Wednesday, February 28, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
weakfish (1372) vs. Sherlocked (1851)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.f4c5
6.c3Nc6
7.Bb5Qb6
8.Bxc6bxc6
9.Ne2Ba6
10.Nf3cxd4
11.Nfxd4Nc5
12.O-ONe4
13.Re1Be7
14.Qb3Rc8
15.Be3Nc5
16.Qc2Qc7
17.Ng3g6
18.Nge2O-O
19.Qd2Ne4
20.Qc2c5
21.Nf3Rb8
22.b3Qa5
23.Bd2Rfd8
24.c4Nxd2
25.Nxd2dxc4
26.Nxc4Qc7
27.Ng3Rd4
28.Ne2Rd5
29.Nc3Bxc4
30.bxc4Rd4
31.Nb5Qd7
32.Nxd4cxd4
33.Red1Bc5
34.Rd3h5
35.Rb1Rb6
36.Rxb6axb6
37.h3Kg7
38.a4Qa7
39.Qb3Qa5
40.Qb5Qe1+
41.Kh2Qe4
42.Rf3d3
43.Qb1Be3
44.Qe1Bxf4+
45.Rxf4Qxe1
46.Rd4Qxe5+
 

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1728) vs. BillietheKid (1466)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c6
3.e3Nf6
4.c4Bf5
5.Nc3e6
6.Nh4Bg4
7.Qb3Qc8
8.f3Bh5
9.g4Bg6
10.g5Nfd7
11.e4Bh5
12.cxd5exd5
13.exd5Bd6
14.Nf5Bf8
15.Ne4Qc7
16.d6Qa5+
17.Bd2Qxf5
18.Qxb7Bxf3
19.Qc8#
 

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of tangent (1911) vs. john2001plus (1734)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.g4d5
3.h3c5
4.dxc5e6
5.Be3Nbd7
6.Bg2Bxc5
7.Bxc5Nxc5
8.Qd4Qc7
9.Nc3O-O
10.g5e5
11.Qh4Qb6
12.O-O-Od4
13.gxf6dxc3
14.bxc3Qxf6
15.Qxf6gxf6
16.Bd5Be6
17.Nf3Bxd5
18.Rxd5Ne4
19.Rg1+Kh8
20.Rd7Nxc3
21.Kd2Ne4+
22.Ke3Nc5
23.Rd6Ne6
24.Ke4Rg8
25.Rxg8+Rxg8
26.Kf5Rg6
27.Rd7Ng7+
28.Ke4f5+
29.Kxe5Re6+
30.Kf4Rxe2
31.Ne5Ne6+
32.Kxf5Rxf2+
33.Kg4Rxc2
34.Nxf7+Kg7
35.Nd8+Kf6
36.Nxb7Rg2+
37.Kf3Rxa2
38.Ke3Ra3+
39.Kd2Rxh3
40.Rd6Ke5
41.Ra6Rh2+
42.Ke3Rh3+
43.Kf2h5
44.Ra5+Ke4
45.Ra4+Nd4
46.Nc5+Kd5
47.Nd7Rh2+
48.Kg3Rh1
49.Rxa7h4+
50.Kg2Rb1
51.Ra5+Ke4
52.Nf6+Kd3
53.Rh5Rb2+
54.Kh3Nf3
55.Kg4Ke3
56.Nd5+Ke4
57.Nf6+Ke3
58.Rf5Rb4+
59.Kh3Rb1
60.Nd5+Ke4
61.Ne7Rh1+
62.Kg2Rg1+
63.Kf2h3
64.Rh5Rg2+
65.Kf1Nd2+
66.Ke1h2
67.Nd5Nf3+
68.Kf1Rg1+
69.Kf2h1=N+
70.Ke2Re1#
 

Monday, February 26, 2018

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of tangent (1911) vs. john2001plus (1734)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.g4d5
3.h3c5
4.dxc5e6
5.Be3Nbd7
6.Bg2Bxc5
7.Bxc5Nxc5
8.Qd4Qc7
9.Nc3O-O
10.g5e5
11.Qh4Qb6
12.O-O-Od4
13.gxf6dxc3
14.bxc3Qxf6
15.Qxf6gxf6
16.Bd5Be6
17.Nf3Bxd5
18.Rxd5Ne4
19.Rg1+Kh8
20.Rd7Nxc3
21.Kd2Ne4+
22.Ke3Nc5
23.Rd6Ne6
24.Ke4Rg8
25.Rxg8+Rxg8
26.Kf5Rg6
27.Rd7Ng7+
28.Ke4f5+
29.Kxe5Re6+
30.Kf4Rxe2
31.Ne5Ne6+
32.Kxf5Rxf2+
33.Kg4Rxc2
34.Nxf7+Kg7
35.Nd8+Kf6
36.Nxb7Rg2+
37.Kf3Rxa2
38.Ke3Ra3+
39.Kd2Rxh3
40.Rd6Ke5
41.Ra6Rh2+
42.Ke3Rh3+
43.Kf2h5
44.Ra5+Ke4
45.Ra4+Nd4
46.Nc5+Kd5
47.Nd7Rh2+
48.Kg3Rh1
49.Rxa7h4+
50.Kg2Rb1
51.Ra5+Ke4
52.Nf6+Kd3
53.Rh5Rb2+
54.Kh3Nf3
55.Kg4Ke3
56.Nd5+Ke4
57.Nf6+Ke3
58.Rf5Rb4+
59.Kh3Rb1
60.Nd5+Ke4
61.Ne7Rh1+
62.Kg2Rg1+
63.Kf2h3
64.Rh5Rg2+
65.Kf1Nd2+
66.Ke1h2
67.Rh4+Kf3
68.Nf5Ne4
69.Nd4+Kg3
70.Nf5+Kf3
71.Nd4+Ke3
72.Nf5+Kd3
73.Rh3+Kc2
74.Ne3+
 

Saturday, February 24, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7d4
22.c4Ra8
23.Qxb7Rab8
 

What is the best move for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7d4
22.c4Ra8
23.Qc5Nd7
24.Qd5Nxe5
25.Qxe5Qxg2
26.Ne4Qf3+
27.Kc2d3+
28.Kc3d2+
29.Kb4Ra6
30.Nc3Rb6+
31.Kc5Qc6#
 

What is the best move for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+6
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7Qxg2
22.Rae1d4
23.Qb6Qxf2
24.Rf1Qxd2
25.Qxf6Rxc3+
26.bxc3Qxc3+
27.Ka4Qc4+
28.Ka5b6+
29.Qxb6Ra8+
30.Qa7Rxa7+
31.Kb6Ra6+
32.Kb7Qc6+
33.Kb8Ra8#
 

What is the best move for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+6
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7Qxg2
22.Rae1d4
23.Qb6Qxf2
24.Rf1Qxd2
25.Qxf6Rxc3+
26.bxc3Qxc3+
27.Ka4Qc4+
28.Ka5b6+
29.Qxb6Ra8+
30.Qa7Rxa7+
31.Kb6Qc7+
32.Kb5Ra5+
33.Kb4Qc3#
 

What is the best move for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
bigpawn63 (1490) vs. john2001plus (1872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Bd6
8.Ne5c5
9.c3cxd4
10.Bb5+Nbd7
11.Nxd7Bxd7
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bxd6Qxd6
14.Qxd4Qe6+
15.Kd1Qg4+
16.Kc2Qf5+
17.Kb3O-O
18.Re1Rfd8
19.Nd2Rac8
20.Re5Qg4
21.Qxa7Qxg2
22.Rae1d4
23.Qb6Qxf2
24.Rf1Qxd2
25.Qxf6Rxc3+
26.bxc3Qxc3+
27.Ka4Ra8+
28.Kb5Ra5+
29.Kb6Ra6+
30.Kxb7Rxf6
31.Rxf6Qb2+
32.Kc6Qxa2
33.Re8+Kg7
34.Rd6Qa4+
 

Sunday, February 18, 2018

White to play and win.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1804)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3Nbd7
7.cxd5Nxd5
8.Nxd5exd5
9.Bd3Bb4+
10.Nd2Nf6
11.O-Oc6
12.Nf3Bg4
13.Qb3Bxf3
14.Qxb4Be4
15.Bxe4Nxe4
16.Qxb7Qb6
17.Qxb6axb6
18.Bc7Rfc8
19.Bxb6Rab8
20.Ba5Rxb2
21.f3Nd2
22.Rf2Nc4
23.Rxb2Nxb2
24.Kf2f5
25.Ke2Nc4
26.Bd2Rb8
27.Kd3Rb2
28.Bc3Rxg2
29.a4Rxh2
30.a5Nxa5
31.Bxa5Rf2
32.f4h5
33.Rg1Kh7
34.Rc1Ra2
35.Bb6Ra3+
36.Ke2g6
37.Rxc6h4
38.Bd8h3
39.Rc7+Kh6
40.Bg5+Kh5
41.Kf3h2
42.Rh7#
 

Monday, February 12, 2018

What is the best move for White?

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1762) vs. john2001plus (1868)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb7
5.Bg2Be7
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-Od5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Nxd5exd5
10.Bf4Nd7
11.Rc1c5
12.Ne5Nxe5
13.Bxe5Qd7
14.dxc5bxc5
15.Qb3c4
16.Qc3f6
17.Bd4a5
18.a3a4
19.Rfe1Bd8
20.Qf3Re8
21.Red1Bc7
22.h4Be5
23.e3Qb5
24.Qe2Bc6
25.Qd2Rab8
26.Rc2Red8
27.Qc3Bc7
28.Qd2Ba5
29.Qe2Qb3
30.Rdc1Be8
31.h5Bf7
32.Qg4Qb7
33.Bxf6Bxh5
34.Qxh5gxf6
35.Rxc4Qxb2
36.Bxd5+Kg7
37.Qf7+Kh8
38.Be4f5
39.Bxf5Qg7
40.Qxg7+Kxg7
41.Rxa4Bd2
42.Rc6Rb1+
43.Bxb1
CHECK!

Friday, February 9, 2018

What is the best move for White

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. JUMPER
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.h4h6
7.Be3c5
8.Qg4Kf8
9.Nf3Nc6
10.O-O-Ocxd4
11.Bxd4Nxd4
12.Qxd4a6
13.Bd3Bc5
14.Qf4b5
15.Nd4Bxd4
16.Qxd4Qb6
17.Qf4Ke7
18.Qg3g6
19.Bxg6fxg6
20.Qxg6Rf8
21.Qxh6Bb7
22.Ne4dxe4
23.Qg7+Rf7
24.Rxd7+Ke8
25.Qxf7#
 

Thursday, February 8, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Bernard vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Na3cxd4
5.Qxd4Ne7
6.Nf3Nbc6
7.Qa4Bd7
8.Qf4Ng6
9.Qe3Qb8
10.Ng5Qxe5
11.Nb5Rc8
12.Nxa7Nxa7
 

What is the best move for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Bernard
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.e4d6
3.c3Nd7
4.d4c4
5.Bxc4Ngf6
6.e5Ne4
7.Qe2f5
8.e6Ndf6
9.Bb5+Nd7
10.Nbd2a6
11.Bxd7+Bxd7
12.exd7+Qxd7
13.Nc4Rc8
14.Nb6
 

Saturday, February 3, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of TheBlackVeil (1363) vs. john2001plus (1724)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Qc2d5
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3c5
7.Nf3cxd4
8.exd4h6
9.Bh4Nc6
10.Bd3dxc4
11.Bxc4Nxd4
12.Nxd4Qxd4
13.Bxf6Qxc4
14.a3Ba5
15.Be7Re8
16.Bb4Bxb4
17.axb4Qxb4
18.O-OBd7
19.Rfd1Bc6
20.Ra3Red8
21.Re1Rd4
22.Rb3Qc4
23.h3Ba4
 

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Black to play for mate.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ForkPinSkewer (1694) vs. john2001plus (1889)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.e5Nfd7
6.h4h6
7.Bxe7Qxe7
8.Qg4O-O
9.Nh3c5
10.Ng5cxd4
11.f4dxc3
12.bxc3Qa3
13.Kd2Nc5
14.Bd3Nxd3
15.Kxd3Nd7
16.Rh3Nc5+
17.Kd2Bd7
18.Rg3hxg5
19.Rh3Ne4+
20.Ke1Qb2
21.Qd1Qb6
22.Qf3g4
23.Qxg4Qf2+
24.Kd1Qd2#
 

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1346 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1542) vs. IAlwaysWin (1613)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(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.Qxg6