Chess Level 08: August 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Black to play and win.

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TainaYamada (1545) vs. john2001plus (1702), 300+2


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Nf3	b6
5.	e3	Bb7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Bxc3
8.	bxc3	d6
9.	e4	Nbd7
10.	Re1	e5
11.	Ba3	c5
12.	Rb1	Re8
13.	d5	Nf8
14.	Bc1	Bc8
15.	h3	Ng6
16.	Nh2	Nf4
17.	Qf3	Nxd3
18.	Qxd3	Nh5
19.	Qf3	g6
20.	Nf1	Rf8
21.	g4	Ng7
22.	Bh6	f5
23.	Qg2	fxe4
24.	Rxe4	Qf6
25.	Rb2	Ba6
26.	Nd2	g5
27.	Bxg7	Kxg7
28.	Re3	Qg6
29.	Rf3	Rxf3
30.	Qxf3	Rf8
31.	Qe3	Rf4
32.	Rb1	Bxc4
33.	Re1	Bxd5
34.	Nb3	Rf3
35.	Qd2	Rd3
36.	Qc1	Rxh3
37.	f3	Rg3+
38.	Kf2	Rxf3+
39.	Kg2	Rh3+
40.	Kg1	Rg3+
41.	Kf1	Qf6+
42.	Ke2	Qf3+

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of WilliamRDavis (1665) vs. john2001plus (1737), 900+10


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	Nbd2	d5
4.	e3	c5
5.	c3	Be7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nc6
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	e4	Qc7
10.	exd5	exd5
11.	Nb3	Bb6
12.	Bg5	Ne4
13.	Bh4	Bg4
14.	h3	Bh5
15.	g4	Bg6
16.	Kg2	Rae8
17.	Rc1	Qf4
18.	Nbd4	f5
19.	Bg3	Nxg3
20.	fxg3	Qd6
21.	gxf5	Bc7
22.	Ne2	Rxe2+
23.	Qxe2	Qxg3+
24.	Kh1	Qxh3+
25.	Nh2	Bh5
26.	Qc2	Ne5
27.	Be2	Bxe2
28.	Qxe2	Ng4
29.	Rf3	Qxh2+
30.	Qxh2	Nxh2
31.	Rf2	Ng4
32.	Re2	Rxf5
33.	Re7	Rf7
34.	Re8+	Rf8
35.	Re7	Bb6
36.	Rce1	Rf2
37.	Re8+	Kf7
38.	Re8e7+	Kg6
39.	Re7e6+	Kg5
40.	Re1e2	Rf3
41.	Kg2	Kf4
42.	Rxb6	axb6

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1172 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1702) vs. Chessguru (1033)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bg4
3.	Ne5	Bh5
4.	c4	c6
5.	Qb3	Qb6
6.	Qh3	Nf6
7.	Qc8+	Qd8
8.	Qxb7	Nbd7
9.	Nxd7	Nxd7
10.	Qxc6	dxc4
11.	e3	Rc8
12.	Qa4	e6
13.	Bxc4	Be7
14.	O-O	O-O
15.	Nd2	Nb6
16.	Qa5	Nxc4
17.	Qxh5	Nxd2
18.	Bxd2	Bf6
19.	Rac1	g6
20.	Qf3	Bg7
21.	Rxc8	Qxc8
22.	Rc1	Qd7
23.	Qc6	Qxc6
24.	Rxc6	Ra8
25.	b4	a6
26.	a4	Bf8
27.	Kf1	Kg7
28.	Bc3	Kg8
29.	b5	axb5
30.	axb5	Rb8
31.	b6	Be7
32.	d5	Bd8
33.	Be5	Rxb6
34.	Rc8	Kf8
35.	Bf6	Rd6
36.	dxe6	Rxe6
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


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Bxd2+
5.	Nbxd2	Ne7
6.	Rc1	O-O
7.	e3	c6
8.	Bd3	Nd7
9.	O-O	Ng6
10.	Re1	a6
11.	Qc2	Nb6
12.	Bxg6	fxg6
13.	Ne5	Nd7
14.	Nd3	Qf6
15.	Nf3	b5
16.	cxb5	cxb5
17.	h4	a5
18.	Qc6	Rb8
19.	Qc7	Rb6
20.	Qxc8	Rxc8
21.	Rxc8+	Kf7
22.	Nfe5+	Nxe5
23.	Nxe5+	Ke7
24.	Rec1	Rb7
25.	Rg8	a4
26.	Rcc8	Kd6
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)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nce2	f6
6.	f4	c5
7.	c3	Nc6
8.	Nf3	Qb6
9.	Qb3	c4
10.	Qc2	Be7
11.	g3	fxe5
12.	fxe5	O-O
13.	Bg2	a5
14.	O-O	Ndxe5
15.	Nxe5	Nxe5
16.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
17.	Nf4	Bd7
18.	Bd2	Nd3
19.	Nxd3	cxd3
20.	Qxd3	Qxb2
21.	Rf1	Bb5
22.	Qb1	Qxd2
23.	Qxb5	Qxc3
24.	Qxb7	Qxd4+
25.	Kh1	Qa7
26.	Qc6	Qa6
27.	Qd7	Qd6
28.	Qf7+	Kh8
29.	Re1	Ra6
30.	Rf1	Ra8
31.	Re1	Rd8
32.	Qxe6	Qxe6
33.	Rxe6	d4
34.	Re5	d3
35.	Rd5	Rxd5
36.	Bxd5	d2
37.	Bb3

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;