Sunday, June 25, 2017

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1276 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
ROWLAND (1418) vs. yoshi (1663)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nc6
5.exd5exd5
6.Bb5cxd4
7.cxd4Bd6
8.Ne2Nf6
9.Nf3O-O
10.O-ORe8
11.Bg5Bg4
12.Ne5Bxe2
13.Nxc6bxc6
14.Bxe2h6
15.Bxf6Qxf6
16.Bf3Rab8
17.Qd2Rb4
18.Rfd1Rxd4
19.Qxd4Re1+
20.Rxe1Qxd4
21.b3Qf4
22.Rac1Qxh2+
23.Kf1Bb4
24.Re8+Kh7
25.Ke2Qf4
26.Rc2Qf5
27.Rxc6Qb1
28.Bxd5Qe1+
29.Kf3Qxe8
30.Be4+g6
31.Rc7a5
32.Bd5Be7
33.a3Qd8
 

Monday, June 19, 2017

Black to play and win.

ICC tourney 1273 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of pawninthegrass (1588) vs. tigeriz (1595)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+6
(black to move)
1.c4Nf6
2.Nc3g6
3.g3Bg7
4.Bg2O-O
5.e3d6
6.Nge2c5
7.O-ONc6
8.a3a6
9.Qc2Rb8
10.b3Na5
11.d3Bd7
12.b4Nc6
13.b5Na5
14.a4e5
15.Bb2Re8
16.h3Be6
17.Nd5Nxd5
18.cxd5Bd7
19.Bc3Ra8
20.Rfb1axb5
21.axb5b6
22.Bxa5bxa5
23.b6Qb8
24.Ra3Qb7
25.d4Rec8
26.dxc5Rxc5
27.Rc3Rac8
28.Qb3Bf8
29.Rbc1a4
30.Qb4Rb5
31.Qxa4Rxc3
32.Nxc3Rxb6
33.Qh4Bf5
34.g4Bc8
35.Ne4Be7
36.Rxc8+Kg7
37.g5Qxc8
38.Qh6+Kg8
39.h4Rb4
40.h5Rb1+
41.Kh2Qf8
42.hxg6Qxh6+
43.gxh6hxg6
44.Nc3Rb3
45.Ne2Kh7
46.f4Kxh6
47.fxe5dxe5
48.Ng3Rxe3
49.Ne4Rd3
50.Nf2Rd4
51.Kg3Bd6
52.Be4f5
53.Bg2e4+
54.Kh4g5+
55.Kh3Rxd5
56.Bf1e3
57.Nd3f4
58.Kg2Bc5
59.Kf3Kg6
60.Be2Bb6
61.Kg4Rd8
62.Ne5+Kf6
63.Nd3Rd7
64.Ne1Bd8
65.Nd3Rd4
66.Kf3Kf5
67.Kg2g4
68.Nc5f3+
69.Bxf3gxf3+
70.Kxf3Rc4
71.Nd3Re4
72.Nc5e2
73.Nxe4e1=Q
 

Thursday, June 15, 2017

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
NYknight631 (1668) vs. john2001plus (1860)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nf6
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bd3Nc6
7.Ne2cxd4
8.cxd4Qb6
9.Nf3Bb4+
10.Bd2Bxd2+
11.Qxd2f6
12.exf6Nxf6
13.O-OO-O
14.Nc3Bd7
15.a3Na5
16.Na4Bxa4
17.Qb4Nb3
18.Qxa4Nxa1
19.Rxa1Qxb2
20.Re1Qc3
21.Re3Qc1+
22.Re1Qc3
23.Re3Qc1+
24.Re1Qc6
25.Qxc6bxc6
26.Rxe6Rac8
27.Ne5c5
28.Rd6c4
29.Bf5Rb8
30.Be6+Kh8
31.Nf7+Rxf7
32.Bxf7Rb1#
CHECK!

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1774) vs. Putz57 (1396)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4b6
4.a3Bb7
5.Nc3Be7
6.d5exd5
7.cxd5O-O
8.e4d6
9.Bd3Nbd7
10.Bf4Nc5
11.Bc2Ncxe4
12.Bxe4Nxe4
13.Nxe4Re8
14.O-O
 

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Checkmate!

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of chessnerdbird (1392) vs. john2001plus (1845)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+16
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4fxe5
8.dxc5Qc7
9.Bb5Bd7
10.O-Oe4
11.Nd4Nf6
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Bg5Qe5
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Re1O-O-O
16.Nd2Qg5
17.Qa4Kb7
18.b5cxb5
19.Rab1a6
20.c6+Bxc6
21.Nxc6Rg8
22.Rxb5+axb5
23.Qxb5+Kc7
24.g3Bd6
25.Nxd8Rxd8
26.Rb1Rc8
27.Qb7+Kd8
28.Qb6+Ke7
29.Qb7+Rc7
30.Qb5e3
31.Nf3exf2+
32.Kxf2Qf5
33.Kg2Qe4
34.Re1Qc2+
35.Re2Qxc3
36.Qxd5e5
37.Nxe5fxe5
38.h4Qc6
39.Kh3Qxd5
40.Rxe5+Qxe5
41.Kh2Qb2+
42.Kh3Qxa3
43.h5Qxg3#