Chess Level 09: July 2018

Sunday, July 29, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of DORADO vs. John Coffey


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+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

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Black to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Eduardo vs. John Coffey


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(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#

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Black to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Maddog6 vs. John Coffey


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(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#

Saturday, July 7, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
thokkubabu (1660) vs. john2001plus (1867)


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(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+

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;