Sunday, December 13, 2020

Black to play and win

Chess.com Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of DanteJohn (1813) vs. john2001plus (2038)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nf6
5.Nc3g6
6.Be3Bg7
7.f3O-O
8.Qd2d5
9.exd5Nxd5
10.Nxd5Qxd5
11.Nxc6Qxc6
12.O-O-OBe6
13.Kb1Rac8
14.Be2Qa4
15.a3Ba2+
16.Kxa2Rxc2
17.Bb5Rxd2
18.Bxa4Rxb2+
19.Ka1Rb3+
20.Ka2Rxe3
 
Click here for 15. Kc1.

Friday, July 10, 2020

White to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1900) vs. Gusev (1820)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c6
3.c4d5
4.e3e6
5.Nc3Nbd7
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4b5
8.Bd3a6
9.e4c5
10.e5cxd4
11.exf6dxc3
12.Be4Rb8
13.O-Ocxb2
14.Bxb2gxf6
15.Bc6Be7
16.Rc1O-O
17.Qc2f5
18.Rfd1f6
19.Nd4Rf7
20.Nxe6Qe8
21.Nc7Qd8
22.Bd5Bb7
23.Bxf7+Kxf7
24.Qb3+Kg6
25.Qg3+Kf7
26.Qb3+Kg6
27.Qe6Bc8
28.Nd5Bc5
29.Rxc5Nxc5
30.Ne7+Kg7
31.Nxf5+Kg6
32.Ne7+Kh5
33.g4+Kg5
34.Bxf6+Kf4
35.Qe3+Kxg4
36.Qg3+
 

White to play.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1914) vs. Gusev (1811)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3b5
2.e4a6
3.d4d5
4.exd5Nf6
5.Nc3Bb7
6.Bd3Nxd5
7.Nxd5Bxd5
8.O-Oe6
9.Ne5c5
10.c4bxc4
11.Qa4+Nd7
12.Bxc4Bxc4
13.Nxc4Be7
14.dxc5Bxc5
15.Rd1Ra7
16.Ne5Rc7
17.Bf4h6
18.Rxd7Rxd7
19.Rd1Bxf2+
20.Kxf2Qb6+
21.Kf1Qb5+
22.Qxb5axb5
23.Nxd7
 

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of soitgoes317 (1768) vs. john2001plus (1936)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4g6
5.Nc3Bg7
6.Be3Nf6
7.Nxc6bxc6
8.e5Ng8
9.f4f6
10.Bc4fxe5
11.fxe5Bxe5
12.O-Od5
13.Nxd5Qd6
14.Qf3Nf6
15.Nxf6+Qxf6
16.Qe2Qd6
17.Rad1Qc7
18.Bf7+Kf8
19.Bh6+Bg7
20.Bxg6+Kg8
21.Bf7+Kf8
22.Be6+Ke8
23.Qh5#
 

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1911) vs. Gusev (1809)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Bb4+
6.Nbd2O-O
7.O-Oc5
8.a3Bxd2
9.Bxd2cxd4
10.Nxd4Bxg2
11.Kxg2Nc6
12.Bc3Nxd4
13.Qxd4d5
14.Rfd1dxc4
15.Qxc4Qe7
16.Bb4Qb7+
17.f3Rfd8
18.Rxd8+Rxd8
19.Rc1Nd5
20.Qd4g5
21.Kf2Qd7
22.Rd1Nf6
23.Qxf6Qxd1
24.Bc3Rd4
25.Bxd4Qxd4+
26.Qxd4
 

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1745) vs. john2001plus (1909)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4d5
2.exd5Qxd5
3.Nc3Qa5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bd2c6
6.Bc4Bf5
7.Nge2e6
8.Ng3Bg6
9.d5cxd5
10.Nxd5Qd8
11.Nxf6+Qxf6
12.Bc3Qd8
13.Bb5+Nc6
14.O-OQxd1
15.Raxd1Rd8
16.Ba5Rxd1
17.Rxd1Be7
18.Bxc6+bxc6
19.f3Bc5+
20.Kf1Ke7
21.Ne4Bxe4
22.fxe4Bb6
23.Bb4+c5
24.Bc3f6
25.e5c4
26.exf6+gxf6
27.Re1e5
28.Re4Rd8
29.Ke2Bd4
30.Bxd4Rxd4
31.Rxd4exd4
32.b3cxb3
33.cxb3Kd6
34.b4Kd5
35.Kd3f5
36.h4h5
37.g3Ke5
38.a3a6
39.a4Kd5
40.a5Kc6
41.Kxd4Kb5
42.Kc3Kc6
43.Kc4
 
Click here for 34... Kc6.
Click here for 38. a4?

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Odd Ball vs. John Coffey: Stay home as muc
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-3
(black to move)
1.b4e5
2.Bb2Bxb4
3.Bxe5Nf6
4.e3O-O
5.Nf3Re8
6.Bb2d5
7.c4Bg4
8.Be2dxc4
9.Bxc4Qe7
10.h3Bh5
11.O-Oc5
12.g4Bg6
13.a3Ba5
14.d3Nc6
15.e4Rad8
16.Nbd2a6
17.a4Nd7
18.Bd5Nde5
19.Bxe5Nxe5
20.Nxe5Qxe5
21.f4Qd4+
22.Kg2Qxd3
23.Rf3Rxd5
24.exd5Re2+
25.Rf2Rxd2
26.Rxd2Be4+
27.Kf2Bxd2
28.Qe2Qd4+
29.Kf1Qxa1+
30.Kf2Qd4+
31.Kg3Qg1+
32.Kh4Be1+
33.Kg5h6+
34.Kh5Bg6#
 
Click here for 28. Ra2.
Click here for 29. Kg3.
Click here for 33. Kh5.

Friday, April 10, 2020

Black to play for a strong advantage.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Gusev (1837) vs. john2001plus (1928)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4d5
5.Bb5dxe4
6.Nxc6Qxd1+
7.Kxd1a6
8.Nxe7+axb5
9.Nxg8Rxg8
10.Re1Bg4+
11.f3O-O-O+
12.Ke2exf3+
13.gxf3Bb4
14.c3Rge8+
15.Kf2Bc5+
16.Be3Rxe3
17.Rxe3Be6
18.h4Rd3
19.Na3Rd2+
20.Kg3Bxe3
 
Click here for 14. Nc3.