Monday, December 31, 2018

What is the best move for Black?

ICC tourney 1410 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1632) vs. john2001plus (1732)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4Nf6
3.g3c5
4.d5b5
5.dxe6fxe6
6.cxb5d5
7.a4a6
8.bxa6Nc6
9.Bg2Rxa6
10.Nc3Be7
11.Nf3O-O
12.O-Oe5
13.Nb5e4
14.Ng5h6
15.Nh3Bf5
16.f3Qd7
17.Nf2exf3
18.exf3Rfa8
19.f4Nd4
20.Nxd4cxd4
21.Qxd4Rxa4
22.Rxa4Rxa4
23.Qe5Bd6
24.Qc3d4
25.Qb3+Be6
26.Qb6Rb4
27.Qa5Bc4
28.Re1Rb5
29.Qa8+Rb8
30.Qf3Rb3
31.Qa8+Rb8
32.Qa5Bb4
33.Qe5Bxe1
34.Qxb8+Kh7
35.Qe5Bxf2+
36.Kh1Qg4
37.h4Bxg3
38.Be4+Kh8
39.Qb8+Ng8
40.Kg1Qe2
41.Bg2Qe1+
42.Bf1Qxf1#
 

White to play and win.

Paris, Opera Game
Paul Morphy vs. Duke Karl / Count Isouard
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-10
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nf3d6
3.d4Bg4
4.dxe5Bxf3
5.Qxf3dxe5
6.Bc4Nf6
7.Qb3Qe7
8.Nc3c6
9.Bg5b5
10.Nxb5cxb5
11.Bxb5+Nbd7
12.O-O-ORd8
13.Rxd7Rxd7
14.Rd1Qe6
15.Bxd7+Nxd7
16.Qb8+Nxb8
17.Rd8#
 

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Schulze vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-7
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.d4exd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qe4+Be7
5.f5Nf6
6.Qf4O-O
7.Nf3d5
8.Nc3Bd6
9.Qh4Bxf5
10.Qg5Bxc2
11.h4Re8
12.h5Ne4
13.Qxd8Bg3#
 

Friday, December 21, 2018

White to play for mate

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. rql
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3a6
4.Nc3g6
5.e4d6
6.Bg5Be7
7.Qd2O-O
8.O-O-ONfd7
9.Bh6Re8
10.e5Nc6
11.exd6cxd6
12.h4b6
13.h5Bb7
14.hxg6fxg6
15.Ng5Nf8
16.f4Bf6
17.d5Ne7
18.Nce4Bg7
19.Bxg7Kxg7
20.Nxe6+Nxe6
21.Qc3+Kg8
22.Nf6+Kh8
23.Rxh7#
 

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

What is the best move for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. just plain bill
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4Nf6
3.cxd5Qxd5
4.Nc3Qd7
5.e4a6
6.Nf3g6
7.Ne5Qd8
8.Bc4e6
9.Bg5Nbd7
10.Nxd7Bxd7
11.e5Be7
12.Bxf6Bxf6
13.exf6Qxf6
14.O-OO-O-O
15.d5h5
16.Qb3exd5
17.Nxd5Qd6
18.Rac1Be6
19.Nxc7Bxc4
20.Rxc4Kb8
21.Rfc1Rc8
22.Nxa6+Ka7
23.Qe3+Qb6
24.Nc5Kb8
25.Nd7+Ka7
26.Ra4#