Chess Level 4: 2022

Friday, December 30, 2022

Black to play

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

White to play

Analysis


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-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Qa4+	c6
9.	Bg5	b5
10.	Qc2	b4
11.	Bxf6	gxf6
12.	Na4	cxd5
13.	exd5	Be7
14.	Bc4	O-O
15.	Rd1	Qc7
16.	O-O	Ba6
17.	b3	Bxc4
18.	Rd4	exd5
19.	Rxd5	Rc8
20.	Rh5	Bd6
21.	Qxh7+	Kf8
22.	bxc4	Qxc4
23.	Re1	Be5
24.	Nxe5	fxe5
25.	Qh6+	Ke7
26.	Rhxe5+	Kd8
27.	Qd6+

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

White to play

Game Analysis
vs.


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-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	f5
5.	Bf4	Nf6
6.	e3	a6
7.	c5	Be7
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	O-O	Ne4
10.	Nxe4	fxe4
11.	Ne5	Nd7
12.	f3	Nxe5
13.	Bxe5	exf3
14.	Bd3	fxg2
15.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
16.	Qh5	h6
17.	Qg6	Qg5
18.	Qh7+	Kf7
19.	Re1	Bd7
20.	Re2	Be8
21.	Rf2+	Ke7
22.	Bd6+	Kd8
23.	Rxf8	Qxe3+
24.	Kxg2	Qg5+
25.	Kh1	Qc1+
26.	Bf1	Qg5
27.	Rxe8+	Kd7
28.	Rxa8	Qf6
29.	Rf8	Qg5
30.	Qg8	a5
31.	Qf7+

Friday, September 16, 2022

White to play and mate in 5

Game Analysis
Analysis of Derek Tyone vs. NN


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e5
3.	dxe5	Ne4
4.	Nf3	Bb4+
5.	Nbd2	c5
6.	a3	Nxd2
7.	Bxd2	Ba5
8.	b4	Bb6
9.	e3	O-O
10.	Bd3	d6
11.	Qc2	h6
12.	exd6	Qxd6
13.	Bc3	Nc6
14.	b5	Nd4
15.	exd4	Re8+
16.	Kf1	cxd4
17.	Bb4	Qf6
18.	Re1	Be6
19.	h4	a6
20.	Ng5	a5
21.	Bd6	Qd8
22.	Bh7+	Kh8
23.	Rxe6	Rf8
24.	Bg8	f5
25.	Bf7	Qxg5
26.	hxg5	Rxf7
27.	Rexh6+	gxh6
28.	Rxh6+	Kg7
29.	Qe2	Raf8
30.	Qe5+	Rf6
31.	Bxf8+	Kxf8
32.	Rh8+	Kf7
33.	Qxf6#

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com, http://gameknot.com/
Analysis of John Coffey (2016) vs. Strobel


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-8

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bf5
3.	c4	e6
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Qb3	b6
6.	Nc3	c6
7.	Ne5	Bd6
8.	e4	Bxe5
9.	dxe5	dxe4
10.	Bc4	Qe7
11.	Nd5	Qd8
12.	Nf4	Qc7
13.	Qg3	Qxe5
14.	Bd2	Bg6
15.	Nxg6	Qxg3
16.	Bxf7+	Kxf7
17.	Nxh8+	Kf8
18.	hxg3	Nf6
19.	Bc3	Kg8
20.	Bxf6	gxf6
21.	Rd1

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Black to play

Game Analysis
John Coffey vs. ?


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-2

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	h6
7.	b3	Bd6
8.	Bb2	O-O
9.	Be2	b6
10.	O-O	Bb7
11.	Rad1	Qe7
12.	h3	Rac8
13.	e4	dxe4
14.	Nxe4	Nxe4
15.	Qxe4	Nf6
16.	Qc2	Rfd8
17.	Bd3	a5
18.	Rfe1	Nd7
19.	Qc1	Re8
20.	Re4	Nf6
21.	Rh4	Bc7
22.	Rxh6	gxh6
23.	Qxh6	Qf8
24.	Qxf6	Qg7
25.	Qh4	c5
26.	Ng5	Bd8
27.	Bh7+	Kf8
28.	Bc1	Bf6
29.	d5	exd5
30.	Bf5	Kg8
31.	Bxc8	Bxc8
32.	cxd5	Bf5
33.	d6	Bd7
34.	Qf4	Qg6
35.	h4	Bd4
36.	Nf3	Bg7
37.	Rd5	f6
38.	Be3	Re4
39.	h5	Qe8
40.	Qh2	Bh6
41.	Nd2	Rxe3
42.	fxe3	Qxe3+
43.	Kf1	Bf4
44.	Qg1	Bb5+
45.	Nc4	Bxc4+
46.	bxc4	Qc1+
47.	Kf2	Be3+

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Black to play

Third Rosenwald Trophy, New York, NY USA
Analysis of Donald Byrne vs. Robert James Fischer


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	c4	g6
3.	Nc3	Bg7
4.	d4	O-O
5.	Bf4	d5
6.	Qb3	dxc4
7.	Qxc4	c6
8.	e4	Nbd7
9.	Rd1	Nb6
10.	Qc5	Bg4
11.	Bg5	Na4
12.	Nxa4	Nxe4
13.	Bxe7	Qc7
14.	Qb4	Rfe8
15.	Be2	Rxe7
16.	b3	b5
17.	Nc5	a5
18.	Qa3	b4
19.	Qb2	Nc3
20.	Rd2	Rae8

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Black to play

?, ?
Game Analysis vs. ?


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-2

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	d3	Nc6
5.	Bg5	e5
6.	Qa4	Be7
7.	Nbd2	O-O
8.	O-O-O	Ng4
9.	Be3	Nd4
10.	c4	b5
11.	cxb5	Bd7
12.	Qa3	a5
13.	h3	Nf6
14.	Qc3	a4
15.	Kb1	Rb8
16.	Nc4	Rxb5
17.	Ka1	Be6
18.	Qd2	Qa8
19.	Na3	Rb7
20.	Be2	Rfb8
21.	Rb1	Nb3+
22.	axb3	axb3
23.	Rbc1	Qxa3+
24.	bxa3	b2+
25.	Kb1	bxc1=Q+
26.	Kxc1	Rb1+
27.	Kc2	Rb8b2+
28.	Kc3	Rxd2
29.	Rxb1	Rxe2

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

White to play

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	Bxe7	Nxe7
7.	e3	O-O
8.	dxc5	Qa5+
9.	Nc3	Qxc5
10.	Qa4	Bd7
11.	Bb5	Bxb5
12.	Nxb5	a6
13.	Nc3	Nbc6
14.	O-O	b5
15.	Qh4	Ng6
16.	Qh5	Qd6
17.	Qxd5	Qf6
18.	Ne4	Qe6
19.	Qxe6	fxe6
20.	Rfd1	Nce5
21.	Nxe5	Nxe5
22.	Nc5	Rfe8
23.	Rac1	Nc4
24.	b3	Na5
25.	Rd6	Rac8
26.	Rxa6	Nb7
27.	b4	Red8
28.	h4	Nd6
29.	Rd1	Nf5
30.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
31.	Rxe6	Nxh4
32.	Rb6	Rd1+
33.	Kh2	Rd2
34.	Rxb5	Rxa2
35.	Rb8+	Kf7
36.	b5	Ng6
37.	Nd3	Rd2
38.	Rd8	Ke7
39.	Rd4	Nf8
40.	b6	Nd7
41.	b7	Nb8
42.	Kg3	Nc6
43.	Nb4	Nxd4
44.	exd4	Rxd4
45.	b8=Q

Monday, July 25, 2022

White to play

Casual G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Hollars, Isaiah


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-4

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	O-O
7.	e3	c6
8.	Bd3	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	b6
10.	e4	Bb7
11.	e5	Nd5
12.	Bxe7	Nxe7
13.	O-O	Nd7
14.	Ne4	Qc7
15.	Nd6	Rfd8
16.	Nxf7	Kxf7
17.	Ng5+	hxg5
18.	Qh5+	Kf8
19.	Bxe6	Ng6
20.	Qxg6	Nxe5
21.	dxe5	Bc8
22.	f4	g4
23.	Qf5+	Ke8
24.	Qh5+	Kf8
25.	Qh8+	Ke7
26.	Qxg7+	Kxe6
27.	f5+	Kd5
28.	Qxc7

Friday, July 22, 2022

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ArvinJude26 (1559) vs. john2001plus (1688)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	e3	d5
3.	Nf3	c5
4.	dxc5	e6
5.	a3	Bxc5
6.	b4	Bd6
7.	Bb2	O-O
8.	Be2	Nc6
9.	Nbd2	Qc7
10.	c4	Ne5
11.	Nxe5	Bxe5
12.	Bxe5	Qxe5
13.	cxd5	Nxd5
14.	O-O	Nc3
15.	Qe1	Nxe2+
16.	Qxe2	Bd7
17.	a4	Qc3
18.	Nf3	Qxb4
19.	Rfb1	Qc3
20.	Rc1	Qa5
21.	Nd4	Rac8
22.	Rcb1	b6
23.	Nb5	a6
24.	Nd6	Rc6
25.	Nb7	Qd5
26.	Qxa6	Rc7
27.	Qxb6	Bc6
28.	e4	Qxe4
29.	f3	Qf4
30.	Nc5	Bxf3
31.	Nd3	Qg4

Saturday, July 16, 2022

White to play

FIDE World Cup 2021, Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi RUS
Baskaran Adhiban (2660) vs. Delgado Ramirez, Neuris (2622)


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-2

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	f3	d5
5.	a3	Bxc3+
6.	bxc3	c6
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	fxe4	e5
9.	Nf3	Qa5
10.	Bd2	Nxe4
11.	Bd3	Nxd2
12.	Qxd2	exd4
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Ng5	f5
15.	c5	Kh8
16.	Qe2	Nd7
17.	Nxh7	dxc3
18.	Qh5	Qxc5+
19.	Kh1	Kg8
20.	Bxf5	Qd5
21.	Ng5	Nf6
22.	Qh7+	Nxh7
23.	Bxh7+	Kh8
24.	Rxf8+	Qg8
25.	Rxg8#

Saturday, July 2, 2022

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1762) vs. Timetosac (1737)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	e3	Ne4
6.	Qb3	Bxd2+
7.	Nbxd2	Nxd2
8.	Nxd2	b6
9.	Bd3	Bb7
10.	O-O	f5
11.	e4	O-O
12.	Rae1	Qf6
13.	d5	Na6
14.	e5	Qg6
15.	Qc2	Nc5
16.	Be2	exd5
17.	Bf3	Ne4
18.	cxd5	Bxd5
19.	Qxc7	Bc6
20.	Bxe4	fxe4
21.	Qd6	Qxd6
22.	exd6	Bb5
23.	Nxe4	Bxf1
24.	Kxf1	Rac8
25.	Nc3	Rf6
26.	Nd5	Rcf8
27.	Nxf6+	Rxf6
28.	Re8+	Rf8
29.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
30.	Ke2	Kf7
31.	Kd3	Ke6
32.	Ke4	Kxd6
33.	f4	g6
34.	g4	Ke6
35.	a4	h6
36.	b4	h5
37.	h3	h4
38.	b5	d6
39.	Ke3	Kd5
40.	Kf3	Ke6
41.	Ke4	Kf6
42.	Kd5	Ke7
43.	f5	gxf5
44.	gxf5	Kf6
45.	Kxd6	Kxf5
46.	Kc6	Kf4
47.	Kb7	Kg3
48.	Kxa7	Kxh3
49.	a5	Kg4
50.	axb6	h3
51.	b7	h2
52.	b8=Q	h1=Q

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Saturday, February 12, 2022

White to play

Game analysis
vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d6
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	O-O
6.	Bd3	Nbd7
7.	O-O	b6
8.	h3	Bb7
9.	Be3	c5
10.	d5	Re8
11.	a4	e6
12.	Qd2	exd5
13.	exd5	Ne5
14.	Nxe5	Rxe5
15.	f4	Re7
16.	f5	Qe8
17.	Bg5	Qf8
18.	Rf3	h6
19.	fxg6	hxg5
20.	Raf1	Nd7
21.	gxf7+	Rxf7
22.	Rxf7	Qe8
23.	Rxg7+	Kxg7
24.	Qxg5+	Kh8
25.	Qh6+	Kg8
26.	Qh7#

Friday, February 4, 2022

Black to play.

?, ?
Analysis vs. ?, 600


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nce2	c5
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	Nf3	Qb6
8.	g3	cxd4
9.	cxd4	Bb4+
10.	Nc3	O-O
11.	Bg2	f6
12.	exf6	Nxf6
13.	O-O	Bxc3
14.	bxc3	Ne4
15.	Qd3	Bd7
16.	Re1	Rac8
17.	Ng5	Nxg5
18.	Bxg5	h6
19.	Bh4	Qb2
20.	Qg6	Qxf2+
21.	Kh1	Qf7
22.	Qd3	g5
23.	Rf1	Qg7
24.	Rae1	Na5
25.	Bh3	Nc4
26.	Rxe6	Rxf1+
27.	Qxf1	g4
28.	Bf6	Qg6
29.	Bg2	Bxe6
30.	Bxd5	Bxd5+
31.	Kg1	Rf8
32.	Qf4	Qb1+
33.	Kf2	Rxf6
34.	Qxf6	Qc2+
35.	Kf1	Qc1+
36.	Kf2	Qe3+
37.	Kf1	Nd2#

Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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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;