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ICC tourney 1156 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Tampa-Chess (1718) vs. yoshi (1714)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. g3 dxe4 5. dxe4 e5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 a5 10. c3 Qe7 11. Nb3 Ba7 12. a4 Be6 13. Nbd2 Qc5 14. Ng5 Bg4 15. Ngf3 Be6 16. Qb5 Ng4 17. Ng5 Bd7 18. Ngf3 Be6 19. Ng5 Bd7 20. h3 Nf6 21. Ngf3 Be6 22. Nb3 Qxb5 23. axb5 Ne7 24. Nbd2 Nh5 25. Nxe5 Nxg3 26. Re1 Nh5 27. Ndf3 f6 28. Nd3 Bc4 29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. Bxf4 Bb6 31. Bf1 Bxf1

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Black to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1618) vs. Xen1227 (1877)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O Re8 11. e4 b5 12. Bd3 c5 13. d5 c4 14. Bc2 exd5 15. e5 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd5 Qc5 18. Qd4 Ngxe5 19. Qxc5 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Nxc5 21. Nc7 Re2 22. Bd1 Rxb2 23. Nxa8 Nd3 24. Nc7 Bh3 25. Nxa6 c3 26. a3 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 c2 28. Bxc2 Rxc2 29. Rb1 Rxf2+ 30. Kg1 Ra2 31. Nc7 Rxa3 32. Nxb5 Ra2

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White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1618) vs. Xen1227 (1877)

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 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O Re8 11. e4 b5 12. Bd3 c5 13. d5 c4 14. Bc2 exd5 15. e5 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd5 Qc5 18. h3 Ngxe5 19. Re1 Bb7 20. Be4 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Ne5 23. Rxe5 Qf8 24. Rae1 Rxe5 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Rxe5 Rd8 27. Qh5 Qd6 28. Bd5 Rf8 29. Re8 Qf4 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Bb7 Qd6 32. Qe8+ Kh7 33. Be4+ g6 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Bxg6

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Javachip3 (1507) vs. john2001plus (1598)

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

(black to move) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Be6 7. a3 f6 8. O-O Bc5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Rc1 h5 14. e4 Be6 15. d4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Qa4 Kb8 19. Red1 Qb2 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 b6 23. Qd8+ Kb7 24. Bf1 Qb1 25. Kg2 Qxe4+ 26. f3 Qc2+ 27. Kg1 Bc4 28. Bxc4 Qxc4 29. Qe7 Qc1+ 30. Kg2 Qc2+ 31. Kh3 Qf5+ 32. Kg2 g5 33. g4 Qf4 34. gxh5 Qd2+ 35. Kg3 Qf4+ 36. Kg2 g4 37. fxg4 Qxg4+ 38. Kf2 Qf4+ 39. Kg2 Qg4+ 40. Kf2 Qd4+ 41. Kg3 Qf4+ 42. Kg2 Qg5+ 43. Kf3 Qxh5+ 44. Ke4 f5+ 45. Ke3 f4+ 46. Kd3 Qf3+ 47. Kd2 Qg2+ 48. Kc3 f3 49. Qxe5 f2

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White to move and mate in 8.

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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 +4

(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 Ka7 37. Qxc6 Bd8 38. a5 b5 39. Qc5+

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White to play for mate in 8.

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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 +4

(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 Bd8 37. Qxc6+ Ka7 38. a5 b5 39. Qc5+ Ka6 40. Qc8+ Rxc8 41. dxc8=Q+ Ka7 42. Rc6 Bb6 43. axb6#

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Black to play and draw.

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

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

(black 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. Qb3 Be1 19. Qxf7+ Kd8 20. Qxg7 Qg3+ 21. Kh1 Qxh3+ 22. Kg1 Qg3+ 23. Kh1 Qh3+

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Black to play and win.

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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 0

(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. Kd5 Kxf2 46. Kxe4 Kg3 47. b5 Kxg4 48. Kd5 h5 49. Kc6 h4

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Analysis

ICC tourney 1150 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of KingsBishop (1627) vs. yoshi (1679)

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. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Bg5 c6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Qe2+ Be6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rae1 Bg4 12. Qd1 Rxe1 13. Rxe1 Nbd7 14. Na4 b5 15. Nc3 Qc7 16. h3 Bh5 17. a3 a5 18. a4 b4 19. Na2 c5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 c4 24. Nh4 Ne4 25. Qg4 Re8 26. Nxg6 Ndf6 27. Qh4 Nxg5 28. Qxg5 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 Re8 30. Qc1 Qd7 31. Nh4 Qxa4 32. Nf5 Bf8 33. Qb1 Qd7 34. c3 b3 35. Nc1 Ne4 36. Ng3 Nxg3 37. Kxg3 Re1 38. Kg2 Qf7 39. h4 Bd6 40. h5 Qxh5 41. f4 Qg4+ 42. Kf2 Qg1+ 43. Kf3 Re3#

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