Chess Analysis Blog: July 2019

Thursday, July 11, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of rchambers vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	Bg5	Be7
4.	Bxf6	Bxf6
5.	c3	O-O
6.	g3	c5
7.	e3	d5
8.	dxc5	Nd7
9.	b4	a5
10.	Qa4	Qc7
11.	a3	Qb8
12.	Nd4	axb4
13.	Qc2	bxa3
14.	c6	bxc6
15.	Rxa3	Rxa3
16.	Nxa3	Qa8
17.	Qc1	c5
18.	Ndb5	d4
19.	cxd4	Qxh1
20.	h4	cxd4
21.	exd4	Ba6
22.	Kd2	Bxd4
23.	Qe1	Qd5
24.	Bc4	Qc5
25.	Ke2	Ne5
26.	Qd2	Bxf2
27.	Bd3	Bxg3
28.	Qe3	Nxd3
29.	Qxc5	Nxc5

Monday, July 8, 2019

Black to play

ICC tourney 1676 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1587) vs. john2001plus (1699)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	exf6	hxg5
7.	fxg7	Rg8
8.	Nge2	Rxg7
9.	a3	Be7
10.	Qd3	c5
11.	O-O-O	Nc6
12.	g3	c4
13.	Qd2	b5
14.	Nxb5	Rb8
15.	a4	a6
16.	Nbc3	Qb6
17.	Qe3	e5
18.	dxe5	Qxb2+
19.	Kd2	Bf5
20.	Ke1	Nb4

Black to play.

ICC tourney 1676 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1587) vs. john2001plus (1699)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	exf6	hxg5
7.	fxg7	Rg8
8.	Nge2	Rxg7
9.	a3	Be7
10.	Qd3	c5
11.	O-O-O	Nc6
12.	g3	c4
13.	Qd2	b5
14.	Nxb5	Rb8
15.	a4	a6
16.	Nbc3	Qb6
17.	Qe3	e5
18.	Bg2	Be6
19.	Bxd5	Bxd5
20.	Nxd5	Qxb2+
21.	Kd2	exd4
22.	Qe4	d3
23.	Qxc4	Ne5
24.	Qc7	Bd8
25.	Qc5	dxe2

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Black to play

ICC tourney 1676 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1587) vs. john2001plus (1699)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	exf6	hxg5
7.	fxg7	Rg8
8.	Nge2	Rxg7
9.	a3	Be7
10.	Qd3	c5
11.	O-O-O	Nc6
12.	g3	c4
13.	Qd2	b5
14.	Nxb5	Rb8
15.	a4	a6
16.	Na3	Qb6
17.	Qc3	Bb4
18.	Qf3	g4
19.	Qe3	Ne7
20.	Nf4	Nf5
21.	Nxd5	Nxe3
22.	Nxb6	Nxd1

What is the strongest continuation for White?

itsyourturn.com, ?
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Bb5+	Nc6
10.	Nxe4	Qf5
11.	Qc2	Be7
12.	Bxc6+	bxc6
13.	dxc5

White to play

itsyourturn.com, ?
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Nxe4	Qb6
11.	O-O	Be7
12.	Bxd7+	Nxd7
13.	dxc5	Nxc5
14.	Nxc5	Qxc5
15.	Rc1	Qb4
16.	a3	Qd6
17.	Qa4+	Qd7
18.	Qxd7+	Kxd7
19.	Rfd1+	Bd6
20.	Ne5+	Ke6
21.	Nxf7

White to play

itsyourturn.com, ?
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Nxe4	Qb6
11.	Bxd7+	Nxd7
12.	O-O	cxd4
13.	Nxd4	Rd8
14.	Nf5	Ne5
15.	Qe2	Qa6
16.	Qe3	Qe6
17.	Qg5	h6
18.	Nxg7+	Bxg7
19.	Qxg7	Ke7
20.	Qg3

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;