White to play and win.

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DelmarvaJoe (1841) vs. john2001plus (1738)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. dxc5 Bxc5 5. Bd3 e5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Ngf3 Nc6 8. O-O Bg4 9. Bc4 Qd7 10. c3 O-O-O 11. b4 Bxf2+ 12. Rxf2 e4 13. Qa4 exf3 14. Nxf3 Nf6 15. b5 Qd1+ 16. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 17. Rf1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Ne5 20. Be2 Nd5 21. Bd2 Nb6 22. c4 Rd8 23. Bc3 Nbxc4 24. Rc1 Kb8 25. f4 Nd3 26. Bxd3 Rxd3 27. Bxg7 Nd6 28. Ke2 Rd5 29. Be5 b6 30. Rc6

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Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. THE-WARRIOR (1362)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +12

(white to move) 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 g6 13. g4 Ng7 14. f4 Rd8 15. Qf3 Qc5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. b3 Bd7 19. Ne2 Rac8 20. Nd4 a6 21. f5 exf5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. gxf5 g5 24. Qxd5 Rd8 25. Qe4 Re8 26. f6 Bf5 27. Nxf5 Nxf5 28. Rxf5 Kf8 29. Rf3 Rc8 30. Qh7 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Ke8 32. Qg8+ Kd7 33. Qxf7+ Kc8 34. Qf8+ Kc7 35. f7 Qc6 36. Qd6+ Qxd6 37. exd6+ Kxd6 38. f8=Q+ Kd5 39. Qd8+ Kc5 40. Rf5+ Kb4 41. Qa5#

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analysis of yoshi (1700) vs. StrayLight (1323)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O a5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 e5 10. d5 Nb8 11. e4 f4 12. gxf4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nh5 14. Be3 Qe8 15. e5 Bf5 16. Qd2 Qg6 17. Kh1 Bg4 18. exd6 Bxd6 19. Nh4 Qf6 20. Bg5 Qe5 21. f4 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 Rxf4 23. Rxf4 g5 24. Raf1 gxf4 25. Bf3 Bxf3+ 26. Nxf3 Qf5 27. Rg1+ Kf7 28. Qg2 Na6 29. Qg7+ Ke8 30. Re1+ Kd8 31. Ne4 Be7 32. Nd4 Qg6 33. Ne6+ Kd7 34. Ne4c5+ Nxc5 35. Nxc5+ Kd6 36. Qxe7#

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Analysis of Joseph_Truelson (1967) vs. john2001plus (1711)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -1

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 O-O 9. b4 Nxb4 10. c3 Nc6

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Analysis of Joseph_Truelson (1967) vs. john2001plus (1711)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +2

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 O-O 9. b4 a5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. c3 Nd7 12. Nb3 axb4 13. cxb4 Bf6 14. Nfd4 Ba6 15. Re1 Ne5 16. Be3 Nd3 17. Nxc6 Qc7 18. Nbd4 Nxe1 19. Qxe1 Rfe8 20. Qd2 Bc4 21. a4 Bb5 22. Bf4 Qxc6 23. Nxc6 Bxa1 24. axb5 Ra2 25. Qd1 Bc3 26. b6 Ra1 27. Qxa1 Bxa1 28. h4 Bc3 29. b7 Bxb4 30. b8=Q Rxb8 31. Nxb8 Bxc5 32. Nd7 Bd4 33. Be5 Ba7 34. Kf1 f6 35. Bc3 Kf7 36. Bb4 Ke6 37. Nf8+ Kf7 38. Nxh7 Kg8 39. Nf8

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. ari_O (1880)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 Qa5 7. Bd2 a6 8. e4 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. a4 Qc7 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. a5 Re8 13. O-O Bxh3 14. e5 Qg4 15. Ne1 dxe5 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Ng5 Qf5 20. Nce4 Nbd7 21. f4 Nxe4 22. Bg4 Qxg4+ 23. Qxg4 Nxd2 24. Rfd1 Nf6 25. Qh4 Nb3 26. Ra3 Nd4 27. fxe5 Nh5 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 h6 30. Nf3 Ng3 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. Qb6 Rab8 33. e6 f6 34. Nd4 Nd6 35. Ra4 f5 36. c5 Bxd4 37. Rxd4 Nb5 38. Rb4 g5 39. d6 exd6 40. Rxb5 axb5 41. cxd6 Rxe6 42. a6 Ree8 43. a7 Ra8 44. d7 Red8 45. Qg6+ Kf8 46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Qxf5 Kg7 48. Qe6 h5 49. b4 b6 50. Kf3 Rf8+ 51. Ke4 g4 52. Qxb6 Rfd8 53. Qxb5 h4 54. Qg5+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. ari_O (1880)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 Qa5 7. Bd2 a6 8. e4 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. a4 Qc7 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. a5 Re8 13. O-O Bxh3 14. e5 Qg4 15. Ne1 dxe5 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. gxh3 Qxh3 19. Ng5 Qf5 20. Nce4 Nbd7 21. f4 Nxe4 22. Bg4 Qxg4+ 23. Qxg4 Nxd2 24. Rfd1 Nf6 25. Qh4 Nb3 26. Ra3 Nd4 27. fxe5 Nh5 28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Qxd4 h6 30. Nf3 Ng3 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. Qb6 Rab8 33. e6 f6 34. Nd4 Nd6 35. Ra4 f5 36. c5 Bxd4 37. Rxd4 Nb5 38. Rb4 g5 39. d6 exd6 40. Rxb5 axb5 41. cxd6 Rxe6 42. a6 Ree8 43. a7 Ra8 44. d7 Red8 45. Qg6+ Kf8 46. Qf6+ Kg8 47. Qxf5 Kg7 48. Qe6 h5 49. b4 b6 50. Kf3 Rf8+ 51. Ke4 g4 52. Qxb6 Rfd8 53. Qxb5 g3 54. Qg5+ Kf7 55. Qf5+ Kg7 56. Ke5 g2 57. Qg5+ Kf8 58. Qxg2 Rxa7 59. Qf2+

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Analysis of calculationmaestro (1988) vs. john2001plus (1778)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -1

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qa4 Be7 13. a3 O-O 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Nxg5+ Kg8 17. Qh4 Re8 18. Rae1 Nf8 19. Re3 Ng6 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. h4 Qc7 22. h5 Nxe5 23. h6 gxh6 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25. Rxe5 Qe7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8#

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Analysis of john2001plus (1710) vs. SunTzuLombardi (1389)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. Bxb4 cxb4 8. e4 Nc6 9. e5 Ne8 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Ne4 dxe5 12. dxe5 f5 13. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 14. O-O Nxe4 15. Bxe4 e5 16. Re1 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nd4 19. Qxd4 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Qg4

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amingj1 (1483) vs. john2001plus (1691)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +2

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd7 7. Be2 Qb6 8. Nf1 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Nxe5 15. f4 Nc6 16. Kf2 O-O 17. Rac1 f6 18. Nf3 e5 19. Rhd1 exf4 20. Rxd5 Be6 21. Rd6 Bxa2 22. Bb5 Ne5 23. Rc7 Rad8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxb7 Nxf3 26. Kxf3 Bd5+ 27. Kxf4 Bxb7

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Analysis of TainaYamada (1545) vs. john2001plus (1702)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 d6 9. e4 Bxe4 10. Bxe4 Nxe4

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yoshi (1702) vs. Chessguru (1033)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +4

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bg4 3. Ne5 Bh5 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. Qh3 Nf6 7. Qc8+ Qd8 8. Qxb7 Nbd7 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Qxc6 dxc4 11. e3 Rc8 12. Qa4 e6 13. Bxc4 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. Qa5 Nxc4 17. Qxh5 Nxd2 18. Bxd2 Bf6 19. Rac1 g6 20. Qf3 Bg7 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Ra8 25. b4 a6 26. a4 Bf8 27. Kf1 Kg7 28. Bc3 Kg8 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Rb8 31. b6 Be7 32. e4 Bd8 33. Ba5 Kf8 34. b7 Ke8 35. Rc8 Kd7 36. Rxb8 Bxa5 37. Rf8 Bc7 38. Rxf7+ Kc6 39. d5+ Kxb7 40. d6

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Coffey, John vs. Perrine, Robert

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -3

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Nbxd2 Ne7 6. Rc1 O-O 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Re1 a6 11. Qc2 Nb6 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nd3 Qf6 15. Nf3 b5 16. cxb5 cxb5 17. h4 a5 18. Qc6 Rb8 19. Qc7 a4 20. Nde5 Nxe5 21. dxe5

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Analysis of john2001plus (1040) vs. spiderjenkins (1214)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +2

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bxc4 h6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Bg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. f4 Qd8 14. Rc1 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. f5 Nc6 18. f6 Nxe5 19. Nb5 c6 20. Nc7 Rac8 21. Nxe6 Re8 22. Nxg7 Red8 23. Nf5 Nf7 24. Rce1 Ra8 25. e5 Rd5 26. e6 Ne5 27. Ne7+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1040) vs. spiderjenkins (1214)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bxc4 h6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Bg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. f4 Qd8 14. Rc1 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. f5 Nc6 18. f6 Nxe5 19. Nb5 c6 20. Nc7 Rac8 21. Nxe6 Re8 22. Nxg7 Red8 23. Nf5 Nf7 24. Rce1 Ra8 25. e5 Rd5 26. e6 Ne5 27. f7+ Kf8 28. e7+ Kxf7 29. Ne3+

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Analysis of WHYSKEYDREAMER (1514) vs. LegacyCreator (1440)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +4

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 c5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. f5 Bxf5 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Bg5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bxb5 12. exf6 Bxf1 13. fxe7 Qb6 14. Qxf1 c4+ 15. Kh1 Qxb2 16. Nd2 Qxc2 17. Rc1 Qxa2 18. Qd1 f6 19. Ra1 Qb2 20. Qa4+ b5 21. Qa6 fxg5 22. Qc6+ Kxe7 23. Re1+ Kf7 24. Qe6+ Kf8 25. Qxd5 Re8 26. Qd6+ Kf7 27. Rf1+ Qf6 28. Rxf6+ gxf6 29. h3 Rd8 30. Qc7+ Kg6 31. Ne4 Rc8 32. Qxa7 c3 33. Nxc3 Rxc3 34. Qa5 Rb8 35. Qxc3 b4 36. Qc2+ Kh6 37. Qb3 Kg7 38. Qg3 Rb7 39. h4 h6 40. h5 b3 41. Qd3 Rb6 42. Qg6+ Kf8 43. Qxh6+ Kg8 44. Qg6+ Kh8 45. h6 Rb7 46. Qxf6+ Kh7 47. Qxg5 b2 48. Qf5+ Kxh6 49. Qf6+ Kh7 50. Qh4+ Kg7 51. Qg5+ Kh7 52. Qh5+ Kg7 53. Qe5+ Kh6 54. Qf6+ Kh7 55. Qf5+ Kh6 56. Qh3+ Kg7 57. Qc3+ Kh7 58. Qh3+ Kg7 59. Qg4+ Kh8 60. Qc8+ Kg7 61. Qxb7+ Kf6 62. Qxb2+

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Analysis of acefinlay47 (1584) vs. john2001plus (1696)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +6

(black to move) 1. Nc3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 e5 5. b4 a5 6. Ba3 b6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. bxa5 bxc5 10. Rb1 d4 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nce2 Bd6 13. Nf3 Rxa5 14. Qd3 c4 15. Qxd4 Rxa3 16. Qxc4 O-O 17. O-O Rc8 18. Qd3 Rxd3 19. cxd3 Qe6 20. Ned4 Qxa2 21. Rb6 Bc5 22. Rb7 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Qd5 24. Rb4 Nc6 25. Nxc6 Qxc6 26. Rd1 h6 27. Rc4 Qd7 28. Rf4 Qxd3

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analysis of john2001plus (1690) vs. taechess (1427)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +3

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxg4 Nxg4 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nc3 e6 10. h3 Ngf6 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Nb5 Qc6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Bd2 a5 16. Rfc1 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Be2 Qd7 19. Bb5 Qe6 20. Rc7 Qb6 21. Rc2 Rac8 22. Rac1 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 d4 24. exd4 Qxd4 25. Be3 Qd1+ 26. Kh2 Qd6 27. Kg1 Qd1+ 28. Bf1 Rd8 29. Bg5 h6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Qb6 Rd6 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Qe3 Re6 34. Qg3+ Ng4 35. Qxg4+ Qxg4 36. hxg4 Re1 37. f3 Rb1 38. Rc2 Ra1 39. a3 b5 40. Kf2 b4 41. axb4 axb4 42. b3 Rb1 43. Bc4 f5 44. Rd2 fxg4 45. fxg4 Kg6 46. Rd5 f6 47. Rb5 Rb2+ 48. Kf3 Rb1 49. Bd3+

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Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. d5 c5 20. Bd2 a5 21. Rfd1 Qd6 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Qc4 h5 24. g5 f6 25. Qb5+ Kc7 26. Rdc1 b6 27. a5 fxg5 28. axb6+ Kb7 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxc5 Rc8 31. Rxc8 Kxc8 32. Qa6+ Kb8 33. Qa7+ Kc8 34. b7+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1617) vs. acefinlay47 (1612)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 e5 3. d4 Nc6 4. dxe5 Nxe5 5. Nxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Nc3 c6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. O-O-O+ Kc7 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. f3 Bb4 13. Na4 b5 14. Nc5 Rhe8 15. Na6+ Kb7 16. Nxb4

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yoshi (1690) vs. rookfish (1082)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +6

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Ndb4 6. d5 Na5 7. Qa4+ Nac6 8. dxc6 Nxc6 9. Be2 e5 10. Nxe5 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rd1 c5 15. O-O a5 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. e5 Qf5 18. Bd3 Qe6 19. Qe4 g6 20. Qxa8 Qxa2 21. Bb1 Qxb2 22. Qxa5 Qb7 23. Qxc5 Bg4 24. Ng5 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Qb2 26. Ne4 Qe2 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Qd4 Rb8 29. e6 Kh6 30. Qh4+ Kg7 31. Qxh7+ Kxf6 32. Qxf7+ Kg5 33. Qxg6+ Kf4 34. Qg3#

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ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +6

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. g5 g6 20. Qb3 Kc8 21. Ba5 Rf8 22. Rac1 Bc7 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Qxf7 Kb8 25. Be7 Rc8 26. d5 a5 27. d6 Bb6 28. d7 Rd8 29. Bxd8 Bxd8 30. b4 axb4 31. Qf8 Ka7 32. Qxb4 Rb8 33. Rc5 b6 34. Rxc6 Rb7 35. a5 Qh5 36. axb6+ Rxb6 37. Qa5+ Kb7 38. Rxb6+ Bxb6 39. Qxb6+ Kxb6 40. d8=Q+ Kb5 41. Rb1+ Kc5 42. Qc7+ Kd5 43. Rb5+ Ke6 44. Re5#

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Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +1

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. d5 c5 20. Bd2 a5 21. Rfd1 Qd6 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Qc4 h5 24. g5 f6 25. Qb5+ Kc7 26. Rdc1 b6 27. a5 fxg5 28. axb6+ Kb7 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxc5 Rc8 31. Rxc8 Kxc8 32. Qa6+ Kd7 33. Qa7+ Ke8 34. b7

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Analysis of gwchan (1710) vs. AragornKingOfGondor (1499)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Be2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. h3 Bf5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb3 Be4 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc6 16. Ba3 Qa5 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 b6 19. Ba3 Rfe8 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Rc2 e5 22. Rfc1 Ne7 23. Nf3 exd4 24. Nxd4 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Nd5 26. Rc6 Bxd4 27. exd4 Re2 28. Rc8+ Kg7 29. Bf8+ Kf6 30. Rd8 Nc3 31. Rd6+ Re6 32. Rd7 Nxa2 33. Rxa7 Nc3 34. Rd7 Re4 35. Bh6 Ne2+ 36. Kh2 Nxd4 37. Rd6+ Re6 38. Rxe6+ Nxe6 39. Be3 b5 40. Kg3 Kf5 41. f3 b4 42. Bc1 Nc5 43. Kf2 Nd3+

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CerealKilla13 (1580) vs. john2001plus (1863)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +3

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nc3 b6 6. a3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Bb7 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. e3 d6 10. Bd3 f5 11. h4 Nd7 12. a4 a5 13. h5 Ndf6 14. Ke2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Ne4 16. Qb2 O-O 17. Rag1 Kh8 18. h6 g6 19. Nh4 g5 20. Nf3 e5 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nd2 Bc6 23. f3 Bxa4 24. Rh5 Be8 25. Rhh1 a4 26. g4 f4 27. c5 fxe3 28. Ne4 exd4 29. cxd4 d5 30. Nc3 a3 31. Qa1 Qf7 32. Rf1 bxc5 33. dxc5 d4 34. Rh3 dxc3 35. Qxc3+ Qf6 36. Qxe3 Bb5+ 37. Kf2 Bxf1 38. Kxf1 a2

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Analysis of elzaim (1560) vs. phanhuy18 (1200)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 Nf5 12. Bd3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 h6 14. O-O Qd8 15. e4 Ne7 16. Rab1 b6 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Qa4 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. c4 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Ne3 23. Rc1 O-O 24. h3 Rac8 25. Nd2 Rfd8 26. Nf3 Nxc4 27. Rb3 Nd2 28. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxc8 30. Kf2 Kf8 31. Kg3 Ke7 32. Kf4 Rc4 33. Ke4 a5 34. Kd3 Rc1 35. Kd2 Ra1 36. g4 f6 37. exf6+ gxf6 38. Re3 b5 39. Kc2 Rh1 40. Kb3 Kd6 41. a4 b4 42. Kc4 Rd1 43. Kb5 Rxd4 44. Kxa5 Kc5 45. Rxe6 Rd8 46. Ra6 b3 47. Ra7 b2 48. Rb7 Ra8+ 49. Ra7 Rxa7#

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Analysis of elzaim (1560) vs. phanhuy18 (1200)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 Nf5 12. Bd3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 h6 14. O-O Qd8 15. e4 Ne7 16. Rab1 b6 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Qa4 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. c4 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Ne3 23. Rc1 O-O 24. h3 Rac8 25. Nd2 Rfd8 26. Nf3 Nxc4 27. Rb3 Nd2 28. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxc8 30. Kf2 Kf8 31. Kg3 Ke7 32. Kf4 Rc4 33. Ke4 a5 34. Kd3 Rc1 35. Kd2 Ra1 36. g4 f6 37. exf6+ gxf6 38. Re3 b5 39. Kc2 Rh1 40. Kb3 Kd6 41. a4 b4 42. Kc4 Rd1 43. Kb5 Rxd4 44. Kxa5 Kc5 45. Rxe6 Rd8 46. Ra6 b3 47. Ra7 b2 48. Rc7+ Kd5 49. Rb7 Ra8+ 50. Kb5 b1=Q#

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Analysis of elzaim (1560) vs. phanhuy18 (1200)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -1

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 Nf5 12. Bd3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 h6 14. O-O Qd8 15. e4 Ne7 16. Rab1 b6 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Qa4 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. c4 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Ne3 23. Rc1 O-O 24. h3 Rac8 25. Nd2 Rfd8 26. Nf3 Nxc4 27. Rb3 Nd2 28. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxc8 30. Kf2 Kf8 31. Kg3 Ke7 32. Kf4 Rc4 33. Ke4 a5 34. Kd3 Rc1 35. Kd2 Ra1 36. g4 f6 37. exf6+ gxf6 38. Re3 b5 39. Kc2 Rh1 40. Kb3 Kd6 41. a4 b4 42. Kc4 Rd1 43. Kb5 Rxd4 44. Kxa5 Kc5 45. Rxe6 b3 46. Rxf6 b2 47. Rb6 Rxa4+ 48. Kxa4 Kxb6

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