Sunday, July 23, 2017

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1288 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1763) vs. crunk-dawg (1623)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3Bf5
5.Nc3e6
6.cxd5exd5
7.Qb3Bc8
8.Bd3Be7
9.O-OO-O
10.Bd2Nbd7
11.Rac1Nb6
12.Ne5Nbd7
13.f4Nxe5
14.fxe5Ne8
15.Qc2g6
16.Rce1Ng7
17.Re2Be6
18.Ref2a5
19.Ne2Bg5
20.Nf4Bxf4
21.Rxf4Nh5
22.Rf4f2a4
23.Bc3a3
24.b3Qb6
25.Be2Ng7
26.e4Rac8
27.exd5cxd5
28.Qd2Nf5
29.g4Ng7
30.Bb4Rfe8
31.Bd6Qd8
32.Bb5Qh4
33.Bxe8Rxe8
34.Qf4h5
35.gxh5Qxh5
36.Qf3Qg5+
37.Qg3Qh5
38.Bxa3Nf5
39.Qf3Qxf3
40.Rxf3Nxd4
41.Rf3f2Nf5
42.Bb2Ra8
43.a4Ne3
44.Rc1Rd8
45.Bd4Nf5
46.Bb6Re8
47.Rc7Ne3
48.Bxe3
 

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1288 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1552) vs. yoshi (1773)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+9
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.g3Nf6
3.Bg2d5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.Nf3Nc6
6.O-OBc5
7.a3Bb6
8.Nc3O-O
9.Na4e4
10.Ne1Bf5
11.Nxb6axb6
12.d3Nf6
13.Bg5exd3
14.Nxd3h6
15.Bf4Re8
16.Re1g5
17.Be3Qd7
18.Qb3Be6
19.Qc3Nd5
20.Qd2Nxe3
21.Qxe3Nd4
22.Rac1Nb3
23.Rc3Bd5
24.Ne5Qe6
25.Bxd5Qxd5
26.f4gxf4
27.gxf4Kh7
28.Rd3Rg8+
29.Qg3Rxg3+
30.hxg3Qc5+
31.e3f6
32.Rd7+Kg8
33.Ng4Rf8
34.Nxh6+Kh8
35.Kg2Qc6+
36.e4Qxd7
37.Rh1Qd2+
38.Kf3Qd3+
39.Kg4Qxe4
40.Nf5+Qxh1
CHECK!

Saturday, July 22, 2017

Black to Play

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SashaRocks (1584) vs. john2001plus (1839)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+12
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3cxd4
5.cxd4Nc6
6.Ngf3dxe4
7.Nxe4Be7
8.Be3Nf6
9.Nc3O-O
10.Be2a6
11.O-Ob5
12.Rc1Bb7
13.a3Nd5
14.Bd2Rc8
15.Qb3Na5
16.Qa2Nc4
17.Bxc4Rxc4
18.Nxd5Bxd5
19.Rxc4Bxc4
20.Qb1Bxf1
21.Kxf1Bf6
22.Bb4Re8
23.Qe4Qd5
24.Qd3Rc8
25.Ke2Qc4
26.Bc3Kf8
27.Kd2Qxd3+
28.Kxd3Ke8
29.Ke4Kd7
30.g4g6
31.Nd2Be7
32.Nf3Bxa3
33.Ne5+Ke8
34.Nd3Bd6
35.h3Ke7
36.f4Rc4
37.f5b4
38.Bd2a5
39.fxe6fxe6
40.Bg5+Kd7
41.Ne5+Bxe5
42.Kxe5Rc2
43.Kf6Rxb2
44.Kg7a4
45.Kxh7a3
46.Bf6a2
47.d5a1=Q
48.Kxg6exd5
49.h4Qa6
50.g5Rh2
51.h5Qd3+
52.Kh6Qf3
53.Kg7Qxh5
54.g6Qh8+
55.Kf7Rf2
56.g7Qe8#
 

Sunday, July 16, 2017

What is the best move for White?

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Analysis of inducotor (1813) vs. john2001plus (1574)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4Nf6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Bf4d6
5.e3c5
6.h3Ne4
7.Rc1Qa5
8.Qc2Bxc3+
9.bxc3f5
10.Bd3g5
11.Bh2cxd4
12.exd4Nf6
13.Bxd6Nc6
14.Ne2Bd7
15.O-ORc8
16.Qb3e5
17.Qxb7exd4
18.Nxd4Nxd4
19.cxd4Kf7
20.c5Rhe8
21.Bxf5Qd8
22.Bd3Kg8
23.Be5Bc6
24.Bc4+Kf8
25.Qf7#
 

What is the best move for White?

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john2001plus (1598) vs. CHESSniilista (1553)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3d5
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3Bg4
7.Be2e6
8.O-ONbd7
9.h3Bf5
10.Nh4Rc8
11.Nxf5exf5
12.Nxd5Nxd5
13.cxd5Nf6
14.Qb3Nxd5
15.Bh2b6
16.Ba6Rb8
17.Bc4Nf6
18.Rac1Rc8
19.Ba6Ne4
20.Rfd1c5
21.Bxc8Qxc8
22.f3Ng5
23.dxc5bxc5
24.Bd6c4
25.Rxc4Qe6
26.Bxf8Bxf8
27.Rc8Qxc8
28.Qa4Qe6
29.Kf2Bc5
30.Qf4h6
31.h4Nh7
32.b3Qf6
33.Ke2Bd6
34.Qd4Qxd4
35.exd4Be5
36.dxe5Kf8
37.Rd8+Ke7
38.Ra8Ke6
39.Rh8
 

Friday, July 14, 2017

What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of Shreyas_Reddy (1633) vs. putz (1841)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.e4d6
2.d4Nf6
3.Nc3g6
4.Be2Bg7
5.h4h5
6.Nf3Nc6
7.Bg5a6
8.Qd2b5
9.a3Bg4
10.O-O-Ob4
11.axb4Nxb4
12.Nh2Qd7
13.f3Rb8
14.fxg4Nxe4
15.Qe3Nxc3
16.bxc3Nd5
17.Qf3Nb6
18.Bxa6Qa4
19.Bd3c5
20.Rde1O-O
21.Bxe7Rfe8
22.Rhf1cxd4
23.Qxf7+Kh8
24.cxd4Qa1+
25.Kd2Qxd4
26.Nf3Qc3+
27.Ke2Nc4
28.Kf2Ne5
29.Nxe5Qd4+
30.Re3Bxe5
31.Ke2Qxg4+
32.Kd2Qxg2+
33.Rf2Rxe7
34.Rxg2Rxf7
35.Bxg6Rg7
36.Ree2Rbg8
37.Be4Bf4+
38.Kd3Rxg2
39.Bxg2Rg3+
40.Ke4Be5
41.Kf5Kg7
42.c4Rg4
43.c5Rxh4
44.Rc2Rf4+
45.Kg5Rg4+
46.Kxh5Rd4
47.c6Bf6
48.Be4Rxe4
49.Rg2+Kh7
50.Rh2Rc4
51.c7Rxc7
52.Kg4+Kg7
53.Kf5Rc5+
54.Ke6Be5
55.Rg2+Kh6
56.Rg8Rc1
57.Rg2Re1
58.Kd5Rh1
59.Ke6Rh5
60.Kd5Rg5
61.Rf2Bg3+
62.Ke4Bxf2
 

What is the best move for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1888) vs. imgrowingafro (1291)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4e6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3c6
7.Bd3Nbd7
8.O-ONh5
9.Ne5Nxf4
10.exf4Nxe5
11.fxe5dxc4
12.Bxc4Kh8
13.Re1Qb6
14.Qb3Qxd4
15.Rad1Qg4
16.Ne4Rd8
17.Rxd8+Bxd8
18.Nd6Be7
19.Nxf7+Kg8
20.h3Qf4
21.Nd6Bh4
22.Bxe6+Bxe6
23.Qxe6+Kf8
24.Qf5+Qxf5
25.Nxf5Bg5
26.h4Bd2
27.Rd1Ba5
28.Rd7g6
29.Rxh7gxf5
30.Rh8+Ke7
31.Rxa8Ke6
32.Rxa7Kxe5
33.Rxa5+
 

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1282 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1725) vs. ElQuijote (1389)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c6
7.Bd3Qa5
8.O-ONe4
9.Nxe4dxe4
10.Bxe4f5
11.Bd3Qc7
12.Bf4Bd6
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.c5Qc7
15.Rc1f4
16.Bxh7+Kxh7
17.Ng5+Kg8
18.Qh5g6
19.Qxg6+Qg7
20.Qh5Rf5
21.exf4Nd7
22.Qe8+Rf8
23.Qxe6+Kh8
24.Qh3+Kg8
25.Qb3+Kh8
26.Ne6