Chess Level 08: August 2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1774) vs. canary2016 (1588)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bf5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Qb3	b6
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	Ne5	Bd6
8.	e4	Nxe4
9.	Nxe4	Bxe4
10.	Bb5+	Kf8
11.	f3	Bxe5
12.	dxe5	Bg6
13.	O-O	c6
14.	Bd3	Bxd3
15.	Qxd3	Nd7
16.	Re1	Qe7
17.	Qc3	Qc5+
18.	Qxc5+	Nxc5
19.	Be3	Nd3
20.	Re2	Nxe5
21.	Rc1	f6
22.	f4	Nc4
23.	b3	Nxe3
24.	Rxe3	Rc8
25.	b4	Kf7
26.	Ra3	Rc7
27.	Rd3	Rhc8
28.	f5	g6
29.	g4	g5
30.	a4	h6
31.	b5	cxb5
32.	Rxc7+	Rxc7
33.	axb5	Rc5
34.	Rb3	d4
35.	Kf2	Ke7
36.	Rb4	d3
37.	Ke3	Rd5
38.	Kd2	Kd6
39.	Rc4	Rc5
40.	Kxd3	Rxc4
41.	Kxc4	Ke5
42.	h3	Ke4
43.	Kc3	Kd5
44.	Kd3	Kc5
45.	Ke4	Kc4
46.	Ke3	Kxb5

Monday, August 28, 2017

White to play and win.

Hastings, Hastings
Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Bb4+
7.	Nc3	d5
8.	exd5	Nxd5
9.	O-O	Be6
10.	Bg5	Be7
11.	Bxd5	Bxd5
12.	Nxd5	Qxd5
13.	Bxe7	Nxe7
14.	Re1	f6
15.	Qe2	Qd7
16.	Rac1	c6
17.	d5	cxd5
18.	Nd4	Kf7
19.	Ne6	Rhc8
20.	Qg4	g6
21.	Ng5+	Ke8
22.	Rxe7+	Kxe7
23.	Re1+	Kd6
24.	Qb4+	Rc5
25.	Re6+	Qxe6
26.	Nxe6

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Black to play and win.

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vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Bc4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	Nc6
4.	Nf3	e6
5.	O-O	d5
6.	exd5	exd5
7.	Bb5	Bd6
8.	Bxc6+	bxc6
9.	Re1+	Be6
10.	Ng5	O-O
11.	Nxe6	fxe6
12.	Rxe6	Qd7
13.	Re2	Ng4
14.	h3	Bh2+
15.	Kf1	Nxf2
16.	Rxf2	Rxf2+
17.	Kxf2	Rf8+
18.	Ke1	Bg3+
19.	Ke2	Qe6+
20.	Kd3	c4+
21.	Kd4	Bf2#

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Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Black to play and draw.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1779) vs. yoshi (2039)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	Bb7
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Bd3	d6
8.	O-O	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	Ne4
10.	Be1	f5
11.	Nd2	Nxd2
12.	Qxd2	Nd7
13.	f4	Nf6
14.	Bh4	Qe8
15.	Bxf6	Rxf6
16.	Rac1	c5
17.	Qc2	Rc8
18.	Be2	d5
19.	Bf3	cxd4
20.	Qd3	Ba6
21.	Qxd4	Bxc4
22.	Rfe1	Bxa2
23.	Rxc8	Qxc8
24.	Qa4	Bc4
25.	Qxa7	Qc5
26.	Qb8+	Rf8
27.	Qe5	Kf7
28.	Ra1	b5
29.	Ra6	Re8
30.	g4	b4
31.	Rd6	g6
32.	Rd7+	Re7
33.	Rd8	Bd3
34.	Rh8	Qc1+
35.	Kg2	Qf1+
36.	Kg3	Qe1+
37.	Kh3	Bf1+
38.	Bg2	Bxg2+
39.	Kxg2	Qe2+
40.	Kg3	Qe1+
41.	Kh3	fxg4+
42.	Kxg4	Qe2+
43.	Kh3	Qf3+
44.	Kh4	Qf2+
45.	Kh3	Qf3+

What is the best line for Black?

ICC tourney 1294 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of smgsmg21 (1204) vs. yoshi (1754)


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(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	d3	d5
4.	b3	d4
5.	Ne4	Nxe4
6.	dxe4	Qh4
7.	Qc2	Bb4+
8.	Bd2	Bxd2+
9.	Qxd2	Qxe4
10.	Nf3	Nc6
11.	g3	O-O
12.	Bg2	Qf5
13.	O-O	Re8
14.	Nh4	Qf6
15.	e3	g5
16.	Nf3	Bg4
17.	Ne1	Rad8
18.	Nd3	e4
19.	Nc5	Bf3
20.	Nxb7	Bxg2
21.	Kxg2	Qf3+
22.	Kg1	Ne5
23.	Nxd8	Qh5
24.	f4	Nf3+
25.	Rxf3	exf3
26.	Qxd4	Qh3
27.	Qd2	Rxe3
28.	Rf1	Re2
29.	Rf2	Rxd2
30.	Rxd2	gxf4
31.	gxf4	Qh4
32.	Rf2	Qxf4
33.	h3	Qe3
34.	Nc6	Qe1+
35.	Rf1	Qg3+
36.	Kh1	Qg2#

Saturday, August 5, 2017

Black to play for an advantage.

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Analysis of wiseone22 (1810) vs. john2001plus (1840)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	h3	O-O
7.	O-O	Nc6
8.	c3	Re8
9.	Bg5	h6
10.	Bh4	g5
11.	Bg3	Bxg3
12.	fxg3	g4
13.	Nh4	Qd6
14.	Nf5	Bxf5
15.	Bxf5	Qxg3
16.	hxg4	Qe3+
17.	Kh2	Ne4
18.	Qf3	Qxf3
19.	gxf3	Nd6
20.	Kg3	Re2
21.	Rf2	Nxf5+
22.	gxf5	Re1
23.	Kg2	Rae8
24.	Rf1	Re8e2+
25.	Kg1	Rxf1+
26.	Kxf1	Rxb2

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;