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Analysis of Schulze vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. f4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe4+ Be7 5. f5 Nf6 6. Qf4 O-O 7. Nf3 d5 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. Qh4 Nb4 10. Kd1 Bxf5 11. Bg5 Bxc2+ 12. Kd2 d4 13. Qxd4 Bg6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rc1 c5 16. Qc4 Bxh2+ 17. Ke3 Bg3 18. Nh4 Bh5 19. Rh3 Re8+ 20. Ne4 Qd6 21. Rxg3+ Qxg3+ 22. Nf3 f5 23. Kd2 Rxe4 24. Qc3 Rd8+

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IAlwaysWin (1732) vs. john2001plus (1731)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. c4 c5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 d5 10. Rc1 d4 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Nb5 e5 13. Nd2 a6 14. Na3 Nd7 15. Bf3 Nc5 16. Qe2 Nb4 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Nf3 Nxa2 19. Ra1 Nc3 20. Bxc3 dxc3 21. Nxe5 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Qd6 23. Raa1 Rfe8 24. f4 f6 25. Qf3 Nc5 26. Nc6 Nxb3 27. Rae1 Nd2 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Qh5 Nxf1 30. Qxh7 Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Rxe7 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Rxe7 Rf8 35. Qg6 f5 36. Qe6+ Kh7 37. Qe5 Qxe5 38. Rxe5 Nd2 39. Re1 Rd8 40. Kg1 Rxd3 41. Kf2 Nb3 42. Re2 Nd4 CHECK!

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. e4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Bc2 a6 14. e5 Nfd5 15. Qd3 f5 16. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 17. Ne5 Nbd5 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Rd3 Rf7 23. Rh3 Nh7 24. Nxf7 Qf6 25. Rg3+ Ng5 26. Rxg5+ Kxf7 27. Qh7+ Ke8 28. Rg8+ Qf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Bg6 Be8 31. Rxe6 Bxg6 32. Rxg6 Ne7 33. Qh8+ Ng8 34. Rg7 Ke8 35. Qxg8#

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Analysis of john2001plus (1822) vs. LetsGoRoyals (1639), 900+10

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 12. Qg4 Bxe5 13. dxe5 g6 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Bf6 Rg8 16. Rad1 h5 17. Qg5 Qc8 18. Bb5+ Nd7 19. Rxd7 Bc6 20. Re7+ Kd8 21. Qd2+ Qd7 22. Bxc6 Kc8 23. Qxd7+ Kb8 24. Qxc7#

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. e4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Bc2 a6 14. e5 Nfd5 15. Qd3 f5 16. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 17. Ne5 Nbd5 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Rd3 Rf7 23. Rg3+ Rg7 24. Ng6 Qe8 25. c4 Nb6 26. Rg5 Kf7 27. Ne5+ Ke7 28. Rxg7+ Kd8 29. Qxf6+

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. rupertguinness

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. Be2 e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bf4 exd5 11. Nd4 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 dxe4 13. Rd1 Bb4 14. Qb5+ c6 15. Qxb4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qxb7 Nd7 18. Qxd5 O-O 19. O-O Re8 20. Nc6 Qf6 21. Bg5 Qg6 22. Qxd7 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Nxa7 h6 25. Be3 Ra6 26. a3 f6 27. Rd7 g5 28. Rfd1 f5 29. Rc1 f4 30. Bd4 Ra4 31. Rcc7 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Re8 33. Nc8 e3 34. fxe3 fxe3 35. Ne7+ Kf7 36. Re4 e2 37. g4 e1=Q+ 38. Rxe1 Kg7 39. Ng6+ Kxg6 40. Rxe8 Kf6 41. Ree7 h5 42. Re8 h4 43. Ree7 Kg6 44. Rc6#

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Analysis of john2001plus (1849) vs. Chief523 (1820)

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 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Ne5 Qxb3 7. axb3 e6 8. Nxg4 Nxg4 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bxd2 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Rxd2 Rfb8 18. Bc4 Nf6 19. f3 Rd8 20. e4 c5 21. Rad1 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Rb8 24. e5 Ne8 25. Rd7 Ra8 26. f4 g6 27. g4 Ng7 28. Kf2 h5 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Kf8 31. Ke3 Ke8 32. Rb7 Kf8 33. b4 Ne8 34. f5 gxf5 35. gxf5 Ng7 36. fxe6 Nxe6 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. b5 Rd8 39. Rxa7 Rb8 40. Ra5 Ke7 41. Kd4 Rd8+ 42. Kc5 Rc8+ 43. Kb4 Kd8 44. b6 Kd7 45. Rc5 Rb8 46. Rc7+ Kd8 47. Kb5 Ra8 48. Ra7 Rb8 49. Rh7

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Analysis of fiddler (1770) vs. john2001plus (1857)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. a3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qe4+ 15. Qxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxc7 Bf6 17. Nd2 Nc5 18. Rab1 Rac8 19. Bd6 Rfd8 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Ne4 Rcd5 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. b4 Rd2 25. Kf3 Ra2 26. Rb3 f5 27. Ke3 e5 28. h4 Kg7 29. f4 e4 30. Rc3 Ra1 31. Kd4 Ra2 32. Re3 Kf6 33. Kc5 Ke6 34. Kb6 Kd5 35. Kxa6 Kd4 36. Rb3 Rxe2 37. Kxb5 Rd2 38. Rb1 e3 39. a4 e2 40. Re1 Ke3 41. Ka6 Kf2 42. Rxe2+ Rxe2 43. b5 Kxg3 44. a5 Kxf4 45. b6 Ke5 46. Kb7 Kd6 47. a6 Kc5 48. Ka7 Kb5 49. b7 Re8 50. b8=Q+ Rxb8 51. Kxb8 Kxa6

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Analysis of DORADO vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qa5 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. Bd2 Ba6 8. Ne2 Qb6 9. b3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Ne7 11. O-O Nf5 12. Bc3 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Na3 Bxa3 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. Kh1 O-O 18. f4 c5 19. h3 d4 20. Rd3 a5 21. Qg4 a4 22. Rff3 g6 23. f5 exf5 24. Rxf5 Qe6 25. Rg5 Bc1 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. Rg4 Rf1+ 28. Kh2 Bf4+ 29. g3 axb3

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Analysis of Eduardo vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. e5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. Nf3 e5 5. h3 e4 6. Nd4 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O a6 9. Nc3 b5 10. Bb3 c5 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Ba6 13. c4 Bxb5 14. cxb5 Nbd7 15. a4 Ne5 16. Qe2 Bc7 17. Bc2 Qd6 18. g3 Nf3+ 19. Kg2 Rfe8 20. Qe3 Nh4+ 21. Kh2 Nf5 22. Qg5 Re5 23. Qf4 Nd4 24. Bd1 Nd5 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qxh5 Rxh5 27. Bxh5 Nf4 28. Bg4 Nd3 29. Ra3 f5 30. Bd1 f4 31. Rxd3 exd3 32. Kg2 fxg3 33. f3 Nf5 34. f4 Qd5+ 35. Bf3 Nh4+ 36. Kxg3 Bxf4+ 37. Kxf4 Rf8+ 38. Kg3 Rxf3+ 39. Rxf3 Qg5+ 40. Kf2 Qg2+ 41. Ke3 Qxf3#

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Maddog6 vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. b3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Nxd4 9. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 10. Nfd2 Ne7 11. Be2 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Qd4 13. Nc3 Qxc3 14. O-O Ng6 15. Rfc1 Qxe5 16. Qb5+ Ke7 17. Nf3 Qd6 18. h3 Bd7 19. Qe2 Rhc8 20. Rd1 e5 21. a4 Rc3 22. Rab1 Rac8 23. Qd2 Rxf3 24. gxf3 Nf4 25. Kh1 Qh6 26. Qb4+ Ke8 27. Kg1 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Qg2+ 29. Ke1 Qg1+ 30. Kd2 Qxf2#

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thokkubabu (1660) vs. john2001plus (1867)

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. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Be2 Ne4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. cxd5 Bxc3 10. dxc6 b5 11. Qxb5 Nf3+ 12. Kf1 Nd2+ 13. Ke1 Qxd4 14. Qd3 Ne4+ 15. bxc3 Qxf2+ 16. Kd1 Bf5 17. Kc1 Qf4+ 18. Kb2 Rb8+ 19. Ka3 Qe5 20. Qd4 Qa5+ 21. Qa4 Qxc3+

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Analysis of tuoheng (1651) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1791)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg5 Ne7 6. Nc3 f6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bd3 c6 9. h3 Bf5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qd2 Rae8 13. Rad1 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ng6 15. Ne2 b5 16. c3 a5 17. a3 a4 18. Kf1 Nb6 19. Nd2 f5 20. f3 Bg3 21. Nxg3 Qxg3 22. Bf2 Qh2 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Qxf5 Nf4 25. Qg4 Qh1+ 26. Bg1 Re2 27. Re1 h5 28. Rxe2 hxg4 29. fxg4 Nxe2 30. Nf3 Nxg1 31. Nxg1 Nc4 32. g5 Ne3+ 33. Kf2 Qxg2+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1860) vs. Coupra (2017)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Rfe1 Rc8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Qa4 c5 18. Qxa7 Ra8 19. Qxb6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rxd4 21. Be4 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Qg5+ 23. Kf1 Rad8 24. Rg4 Qf5 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. Re1 Qxf3 27. Qxc5 Rd2 28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Qf3 31. b4 h5 32. Qe3 Qg4+ 33. Kf1 Qxc4+ 34. Kg1 Qxa2 35. b5 Rb2 36. b6 Qb3 37. Qxb3 Rxb3 38. Re5 g6 39. Kg2 Rxb6 40. Kg3 Rb4 41. f3 Kg7 42. h3 Kf6 43. Ra5 g5 44. Kg2 e5 45. Kg3 h4+ 46. Kg2 Kf5 47. Ra2 f6 48. Re2 e4 49. fxe4+ Rxe4 50. Rf2+ Rf4 51. Re2 g4 52. hxg4+ Kxg4 53. Re8 Rf5 54. Rg8+ Rg5 55. Rh8 f5 56. Kh2 f4 57. Rf8 Kf3 58. Kh3 Rg4 59. Ra8 Rg7 60. Ra3+ Ke4 61. Ra4+ Ke5 62. Ra5+ Kf6 63. Ra6+ Kg5 64. Ra5+ Kg6 65. Kxh4 Rf7 66. Rg5+ Kf6 67. Kg4 Ke6 68. Kf3

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1523) vs. john2001plus (1840)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Nf3 Nxd5 8. Qe2+ Be7 9. h3 Be6 10. Nc3 Nf4 11. Qf1 Nxg2+ 12. Qxg2 Bxc4 13. Qxg7 Bf6 14. Qh6 Nc6 15. Qe3+ Qe7 16. d3 Be6 17. Bd2 O-O-O 18. O-O-O Nb4 19. Qxa7 Nxd3+ 20. Kb1 Nxb2 21. Kxb2 Rxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Qb4+ 23. Kc1 Qxc3+ 24. Kd1 Qxf3+ 25. Ke1 Qxh1+ 26. Ke2 Bc4+ 27. Rd3 Re8+ 28. Qe3 Rxe3+ 29. Kxe3 Qe1+ 30. Kf3 Bxd3

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Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1624) vs. john2001plus (1773)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng4 f5 12. Ne3 Nd7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Nc2 c5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. b3 Qe7 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qd6 Rfd8 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Kf1 Ng4 21. h3 Ne5 22. Ke1 g5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Kf7 26. Kd2 f4 27. gxf4 gxf4 28. e3 Nd3 29. exf4 Nxf2 30. Ne3 Kf6 31. Kc3 Nd3 32. a3 Nxf4 33. b4 Ke5 34. bxc5 Bc6 35. Bf1 h5 36. Nc2 a5 37. Ne3 Kf6 38. Nc2 e5 39. Ne3 Kg5 40. Kd2 Kh4 41. Nf5+ Kg5 42. Ne7 Bd7 43. c6 Be6 44. c7 Nxh3 45. Bxh3 Bxh3 46. c8=Q Bxc8 47. Nxc8 Kf4 48. Ne7 e3+ 49. Ke2 h4 50. Ng6+ Ke4 51. Nxh4 Kd4 52. c5 Kxc5 53. Ng2 Kc4 54. Nxe3+ Kb3

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john2001plus (1898) vs. Phlegmaman (1845)

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 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Na4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ne4+ 14. Ke2 f6 15. Nxb6 Rc7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bd3 Ke7 18. Rhc1 Rb8 19. Na4 e5 20. f3 Nd6 21. b3 e4 22. fxe4 Bxe4 23. Nc5 Bxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Ra8 25. a4 Nf5 26. b4 Kd6 27. b5 cxb5 28. axb5 Rcc8 29. b6 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Rb8 31. b7 Ne7 32. Ra6+ Nc6 33. Rb6 Re8 34. Na6 Kd7 35. b8=Q Nxb8 36. Rxb8 Re7 37. Rb7+ Kd8 38. Rxe7 Kxe7 39. Nc7 Kd6 40. Ne8+

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IAlwaysWin (1575) vs. john2001plus (1697)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 c6 13. Bb2 a5 14. Bc3 axb4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. c5 b5 17. Ra5 Rxa5 18. bxa5 Ba6 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Bb4 f6 21. Bh3 e5 22. Rd1 Bc8 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Ra1 Qf5 25. a6 Nxg3 26. Qxf5 Nxf5 27. dxe5 fxe5 28. a7 Ra8 29. Nxe5 Bf6 30. f4 Nd4 31. Ra6 Nxe2+ 32. Kf2 Nxf4 33. Nxc6 Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Nxb4 35. Nxb4 Be7 36. Nd3 Kf7 37. Kd2 d4 38. Kc2 Ke8 39. Kb3 Kd8 40. Kb4 Kc8 41. Kxb5 Kb7 42. Rb6+ Kxa7 43. Nb4 Rc8 44. Nc6+ Rxc6 45. Kxc6

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What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Qd8 11. a3 Be7 12. g3 O-O 13. Kg2 Bd7 14. Nc3 Rc8 15. h4 f6 16. h5 fxe5 17. dxe5 h6 18. Bf4 Qb6 19. Nxd5 Qd8 20. Nc3 Ncd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bd3 Rxc3 23. bxc3 Bc6+ 24. Kh3 Bxh1 25. cxd4 Bc6 26. Bc2 Bg5 27. Qg4 Qxd4 28. Qxe6+ Rf7 29. Rd1 Qxf2 30. Rd5 Qf1+ 31. Kh2 Qe2+ 32. Kg1 Qxc2 33. Qg6 Qc4 34. Rd6 Qc5+ 35. Kf1 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Rxf4+ 37. gxf4 Qxf4+ 38. Ke2 Bb5+ 39. Rd3 Qe3+ 40. Kd1 Ba4+ 41. Rb3 Qd2#

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Analysis of Coffey, John (2001) vs. Jumper (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 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Rc1 c6 7. e3 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 exd4 12. Nxd4 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Re1 a6 17. d5 Bg4 18. f3 Bh5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Ne6 Qb6+ 22. Kg2 Rfc8 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Qd2 Qd6

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Coffey, John (2001) vs. Jumper (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 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Rc1 c6 7. e3 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 exd4 12. Nxd4 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Re1 a6 17. d5 Bg4 18. f3 Bh5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Ne6 Qb6+ 22. Kg2 Rfe8 23. d6 Nd7 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Rd8 27. Ne6 Re8 28. f4 Kf7 29. f5 gxf5 30. gxf5 Kf6 31. h4 Rc8 32. Kf3 Rc4 33. Re4 Rc6 34. Nc7 Kxf5 35. Ne8

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Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)

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 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd6 Bxd6 9. cxd6 Rd8 10. Be2 Rxd6 11. O-O Nc6 12. a3 a6 13. b4 Qd8 14. c5 Rd7 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Nb6 Re7 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Ng5 g6 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. Rfd1 Be8 21. Ne4 Na7 22. Qc3 e5 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Rxd5 Qc7 25. Rd6 Rc8 26. Rad1 Bc6 27. f4 Bb5 28. Bg4 Ba4 29. Rd1d2 Nb5 30. Qb2 Nxd6 31. Rxd6 Bc6 32. fxe5 h5 33. e6 Kh6 34. exf7 hxg4 35. Nxg4+ Kh7 36. Rxg6 Kxg6 37. Qf6+ Kh5 38. Qf5+ Kh4 39. g3+ Qxg3+ 40. hxg3+ Kxg3 41. Nf2

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Analysis of John Coffey vs. Peter

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Bg4 4. Be3 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd2 Qf6 7. Nd4 Nxd4 8. Bxd4 Qe6 9. Nc3 c6 10. f3 Bh5 11. O-O-O b5 12. Nxb5 cxb5 13. Bxb5+ Ke7 14. e5 h6 15. exd6+ Qxd6 16. Rhe1+ Kd8 17. Qa5+ Kc8 18. Ba6+ Kd7 19. Qb5+ Kc7 20. Qb7+ Kd8 21. Qxa8+ Qb8 22. Bb6#

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