19.	Qd1	Bxb4+
20.	Nd2	Nxd4
21.	Ne2	Nc2+
22.	Kf1	Qd3

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

What is the best continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of AyushMChess (1714) vs. john2001plus (1856)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Bd3	f6
10.	g3	cxd4
11.	exf6	Nxf6
12.	Nxd4	e5
13.	fxe5	Qxe5+
14.	Be2	Nc6
15.	Nf3	Qe3
16.	Qd2	Qxd2+
17.	Kxd2	d4
18.	Bc4+	Kh8
19.	Nb5	Ne4+
20.	Ke2	Bg4
21.	Rhf1	Rae8
22.	Bd5	Bxf3+
23.	Rxf3	Ng5+
24.	Kf2	Nxf3
25.	Bxf3	a6
26.	Nd6	Re3

Sunday, October 8, 2017

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	Be7
6.	d5	exd5
7.	cxd5	O-O
8.	e4	d6
9.	Bc4	Re8
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	Nd4	Ne5
12.	Bb5	Rf8
13.	f4	Ng6
14.	Bc6	Bxc6
15.	Nxc6	Qd7
16.	Be3	Ng4
17.	Bd4	Bf6
18.	h3	Bxd4+
19.	Qxd4	Nf6
20.	e5	Ne8
21.	Rae1	dxe5
22.	fxe5	Ne7
23.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
24.	Qc4	Rd8
25.	Nb5	a6
26.	Na7	b5
27.	Nc6	bxc4
28.	Nxe7+	Kh8
29.	Rd1	Rd7
30.	Nc6	Rg8
31.	e6	fxe6
32.	dxe6	Rd6
33.	Ne5	g6
34.	Nf7+	Kg7
35.	Nxd6	Nxd6
36.	Rxd6	cxd6
37.	Rf7+	Kh6
38.	Rd7	Re8
39.	Rxd6	a5
40.	Kf2	Kg5
41.	Ke3	Kf5
42.	Kd4	Rb8
43.	e7	Re8
44.	g4+	Kf4
45.	Re6

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Black to play for a winning advantage

Live Chess, Chess.com
JoeKempsey (1250) vs. john2001plus (1778)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Be2	O-O
7.	O-O	c6
8.	Re1	Re8
9.	Bg5	h6
10.	Bxf6	Qxf6
11.	Qd2	Bg4
12.	Rad1	Bf4
13.	Bd3	Nd7
14.	Rxe8+	Rxe8
15.	Re1	Bxd2
16.	Rxe8+	Nf8
17.	Nxd2	Qxd4

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Black to play and win.

Kiev, Kiev
Sergey Vsevolodovich Belavene vs. Alexander Chistiakov


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(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	Bd2	Bxc3
7.	bxc3	Ne4
8.	Qg4	g6
9.	Bd3	Nxd2
10.	Kxd2	c5
11.	Nf3	Nc6
12.	Rhb1	Qc7
13.	Qh4	Bd7
14.	Qf6	Rg8
15.	h4	Rc8
16.	h5	gxh5
17.	Qxh6	cxd4
18.	cxd4	Nxd4
19.	Nxd4	Qc3+
20.	Ke3	Rc4
21.	Ke2	Qxd4
22.	Qxh5	Bc6
23.	Bxc4	Qxc4+
24.	Kd2	Rxg2
25.	Qf3	Qd4+
26.	Ke2	Qxe5+
27.	Qe3	Qf5
28.	Rd1	Qxc2+
29.	Kf1	Rh2
30.	Rd4	Rh1+
31.	Kg2	Rxa1

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;