Chess Level 4: February 2019

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1592 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1767) vs. weakfish (1318)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bf5
6.	Ne5	Nbd7
7.	Nxc4	e6
8.	f3	Be7
9.	e4	Bg6
10.	Be3	O-O
11.	Be2	h6
12.	O-O	Rc8
13.	Qb3	Nb6
14.	Ne5	Bh7
15.	a5	Nbd7
16.	Qxb7	Ra8
17.	Nxc6	Qe8
18.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
19.	e5	Nd5
20.	Nxd5	exd5
21.	Qxd5	Rab8
22.	Bc4	Rxb2
23.	e6	Nf6
24.	exf7+	Kh8
25.	Qe5	Qb4
26.	Rfc1	Bg6
27.	Bxh6	Bxf7
28.	Bxf7	Rxf7
29.	Rc8+	Kh7
30.	Qf5+	g6
31.	Qe6	Qxd4+
32.	Be3	Rxg2+
33.	Kxg2	Qb2+
34.	Bf2	Rg7
35.	Ra4	Nh5
36.	Rac4	Qd2
37.	Qe3	Qxa5
38.	Qc3	Qg5+
39.	Rg4	Nf4+
40.	Kf1	Qb5+
41.	Qc4	Qb1+
42.	Qc1	Qb5+
43.	Rc4	Ne6
44.	Kg2	Re7
45.	Rh4+	Kg8
46.	Rc8+	Re8
47.	Qc3	Ng7
48.	Rc5	Qe2
49.	Rc7	Re7
50.	Rc8+	Kf7
51.	Rhh8	a5
52.	Rhf8+	Ke6
53.	Rf6+	Kd5
54.	Qc5#

Friday, February 8, 2019

What is the best continuation for Black?

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


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	g3	Ne4
6.	e3	Nxd2
7.	Nbxd2	c5
8.	Bg2	O-O
9.	O-O	Nc6
10.	d5	exd5
11.	cxd5	Ne5
12.	Nxe5	Qxe5
13.	Nc4	Qf6
14.	a3	b5
15.	axb4	bxc4
16.	bxc5	Bb7
17.	Qd4	Qxd4
18.	exd4	Rfe8
19.	Rfe1	Rxe1+
20.	Rxe1	Kf8
21.	Rc1	Re8
22.	d6	Rb8
23.	Bxb7	Rxb7
24.	d5	Rxb2
25.	c6	dxc6
26.	Rxc4	c5
27.	Rxc5	Rb8
28.	d7	Ke7
29.	Rc8	Rb1+
30.	Kg2	Kxd7

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

Mate in 5

ICC tourney 1588 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1754) vs. SunKing007 (1290)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bxf6	Qxf6
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qd6
9.	Nc3	Bg4
10.	e3	O-O-O
11.	Be2	a6
12.	O-O	f6
13.	d5	Nb4
14.	e4	g5
15.	a3	Nxd5
16.	exd5	h5
17.	Nd4	Bxe2
18.	Qxe2	Bg7
19.	Qe6+	Qxe6
20.	Nxe6	Rd7
21.	Nxg7	Rxg7
22.	Rfe1	f5
23.	Re5	f4
24.	Rae1	Kd7
25.	Ne4	g4
26.	Nf6+	Kd6
27.	b4	c5
28.	Re6+	Kc7
29.	d6+	Kb8
30.	Re8+	Rxe8
31.	Rxe8+	Ka7
32.	bxc5	a5
33.	d7	Rxd7
34.	Nxd7	Ka6
35.	a4	b5
36.	c6	bxa4
37.	Rb8	a3
38.	Rb6+	Ka7
39.	Rb7+	Ka6
40.	Nc5#

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;