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Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1632) vs. john2001plus (1732)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. a4 a6 8. bxa6 Nc6 9. Bg2 Rxa6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O e5 13. Nb5 e4 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh3 Bf5 16. f3 Qd7 17. Nf2 exf3 18. exf3 Rfa8 19. f4 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Qxd4 Rxa4 22. Rxa4 Rxa4 23. Qe5 Bd6 24. Qc3 d4 25. Qb3+ Be6 26. Qb6 Rb4 27. Qa5 Bc4 28. Re1 Rb5 29. Qa8+ Rb8 30. Qf3 Rb3 31. Qa8+ Rb8 32. Qa5 Bb4 33. Qe5 Bxe1 34. Qxb8+ Kh7 35. Qe5 Bxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Ng4+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)

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 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bh6 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qxe5 f6 16. Qd4 Re8 17. d6 Bd7 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Bf7 Re5 20. Bf4 Kg7 21. Bd5 Re8 22. e5 Rc8 23. exf6+ Qxf6 24. Bh6+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)

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 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bh6 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qxe5 f6 16. Qd4 Re8 17. Rb1 g5 18. d6 Kh8 19. Bc4 Re5 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Kg7 22. Rb3 h5 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Qxe5+ Qf6 25. Qd5 Kh6 26. Rf3 Qg6 27. Rf7 h4 28. Qd2+ Kh5 29. Re7 Bg4 30. Bf7

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john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)

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 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bh6 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qxe5 f6 16. Qd4 Re8 17. Rb1 g5 18. d6 Kh8 19. Bc4 Re5 20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Kg7 22. Rb3 h5 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Qxe5+ Qf6 25. Qd5 Kh6 26. Rf3 Qg6 27. Rf7 h4 28. Qd2+ Kh5 29. Re7 Qg5 30. Rh7+ Kg6 31. Rg7+

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BrightRapidly (1518) vs. john2001plus (1866)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. c3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. a5 Qd6 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Nf5 Qe5 13. Qxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Nf6 15. O-O Nd3 16. Nd2 Be7 17. Nd2f3 Nxc1 18. Raxc1 O-O 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. f4 Ne4 21. f5 Bc5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nd7 Ba7 24. Kh1 Re8 25. Nb6 Bxb6 26. axb6 e5 27. Nf5 g6 28. Nh6+ Kg7 29. Ng4 h5 30. Ne3 Rad8 31. Rcd1 d4 32. cxd4 Rxd4 33. Rc1 Re7 34. Kg1 Rd6 35. Nc4 Rc6 36. Rfe1 Nd6 37. Rxe5 Rxe5 38. b3 Nxc4 39. bxc4 Rxb6 40. Kf2 Rf6+ 41. Kg3 Re3+ 42. Kh4 Rf4+ 43. Kg5 Rg4#

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Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. SBRChessClub (1894)

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 Bg4 5. Qb3 Bxf3 6. Qxb7 Nbd7 7. gxf3 Rb8 8. Qxc6 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. e4 O-O 12. Rg1 Qe7 13. e5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nh5 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Qe4 Nb6 17. Bd3 g6 18. Bh6 Ng7 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Bg5 Qc7 21. Rc1 Nd5 22. Kf1 Rb2 23. Kg2 Rxa2 24. c4 Nb4 25. Bb1 Rb2 26. Bf6 Ne8 27. Be7

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Analysis of john2001plus (1834) vs. SBRChessClub (1894)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Bxf3 6. Qxb7 Nbd7 7. gxf3 Rb8 8. Qxc6 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. e4 O-O 12. Rg1 Qe7 13. e5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Nh5 15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Qe4 Nb6 17. Bd3 g6 18. Bh6 Ng7 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Bg5 Qc7 21. Kd2 Rfc8 22. Rac1 Nc4+ 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rc2 Nf5 25. Qe4 Rb6 26. Bf6 Ra6 27. Ra1 Ra3 28. Qd3 Qd5 29. f4 Qg2 30. Qe2 Qxh2 31. Rb1 Qxf4+ 32. Kd3 Qxd4#

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Analysis of pkengsoo (1687) vs. john2001plus (1839)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 c5 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 a6 12. Nd6 Ndxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxc8 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qb4+ 16. Ke2 Qxb2+ 17. Ke3 Qe5+ 18. Kd2 Qb2+ 19. Ke3 Raxc8 20. Rab1 Qxa2 21. Rxb7 Rc3 22. Rd1 e5 23. Qe2 d4+ 24. Kf3 Qe6 25. h4 h5 26. Kg3 e4 27. Qxh5 Rxd3+ 28. Rxd3 exd3 29. Rb2 Qe1 30. Rb3 d2 31. Rd3 f5 32. Qf3 Rd8 33. Qh5 Rd5 34. Kh2 Qe4 35. Rxd2 Qf4+

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Analysis of pkengsoo (1687) vs. john2001plus (1839)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 c5 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 a6 12. Nd6 Ndxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxc8 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qb4+ 16. Ke2 Qxb2+ 17. Ke3 Qe5+ 18. Kd2 Qb2+ 19. Ke3 Raxc8 20. Rab1 Qxa2 21. Rxb7 Rc3 22. h3 e5 23. h4 d4+ 24. Ke4 Rc5 25. h5 f5+ 26. Qxf5 Qd5#

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SunTzuLombardi (1547) vs. thebuzeetle (1042)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. Bd3 a6 6. Ne2 b5 7. e5 Nc6 8. f4 b4 9. O-O f6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. f5 exf5 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18. Rc1 Bxd4+ 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxc7 Qd7 21. Qh5 Rf7 22. Bb6 Ne6 23. Bxf5 Qb5 24. Bxe6 Qxb6+ 25. Kh1 Bxe6 26. Qh6 d4 27. Rxf6 Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Rf8 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Qh5+ Bf7 32. Qe5+ Be6 33. Qh5+ Bf7 34. Qe5+ Qe6 35. Qb8+ Ke7 36. Qb7+ Qd7 37. Qe4+ Be6 38. Qh4+ Ke8 39. Qh5+ Qf7 40. Rxf7 Rxf7 41. h3 Bxa2 42. Qe5+ Kf8 43. Qxd4 h5 44. Qa1 Bc4 45. Qa3+ Kg7 46. Qg3+ Kf8 47. Qg6 Rf1+ 48. Kh2 Rf2 49. Qd6+ Kg8 50. Qg3+

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SunTzuLombardi (1547) vs. thebuzeetle (1042)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. Bd3 a6 6. Ne2 b5 7. e5 Nc6 8. f4 b4 9. O-O f6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. f5 exf5 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18. Rc1 Bxd4+ 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxc7 Qd7 21. Qh5 Rf7 22. Bb6 Ne6 23. Bxf5 Qb5 24. Bxe6 Qxb6+ 25. Kh1 Bxe6 26. Qh6 d4 27. Rxf6 Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Rf8 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Qh5+ Bf7 32. Qe5+ Be6 33. Qh5+ Bf7 34. Qe5+ Qe6 35. Qb8+ Ke7 36. Qb7+ Qd7 37. Qe4+ Be6 38. Qh4+ Ke8 39. Qh5+ Qf7 40. Rxf7 Rxf7 41. h3 Bxa2 42. Qe5+ Kf8 43. Qxd4 h5 44. Qa1 Bc4 45. Qa3+ Kg7 46. Qg3+ Kf8 47. Qg6 Rf1+ 48. Kh2 Rf2 49. Qd6+ Kf7 50. Qc7+

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SunTzuLombardi (1547) vs. thebuzeetle (1042)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Bb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. Bd3 a6 6. Ne2 b5 7. e5 Nc6 8. f4 b4 9. O-O f6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. f5 exf5 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18. Rc1 Bxd4+ 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxc7 Qd7 21. Qh5 Rf7 22. Bb6 Ne6 23. Bxf5 Qb5 24. Bxe6 Qxb6+ 25. Kh1 Bxe6 26. Qh6 d4 27. Rxf6 Rxf6 28. Qxf6 Rf8 29. Qg5+ Kf7 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Qh5+ Bf7 32. Qe5+ Be6 33. Qh5+ Bf7 34. Qe5+ Qe6 35. Qb8+ Ke7 36. Qb7+ Qd7 37. Qe4+ Be6 38. Qh4+ Ke8 39. Qh5+ Qf7 40. Rxf7 Rxf7 41. h3 Bxa2 42. Qe5+ Kf8 43. Qxd4 h5 44. Qa1 Bc4 45. Qa3+ Kg7 46. Qg3+ Kf8 47. Qg6 Rf1+ 48. Kh2 Rf2 49. Qd6+ Kf7 50. Qc7+ Kg6 51. Qxc4 Kg5 52. Qxa6 Rf6 53. Qc8 h4 54. Qg8+ Rg6 55. Qd5+ Kh6 56. Qe4 Kh5 57. Qf5+ Rg5 58. Qh7#

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Analysis of BotanicalKnight (1433) vs. john2001plus (1730)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d3 Nge7 6. Nc3 Nf5 7. g3 h5 8. Bg2 h4 9. g4 h3 10. Bf1 Nfd4 11. g5 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Nd4 13. Qf2 Bd7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. O-O-O Nxc2 16. Qxc2 d4 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. Rg1 dxe3 19. Qxe3 Qd4 20. Rg3 Qxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Bg2 22. Rg3 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 c4 24. Rff3 cxd3 25. Rxd3 Rh4 26. Rd4 Bc5 27. Rc4 Be3+ 28. Rxe3 Rxc4

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Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +13

(black to move) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qa4 Qb6 10. O-O Qxb2 11. Nbd2 Qb4 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Rab1 Qd6 14. Nb3 Nb4 15. Qb2 Bf5 16. Rbc1 Rac8 17. Nbd4 Be4 18. a3 Nc6 19. Qxb7 Nxd4 20. Rxc8 Nxe2+ 21. Kh1 h6 22. Rxf8+ Bxf8 23. Bd2 Qxa3 24. Nh4 g5 25. Nf3 Qxf3 26. Rg1 Ng4 27. Qxa7 Nxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Qxf2 29. Be3 Qxe3 30. Rf1 g4 31. h4 Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Qh3#

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John2001plus (1775) vs. Fiddler (1874)

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 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. a3 c5 10. Be2 Bb7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Nd7 13. b4 Be7 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. Rfd1 Nf6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Ba6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfd8 19. Rxc8

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tcudoug (1446) vs. john2001plus (1857)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 Re8 9. O-O Bf5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 e3 14. fxe3 Rxe3 15. Bf3 Rae8 16. Rxe3 Rxe3 17. Nc4

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Analysis of john2001plus (1861) vs. WilliamAthens (1493)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Bxe4 9. Nb5 d5 10. Ba3 Nf6 11. Nd6+ Kd7 12. c4 h6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. c4 Qc7 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bb5+ Nc6 17. Rc1 Rhc8 18. Qa4 Nde7 19. Rfd1 Nd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Qg4+ Kd8 22. Qxg7 Qd7 23. Nxf7+ Kc7 24. Rxc6+ Qxc6 25. Nd6+ Kd8 26. Nb7+ Qxb7 27. Qf8+ Kc7 28. Qd6#

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john2001plus (1861) vs. WilliamAthens (1493)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Bxe4 9. Nb5 d5 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Nc7+ Ke7 12. Nxa8 Qxa8 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nf6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6+ gxf6 17. Rfe1 Ne5 18. Qh5 Qc6 19. f4 Ng6 20. Qf3 Rc8 21. Rad1 Qxc3 22. Qxd5 Qxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nxf4 24. Qb7+ Kd8 25. Rd1+ Nd5 26. Qxf7 Rxc2 27. Rxd5+ exd5 28. Qxd5+ Ke7 29. Qe4+

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john2001plus (1861) vs. WilliamAthens (1493)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 b6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Bxe4 9. Nb5 d5 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Nc7+ Ke7 12. Nxa8 Qxa8 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nf6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6+ gxf6 17. Rfe1 Ne5 18. Qh5 Qc6 19. f4 Ng6 20. Qf3 Rc8 21. Rad1 Qxc3 22. Qxd5 Qxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nxf4 24. Qb7+ Kd8 25. Rd1+ Nd5 26. Qxf7 Rxc2 27. Rxd5+ exd5 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qh7+

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Analysis of Coffey, John (2001) vs. Jumper (1700)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Rc1 c6 7. e3 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 exd4 12. Nxd4 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Re1 a6 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Bh7+ Kxh7 20. Qxd5

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Analysis of TheBlackVeil (1363) vs. john2001plus (1724)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. exd4 h6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxf6 Qxc4 14. a3 Ba5 15. Be7 Re8 16. Bb4 Bxb4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. O-O Bd7 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. Ra3 Red8 21. Re1 Rd4 22. Rb3 Qc4 23. Ra3 b5 24. Raa1 b4

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of weakfish (1372) vs. Sherlocked (1851)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Qb6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Ne2 Ba6 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. Nfxd4 Nc5 12. O-O Ne4 13. Re1 Be7 14. Qb3 Rc8 15. Be3 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Nge2 O-O 19. Qd2 Ne4 20. Qc2 c5 21. Nf3 Rb8 22. b3 Qa5 23. Bd2 Rfd8 24. c4 Nxd2 25. Nxd2 dxc4 26. Nxc4 Qc7 27. Ng3 Rd4 28. Ne2 Rd5 29. Nc3 Bxc4 30. bxc4 Rd4 31. Nb5 Qd7 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. Red1 Bc5 34. Rd3 h5 35. Rb1 Rb6 36. Rxb6 axb6 37. h3 Kg7 38. a4 Qa7 39. Qb3 Qa5 40. Qb5 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qf1 42. Rf3 Qc1 43. Qb3 d3 44. Rxd3 Qxf4+ 45. Kh1 Qf1+ 46. Kh2 Bg1+ 47. Kg3 Qf2#

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Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight