Friday, June 23, 2017

What is the best line for Black?

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Analysis of krish26 (1597) vs. john2001plus (1797)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bd3Nf6
5.Nf3Bd6
6.h3Qe7+
7.Be3Nbd7
8.c3Ne4
9.Nbd2Ndf6
10.Qc2O-O
11.O-O-Oa5
12.Ng5Bf5
13.Ngxe4dxe4
14.Bc4c6
15.a4Nd5
16.g4Bg6
17.h4h6
18.g5h5
19.Qb3Nf4
20.Rde1Rfb8
21.Rhg1b5
22.axb5cxb5
23.Bxf4Bxf4
24.Bd5a4
25.Qa2Ra7
26.Kd1Bxd2
27.Kxd2Qd6
28.Rh1Qf4+
29.Ke2Qf3+
30.Kd2Qd3+
31.Kc1e3
32.Re2Qxe2
33.b4Qd3
34.fxe3Rc7
35.c4bxc4
36.Re1Rxb4
37.e4Qc3+
38.Kd1Rb2
 

What is the fastest way to win?

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Analysis of yoshi (2077) vs. fiddler (1706)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-3
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4dxc4
4.e3e6
5.Bxc4Be7
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-Oc5
8.e4cxd4
9.Nxd4Qc7
10.Qe2a6
11.e5Nfd7
12.Bxe6Qxe5
13.Qxe5Nxe5
14.Bxc8Rxc8
15.Re1Bc5
16.Nb3Nd3
17.Re2Bxf2+
18.Rxf2Nxf2
19.Kxf2Nc6
20.Bf4Nb4
21.Rd1Rd8
22.Bd6Nc6
23.Na4b5
24.Nac5Ne5
25.Nb7Re8
26.Bxe5Rxe5
27.Nd4f6
28.Nc6Re4
29.Rd7Rc4
30.Ne7+Kf8
31.Nd6Rc2+
32.Kf3Rxb2
33.Nef5Rxa2
34.Rf7+Kg8
35.Rxg7+Kf8
36.Rxh7Kg8
37.Rg7+Kf8
38.Rf7+Kg8
39.Ne7+Kh8
40.Ne4Ra3+
41.Kf4Ra4
42.Kf5Rxe4
43.Ng6+Kg8
44.Kxf6Rf4+
45.Nxf4Rf8
46.Rxf8+Kxf8
47.g4b4
48.g5b3
49.g6b2
50.g7+Kg8
51.Nd5Kh7
52.Ne7b1=Q
53.g8=Q+
 

Friday, June 9, 2017

White to play and draw.

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Analysis of Troy8 (1988) vs. john2001plus (1854)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.c4e6
2.g3d5
3.Bg2Nf6
4.Nf3c6
5.Qc2Bd6
6.d4O-O
7.Nbd2Nbd7
8.e4dxe4
9.Nxe4Nxe4
10.Qxe4Nf6
11.Qh4Qa5+
12.Bd2Bb4
13.Qf4Rd8
14.O-OBxd2
15.Nxd2e5
16.dxe5Qxd2
17.Qxd2Rxd2
18.exf6Rxb2
19.Rfe1Be6
20.fxg7Bxc4
21.Rab1Rxb1
22.Rxb1Bxa2
23.Rxb7Bd5
24.Bxd5cxd5
25.Rd7a5
26.Rxd5a4
27.Rd2a3
28.Ra2Kxg7
29.Kf1Kf6
30.Ke2Ke5
31.Kd3Kd5
32.f3Kc5
33.Kc3h5
34.Rc2a2
35.Kb2+Kd4
36.Ka1Ra3
37.f4h4
38.gxh4Rh3
39.f5Rxh4
40.Rxa2Rh5
41.Ra4+Ke5
42.Ra5+Kf4
43.Ra4+Kxf5
44.Ra5+Kg4
45.Rxh5Kxh5
46.Kb1Kg4
47.Kc2Kh3
48.Kd3Kxh2
49.Ke4
 

Black to play and win.

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Analysis of Troy8 (1988) vs. john2001plus (1854)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.c4e6
2.g3d5
3.Bg2Nf6
4.Nf3c6
5.Qc2Bd6
6.d4O-O
7.Nbd2Nbd7
8.e4dxe4
9.Nxe4Nxe4
10.Qxe4Nf6
11.Qh4Qa5+
12.Bd2Bb4
13.Qf4Rd8
14.O-OBxd2
15.Nxd2e5
16.dxe5Qxd2
17.Qxd2Rxd2
18.exf6Rxb2
19.Rfe1Be6
20.fxg7Bxc4
21.Rab1Rxb1
22.Rxb1Bxa2
23.Rxb7Bd5
24.Bxd5cxd5
25.Rd7a5
26.Rxd5a4
27.Rd2a3
28.Ra2Kxg7
29.Kf1Kf6
30.Ke2Ke5
31.Kd3Kd5
32.f3Kc5
33.Kc3f5
34.g4fxg4
35.fxg4Kd5
36.Kd3Ke5
37.Ke3Ra4
38.h3Re4+
39.Kf3Rf4+
40.Kg3Ra4
41.Kh4Kf4
42.Kh5Kg3
43.h4Ra6
44.g5Kf3
45.Ra1a2
46.Rf1+Ke4
47.Re1+Kd5
48.Rd1+Kc4
49.Rc1+Kb3
50.Rf1Rc6
51.Rg1Kb2
52.Rf1a1=Q
53.Rxa1Kxa1
54.Kg4Rc4+
55.Kg3Kb2
56.h5Kc3
57.g6hxg6
58.hxg6Rc6
 

Friday, June 2, 2017

White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1847) vs. pkengsoo (1508)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.c4e6
4.e3dxc4
5.Bxc4Nd7
6.Nc3Nb6
7.Bd3Nf6
8.O-OBd7
9.e4Be7
10.e5Nfd5
11.Qe2O-O
12.Qe4f5
13.exf6 e.p.Nxf6
14.Qe2Re8
15.Re1Bd6
16.Ne4Bc7
17.Bg5Nbd5
18.Ne5h6
19.Nxf6+Nxf6
20.Bxf6Qxf6
21.Nxd7Qxd4
22.Rad1Qh4
23.g3Qg5
24.h4Qe7
25.Qe4g5
26.Qg6+Qg7
27.Rxe6Qxg6
28.Rxg6+Kh7
29.Nf6+Kh8
30.hxg5Re7
31.Rxh6+Kg7
32.Rh7+Kf8
33.Rh8+
 

Thursday, June 1, 2017

What is the best line for White?

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john2001plus (1848) vs. Jahonas (2212)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4dxc4
4.e3e6
5.Bxc4Bb4+
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-Oc5
8.dxc5Bxc5
9.e4Nc6
10.Bg5Qxd1
11.Raxd1Ng4
12.Na4Be7
13.Bxe7Nxe7
14.h3Nf6
15.e5Nfd5
16.Nc3Nxc3
17.bxc3Nc6
18.Rfe1b6
19.Rd6Na5
20.Bd3h6
21.Be4Bb7
22.Nd4Rac8
23.Bxb7Nxb7
24.Rd7Nc5
25.Rxa7Nd3
26.Re3Rxc3
27.Ne2Rc2
28.Rxd3Rxe2
29.Rb3Rc8
30.g4g5
31.Kg2b5
32.Rf3Rf8
33.Rf6Rxe5
34.Rxh6Kg7
35.Rh5