What is the strongest move for White?

ICC tourney 1429 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1575) vs. john2001plus (1697)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 c6 13. Bb2 a5 14. Bc3 axb4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. c5 b5 17. Ra5 Rxa5 18. bxa5 Ba6 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Bb4 f6 21. Bh3 e5 22. Be6+ Kh8 23. Bf5 Ng5 24. Nxg5 fxg5 25. e4 Bc8 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 27. exd5 cxd5 28. Qf5 exd4 29. Re1 Bf8 30. a6 Rd8 31. Qxg5 d3 32. Re6 h6 33. Qg6 Bxc5 34. Rc6 d2 35. Rxc7 d1=Q+ 36. Kg2 Bd4 37. Bc5 Bf6 38. a7 Qa1 39. Be7 Ra8 40. Rb7 Be5 41. Bf6 Bxf6 42. Rb8+ Bd8 43. Rxa8 Qa5 44. Qe8+

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and draw.

ICC tourney 1429 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1575) vs. john2001plus (1697)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 c6 13. Bb2 a5 14. Bc3 axb4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. c5 b5 17. Ra5 Rxa5 18. bxa5 Ba6 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Bb4 f6 21. Bh3 e5 22. Rd1 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Ra1 Qf5 25. a6 Nxg3 26. Qxf5 Nxf5 27. dxe5 fxe5 28. a7 Ra8 29. Nxe5 Bf6 30. f4 Nd4 31. Ra6 Nxe2+ 32. Kf2 Nxf4 33. Nxc6 Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Nxb4 35. Nxb4 Bd4 36. c6 Bxa7 37. Nxd5 Re8+ 38. Kd3 Bg1 39. h3 Kf7 40. c7 Bh2 41. Kc3 Bxc7 42. Nxc7 Re3+ 43. Kd4 Rxh3 44. Nxb5 h5

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play for mate.

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Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Qd8 11. a3 Be7 12. g3 O-O 13. Kg2 Bd7 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. h4 f6 16. h5 fxe5 17. dxe5 h6 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Nxd5 Qd8 20. Nc3 Ncd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bd3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Bc6+ 24. Kh3 Bxh1 25. cxd4 Bc6 26. Bc2 Bg5 27. Bxg5 Qxg5 28. Qe2 Rxf2 29. Qg4 Bg2+ 30. Kh2 Qxg4 31. Kg1 Qxg3

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Options:
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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win.

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Analysis of imkabindra (1715) vs. john2001plus (1862)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Ne7 6. Nc3 Nbc6 7. Nxc6 Nxc6 8. f4 Qb6 9. Qd3 Bc5 10. Bd2 Nb4 11. Qb5+ Bd7 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. a3 Rfc8 15. Ke2 Nxd3 16. cxd3 b5 17. h4 b4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. g4 d4 21. Ne4 Bxd2 22. Kxd2 Bc6 23. f5 Bxe4 24. dxe4 Ra2 25. Kc2 d3+ 26. Kxd3 Rxb2 27. f6 Rb5 28. Kd4 Rb4+ 29. Ke3 Rb3+ 30. Kd4 b5 31. Ra1 h6 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Rf8 gxf6 34. exf6 Kg6 35. Ke5 Rh3 36. Rg8+ Kh7 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Rxf7 Rxh4 39. Rf8+ Kh7 40. Rb8 Rh2 41. f7 Rf2 42. f8=Q

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	- Knight

Mate in 9

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Analysis of MrNice (1808) vs. Sherlocked (1679)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bf4 Bf5 6. Bxb8 Rxb8 7. Nbd2 e6 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Nd2 Bg6 10. e3 Bd6 11. Be2 O-O 12. Bh5 Qh4 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. h4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. O-O-O a5 19. a4 b5 20. axb5 a4 21. bxc6 a3 22. Nd4 Rxb2 23. Rd2 Rfb8 24. Rc2 Be5 25. Rf1 Bxd4 26. cxd4 a2 27. Qa6 Qf5 28. e4 Qxe4 29. Qc8+ Rxc8 30. Kxb2 Qxd4+ 31. Rc3 Qd2+ 32. Rc2 Rb8+ 33. Ka1 Qxc2 34. f4 Qb2#

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and draw

ICC tourney 1414 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1744) vs. CL123789 (1488)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bd2 d6 7. Qc2 c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. d5 Bf5 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Qb4 b6 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Rc1 Nb7 16. O-O Nc5 17. Bb1 h5 18. Rfe1 Ng4 19. Nf3 a5 20. Qa3 Qc7 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Qb7 23. Bc3 Nf6 24. Nd4 Nxd5 25. Nc6 Nxc3 26. Nxe7+ Kh8 27. Rxc3 Bxc3 28. Qxc3+ Kh7 29. Nxc8 Qxc8 30. Qf6 Ne6 31. Bxg6+ fxg6 32. Qxe6 Qxe6 33. Rxe6 Rc8 34. g3 Rc5 35. Rxd6 Rxb5 36. Rd2 Kg7 37. f4 Kf6 38. Kf2 g5 39. Ke3 gxf4+ 40. gxf4 Kf5 41. b3 h4 42. h3 Rc5 43. Rd3 b5 44. Kf3 b4 45. Ke3 Rb5 46. Rd8 Rc5 47. Rf8+ Kg6 48. Rh8 Rc3+ 49. Ke4 Rxh3 50. f5+ Kf7 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Ra7 Rh1 53. Ke5 h3 54. Ra8+ Kh7 55. Ra7+ Kh6 56. Ra6+ Kh5 57. Kf4 h2 58. Kg3 Kg5 59. Kg2 Ra1 60. Kxh2 Rxa2+ 61. Kg3 Kxf5 62. Kf3 Ra3 63. Ke2 Rxb3 64. Rxa5+ Ke4 65. Kd2 Rb2+ 66. Kc1 Rf2 67. Rh5 Kd3 68. Rh3+ Kc4 69. Kb1 b3 70. Rh8 Kc3 71. Rc8+ Kb4 72. Rb8+ Ka3 73. Ra8+ Kb4 74. Rb8+ CHECK!

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Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
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	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight