White to play

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John Coffey vs. Monty

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 e5 5. Nxe5 Be6 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. Nxd7 Qxd7 8. d5 Bg4 9. f3 Bf5 10. e4 Bg6 11. Bxc4 Bb4 12. Qb3 Qd6 13. a3 Bc5 14. Qxb7

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White to play

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John Coffey vs. mctavish

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nf6 6. d5 Nxe4 7. Be2 Nb8 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Qxe4 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1 Nf6 17. Nd4 Rae8 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Qxa7 h6 20. Bc4 Re5 21. a4 Ng4 22. Qd4 Nxh2 23. Qh4

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A positional move

Analysis
vs.

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nf6 6. d5 Nxe4 7. Be2 Nb8 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Qxe4 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 O-O 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. Rac1 Nf6 17. Nd4 Rae8 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Qxa7 h6 20. Bc4 Re5 21. a4

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of spiritracker (1200) vs. john2001plus (1946)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bg5 c6 7. Be2 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. O-O Bf5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Bxf5 Qxf5 12. Re1 Nd7 13. a3 a5 14. Ne2 Rfe8 15. Ng3 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Qxc2 17. Qe2 Qxe2 18. Nxe2 Re8 19. Nc1 c5 20. Nb3 b6 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Nbd4 Re4 23. Rd1 Na4 24. Nb5 Nxb2 25. Rxd5 Bc5 26. Nc3 Rc4 27. Ne2 Rc2 28. Re5 Bxa3 29. Nfd4 Rc5 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. g3 Nc4 32. Nb3 Re5 33. Rxe5 Nxe5 34. Nc3 Bc5 35. Nb5 Nd3 36. Nxc5 Nxc5 37. Kf1 Kg6 38. Ke2 Kf6 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. f4+ Kd5 41. Kd2 Kc4 42. Nd6+ Kb3 43. Nb5 Kb2 44. Nc3 a4 45. Nd1+ Kb3 46. Kc1 a3 47. Kb1 a2+ 48. Ka1 Ka3

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Black to play

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Analysis of a2a4b1c3 (1738) vs. john2001plus (1879)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Qb6 6. Qc1 Ne4 7. Be3 d5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. d5 Qc7 12. dxc6 exf3 13. gxf3 f5 14. Rg1 bxc6 15. f4 O-O 16. Nd2 e5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. h3 c5 19. Nb3 f4 20. Bxc5 Re8 21. Kd1 Bf5 22. Qd2 Rad8 23. Bd4 f3 24. Rg5 Bf4 25. Rxf5 Bxd2 26. Nxd2 Qh2 27. Kc2 Qg2 28. Rxf3 Qg6+ 29. Kd1 Qg1+ 30. Kc2 Qxa1

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White to play

Analysis
vs.

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 b6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Ba6 6. Ne5 b5 7. a4 c6 8. axb5 cxb5 9. Bxc4 bxc4 10. Qa4+ Ke7 11. Qa3+ Qd6 12. Qxd6+ Kxd6 13. Nxf7+ Ke7 14. Nxh8 g6 15. Bg5+ Ke8 16. d5 e5 17. O-O Bg7 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Ra4 Nh6 20. Rfa1 Nf7 21. Bd2 g5 22. Rxa6 Nxa6 23. Rxa6 Bf8 24. Na4 g4 25. Nb6 Rb8 26. Nxc4

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White to play

Rovinj/Zagreb, Rovinj/Zagreb YUG
Robert James Fischer (?) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (?)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Kh2 Be7 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. g4 g6 26. Ng3 f6 27. Rh1 Rf8 28. Kg2 Rf7 29. f3 Nf8 30. h4 gxh4 31. Rxh4 Rh7 32. Rah1 Rxh4 33. Rxh4 g5 34. Rh6 Nh7 35. f4 gxf4 36. Bxf4 exf4 37. Qxf4 Qe7 38. Nh5 Qe5 39. Rg6+

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White to play

Rovinj/Zagreb, Rovinj/Zagreb YUG
Robert James Fischer (?) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (?)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Kh2 Be7 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. g4 g6 26. Ng3 f6 27. Rh1 Rf8 28. Kg2 Rf7 29. f3 Nf8 30. h4 gxh4 31. Rxh4 Rh7 32. Rah1 Rxh4 33. Rxh4 g5 34. Rh6 Nh7 35. f4 gxf4 36. Bxf4 exf4 37. Qxf4 Qe7 38. Nh5 Qe5 39. Rg6+ Kf8 40. Qh6+ Ke7 41. Qxh7+ Kd8 42. Nxf6

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White to play

Rovinj/Zagreb, Rovinj/Zagreb YUG
Robert James Fischer (?) vs. Svetozar Gligoric (?)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bb7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. d5 c4 18. b4 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. Qd2 Nh7 22. Kh2 Be7 23. Nf5 Bg5 24. Nxg5 hxg5 25. g4 g6 26. Ng3 f6 27. Rh1 Rf8 28. Kg2 Rf7 29. f3 Nf8 30. h4 gxh4 31. Rxh4 Rh7 32. Rah1 Rxh4 33. Rxh4 g5 34. Rh6 Nh7 35. f4 gxf4 36. Bxf4 exf4 37. Qxf4 Qe7 38. Nh5 Qe5 39. Rg6+ Kf8 40. Qh6+ Ke7 41. Qxh7+ Kd8 42. Nxf6 Ra7 43. Rg8+ Be8 44. Qf5 Qxf5 45. Rxe8+ Kc7 46. exf5

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