Wednesday, August 29, 2018

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1822) vs. LetsGoRoyals (1639), 900+10
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3b6
2.e4Bb7
3.Nc3e6
4.d4Bb4
5.Bd3Nf6
6.e5Nd5
7.Bd2Nxc3
8.bxc3Be7
9.O-Od6
10.Re1dxe5
11.Nxe5Bd6
12.Qg4Bxe5
13.dxe5g6
14.Bg5Qd7
15.Bf6Rg8
16.Rad1h5
17.Qg5Qc8
18.Bb5+Nc6
19.Be7a6
20.Bxc6+Bxc6
21.Ba3Qd7
22.Rxd7Kxd7
23.Qe7+Kc8
24.Qxf7
 

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of tspaper (1540) vs. john2001plus (1818), 900+10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.e3cxd4
4.exd4Qb6
5.Nf3Qxb2
6.Nbd2Nd5
7.Rb1Qxa2
8.Ra1Qb2
9.Rb1Qa3
10.Ra1Qb4
11.Rb1Qa4
12.Ra1Qc6
13.Bxb8Rxb8
14.Rxa7b5
 

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of tspaper (1540) vs. john2001plus (1818), 900+10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.e3cxd4
4.exd4Qb6
5.Nf3Qxb2
6.Nbd2Nd5
7.Rb1Qxa2
8.Ra1Qb2
9.Rb1Qa3
10.Ra1Qb4
11.Rb1Qa5
12.Rb5Qxb5
13.Bxb5Nxf4
14.O-Oe6
15.Ne5a6
16.Qa1Be7
 

What is the strongest move for Black?

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Analysis of tspaper (1540) vs. john2001plus (1818)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.e3cxd4
4.exd4Qb6
5.Nf3Qxb2
6.Nbd2Nd5
7.Rb1Qxa2
8.Ra1Qb2
9.Rb1Qa3
10.Ra1Qb4
11.Rb1Qa5
12.Rb5Qd8
13.Rxd5e6
14.Rb5Nc6
15.Ne4d5
16.Ng3a6
17.Rb1Bd6
18.Bxd6Qxd6
19.Be2O-O
20.O-Ob5
21.Ra1Bd7
22.c3Rfb8
23.Qc2a5
 

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

Indianapolis open, Chess.com
Analysis of Xun (1400) vs. Sims (1558)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.g3c6
4.d4e4
5.Bg2d5
6.b3Bb4
7.Bd2e3
8.fxe3Ng4
9.Qc2Qe7
10.a3Bxc3
11.Qxc3O-O
12.h3Nf6
13.O-O-OQxa3+
14.Qb2Qd6
15.g4a5
16.Nf3Nbd7
17.Ne1Re8
18.Nd3a4
19.Rhf1axb3
20.Qxb3dxc4
21.Qxc4Qa3+
 

What is the best continuation for Black?

Indianapolis open, Chess.com
Analysis of Xun (1400) vs. Sims (1558)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.g3c6
4.d4e4
5.Bg2d5
6.b3Bb4
7.Bd2e3
8.fxe3Ng4
9.Qc2Qe7
10.a3Bxc3
11.Qxc3O-O
12.h3Nf6
13.O-O-OQxa3+
14.Qb2Qd6
15.g4a5
16.c5Qc7
17.Be1Be6
18.Nf3Nbd7
19.Rg1a4
20.b4a3
21.Qa2Ne4
22.Rd3b6
23.Rxa3Qb7
24.Nh4bxc5
25.bxc5Rxa3
26.Qxa3Ra8
27.Qb2Qa6
28.Bxe4dxe4
29.Bc3Rb8
30.Qc2Bb3
31.Qxe4Qxe2
32.Re1Qc4
33.Kd2Nxc5
34.Qb1Qd5
35.e4Qg5+
36.Re3Qxh4
37.Qe1Qd8
 

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of Xun (1400) vs. Sims (1558)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.g3c6
4.d4e4
5.Bg2d5
6.b3Bb4
7.Bd2e3
8.fxe3Ng4
9.Qc2Qe7
10.a3Bxc3
11.Qxc3O-O
12.h3Nf6
13.O-O-OQxa3+
14.Qb2Qd6
15.g4a5
16.c5Qc7
17.Be1Be6
18.Nf3Nbd7
19.Rg1a4
20.bxa4Rxa4
21.Ng5Rfa8
22.Nxe6fxe6
23.Bc3Ra2
24.Qb3Ra8a3
25.Qb4Ra4
26.Qb3b6
27.g5Ra2a3
28.Qb2Ne8
29.h4Qa7
 

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Xun (1400) vs. Sims (1558)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.g3c6
4.d4e4
5.Bg2d5
6.b3Bb4
7.Bd2e3
8.fxe3Ng4
9.Qc2Qe7
10.a3Bxc3
11.Qxc3O-O
12.h3Nf6
13.O-O-OQxa3+
14.Qb2Qd6
15.g4a5
16.c5Qc7
17.Be1Be6
18.Nf3Nbd7
19.Rg1a4
20.bxa4Rxa4
21.Rd3Rfa8
22.Bc3Ne4
23.Kb1Nxc3+
24.Rxc3Qa5
25.Rb3Nf6
26.Rd1Ra1+
27.Kc2Ra2
 

Black to play

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Analysis of Xun (1400) vs. Sims (1558)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.g3c6
4.d4e4
5.Bg2d5
6.b3Bb4
7.Bd2e3
8.fxe3Ng4
9.Qc2Qe7
10.a3Bxc3
11.Qxc3O-O
12.h3Nf6
13.O-O-OQxa3+
14.Qb2Qd6
15.g4a5
16.c5Qc7
17.Be1Be6
18.Nf3Nbd7
19.Rg1a4
20.bxa4Rxa4
21.Rd3Rfa8
22.Kb1b6
23.Nd2bxc5
24.dxc5Nxc5
25.Rc3Rb8
26.Nb3d4
27.Rxc5Rxb3
28.Qxb3Bxb3
29.exd4Qa7
30.Kc1Ra2
31.Bb4Ra1+
32.Kd2Rxg1
 

Black to move

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Xun (1400) vs. Sims (1558)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.g3c6
4.d4e4
5.Bg2d5
6.b3Bb4
7.Bd2e3
8.fxe3Ng4
9.Qc2Qe7
10.a3Bxc3
11.Qxc3O-O
12.h3Nf6
13.O-O-OQxa3+
14.Qb2Qd6
15.g4a5
16.c5Qc7
17.Be1Be6
18.Nf3Nbd7
19.Rg1a4
20.bxa4Rxa4
21.Rd3Rfa8
22.Kb1b6
23.Nd2bxc5
24.dxc5Nxc5
25.Rc3Rb8
26.Nb3d4
27.exd4Nxb3
28.Bg3Ra1+
29.Kc2Nxd4+
30.Kd3Qxg3+
31.Bf3Rxg1
32.Qxb8+Qxb8
33.Kxd4Qb4+
34.Ke3Qxc3+
35.Kf2Ne4+
36.Kxg1Qe1+
37.Kh2Qg3+
 

Saturday, August 25, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis ofAlexander Netipanov vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.h3Bd6
6.Nc3O-O
7.Bg5Re8+
8.Be2c6
9.O-Oh6
10.Bh4Bf5
11.Bd3Bxd3
12.Qxd3Nbd7
13.Rae1Qc7
14.a4g5
15.Bg3Bxg3
16.fxg3Qxg3
17.Rxe8+Rxe8
18.Ne2Qd6
19.b3Qe6
20.Re1Ne4
21.Ng3f5
22.c4Qf7
23.Nd2Nxg3
24.Qxg3f4
 

Friday, August 17, 2018

What is the strongest move for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1849) vs. Chief523 (1820)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3Bg4
5.Qb3Qb6
6.Ne5Qxb3
7.axb3e6
8.Nxg4Nxg4
9.Nc3Bb4
10.Bd2Nf6
11.Bd3h6
12.O-ONbd7
13.Rfd1O-O
14.Nxd5Nxd5
15.cxd5Bxd2
16.dxc6bxc6
17.Rxd2Rfb8
18.Bc4Nf6
19.f3Rd8
20.e4c5
21.d5exd5
22.exd5a5
23.d6Kf8
24.Bb5
 

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Black to play for equality

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Aksh0412 (1638) vs. john2001plus (1850)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d3d5
3.Nd2dxe4
4.dxe4e5
5.Ngf3Bc5
6.Bd3Nc6
7.O-ONf6
8.c3O-O
9.h3Be6
10.Qc2Bb6
11.b4Qd7
12.a4a6
13.Rd1Bxh3
14.gxh3Qxh3
15.Bf1Qg3+
16.Kh1Bxf2
17.Bg2Rfd8
18.Nf1Rxd1
19.Qxd1Qg6
 

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

White to play for a strong advantage

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bb5+Kd8
17.Bg5+f6
18.Bf4Rc8
19.Rxc8+Bxc8
20.Rc1
 

Black to play for equality

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Ke5
21.Rab1Rac8
22.Rxc8Rxc8
23.d6Rd8
24.d7Bc5
25.Bc3+Bd4
26.Bb4Bc5
CHECK!

White to play for a strong advantage

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.f3Rab8
24.Bf1Rhc8
25.Rc3Rc7
26.Rd1+Ke5
27.Rdc1Rbc8
28.Ra3a6
29.Kf2
 

White to play for a slight advantage

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.Rd1+Ke5
24.Rac1Kxe4
25.Rxc5Bd5
26.Bc6
 

What is the best continuation for White?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.Rd1+Ke5
24.f3Rhd8
25.Kf2Rd4
26.Ke3g5
27.h4Rb8
28.Bd3gxh4
29.Rac1Kd6
30.Rh1Ra4
31.Bc4Ba6
32.Bb3
 

White to play for equality

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.Rd1+Ke5
24.f3Rhd8
25.Kf2Rd4
26.Ke3g5
27.g3Rad8
28.f4+gxf4+
29.gxf4+Kf6
30.Rxd4Rxd4
31.e5+Kf5
32.Bd3+Be4
33.Bf1Bd5
34.Bd3+Be4
35.Bf1
 

Black to play.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.Rd1+Ke5
24.f3Rhd8
25.Kf2Rd4
26.Ke3g5
27.g3Rad8
28.f4+gxf4+
29.gxf4+Kf6
30.e5+Kf5
31.Bd3+Be4
32.Be2Bc2
33.Rxd4cxd4+
34.Kf3Be4+
35.Kg3Rg8+
 

White to play.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.Rd1+Ke5
24.f3Rhd8
25.Kf2Rd4
26.Ke3g5
27.g3Rad8
28.f4+gxf4+
29.gxf4+Kf6
30.e5+Kf5
31.Bd3+Be4
32.Be2Rxd1
33.Rxd1Rxd1
34.Bxd1Bd5
35.Bc2+Kg4
36.Bxh7Bxa2
37.Bg8Kf5
38.Bf7a5
39.h4Kg4
40.h5Bb1
41.Bg6
 

White to play

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1853) vs. fiddler (1761)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nxc3
6.bxc3Bg7
7.Bc4c5
8.Ne2Nc6
9.Be3cxd4
10.cxd4Qa5+
11.Qd2e6
12.Qxa5Nxa5
13.Bd3b6
14.O-OBb7
15.Rfc1Kd7
16.Bd2Nc6
17.d5Nd4
18.Nxd4Bxd4
19.Bb5+Kd6
20.Bb4+Bc5
21.Bxc5+bxc5
22.dxe6fxe6
23.Rd1+Ke5
24.f3Rhd8
25.Kf2Rd4
26.Ke3g5
27.g3Rad8
28.f4+gxf4+
29.gxf4+Kf6
30.e5+Kf5
31.Bd3+Be4
32.Be2Rxd1
33.Rxd1Rxd1
34.Bxd1a5
35.h3Bb1
36.Bg4+Kg6
37.Bxe6h6
38.Bc4Kg7
39.a3Kf8
40.Bd3Ba2
41.f5
 

Sunday, August 12, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

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BrightRapidly (1410) vs. john2001plus (1793)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.d3dxe4
4.d4c5
5.d5Nf6
6.Nc3exd5
7.cxd5Bf5
8.Bg5Be7
9.Bb5+Nbd7
10.d6Bf8
11.Nd5Bxd6
12.Nxf6+gxf6
13.Qxd6Qa5+
14.Bd2Qxb5
 

Saturday, August 11, 2018

White to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1815) vs. ulfhethinn (1668)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4b5
3.e3a6
4.c4b4
5.Bd2e6
6.Bd3Bb7
7.O-Oa5
8.a3c5
9.axb4axb4
10.Rxa8Bxa8
11.dxc5Bxc5
12.Qa4Bxf3
13.gxf3Nc6
14.Qb5Qe7
15.Bc1O-O
16.Nd2Rb8
17.Qa4Bb6
18.Qc2Ne5
19.Be2Rc8
20.f4Neg4
21.h3Nxe3
22.fxe3Bxe3+
23.Kh2d5
24.Qd3Ba7
25.b3Qc5
26.Nf3Ne4
27.Bb2h6
28.Bd4Qe7
29.Rg1Bxd4
30.Qxd4Qf6
31.Qxf6Nxf6
32.Ne5Ne4
33.cxd5exd5
34.Nd3Rc2
35.Rg2Rc3
36.Nxb4
 

White to play for a strong advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1815) vs. ulfhethinn (1668), 900+10
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(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4b5
3.e3a6
4.c4b4
5.Bd2e6
6.Bd3Bb7
7.O-Oa5
8.a3c5
9.axb4axb4
10.Rxa8Bxa8
11.dxc5Bxc5
12.Qa4Bxf3
13.gxf3Nc6
14.Qb5Qe7
15.Bc1O-O
16.Nd2Rb8
17.Qa4Bb6
18.Qc2Ne5
19.Be2Rc8
20.f4Neg4
21.h3Nxe3
22.fxe3Bxe3+
23.Kh2d5
24.Qd3Ba7
25.b3Qc5
26.Nf3Ne4
27.Bb2h6
28.Qd4Qxd4
29.Bxd4Bb8
30.Be5Ba7
31.Kg2Be3
32.Re1f6
33.Bd4Bxf4
34.Bd3Ra8
35.cxd5Ra2+
36.Kg1exd5
37.Bxe4