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ICC tourney 1195 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1698) vs. StrayLight (1437)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 exd3 5. Bxd3 e6 6. Bxh7 Bc5 7. Bg6+ Ke7 8. Nf7 Qf8 9. Nxh8 Qxh8 10. O-O d6 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Re1 Qg8 14. Qg4 a5 15. Bf5 e5 16. Bxf6+ Kxf6 17. Rad1 a4 18. Qg6+ Ke7 19. Rxe5+ dxe5 20. Qg5+ Kf8 21. Rd8+ Be8 22. Bg6

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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 a b c d e f g h -1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 Qa5 7. Bd2 a6 8. e4 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. a4 Qc7 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. a5 Re8 13. O-O Bxh3 14. e5 Qg4 15. Ne1 dxe5 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Ng5 Qf5 20. Nce4 Nbd7 21. f4 Nxe4 22. Bg4 Qxg4+ 23. Qxg4 Nxd2 24. Rfd1 Nf6 25. Qh4 Nb3 26. Ra3 Nd4 27. fxe5 Nh5 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 h6 30. Nf3 Ng3 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. Qb6 Rab8 33. e6 f6 34. Nd4 Nd6 35. Ra4 f5 36. c5 Bxd4 37. Rxd4 Nb5 38. Rb4 g5 39. d6 exd6 40. Rxb5 axb5 41. cxd6 Rxe6 42. a6 f4 43. a7 Rf8 44. Qxb7 Ree8 45. Qxb5 g4 46. Qd5+ Kh7 47. d7 Rd8 48. b4 g3 49. Qd3+ Kg7 50. b5 f3+ 51. Qxf3 Rxf3 52. Kxf3 h5 53. b6 h4 54. b7 Rf8+ 55. Ke4 g2 56. a8=Q g1=Q 57. Qxf8+ Kxf8 58. d8=Q+ Kf7 59. Qd7+ Kg6 60. Qf5+ Kg7 61. b8=Q

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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 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 Qa5 7. Bd2 a6 8. e4 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. a4 Qc7 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. a5 Re8 13. O-O Bxh3 14. e5 Qg4 15. Ne1 dxe5 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Ng5 Qf5 20. Nce4 Nbd7 21. f4 Nxe4 22. Bg4 Qxg4+ 23. Qxg4 Nxd2 24. Rfd1 Nf6 25. Qh4 Nb3 26. Ra3 Nd4 27. fxe5 Nh5 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 h6 30. Nf3 Ng3 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. Qb6 Rab8 33. e6 f6 34. Nd4 Nd6 35. Qb4 f5 36. c5 Ne4 37. d6 exd6 38. cxd6 Bxd4 39. d7 Rxe6 40. Qxd4 Rd8 41. Qd5 Kf7 42. Rb3 Nd6 43. Re3 Ne4 44. Rb3 Nd6 45. Re3 Ne4 46. Rb3 Kf6 47. Rxb7 Rd6 48. Rb6 Rd8xd7 49. Rxa6 g5 50. Qd4+ Kg6 51. Rxd6+ Rxd6 52. Qc4 Nf6 53. a6 Nd5 54. Kf3 Kf6 55. a7 Nb6 56. Qg8 g4+ 57. Kf4 Rd4+ 58. Ke3 Rd6 59. Qh8+ Kg5 60. Qg7+ Rg6 61. Qe7+ Kh5 62. Qd8 g3 63. Qd1+ Rg4 64. Kf3 g2 65. Qg1 Na8 66. b4

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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 h g f e d c b a -3

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Ne5 11. Bb5 a6 12. Ba4 Neg4 13. h3 Ne5 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxd5 Ba7 16. Bc2 Re8 17. Nd4 Bxh3 18. gxh3 Rad8 19. Qg2 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Nf3+ 21. Kh1 Ne1 22. Qxb7 Re3 23. Kh2 Qf4+ 24. Kg1 Qg5+ 25. Kh2 Rf3 26. Rxe1 Rxf2+ 27. Kh1 Qg3

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Black to play and win.

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taechess (1458) vs. john2001plus (1695), 180+2

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. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nh6 7. Bxh6 Qxb2 8. Be3 Qxa1 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Nd2 Qxf1+ 14. Kxf1 b6 15. Qb3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Qa3 O-O 18. Qxa7 Bb5 19. Qxb6 Bxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Rxc3 21. a4 Ra3 22. a5 Ra8 23. Nb3 h6 24. Kd3 Kh7 25. Kd4 Ra4+ 26. Kc5 Rc4+ 27. Kb5 Rcc8 28. Nc5 Rab8 29. Nb7 Rc1 30. Ka6 Ra8+ 31. Qa7 Rc6+ 32. Kb5 Rxa7 33. Kxc6 d4 34. Kb6 Rxb7+ 35. Kxb7 d3 36. a6 d2 37. a7 d1=Q 38. a8=Q Qd5+ 39. Ka7 Qd4+ 40. Ka6 Qa4+ 41. Kb7 Qb5+ 42. Ka7 Qa5+ 43. Kb7 Qxe5 44. Qa6 Qxh2 45. Qc6 Qe5 46. Kc8 Qf5 47. Qb6 Qg6 48. g3 e5

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of Aeilnrst (1652) vs. john2001plus (1772)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 cxd4 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nxd4 Nge7 9. Nd2f3 O-O 10. c3 Bg4 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Re1 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bd3 Qh4 16. g3 Qh3 17. Bf1 Qh5 18. Be3 Rc7 19. Be2 f5 20. Qd2 f4 21. Bxf4 Bxf4 22. gxf4 Qg6 23. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 24. Kf1 Rxf4 25. Re3 Rcf7 26. Re8+ Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Re1 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 Qf3+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Qxh2 32. Rf1 Qh5+ 33. Kd3 Qf5+ 34. Ke2 Qe4+ 35. Kd1 Qb1+ 36. Ke2 Re4+ 37. Kf3 Qxf1 38. Qg5 Qh1+ 39. Qg2 Qh5+ 40. Kg3 Qh4+ 41. Kf3 Qf4#

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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 a b c d e f g h -2

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O Nd7 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nf6 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Qc2 g6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Rab1 Nf4 17. Be4 Nd5 18. Nd2 Qa3 19. Rb3 Qe7 20. Nc4 f6 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Rf8 23. c4 Nb6 24. Rg3 Kh8 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Nxg6+ Kg8 27. Ne5+ Qg7 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. f4 Nd5 31. Rf3 Nxf4 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Rg3+

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	- Knight

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