Chess Level 4: April 2019

Saturday, April 6, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of KingsBishop (1677) vs. chessBash4 (1681)


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+5

(black to move)

1.	e4	d5
2.	exd5	Qxd5
3.	Nc3	Qa5
4.	Nf3	c6
5.	d3	Nf6
6.	Be2	Qc7
7.	Bg5	Bf5
8.	Nd4	Bg6
9.	Bf3	Qe5+
10.	Be3	e6
11.	O-O	Bd6
12.	g3	h5
13.	Nde2	h4
14.	Bf4	Qf5
15.	Nd4	Qc5
16.	Bxd6	Qxd6
17.	Nb3	hxg3
18.	fxg3	Nbd7
19.	Qe2	O-O-O
20.	Qe3	Kb8
21.	a4	Rh6
22.	Kg2	Rdh8
23.	h4	Ne5
24.	a5	a6
25.	Be4	Neg4
26.	Qf3	Bxe4
27.	Nxe4	Nxe4
28.	Qxe4	Rg6
29.	Qf4	e5
30.	Qf3	Nf6
31.	Ra4	Nd5
32.	Kf2	Rf6
33.	Rf4	exf4
34.	Ke2	fxg3
35.	Qg2	Rxf1
36.	Kxf1	Nf4
37.	Qf3	g5
38.	Qxg3	Qe6
39.	Qf3	Re8
40.	Kg1	Qe1+
41.	Qf1	Qg3+
42.	Kh1	Re1
43.	Qxe1	Qg2#

White to play and win

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Analysis of steinutz (1785) vs. john2001plus (1839)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bf4	c5
3.	e3	Qb6
4.	b3	cxd4
5.	Qxd4	Qxd4
6.	exd4	Nc6
7.	c3	d5
8.	Nf3	Bf5
9.	Bb5	e6
10.	Ne5	Rc8
11.	Nd2	a6
12.	Bxc6+	bxc6
13.	f3	Ba3
14.	Ke2	Bb2
15.	Rad1	Bxc3
16.	Nf1	O-O
17.	Ne3	Rfd8
18.	Nxf5	exf5
19.	Rc1	Bxd4
20.	Nxc6	Nh5
21.	Bd2	Re8+
22.	Kd3	Bf6
23.	g4	fxg4
24.	fxg4	Ra8
25.	gxh5

Thursday, April 4, 2019

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1882) vs. Bigveterinarian (2042)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	d5
4.	e5	Nc6
5.	d4	Nge7
6.	a3	Nf5
7.	b4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Qb6
9.	Bb2	Be7
10.	Bd3	O-O
11.	Bxf5	exf5
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Nc3	f6
14.	Na4	Qc7
15.	Nc5	Bxc5
16.	dxc5	fxe5
17.	Re1	e4
18.	Nd4	Nxd4
19.	Qxd4	Rf7
20.	f3	Rd8
21.	Rad1	exf3
22.	Rxe6	fxg2
23.	Rde1	f4
24.	Re8+	Rf8
25.	Rxf8+	Rxf8
26.	Qxd5+	Kh8
27.	Qd6	Qf7
28.	Re7	Qc4
29.	Bxg7+	Kg8
30.	Kxg2	f3+
31.	Kg3	Qf4+
32.	Qxf4	Rxf4
33.	Bh6	Rf6
34.	Re8+	Kf7
35.	Rf8+

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;