White to play

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John Coffey vs. peteryusoff

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bf5 4. Qb3 b6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Na5 7. Qd1 Bd7 8. e4 e6 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. Bd3 Bb4 11. O-O Bc6 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Bxc3 14. dxc6 Bb4 15. a3 Bd6 16. Re1+ Be7 17. Qe2 Nxc6 18. Bb5 O-O 19. Bxc6 Rb8 20. Qxe7 Qd3 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Qh3 Kg8 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25. Bf4 Qd8 26. Rad1 Qc8 27. Nf7+

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Lars vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bg5 O-O 7. c5 Re8+ 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bxc5 10. dxc5 d4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Kf1 b6 14. Bd3 Re5

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Black to play for a slight advantage

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Analysis of Lars vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bg5 O-O 7. c5 Re8+ 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Nf3 Bxc5 10. dxc5 d4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nb1 d3 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Kf1 dxe2+ 17. Nxe2 Qe7 18. Nc3 Rad8 19. Qe2 Qxc5

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ICC tourney 1704 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1745) vs. AlonzoB (1273)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 f6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. O-O fxe5 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rfe1 Qd6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxe6+ Qxe6 15. Rxe6 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Be3 Nxc3

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ICC tourney 1716 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1724) vs. weakfish (1239)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 h6 6. e4 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. e5 Nd5 9. O-O Bb4 10. Ne4 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qb3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qh4 14. a5

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ICC tourney 1716 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1724) vs. weakfish (1239)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 h6 6. e4 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. e5 Nd5 9. O-O Bb4 10. Ne4 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qb3 Bxf3 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. gxf3 Nc6 15. Ng3 Qh4 16. Kg2 Qxd4 17. f4

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Black to play for a slight advantage

Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bb5+ c6 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qxb5 12. cxb4 Bg4 13. Nd4 Bxd1 14. Nxb5 cxb5 15. Rxd1 e6 CHECK!

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Black is winning after ...

Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bb5+ Kd8 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. Be2 f6 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Bf5 13. Bb3 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Qb4 15. a3 Qb6 16. Be3 Nxb2 17. Bxb6 Nxd1 18. Bxc7+ Kxc7 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Nb5+ Kb8 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Ke2 e5 23. dxe6 e.p. Bxa3

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Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bb5+ Kd8 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. Be2 f6 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Bf5 13. Bb3 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Qb4 15. a3 Qb6 16. Be3 Nxb2 17. Bxb6 Nxd1 18. Bxc7+ Kxc7 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Nb5+ Kb8 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Ke2 Rc3 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. Rhd1 e5 25. Rxd3 Bxa3 26. Nc6+ bxc6 27. Rxc6 Bxd3+ 28. Kxd3

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White to play for equality

Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bb5+ Kd8 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. Be2 f6 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Bf5 13. Bb3 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Qb4 15. a3 Qb6 16. Be3 Nxb2 17. Bxb6 Nxd1 18. Bxc7+ Kxc7 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Nb5+ Kb8 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Ke2 Rc3 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. Rhd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bh5+ 26. f3 g5 27. Bc2 g4 28. Be4

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Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bb5+ Kd8 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. Be2 f6 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Bf5 13. Bb3 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Qb4 15. a3 Qb6 16. Be3 Nxb2 17. Bxb6 Nxd1 18. Bxc7+ Kxc7 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Nb5+ Kb8 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Ke2 Rc3 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. Rhd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 e5 26. dxe6 e.p. Bxa3 27. Rc4 Rd8 28. Ke1 a5

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Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bb5+ Kd8 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. Be2 f6 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Bf5 13. Bb3 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Qb4 15. a3 Qb6 16. Be3 Nxb2 17. Bxb6 Nxd1 18. Bxc7+ Kxc7 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Nb5+ Kb8 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Ke2 Rc3 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. Rhd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 e6 26. Nxe6 Bxa3 27. Rc7 Bh5+ 28. f3 g5 29. d6 Bxd6 30. Rd7 Bxh2 31. Bd5 b6 32. Rb7+ Kc8 33. Rxa7

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Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bb5+ Kd8 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. Be2 f6 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Bf5 13. Bb3 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Qb4 15. a3 Qb6 16. Be3 Nxb2 17. Bxb6 Nxd1 18. Bxc7+ Kxc7 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Nb5+ Kb8 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Ke2 Rc3 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. Rhd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 e6 26. Nxe6 Bxa3 27. Rc7 Bh5+ 28. f3 g5 29. Ke2 Bd6 30. Rd7 Bxh2 31. Nc5 Re8+ 32. Kd1 g4 33. Rxb7+ Kc8 34. Rxa7 gxf3 35. gxf3 Bxf3+ 36. Kc2 Rd8

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Casual G/30, Kroger Columbus Inidana
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Chess Prince , on Master Level

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d5 Nb4 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bb5+ Kd8 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. Be2 f6 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Bf5 13. Bb3 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Qb4 15. a3 Qb6 16. Be3 Nxb2 17. Bxb6 Nxd1 18. Bxc7+ Kxc7 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Nb5+ Kb8 21. Nd4 Bg6 22. Ke2 Rc3 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. Rhd1 Rxd1 25. Kxd1 e6 26. Nxe6 Bxa3 27. Rc7 Bh5+ 28. f3 g5 29. Ke2 Bd6 30. Rd7 Bxh2 31. Nc5 b6 32. Na6+ Kc8 33. Rxa7 Be8 34. Ke3 b5 35. Kf2 Be5 36. Ke2 h5 37. Nc5 Bd4 38. Ra8+ Kc7 39. Ne6+ Kb7 40. Rd8 Bb6 41. Nc5+ Bxc5 42. d6 Rf8 43. Bd5+ Kb6 44. d7 Bxd7 45. Rxd7 Re8+ CHECK!

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ICC tourney 1708 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
LarryDavidson55 (1304) vs. john2001plus (1748)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. a3 d5 8. O-O dxc4 9. bxc4 Bg4 10. Qc2 Bxf3 11. exf3 Nd4 12. Qd1 Qb6 13. Bc3 Rad8 14. Kh1 Qb3 15. Bxd4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rxd4

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