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Taechess (1496) vs. John2001plus (1776)

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. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 f6 7. Bd3 fxe5 8. dxe5 c4 9. Bc2 Nge7 10. O-O g6 11. Nbd2 Bg7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. b3 cxb3 14. Nxb3 Qc7 15. Re1 Bd7 16. a4 Rac8 17. Ba3 Rfe8 18. Bd6 Qd8 19. Nc5 b6 20. Nb7

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john2001plus (1898) vs. Phlegmaman (1845)

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 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Na4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ne4+ 14. Ke2 f6 15. Nxb6 Rc7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bd3 Ke7 18. Rhc1 Rb8 19. Na4 e5 20. f3 Nd6 21. b3 e4 22. fxe4 Bxe4 23. Nc5 Bxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Ra8 25. a4 Nf5 26. b4 Kd6 27. g3 Re7 28. e4 dxe4+ 29. Nxe4+ Kd7 30. Nc5+ Kd6 31. Re1 Rb8 32. Rxe7 Nxe7 33. Ne4+ Kd5 34. Nc3+ Kd6 35. b5 h5 36. Ne4+ Kd5 37. Rc1 Ra8 38. b6 Rxa4 39. Nc3+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)

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 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Ne6 Qa5 13. Nxf8 Kxf8 14. a3 Qc7 15. b4 Ne5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Qxc4 20. Rc1 Qb3 21. Bd4 f6 22. Rc7 Rd8 23. h4 Ke8 24. Kh2 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Qc1 Bd7 27. Qh6 Bc8 28. Qxh7 Kf8 29. Qh8+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Ne6 Qa5 13. Nxf8 Kxf8 14. a3 Qc7 15. b4 Ne5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Qxc4 20. Rc1 Qb3 21. Bd4 f6 22. Rc7 Rd8 23. Rxb7 Qxa3 24. Bb6 Qa1+ 25. Kf2 Ke8 26. Bxd8 Kxd8 27. Qc2 Qd4+ 28. Kf1 Bb5+ 29. Ke1 Qg1+ 30. Kd2 Qd4+ 31. Kc1 Qa1+ 32. Qb1 Qc3+ 33. Kd1 Bc4 34. e5 Qd4+ 35. Kc1 Qe3+ 36. Kb2 Qxe5+ 37. Kc2 Bd3+ 38. Kxd3 Qf5+

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Analysis of john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)

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 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Ne6 Qa5 13. Nxf8 Kxf8 14. a3 Qc7 15. b4 Ne5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Qxc4 20. Rc1 Qb3 21. Bd4 f6 22. Rc7 Rd8 23. h4 Ke8 24. Kh2 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Qc1 Bd7 27. Qh6 Bc8 28. Qxh7 Kd7 29. Bxf6

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Analysis of Coupra (1990) vs. John2001plus (1785)

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

(black to move) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. e4 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Qb3 Nb4 8. Bf1 Be6 9. Qc3 Nb8c6 10. a3 Rc8 11. Bb5 Qd5 12. axb4 Qxh1 13. Kf1 Bh3+ 14. Ke2 Qxg1

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Coupra (1990) vs. John2001plus (1785)

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. e4 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Qb3 Nb4 8. Bf1 Be6 9. Qc3 Nb8c6 10. a3 Rc8 11. Bb5 Qd5 12. axb4 Qxh1 13. Rxa7 Qxg1+ 14. Ke2 Bg4+ 15. f3 Qxa7 16. fxg4 Qg1 17. Qxe5+ Kd8 18. Qd5+ Kc7 19. d3 Re8+ 20. Kd2 Qe1+ 21. Kc2 Nxb4+ 22. Kb3 Nxd5 23. Bc4 Qb4+ 24. Kc2 Nb6 25. Bf4+ Bd6 26. Bd2 Qa4+ 27. b3 Qa2+ 28. Kc1 Nxc4 29. bxc4 Ba3+ 30. Nxa3 Qxa3+ 31. Kc2 Re2 32. Kd1 Rxd2+ 33. Kxd2 Re8 34. d4 Qb2+ 35. Kd3 Re2 36. c5 Qc2#

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Analysis of MafuMafu (1807) vs. Coupra (2026)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -9

Result: black won 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8. e3 Nc6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Bc5 12. Nb3 Bb4 13. Rc1 Bf5 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nb5d4 Bg6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Rxc6 Qd7 18. Nd4 Ne4 19. Rc7 Qd8 20. Qa4 a5 21. a3 Bd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Rfc1 Rfb8 24. b3 Qf6 25. Bf3 Qh4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Qd7 Qf6 28. Rc1c6 Qg5 29. Qxf7+ Kh7 30. g3 a4 31. b4 Rf8 32. Ne6 Qg4 33. Nxf8+ Rxf8 34. Qxf8

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O d6 11. a4 a5 12. Rab1 Nd7 13. Qb3 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Qg5 15. g3 e5 16. d5 Nc5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Be2 Bc8 19. Rfd1 Bd7 20. Ra1 Rae8 21. Nb3 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Bf1 f4 25. exf4 Rxf4 26. Bg2 Rff8 27. Re1 a4 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qxc3 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Qe7 Rg8 34. Ne6 a3 35. Ng5 h6 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ g6 38. Qh4 Qd2 39. Qe7 g5 40. Nxg5+ Kg6 41. Qf7+ Kxg5 42. h4+ Kg4 43. Qf3#

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O d6 11. a4 a5 12. Rab1 Nd7 13. Qb3 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Qg5 15. g3 e5 16. d5 Nc5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Be2 Bc8 19. Rfd1 Bd7 20. Ra1 Rae8 21. Nb3 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Bf1 f4 25. exf4 Rxf4 26. Bg2 Rff8 27. Re1 a4 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qxc3 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Qe7 Rg8 34. Ne6 a3 35. Ng5 h6 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ g6 38. Qh4 Qd2 39. Qe7 h5 40. Ng5+ Kh6 41. h4 Rg7 42. Qf8 Qxg5 43. Qh8+ Rh7 44. hxg5+ Kxg5 45. Qf8 Rf7 46. Qxf7 Kh6 47. Qg8 a2 48. Qh8+ Kg5 49. Qf8 h4 50. Qf4+ Kh5 51. g4#

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Analysis of Coupra (1958) vs. John2001plus (1795)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Qc2 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O d6 11. a4 a5 12. Rab1 Nd7 13. Qb3 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Qg5 15. g3 e5 16. d5 Nc5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Be2 Bc8 19. Rfd1 Bd7 20. Ra1 Rae8 21. Nb3 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. Nd4 Nc5 24. Bf1 f4 25. exf4 Rxf4 26. Bg2 Rff8 27. Re1 a4 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qxc3 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Qe7 Rg8 34. Ne6 a3 35. Ng5 h6 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ g6 38. Qh4 Qd2 39. Qe7 Rg7 40. Qf8 g5 41. Qh8+ Kg6 42. Qxh6+ Kxf7 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. Qc8+ Ke7 45. Qxc7+ Kf6 46. Qxd6+ Kf5 47. Qe6#

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