What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of SlickJones99 (1396) vs. john2001plus (1964)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 Qe7+ 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Ne4 11. c3 c6

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of SlickJones99 (1396) vs. john2001plus (1964)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 Qe7+ 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Ne4 11. c3 Qf6 12. Qc2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Nd7 14. Bxd5 c6 15. Bg2 Nb6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. h3 Bxh3 20. Re2 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Re8 23. Qd2 Nc4 24. Qc1 Re2 25. b3 Nb2 26. Qf1 Qg4 27. Be3 Nd3 28. Rd1 f5 29. Kg1 f4

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Analysis of aherring74 (1922) vs. john2001plus (1942)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Bxf4 6. exf4 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Qd2 Qxc5 10. Qe3 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Qxe3+ 12. fxe3 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe5 16. O-O-O Rd8 17. Nc5 Nxd3+ 18. Rxd3 Rxd3 19. Nxd3 Bd7 20. Ne5 Bc6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. Rd6 Ke7 24. Rxc6 Kd7 25. Rc4 e5 26. Kd2 f5 27. Rb4 Rc8 28. Rb5 Kd6 29. Rb7 Rc7 30. Rxc7 Kxc7 31. c4 Kd6 32. b4 g5 33. Ke3 h5 34. a3 e4 35. Kd4 Kc6 36. a4 Kd6 37. c5+ Ke6 38. b5 Kd7 39. a5 a6 40. bxa6 Kc6 41. h3 Kc7 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 f4 44. Kxe4 Kc6 45. a7 Kb7 46. a8=Q+ Kxa8 47. c6 Ka7 48. Kd4 Ka6 49. Kd5 f3 50. c7 Kb7 51. Kd6 f2 52. a6+ Kb6 53. c8=Q f1=Q 54. Qc6+ Ka5 55. a7 Qf4+ 56. Kd7 Qf7+ 57. Kd8 Qf8+ 58. Kc7 Qe7+ 59. Qd7 Qc5+ 60. Kb8 Qb6+ 61. Kc8 Qa6+ 62. Kd8 Qf6+ 63. Qe7 Qh8+ 64. Kd7 Qd4+ 65. Kc8 Qxg4+ 66. Kb8 Kb5 67. Qe5+ Kb6 68. a8=Q Qc8+ 69. Kxc8 g4 70. Qea5# CHECK!

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John Coffey vs. Samuel Jurado

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qh5 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Bd2 f5 14. Bd3 Nd7f6 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Ne4 20. Bb4 Rf7 21. O-O a5 22. Bc3 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Bd7 24. Ne5 Re7 25. Rfb1 b5 26. c4 bxc4 27. Rb7

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John Coffey vs. Samuel Jurado

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 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qh5 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Bd2 f5 14. Bd3 Nd7f6 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Ne4 20. Bb4 Rf7 21. O-O a5 22. Bc3 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Bd7 24. Ne5 Re7 25. Rfb1 b5 26. c4 bxc4 27. Rb7 Rd8 28. Rc1 Kf8 29. Nxc4 Be8 30. Rxe7 Kxe7 31. Nxa5

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Gregory vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Be6 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. h3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. c3 h6 17. Be3 Rad8

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Gregory vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Be6 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. h3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. c3 h6 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Qc2 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Bf4 20. Qxe4 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Bxh3

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. DORADO

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 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 dxc4 5. e3 c3 6. bxc3 Bxc3 7. Rb1 Nf6 8. Rb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. Bd3 h6 11. e4 b6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bb1 Bb7 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qc2 f5 16. exf6 e.p. Rf7 17. Qg6+ Kf8 18. Ne5 Rxf6 19. Qh7

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. DORADO

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 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 dxc4 5. e3 c3 6. bxc3 Bxc3 7. Rb1 Nf6 8. Rb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. Bd3 h6 11. e4 b6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bb1 Bb7 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qc2 f5 16. exf6 e.p. Rf7 17. Qg6+ Kf8 18. Ne5 Rxf6 19. Qh7 Qd6 20. Bg6 Bc6 21. O-O Nd7 22. Re1

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. DORADO

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 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 dxc4 5. e3 c3 6. bxc3 Bxc3 7. Rb1 Nf6 8. Rb3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 O-O 10. Bd3 h6 11. e4 b6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bb1 Bb7 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qc2 f5 16. exf6 e.p. Rf7 17. Qg6+ Kf8 18. Ne5 Rxf6 19. Qh7 Qd6 20. Bg6 Bc6 21. O-O Nd7 22. Re1 Nf4 23. Nxd7+ Bxd7 24. Qxh6+ Ke7 25. Qg7+ Kd8 26. Qxf6+

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Chris Webber vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined

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. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Ne7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. O-O Bxb5 8. Nxb5 Nf5 9. a4 Nc6 10. Bf4 a6 11. Nb5c3 g5 12. Bg3 h5 13. h3 g4 14. Nd2 Bg7

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John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined vs. Gregory

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nge7 7. a3 Ba5 8. Ba2 O-O 9. O-O

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John Coffey vs. EZ$$$

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Ne4 7. Bg2 h6 8. Ne5 Be6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Bd5 11. Qd3 Qd6 12. dxc5 Qxe5 13. Bxd5 Nc6 14. Qf3 Qe7 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Qd7 17. Qxa8+ Ke7 18. c6 Qc7 19. Qb7

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. narsim

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 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 c6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. b3 cxb3 8. Bxb5+ Bd7 9. Qxb3 Nc6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Qd8 14. Bb2 Nf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qa4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxb5 18. Qxa7

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. narsim

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 b5 5. a4 c6 6. axb5 cxb5 7. b3 cxb3 8. Bxb5+ Bd7 9. Qxb3 Nc6 10. O-O Rb8 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Qd8 14. Bb2 Nf6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qa4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxb5 18. Qxa7 Be7 19. Nxf6+ Kf8 20. Rfd1 Qc8 21. Rd7 Bxd7 22. Nexd7+ Kg7 23. Qd4 Rg8 24. Nd5+ f6 25. Nxe7

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Analysis vs. ?

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd6 e.p. Qxd6 8. O-O Be6 9. Bxe6 Qxe6 10. a4 Rd8 11. a5 Nd5 12. Na3 Nxa5 13. d4 cxd4 14. c4 Nb4 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Bf4 Na6 17. b4 Nxc4 18. Qa4 Qc6 19. Nfxd4 Qd7 20. Nf5 e5 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Rad1 Qc6 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Rc7

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. Samuel Jurado

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. Bd2 Bb4 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Qh5 12. Be2 Nd5 13. Bd2 f5 14. Bd3 Nd7f6 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Ne4 20. Bb4 Rf5 21. O-O a5 22. Nd2 axb4 23. Nxe4 Rfa5 24. Nd6 bxa3 25. Nc4 Rb5 26. Rxa3 Rxa3 27. bxa3

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