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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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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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Analysis of yoshi (1683) vs. ChessFalcon (1405)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rad1 Nb4 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 d5 16. Ne5 Be8 17. a3 Na6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. exd5 exd5 20. Ng4 Kg7 21. Be5 Nc7 22. Ne3 Kg8 23. Nf5 Bd8 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 25. Nf5 Bd7 26. Bd3 Bxf5 27. Bxf5+

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Analysis vs. ?

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Bc5 5. c3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. dxe4 Bg4 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Rfd1 Qe6 14. Rd5 a6 15. Rad1 h6 16. Qb3 b5 17. Bc5 Qf6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rd5d3 Nc6 20. h3 Be6 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. b3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Ne1 Rxd3 25. Nxd3 Qe7 26. b4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Bc4 29. Nc5 Qd6 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Nd8 32. Ke2 Ne6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd3 Qc4 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Kd2 Kf8 37. Kc2 Ke7 38. Kb2 f5 39. exf5 Kf6 40. g4 Kg5 41. Kc2 Kh4 42. Kd2 Kxh3 43. f3 e4 44. g5 exf3 45. f6 f2 46. fxg7 f1=Q 47. g8=Q Qf4+ 48. Kc2 hxg5 49. Qh7+ Kg2 50. Qh6 Qf2+ 51. Kc1 g4 52. Qc6+ Qf3 53. Qxc7 Qxc3+ 54. Kb1 Qxb4+ 55. Kc2 Qb3+ 56. Kc1 Qc3+ 57. Kb1 Qe1+ 58. Kc2 Qf2+ 59. Kc1 g3 60. Qc6+ Kg1 61. Qc7 g2 62. Kb1 Qf1+ 63. Ka2 Qe2+ 64. Ka1 Qe4 65. Qg7 Kf1 66. Qf6+ Ke2 67. Qb2+ Kd1 68. Qg7 c3 69. Qa7 Qg4 70. Qg1+ Ke2 71. Qb1 g1=Q 72. Qxg1 Qa4+ 73. Kb1 Qb3+ 74. Kc1 Qb2#

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Analysis of Ziggy_Kalashnikov (1897) vs. john2001plus (1863)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Bc5 5. c3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Be7 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. dxe4 Bg4 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Rfd1 Qe6 14. Rd5 a6 15. Rad1 h6 16. Qb3 b5 17. Bc5 Qf6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rd5d3 Nc6 20. h3 Be6 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. b3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Ne1 Rxd3 25. Nxd3 Qe7 26. b4 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Bc4 29. Nc5 Qd6 30. Bf1 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Nd8 32. Ke2 Ne6 33. Nxe6 Qxe6 34. Qd3 Qc4 35. Qxc4 bxc4 36. Kd2 Kf8 37. Kc2 Ke7 38. Kb2 f5 39. exf5 Kf6 40. Kc2 Kxf5 41. Kd2 Ke4 42. Ke2 g5 43. f3+ Kf5 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Ke4 c6 46. f4 exf4 47. gxf4 Kf6 48. f5 h5 49. Ke3 Kxf5

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