Saturday, June 16, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of tuoheng (1651) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1791)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4e6
2.e4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Nf3Bd6
5.Bg5Ne7
6.Nc3f6
7.Be3O-O
8.Bd3c6
9.h3Bf5
10.O-ONd7
11.Re1Qc7
12.Qd2Rae8
13.Rad1Bxd3
14.Qxd3Ng6
15.Ne2b5
16.c3a5
17.a3a4
18.Kf1Nb6
19.Nd2f5
20.f3Bg3
21.Nxg3Qxg3
22.Bf2Qh2
23.Rxe8Rxe8
24.Qxf5Nf4
25.Qg4Qh1+
26.Bg1Re2
27.Re1h5
28.Rxe2hxg4
29.fxg4Nxe2
30.Nf3Nxg1
31.Nxg1Nc4
32.g5Ne3+
33.Kf2Qxg2+
 
Click here for 28. Qg5.
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Sunday, June 10, 2018

Black to play and win

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Analysis of Burnemup (1512) vs. John2001plus (1563)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nh6
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Qa5+
10.Bd2Bb4
11.Bc3b5
12.a3Bxc3+
13.Nxc3b4
14.axb4Qxb4
15.Bb5Bd7
16.Bxc6Bxc6
17.Qd2Rb8
18.Rb1Bb5
19.Nxb5Qxb5
20.Qg5O-O
21.Qg4Qb4+
22.Kf1Qc4+
23.Kg1Rxb2
24.Rf1Rfb8
25.g3a5
26.Kg2a4
27.Rc1Qe2
28.Rhf1h5
29.Qg5Rb8b3
30.Nh4Ne3+
31.Kg1Nxf1
32.Rxf1Rb1
33.Rxb1Rxb1+
34.Kg2Qf1+
35.Kf3Qh1+
36.Ng2Qd1+
37.Kf4Qxd4+
38.Kf3Qe4#
 

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Black to play for a winning advantage

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Analysis of Mustangcoffee (1523) vs. john2001plus (1840)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.c4d5
3.cxd5exd5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Bb5+Bd7
6.Bc4Bg4
7.Nf3Nxd5
8.Qe2+Be7
9.h3Be6
10.Nc3Nf4
11.Qf1Nxg2+
12.Qxg2Bxc4
13.Qxg7Bf6
14.Qh6Nc6
15.Qe3+Qe7
16.d3Bxd3
17.Qxe7+Nxe7
18.Bf4Bxc3+
19.bxc3Be4
20.Ke2O-O-O
21.Rhe1Nd5
22.Bd2Rhe8
23.Rac1Nb6
24.Nd4c5
25.Nb3Bg2+
26.Kd1Bf3+
27.Kc2Be4+
28.Kd1Nc4
29.Ra1b6
30.Kc1Rd3
31.Re2Rxh3
 
Click here for 23. Nd4.

Friday, June 8, 2018

What is the best continuation for Black?

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MiffyTotoro (1439) vs. john2001plus (1840)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4Nf6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.f3d5
5.Bg5c5
6.cxd5Qxd5
7.Bxf6gxf6
8.Qa4+Nc6
9.dxc5Bxc3+
10.bxc3Qxc5
11.Qb3Na5
12.Qc2Bd7
13.Rd1Nc4
14.Qd3O-O-O
15.e4Bb5
16.Qe2Ne3
17.Rxd8+Rxd8
18.Qxb5Nc2+
19.Ke2Qe3#
 

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Black to play for a win.

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Taechess (1693) vs. John2001plus (1715)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Bd3Bd7
7.Bc2cxd4
8.cxd4Rc8
9.Nc3Nb4
10.O-ONxc2
11.Qxc2Ne7
12.Be3Nf5
13.Rac1Be7
14.a3O-O
15.Qd2Rc4
16.Ne2Rfc8
17.Rxc4Rxc4
18.Rc1Qb3
19.Rxc4Qxc4
20.Ng3Nxg3
21.fxg3Bb5
22.Qc1a5
23.Qxc4Bxc4
24.Nd2b5
25.Kf2b4
26.Nxc4dxc4
27.a4h6
28.Ke2Bg5
29.Bxg5hxg5
30.Kd2g4
31.Kd1Kh7
32.Kd2Kg6
33.Ke2Kg5
34.Kd2Kf5
35.Ke3g6
36.h3g5
37.h4gxh4
38.gxh4g3
39.Kd2Kg4
 
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