Chess Level 4: July 2019

Friday, July 12, 2019

White to play

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

+3

(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	exd5
19.	Rxd5	Qc7
20.	Rxf5	Bxf5
21.	Qxf5	Rfe8
22.	Rxe8+	Rxe8
23.	Qxf6	Re7
24.	Nd5	Qd8
25.	Qg5+	Kf8
26.	Qh6+	Ke8
27.	Nf6#

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Black to play and win

March 2019 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of jerryw1936 vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

h

g

f

e

d

c

b

a

+4

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	c5	b6
4.	b4	a5
5.	Qa4	Bb7
6.	Bf4	axb4
7.	Qxb4	Nd5
8.	Qd2	bxc5
9.	e3	Nxf4
10.	exf4	cxd4
11.	Qxd4	Qf6
12.	Qxf6	gxf6
13.	f5	Bb4+
14.	Kd1	Rg8
15.	f3	d5
16.	Ne2	Nd7
17.	Nbc3	Ke7
18.	Nb5	c6
19.	Nbd4	c5
20.	Nb3	Bc6
21.	Ng3	Ba4
22.	Kc2	c4
23.	Be2	cxb3+
24.	axb3	Bc6
25.	Bd3	e5
26.	Ne2	Rxa1
27.	Rxa1	Rxg2
28.	h4	Nc5
29.	Ra7+	Kf8
30.	Rc7	Nxd3
31.	Rxc6	Nf4
32.	Rb6	Rxe2+
33.	Kd1	Rd2+
34.	Kc1	Ne2+
35.	Kb1	Bc3
36.	Rb8+	Kg7
37.	Rc8	Rb2+
38.	Ka1	Rxb3+
39.	Rxc3	Nxc3
40.	f4	Rb1#

Monday, July 8, 2019

Black to play

ICC tourney 1676 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1587) vs. john2001plus (1699)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

h

g

f

e

d

c

b

a

+2

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	exf6	hxg5
7.	fxg7	Rg8
8.	Nge2	Rxg7
9.	a3	Be7
10.	Qd3	c5
11.	O-O-O	Nc6
12.	g3	c4
13.	Qd2	b5
14.	Nxb5	Rb8
15.	a4	a6
16.	Na3	Qb6
17.	c3	Bxa3
18.	Qc2	Qxb2+
19.	Qxb2	Rxb2
20.	Rd2	Ra2+
21.	Kd1	Ra1+
22.	Kc2	e5
23.	Bh3	Rxh1
24.	Bxc8	exd4

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Black to play

Analysis of Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

h

g

f

e

d

c

b

a

-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	e6
4.	Bxc6	bxc6
5.	d3	Ne7
6.	h4	h5
7.	e5	d6
8.	exd6	Ng6
9.	Nfd2	Bxd6
10.	Nc4	Be7
11.	Nc3	Ba6
12.	Qf3	Bxc4
13.	Qxc6+	Kf8
14.	dxc4	Nxh4
15.	O-O	Nf5
16.	Ne2	Rc8
17.	Qa4	Rc7
18.	Bf4	Rd7
19.	c3	g5
20.	Rad1	Rxd1
21.	Rxd1	Qa8
22.	Bc7	h4
23.	Rd3	h3
24.	gxh3	Nh4
25.	Rg3	g4
26.	Rxg4	Nf3+
27.	Kf1	Rxh3
28.	Ng1	Rh1
29.	Qd7	Qb7
30.	Rg3	Nh2+
31.	Ke1	Qe4+
32.	Kd1	Qb1+
33.	Ke2	Qxb2+
34.	Qd2	Qxd2+
35.	Kxd2	Nf1+

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;