Chess Level 4: July 2024

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Black to Play

White to Play

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White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of tspaper (1310) vs. john2001plus (1712)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	e3	d5
3.	Bd3	c5
4.	c3	Qc7
5.	f4	Ne4
6.	Nd2	f5
7.	Ngf3	e6
8.	O-O	Nc6
9.	Ne5	Nxe5
10.	fxe5	Be7
11.	Nxe4	dxe4
12.	Be2	O-O
13.	g4	g6
14.	gxf5	gxf5
15.	Rf2	Bd7
16.	Rg2+	Kh8
17.	Bh5	Rg8
18.	Bd2	Be8
19.	Qe2	Rxg2+
20.	Kxg2	Bxh5
21.	Qxh5	Rg8+
22.	Kf2	Rg4
23.	Rg1	Bh4+
24.	Kf1	Qg7
25.	Qe8+	Qg8
26.	Qxg8+	Kxg8
27.	Rxg4+	fxg4
28.	Kg2	c4
29.	h3	h5
30.	hxg4	hxg4
31.	b3	Kf7
32.	bxc4	Ke7
33.	c5	Kd7
34.	a4	Kc6
35.	c4	b6
36.	Bb4	a5
37.	d5+	exd5
38.	cxd5+	Kxd5
39.	cxb6	Kc6
40.	Bc5	Kd7
41.	b7	Kc7
42.	e6	Kxb7
43.	e7	Bxe7
44.	Bxe7	Kb6
45.	Bd8+	Ka6
46.	Kg3

Black to Play

Rated Bullet game, https://lichess.org/VnTxdgx3
Analyiss of Zhigalko_Sergei (2852) vs. DrNykterstein (3145), 60


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c3	Nf6
3.	e5	Nd5
4.	Nf3	Nc6
5.	Bc4	Nb6
6.	Bb3	d5
7.	exd6 e.p.	Qxd6
8.	Na3	Be6
9.	d4	cxd4
10.	Nb5	Qd7
11.	Bf4	Rc8
12.	Nbxd4	Bxb3
13.	Qxb3	Nxd4
14.	Nxd4	f6
15.	Be3	Nc4
16.	O-O-O	a6
17.	Rhe1	e5
18.	f4	exd4
19.	Rxd4	Qb5
20.	Qc2	Kf7
21.	Bf2	Bc5
22.	Qf5	Qxb2+
23.	Kd1	Qa1+
24.	Ke2	Rhe8+
25.	Kf3	Rxe1
26.	Qxc8	Qxc3+
27.	Kg4	Bxd4
28.	Bxe1	Ne3+

Monday, July 29, 2024

Black to Play

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


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c4	Nc6
3.	Nf3	e5
4.	Nc3	a6
5.	Be2	Nf6
6.	h3	d6
7.	d3	Be7
8.	a3	O-O
9.	Nd5	b5
10.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
11.	b3	Rb8
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Ng5	bxc4
14.	Nxe6	fxe6
15.	bxc4	Nd4
16.	Be3	Rb2
17.	Bxd4	cxd4
18.	f4	Nd7
19.	f5	exf5
20.	Rxf5	Rxf5
21.	exf5	Qg5
22.	Bg4	Qe3+
23.	Kh1	Nc5
24.	f6	gxf6
25.	a4	Qg3
26.	Qf3	Qxf3
27.	Bxf3	Nxd3
28.	a5	f5
29.	Bd5+	Kg7
30.	Rf1	e4
31.	Rxf5	e3
32.	Rf7+	Kg6
33.	Rf1	e2
34.	Be4+	Kg7
35.	Bxd3	exf1=Q+
36.	Bxf1	Rb1
37.	Kg1	d3
38.	Kf2	d2
39.	Be2	d1=Q
40.	Bxd1	Rxd1

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Black to Play

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


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	d4	cxd4
3.	Qxd4	Nc6
4.	Qe3	Nf6
5.	e5	Ng4
6.	Qf4	Ngxe5
7.	Nf3	d6
8.	Bb5	Ng6
9.	Qe4	d5
10.	Bxc6+	bxc6
11.	Qd4	Bf5
12.	Na3	e5
13.	Nxe5	Qe7
14.	O-O	Qxe5
15.	Qa4	Qc7
16.	Re1+	Be7
17.	g3	O-O
18.	Qd4	Bf6
19.	Qc5	Ne5
20.	Bf4	Nf3+
21.	Kg2	Nxe1+
22.	Rxe1	Qd7
23.	c3	Rfe8
24.	Rd1	Bh3+
25.	Kg1	Qg4
26.	f3	Qxf3
27.	Qf2	Qxd1+
28.	Qf1	Qxf1#

Black to Play

Greenwood, Indiana Chess Club, ?
Analysis


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	Bg5	Be7
4.	e3	b6
5.	Bd3	Bb7
6.	Nbd2	d5
7.	c3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	Ne4
9.	Bxe7	Qxe7
10.	Qc2	Ndf6
11.	c4	c6
12.	Rac1	O-O
13.	Ne5	Qb4
14.	Nxe4	Nxe4
15.	Bxe4	dxe4
16.	b3	f6
17.	Ng4	h5
18.	Qxe4	hxg4
19.	Qxe6+	Rf7
20.	Qxg4	Qd6
21.	Qf5	g6
22.	c5	Qc7
23.	Qxg6+	Rg7
24.	Qxf6	Rf8
25.	Qe6+	Rff7
26.	Qe8+	Kh7
27.	Qe5	Qd7
28.	f4	Re7
29.	Qh5+	Kg8
30.	Rf3	Bc8
31.	Re1	Qd8
32.	Rg3	b5
33.	Rxg7+	Rxg7
34.	h3	Be6
35.	Re2	Qd7
36.	g4	Bf5
37.	Kh2	Be4
38.	Rf2	a5
39.	f5	Bd5
40.	f6	Rf7
41.	g5	Rh7
42.	Qg6+	Kh8
43.	Qf5	Be6
44.	f7	Rxf7
45.	Qe5+	Kg8
46.	Rxf7	Qxf7
47.	Qf6	Qc7+
48.	Qe5	Qf7
49.	Qf4	Qg6
50.	e4	a4
51.	bxa4	bxa4
52.	a3	Qh5
53.	h4	Qe2+
54.	Kg3	Qd3+
55.	Qf3	Qxd4
56.	Kf4	Qxc5
57.	e5	Qd4+
58.	Qe4	Qf2+
59.	Qf3	Qxh4+
60.	Ke3	Qxg5+
61.	Kd4	Qd2+
62.	Kc5	Qd5+
63.	Qxd5	Bxd5
64.	Kb4	Bb3
65.	Kc5	Kf7
66.	Kxc6	Ke6
67.	Kc5	Kxe5
68.	Kb5	Kd4
69.	Kb4	Kd3
70.	Kb5	Kc3
71.	Kc5	Kb2
72.	Kb4	Ka2
73.	Kc3	Kxa3

Saturday, July 27, 2024

White to Play

NEW YEAR OPEN, Provo, UT, 2001-01-13, http://gameknot.com/
Analysis of Dashzegve Sharavdor (2392) vs. John Coffey (1803)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	dxc4
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	a4	Bf5
6.	Ne5	e6
7.	f3	Bb4
8.	e4	Bxe4
9.	fxe4	Nxe4
10.	Bd2	Qxd4
11.	Nxe4	Qxe4+
12.	Qe2	Bxd2+
13.	Kxd2	Qd4+
14.	Kc2	Na6
15.	Nxc4	Nb4+
16.	Kb3	b5
17.	axb5	cxb5
18.	Nb6	Rb8
19.	Qxb5+	Kd8
20.	Qxb4	Rxb6
21.	Bb5	Qxb4+
22.	Kxb4	Rb7
23.	Kc5

Monday, July 22, 2024

White to Play

Quick tournament, Salt Lake City, 2013-10-19
Analysis of John Coffey (1965) vs. Eric Hon (1862)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	Be2	Nc6
5.	d4	cxd4
6.	cxd4	Nxe4
7.	d5	Qa5+
8.	Nc3	Nb4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
11.	Nxe4	Nc2+
12.	Ke2	Nxa1
13.	Nc3	g6
14.	Qd3	Bg7
15.	Bd2	Nb3
16.	axb3	e5
17.	dxe6 e.p.+	fxe6
18.	Nb5	Qa6
19.	Ra1	Qc6
20.	Rc1	Qb6
21.	Be3	Qa6
22.	Rc7+	Kd8
23.	Bg5+	Ke8
24.	Qc4	d5
25.	Re7+	Kf8
26.	Qf4+

Saturday, July 20, 2024

Black to Play

Practice Game summer 1991
Fidelity Mach III (2265) vs. John Coffey (2000), Rapid


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-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	f4	Nc6
7.	Nxc6	bxc6
8.	Be3	Ng4
9.	Qd4	Nxe3
10.	Qxe3	Bg7
11.	O-O-O	Be6
12.	Ba6	O-O
13.	Bb7	Rb8
14.	Bxc6	Qa5
15.	a4	Rfc8
16.	Bb5	a6
17.	f5	Bb3
18.	Bd7	Rxc3
19.	bxc3	Bh6
20.	Qxh6	Qxc3
21.	Rd2	Qa1#

Friday, July 19, 2024

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1922) vs. bosperty (1462)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nc6
2.	d5	Ne5
3.	f4	Ng6
4.	e4	e6
5.	c4	exd5
6.	cxd5	d6
7.	Nc3	f5
8.	Bb5+	Bd7
9.	Qe2	fxe4
10.	Nxe4	Qe7
11.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
12.	Nf3	Nf6
13.	Nfg5	Nxe4
14.	Nxe4	Re8
15.	Nc3	Qxe2+
16.	Nxe2	Re4
17.	Kf2	Be7
18.	Nc3	Rd4
19.	Be3	Rb4
20.	Rhb1	Bf6
21.	g3	Bxc3
22.	bxc3	Rxb1
23.	Rxb1	b6
24.	Bd4	Rg8
25.	Kf3	Ne7
26.	c4	Nf5
27.	Bc3	Re8
28.	Re1	Rxe1
29.	Bxe1	g6
30.	g4	Nd4+
31.	Ke4	c5
32.	Bc3	Ne2
33.	Bb2	Ng1
34.	Ke3	Nh3
35.	g5	Ng1
36.	Bc1	Nh3
37.	Kf3	Ng1+
38.	Kf2	Nh3+
39.	Kg2

Thursday, July 18, 2024

White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1918) vs. bosperty (1464)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	g6
4.	e4	Bg7
5.	h3	c5
6.	d5	e6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Be3	exd5
9.	cxd5	b6
10.	Qc2	Ba6
11.	Bxa6	Nxa6
12.	O-O	Nb4
13.	Qb3	Nd7
14.	a3	Nd3
15.	Rfd1	Nd3e5
16.	Nd2	c4
17.	Nxc4	Nxc4
18.	Qxc4	Rc8
19.	Qa6	Bxc3
20.	bxc3	Rxc3
21.	Qxa7	Nc5
22.	Bd4	Rb3
23.	Rab1	Rxb1
24.	Rxb1	Nxe4
25.	Qxb6	Qe7
26.	Qb7	Qh4
27.	Re1	f5
28.	Qd7	Nf6
29.	Bxf6	Qxf6
30.	Qe6+	Kg7
31.	Qxf6+	Rxf6
32.	Re7+	Rf7
33.	Rxf7+	Kxf7
34.	a4	Ke7
35.	h4	Kd7
36.	Kh2	Kc7
37.	g4	f4
38.	Kg2	Kb6
39.	Kf3	Kc5
40.	Kxf4	Kxd5
41.	a5	h6
42.	a6	Kc6
43.	Ke4	Kb6
44.	f4	Kxa6
45.	f5	gxf5+
46.	gxf5

Black to Play and Draw

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1918) vs. bosperty (1464)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	d6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	g6
4.	e4	Bg7
5.	h3	c5
6.	d5	e6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Be3	exd5
9.	cxd5	b6
10.	Qc2	Ba6
11.	Bxa6	Nxa6
12.	O-O	Nb4
13.	Qb3	Nd7
14.	a3	Nd3
15.	Rfd1	Nd3e5
16.	Nd2	c4
17.	Nxc4	Nxc4
18.	Qxc4	Rc8
19.	Qa6	Bxc3
20.	bxc3	Rxc3
21.	Qxa7	Nc5
22.	Bd4	Rb3
23.	Rab1	Rxb1
24.	Rxb1	Nxe4
25.	Qxb6	Qe7
26.	Qb7	Qh4
27.	Re1	f5
28.	Qd7	Nf6
29.	Bxf6	Qxf6
30.	Qe6+	Kg7
31.	Qxf6+	Rxf6
32.	Re7+	Kh6
33.	Rd7	Rf8
34.	f4	Ra8
35.	Rxd6	Rxa3
36.	Kf2	Kh5
37.	Rd7	h6
38.	Ke2	g5
39.	Re7	gxf4
40.	Re5	Ra2+
41.	Kf3	Kg5
42.	h4+	Kxh4
43.	Re2	Ra4
44.	Rd2	Kg5
45.	d6	Ra3+
46.	Kf2	Ra8
47.	d7	Rd8
48.	Kf3	Kf6
49.	Kxf4	Ke6
50.	Rd1	h5
51.	g3	Rxd7
52.	Rxd7	Kxd7
53.	Kxf5	h4
54.	gxh4	Ke7
55.	Kg6	Kf8
56.	Kh7	Kf7

White to Play and Draw

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bosperty (1465) vs. john2001plus (1916)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	g3	e5
2.	Bg2	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	d4
5.	Nb1	c5
6.	d3	Nc6
7.	f4	f6
8.	Nf3	Bd6
9.	fxe5	fxe5
10.	Bg5	Nf6
11.	Nbd2	O-O
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Bxf6	Qxf6
14.	Ne4	Qe7
15.	Nxd6	Qxd6
16.	Nd2	Rxf1+
17.	Bxf1	Rf8
18.	Ne4	Qe7
19.	Bg2	h6
20.	Qd2	b6
21.	a3	Na5
22.	Qc2	Nb7
23.	Rf1	Rxf1+
24.	Bxf1	Nd6
25.	Nxd6	Qxd6
26.	Bg2	Qf8
27.	Qd1	Qf6
28.	Qf1	Kf7
29.	Qxf6+	gxf6
30.	Kf2	f5
31.	e4	dxe3 e.p.+
32.	Kxe3	Ke7
33.	Bf3	Kd6
34.	Be2	a6
35.	Bf3	b5
36.	cxb5	axb5
37.	Be2	c4
38.	dxc4	bxc4
39.	Kd2	Kc5
40.	Kc3	f4
41.	gxf4	exf4
42.	Bf3	Bd7
43.	Be4	Bb5
44.	Bf3	Bd7
45.	Be4	Bg4
46.	Bg2	f3
47.	Bf1	f2
48.	Kd2	Kd4
49.	a4	Bd7
50.	a5	Bb5
51.	Bh3	Ke4
52.	Bg2+	Kd4
53.	Bh3	Ke4
54.	Bg2+	Kf4
55.	Kc2	c3
56.	Kxc3	f1=Q
57.	Bxf1	Bxf1
58.	Kd4	h5
59.	b4	h4
60.	Kc5	h3
61.	b5	Kf3
62.	a6	Bd3
63.	a7	Be4
64.	b6	Kg2
65.	Kd6	Kxh2
66.	Kc7	Kg1
67.	b7	Bxb7
68.	Kxb7

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1914) vs. bosperty (1466)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c5
4.	d5	e6
5.	Nc3	Qa5
6.	Bd2	Qb6
7.	Qb3	Qxb3
8.	axb3	a6
9.	Nb5	Ke7
10.	Nc7	Ra7
11.	b4	h6
12.	bxc5	dxc5
13.	d6+	Kd7
14.	Ne5+	Kxd6
15.	Nxf7+	Kxc7
16.	Bf4+	Kb6
17.	Nxh8	Nc6
18.	Ng6

Sunday, July 14, 2024

White to Play

Purdue University Tournament, Around 1992
Class E Player (1250) vs. Class B Player (1700)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	d3	Bc5
5.	Nxe5	Nxe5
6.	d4	Bb4
7.	dxe5	Nxe4
8.	Qg4	Bxc3+
9.	bxc3	Nxc3
10.	Qxg7	Rf8
11.	Bg5	f6
12.	exf6	Rf7
13.	Qg8+	Rf8
14.	f7#

Saturday, July 13, 2024

White to Play

A speed game on the internet
John Coffey (2000) vs. Class D Player


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-2

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	f6
3.	Nxe5	fxe5
4.	Qh5+	Ke7
5.	Qxe5+	Kf7
6.	Bc4+	Kg6
7.	Qf5+	Kh6
8.	d3+	g5
9.	h4	Be7
10.	hxg5+	Kg7
11.	Qf7#

Sunday, July 7, 2024

Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of robin the hood vs. John Coffey


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+10

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	c3	Nf6
3.	e5	Nd5
4.	Nf3	d6
5.	Bc4	Nb6
6.	Bxf7+	Kxf7
7.	Ng5+	Kg8
8.	e6	Qe8
9.	Qe2	Qg6
10.	g3	Qxg5
11.	f4	Qd5
12.	Rg1	Bxe6
13.	d3	Nc6
14.	Na3	Bf5
15.	Be3	Bxd3
16.	Qd2	Nc4
17.	Nxc4	Bxc4
18.	Qf2	Bxa2
19.	Rd1	Qe4
20.	h4	d5
21.	g4	d4
22.	cxd4	cxd4
23.	Rf1	dxe3
24.	Qf3	Qb4+
25.	Ke2	Qxb2+
26.	Kxe3	e5
27.	fxe5	Bc5+
28.	Kd3	Rd8+
29.	Qd5+	Rxd5+
30.	Ke4	Rxe5+
31.	Kf4	Qh2+
32.	Kf3	Re3#

Monday, July 1, 2024

Black to Play

Casual Blitz Game, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club, 2024-08-05
Analysis of John Coffey (2016) vs. Jordan Davidson


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8

-3

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	Bg4
4.	h3	Bh5
5.	g4	Bg6
6.	exd5	cxd5
7.	Ne5	Nc6
8.	Nxg6	hxg6
9.	Bg2	e6
10.	d4	Nf6
11.	Be3	Qb6
12.	Na4	Qa5+
13.	c3	Bd6
14.	O-O	Qc7
15.	f4	g5
16.	Qf3	O-O-O
17.	Nc5	b6
18.	Nd3	Ne4
19.	Ne5	f5
20.	gxf5	exf5
21.	Nxc6	Qxc6
22.	fxg5	Rh4
23.	Qxf5+	Kb7
24.	Bxe4	dxe4
25.	Bf2	Rf4
26.	Qh7	Qb5
27.	Qxg7+	Ka6
28.	Rae1	Qxb2
29.	Qg6	Qxc3
30.	Re3	Qd2
31.	Rb3	e3
32.	Rxe3	Rxf2
33.	Qd3+	Qxd3
34.	Rxd3	Rxa2

CHECK!

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;