Friday, March 29, 2024

White to Play

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john2001plus (1803) vs. Gustafsson21 (1767)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c5
5.cxd5exd5
6.Bg5Nc6
7.e3cxd4
8.Nxd4Bb4
9.Bb5Bd7
10.O-Oa6
11.Bxf6gxf6
12.Nxd5axb5
13.Nxc6bxc6
14.Nxb4c5
15.Nd3
 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Black to Play

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Analysis of bosperty (1393) vs. john2001plus (1884)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.c4d4
3.b4c5
4.bxc5Nc6
5.Ba3e5
6.d3Bxc5
7.Bxc5Qa5+
8.Qd2Qxc5
9.Qg5g6
10.Nbd2f6
11.Qg3Nb4
12.Kd1Bd7
13.Ne4Qa5
14.a3Qa4+
15.Kd2Qc2+
16.Ke1Qb2
17.Rd1Nc2+
18.Kd2Nxa3+
19.Ke1Qb4+
20.Rd2Nc2+
21.Kd1Qb1#
 

Black to Play

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bosperty (1395) vs. john2001plus (1882)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-3
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.c4d4
3.b4c5
4.bxc5Nc6
5.d3e5
6.Ba3Bxc5
7.Bxc5Qa5+
8.Nbd2Qxc5
9.Ne4Qb4+
10.Qd2f5
11.Ng3Nf6
12.a3Qe7
13.e3dxe3
14.fxe3e4
15.dxe4Nxe4
16.Nxe4fxe4
17.Nd4O-O
18.Be2Nxd4
19.Qxd4Bh3
20.O-O-OBxg2
21.Rhg1Bf3
22.Rde1Qxa3+
 

Black to Play

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bosperty (1391) vs. john2001plus (1890)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.c4d4
3.b4c5
4.bxc5Nc6
5.d3e5
6.Bb2Bxc5
7.Nbd2Nf6
8.g3O-O
9.Bg2Re8
10.O-OBf5
11.Nh4Bg4
12.h3Be6
13.Nhf3Qd7
14.Kh2a6
15.Ng5Bf5
16.Nge4Nxe4
17.Nxe4Be7
18.g4Be6
19.Bc1b5
20.cxb5axb5
21.f4Rxa2
22.Rxa2Bxa2
23.fxe5Nxe5
24.Bf4Ng6
25.Bg3Bd5
26.Bf2Bxe4
27.Bxe4Bd6+
28.Bg3Rb8
29.Qb3b4
30.Bd5Ne5
31.Bxe5Bxe5+
32.Kg2Rf8
33.Bc4Qc6+
34.Bd5Qd7
35.Bc4Bd6
36.Rf5Qe7
37.Kf2Qe3+
38.Kf1Bh2
39.Rf2Qc1+
40.Kg2Qg1+
41.Kf3Qg3+
42.Ke4Qe5+
43.Kf3Qe3+
44.Kg2Qg3+
45.Kf1Qg1#
 

Monday, March 25, 2024

White to Play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1883) vs. bosperty (1400)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.g3h6
6.Bg2Nbd7
7.O-OO-O
8.Qc2Nb6
9.c5Nbd7
10.e4dxe4
11.Nxe4Nxe4
12.Qxe4Nf6
13.Qe2Bd7
14.Ne5a6
15.Nxd7Qxd7
16.Bxb7Ra7
17.c6Qd6
18.Bf4Qb4
19.a3Qb6
20.b4Ne8
21.d5Qb5
22.Qe3Qb6
23.Qxb6cxb6
24.Bb8
 

Black to Play

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Analysis of bosperty (1396) vs. john2001plus (1888)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.c4d4
3.b4e5
4.Nxe5Nf6
5.a3Bd6
6.Nf3O-O
7.d3c5
8.b5Re8
9.g3a6
10.bxa6Rxa6
11.Bg2Bd7
12.O-OBa4
13.Qd2Nc6
14.e3Na5
15.Qb2Rb6
16.Qe2Nb3
17.Ra2Nxc1
18.Rxc1dxe3
19.fxe3Ng4
20.e4f5
21.Nfd2Bxg3
22.hxg3Qd4+
23.Kf1Nh2+
24.Ke1fxe4
25.Nxe4Rxb1
26.Rxb1Qg1+
27.Bf1Rf8
28.Kd2Nxf1+
29.Rxf1Rxf1
30.Rb2Rd1+
31.Qxd1Qxd1+
32.Ke3Qc1+
33.Rd2Bc6
34.g4Bxe4
35.dxe4Qe1+
36.Kd3Qg3+
37.Kc2Qxg4
 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

White to Play

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Analysis of MagnusCarlsen (3273) vs. HansOnTwitch (3077)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nf6
5.Nc3a6
6.Be3e5
7.Nf3Be7
8.Bc4O-O
9.O-OBe6
10.Bxe6fxe6
11.Na4Nfd7
12.c4Nc6
13.Rc1b6
14.Qb3Rb8
15.c5Nxc5
16.Nxc5bxc5
17.Qxe6+Kh8
18.b3Nd4
19.Bxd4exd4
20.e5d5
21.Qg4Rb4
22.Rfd1Qe8
23.Qe6Qf7
24.Qxf7Rxf7
25.Ne1g5
26.Nd3Rb5
27.g3Kg7
28.e6Rf8
29.a4Rxb3
30.Nxc5Rc3
31.Nxa6Rfc8
32.Rb1d3
33.Kg2Rc8c4
34.a5Ra3
35.Rb7Kf6
36.Nc7Bc5
37.Re1d2
38.Nxd5+Kf5
39.Rd1Rd3
40.e7Re4
41.Rd7Rdd4
42.Ne3+Kg6
43.Rxd4Bxd4
44.Nd5Bc5
45.Rxd2Re5
46.Rc2Bxe7
47.Nxe7+Rxe7
48.Ra2
 

Sunday, March 17, 2024

White to Play

Columbus Chess Club, Lewellen Chapel, Columbus, In
Coffey, John vs. Starr, Bill
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4Nc6
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Ndb4
6.d5Na5
7.Qa4+c6
8.Qxb4cxd5
9.exd5e6
10.Bb5+Bd7
11.Bxd7+Kxd7
12.Ne5+Ke8
13.Qb5+
 
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Monday, March 4, 2024

Black to play

Endgame Analysis
bosperty vs. john2001plus (2016)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.e3c5
4.c4cxd4
5.Nxd4Nc6
6.Nxc6bxc6
7.cxd5cxd5
8.Bb5+Bd7
9.Nc3Bxb5
10.Nxb5Qa5+
11.Nc3Rb8
12.O-Oe6
13.Qa4+Qxa4
14.Nxa4Be7
15.b3Ne4
16.Rd1Bf6
17.Bb2Bxb2
18.Nxb2Nc3
19.Rd3Ne4
20.f3Nc5
21.Rc3Na6
22.Rc6Rb6
23.Rac1Kd7
24.Rxb6axb6
25.Nd3Rc8
26.Rxc8Kxc8
27.Kf2Kc7
28.Ke2Nc5
29.Nxc5bxc5
30.a4Kb6
31.Kd2Ka5
32.Kc3e5
33.f4exf4
34.exf4f5
35.h3h6
36.g3h5
37.h4g6
38.Kc2Kb4
39.Kb2c4
40.a5Kxa5
41.Kc3cxb3
42.Kxb3Kb5
43.Kc3Kc5
44.Kd3d4
45.Kd2Kc4
46.Kc2d3+
47.Kd2Kd4
48.Kd1Ke3
49.Ke1d2+
50.Kd1Kd3
51.g4fxg4
52.f5g3
53.fxg6g2
54.g7g1=Q#