Tuesday, July 31, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Sherlocked (1858) vs. john2001plus (1750)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-3
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.g3Nf6
3.Bg2c6
4.d4exd4
5.Qxd4d5
6.Bg5Be7
7.cxd5cxd5
8.Nf3Nc6
9.Qa4Qb6
10.O-OQxb2
11.Nbd2Qb4
12.Qc2O-O
13.Rab1Qd6
14.Nb3Nb4
15.Qb2Bf5
16.Rbc1Rac8
17.Nbd4Be4
18.a3Nc6
19.Qxb7Nxd4
20.Rxc8Nxe2+
21.Kh1h6
22.Rxf8+Bxf8
23.Bd2Qxa3
24.Nh4g5
25.Nf3Qxf3
26.Rg1Ng4
27.Bxf3Bxf3+
28.Rg2Nxf2#
 

Black to play for checkmate

ICC tourney 1394 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of weakfish (1372) vs. Sherlocked (1851)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(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.Kh2Qf1
42.Rf3Qc1
43.Qb3d3
44.Rxd3Qxf4+
45.g3Qf2+
46.Kh1Qg1#
 

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

What is the best move for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Eduardo
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3dxc4
7.Bxc4b6
8.Qc2Bb7
9.a3Nbd7
10.Rc1Nh5
11.Bg3Nxg3
12.hxg3Nf6
13.e4h6
14.e5Nd5
15.Qe4Rb8
16.Bd3Nf6
17.Qf4Nh7
18.Rxh6Bxf3
19.Bxh7+Kh8
20.Bd3+Kg8
21.gxf3f5
22.exf6 e.p.Rxf6
23.Bh7+Kf8
24.Bg6Bd6
25.Qh4Ke7
26.Rh7Qf8
27.Ne4Kd8
28.Nxd6cxd6
29.Rh8