Friday, May 31, 2019

Black to play and win

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Analysis of Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)
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4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.f4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Nf3Nf6
5.g3Bd6
6.Bg2O-O
7.O-Oc5
8.b3Nc6
9.Bb2Bg4
10.h3Bxf3
11.Qxf3d4
12.d3Nb4
13.Rf2Re8
14.Qxb7Re1+
15.Kh2Rb8
16.Qxa7g5
17.Nd2Re7
18.Qa4gxf4
19.gxf4Bxf4+
20.Rxf4Qc7
21.Raf1Nh5
22.Nc4Nxf4
23.Qa5Qxa5
24.Nxa5Nxg2
25.Kxg2Re2+
26.Rf2Rxc2
 

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1651 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of saatvik (1208) vs. john2001plus (1726)
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3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.c4Nf6
3.cxd5Nxd5
4.d4g6
5.e4Nb6
6.Bf4Bg7
7.Nc3O-O
8.Be2Bg4
9.O-OBxf3
10.Bxf3Bxd4
11.Nb5Nc6
12.Nxc7Rc8
13.Nd5e6
14.Nc3Be5
15.Qxd8Rfxd8
16.Be3Nd4
17.Bxd4Bxd4
18.Nb5Bxb2
19.Rab1Rc2
20.e5Nc4
21.Bxb7Rb8
22.Be4Rd2
23.Nd6Nxe5
24.f4Ng4
25.h3Bd4+
26.Kh1Rxb1
27.Bxb1Ne3
28.Re1Nxg2
29.Nc4Rf2
30.Rd1Nh4
31.Be4Bc5
32.Ne5Rxf4
 

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

What is the best continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1651 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1740) vs. lagarto300 (1830)
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3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.e4O-O
6.Be2e5
7.dxe5dxe5
8.Bg5h6
9.Qxd8Rxd8
10.Bxf6Bxf6
11.Nd5Rxd5
12.cxd5c6
13.Rc1Bg4
14.dxc6Nxc6
15.Ba6Nb4
16.Bc4Bxf3
17.gxf3Nc6
18.Rg1g5
19.Bd5Nd4
20.Rg3Bd8
21.h4Kg7
22.hxg5hxg5
23.Kd2Kf6
24.Rh1Ba5+
25.Kd3Rc8
26.Rh6+Kg7
27.Rh5f6
28.Rgh3Rc7
29.b4g4
30.Rh7+Kf8
31.Rh8+Ke7
32.Rh3h7+Kd6
33.Rd8+
 
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Mate in 4

Greenwood Chess Club, Kroger
Analysis of Brayden vs. John Coffey
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7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.Bb5+Nd7
4.O-Oa6
5.Bd3g6
6.c3Bg7
7.Bc2e5
8.d4Ne7
9.d5O-O
10.Bg5f6
11.Be3f5
12.Ng5Nf6
13.exf5Nxf5
14.Ne6Bxe6
15.dxe6Qe7
16.Bb3b5
17.Bd5Nxd5
18.Qxd5Nxe3
19.fxe3Rxf1+
20.Kxf1Rf8+
21.Kg1Re8
22.Qc6Bh6
23.e4Be3+
24.Kh1Bc1
25.a4Rf8
26.h3Rf1+
27.Kh2Bf4+
28.g3Qf8
29.Kg2Rg1+
30.Kf2Bxg3+
31.Ke2Qf1+
32.Kd2Qd1+
33.Ke3Re1#