Chess Analysis Blog: July 2024

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Analysis

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
John Coffey, Chess Player at Lar vs. Sculptor


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(white to move)

1.	c4	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Bxd2+
5.	Qxd2	d6
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	e4	c6
8.	Rd1	Nbd7
9.	e5	dxe5
10.	dxe5	Ng4
11.	h3	Nh6
12.	Bd3	a6
13.	Ne4	Nb6
14.	Nf6+	Kh8
15.	Nxh7	Rg8
16.	Qf4	f5
17.	exf6 e.p.	e5
18.	fxg7+	Kxg7
19.	Qxe5+	Kf7
20.	Bg6+	Rxg6
21.	Rxd8	Re6
22.	Nfg5+	Kg6
23.	Nf8+	Kh5
24.	Ngxe6+	Nf5
25.	Qxf5+

Analysis

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
John Coffey, Chess Player at Lar vs. Sculptor


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(white to move)

1.	c4	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Bxd2+
5.	Qxd2	d6
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	e4	c6
8.	Rd1	Nbd7
9.	e5	dxe5
10.	dxe5	Ng4
11.	h3	Nh6
12.	Bd3	a6
13.	Ne4	Nb6
14.	Nf6+	Kh8
15.	Nxh7	Rg8
16.	Qf4	f5
17.	exf6 e.p.	e5
18.	fxg7+	Kxg7
19.	Qxe5+	Kf7
20.	Bg6+	Rxg6
21.	Rxd8	Nd7
22.	Qe8+	Kg7
23.	Ne5	Nxe5
24.	Qf8+

Analysis

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
John Coffey, Chess Player at Lar vs. Sculptor


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(black to move)

1.	c4	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Bxd2+
5.	Qxd2	d6
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	e4	c6
8.	Rd1	Nbd7
9.	e5	dxe5
10.	dxe5	Ng4
11.	h3	Nh6
12.	Bd3	a6
13.	Ne4	Nb6
14.	Nf6+	Kh8
15.	Nxh7	Rg8
16.	Qf4	f5
17.	exf6 e.p.	e5
18.	fxg7+	Kxg7
19.	Qxe5+	Kf7
20.	Bg6+	Rxg6
21.	Rxd8	Nd7
22.	Qe8+	Kg7
23.	Ne5	Ng8
24.	Qxg6+

CHECK!

Analysis

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
John Coffey, Chess Player at Lar vs. Sculptor


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(white to move)

1.	c4	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Bxd2+
5.	Qxd2	d6
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	e4	c6
8.	Rd1	Nbd7
9.	e5	dxe5
10.	dxe5	Ng4
11.	h3	Nh6
12.	Bd3	a6
13.	Ne4	Nb6
14.	Nf6+	Kh8
15.	Nxh7	Rg8
16.	Qf4	f5
17.	exf6 e.p.	e5
18.	fxg7+	Kxg7
19.	Qxe5+	Kf7
20.	Bg6+	Rxg6
21.	Rxd8	Nd7
22.	Qe8+	Kg7
23.	Ne5	Nf7
24.	Qxf7+

White to Play

Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals, chess24.com
Quang Liem Le (2728) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2859)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Bxd2+
5.	Qxd2	d5
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	e3	b6
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Rc1	Bb7
10.	Nxd5	Bxd5
11.	Bd3	h6
12.	Qc2	c5
13.	dxc5	Nd7
14.	e4	Bc6
15.	cxb6	Rc8
16.	bxa7	Qa5+
17.	Qc3	Qxa7
18.	O-O	Nf6
19.	a3	Bxe4
20.	Qxc8	Rxc8
21.	Rxc8+	Kh7
22.	Rd1	Bxd3
23.	Rxd3	Qb7
24.	Rc2	e5
25.	Re3	Ng4
26.	Ree2	e4
27.	Nd2	f5
28.	h3	Ne5
29.	Nc4	Nd3
30.	b4	Qa6
31.	Red2	f4
32.	Nb2	Qxa3
33.	Nxd3	exd3
34.	Rb2

Monday, July 29, 2024

Black to Play

Game Analyis.
vs.


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	d4	cxd4
3.	Qxd4	Nc6
4.	Qe3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	d5
6.	e5	Ng4
7.	Qe2	f6
8.	exf6	Nxf6
9.	Bg5	e6
10.	Nbd2	Be7
11.	g3	O-O
12.	h4	h6
13.	Bxf6	Bxf6
14.	c3	e5
15.	O-O-O	Bg4
16.	Bh3	Bxh3
17.	Rxh3	Qd7
18.	Rh2	Qf5
19.	Rg2	Nb4
20.	Nb1	Nxa2+
21.	Kd2	e4
22.	Nd4	Bxd4
23.	cxd4	Rac8
24.	Nc3	Nxc3
25.	bxc3	Qh3
26.	Rgg1	Rf3
27.	Rc1	Qf5
28.	Rgf1	Rd3+
29.	Ke1	Rcxc3

Sunday, July 28, 2024

Black to Play

FTX Crypto Cup, Miami, FL USA
Hans Moke Niemann (2687) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2864)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	Nf3	d6
4.	Be2	Nf6
5.	Nc3	O-O
6.	O-O	e6
7.	h3	b6
8.	e5	dxe5
9.	dxe5	Qxd1
10.	Rxd1	Nfd7
11.	Nb5	Ba6
12.	Bf4	Rc8
13.	a4	Bb7
14.	a5	a6
15.	axb6	axb5
16.	Ra7	Nxb6
17.	Rxb7	Nc6
18.	Bxb5	Na5
19.	Rxb6	cxb6
20.	Nd4	Nc4
21.	Nc6	Bf8
22.	b3	Na3
23.	c4	Nxb5
24.	cxb5	Ra3
25.	Rd3	Bc5
26.	Bg5	Rca8
27.	g4	Ra2
28.	Rf3	Rb2
29.	Kg2	Raa2
30.	Bh4	g5
31.	Bg3	Ra3

Black to Play

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Game Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	d3	Nc6
5.	Bg5	e5
6.	Qa4	Be7
7.	Nbd2	O-O
8.	O-O-O	Ng4
9.	Be3	Nd4

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1827) vs. bosperty (1557)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Rc1	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Nb6
9.	Bd3	Nbd5
10.	Be5	Bd7
11.	e4	Nxc3
12.	bxc3	Bc6
13.	O-O	Bd6
14.	Bxf6	gxf6
15.	c4	Kh8
16.	d5	Bd7
17.	c5

White to Play

World Championship 4th, Havana
Analysis of Chigorin, Mikhail vs. Steinitz, William


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-1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	b4	Bxb4
5.	c3	Ba5
6.	O-O	d6
7.	d4	Bg4
8.	Bb5	exd4
9.	cxd4	Bd7
10.	Bb2	Nce7
11.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
12.	Na3	Nh6
13.	Nc4	Bb6
14.	a4	c6
15.	e5	d5
16.	Nd6+	Kf8
17.	Ba3	Kg8
18.	Rb1	Nhf5
19.	a5	Bxa5
20.	Rxb7

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Temporary Post

Quick Tournament, Salt Lake City, 2013-10-19
John Coffey (1965) vs. Eric Hon (1861)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	Be2	Nc6
5.	d4	cxd4
6.	cxd4	Nxe4
7.	d5	Qa5+
8.	Nc3	Nb4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
11.	Nxe4	Nc2+
12.	Ke2	Nxa1
13.	Nc3	g6
14.	Qd3	Bg7
15.	Bd2	Nb3
16.	axb3	e5
17.	dxe6 e.p.+	fxe6
18.	Nb5	Qa6
19.	Ra1	Qc6
20.	Rc1	Qb6
21.	Be3	Qd8
22.	Qxd6+	Ke8
23.	Nc7+	Kf7
24.	Qxe6+	Kf8
25.	Bc5+	Qe7
26.	Bxe7#

Click here for 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ne5.
Click here for 18... Qb6.
Click here for 19... Rg8.
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Friday, July 19, 2024

Black to Play for Equality

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bosperty (1461) vs. john2001plus (1924)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	e3	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	e5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	cxd5	Qxd5
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	a3	e4
10.	Nd4	Ne5
11.	Bd2	Bd7
12.	Nc3	Nxc3
13.	Bxc3	Rc8
14.	Be2	Be7
15.	O-O	O-O
16.	Rfd1	Bf6
17.	a4	a6
18.	Nb5	Rcd8
19.	Nd6	Bc6
20.	h3	g6
21.	Nc4	Rxd1+
22.	Bxd1	Re8
23.	Na5	Kg7

Black to Play for Equality

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bosperty (1461) vs. john2001plus (1924)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	e3	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	e5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	cxd5	Qxd5
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	a3	e4
10.	Nd4	Ne5
11.	Bd2	Bd7
12.	Nc3	Nxc3
13.	Bxc3	Rc8
14.	Be2	Be7
15.	O-O	O-O
16.	Rfd1	Bf6
17.	a4	a6
18.	Nb5	Rcd8
19.	Nd6	Bc6
20.	h3	g6
21.	Nc4	Rxd1+
22.	Bxd1	Re8
23.	Na5	Kg7

What is the Best Continuation for Black?

Game Analysis
Analysis of ahetu (504) vs. john2001plus (1421)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	c5
2.	dxc5	e6
3.	e3	Bxc5
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Bd2	Nf6
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Bb5	O-O
8.	O-O	e5
9.	Bxc6	bxc6
10.	Nxe5	Bd6
11.	Nxc6	Bxh2+
12.	Kxh2	Qc7+
13.	Kg1	Qxc6
14.	Qf3	Rb8
15.	b3	Re8
16.	Na4	Bg4
17.	Qf4	Qxc2
18.	Bc3	Re4
19.	Qxb8+	Re8
20.	Qf4	Qe4
21.	Qxe4	Nxe4
22.	Bd4	Be2
23.	Rfe1	Bb5
24.	Bxa7	Bxa4
25.	bxa4	Ra8
26.	Bd4	Rxa4
27.	Rab1	f6
28.	Rb8+	Kf7
29.	Rb7+	Kg6
30.	Re2	Rc4
31.	a3	Nd6
32.	Rb5	Nxb5
33.	Ra2	Ra4
34.	Bc5	Rc4
35.	Bb4	Kf5
36.	g3	Ke6
37.	Kg2	Kd7
38.	Kf3	Kc6
39.	e4	dxe4+
40.	Ke3	Nc7
41.	Bf8	g6

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1922) vs. bosperty (1462)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nc6
2.	d5	Ne5
3.	f4	Ng6
4.	e4	e6
5.	c4	exd5
6.	cxd5	d6
7.	Nc3	f5
8.	Bb5+	Bd7
9.	Qe2	fxe4
10.	Nxe4	Qe7
11.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
12.	Nf3	Nf6
13.	Nfg5	Nxe4
14.	Nxe4	Re8
15.	Nc3	Qxe2+
16.	Nxe2	Re4
17.	Kf2	Be7
18.	Nc3	Rd4
19.	g3

What is the Best Continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bosperty (1461) vs. john2001plus (1924)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	e3	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	e5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	cxd5	Qxd5
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	a3	e4
10.	Nd4	Ne5
11.	Bd2	Bd7
12.	Nc3	Nxc3
13.	Bxc3	Rc8
14.	Be2	Be7
15.	O-O	O-O
16.	Rfd1	Bg4
17.	Bxg4	Nxg4
18.	Nf5	Bc5
19.	h3	Nh6
20.	Nxg7	Rfd8
21.	Nh5	Be7
22.	Kf1	f5
23.	Ke1	Kf7
24.	Rxd8	Rxd8
25.	Rd1	Rxd1+
26.	Kxd1	Ng8
27.	Kd2	Ke6
28.	Nf4+	Kd7
29.	Nd5	Bd8
30.	Bd4	a6
31.	Nb6+	Kc6
32.	Nc4	b5
33.	Ne5+	Kd5
34.	Nd7	Be7
35.	Kc3	Bd6

Black to Play for Equality

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bosperty (1461) vs. john2001plus (1924)


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-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	e3	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	e5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	cxd5	Qxd5
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	a3	e4
10.	Nd4	Ne5
11.	Bd2	Bd7
12.	Nc3	Nxc3
13.	Bxc3	Rc8
14.	Be2	Be7
15.	O-O	O-O
16.	Rfd1	Bg4
17.	Bxg4	Nxg4
18.	Nf5	Bc5
19.	h3	Nh6
20.	Nxg7	Rfd8
21.	Nh5	Be7
22.	Kf1	f5
23.	Ke1	Kf7
24.	Rxd8	Rxd8
25.	Rd1	Rxd1+
26.	Kxd1	Ng8
27.	Kd2	Ke6
28.	Nf4+	Kd7
29.	Nd5	Bd8
30.	Bd4	a6
31.	Nb6+	Kc6
32.	Nc4	Bc7
33.	Be5	Bd8
34.	Kc3	Ne7
35.	Kd4	b5
36.	Nd2	Bb6+
37.	Kc3	a5
38.	b3	Nd5+
39.	Kc2	Bc5
40.	Kb2	h5

Click here for 35... Ng6?

Thursday, July 18, 2024

Black to Play for Equality

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bosperty (1463) vs. john2001plus (1920)


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-1

(black to move)

1.	g3	e5
2.	Bg2	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	cxd5	cxd5
5.	Qb3	Nf6
6.	Nc3	Nc6
7.	Nxd5	Nd4
8.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
9.	Qc3	Bb4
10.	Qd3	Bf5
11.	e4	Be6
12.	Nf3	Rc8
13.	Nxd4	Bc4
14.	Qf3	exd4
15.	Qxf6	gxf6
16.	Bf1	Bxa2
17.	Bb5+	Kd8
18.	O-O	Bb3
19.	Rxa7	Kc7
20.	Ba6	Rb8
21.	Be2	Kb6
22.	Ra1	Ra8
23.	Rxa8	Rxa8

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1918) vs. bosperty (1464)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	g6
4.	e4	Bg7
5.	h3	c5
6.	d5	e6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Be3	exd5
9.	cxd5	b6
10.	Qc2	Ba6
11.	Bxa6	Nxa6
12.	O-O	Nb4
13.	Qb3	Nd7
14.	a3	Nd3
15.	Rfd1	Nd3e5
16.	Nd2	c4
17.	Nxc4	Nxc4
18.	Qxc4	Rc8
19.	Qa6	Bxc3
20.	bxc3	Rxc3
21.	Qxa7	Nc5
22.	Bd4	Rb3
23.	Rab1	Rxb1
24.	Rxb1	Nxe4
25.	Qxb6	Qe7
26.	Qb7	Qh4
27.	Re1	f5
28.	Qd7	Nf6
29.	Bxf6	Qxf6
30.	Qe6+	Kg7
31.	a4

White to Play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1914) vs. bosperty (1466)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c5
4.	d5	e6
5.	Nc3	Qa5
6.	Bd2	Qb6
7.	Qb3	Qxb3
8.	axb3	a6
9.	Nb5	Ke7
10.	Nc7	Ra7
11.	b4	h6
12.	bxc5	dxc5
13.	d6+	Kd7
14.	Ne5+	Kxd6
15.	Nxf7+	Kxc7
16.	Bf4+	Kb6
17.	Nxh8	Nc6
18.	Ng6

Black to Play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1914) vs. bosperty (1466)


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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c5
4.	d5	e6
5.	Nc3	Qa5
6.	Bd2	Qb6
7.	Qb3	Qxb3
8.	axb3	a6
9.	Nb5	Ke7
10.	Nc7	Ra7
11.	b4	h6
12.	bxc5	dxc5
13.	d6+	Kd7
14.	Nb5	axb5
15.	Rxa7	Nc6
16.	Ra1	bxc4
17.	e3	b5
18.	b3	Bxd6
19.	bxc4	b4

Click here for 14... Ra8?

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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