Chess Level 08: December 2017

Sunday, December 31, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1619) vs. john2001plus (1635)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Be7
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Nc3	d5
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Nxd5	Bxd5
10.	Qc2	Nc6
11.	Rd1	Bxf3
12.	Bxf3	Nxd4
13.	Rxd4	Qxd4
14.	Be3	Qb4
15.	Bxa8	Rxa8
16.	Qxc7	Qxb2
17.	Rd1	Qxe2
18.	Rd2	Qe1+
19.	Kg2	Bc5
20.	Rd7	Rf8
21.	Bxc5	bxc5
22.	Qxa7	Qe4+
23.	f3	Qc2+
24.	Kh3	Qf2
25.	f4	h6
26.	Rd1	g5
27.	fxg5	Qf5+
28.	g4	Qf3+
29.	Kh4	hxg5+
30.	Kxg5	Kg7
31.	Kh5	Rh8+
32.	Kg5	Qf6#

Monday, December 18, 2017

White to play for a strong advantage.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Bxc5
9.	O-O	a6
10.	Qc2	b5
11.	Bd3	Qb6
12.	Ne4	Nbd7
13.	Rac1	Nxe4
14.	Bxe4	Bb7
15.	Bxh7+	Kh8
16.	Be4	Rac8
17.	Ng5	Be7
18.	Qd1	Bxg5
19.	Rxc8	Bxc8
20.	Qh5+	Bh6
21.	Bxh6	f5
22.	Bf4+	Kg8
23.	Bf3	Qc5
24.	Rd1	Ne5
25.	Bxe5	Qxe5
26.	g4	Qf6
27.	g5	g6
28.	Qh6	Qg7
29.	Qxg7+	Kxg7
30.	h4	e5
31.	Rd6	Rf7
32.	h5

Friday, December 8, 2017

White to play.

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1734) vs. JimJacket (1600)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c5
4.	d5	exd5
5.	cxd5	d6
6.	Nc3	g6
7.	e4	Bg7
8.	Bd3	O-O
9.	h3	a6
10.	a4	Re8
11.	O-O	Nbd7
12.	Bf4	Qc7
13.	Nd2	Ne5
14.	Be2	Rb8
15.	a5	Bd7
16.	Be3	c4
17.	Bb6	Qc8
18.	f4	Nd3
19.	Bxd3	cxd3
20.	Qf3	Bb5
21.	Nxb5	axb5
22.	Qxd3	Nd7
23.	Rfc1	Nc5
24.	Qxb5	Bd4+
25.	Kh1	Be3
26.	Nc4	Bxc1
27.	Nxd6	Qd7
28.	Qxd7	Nxd7
29.	Rxc1	Nxb6
30.	Nxe8	Rxe8
31.	axb6	Rxe4
32.	Rc7	Re1+
33.	Kh2	Rd1
34.	Rxb7	Rxd5
35.	Rc7	Rb5
36.	b7	Kg7
37.	g4	Rxb2+
38.	Kg3	Rb3+
39.	Kf2	Kf6
40.	g5+	Ke6
41.	Ke2	Rb1
42.	Kd3	f6
43.	Rxh7	fxg5
44.	fxg5	Rb4
45.	Kc3	Rb1
46.	Kc4	Kd6
47.	Rg7	Rc1+
48.	Kb5	Rb1+
49.	Ka6	Ra1+
50.	Kb6	Rb1+
51.	Ka7	Ra1+
52.	Kb8	Ke5
53.	Kc8

CHECK!

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Black to play for equality

ICC tourney 1346 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of krishnasumanth (1412) vs. john2001plus (1527)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	c4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bb4
6.	Nf3	O-O
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Re8+
9.	Be3	Ne4
10.	O-O	Bxc3
11.	bxc3	Bg4
12.	Rc1	Nc6
13.	h3	Bh5
14.	Re1	Qd6
15.	g4	Bg6
16.	Nh4	Rad8
17.	Qf3	Ne7
18.	Nxg6	Qxg6
19.	Bd3	Nd5
20.	c4	Nxe3
21.	Rxe3	Ng5
22.	Qxb7	Qf6
23.	Bf1	Qxd4
24.	Rxe8+	Rxe8
25.	Qxc7	Nf3+
26.	Kg2	Qd2
27.	Rb1	Ne1+
28.	Kg3	Re3+
29.	fxe3	Qxe3+
30.	Kh4	Qf2+
31.	Kh5	g6+
32.	Kg5	f6+

Saturday, December 2, 2017

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1784) vs. WhiteGoldeWielder (1739)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	e6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	d4	Nf6
6.	Be2	Nc6
7.	c4	Qd7
8.	Be3	b6
9.	Nc3	a6
10.	d5	exd5
11.	cxd5	Nb4
12.	Ne5	Qc7
13.	Nc4	Bd6
14.	a3	b5
15.	Nxd6+	Qxd6
16.	axb4	cxb4
17.	Nxb5	Qb8
18.	Na7	Rxa7
19.	Bxa7	Qxa7
20.	Qa4+	Bd7
21.	Qxa6	Qxa6
22.	Rxa6	O-O
23.	O-O	Nxd5
24.	Rd6	Nf4
25.	Bc4	Bc8
26.	g3	Nh3+
27.	Kg2	g5
28.	f3	h5
29.	Rh6	g4
30.	Rxh5	Bb7
31.	Rxh3	gxh3+
32.	Kxh3	Rc8
33.	b3	Rd8
34.	Rf2	Rd1
35.	f4	Rb1
36.	g4	Kg7
37.	Rd2	Bc8
38.	f5	Rg1
39.	Rd8	Bb7
40.	Rd7	Bf3
41.	Rxf7+	Kh6
42.	Rf8	Bxg4+
43.	Kh4	Kg7
44.	Rf7+	Kh8
45.	f6	Bd1
46.	Rf8+	Kh7
47.	Bd3+	Rg6
48.	Rb8	Bxb3
49.	Rxb4	Bf7
50.	Kh5

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;