Chess Analysis Blog: January 2017

Monday, January 23, 2017

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of p0nZi (1677) vs. john2001plus (1779)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bd7
8.	Bc2	Nb4
9.	Bb3	Bb5
10.	Nc3	Nd3+
11.	Kd2	Nxf2
12.	Qc2	Bd3
13.	Ba4+	Kd8
14.	Qb3	Bb4
15.	Re1	Bc4
16.	Qc2	Ne7
17.	Re3	Nf5
18.	Ke1	Ng4
19.	Rd3	f6
20.	exf6	gxf6
21.	h3	Qa6
22.	Rd1	Nge3
23.	Bxe3	Nxe3
24.	Qf2	Nxd1

Saturday, January 7, 2017

What is the best plan for Black?

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Analysis of JoshuaCL12345 (1466) vs. john2001plus (1804)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Ngf3	Nc6
7.	Bd3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Qb6
9.	O-O	Nxd4
10.	Nxd4	Qxd4
11.	Nf3	Qb6
12.	Qc2	Nc5
13.	Bxh7	Bd7
14.	Be3	Rc8
15.	Rac1	Qa5
16.	Ng5	Ne4
17.	Qd3	Rxc1
18.	Rxc1	Nxg5
19.	Bxg5	Bc6
20.	Qc2	Qc7
21.	Bd3	Qxe5
22.	h4	f6
23.	Bd2	Rxh4
24.	g3	Rh8
25.	Bf4	Qd4
26.	Be3	Qg4
27.	Qe2	Qh3
28.	Qf3	Kd7
29.	b3	Ba3
30.	Rc2	b6
31.	Bd4	Qh2+
32.	Kf1	Qh1+
33.	Qxh1	Rxh1+
34.	Ke2	e5
35.	Be3	Rh2
36.	Bf5+	Kd6
37.	Bg6	Bb5+
38.	Kf3	Ke6
39.	g4	e4+
40.	Kg3	Bd6+
41.	Bf4	Bxf4+
42.	Kxf4	Rh3
43.	Bf5+	Kd6
44.	g5	Rf3+
45.	Kg4	Ke5
46.	Bc8	d4
47.	Rc7	f5+
48.	Kh5	d3
49.	Re7+	Kf4
50.	Kg6	d2
51.	Bxf5	Bd3
52.	Rxg7	d1=Q

What is the best line for Black?

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Analysis of JoshuaCL12345 (1466) vs. john2001plus (1804)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Ngf3	Nc6
7.	Bd3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Qb6
9.	O-O	Nxd4
10.	Nxd4	Qxd4
11.	Nf3	Qb6
12.	Qc2	Nc5
13.	Bxh7	Bd7
14.	Be3	Rc8
15.	Rac1	Qa5
16.	Ng5	Ne4
17.	Qd3	Rxc1
18.	Rxc1	Nxg5
19.	Bxg5	Qxa2
20.	h3	Qxb2
21.	Rb1	Qxe5
22.	f4	Bc5+
23.	Kh1	Qc7
24.	f5	a6
25.	Rc1	Bb5
26.	Qc3	Rxh7
27.	Qxc5	Qxc5
28.	Rxc5	Bc6

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;