Sunday, April 29, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1429 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1575) vs. john2001plus (1697)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4Nf6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb4+
5.Nbd2Bb7
6.Bg2O-O
7.O-Od5
8.Ne5Nc6
9.Nxc6Bxc6
10.Qc2Bb7
11.a3Be7
12.b4c6
13.Bb2a5
14.Bc3axb4
15.axb4Qc7
16.c5b5
17.Ra5Rxa5
18.bxa5Ba6
19.Nf3Ne4
20.Bb4f6
21.Bh3f5
22.Ne1Bf6
23.e3Bc8
24.Nd3e5
 

White to play for a winning advantage

ICC tourney 1429 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1575) vs. john2001plus (1697)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4Nf6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb4+
5.Nbd2Bb7
6.Bg2O-O
7.O-Od5
8.Ne5Nc6
9.Nxc6Bxc6
10.Qc2Bb7
11.a3Be7
12.b4c6
13.Bb2a5
14.Bc3axb4
15.axb4Qc7
16.c5b5
17.Ra5Rxa5
18.bxa5Ba6
19.Nf3Ne4
20.Bb4f6
21.Bh3e5
22.Be6+Kh8
23.Bf5Ng5
24.Nxg5fxg5
25.e4Bc8
26.Bxc8Rxc8
27.exd5cxd5
28.Qf5exd4
29.Re1Bf8
30.a6Rd8
31.Qxg5d3
32.Re6h6
33.Qg6Bxc5
34.Rc6d2
35.Rxc7d1=Q+
36.Kg2Bd4
37.Bc5Bf6
38.a7Qa1
39.Be7Bxe7
40.Rxe7Rg8
41.Qf7Kh7
42.Qf5+Kh8
43.Qxd5
 

Friday, April 27, 2018

Black to play for equality

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SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nge7
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Bb4+
10.Kf1Qd8
11.a3Be7
12.g3O-O
13.Kg2Bd7
14.Nc3Rc8
15.h4f6
16.h5fxe5
17.dxe5h6
18.Bf4Qb6
19.Nxd5Qd8
20.Nc3Ncd4
21.Nxd4Nxd4
22.Bd3Rxc3
23.bxc3Bc6+
24.Kh3Qd5
25.Rh2Nf3
26.Be2Qxd1
27.Rxd1Nxh2
28.Kxh2Bxa3
 
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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-6
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nge7
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Bb4+
10.Kf1Qd8
11.a3Be7
12.g3O-O
13.Kg2Bd7
14.Nc3Rc8
15.h4f6
16.h5fxe5
17.dxe5h6
18.Bf4Qb6
19.Nxd5Qd8
20.Nc3Ncd4
21.Nxd4Nxd4
22.Bd3Rxc3
23.bxc3Bc6+
24.Kh3Bxh1
25.cxd4Bc6
26.Bc2Bg5
27.Bxg5Qxg5
28.f4Rxf4
29.gxf4Qg2+
30.Kh4g5+
31.hxg6 e.p.Qf2+
32.Kh3Bg2+
33.Kg4Kg7
34.Rb1Bf3+
35.Qxf3h5+
36.Kxh5Qxf3+
 

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nge7
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Bb4+
10.Kf1Qd8
11.a3Be7
12.g3O-O
13.Kg2Bd7
14.Nc3Rc8
15.h4f6
16.h5fxe5
17.dxe5h6
18.Bf4Qb6
19.Nxd5Qd8
20.Nc3Ncd4
21.Nxd4Nxd4
22.Bd3Rxc3
23.bxc3Bc6+
24.Kh3Bxh1
25.cxd4Bc6
26.Bc2Bg5
27.Qg4Qxd4
28.Qxe6+Rf7
29.Rd1Qxf2
30.Rd5Qf1+
31.Kh2Qe2+
32.Kg1Qxc2
33.Qc8+Kh7
34.Qe6Qb1+
35.Kf2Qa2+
36.Ke3Bxd5
CHECK!

Black to play for equality

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Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nge7
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Bb4+
10.Kf1Qd8
11.a3Be7
12.g3O-O
13.Kg2Bd7
14.Nc3Rc8
15.h4f6
16.h5fxe5
17.dxe5h6
18.Bf4Qb6
19.Nxd5Qd8
20.Nc3Ncd4
21.Nxd4Nxd4
22.Bd3Rxc3
23.bxc3Bc6+
24.Kh3Bxh1
25.cxd4Bc6
26.Bc2Bg5
27.Qg4Qxd4
28.Qxe6+Rf7
29.Be3Qxa1
30.Qc8+Rf8
31.Bb3+Kh7
32.Qxf8Qh1+
33.Kg4Qe4+
34.Kh3Qg2+
35.Kg4Qe4+
 
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Black to play

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SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nge7
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Bb4+
10.Kf1Qd8
11.a3Be7
12.g3O-O
13.Kg2Bd7
14.Nc3Rc8
15.h4f6
16.h5fxe5
17.dxe5h6
18.Bf4Qb6
19.Nxd5Qd8
20.Nc3Ncd4
21.Nxd4Nxd4
22.Bd3Rxc3
23.bxc3Bc6+
24.Kh3Bxh1
25.cxd4Bc6
26.Bc2Qd5
27.f3Qxf3
28.Qxf3Bxf3
29.Bb3Bd5
30.Bxd5exd5
31.Rb1b6
32.Rb3Rc8
33.Rb5Rd8
34.a4Kf7
35.a5bxa5
36.Rxa5Rd7
37.Kg4Bb4
38.Ra4a5
39.Kf5Ra7
40.e6+Ke7
41.Bc1Rc7
42.Ba3Bxa3
43.Rxa3Ra7
 

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

White to play

ICC tourney 1425 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1702) vs. BotanicalKnight (1500)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-9
(white to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4d5
3.exd5Qxd5
4.Nc3Qd8
5.Bc4e6
6.Qe2Qe7
7.O-ONc6
8.Re1Bd7
9.d4O-O-O
10.Bg5Nf6
11.d5exd5
12.Nxd5Qxe2
13.Rxe2Nxd5
14.Bxd5Re8
15.Rxe8+Bxe8
16.Bd2Be7
17.Bc3Bf6
18.Bxf6gxf6
19.Re1Bg6
20.Bxc6bxc6
21.Re6Rd8
22.Kf1
 

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Black to play

ICC tourney 1425 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of drabmolc (1457) vs. john2001plus (1696)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4e6
2.e3Nf6
3.f4c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.exd4d5
6.c3Nc6
7.Bd3Bd6
8.O-OO-O
9.Qe2b6
10.Ne5Bb7
11.g4Ne4
12.Bxe4dxe4
13.Nd2Nxe5
14.fxe5Be7
15.Nxe4Qd5
16.Ng3Bh4
17.Bf4f6
18.exf6Rxf6
19.c4Qxd4+
20.Be3Qe5
21.Bf4Qxe2
22.Nxe2Rg6
23.h3h5
 

Black to play

ICC tourney 1425 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of TheBlackVeil (1370) vs. john2001plus (1699)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.a3b6
4.Nc3Bb7
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4Be7
7.Qc2O-O
8.Nf3c5
9.d5Nxd5
10.Bxe7Nxe7
11.e3d5
12.O-O-OQc7
13.Be2Rd8
14.g4Nbc6
15.g5h5
16.cxd5exd5
17.g6Nxg6
18.Nxd5Rxd5
19.Rxd5Nb4
20.axb4Bxd5
21.Rg1Nf4
22.Bd1Rd8
23.Qc3Nd3+
24.Qxd3Bxf3
25.Qc3Rxd1+
26.Rxd1Bxd1
27.Kxd1Qxh2
28.bxc5bxc5
29.Qxc5Qxf2
30.Qxh5Qxe3
 

Friday, April 20, 2018

Black to move.

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maybeswap (1844) vs. john2001plus (1868)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bd3Bd6
6.c3O-O
7.h3Re8+
8.Be2Ne4
9.O-Oc6
10.Bd3h6
11.Be3Bf5
12.Qc2Nd7
13.Nbd2Ndf6
14.c4Qc7
15.Rac1dxc4
16.Nxc4Bf4
17.Nce5Bxe3
18.fxe3Bh7
 

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analyis of imkabindra (1715) vs. john2001plus (1862)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.Nc3Nbc6
7.Nxc6Nxc6
8.f4Qb6
9.Qd3Bc5
10.Bd2Bf2+
11.Kd1Qxb2
12.Rb1Qa3
13.Qf3Bd4
14.Nb5Qxf3+
15.gxf3O-O
 

Black to play for a slight advantage.

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Analyze move 25 imkabindra (1715) vs. john2001plus (1862)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.Nc3Nbc6
7.Nxc6Nxc6
8.f4Qb6
9.Qd3Bc5
10.Bd2Nb4
11.Qb5+Bd7
12.Qxb6axb6
13.Bd3O-O
14.a3Rfc8
15.Ke2Nxd3
16.cxd3b5
17.h4b4
18.axb4Bxb4
19.Rxa8Rxa8
20.g4d4
21.Ne4Bxd2
22.Kxd2Bc6
23.f5Ra5
24.Rf1Rxe5
25.Nd6exf5
26.Nxf5Bd7
27.Nd6Bxg4
28.Rxf7Re2+
29.Kc1Re6
30.Rf4Rxd6
31.Rxg4h6
 

Black to play for equality

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Analyis of imkabindra (1715) vs. john2001plus (1862)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.Nc3Nbc6
7.Nxc6Nxc6
8.f4Qb6
9.Qd3Bc5
10.Bd2Nb4
11.Qb5+Bd7
12.Qxb6axb6
13.Bd3O-O
14.a3Rfc8
15.Ke2Nxd3
16.cxd3b5
17.h4b4
18.axb4Bxb4
19.Rxa8Rxa8
20.g4d4
21.Ne4Bxd2
22.Kxd2Bc6
23.f5Bxe4
24.dxe4h5
25.g5Ra5
26.fxe6Rxe5
27.exf7+Kxf7
28.Kd3Rb5
29.Rh2Ke6
30.Kxd4Rb4+
31.Kd3Ke5
32.Re2Rd4+
 

Black to play for equality

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Analysis of imkabindra (1715) vs. john2001plus (1862)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.Nc3Nbc6
7.Nxc6Nxc6
8.f4Qb6
9.Qd3Bc5
10.Bd2Nb4
11.Qb5+Bd7
12.Qxb6axb6
13.Bd3O-O
14.a3Rfc8
15.Ke2Nxd3
16.cxd3b5
17.h4b4
18.axb4Bxb4
19.Rxa8Rxa8
20.g4d4
21.Ne4Bxd2
22.Kxd2Bc6
23.f5Bxe4
24.dxe4Ra2
25.Kc2h5
26.g5Ra5
27.fxe6Rxe5
28.exf7+Kxf7
29.Re1Rb5
30.Rf1+Ke6
31.g6d3+
32.Kxd3Rb3+
33.Kc2Rh3
34.Rf7Rxh4
35.Rxg7Kf6
36.Rxb7Rxe4
 

What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of imkabindra (1715) vs. john2001plus (1862)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.Nc3Nbc6
7.Nxc6Nxc6
8.f4Qb6
9.Qd3Bc5
10.Bd2Nb4
11.Qb5+Bd7
12.Qxb6axb6
13.Bd3O-O
14.a3Rfc8
15.Ke2Nxd3
16.cxd3b5
17.h4b4
18.axb4Bxb4
19.Rxa8Rxa8
20.g4d4
21.Ne4Bxd2
22.Kxd2Bc6
23.f5Bxe4
24.dxe4Ra2
25.Kc2d3+
26.Kxd3Rxb2
27.f6h6
 

Black to play and draw

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Analysis of imkabindra (1715) vs. john2001plus (1862)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.Nc3Nbc6
7.Nxc6Nxc6
8.f4Qb6
9.Qd3Bc5
10.Bd2Nb4
11.Qb5+Bd7
12.Qxb6axb6
13.Bd3O-O
14.a3Rfc8
15.Ke2Nxd3
16.cxd3b5
17.h4b4
18.axb4Bxb4
19.Rxa8Rxa8
20.g4d4
21.Ne4Bxd2
22.Kxd2Bc6
23.f5Bxe4
24.dxe4Ra2
25.Kc2d3+
26.Kxd3Rxb2
27.f6Rb5
28.Kd4Rb4+
29.Ke3Rb3+
30.Kd4Rb4+
31.Ke3Rb3+
32.Kf4Rc3
33.Rb1Rc7
34.Ke3h6
35.Rb5g5
36.hxg5hxg5
 

Black to play and draw

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Analysis of imkabindra (1715) vs. john2001plus (1862)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.Nc3Nbc6
7.Nxc6Nxc6
8.f4Qb6
9.Qd3Bc5
10.Bd2Nb4
11.Qb5+Bd7
12.Qxb6axb6
13.Bd3O-O
14.a3Rfc8
15.Ke2Nxd3
16.cxd3b5
17.h4b4
18.axb4Bxb4
19.Rxa8Rxa8
20.g4d4
21.Ne4Bxd2
22.Kxd2Bc6
23.f5Bxe4
24.dxe4Ra2
25.Kc2d3+
26.Kxd3Rxb2
27.f6Rb5
28.Kd4Rb4+
29.Ke3Rb3+
30.Kd4b5
31.Ra1h6
32.Ra8+Kh7
33.Rf8gxf6
34.exf6Kg6
35.e5Rb4+
36.Kc5Rxg4
37.h5+Kf5
38.Kd6Rd4+
39.Ke7Ra4
40.Kxf7Ra7+
41.Kg8Kxe5
42.Rf7Ra2
43.Kg7Rg2+
44.Kxh6b4
45.Rg7Rf2
46.f7b3
47.Rg5+Kd6
48.Rb5Rxf7
49.Rxb3Ke7
50.Kg6Rf6+
51.Kg5Rf5+
52.Kg4Kf6
53.Rh3Kg7
CHECK!

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1864) vs. panchess2000 (1439)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4c5
4.e3cxd4
5.exd4Bg7
6.Nc3O-O
7.Bg5d5
8.Bxf6Bxf6
9.Nxd5Bg7
10.Bd3e6
11.Nc3Bxd4
12.Nxd4Qxd4
13.O-OQd8
14.Qf3Nc6
15.Rad1Qe7
16.Rfe1Bd7
17.Ne4Kg7
18.Bb1b6
19.Qc3+f6
20.c5Rad8
21.cxb6axb6
22.Rd6Rc8
23.Red1Nb8
24.Qe3Rc6
25.Rd6d2e5
26.Nc3Be6
27.Be4Rc5
28.Rd6Nd7
29.Bc6Nb8
30.Bb5Rfc8
31.Rxb6
 

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1849) vs. thebuzeetle (1051)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4dxc4
4.e4Bb4+
5.Bd2Qd6
6.Bxc4Nc6
7.d5exd5
8.exd5Ne5
9.Qe2f6
10.Nxe5fxe5
11.O-OBxd2
12.Nxd2Nf6
13.Bb3O-O
14.Nc4Qc5
15.Nxe5Nxd5
16.Rac1Qd6
17.Rxc7Qxc7
18.Bxd5+Kh8
19.Nf7+Kg8
20.Qe4Bf5
21.Nd6+Kh8
22.Nxf5Rae8
23.Qa4Qb6
24.Ng3Qxb2
25.Qxa7
 

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 1 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of MrNice (1808) vs. Sherlocked (1679)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4d5
2.Nf3c6
3.c3Nf6
4.Bg5Ne4
5.Bf4Bf5
6.Bxb8Rxb8
7.Nbd2e6
8.Nxe4Bxe4
9.Nd2Bg6
10.e3Bd6
11.Be2O-O
12.Bh5Qh4
13.Bxg6fxg6
14.Nf3Qf6
15.h4e5
16.dxe5Bxe5
17.Qe2Bd6
18.O-O-Oa5
19.a4b5
20.axb5a4
21.bxc6Ba3
22.Rd2Qxc3+
23.Rc2Bxb2+
24.Kd1Qb3
25.Nd2Qa2
26.Qf1a3
 

Sunday, April 15, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1421 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of lagarto300 (1910) vs. john2001plus (1695)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Bb4+
6.Bd2Bxd2+
7.Qxd2O-O
8.O-Od5
9.Ne5Nbd7
10.f4c5
11.e3cxd4
12.exd4Ne4
13.Qe3Ndf6
14.Nc3Rc8
15.Rac1Nxc3
16.Rxc3Ne4
17.Rc2f6
18.Ng4h5
19.Nf2f5
20.Rfc1Qd7
21.Nd3dxc4
22.Ne5Qd5
23.Nxc4Rfd8
24.Nd2Rxc2
25.Rxc2Qxd4
26.Qxd4Rxd4
27.Nxe4Rd1+
28.Kf2fxe4
29.Re2Ba6
30.Rxe4Rd2+
31.Kg1Rxb2
32.Rxe6Bc4
33.Re8+Kf7
34.Rc8Bxa2
35.Rc7+Ke6
36.Rxa7g6
37.Be4Bb1