Sunday, December 31, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Be7
6.O-OO-O
7.Nc3d5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Nxd5Bxd5
10.Qc2Nc6
11.Rd1Nb4
12.Qb1Rc8
13.a3Nc6
14.e4Bb3
15.Rd3Na5
16.Nd2Bd1
17.b4Nc6
18.Bb2Ba4
19.d5Bb5
20.Re3a5
21.Nf3exd5
22.exd5Na7
23.Nd4Bf6
24.Nf5Re8
25.Rxe8+Qxe8
26.Bxf6gxf6
27.Qd1Be2
28.Qd2Qe5
29.Re1Qxf5
30.Qxe2axb4
31.axb4Rd8
32.Qa6Ra8
33.Qb7Qc8
34.d6Qxb7
35.Bxb7Rb8
36.d7Kf8
37.b5Rd8
38.Bc6Nxc6
39.bxc6h6
40.Kg2h5
41.Kf3b5
42.Kf4b4
43.Kf5b3
44.Kxf6b2
45.Rb1Kg8
46.Rxb2Kf8
47.Rb7
 

Monday, December 4, 2017

Black to play.

ICC tourney 1346 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1542) vs. IAlwaysWin (1613)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3Bf5
5.Nc3e6
6.Bd3Bg6
7.Nh4Nbd7
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qc2Bd6
10.h3Qe7
11.cxd5exd5
12.Bd2O-O
13.O-ORfe8
14.Rab1a5
15.Rfe1Ne4
16.Nxe4dxe4
17.Bc4b5
18.Bf1Rec8
19.Rec1Rc7
20.g3c5
21.Bg2Nf6
22.Qb3b4
23.Qa4c4
24.Bf1Qe6
25.Qb5Nh5
26.g4Nf6
27.Bxc4Qc8
28.Bb3Nxg4
29.Qg5Nh2
30.Kg2Nf3
31.Rxc7Bxc7
32.Qe7Qf5
33.Qxc7Nh4+
34.Kf1Qxh3+
35.Ke2Qf3+
36.Ke1Qh1+
37.Ke2Qxb1
 

Monday, November 20, 2017

What is the best continuation for Black?

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1868) vs. john2001plus (1843)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-5
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e5
3.dxe5Ng4
4.Nf3Nc6
5.Bg5Be7
6.Bf4Bb4+
7.Nbd2Qe7
8.a3Ngxe5
9.Nxe5Nxe5
10.e3Bxd2+
11.Qxd2d6
12.Qd4O-O
13.Be2b6
14.Bxe5dxe5
15.Qd5c6
16.Qd2Bf5
17.Bf3Rfd8
18.Qc3Rd3
19.Qb4c5
20.Qb5Bd7
21.Qa6Bc8
22.Qb5Rb8
23.Bd5a6
24.Qa4b5
25.Qc2Bf5
26.e4bxc4
27.Qxc4Rd4
28.Qe2Be6
29.Bxe6Qxe6
30.O-ORbd8
31.Rfd1Qb3
32.Rxd4exd4
33.Qd2d3
34.Rf1c4
35.f3Qb6+
36.Rf2h5
37.Kf1Qd4
38.Ke1a5
39.Kf1Rb8
40.Ke1Rb3
41.Kf1c3
42.Qd1c2
43.Rxc2dxc2
44.Qxc2Rxb2
45.Qxb2Qxb2
 

Friday, November 10, 2017

What is the strongest line for Black?

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Analysis of putz (1832) vs. john2001plus (1871)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.e3c5
4.Bd3d5
5.b3Be7
6.Bb2O-O
7.Nbd2b6
8.O-ONc6
9.Ne5Bb7
10.a3Rc8
11.f4cxd4
12.exd4Nxe5
13.fxe5Ne4
14.Bxe4dxe4
15.Re1Qc7
16.c4f5
17.exf6 e.p.Bd6
18.fxg7Bxh2+
19.Kh1Qxg7
20.Qe2Bg3
21.Kg1e3
22.Rf1Bf2+
23.Qxf2exf2+
24.Rxf2Rxf2
25.Kxf2Qxg2+
26.Ke3Qg3+
27.Ke2Rf8
28.Rf1Qg2+
29.Ke3Qh3+
30.Ke2Rxf1
31.Nxf1Qxb3
32.Bc1Qxc4+
 
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Monday, November 6, 2017

What is the strongest line for Black?

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.Nf3O-O
8.Bd3h6
9.O-Oc5
10.Nb5a6
11.Nd6cxd4
12.Re1Nc6
13.Rc1Ndxe5
14.Nxc8Nxf3+
15.Qxf3Raxc8
16.c4dxc3 e.p.
17.Rxc3Qf6
18.Qxf6gxf6
19.Bc2f5
20.g4Nd4
21.Bd1f4
22.Rd3Nc6
23.Kg2Rfd8
24.Bb3d4
25.Kf3e5
26.Ke4Kg7
27.Rc1h5
28.gxh5f5+
29.Kxf5Ne7+
30.Ke6Rxc1
31.Kxe7e4
32.Rd2Rdc8
33.Rxd4Rc1c7+
34.Ke6e3
35.fxe3fxe3
36.Ba4e2
37.Re4b5
38.Kd6bxa4
 

Sunday, November 5, 2017

What is the strongest line for Black?

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of chessrani (1358) vs. yoshi (1691)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.exf6Nxf6
8.b4c4
9.Bg5Ne4
10.Bf4Be7
11.Qc2O-O
12.Be3Bd7
13.Bxc4Nf6
14.Bd3Qc7
15.O-Oe5
16.dxe5Nxe5
17.Nxe5Qxe5
18.Bd4Qh5
19.Nd2Bd6
20.h3Bxh3
21.gxh3Qg5+
22.Kh1Qf4
23.Nf3Qxf3+
24.Kg1Nh5
25.Bxh7+Kh8
26.Qg6Qxh3
27.Qxd6Nf4
28.Bxg7+Kxg7
29.Qe7+Rf7
30.Qg5+Kxh7
31.Rae1Rg8
 

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1321 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1739) vs. IAlwaysWin (1522)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3a6
5.Nc3Bf5
6.cxd5cxd5
7.Ne5e6
8.g4Bg6
9.Qb3Ra7
10.h4h5
11.g5Ng8
12.Qa4+Nc6
13.Nxc6bxc6
14.Qxc6+Qd7
15.Qxd7+Kxd7
16.Bh3Ne7
17.Bd2Bf5
18.Rc1Bxh3
19.Rxh3Nc6
20.e4dxe4
21.Nxe4Bd6
22.Nxd6Kxd6
23.Bf4+Kd7
24.Rhc3Rc8
25.b4Ne7
26.Rxc8Nxc8
27.Rc5Ne7
28.Ke2Nd5
29.Bd2Rb7
30.a3Rb5
31.a4Rb6
32.b5axb5
33.axb5Rb7
34.Kd3Ne7
35.Bf4Nf5
36.Bg3Ne7
37.Kc4Nd5
38.Rc6g6
39.Kc5f5
40.Rd6+Ke7
41.Rxd5exd5
42.Kc6Ra7
43.b6Ra2
44.Bd6+Ke6
45.b7Rc2+
46.Kb5Rb2+
47.Bb4
 
Click here for 39... Nc3.
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Monday, August 28, 2017

White to play and win.

Hastings, Hastings
Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bc4Bc5
4.c3Nf6
5.d4exd4
6.cxd4Bb4+
7.Nc3d5
8.exd5Nxd5
9.O-OBe6
10.Bg5Be7
11.Bxd5Bxd5
12.Nxd5Qxd5
13.Bxe7Nxe7
14.Re1f6
15.Qe2Qd7
16.Rac1c6
17.d5cxd5
18.Nd4Kf7
19.Ne6Rhc8
20.Qg4g6
21.Ng5+Ke8
22.Rxe7+Kf8
23.Rf7+Kg8
24.Rg7+Kh8
25.Rxh7+Kg8
26.Rg7+Kh8
27.Qh4+Kxg7
28.Qh7+Kf8
29.Qh8+Ke7
30.Qg7+Ke8
31.Qg8+Ke7
32.Qf7+Kd8
33.Qf8+Qe8
34.Nf7+Kd7
35.Qd6#
 

Saturday, July 22, 2017

What is the strongest line for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1843) vs. Rescuebots (1659)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.c4Bf5
4.Qb3Qd7
5.Ne5Qc7
6.cxd5cxd5
7.Nc3e6
8.Bf4Qc8
9.e4dxe4
10.Bb5+Nc6
11.d5exd5
12.Nxd5Be6
13.Nxc6bxc6
14.Nc7+Kd7
15.Qd1+Ke7
16.Qd6+Kf6
17.Qe5+Ke7
18.Qc5+Kd8
19.Qxf8+Kd7
20.Qd6#
 

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

What is the strongest line for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1825) vs. Shreyas_Reddy (1640)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3d6
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c5
7.Be2Nbd7
8.O-ORb8
9.Qc2a6
10.Rfd1Qa5
11.a3b5
12.b4cxb4
13.axb4Qb6
14.c5Qc7
15.cxd6exd6
16.Rdc1Qb6
17.Nd2Bb7
18.Bf3Rbc8
19.Qb3Bxf3
20.Nxf3Qc6
21.Ne2Qb6
22.Rc3Ne4
23.Rxc8Rxc8
24.Bf4Ndf6
25.Qa3Rc2
26.Ng3Nxf2
27.Qxa6Qxa6
28.Rxa6Nf2e4
29.Nxe4Nxe4
30.Ra8+Bf8
31.h3Nf6
32.Bh6Nd7
33.Rd8Rc7
34.Nd2d5
35.e4f6
36.exd5Kf7
37.Bxf8Nxf8
38.Ne4Rc4
39.Rb8Kg7
40.Rb7+Kh6
41.Rf7Rxb4
42.Nxf6Rxd4
43.Kf2g5
44.Ke3Rd1
45.Ng4+Kg6
46.Ne5+Kh6
47.Rxf8
 

Friday, June 30, 2017

Black to play for an advantage.

ICC tourney 1276 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of ROWLAND (1418) vs. yoshi (1663)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nc6
5.exd5exd5
6.Bb5cxd4
7.cxd4Bd6
8.Ne2Nf6
9.Nf3O-O
10.O-ORe8
11.Bg5Bg4
12.Ne5Bxe2
13.Nxc6bxc6
14.Bxe2h6
15.Bxf6Qxf6
16.Bf3Rab8
17.Qd2Rb4
18.Rfd1c5
19.dxc5Rxb2
20.Qxd5Bxh2+
21.Kf1Rc2
22.c6Qh4
23.Qd4Bf4
24.g3Bxg3
25.fxg3Qh3+
26.Kg1Qxg3+
27.Kf1Qxf3+
 

Monday, June 19, 2017

Black to play for a slight advantage.

ICC tourney 1273 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of canary2016 (1267) vs. yoshi (1649)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nc6
5.exd5exd5
6.dxc5Bxc5
7.Nb3Bd6
8.Qxd5Nf6
9.Qd1O-O
10.Nf3Re8+
11.Be2Bg4
12.O-OQe7
13.Bd3Bc7
14.Bg5Ne5
15.Bh4Qd6
16.Bg3Bxf3
17.gxf3Qxd3
18.Qxd3Nxd3
19.Bxc7Nxb2
 

Thursday, June 15, 2017

What is the best line for Black?

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nickgeannopoulos (1425) vs. john2001plus (1617)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3dxe4
5.Nxe4Nf6
6.Bd3cxd4
7.Nxf6+Qxf6
8.Bb5+Bd7
9.Bxd7+Nxd7
10.Qxd4Qxd4
11.cxd4Bb4+
12.Bd2Bxd2+
13.Kxd2O-O
14.Rc1Rac8
15.Nf3Nb6
16.b3Nd5
17.Rxc8Rxc8
18.Rc1Rxc1
19.Kxc1Nb4
20.Kb1Nd3
21.Ne5Nxf2
22.Nd7Ng4
23.h3Ne3
24.g4Nd5
25.Nc5b6
26.Ne4Nf4
27.Nf2Kf8
28.Kc2Ke7
29.Kc3Kd6
30.Kc4a6
31.a3f5
32.g5b5+
33.Kb4Kd5
34.Ka5Kxd4
35.Kxa6e5
36.Kxb5e4
37.Nh1e3
38.Ng3e2
39.Nxe2+Nxe2
40.a4f4
41.a5f3
42.a6f2
43.a7Nc3+
44.Kb6Nd5+
45.Kb7f1=Q
46.a8=QQb5+
47.Kc8Qc5+
48.Kd7Qc7+
49.Ke6Qe7+
50.Kf5Qd7#
 

Friday, June 9, 2017

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of Troy8 (1988) vs. john2001plus (1854)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.c4e6
2.g3d5
3.Bg2Nf6
4.Nf3c6
5.Qc2Bd6
6.d4O-O
7.Nbd2Nbd7
8.e4dxe4
9.Nxe4Nxe4
10.Qxe4Nf6
11.Qh4Qa5+
12.Bd2Bb4
13.Qf4Rd8
14.O-OBxd2
15.Nxd2e5
16.dxe5Qxd2
17.Qxd2Rxd2
18.exf6Rxb2
19.Rfe1Be6
20.fxg7Bxc4
21.Rab1Rxb1
22.Rxb1Bxa2
23.Rxb7Bd5
24.Bxd5cxd5
25.Rd7a5
26.Rxd5a4
27.Rd2a3
28.Ra2Kxg7
29.Kf1Kf6
30.Ke2Ke5
31.Kd3Kd5
32.f3Kc5
33.Kc3f5
34.g4fxg4
35.fxg4Kd5
36.Kd3Ke5
37.Ke3Ra4
38.h3Re4+
39.Kf3Rf4+
40.Kg3Ra4
41.Kh4Kf4
42.Kh5Kg3
43.h4Ra6
44.g5Ra4
45.Kh6Kxh4
46.Rh2+Kg4
47.Rg2+Kf5
48.Rf2+Ke4
49.Re2+Kd3
50.Re1Ra7
51.Rf1a2
52.Rd1+Kc2
53.Rf1Rb7
54.Rh1Rb1
55.Rh2+Kb3
56.Rh3+Ka4
57.Rh4+Kb5
 

Saturday, June 3, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of chessnerdbird (1392) vs. john2001plus (1845)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4fxe5
8.dxc5Qc7
9.Bb5Bd7
10.O-Oe4
11.Nd4Nf6
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Bg5Qe5
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Re1O-O-O
16.Nd2Qg5
17.Qa4Kb7
18.b5cxb5
19.Rab1a6
20.c6+Bxc6
21.Nxc6Rg8
22.Rxb5+axb5
23.Qxb5+Kc7
24.g3Bd6
25.Nxd8Rxd8
26.Rb1Rc8
27.Qb7+Kd8
28.Qb6+Ke7
29.Qb7+Rc7
30.Qb5e3
31.Nf3exf2+
32.Kxf2Qf5
33.Kg2Qe4
34.Re1Qc2+
35.Re2Qxc3
36.Qxd5e5
37.Nd4Qc5
38.Nf5+Kd7
39.Qf7+Kc6
40.Qe8+Kb6
41.Rb2+Ka5
42.Nxd6Qc6+
43.Kh3Qxe8
44.Nxe8Rc6
45.Kg4
 

Friday, June 2, 2017

What is the best line for White?

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Analysis of KingsBishop (1671) vs. john2001plus (1851)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bxe7Qxe7
7.f4O-O
8.Nf3c5
9.Be2Nc6
10.O-Ocxd4
11.Nxd4Qc5
12.Ncb5a6
13.b4Qxb4
14.c3Qc5
15.Nd6f6
16.Kh1Nxd4
17.cxd4Qa7
18.Rc1fxe5
19.dxe5Qe3
20.g3g5
21.Rc7gxf4
22.Nxc8Nxe5
23.Ne7+Kh8
24.gxf4Qe4+
25.Bf3Qxf4
26.Bg2Nf3
27.Rxf3Qxc7
28.Qd4+e5
29.Nxd5Qc1+
30.Qg1Qxg1+
31.Kxg1Rad8
32.Re3Rf7
33.Rxe5Rg7
34.Nf6Rf7
35.Re8+Rf8
36.Rxf8+Rxf8
37.Nd7Rd8
38.Nc5Rd1+
39.Kf2Rd2+
40.Kg3Rxa2
41.Nxb7a5
42.Nc5Kg7
43.Ne6+Kf6
44.Nd4Ke5
45.Nf3+Kd6
46.Nd4Rb2
47.Bf3a4
48.Bh5Ke5
49.Nc6+Kf6
50.Bf3Rd2
51.Nb4a3
52.h3Ke5
53.Bh5Rb2
54.Nd3+Kd4
55.Nc1Rc2
56.Nb3+Kc3
57.Bf7a2
58.Na1Rd2
59.Bg8h6
60.Nb3Rd1
61.Bf7Rb1
62.Na1Rxa1
63.Kh4Kb2
64.Bc4Rg1
65.Bxa2Kxa2
66.Kh5Kb3
67.Kxh6Kc4
68.h4Kd5
69.Kh7Ke5
70.h5Kf6
71.h6Rh1