Sunday, November 24, 2019

What is the fastest way for Black to mate?

ICC tourney 1755 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of lewisischess (1427) vs. john2001plus (1727)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.Nf3c5
6.Be3Nc6
7.dxc5Ndxe5
8.Nxe5Nxe5
9.Bd4Nc6
10.Bb5Bd7
11.Bxc6Bxc6
12.O-OQa5
13.Re1Bxc5
14.Bxg7Rg8
15.Rxe6+fxe6
16.Qh5+Kd7
17.Qf7+Be7
18.Bf6Qd8
19.Re1Rxg2+
20.Kf1d4
21.Qxe6+Kc7
22.Qxe7+Qxe7
23.Rxe7+Kd6
24.Ne4+Bxe4
25.Rxe4Rxh2
26.Rxd4+Ke6
27.Bg5Rc8
28.c3Rc5
29.Be3Rd5
30.Re4+Kd7
31.Ke2a6
32.Rg4Rh1
33.Rg7+Kc6
34.a4h5
35.b4Rd7
36.Rg6+Rd6
37.Rg8h4
38.a5h3
39.Rc8+Kd7
40.Rh8Rg6
41.Rh7+Kc6
42.Kd3Rd6+
43.Kc4Rg6
44.Bd4Rg4
45.Rh6+Kd7
46.Rh7+Kc8
47.Rh8+Kd7
48.Rh7+Ke6
49.Rxb7Rh4
50.Rb6+Kd7
51.Kd5Rd1
52.Rd6+Ke8
53.Re6+Kf8
54.Rf6+Kg8
55.Rg6+Kh7
56.Rxa6h2
57.Ra7+Kh6
58.Kc5Rhxd4
59.cxd4h1=Q
60.Rc7Qe4
61.Rc6+Kg5
62.Kb6Qxd4+
63.Kb5Rb1
64.Rc4Qd3
65.Kc5Re1
66.b5Re5+
67.Kb4Qd2+
68.Ka4Qa2+
69.Kb4Qb2+
70.Ka4Qxb5+
71.Ka3Qxc4
72.f4+Kxf4
73.Kb2Rb5+
74.Ka3Qb3#
 

Monday, November 4, 2019

White to play

Corus Group C, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs. Sipke Ernst (2474)
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.e4c6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3dxe4
4.Nxe4Bf5
5.Ng3Bg6
6.h4h6
7.Nf3Nd7
8.h5Bh7
9.Bd3Bxd3
10.Qxd3e6
11.Bf4Ngf6
12.O-O-OBe7
13.Ne4Qa5
14.Kb1O-O
15.Nxf6+Nxf6
16.Ne5Rad8
17.Qe2c5
18.Ng6fxg6
19.Qxe6+Kh8
20.hxg6Ng8
21.Bxh6gxh6
22.Rxh6+Nxh6
23.Qxe7Nf7
24.gxf7Qa6
25.Qg5Rxf7
26.Rh1+Rh7
27.Qxd8+Kg7
28.Qe7+Kg8
29.Qxh7+Kf8
30.Qf5+Kg8
31.Qg5+Kf8
32.Rh8+Kf7
33.Rh7+