Black to play for an advantage.

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Qxd4 14. Be3 Qb4 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. Qxc7 Qxb2 17. Rd1 Qxe2 18. Rd2 Qe1+ 19. Kg2 Bc5 20. Rd7 Rf8 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Qxa7 Qe4+ 23. Kg1 c4 24. Rc7 h5 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Ra8 27. Rxc4 Rxa2 28. h4 f6

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ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Qxd4 14. Be3 Qb4 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. Qxc7 Qxb2 17. Rd1 Qxe2 18. Rd2 Qe1+ 19. Kg2 Bc5 20. Rd7 Rf8 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Qxa7 Qe4+ 23. Kg1 c4 24. Rc7 h5 25. Qc5 Rd8 26. Rc8 Rxc8 27. Qxc8+ Kh7 28. a4 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 c3 30. a5 Qe4+ 31. Kh3 Qf5+ 32. Kg2 Qxa5

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Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qb1 Rc8 13. a3 Nc6 14. e4 Bb3 15. Rd3 Na5 16. Nd2 Bd1 17. b4 Nc6 18. Bb2 Ba4 19. d5 Bb5 20. Re3 a5 21. Nf3 exd5 22. exd5 Na7 23. bxa5 Bc5 24. Re4 bxa5 25. Rg4 g6 26. Qc1

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Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -5

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qb1 Rc8 13. a3 Nc6 14. e4 Bb3 15. Rd3 Na5 16. Nd2 Bd1 17. b4 Nc6 18. Bb2 Ba4 19. d5 Bb5 20. Re3 a5 21. Nf3 exd5 22. exd5 Na7 23. Nd4 Bf6 24. Nf5 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8 26. bxa5 bxa5 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 CHECK!

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ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Qb1 Rc8 13. a3 Nc6 14. e4 Bb3 15. Rd3 Na5 16. Nd2 Bd1 17. b4 Nc6 18. Bb2 Ba4 19. d5 Bb5 20. Re3 a5 21. Nf3 exd5 22. exd5 Na7 23. Nd4 Bf6 24. Nf5 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qd1 Be2 28. Qd2 Qe5 29. Re1 Qxf5 30. Qxe2 axb4 31. axb4 Rd8 32. Qa6 Nc8

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Analysis of Coupra (2034) vs. john2001plus (1826)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Bxh6 Qxb2 9. Nbd2 gxh6 10. Rb1 Qxa2 11. O-O Bb4 12. Ra1 Qb2 13. Rb1 Qa2 14. Nb3 Na5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qd3 Qa4 18. Nc5+ Bxc5 19. dxc5 Rac8 20. Rfc1 b6 21. cxb6 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 axb6 23. Qc3 Qc4 24. Qb2 Qb3 25. Qd4 Qb5 26. h3 Nc4 27. Nh4 Rg8 28. Kh2 Qb2 29. Rxc4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 b5 31. Rb4 Rb8 32. Nf3 Kc6 33. Rb2 b4 34. Nd2 Kc5 35. Kg3 Kd4 36. f4 Kc3 37. Ra2 b3 38. Nxb3 Rxb3 39. Ra7 Kd4+ 40. Kg4 Rb2 41. g3 Ke3 42. Rxf7 d4 43. Rf6 d3 44. Rxe6 d2 45. Rd6 Rb4 46. Rxd2 Kxd2 47. Kh5 Ke3 48. Kxh6 Ke4 49. Kxh7 Rb3 50. Kg7 Rxg3+ 51. Kf7 Rxh3 52. e6 Kf5 53. e7 Rh7+ 54. Kf8 Kf6 55. e8=N+ Kf5 56. Nd6+ Kxf4

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Analysis of Coupra (2034) vs. john2001plus (1826)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -2

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Bxh6 Qxb2 9. Nbd2 gxh6 10. Rb1 Qxa2 11. O-O Bb4 12. Ra1 Qb2 13. Rb1 Qa2 14. Nb3 Na5 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Qd3 Qa4 18. Nc5+ Bxc5 19. dxc5 Rac8 20. Rfc1 b6 21. cxb6 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 axb6 23. Qc3 Qc4 24. Qb2 Qb3 25. Qd4 Qb5 26. h3 Nc4 27. Nh4 Rg8 28. Kh2 Qb2 29. Rxc4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 b5 31. Rb4 Rb8 32. Nf3 Kc6 33. Rb2 b4 34. Nd2 Kc5 35. Kg3 Kd4 36. f4 Kc3 37. Ra2 b3 38. Nxb3 Rxb3 39. Ra7 Kd4+ 40. Kg4 Rb2 41. g3 h5+ 42. Kxh5 Rg2 43. Kg4 Ke4 44. Rxf7 d4 45. Re7 d3 46. Rxe6 d2 47. Rd6 h5+ 48. Kh4 Kf5 49. e6 Kf6 50. f5 Kxf5 51. e7 d1=Q 52. Rxd1 Re2 53. Kxh5 Kf6 54. Rd7 Re5+ 55. Kh6 Kf7

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. David

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 h6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qc2 c6 9. c5 Nd5 10. e4 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Nb4 12. Qe2 d5 13. cxd6 e.p. Bxd6 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Qg4 Kh8 16. Bg5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Kg8 18. Be4 Nf6 19. Qh4 g6 20. Bxg6 Qc7 21. Bf7+ Kg7 22. Nxe6+ Bxe6 23. Qg5+ Kh7 24. Qg6+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ Nh7 26. Ng6#

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john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bxc5 9. O-O a6 10. Qc2 b5 11. Bd3 Qb6 12. Ne4 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Qxc5 Qxc5 18. Rxc5 Nxh7 19. Bd6 Rfc8 20. Nxf7+ Kg8 21. Ne5

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White to play for an advantage.

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john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bxc5 9. O-O a6 10. Qc2 b5 11. Bd3 Qb6 12. Ne4 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Rac8 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qe2 Qd5 20. Rfd1 Qf5 21. Qc2

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White to play.

ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 f5 4. e4 fxe4 5. Ng5 c5 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Be3 b6 9. cxb6 Ng4 10. Qd2 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Qxb6 12. Ngxe4 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. Rb3 Qa5 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. Qf3+ Bf6 17. Nde4 Kg7 18. Nxf6 exf6 19. Be2

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ICC tourney 1346 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1542) vs. IAlwaysWin (1613)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bd3 Bg6 7. Nh4 Nbd7 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. h3 Qe7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd2 O-O 13. O-O Rfe8 14. Rab1 a5 15. Rfe1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bc4 b5 18. Bf1 Rec8 19. Rec1 Rc7 20. g3 c5 21. Bg2 Nf6 22. Qb3 b4 23. Qa4 c4 24. Bf1 Qe6 25. Qb5 Nh5 26. g4 Nf6 27. Bxc4 Qc8 28. Bb3 Nxg4 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. hxg4 Qxg4+ 31. Kf1 Qh3+ 32. Ke1 Qh1+ 33. Qf1

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What should White play?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1784) vs. WhiteGoldeWielder (1739)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +2

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. c4 Qd7 8. Be3 b6 9. Nc3 a6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Nc4 Bd6 14. a3 b5 15. Nxd6+ Qxd6 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Nxb5 Qb8 18. Na7 Rxa7 19. Bxa7 Qxa7 20. Qa4+ Bd7 21. Qxa6 Qxa6 22. Rxa6 O-O 23. O-O Nxd5 24. Rd6 Nf4 25. Bc4 Bc8 26. g3 Nh3+ 27. Kg2 g5 28. f3 h5 29. Rd5 Bb7 30. Rd7 Bc8 31. Rc7

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