Thursday, December 29, 2016

White to play for a win.

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analysis of CB3X (1595) vs. john2001plus (1703)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3Bb4+
4.Bd2Qe7
5.e3b6
6.Bxb4Qxb4+
7.Qd2Qxd2+
8.Nbxd2d6
9.g3Bb7
10.Bg2Ke7
11.O-ONbd7
12.b4a5
13.b5Ne4
14.Nxe4Bxe4
15.Rfd1Nf6
16.Nd2Bxg2
17.Kxg2e5
18.dxe5dxe5
19.Nf3Nd7
20.Rd5f6
21.Rad1Nc5
22.Rd5d2Rhd8
23.Rxd8Rxd8
24.Rxd8Kxd8
25.Nd2Ke7
26.Kf3Kd6
27.Ke2Na4
28.Kd3f5
29.Kc2e4
30.Nb3g6
31.Nd4Nc5
32.Nb3Nd3
33.c5+Nxc5
34.Nc1Nd3
35.Nxd3exd3+
36.Kxd3Kc5
37.a4Kb4
38.f3Kxa4
39.Kc4g5
40.g4fxg4
41.fxg4Ka3
42.e4a4
43.e5Kb2
44.e6a3
45.e7a2
46.e8=Qa1=Q
47.Qe2+Kc1
48.Qe1+Kb2
49.Qd2+Kb1
50.Kb3
 

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Black to play and draw.

ICC tourney 1209 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1683) vs. tigeriz (1461)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4d6
7.e3g5
8.Bg3Nh5
9.Bd3Nxg3
10.hxg3f5
11.Nxg5hxg5
12.Qh5Rf6
13.Qh7+Kf8
14.Qh8+Bxh8
15.Rxh8+Kf7
16.Rxd8Nc6
17.Rh8Kg7
18.Rh2Bd7
19.Nd5Rh6
20.Rxh6Kxh6
21.O-O-ORc8
22.Rh1+Kg6
23.g4e6
24.gxf5+exf5
25.g4Be6
26.gxf5+Bxf5
27.Be2Be6
28.Bd3+Bf5
29.Bxf5+Kxf5
30.b4Rf8
31.Nxc7Ke4
32.Ne6Rxf2
33.Nxg5+Kxe3
34.d5Nxb4
35.Rh3+Kd4
36.Rh4+Kd3
37.c5Rc2+
38.Kb1Nxd5
39.Rh3+Ne3
40.Rxe3+Kxe3
41.Kxc2dxc5
42.Kc3b6
43.Nf7b5
44.Ne5Ke4
45.Nc6a6
46.Na5Kd5
 

White to play.

ICC tourney 1209 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1683) vs. tigeriz (1461)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4d6
7.e3g5
8.Bg3Nh5
9.Bd3Nxg3
10.hxg3f5
11.Nxg5hxg5
12.Qh5Rf6
13.Qh7+Kf8
14.Qh8+Bxh8
15.Rxh8+Kf7
16.Rxd8Nc6
17.Rh8Kg7
18.Rh2Bd7
19.Nd5Rh6
20.Rxh6Kxh6
21.O-O-ORc8
22.Rh1+Kg6
23.g4e6
24.gxf5+exf5
25.g4Be6
26.gxf5+Bxf5
27.Be2Be6
28.Bd3+Bf5
29.Bxf5+Kxf5
30.b4Rf8
31.Nxc7Ke4
32.Ne6Rxf2
33.Nxg5+Kxe3
34.d5Nxb4
35.Rh3+Kd4
36.Rh4+Kd3
37.c5Rc2+
38.Kb1Nxd5
39.Rh3+Ne3
40.Rxe3+Kxe3
41.Kxc2dxc5
42.Kc3b6
43.Nf7Ke4
44.Kc4Ke3
45.Nd6a6
46.Nc8b5+
47.Kxc5Kd3
48.Nd6Kc3
49.Nxb5+Kb2
50.a4Kb3
51.Nc3a5
52.Kb5Kxc3
53.Kxa5Kc4
54.Kb6
 

Monday, December 12, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1805) vs. Gustafsson21 (1813)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4e6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3Nbd7
5.Bg5c6
6.e3Qa5
7.Qc2Bb4
8.Be2O-O
9.O-Ob6
10.cxd5exd5
11.Rfc1Bb7
12.Nd2Bxc3
13.bxc3Qa3
14.c4dxc4
15.Nxc4Qe7
16.Bf3Rfe8
17.Bf4Nb8
18.Nd6Rd8
19.Nxb7Qxb7
20.Bxc6Nxc6
21.Qxc6Qa6
22.Qc4Qb7
23.Qc6Qa6
24.Bg5Rdc8
25.Qf3Ne8
26.Be7Rab8
27.d5Qxa2
28.d6Qe6
29.Rc6Rxc6
30.Qxc6Rc8
31.Qb7Rc2
32.d7Qxe7
33.Qc8Rxc8
34.dxc8=Qa5
35.Qb8Qe6
36.Rb1
 

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Black to play.

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SunTzuLombardi (1614) vs. john2001plus (1790)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.exd5exd5
5.c3Nc6
6.Bb5Nf6
7.Ne2Bd6
8.Nf3O-O
9.O-OBg4
10.Bd3Bxf3
11.gxf3cxd4
12.cxd4Qc7
13.h4Rfe8
14.Be3Nh5
15.Rc1Qe7
16.Bg5Qe6
17.Re1Qh3
18.f4h6
19.Rc3Qg4+
20.Kh1Qh3+
21.Kg1Qg4+
22.Kh1Bb4
23.Bxh6Bxc3
24.bxc3Qh3+
25.Kg1gxh6
26.Bc2Kh8
27.Qd3Rg8+
28.Ng3Rg7
29.Re3Rag8
30.Qf5Qxh4
31.Kf1Nxf4
32.Ke1Ng2+
33.Ke2Nxe3
34.Kxe3Ne7
35.Qe5f6
36.Qf4Rxg3+
37.fxg3Rxg3+
 

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of busygin (2132) vs. john2001plus (1771)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bf4c5
4.c3cxd4
5.cxd4Nc6
6.e3Qb6
7.Qb3Na5
8.Qxb6axb6
9.Nc3Bb4
10.Bd3Nb3
11.Rb1Rxa2
12.O-ORa8
13.Bc2Na5
14.Na4Nd5
15.Bg3b5
16.e4bxa4
17.exd5O-O
18.dxe6dxe6
19.Bxa4Nc4
20.Bb5Nd6
21.Bd3Bd7
22.Ne5Bb5
23.Ra1f6
24.Bxb5Nxb5
25.Nf3Rxa1
26.Rxa1Rd8
27.Ra4Nxd4
28.Rxb4Nc2
29.Re4Rd1+
30.Ne1Nxe1
31.Kf1Nc2+
32.Ke2Re1+
33.Kd3Rxe4
34.Kxe4f5+
35.Ke5Kf7
36.Kd6Ne1
37.b4Nd3
38.b5g5
39.h3f4
40.Bh2Nxf2
41.Bg1Nd3
42.Kc7e5
43.Kxb7e4
44.Bd4e3
45.Kc6e2
46.Bc3Ke6
47.b6Ne5+
48.Bxe5e1=Q
49.Bg7Qe4+
50.Kc7Qc4+
51.Kb8Kd7
52.b7Kc6
 

Monday, October 31, 2016

What is the best plan for White?

ICC tourney 1195 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1698) vs. StrayLight (1437)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4fxe4
3.Ng5Nf6
4.d3exd3
5.Bxd3e6
6.Bxh7Bc5
7.Bg6+Ke7
8.Nf7Qf8
9.Nxh8Qxh8
10.O-Od6
11.Bg5Bd7
12.Nc3Bc6
13.Re1Qg8
14.Qg4a5
15.Bf5e5
16.Bxf6+Kxf6
17.Rad1a4
18.Qg6+Ke7
19.Rxe5+dxe5
20.Qg5+Kf8
21.Rd8+Be8
22.Bg6
 
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Friday, October 21, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. ari_O (1880)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.Bg5c5
6.d5Qa5
7.Bd2a6
8.e4d6
9.h3Bd7
10.a4Qc7
11.Bd3Qc8
12.a5Re8
13.O-OBxh3
14.e5Qg4
15.Ne1dxe5
16.Be2Qh4
17.Nf3Qh5
18.gxh3Qxh3
19.Ng5Qf5
20.Nce4Nbd7
21.f4Nxe4
22.Bg4Qxg4+
23.Qxg4Nxd2
24.Rfd1Nf6
25.Qh4Nb3
26.Ra3Nd4
27.fxe5Nh5
28.Rxd4cxd4
29.Qxd4h6
30.Nf3Ng3
31.Kg2Nf5
32.Qb6Rab8
33.e6f6
34.Nd4Nd6
35.Ra4f5
36.c5Bxd4
37.Rxd4Nb5
38.Rb4g5
39.d6exd6
40.Rxb5axb5
41.cxd6Rxe6
42.a6f4
43.a7Rf8
44.Qxb7Ree8
45.Qxb5g4
46.Qd5+Kh7
47.d7Rd8
48.b4g3
49.Qd3+Kg7
50.b5f3+
51.Qxf3Rxf3
52.Kxf3h5
53.b6h4
54.b7Rf8+
55.Ke4g2
56.a8=Qg1=Q
57.Qxf8+Kxf8
58.d8=Q+Kf7
59.Qd7+Kg6
60.Qf5+Kg7
61.b8=Q
 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. ari_O (1880)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.Bg5c5
6.d5Qa5
7.Bd2a6
8.e4d6
9.h3Bd7
10.a4Qc7
11.Bd3Qc8
12.a5Re8
13.O-OBxh3
14.e5Qg4
15.Ne1dxe5
16.Be2Qh4
17.Nf3Qh5
18.gxh3Qxh3
19.Ng5Qf5
20.Nce4Nbd7
21.f4Nxe4
22.Bg4Qxg4+
23.Qxg4Nxd2
24.Rfd1Nf6
25.Qh4Nb3
26.Ra3Nd4
27.fxe5Nh5
28.Rxd4cxd4
29.Qxd4h6
30.Nf3Ng3
31.Kg2Nf5
32.Qb6Rab8
33.e6f6
34.Nd4Nd6
35.Qb4f5
36.c5Ne4
37.d6exd6
38.cxd6Bxd4
39.d7Rxe6
40.Qxd4Rd8
41.Qd5Kf7
42.Rb3Nd6
43.Re3Ne4
44.Rb3Nd6
45.Re3Ne4
46.Rb3Kf6
47.Rxb7Rd6
48.Rb6Rd8xd7
49.Rxa6g5
50.Qd4+Kg6
51.Rxd6+Rxd6
52.Qc4Nf6
53.a6Nd5
54.Kf3Kf6
55.a7Nb6
56.Qg8g4+
57.Kf4Rd4+
58.Ke3Rd6
59.Qh8+Kg5
60.Qg7+Rg6
61.Qe7+Kh5
62.Qd8g3
63.Qd1+Rg4
64.Kf3g2
65.Qg1Na8
66.b4
 

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of Genius_Marshall (1366) vs. john2001plus (1710)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bd3Nf6
5.Ne2c5
6.c3Nc6
7.dxc5Bxc5
8.O-OO-O
9.Bg5h6
10.Bh4Ne5
11.Bb5a6
12.Ba4Neg4
13.h3Ne5
14.Bxf6Qxf6
15.Qxd5Ba7
16.Bc2Re8
17.Nd4Bxh3
18.gxh3Rad8
19.Qg2Bxd4
20.cxd4Nf3+
21.Kh1Ne1
22.Qxb7Re3
23.Kh2Qf4+
24.Kg1Qg5+
25.Kh2Rf3
26.Rxe1Rxf2+
27.Kh1Qg3
 

Black to play and win.

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taechess (1458) vs. john2001plus (1695), 180+2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2Nh6
7.Bxh6Qxb2
8.Be3Qxa1
9.Qc2cxd4
10.Nxd4Nxd4
11.Bxd4Bd7
12.O-ORc8
13.Nd2Qxf1+
14.Kxf1b6
15.Qb3Bc5
16.Bxc5Rxc5
17.Qa3O-O
18.Qxa7Bb5
19.Qxb6Bxe2+
20.Kxe2Rxc3
21.a4Ra3
22.a5Ra8
23.Nb3h6
24.Kd3Kh7
25.Kd4Ra4+
26.Kc5Rc4+
27.Kb5Rcc8
28.Nc5Rab8
29.Nb7Rc1
30.Ka6Ra8+
31.Qa7Rc6+
32.Kb5Rxa7
33.Kxc6d4
34.Kb6Rxb7+
35.Kxb7d3
36.a6d2
37.a7d1=Q
38.a8=QQd5+
39.Ka7Qd4+
40.Ka6Qa4+
41.Kb7Qb5+
42.Ka7Qa5+
43.Kb7Qxe5
44.Qa6Qxh2
45.Qc6Qe5
46.Kc8Qf5
47.Qb6Qg6
48.g3e5
 

Monday, October 10, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of Aeilnrst (1652) vs. john2001plus (1772)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.Ngf3Nc6
5.exd5exd5
6.Bb5cxd4
7.O-OBd6
8.Nxd4Nge7
9.Nd2f3O-O
10.c3Bg4
11.Qc2Rc8
12.Re1Nxd4
13.Nxd4Nc6
14.Nxc6bxc6
15.Bd3Qh4
16.g3Qh3
17.Bf1Qh5
18.Be3Rc7
19.Be2f5
20.Qd2f4
21.Bxf4Bxf4
22.gxf4Qg6
23.Bxg4Qxg4+
24.Kf1Rxf4
25.Re3Rcf7
26.Re8+Rf8
27.Rxf8+Kxf8
28.Re1Qh3+
29.Ke2Qf3+
30.Kf1Qh1+
31.Ke2Qxh2
32.Rf1Qh5+
33.Kd3Qf5+
34.Ke2Qe4+
35.Kd1Qb1+
36.Ke2Re4+
37.Kf3Qxf1
38.Qg5Qh1+
39.Qg2Qh5+
40.Kg3Qh4+
41.Kf3Qf4#
 

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1187 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1650) vs. BIRDSMAN (1063)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c6
7.Bd3dxc4
8.Bxc4Nd5
9.Bxe7Qxe7
10.O-ONd7
11.e4Nxc3
12.bxc3Nf6
13.Bd3Rd8
14.Qc2g6
15.e5Nd5
16.Rab1Nf4
17.Be4Nd5
18.Nd2Qa3
19.Rb3Qe7
20.Nc4f6
21.exf6Qxf6
22.Ne5Rf8
23.c4Nb6
24.Rg3Kh8
25.Bxg6hxg6
26.Nxg6+Kg8
27.Ne5+Qg7
28.Rxg7+Kxg7
29.Qg6+Kh8
30.f4Nd5
31.Rf3Nxf4
32.Qh6+Kg8
33.Rg3+
 
Click here for 26... Kg7

Sunday, September 4, 2016

White to play.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1761) vs. Matthew_McCarthy (1699)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3cxd4
5.Bxc4Nf6
6.Ne5e6
7.exd4Bd7
8.O-ONc6
9.Nc3Bd6
10.Nxd7Qxd7
11.Bg5Be7
12.Bxf6Bxf6
13.d5exd5
14.Nxd5Be7
15.Re1Rd8
16.Nxe7Nxe7
17.Qe2a6
18.Rad1Qc7
19.Rc1Qd7
20.Rc3Qd6
21.Rf3O-O
22.Rd3Qb8
23.Rxd8Qxd8
24.Qxe7
 
Click here for 21... f6

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Black to play and win.

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TainaYamada (1545) vs. john2001plus (1702), 300+2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Nf3b6
5.e3Bb7
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-OBxc3
8.bxc3d6
9.e4Nbd7
10.Re1e5
11.Ba3c5
12.Rb1Re8
13.d5Nf8
14.Bc1Bc8
15.h3Ng6
16.Nh2Nf4
17.Qf3Nxd3
18.Qxd3Nh5
19.Qf3g6
20.Nf1Rf8
21.g4Ng7
22.Bh6f5
23.Qg2fxe4
24.Rxe4Qf6
25.Rb2Ba6
26.Nd2g5
27.Bxg7Kxg7
28.Re3Qg6
29.Rf3Rxf3
30.Qxf3Rf8
31.Qe3Rf4
32.Rb1Bxc4
33.Re1Bxd5
34.Nb3Rf3
35.Qd2Rd3
36.Qc1Rxh3
37.f3Rg3+
38.Kf2Rxf3+
39.Kg2Rh3+
40.Kg1Rg3+
41.Kf1Qf6+
42.Ke2Qf3+
 

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of WilliamRDavis (1665) vs. john2001plus (1737), 900+10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Nbd2d5
4.e3c5
5.c3Be7
6.Bd3O-O
7.O-ONc6
8.dxc5Bxc5
9.e4Qc7
10.exd5exd5
11.Nb3Bb6
12.Bg5Ne4
13.Bh4Bg4
14.h3Bh5
15.g4Bg6
16.Kg2Rae8
17.Rc1Qf4
18.Nbd4f5
19.Bg3Nxg3
20.fxg3Qd6
21.gxf5Bc7
22.Ne2Rxe2+
23.Qxe2Qxg3+
24.Kh1Qxh3+
25.Nh2Bh5
26.Qc2Ne5
27.Be2Bxe2
28.Qxe2Ng4
29.Rf3Qxh2+
30.Qxh2Nxh2
31.Rf2Ng4
32.Re2Rxf5
33.Re7Rf7
34.Re8+Rf8
35.Re7Bb6
36.Rce1Rf2
37.Re8+Kf7
38.Re8e7+Kg6
39.Re7e6+Kg5
40.Re1e2Rf3
41.Kg2Kf4
42.Rxb6axb6
 

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1172 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1702) vs. Chessguru (1033)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Bg4
3.Ne5Bh5
4.c4c6
5.Qb3Qb6
6.Qh3Nf6
7.Qc8+Qd8
8.Qxb7Nbd7
9.Nxd7Nxd7
10.Qxc6dxc4
11.e3Rc8
12.Qa4e6
13.Bxc4Be7
14.O-OO-O
15.Nd2Nb6
16.Qa5Nxc4
17.Qxh5Nxd2
18.Bxd2Bf6
19.Rac1g6
20.Qf3Bg7
21.Rxc8Qxc8
22.Rc1Qd7
23.Qc6Qxc6
24.Rxc6Ra8
25.b4a6
26.a4Bf8
27.Kf1Kg7
28.Bc3Kg8
29.b5axb5
30.axb5Rb8
31.b6Be7
32.d5Bd8
33.Be5Rxb6
34.Rc8Kf8
35.Bf6Rd6
36.dxe6Rxe6
37.Rxd8+Re8
38.Rxe8+
 
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Monday, August 15, 2016

White to play.

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Analysis of Coffey, John vs. Perrine, Robert
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3Bb4+
4.Bd2Bxd2+
5.Nbxd2Ne7
6.Rc1O-O
7.e3c6
8.Bd3Nd7
9.O-ONg6
10.Re1a6
11.Qc2Nb6
12.Bxg6fxg6
13.Ne5Nd7
14.Nd3Qf6
15.Nf3b5
16.cxb5cxb5
17.h4a5
18.Qc6Rb8
19.Qc7Rb6
20.Qxc8Rxc8
21.Rxc8+Kf7
22.Nfe5+Nxe5
23.Nxe5+Ke7
24.Rec1Rb7
25.Rg8a4
26.Rcc8Kd6
27.Rgd8+Ke7
28.Re8+Kd6
29.Rc6#
 
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Friday, August 12, 2016

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of MadPaWnPusheR (1961) vs. john2001plus (1705)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.Nce2f6
6.f4c5
7.c3Nc6
8.Nf3Qb6
9.Qb3c4
10.Qc2Be7
11.g3fxe5
12.fxe5O-O
13.Bg2a5
14.O-ONdxe5
15.Nxe5Nxe5
16.Rxf8+Bxf8
17.Nf4Bd7
18.Bd2Nd3
19.Nxd3cxd3
20.Qxd3Qxb2
21.Rf1Bb5
22.Qb1Qxd2
23.Qxb5Qxc3
24.Qxb7Qxd4+
25.Kh1Qa7
26.Qc6Qa6
27.Qd7Qd6
28.Qf7+Kh8
29.Re1Ra6
30.Rf1Ra8
31.Re1Rd8
32.Qxe6Qxe6
33.Rxe6d4
34.Re5d3
35.Rd5Rxd5
36.Bxd5d2
37.Bb3