White to play for a strong advantage.

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Analysis of Greg+John vs. tChess set to level 1700

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bf3 O-O 7. Nge2 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 e5 12. Nb5 Nc6 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nd6 Rfd8 16. Ba3 Nd7 17. c4 Rab8 18. c5 Be6 19. c4 f6 20. Rad1 a5 21. Rd2 Bg4 22. f3 Be6 23. f4 a4 24. f5 Bf7 25. h3 Nf8 26. Red1 Bh5 27. g4 Be8 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Rd6 Rec8 30. Kf2 Rc7 31. Ke3 Rbb7 32. Rd1d3 Nd7 33. Ke4 g6 34. h4 Kf8 35. g5 gxf5+ 36. Kxf5 fxg5 37. hxg5 Kg8 38. Rd2 Kf8 39. Ke6 Ke8 40. Rd1 Kd8 41. Rf1 Ke8 42. Rh1 Kf8 43. g6 hxg6 44. Rh7 Nxc5+ 45. Bxc5 Rxh7 46. Rd8+ Kg7 47. Bf8+ Kg8 48. Bh6#

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Greg+John vs. tChess set to level 1700

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

(black to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c5 Bc7 9. b4 b6 10. Bd2 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Bb7 14. Qa7 Qb8 15. Ra1 Ng4 16. g3 Qxa7 17. Rxa7 Rb8 18. h3 Ngf6 19. Bd3 bxc5 20. bxc5 e5 21. Ba6 Bxa6 22. Rxa6 e4 23. Ne1 Rb2 24. Bc1 Rb3 25. Ne2 Ne8 26. Kg2 Nb8 27. Ra7 f6 28. Nc2 Nd7 29. Ba3 Rb1 30. Nb4 Nb8 31. Na6 Nxa6 32. Rxa6 Ra1 33. Ra8 Kf7 34. Nf4 g5 35. Ne6 Kxe6 36. Rxe8+ Kd7 37. Ra8 f5 38. Ra7 h5 39. Kh2 h4 40. Kg2 hxg3 41. fxg3 Ra2+ 42. Kf1 Rh2 43. Bb4 Kc8 44. Be1 Rxh3 45. Kg2 g4 46. Bf2 Kd8 47. Ra8+ Kd7 48. Rf8 Ke6 49. Rc8 Rh7 50. Re8+ Kd7 51. Rf8 Rh5 52. Be1 Bd8 53. Rf7+ Be7 54. Ba5 Ke6 55. Rg7 Rh8 56. Rg6+ Kd7 57. Rg7 Rh3 58. Bc7 Kxc7 59. Rxe7+ Kd8 60. Rf7 Rh5 61. Rf6 Kd7 62. Rf7+ Kc8 63. Rf6 Kb7 64. Rf7+ Ka6 65. Rf6 Kb5 66. Kg1 Rh3 67. Kg2 Rh7 68. Rxf5 Kc4 69. Rf6 Kd3 70. Rxc6 Kxe3 71. Rd6 Kxd4 72. c6 Rc7 73. Kf2 Kc5 74. Rd7 Rxc6 75. Ke3 Rf6

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Analysis of taechess (1450) vs. john2001plus (1838)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Na5 8. Be2 Bd7 9. O-O Ne7 10. Rb1 Nb3 11. Bxc4 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Rc8 13. Bd3 Bb5 14. Bxb5+ Qxb5 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. Nxb3 Nc6 17. Be3 Be7 18. Nd2 Na5 19. f4 O-O 20. f5 Rfe8 21. f6 Bf8 22. Rf3 g6 23. Rh3 h5 24. g4 hxg4 25. Rg3 b5 26. Rxg4 Nc4 27. Nf3 Nxe3 28. Rh4 Nf5 29. Rh3 a5 30. Nh4 Nxd4 31. cxd4 Rc2 32. Nf3 Rec8 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Rc1+ 35. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 36. Kf2 Bxb4 37. Ke2 Rc2+ 38. Kd1 Rf2 39. Rg3 Bc3 40. h4 b4 41. h5 b3 42. hxg6 b2 43. gxf7+ Kxf7 44. Rg7+ Kf8 45. Rb7 Rxf3 46. Rb8+ Kf7 47. Rb7+ Kg6 48. Rb3 b1=Q+ 49. Rxb1 Rf1+ 50. Kc2 Rxb1 51. Kxb1 Bxd4

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yoshi (1690) vs. rookfish (1082)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Ndb4 6. d5 Na5 7. Qa4+ Nac6 8. dxc6 Nxc6 9. Be2 e5 10. Nxe5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rd1 c5 15. O-O a5 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. e5 Qf5 18. Bd3 Qe6 19. Qe4 g6 20. Qxa8 Qxa2 21. Bb1 Qxb2 22. Qxa5 Qb7 23. Qxc5 Bg4 24. Ng5 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Qb2 26. Ne4 Qe2 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Qd4 Rb8 29. e6 Kh6 30. Qh4+ Kg7 31. Qxh7+ Kxf6 32. Qxf7+ Kg5 33. Qxg6+ Kh4 34. Rd4+

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Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

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 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. g5 g6 20. Qb3 Kc8 21. Ba5 Rf8 22. Rac1 Bc7 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Qxf7 Kb8 25. Be7 Rc8 26. d5 a5 27. d6 Bb6 28. d7 Rd8 29. Bxd8 Bxd8 30. b4 axb4 31. Qf8 Kc7 32. Qxb4 Qh5 33. Rf2 h6 34. Rb2 Ra7 35. Qb6+ Kxd7 36. Rd2+ Ke6 37. Qxd8 Qf3+ 38. Kh2 Kf7 39. Qc7+

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Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

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 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. g5 g6 20. Qb3 Kc8 21. Ba5 Rf8 22. Rac1 Bc7 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Qxf7 Kb8 25. Be7 Rc8 26. d5 a5 27. d6 Bb6 28. d7 Rd8 29. Bxd8 Bxd8 30. b4 axb4 31. Qf8 Ka7 32. Qxb4 Qh5 33. Rf2 Bc7 34. Rb1 b6 35. Qxe4 Kb7 36. Rc1 Ra7 37. Qxc6+ Ka6 38. Qc4+ Kb7 39. Qxc7+ Ka6 40. Qc4+ Kb7 41. Qc8#

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analysis of elzaim (1560) vs. phanhuy18 (1200)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 Nf5 12. Bd3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 h6 14. O-O Qd8 15. e4 Ne7 16. Rab1 b6 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Qa4 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. c4 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Ne3 23. Rc1 O-O 24. h3 Rac8 25. Nd2 Rfd8 26. Nf3 Nxc4 27. Rb3 Nd2 28. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxc8 30. Kf2 Kf8 31. Kg3 Ke7 32. Kf4 Rc4 33. Ke4 a5 34. Kd3 Rc1 35. Kd2 Ra1 36. g4 f6 37. exf6+ gxf6 38. Re3 b5 39. Kc2 Rh1 40. Kb3 Kd6 41. a4 b4 42. Kc4 Rd1 43. Kb5 Rxd4 44. Kxa5 Kc5 45. Rxe6 b3 46. Rxf6 Kc4 47. Rc6+ Kd3 48. Rc1 b2 49. Rb1 Kc2 50. Rh1 b1=Q 51. Rxb1 Kxb1 52. Kb5 Rd5+ 53. Kb6 Rd3 54. h4 Rd4 55. a5 Rxg4 56. h5 Rb4+ 57. Kc6 Rh4 58. a6 Rxh5 59. a7 Ra5 60. Kb7 h5

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Analysis of yoshi (1683) vs. ChessFalcon (1405)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rad1 Nb4 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 d5 16. Ne5 Be8 17. a3 Na6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. exd5 exd5 20. Ng4 Kg7 21. Be5 Nc7 22. Ne3 Kg8 23. Nf5 Bd8 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 25. Nf5 Bd7 26. Bd3 Kg8 27. Nd6 Rb8 28. Ndb5 Nxb5 29. Bxb5 Bxb5 30. Bxb8

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Analysis vs. ?

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Bc5 5. c3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. dxe4 Bg4 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Rfd1 Qe6 14. Rd5 a6 15. Rad1 h6 16. Qb3 b5 17. Bc5 Qf6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rd5d3 Nc6 20. h3 Be6 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. b3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Ne1 Rxd3 25. Nxd3 Qe7 26. b4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Bc4 29. Nc5 Qd6 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Nd8 32. Ke2 Ne6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd3 Qc4 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Kd2 Kf8 37. Kc2 Ke7 38. Kb2 f5 39. exf5 Kf6 40. Ka3 Kxf5 41. b5 Ke4 42. Kb4 Kd3 43. f3 Ke3 44. f4 e4 45. Kc5 Kd3 46. Kc6 e3 47. Kxc7 e2 48. b6 e1=Q 49. b7 Qxg3 50. b8=Q Qxf4+ 51. Kc8 Qxb8+

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Analysis of Ziggy_Kalashnikov (1897) vs. john2001plus (1863)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Bc5 5. c3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. dxe4 Bg4 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Rfd1 Qe6 14. Rd5 a6 15. Rad1 h6 16. Qb3 b5 17. Bc5 Qf6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rd5d3 Nc6 20. h3 Be6 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. b3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Ne1 Rxd3 25. Nxd3 Qe7 26. b4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Bc4 29. Nc5 Qd6 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Nd8 32. Ke2 Ne6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd3 Qc4 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Kd2 Kf8 37. Kc2 Ke7 38. Kb2 f5 39. exf5 Kf6 40. g4 Kg5 41. Ka3 Kh4 42. Ka4 Kxh3 43. Kb5 e4 44. Kc6 Kg2 45. Kxc7 Kxf2 46. b5 e3 47. b6 e2 48. b7 e1=Q 49. b8=Q Qe5+ 50. Kc8 Qxb8+ 51. Kxb8

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Analysis of Ziggy_Kalashnikov (1897) vs. john2001plus (1863)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Bc5 5. c3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. dxe4 Bg4 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Rfd1 Qe6 14. Rd5 a6 15. Rad1 h6 16. Qb3 b5 17. Bc5 Qf6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rd5d3 Nc6 20. h3 Be6 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. b3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Ne1 Rxd3 25. Nxd3 Qe7 26. b4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Bc4 29. Nc5 Qd6 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Nd8 32. Ke2 Ne6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd3 Qc4 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Kd2 Kf8 37. Kc2 Ke7 38. Kb2 f5 39. exf5 Kf6 40. Kc2 Kxf5 41. Kd2 Ke4 42. Ke2 g5 43. f3+ Kf5 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Ke4 c6 46. f4 exf4 47. gxf4 gxf4 48. Kxf4 Kd5 49. Kf5 h5 50. h4 Kd6 51. Kg5 Ke5 52. Kxh5 Ke4 53. Kg4 Kd3 54. h5 Kxc3 55. h6 Kd2 56. h7 c3 57. h8=Q c2 58. Qd8+ Ke1 59. Qe8+ Kd1 60. Qxc6 c1=Q 61. Qxc1+ Kxc1 62. b5

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