Mate in 8

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +4

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. e4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Bc2 a6 14. e5 Nfd5 15. Qd3 f5 16. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 17. Ne5 Nbd5 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Rd3 Rf7 23. Rh3 Nh7 24. Nxf7 Qf6 25. Rg3+ Ng5 26. Rxg5+ Kxf7 27. Qh7+ Ke8 28. Rg8+ Qf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Bg6 Be8 31. Rxe6 Bxg6 32. Rxg6 Ne7 33. Qh8+ Ng8 34. Rg7 Ke8 35. Qxg8#

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Pawn promotion:
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What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 f5 4. e4 fxe4 5. Ng5 c5 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. Ngxe4 Qe5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. Ndxf6+ exf6 16. Nd6 Kh8 17. Be4 f5 18. Bd5 Ba6 19. Re8 Qf6 20. Nf7+ Kg8 21. Ng5+ Kh8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nf7+ Kg8 24. Bc3 Qe7 25. Qd2 Kf8 26. Re1 Qh4 27. Bb4+ Nxb4 28. Qxb4+ d6 29. Qxd6+ Kg8 30. Nd8+ Kh8 31. Re8+

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

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play

ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +4

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 f5 4. e4 fxe4 5. Ng5 c5 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. Ngxe4 Qe5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Rc1 b6 14. Nd5 Qb8 15. Nexf6+ exf6 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Ne7+ Kf7 18. Nxc8 Qxc8 19. Be4 Rb8 20. Bd5+ Ke8 21. Be3 Kd8 22. c5 Qa6 23. c6 Rc8 24. f4 Nxc6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rxc6 Qb7 27. Re6 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. Bc5+ Kd8 30. Be7+ Ke8 31. Bd6+ Kd8 32. Qe2

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

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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