Chess Level 4: May 2020

Saturday, May 30, 2020

White to play.

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	e4	Bb4+
4.	c3	Ba5
5.	a4	a6
6.	Nbd2	Bb6
7.	Bd3	Nge7
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	e5	d6
10.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
11.	Ng5+	Kg8
12.	Qh5	Re8
13.	Qxf7+	Kh8
14.	Nde4	Nf5
15.	Qh5+	Kg8
16.	Nf6+	gxf6
17.	Qf7+	Kh8
18.	Qh7#

Friday, May 22, 2020

Black to play for a slight advantage

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of soitgoes317 (1727) vs. john2001plus (1909)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	Bc4	O-O
8.	f3	Qb6
9.	Bb3	Nxe4
10.	Nxe4	Bxd4
11.	Bxd4	Qxd4
12.	Qe2	d6
13.	Rd1	Qxb2
14.	Ng5	Qc3+
15.	Rd2	Bf5
16.	O-O	Qc5+
17.	Kh1	Bxc2
18.	Bxf7+	Kh8
19.	Ne6	Qf5
20.	Nxf8	Qxf7
21.	Nxg6+	hxg6
22.	Rxc2	Nd4
23.	Qe4	Nxc2
24.	Qxc2	e5
25.	Rd1	Rd8
26.	Qe4	Kg7
27.	a4	Qc7
28.	Rb1	b6
29.	a5	d5
30.	Qh4	Rh8
31.	Qa4	e4
32.	g3	exf3
33.	Qd4+	Kg8
34.	Qxd5+	Kg7
35.	Qxf3	Rh5
36.	Ra1	Rxa5
37.	Rxa5	Qc1+
38.	Kg2	Qd2+
39.	Kh1	Qxa5
40.	Qb7+	Kh6
41.	h4	Qe1+
42.	Kh2	Qf2+
43.	Kh3	a5

Click here for 36. axb6.

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc


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(black to move)

1.	b4	e5
2.	Bb2	Bxb4
3.	Bxe5	Nf6
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Nf3	Re8
6.	Bb2	d5
7.	c4	Bg4
8.	Be2	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Qe7
10.	h3	Bh5
11.	O-O	c5
12.	g4	Bg6
13.	a3	Ba5
14.	d3	Nc6
15.	e4	Rad8
16.	Nbd2	a6
17.	a4	Nd7
18.	Bd5	Nde5
19.	Bxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nxe5	Qxe5
21.	f4	Qd4+
22.	Kg2	Qxd3
23.	Rf3	Rxd5
24.	exd5	Re2+
25.	Rf2	Rxd2
26.	Qe1	Be4+
27.	Kh2	Qd4
28.	Re2	Qxa1
29.	Qxa1	Rxe2+
30.	Kg1	Re1+

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc


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(black to move)

1.	b4	e5
2.	Bb2	Bxb4
3.	Bxe5	Nf6
4.	e3	O-O
5.	Nf3	Re8
6.	Bb2	d5
7.	c4	Bg4
8.	Be2	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Qe7
10.	h3	Bh5
11.	O-O	c5
12.	g4	Bg6
13.	a3	Ba5
14.	d3	Nc6
15.	e4	Rad8
16.	Nbd2	a6
17.	a4	Nd7
18.	Bd5	Nde5
19.	Bxe5	Nxe5
20.	Nxe5	Qxe5
21.	f4	Qd4+
22.	Kg2	Qxd3
23.	Rf3	Rxd5
24.	exd5	Re2+
25.	Kg3	Qxd2
26.	Qxd2	Rxd2
27.	f5	Bc7+
28.	Kh4	Rg2
29.	fxg6	Bd8+
30.	g5	Bxg5+
31.	Kh5	hxg6#

Click here for 29. g5.
Click here for 29. Raa3.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

White to play for a winning advantage

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined vs. Steven Loh


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nbd7
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	e3	O-O
8.	Bd3	h6
9.	Bf4	Nb6
10.	O-O	Bd6
11.	Ne5	Be6
12.	Bg3	a6
13.	f4	Rc8
14.	Qf3	Bxe5
15.	fxe5	Nh7
16.	Qh5	Qg5
17.	Qe2	f5
18.	Rf3	c5
19.	Raf1	cxd4
20.	exd4	Qh5
21.	h4	f4
22.	Bxf4	Qxh4
23.	Qc2	Ng5
24.	Bxg5	hxg5
25.	Rxf8+	Rxf8
26.	Bh7+	Qxh7
27.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
28.	Qxh7

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;