What is the best move for White?

Hastings, Hastings
Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qe1+

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What is the best move for Black?

ICC 30 5, Internet Chess Club
bahamapapa (1766) vs. fiddler (1813)

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. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Bd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Bc3 e5 12. Bb5+ Nxb5 13. Qa4 Bd7 CHECK!

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What is the best move for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1526) vs. Mauel16 (1584)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Bg4 4. Ne5 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. cxd5 c6 7. dxc6 Be6 8. Qa4 Nxc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Nc3 g6 11. e4 Bg7 12. d5 Bd7 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Bb5 Bxb5 15. Qxb5+ Nd7 16. Bg5 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Qxc3+ 18. Ke2 O-O 19. Rac1 Qe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Bxe7 Rfe8 22. Bf6 Ng4 23. f3 Nxf6

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What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1297 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1745) vs. Zephyr (1509)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Bf3 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Be5 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Bxa7 Ra8 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc5 20. Rc4 Nb3 21. Rd1 Na5 22. Ra4 Ra6 23. b4 Nc4 24. Rd4 Nb2 25. Rxa6 bxa6 26. Be2 g6 27. Rd2

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White to play and win.

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Analysis of BDRichardson (1179) vs. ami22-2000 (1147)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 a6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 b6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Nc3 e5 6. a3 Nf6 7. Be3 h6 8. g3 Bg4 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Nb1 Nxe4 11. Nbd2 Nef6 12. c4 b5 13. b3 Qa5 14. O-O Qc3 15. Qc1 b4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Qb1 a5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qxb3 21. Rab1 Qc3 22. Rfc1 Qa3 23. Ra1 Qb3 24. Bd1 Qb2 25. Rab1 Qa3 26. f4 Be7 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28. Bf4 f6 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. d6

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G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John vs. Bemke, James

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 a6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bb1 h6 18. Qd3 f5 19. exf6 e.p. gxf6 20. Qh7#

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What is the best move for White?

G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John vs. Bemke, James

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 a6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bb1 h6 18. Qd3 f5 19. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Ne5 Rxf2 23. Rxc5 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rd8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qxg7+ Kd6 27. b4 Bc6 28. Be4 Bxe4 29. Nf7+ Ke7 30. Ng5+ Ke8 31. Qf7#

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What is the best move for White?

G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John vs. Bemke, James

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 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 a6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg5 Qb6 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bb1 h6 18. Qd3 f5 19. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Ne5 Rf7 23. Rfd1 Bd5 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. Ng6+ Ke8 26. Qg8+ Rf8 27. Nxf8 Bxf8 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. Qxd5+ Kc7 30. Qf7+ Kd6 31. Rd1+ Kc6 32. Be4+ Kc5 33. Qd5+ Kb4 34. Qd2+ Ka4 35. Bc2#

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ICC 5 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1600) vs. HelmsAlee (1754)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Bd6 8. Ne5 Nfd7 9. f4 f6 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Bxg6+ Ke7 12. Nf7 hxg6 13. Qxh8 Qxh8 14. Nxh8 Nf8 15. h4 e5 16. dxe5 fxe5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Bc3 Bxc3+ 19. Nxc3 Bg4 20. cxd5 Kf6 21. Ne4+ Kg7 22. Nf2 Bd7 23. h5 Kxh8 24. hxg6+ Kg7 25. O-O-O Nxg6 26. Ng4 Bxg4

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What is the best move for White?

ICC 5 0, Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1600) vs. HelmsAlee (1754)

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 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Bd6 8. Ne5 Nfd7 9. f4 f6 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Bxg6+ Ke7 12. Nf7 hxg6 13. Qxh8 Qxh8 14. Nxh8 Nf8 15. h4 e5 16. dxe5 fxe5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Bc3 Bxc3+ 19. Nxc3 Bg4 20. cxd5 Kf6 21. Ne4+ Kg7 22. Nf2 Bd7 23. h5 Kxh8 24. hxg6+ Kg7 25. O-O-O Nxg6 26. Ng4 cxd5 27. Nf2 Bc6 28. Nd3 Nd7 29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. exf4 Nc5 31. Rde1 Ne4 32. g4 a4 33. Rh5 Rc8 34. Kd1 Kf7 35. Rh7+ Kf6 36. g5+ Kf5 37. Rf7+ Kg6 38. Re7 Rf8 39. Rf1 Ng3 40. Rf3 Nf5 41. Re6+ Kh5 42. Rf6 Rxf6 43. gxf6 Kg6 44. Kd2 Kxf6 45. Kd3 Nd6 46. Kd4 Nc4 47. Rf2 Kf5 48. Kc5 Na5 49. Kb4 Nb3 50. Kc3 Nc5 51. Kd4 Ne6+ 52. Ke3 d4+ 53. Kd3 Nxf4+ 54. Kxd4 Ke6 55. Rxf4

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What is the best move for White?

ICC 5 0, Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1600) vs. HelmsAlee (1754)

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 c6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Bd6 8. Ne5 Nfd7 9. f4 f6 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Bxg6+ Ke7 12. Nf7 hxg6 13. Qxh8 Qxh8 14. Nxh8 Nf8 15. h4 e5 16. dxe5 fxe5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Bc3 Bxc3+ 19. Nxc3 Bg4 20. cxd5 Kf6 21. Ne4+ Kg7 22. Nf2 Bd7 23. h5 Kxh8 24. hxg6+ Kg7 25. O-O-O Nxg6 26. Ng4 cxd5 27. Nf2 Bc6 28. Nd3 Nd7 29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. exf4 Nc5 31. Rde1 Ne4 32. g4 a4 33. Rh5 Rc8 34. Kd1 Kf7 35. Rh7+ Kf6 36. g5+ Kf5 37. Rf7+ Kg6 38. Re7 Rf8 39. Rf1 Ng3 40. Rf3 Nf5 41. Re6+ Kh5 42. Rf6 Rxf6 43. gxf6 Kg6 44. Kd2 Kxf6 45. Kd3 Nd6 46. Kd4 Nc4 47. Rf2 Kf5 48. Kc5 Na5 49. Kb4 Nb3 50. Kc3 Nc5 51. Kd4 Ne6+ 52. Ke3 d4+ 53. Kd3 Nxf4+ 54. Kxd4 Ke6 55. Rxf4 Kd6 56. Kc4 Kc7 57. Kb4 Kb6 58. Rf6 Ka7 59. Kc5 Be8 60. Kb4 Bd7 61. Kc5 Be8 62. Rf4 Ka6 63. Rf8 Bc6 64. Ra8#

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White to play and mate in 1 move.

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Khalid_Alig (1823) vs. natalia6 (1703)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Re8 12. Qc2 a6 13. Bf4 Qc7 14. a5 Nh5 15. Bd2 Nhf6 16. Rfe1 Re7 17. g3 Rae8 18. Kg2 c4 19. Ra4 Nc5 20. Rxc4 Qxa5 21. Na4 Qd8 22. Nxc5 dxc5 23. Bg5 h6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Rxc5 Qb6 26. b3 Kg7 27. Rc4 g5 28. Qd3 Qd6 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4+ f6 31. f3 Re5 32. Rec1 Re8e7 33. Qc5 Qxc5 34. Rxc5 Rd7 35. Rc7 Ree7 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. b4 Kg6 38. Kf2 f5 39. Ke3 Kf6 40. Kd4 h5 41. e5+ Ke7 42. Rc5 Ke8 43. e6 Rd8 44. Ke5 Ke7 45. Rc7+ Ke8 46. d6 h4 47. Rh7 Rxd6 48. Kxd6 Kf8 49. Rf7+ Kg8 50. Ke5 hxg3 51. Kf6 g2 52. e7 g1=Q 53. e8=Q#

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White to Play

ICC tourney 1282 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
ickyquarter (1319) vs. smgsmg21 (1235)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Be3 b5 8. a3 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Rad1 O-O 13. Qe1 Ne5 14. Qg3 Re8 15. Qf2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Nb3 Qc8 18. Rd4 Rxd4 19. Bxd4 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Qg3 Nf6 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Bb6 Rd6 24. Ba5 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Bc3 Rg5 27. Qf4 Rg6 28. Rd1 Bf6 29. Qd6 h6 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Nc5 Bd5 32. c3 Qa8 33. Qxa6 Bxf3 34. Qxa8+ Bxa8 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Rxa8 Rf5 37. Nb7 Rd5 38. Rd8 Re5 39. Kf2 Kg6 40. Rd4 Rf5+ 41. Ke2 Re5+ 42. Kf3 Rf5+ 43. Rf4 Rd5 44. Rg4+ Kf6 45. Rd4 Rf5+ 46. Ke3 Re5+ 47. Kd3 Rf5 48. Nd6 Rf2 49. Ne4+

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