Wednesday, June 24, 2020

White to play

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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
 
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