Chess Analysis Blog: May 2018

Monday, May 28, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1158 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Taliesin (1751) vs. Yoshi (1723)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	Bd7
7.	b4	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Nge7
9.	Be2	Nf5
10.	Bb2	Be7
11.	O-O	Rc8
12.	Kh1	O-O
13.	Nc3	Ncxd4
14.	Nxd5	exd5
15.	Nxd4	Rfd8
16.	Bd3	Nxd4
17.	Bxd4	Qh6
18.	f4	Bh4
19.	f5	Bg3
20.	h3	g6
21.	Rf3	Qh4
22.	Bb2	g5
23.	Qe2	g4
24.	Rxg3	Qxg3
25.	Qxg4+	Qxg4
26.	hxg4	Ba4
27.	e6	Re8
28.	Re1	fxe6
29.	fxe6	Bd7
30.	Bf5	Rc6
31.	exd7	Rxe1+
32.	Kh2	Rd6
33.	Bf6	d4
34.	d8=Q+	Rxd8
35.	Bxd8	Re3
36.	Bg5	Rxa3
37.	Be4	d3
38.	Bxb7	Kg7
39.	Be3	Rb3
40.	Bd4+	Kf8
41.	Be4	d2
42.	Bc5+	Ke8
43.	Bc2	Rc3
44.	Bd1	Rc1
45.	Bf3	a6
46.	Bc6+	Kd8
47.	Bb6+	Kc8
48.	Ba4	d1=Q
49.	Bxd1	Rxd1

What is the best move for Black?

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Taechess (1496) vs. John2001plus (1776)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	Bd3	fxe5
8.	dxe5	c4
9.	Bc2	Nge7
10.	O-O	g6
11.	Nbd2	Bg7
12.	Qe2	O-O
13.	b3	cxb3
14.	Nxb3	Qc7
15.	Re1	Bd7
16.	a4	Rac8
17.	Ba3	Rfe8
18.	Bd6	Qd8
19.	Nc5	Na5

Sunday, May 27, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1444 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1624) vs. john2001plus (1773)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb4+
5.	Bd2	Bxd2+
6.	Qxd2	O-O
7.	Bg2	Bb7
8.	Nc3	d5
9.	Ne5	Ne4
10.	Nxe4	dxe4
11.	Ng4	f5
12.	Ne3	Nd7
13.	O-O	Nf6
14.	Nc2	c5
15.	Rfd1	Rc8
16.	b3	Qe7
17.	dxc5	Qxc5
18.	Qd6	Kf7

Black to play for a slight advantage

ICC tourney 1444 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1624) vs. john2001plus (1773)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb4+
5.	Bd2	Bxd2+
6.	Qxd2	O-O
7.	Bg2	Bb7
8.	Nc3	d5
9.	Ne5	Ne4
10.	Nxe4	dxe4
11.	Ng4	f5
12.	Ne3	Nd7
13.	O-O	Nf6
14.	Nc2	c5
15.	Rfd1	Rc8
16.	b3	Qe7
17.	dxc5	Qxc5
18.	Qd6	Rfd8
19.	Qxc5	bxc5
20.	Kf1	Ng4
21.	h3	Ne5
22.	Ke1	g5
23.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
24.	Rd1	Rxd1+
25.	Kxd1	Kf7
26.	Kd2	f4
27.	gxf4	gxf4
28.	e3	Nd3
29.	exf4	Nxf2
30.	Ne3	Kf6
31.	Kc3	Nd3
32.	a3	Nxf4
33.	b4	Ke5
34.	bxc5	Bc6
35.	Bf1	h5
36.	Nc2	a5
37.	Ne3	Kf6
38.	Nc2	e5
39.	Ne3	Kg5
40.	Kd2	Ne6
41.	Nd5	Nxc5

Saturday, May 19, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1739) vs. john2001plus (1853)


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(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.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Na4	Qa5+
10.	Nc3	Qb6
11.	Na4	Qa5+
12.	Kf1	h5
13.	h4	b5
14.	Nc3	b4
15.	Na4	Nfxd4
16.	Nxd4	Nxd4
17.	Qxd4	Qxa4
18.	Be3	Ba6
19.	b3	Bxe2+
20.	Kxe2	Qb5+
21.	Kd2	Be7
22.	Rac1	Kd7
23.	Rc2	Rhc8
24.	Rhc1	Qb7
25.	Rxc8	Rxc8
26.	Rxc8	Kxc8
27.	Qxa7	Qxa7
28.	Bxa7	Kb7
29.	Bd4	Bxh4

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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SpeedyChess11 (1739) vs. john2001plus (1853)


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(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.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Na4	Qa5+
10.	Nc3	Qb6
11.	Na4	Qa5+
12.	Kf1	h5
13.	h4	b5
14.	Nc3	b4
15.	Na4	Nfxd4
16.	Nxd4	Nxd4
17.	Qxd4	Qxa4
18.	Be3	Ba6
19.	b3	Bxe2+
20.	Kxe2	Qb5+
21.	Kd2	Be7
22.	Rac1	Kd7
23.	Rc2	Rhc8
24.	Rhc1	Qb7
25.	Rxc8	Rxc8
26.	Rxc8	Kxc8
27.	Qxa7	Qxa7
28.	Bxa7	Kb7
29.	Bd4	Bxh4

Black to play.

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Journeytosomewhere (1621) vs. john2001plus (1834)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Nb5	Nc6
10.	c3	f6
11.	Be2	fxe5
12.	fxe5	cxd4
13.	cxd4	Rxf3
14.	Bxf3	Qb4+
15.	Nc3	Nxd4
16.	O-O	Nxe5
17.	Nxd5	Nexf3+
18.	Rxf3	exd5
19.	Rd3	Nf5
20.	Rxd5	Qb6+
21.	Kh1	Be6

Friday, May 18, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of HeikoS5 (1611) vs. john2001plus (1866)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	c5
4.	c4	d4
5.	b4	cxb4
6.	a3	bxa3
7.	Bxa3	Nc6
8.	O-O	e5
9.	Bxf8	Kxf8
10.	d3	g6
11.	Qa4	Kg7
12.	Nbd2	Bg4
13.	Rfb1	Qc7
14.	h3	Bd7
15.	Qa3	h6
16.	c5	Be6
17.	Ne1	Rhc8
18.	Nc2	Nd8
19.	Nb3	Bd5
20.	Na5	Qxc5
21.	Qxc5	Rxc5
22.	Nxb7	Nxb7
23.	Bxd5	Nxd5
24.	Rxb7	Rxc2

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of HeikoS5 (1611) vs. john2001plus (1866)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	c5
4.	c4	d4
5.	b4	cxb4
6.	a3	bxa3
7.	Bxa3	Nc6
8.	O-O	e5
9.	Bxf8	Kxf8
10.	d3	g6
11.	Qa4	Kg7
12.	Nbd2	Bg4
13.	Rfb1	Qc7
14.	h3	Bd7
15.	Qa3	h6
16.	c5	Be6
17.	Ne1	Rhc8
18.	Nc2	a5
19.	Rb6	Nb4
20.	Nxb4	axb4
21.	Qxa8	Rxa8
22.	Rxa8	Qxc5
23.	Rxb7	Qc1+
24.	Nf1	Qe1
25.	Ra5	Qxe2
26.	Rxb4	Bf5
27.	Rba4	Bxd3
28.	Ra2	Bc2
29.	Rc5	d3
30.	Rc7	e4
31.	Raa7	Bb3

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1898) vs. Phlegmaman (1845)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Nc3	e6
7.	Qb3	Qb6
8.	Qxb6	axb6
9.	Bb5+	Nc6
10.	Ne5	Rc8
11.	Na4	Bb4+
12.	Bd2	Bxd2+
13.	Kxd2	Ne4+
14.	Ke2	f6
15.	Nxb6	Rc7
16.	Nxc6	bxc6
17.	Bd3	Ke7
18.	Rhc1	Rb8
19.	Na4	e5
20.	f3	Nd6
21.	b3	e4
22.	fxe4	Bxe4
23.	Nc5	Bxd3+
24.	Kxd3	Ra8
25.	a4	Nf5
26.	b4	Kd6
27.	g3	Re7
28.	e4	dxe4+
29.	Nxe4+	Kd7
30.	Nc5+	Kd6
31.	Re1	Rb8
32.	Rxe7	Nxe7
33.	Ne4+	Kd5
34.	Nc3+	Kd6
35.	b5	h5
36.	Ne4+	Kd5
37.	Rc1	Ra8
38.	b6	Ke6
39.	b7	Rb8
40.	Nc5+	Kd6
41.	a5

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1892) vs. NJPanda (1860)


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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	c5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Nxd5	exd5
10.	Bd3	Bb4+
11.	Nd2	Nc6
12.	a3	Bd6
13.	O-O	Bxf4
14.	exf4	b6
15.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
16.	Qc2+	Kg8
17.	Qxc6	Ba6
18.	Rfe1	Qh4
19.	Nf3	Qxf4
20.	Qxd5	Rad8
21.	Qe5	Qg4
22.	h3	Qg6
23.	Nh4	Qc6
24.	Nf5	Qf6
25.	Qxf6	gxf6
26.	Rad1

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Black to play for an advantage

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	g3	Bb7
7.	Bg2	d6
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Rc1	c5
10.	a3	Bxc3
11.	Bxc3	Ne4
12.	b4	Nxc3
13.	Rxc3	Qe7
14.	dxc5	dxc5
15.	b5	Rfd8
16.	Rd3	a6
17.	a4	axb5
18.	axb5	e5
19.	Nh4	e4
20.	Rd6	g6
21.	f4	exf3 e.p.
22.	Bxf3	Ne5
23.	Rxd8+	Rxd8
24.	Qc1	Nxf3+
25.	exf3	Rd4
26.	Qc3	Qe2
27.	Rf2	Qe6
28.	Rf1	Rxc4
29.	Qd3	Rd4
30.	Qc2	Qe3+
31.	Kh1	Rd2

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	g3	Bb7
7.	Bg2	d6
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Rc1	c5
10.	a3	Bxc3
11.	Bxc3	Ne4
12.	b4	Nxc3
13.	Rxc3	Qe7
14.	dxc5	dxc5
15.	b5	Rfd8
16.	Rd3	a6
17.	a4	axb5
18.	axb5	e5
19.	Nh4	e4
20.	Rd6	Ne5
21.	Rxd8+	Qxd8
22.	Qc2	Qd4
23.	Rc1	Ra1
24.	Rxa1	Qxa1+
25.	Bf1	g6
26.	e3	g5
27.	f4	gxh4
28.	fxe5	hxg3
29.	hxg3	Qxe5
30.	Kg2	Bc8
31.	Qd2	Qf6
32.	Qe2	Be6
33.	Kg1	Kg7
34.	Kg2	Qc3
35.	Kg1	Qc1
36.	Kg2	Kg6
37.	Kf2	h5
38.	Kg2	Bg4
39.	Qf2	Qd1
40.	Kh2	Qf3
41.	Qg1	f5
42.	Bg2	Qe2
43.	Qf1	Bf3
44.	Kg1	Qxe3+

Monday, May 14, 2018

Black to play for equality

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	e3	Bb7
5.	Be2	Be7
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	O-O	d5
8.	b3	c5
9.	Bb2	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	Nbd7
12.	Qe2	Rc8
13.	Rac1	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Rfd8
15.	f3	Ne5
16.	Nxe6	Rxd1+
17.	Rxd1	fxe6
18.	Bxe6+	Kh8
19.	Bxc8	Qxc8
20.	Nb5	Nc6
21.	Qc4	Ba6
22.	Rc1	Qe8
23.	a4	Bc5
24.	Re1	Bc8

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	e3	Bb7
5.	Be2	Be7
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	O-O	d5
8.	b3	c5
9.	Bb2	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	Nbd7
12.	Qe2	Rc8
13.	Rac1	Qc7
14.	Rfd1	Rfd8
15.	f3	Ne5
16.	Nxe6	Rxd1+
17.	Rxd1	fxe6
18.	Bxe6+	Kh8
19.	Bxc8	Qxc8
20.	Nb5	Nc6
21.	Qc4	Ba6
22.	Rc1	Qe8
23.	a4	Na5
24.	Qe6	Bxb5
25.	axb5	Bc5
26.	Qxe8+	Nxe8
27.	Kf2	Kg8
28.	b4	Bxb4
29.	Rc8	Kf7
30.	Ra8	Bc5
31.	Rxa7+	Kf8

Saturday, May 12, 2018

What is the simplest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nc6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	e4	d6
7.	f3	Bg7
8.	Be3	O-O
9.	Be2	a6
10.	O-O	Bd7
11.	Qd2	Qb6
12.	Ne6	Qa5
13.	Nxf8	Kxf8
14.	a3	Qc7
15.	b4	Ne5
16.	Nd5	Nxd5
17.	cxd5	Nc4
18.	Bxc4	Bxa1
19.	Rxa1	Qxc4
20.	Rc1	Qb3
21.	Bd4	f6
22.	Rc7	Rd8
23.	Rxb7	Qxa3
24.	Bb6	Qa1+
25.	Kf2	Ke8
26.	Bxd8	Kxd8
27.	Qc2	Qd4+
28.	Kg3	Ke8
29.	Qc7	Kf7
30.	Qxd7	Qe5+
31.	f4	Qc3+
32.	Kh4	Qe1+
33.	Kh3	Qxe4
34.	Qe6+	Qxe6+
35.	dxe6+	Kxe6
36.	Kg3	g5
37.	Kf3	h6
38.	Ra7	f5
39.	Rxa6

CHECK!

Thursday, May 3, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb7
5.	Qc2	Bb4
6.	Bd2	Bxc3
7.	bxc3	Ne4
8.	e3	O-O
9.	Bd3	f5
10.	O-O	d6
11.	a4	a5
12.	Rab1	Nd7
13.	Qb3	Nxd2
14.	Nxd2	Qg5
15.	g3	e5
16.	d5	Nc5
17.	Qc2	e4
18.	Be2	Bc8
19.	Rfd1	Bd7
20.	Ra1	f4
21.	exf4	Rxf4
22.	Rf1	Raf8
23.	Nb3	Nxb3
24.	Qxb3	Bh3

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;