Monday, December 25, 2017

Black to play for mate

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nge7
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Bb4+
10.Kf1Qd8
11.a3Be7
12.g3O-O
13.Kg2Bd7
14.Nc3Rc8
15.h4f6
16.h5fxe5
17.dxe5h6
18.Bf4Qb6
19.Nxd5Qd8
20.Nc3Ncd4
21.Nxd4Nxd4
22.Bd3Rxc3
23.bxc3Bc6+
24.Kh3Bxh1
25.cxd4Bc6
26.Bc2Bg5
27.Qg4Qxd4
28.Qxe6+Rf7
29.Rd1Qxf2
30.Rd5Qf1+
31.Kh2Qe2+
32.Kg1Qxc2
33.Qg6Qc4
34.Rd6Qc5+
35.Kf1Qc1+
36.Kf2Rxf4+
37.gxf4Qxf4+
38.Kg1Qg3+
39.Kf1Bg2+
40.Ke2Qf3+
41.Ke1Qf1#
 

Monday, December 11, 2017

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3g6
2.d4Bg7
3.c4f5
4.e4fxe4
5.Ng5c5
6.dxc5Nf6
7.Nc3Qa5
8.Bd2Qxc5
9.Ngxe4Qe5
10.Bd3O-O
11.O-ONc6
12.Re1Qc7
13.Rc1b6
14.Nd5Qd8
15.Ndxf6+exf6
16.Nd6f5
17.c5Bxb2
18.Qb3+
 

Monday, December 4, 2017

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1346 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1542) vs. IAlwaysWin (1613)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3Bf5
5.Nc3e6
6.Bd3Bg6
7.Nh4Nbd7
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qc2Bd6
10.h3Qe7
11.cxd5exd5
12.Bd2O-O
13.O-ORfe8
14.Rab1a5
15.Rfe1Ne4
16.Nxe4dxe4
17.Bc4b5
18.Bf1Rec8
19.Rec1Rc7
20.g3c5
21.Bg2Nf6
22.Qb3b4
23.Qa4c4
24.Bf1Qe6
25.Qb5Nh5
26.g4Nf6
27.Bxc4Qc8
28.Bb3Nxg4
29.Qg5Nh6
30.Rxc7Bxc7
31.Rc1Qd7
32.Qd5Rd8
33.Qxe4Qd6
34.Rc6Qh2+
35.Kf1Qxh3+
36.Ke1Bb8
37.Qxg6Qf3
38.Qg5Rf8
39.Rxh6
 

Friday, December 1, 2017

Mate in 1.

ICC tourney 1330 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1727) vs. capatal1 (1362)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+7
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bg4
5.Bg5Nbd7
6.e3h6
7.Bh4e6
8.h3Bh5
9.Bd3Be7
10.g4Bg6
11.Bxg6fxg6
12.Qc2Kf7
13.O-O-ONh7
14.Bg3g5
15.d5e5
16.dxc6bxc6
17.Qf5+Nhf6
18.Ne4g6
19.Qe6+Kg7
20.Nxe5dxe5
21.Nxf6Nc5
22.Nh5+Kf8
23.Qxg6Rg8
24.Qxh6+Kf7
25.Qh7+Kf8
26.Bxe5Qc8
27.Bg7+Rxg7
28.Qxg7+Ke8
29.Qg8+Bf8
30.Qg6+Ke7
31.Qxg5+Ke8
32.Qg6+Ke7
33.Qh7+Ke8
34.Nf6#