What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of Steve Sims (1903) vs. Caissarius (1844)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. e5 Bxg2 11. exf6 Bh3 12. Qh5 Qxf6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Nd5 exd5 15. Bg5+

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Analysis of Steve Sims (1903) vs. Caissarius (1844)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. e5 Bxg2 11. exf6 Bb7 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Rxe6+ Kf7 14. fxg7 Bxg7 15. Rxd6 Bc8 16. Qh5+ Ke7 17. Bf4 Kf8 18. Re1

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Analysis of Steve Sims (1903) vs. Caissarius (1844)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Be7 13. Nf5 Ne5 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Bh6 Kg8 16. Nf5 Ng6 17. Qd4 Bf8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Re7 Bc8 20. Nxg7 Qxe7 21. Bxf6 Qa7 22. Qxb4 h5 23. Ne8 Rh6 24. Bd4 Qe7 25. Re1 Qf8 26. Nf6+

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Analysis of Steve Sims (1903) vs. Caissarius (1844)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Be7 13. Nf5 Ne5 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Bh6 Kg8 16. Nf5 Ng6 17. Qd4 Bf8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Re7 Nxe7 20. Nxg7 Ne8 21. Nxe8 Qxe8 22. Re1 h6 23. Bf6 Rh7 24. Rxe7 Qc8 25. Be4

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Analysis of Steve Sims (1903) vs. Caissarius (1844)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Be7 13. Nf5 Ne5 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Bh6 Kg8 16. Nf5 Ng6 17. Qd4 Bf8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Re7 Nxe7 20. Nxg7 Nd7 21. Nh5 Ne5 22. Re1 Qc7 23. Bh6 f5 24. f4 Qc5 25. Qxc5 dxc5 26. fxe5

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What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of Steve Sims (1903) vs. Caissarius (1844)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Be7 13. Nf5 Ne5 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Bh6 Kg8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Qd2 Ng6 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Qg5 Nd7 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. Re7 Bc8 22. Rxf7+

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1732) vs. john2001plus (1731)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. c4 c5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 d5 10. Rc1 d4 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Nb5 e5 13. Nd2 a6 14. Na3 Nd7 15. Bf3 Nc5 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Nc2 a5 18. Rcd1 Nb4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. Qxe5 Bf6 22. Qf5 Rxa2

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Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1732) vs. john2001plus (1731)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. c4 c5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 d5 10. Rc1 d4 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Nb5 e5 13. Nd2 a6 14. Na3 Nd7 15. Bf3 Nc5 16. Qe2 Nb4 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Nf3 Nxa2 19. Ra1 Nc3 20. Bxc3 dxc3 21. Nxe5 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Qd6 23. Raa1 Rfe8 24. f4 f6 25. Qf3 Nc5 26. Nc6 Nxb3 27. Rae1 Nd2 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Qh5 Nxf1 30. Qxh7 Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Ne3 32. Ng6+ Kf7 33. Qh5 Ke6 34. Qf3 Kd6 35. Rc1 c2 36. Qf2 Qxd3

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White to play and win

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john2001plus (1842) vs. foofooes (1427)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. g5 Nfd7 9. f4 Nxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bd3 c6 12. Nge2 Bd7 13. h4 Rc8 14. Be3 Bg4 15. Qd2 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 cxd5 17. exd5 Qc7 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Ne2 Qe4 21. O-O Bxb2 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Ng3 Qc2 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 a6 27. Ke2 b5 28. Kd3 a5 29. Bd4 Ba3 30. Ne4 Kf8 31. Kc2 a4 32. Bb2 Bc5 33. Nxc5 dxc5 34. Ba3 b4 35. Bb2 Ke8 36. Kd3 Kd7 37. Kc4

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Analysis of Avidpxq vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. Nc3 d5 2. Nf3 d4 3. Ne4 e5 4. d3 f5 5. Ng3 Nc6 6. e3 dxe3 7. fxe3 Bd6 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Nc4 O-O 10. h3 e4 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Ne2 Nh5 13. d4 Ng3 14. Rg1 Be6 15. Nf4 Bf7 16. Kf2 Nxf1 17. Rxf1 g5 18. Ne2 Bh5 19. d5 Rad8 20. Kg1 Qc5 21. Qe1 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Rxd5 23. b3 f4

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White to play for a strong advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1712) vs. ROWLAND (1540), 720+3

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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. g5 Ne8 9. h4 f6 10. f4 Nf7 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe6 e.p. Bxe6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 gxf5 17. O-O-O f4 18. Bc5 Nd6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. Qd1 Bc6 22. c5 Kh8 23. Bg4 f3 24. g6 hxg6 25. h5 Bh6+ 26. Kb1 g5 27. Nd5 Qg7 28. Qxf3 Bxd5 29. exd5

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White to play for an advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1712) vs. ROWLAND (1540), 720+3

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. g5 Ne8 9. h4 f6 10. f4 Nf7 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe6 e.p. Bxe6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 gxf5 17. O-O-O f4 18. Bc5 Nd6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rd6xd5 Rfd8 24. Qd2 Rxd5 25. cxd5 fxg5 26. d6 Qd8 27. hxg5 Qxg5 28. d7 Rd8 29. Bc4+ Kh8 30. Be6 Bf6 31. Kb1 f3 32. Qxg5 Bxg5 33. Rf1 Kg7 34. Rxf3

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White to play for an advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1712) vs. ROWLAND (1540), 720+3

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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. g5 Ne8 9. h4 f6 10. f4 Nf7 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe6 e.p. Bxe6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 gxf5 17. O-O-O f4 18. Bc5 Nd6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rd6xd5 Rfd8 24. Qd2 Rxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Qd7 Qxd7 27. Rxd7 fxg5 28. hxg5 b6 29. b4

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White to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1712) vs. ROWLAND (1540), 720+3

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. g5 Ne8 9. h4 f6 10. f4 Nf7 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe6 e.p. Bxe6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 gxf5 17. O-O-O f4 18. Bc5 Nd6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rd6xd5 Rfd8 24. Qd2 Rxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kf8 26. c5 Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Kg8 29. Bc4+ Kh8 30. Rxb7 Rc8 31. Be6 Rxc5+ 32. Kd2 fxg5 33. Rb8+ Bf8 34. Rxf8+ Kg7 35. Rf7+ Kg6 36. hxg5 Kxg5 37. Rxh7

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White to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of john2001plus (1712) vs. ROWLAND (1540), 720+3

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 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. g5 Ne8 9. h4 f6 10. f4 Nf7 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe6 e.p. Bxe6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 gxf5 17. O-O-O f4 18. Bc5 Nd6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rd6xd5 Rfd8 24. Qd2 Rxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kf8 26. c5 Qf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Kg8 29. Bc4+ Kh8 30. Rxb7 Bf8 31. c6 Rc8 32. Bd5

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Black to play for equality

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Analysis of MOHAMED vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Qe2+ Be7 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d4 Re8 8. O-O Bg4 9. Nbd2 Bb4 10. Qb5 Bxd2 11. Bxd2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 b6 13. f4 c6 14. Qd3 Ne4 15. f3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Nd7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Nf6 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. Rde1 Rxe1 21. Qxe1 Nxf4 22. Qe5 Ng6 23. Qe4 Qf6 24. Re1 Rd8 25. Kf1 h5 26. Bb3 Rxd4 27. Bxf7+ Qxf7 28. Qxd4 Qxf3+ 29. Qf2 Qh1+ 30. Ke2 Qd5 31. b3 Ne5 32. Rd1 Qe4+ 33. Kd2 Ng4 34. Qg3 Qd4+ 35. Kc1 Qa1+ 36. Kd2 Qxa2+

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Nate Bush vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. Ngxe4 Nd4 7. Qd3 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 Qd5 9. f3 O-O-O 10. c3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Qxe4+ 12. Be2 Qxf3 13. Bxf3 e5 14. O-O Bd3 15. Re1 Bc5+ 16. Kh1 e4 17. Be2 Rhe8 18. Bxd3 exd3 19. Rf1 Re2 20. g3 Bf2 21. Kg2 Rd6 22. Rxf2 Rf6

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