Chess Analysis Blog: March 2018

Saturday, March 31, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1414 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
saikolli (849) vs. john2001plus (1718)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nf3	c5
6.	Be3	cxd4
7.	Bxd4	Nc6
8.	Be3	Ndxe5
9.	Nxe5	Nxe5
10.	Bd4	Nc6
11.	Bb5	Bd7
12.	Be3	Bb4
13.	Qd3	O-O
14.	O-O-O	Qf6
15.	a3	Ne5
16.	Qe2	Bxc3
17.	bxc3	Bxb5
18.	Qxb5	Nc4
19.	Bd4	Qg5+
20.	Be3	Qf5
21.	Rhe1	Rfc8
22.	Rd4	Qe5
23.	f4	Qf6
24.	g3	Nxa3
25.	Qb3	Nc4
26.	Qxb7	Rab8
27.	Qxa7	Ra8
28.	Rxc4	dxc4

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

White to play and win

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1836) vs. fiddler (1798), 1800


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	cxd5	Nxd5
8.	Nxd5	exd5
9.	a3	c6
10.	Bd3	Nf6
11.	Qc2	Qa5+
12.	Nd2	Qd8
13.	O-O	Bd6
14.	Bxd6	Qxd6
15.	Nf3	h6
16.	b4	Be6
17.	Rfc1	Rfc8
18.	Qc5	Qxc5
19.	Rxc5	Nd7
20.	Rc2	f6
21.	Rac1	a6
22.	a4	Nb6
23.	b5	Nc4
24.	bxc6	Rxc6
25.	Bxc4	dxc4
26.	e4	Bf7
27.	d5	Rc5
28.	Rxc4	Rxc4
29.	Rxc4	b5
30.	Rb4	bxa4
31.	Rxa4	a5
32.	Nd4	Be8
33.	Ra3	a4
34.	Ne6	Rb8
35.	f3	Rb3
36.	Ra1	a3
37.	Nc5	Rc3
38.	Na6	Bb5
39.	Nb4	Bc4
40.	Na2	Bxa2
41.	Rxa2	Rb3
42.	h3	Kf7
43.	Kh2	g5
44.	Kg3	h5
45.	h4	Ke7
46.	Rd2	Rb2
47.	Rd3	a2
48.	Ra3	Kd6
49.	hxg5	fxg5
50.	Ra6+	Ke5
51.	d6	Rd2
52.	d7	Rxd7
53.	Rxa2	Rg7
54.	Ra6	Rg8
55.	Rh6	h4+
56.	Kg4	Rg7
57.	Rh5	Kf6
58.	e5+

Sunday, March 18, 2018

What is the best continuation for White?

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	cxd5	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	O-O
8.	Be2	c5
9.	O-O	Nc6
10.	d5	Bxc3
11.	Bh6	Bxa1
12.	Qxa1	Nd4
13.	Nxd4	cxd4
14.	Qxd4	e5
15.	Qxe5	f6
16.	Qd4	Re8
17.	Rb1	g5
18.	Bc4	Qd6
19.	Bb5	Qe5
20.	Qxe5	Rxe5
21.	Bd3	Kf7
22.	f4	gxf4
23.	Bxf4	Re8
24.	d6	b6
25.	Rc1	Bd7
26.	Rc7	Red8
27.	Bc4+	Ke8
28.	Bd5	Rac8
29.	Rxa7	Rc2
30.	e5	Rc5
31.	Bf3	Rxe5
32.	Bxe5	fxe5
33.	Rb7	b5
34.	Kf2	Kf8
35.	Ke3	Be6
36.	Rb6	Kf7
37.	Ke4	Kf6
38.	d7	Kf7
39.	Bh5+	Ke7
40.	Kxe5	Bxd7
41.	Rh6	Rh8
42.	Bg6

Click here for 31... b5.
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Click here for 42. g4.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. SBRChessClub (1894)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Bxf3
6.	Qxb7	Nbd7
7.	gxf3	Rb8
8.	Qxc6	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	e6
10.	Nc3	Bb4
11.	e4	O-O
12.	Rg1	Qe7
13.	Kf1	Rfc8
14.	Qa6	Qd8
15.	Bb3	Bxc3
16.	bxc3	Rxc3
17.	Be3

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. SBRChessClub (1894)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Bxf3
6.	Qxb7	Nbd7
7.	gxf3	Rb8
8.	Qxc6	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	e6
10.	Nc3	Bb4
11.	e4	O-O
12.	Rg1	Qe7
13.	e5	Bxc3+
14.	bxc3	Nh5
15.	Bg5	Qe8
16.	Qe4	Nb6
17.	Bd3	g6
18.	Qh4	f5
19.	exf6 e.p.	Kh8
20.	Kf1	Nd7
21.	c4	Ndxf6
22.	Bh6	Rf7
23.	Kg2	Qc6
24.	Rab1	Rg8
25.	Qg5	Qd6
26.	Qe3	Rd7
27.	c5	Qxd4
28.	Bb5	Qxe3
29.	Bxe3	Rc7
30.	Rgd1	Rgc8
31.	Ba6	Rf8
32.	Rb7	Nd5
33.	Rxc7	Nxc7
34.	Bb7

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. SBRChessClub (1894)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Bxf3
6.	Qxb7	Nbd7
7.	gxf3	Rb8
8.	Qxc6	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	e6
10.	Nc3	Bb4
11.	e4	O-O
12.	Rg1	Qe7
13.	e5	Bxc3+
14.	bxc3	Nh5
15.	Bg5	Qe8
16.	Qe4	Nb6
17.	Bd3	g6
18.	Bh6	Ng7
19.	Qh4	Qd8
20.	Bg5	Qc7
21.	Rc1	Nd5
22.	Kf1	Rb2
23.	Kg2	Rxa2
24.	c4	Nb4
25.	Bb1	Rb2
26.	Bf6	Nh5
27.	Qxh5

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. SBRChessClub (1894)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Bxf3
6.	Qxb7	Nbd7
7.	gxf3	Rb8
8.	Qxc6	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	e6
10.	Nc3	Bb4
11.	e4	O-O
12.	Rg1	Qe7
13.	e5	Bxc3+
14.	bxc3	Nh5
15.	Bg5	Qe8
16.	Qe4	Nb6
17.	Bd3	g6
18.	Bh6	Ng7
19.	Qh4	Qd8
20.	Bg5	Qc7
21.	Kd2	Rfc8
22.	Rgc1	Nd5
23.	Ke1	Nxc3
24.	Bd2

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. SBRChessClub (1894)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Bxf3
6.	Qxb7	Nbd7
7.	gxf3	Rb8
8.	Qxc6	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	e6
10.	Nc3	Bb4
11.	e4	O-O
12.	Rg1	Qe7
13.	e5	Bxc3+
14.	bxc3	Nh5
15.	Bg5	Qe8
16.	Qe4	Nb6
17.	Bd3	g6
18.	Bh6	Ng7
19.	Qh4	Qd8
20.	Bg5	Qc7
21.	Kd2	Rfc8
22.	Rac1	Nc4+
23.	Ke2	Nb2
24.	Ba6	Rf8
25.	Kf1

CHECK!

Monday, March 12, 2018

Black to play.

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1494) vs. john2001plus (1744)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bd3	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Qd2	h6
8.	Be3	O-O
9.	O-O-O	Re8
10.	Bxh6	gxh6
11.	Qxh6	Bf8
12.	Qh4	Ne4
13.	Qxd8	Rxd8
14.	Nxe4	dxe4
15.	Bxe4	Bh6+
16.	Kb1	Nd7
17.	c3	Nf6
18.	Bc2	Ng4
19.	Rf1	Re8
20.	Nf3	Re2
21.	Bd3	Rxf2
22.	Re1	Ne3
23.	Ne5	Rxg2
24.	Nc4	Nxc4
25.	Bxc4	Bf5+

Click here for 23... f6.

Sunday, March 11, 2018

White to play for a strong advantage

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1757) vs. chesspoet316 (1466)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bd6
4.	c5	Be7
5.	Nc3	b6
6.	e4	bxc5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	exd5	c6
9.	dxe6	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bxe6
11.	Be3	Nd7
12.	Bxc5	Nxc5
13.	Rc1	Nd7
14.	Rxc6	Bxa2
15.	Nc3	Ne7
16.	Rc7	Be6
17.	Ng5	Kd8
18.	Rb7	Nf5
19.	Bb5	Kc8
20.	Bc6	Ne5
21.	Nxe6	fxe6
22.	Be4	Nd3+
23.	Ke2	Nc5
24.	Rb4	Nxe4
25.	Nxe4	Rb8
26.	Rc4+	Kb7
27.	Rd1

White to play for an advantage.

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1757) vs. chesspoet316 (1466)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bd6
4.	c5	Be7
5.	Nc3	b6
6.	e4	bxc5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	exd5	c6
9.	dxe6	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bxe6
11.	Be3	Nd7
12.	Be2	Ngf6
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Bxc5	Nxc5
15.	Rc1	Nce4
16.	b3	Rfd8
17.	Re1	c5
18.	Ne5	Rd2
19.	f3	Nd6
20.	Nc3	Nd5
21.	Nxd5	Rxd5
22.	Ba6	Kf8
23.	Nd3	c4
24.	Nf4	Ra5
25.	Nxe6+	fxe6
26.	Bxc4	Nxc4
27.	Rxc4	Rxa2
28.	Rxe6	Rd8
29.	Rf4+	Kg8
30.	h4	g6
31.	Re7	Rdd2
32.	Rg4	Ra1+
33.	Kh2	Rf1
34.	Rxa7	Rxf3
35.	Rb4	Rf7
36.	Rbb7	Rxb7
37.	Rxb7

White to play.

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1757) vs. chesspoet316 (1466)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bd6
4.	c5	Be7
5.	Nc3	b6
6.	e4	bxc5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	exd5	c6
9.	dxe6	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bxe6
11.	Be3	Nd7
12.	Be2	Ngf6
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Nd4	Bd5
15.	Nc3	Rab8
16.	b3

White to play.

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1757) vs. chesspoet316 (1466)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bd6
4.	c5	Be7
5.	Nc3	b6
6.	e4	bxc5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	exd5	c6
9.	dxe6	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bxe6
11.	Be3	Nd7
12.	Be2	Ngf6
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Nd4	Bd5
15.	Nc3	Rab8
16.	Rac1	Rxb2
17.	Rfd1

What is the best continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1757) vs. chesspoet316 (1466)


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5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bd6
4.	c5	Be7
5.	Nc3	b6
6.	e4	bxc5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	exd5	c6
9.	dxe6	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bxe6
11.	Be3	Nd7
12.	Be2	Ngf6
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Nd4	Bd5
15.	Nc3	Rab8
16.	Rac1	Rxb2
17.	Na4	Bxd4
18.	Nxb2	Bxb2
19.	Rc2	Ba3
20.	Bxa7	Ra8
21.	Be3	h6
22.	Rd1	Ne5
23.	f4	Neg4
24.	Bd4	h5
25.	h3	Nh6
26.	Bd3	Ne4
27.	Re1	Re8
28.	Bc5	Bxc5+
29.	Rxc5	f5
30.	Bxe4	Rxe4
31.	Rxe4	fxe4
32.	a4	Nf5
33.	a5	Ne7
34.	a6	Nc8
35.	Rc2	h4
36.	Kf2	Kh7
37.	g4	hxg3 e.p.+
38.	Kxg3	e3
39.	f5	Be4
40.	Re2	Bd3
41.	f6	Kg6
42.	fxg7	Kxg7
43.	a7	Nxa7
44.	Rxe3

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1757) vs. chesspoet316 (1466)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bd6
4.	c5	Be7
5.	Nc3	b6
6.	e4	bxc5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	exd5	c6
9.	dxe6	Qxd1+
10.	Nxd1	Bxe6
11.	Be3	Nd7
12.	Be2	Ngf6
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Nd4	Bd5
15.	Nc3	Rab8
16.	Rac1	Rxb2
17.	Na4	Bxd4
18.	Nxb2	Bxb2
19.	Rc2	Ba3
20.	Bxa7	Ra8
21.	Be3	h6
22.	Rd1	Ne5
23.	f4	Neg4
24.	Bd4	h5
25.	h3	Nh6
26.	Bd3	Ne4
27.	Re1	Re8
28.	Bc5	Bxc5+
29.	Rxc5	f5
30.	Bxe4	Rxe4
31.	Rxe4	fxe4
32.	a4	Nf5
33.	a5	Ne7
34.	a6	Nc8
35.	g4	hxg4
36.	hxg4	Na7
37.	Rc2	e3
38.	Rb2	c5
39.	Re2	Be6
40.	Rxe3	Bxg4
41.	Re7	Nc8
42.	Rc7	Kf8
43.	Kf2	c4
44.	Ke3	Bh3
45.	Rxc4

Black to play for equality

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	d4	exd4
5.	Qxd4	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	cxd5
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	Qb6
10.	O-O	Qxb2
11.	Nbd2	Qb4
12.	Qc2	O-O
13.	Rab1	Qd6
14.	Nb3	Nb4
15.	Qb2	Bf5
16.	Rbc1	Rac8
17.	Nbd4	Bd7
18.	Rb1	Rfe8
19.	Bf4	Qb6
20.	Ne5	Nc6
21.	Ndxc6	Bxc6
22.	Qxb6	axb6
23.	Rxb6	Bc5
24.	Rb3	g5
25.	Bxg5	Rxe5
26.	Bxf6	Rxe2

Black to play for equality

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	d4	exd4
5.	Qxd4	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	cxd5
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	Qb6
10.	O-O	Qxb2
11.	Nbd2	Qb4
12.	Qc2	O-O
13.	Rab1	Qd6
14.	Nb3	Nb4
15.	Qb2	Bf5
16.	Rbc1	Rac8
17.	Nbd4	Be4
18.	a3	Nc6
19.	Qxb7	Rc7
20.	Nb5	Rxb7
21.	Nxd6	Bxd6
22.	Rxc6	Bxa3

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)


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3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	d4	exd4
5.	Qxd4	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	cxd5
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	Qb6
10.	O-O	Qxb2
11.	Nbd2	Qb4
12.	Qc2	O-O
13.	Rab1	Qd6
14.	Nb3	Nb4
15.	Qb2	Bf5
16.	Rbc1	Rac8
17.	Nbd4	Be4
18.	a3	Nc6
19.	Qxb7	Nxd4
20.	Rxc8	Nxe2+
21.	Kh1	d4
22.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
23.	Qb3	Nd5
24.	Qc4	Ndc3
25.	Ng1	Nxg1
26.	Rxg1	Bf5
27.	Re1	Be6

Black to play for an advantage

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	d4	exd4
5.	Qxd4	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	cxd5
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	Qb6
10.	O-O	Qxb2
11.	Nbd2	Qb4
12.	Qc2	O-O
13.	Rab1	Qd6
14.	Nb3	Nb4
15.	Qb2	Bf5
16.	Rbc1	Rac8
17.	Nbd4	Be4
18.	a3	Nc6
19.	Qxb7	Nxd4
20.	Rxc8	Nxe2+
21.	Kh1	h6
22.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
23.	Bd2	Qxa3
24.	Nh4	Bd3
25.	Qc7	Nd4
26.	Be3	Nb5
27.	Qc6	d4
28.	Bf4	Bxf1
29.	Bxf1	Nc3
30.	Be5	Qc5
31.	Qxc5	Bxc5
32.	Nf3	a5
33.	Bxd4	Bxd4
34.	Nxd4	a4
35.	Nc2	Kf8
36.	Kg2	Ke7
37.	Bc4	Nfd5
38.	Bxd5	Nxd5
39.	Kf3	Kd6
40.	Ke4	Kc5

Black to play for an advantage

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	g3	Nf6
3.	Bg2	c6
4.	d4	exd4
5.	Qxd4	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	cxd5
8.	Nf3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	Qb6
10.	O-O	Qxb2
11.	Nbd2	Qb4
12.	Qc2	O-O
13.	Rab1	Qd6
14.	Nb3	Nb4
15.	Qb2	Bf5
16.	Rbc1	Rac8
17.	Nbd4	Be4
18.	a3	Nc6
19.	Qxb7	Nxd4
20.	Rxc8	Nxe2+
21.	Kh1	h6
22.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
23.	Bd2	Qxa3
24.	Nh4	Bd3
25.	Qc7	Nd4
26.	Re1	Ne4
27.	Qa5	Qb2
28.	Be3	Nc2
29.	Nf3	Nxe1
30.	Qxe1	Bb4
31.	Qd1	d4
32.	Qxd3	dxe3
33.	Qxe4	Qc1+
34.	Ng1	exf2
35.	Qa8+	Bf8
36.	Bf1	Qxf1
37.	Qg2	Qe1
38.	h3	Bc5

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Saturday, March 10, 2018

White to play for a slight advantage.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
John2001plus (1775) vs. Fiddler (1874)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	b6
7.	cxd5	Nxd5
8.	Nxd5	Qxd5
9.	a3	c5
10.	Be2	Bb7
11.	dxc5	Bxc5
12.	O-O	Nd7
13.	b4	Be7
14.	Qxd5	Bxd5
15.	Rac1	Bf6
16.	Ba6	Bxf3
17.	gxf3	Ne5
18.	Bxe5	Bxe5
19.	f4	Bf6
20.	Rfd1	Rfd8
21.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
22.	Rc7	Bb2
23.	a4	Ba3
24.	b5	g6
25.	Rxa7

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White to play and win.

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tcudoug (1446) vs. john2001plus (1857)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bf4	Bd6
5.	Bxd6	Qxd6
6.	c3	Nf6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Be2	Re8
9.	O-O	Bf5
10.	Nbd2	Nbd7
11.	Re1	Ne4
12.	Nxe4	dxe4
13.	Nd2	e3
14.	fxe3	Rxe3
15.	Nc4	Qe7
16.	Nxe3

White to play for a strong advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1861) vs. WilliamAthens (1493)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	b6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Bb7
5.	Nc3	e6
6.	Be2	Bb4
7.	Ndb5	Nf6
8.	Bg5	h6
9.	Nd6+	Bxd6
10.	Bxf6	Qxf6
11.	Qxd6	Ba6
12.	Bxa6	Nxa6
13.	O-O-O	Rd8
14.	f4

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1861) vs. WilliamAthens (1493)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	b6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Bb7
5.	Nc3	e6
6.	Be2	Bb4
7.	O-O	Bxc3
8.	bxc3	Bxe4
9.	Nb5	d5
10.	Ba3	Nf6
11.	Nd6+	Kd7
12.	c4	h6
13.	cxd5	Bxd5
14.	c4	Qc7
15.	cxd5	Nxd5
16.	Bb5+	Nc6
17.	Rc1	Rhc8
18.	Qa4	Nde7
19.	Rfd1	Nd5
20.	Rxd5	exd5
21.	Qg4+	Kd8
22.	Qxg7	Qd7
23.	Nxf7+	Kc7
24.	Rxc6+	Qxc6
25.	Nd6+	Kd8
26.	Nb7+	Qxb7
27.	Qf8+	Kc7
28.	Qd6#

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1861) vs. WilliamAthens (1493)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	b6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Bb7
5.	Nc3	e6
6.	Be2	Bb4
7.	O-O	Bxc3
8.	bxc3	Bxe4
9.	Nb5	d5
10.	Bf4	Nc6
11.	Nc7+	Ke7
12.	Nxa8	Qxa8
13.	Bb5	Nf6
14.	f3	Bg6
15.	Qc1	Kf8
16.	Qa3+	Kg8
17.	Qd6	Na5
18.	Qb8+	Qxb8
19.	Bxb8	Nc4
20.	Bxa7	h6
21.	Bxc4	dxc4
22.	Bxb6

White to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1861) vs. WilliamAthens (1493)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	b6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Bb7
5.	Nc3	e6
6.	Be2	Bb4
7.	O-O	Bxc3
8.	bxc3	Bxe4
9.	Nb5	d5
10.	Bf4	Nc6
11.	Nc7+	Ke7
12.	Nxa8	Qxa8
13.	Bf3	Bxf3
14.	Qxf3	Nf6
15.	c4	dxc4
16.	Qa3+	Ke8
17.	Rad1	Qb7
18.	Rfe1	Ne7
19.	Qd6	Nc6
20.	Bg5	h6
21.	Bc1	Rf8
22.	Bb2	Rg8
23.	a4	Qc8
24.	Ba3	Rh8
25.	Rd2	Nd7
26.	Rd4	Ndb8
27.	Rxc4

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Bishop
	- Knight

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

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