Chess Level 4: July 2018

Monday, July 23, 2018

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Eduardo


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	b6
8.	Qc2	Bb7
9.	a3	Nbd7
10.	Rc1	Nh5
11.	Bg3	Nxg3
12.	hxg3	Nf6
13.	e4	h6
14.	e5	Nd5
15.	Qe4	Rb8
16.	Bd3	Nf6
17.	Qf4	Nh7
18.	Rxh6	Bxf3
19.	Bxh7+	Kh8
20.	Bd3+	Kg8
21.	gxf3	Bg5
22.	Qe4	Bd2+
23.	Ke2	f5
24.	exf6 e.p.	Bxh6
25.	Qh7+	Kf7
26.	Qg6+	Kg8
27.	fxg7	Rf5
28.	Qxh6

CHECK!

Sunday, July 15, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of keith28 vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	d5	e6
3.	dxe6	fxe6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	g3	d5
7.	Bg2	c5
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	h3	e5
10.	Nge2	d4
11.	exd4	cxd4
12.	Ne4	Nxe4
13.	Bxe4	Qf6
14.	f4	Bc5
15.	c3	exf4

What is the strongest continuation for White?

itsyourturn.com, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Roy


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	d4	Bf5
3.	c4	f6
4.	Nc3	a5
5.	e4	Bg4
6.	Be2	Nc6
7.	d5	h5
8.	dxc6	bxc6
9.	Nd4	Qd7
10.	Bxg4	hxg4
11.	Be3	g5
12.	Qb3	c5
13.	Qb7	Rc8
14.	Nc6	Kf7
15.	O-O-O	Qe8
16.	Nd5	Qd7
17.	Nb6

Sunday, July 1, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for White?

iPhone Game
Analysis of John Coffey vs. tChess


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c5
4.	e3	d5
5.	Nc3	a6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	Nxd4	e5
8.	Nc2	Be6
9.	cxd5	Nxd5
10.	Nxd5	Bxd5
11.	O-O	e4
12.	Be2	Be7
13.	Nd4	O-O
14.	f3	Nc6
15.	fxe4	Bxe4
16.	Bf3	Qd5
17.	Nxc6	Qxc6
18.	Bxe4	Qxe4
19.	Qf3	Qxf3
20.	gxf3	Rad8
21.	e4	Bc5+
22.	Kg2	f6
23.	Bf4	Bd4
24.	Rab1	Rf7
25.	Rfd1	Rfd7
26.	Kf1	b6
27.	Ke2	Rc8
28.	b3	Rc3
29.	Rd2	g5
30.	Bg3	Re3+
31.	Kf1	Rxf3+
32.	Kg2	Re3
33.	Rbd1	Rxe4
34.	Bf2	Bxf2
35.	Rxd7

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. dscipio


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	c5
5.	Bxc4	cxd4
6.	O-O	e6
7.	exd4	Be7
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	Bf4	Nc6
10.	Re1	h6
11.	Qd2	Nh5
12.	Be3	a6
13.	Bb3	b5
14.	Bxh6	gxh6
15.	Qxh6	Ng7
16.	Rad1	Nf5
17.	Qh3	Bf6
18.	d5	Ncd4
19.	Nxd4	Nxd4
20.	Qg3+	Kh7
21.	Rxd4	Bxd4
22.	Qd3+	f5
23.	Qxd4	Qf6
24.	Qxf6	Rxf6
25.	dxe6	Bxe6
26.	Bxe6

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;