Wednesday, August 28, 2024

White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of busygin (2132) vs. john2001plus (1771)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.Bf4c5
4.c3cxd4
5.cxd4Nc6
6.e3Qb6
7.Qb3Na5
8.Qxb6axb6
9.Nc3Bb4
10.Bd3Nb3
11.Rb1Rxa2
12.O-ORa8
13.Bc2Na5
14.Na4Nd5
15.Bg3b5
16.e4bxa4
17.exd5O-O
18.dxe6dxe6
19.Bxa4Nc4
20.Bb5Nd6
21.Bd3Bd7
22.Ne5Bb5
23.Ra1f6
24.Bxb5Nxb5
25.Nf3Rxa1
26.Rxa1Rd8
27.Ra4Nxd4
28.Rxb4Nc2
29.Re4Rd1+
30.Ne1Nxe1
31.Kf1Nc2+
32.Ke2Re1+
33.Kd3Rxe4
34.Kxe4f5+
35.Ke5Kf7
36.Kd6Ne1
37.b4Nd3
38.b5h6
39.h4g5
40.Kc7f4
41.Bh2Nxf2
42.Kxb7e5
43.hxg5hxg5
44.Kc6e4
45.b6e3
46.b7e2
47.b8=Qe1=Q
48.Qb5Qe8+
49.Kb6Qxb5+
50.Kxb5Ke6
51.Kc4Kf5
52.Bg1Nd1
53.Kd3Kg4
54.Ke2Kg3
55.Kxd1Kxg2
56.Ba7f3
57.Ke1g4
58.Bb6g3
59.Bc5f2+
 
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Saturday, August 24, 2024

White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1454)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.e4O-O
6.Be2Nbd7
7.e5Ne8
8.Bf4dxe5
9.dxe5e6
10.Qd2c6
11.O-O-OQc7
12.h4Nb6
13.h5Qd7
14.hxg6Qxd2+
15.Rxd2hxg6
16.Ne4Rb8
17.Nf6+Bxf6
18.exf6Nd7
19.Rxd7Bxd7
20.Bxb8Nxf6
21.Be5Nh5
22.g4Ng7
23.Bf6Rc8
24.Ng5e5
25.Rh7Be6
26.Rxg7+Kf8
27.Nf3Rd8
28.Rh7Ke8
29.Nxe5Rd1+
30.Bxd1c5
31.Rh8#
 

White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1454)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.e4O-O
6.Be2Nbd7
7.e5Ne8
8.Bf4dxe5
9.dxe5e6
10.Qd2c6
11.O-O-OQc7
12.h4Nb6
13.h5Qd7
14.hxg6Qxd2+
15.Rxd2hxg6
16.Ne4Rb8
17.Nf6+Bxf6
18.exf6Nxf6
19.Be5Nbd7
20.Rxd7Nh5
21.Re7Ra8
22.g4Ng7
23.Ng5f6
24.Rh6fxe5
25.Rxg6Rf7
26.Rxf7e4
27.Rgxg7+Kh8
28.Rg6Bd7
29.Rh7#
 

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

White to Play

Casual Blitz Game, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Analysis of John Coffey (2016) vs. Jordan Davidson
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3c6
2.e4d5
3.Nc3Bg4
4.h3Bh5
5.g4Bg6
6.exd5cxd5
7.Ne5Nc6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Bg2e6
10.d4Nf6
11.Be3Qb6
12.Na4Qa5+
13.c3Bd6
14.O-OQc7
15.f4g5
16.Qf3O-O-O
17.Nc5b6
18.Nd3Ne4
19.Ne5f5
20.gxf5exf5
21.Nxc6Qxc6
22.fxg5Rh4
23.Qxf5+Kb7
24.Bxe4dxe4
25.d5Qb5
26.Rf2Bg3
27.Qf7+Ka8
28.Rd2Rxh3
29.a4Qc4
30.a5Bb8
31.axb6Rg3+
32.Rg2Rxg2+
33.Kxg2Qe2+
34.Bf2Qg4+
35.Kf1Qh3+
36.Ke2Rd7
37.Qe8Qf3+
38.Kf1Qh3+
39.Kg1Qg4+
40.Kf1Qh3+
41.Ke2
 

Sunday, August 4, 2024

Black to Play

May Blitz Tournament, Salt Lake Community College
Analysis of Steve Gordon (2100) vs. John Coffey (1960)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-4
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.c3Bf5
11.e4Qe7
12.Bg2O-O-O
13.Nd2Be6
14.O-ORxh2
15.Kxh2Qh4+
16.Kg1Bxg3
17.Rd1f5
18.Qe2Qh2+
19.Kf1fxe4
20.Qxe4Bd7
21.a3Rf8+
22.Ke2Rf2+
23.Kd3Bf5