Mate in 1

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 d4 12. d3 Nb4 13. Rf2 Re8 14. Qxb7 Re1+ 15. Kh2 Rb8 16. Qxa7 g5 17. a3 gxf4 18. gxf4 Ng4+ 19. Kg3 Nxf2 20. Bf1 Bxf4+ 21. Kxf4 Qd6+ 22. Kg5 Qg3+ 23. Kh5 Re5+ 24. Kh6 Qf4#

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

Black to play

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Analyis of Ronaldo2323 (1319) vs. john2001plus (1811)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. exd5 exd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8+ 9. Be2 Qe7 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 c5 12. Qd2 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nc6 15. Kf1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Re1 Nxe2 18. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Rxe2 20. Kxe2 Rc8 21. Kd3 Kf8 22. Re1 f6 23. f4 Rc4 24. f5 Rf4 25. Rb1 b6 26. Rc1 Rxf2 27. c4 Rxf5 28. c5 bxc5 29. Rxc5 Rf3+ 30. Kd4 Rxa3 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Rc7+ Kg6 33. Kxd5 a5 34. Rc4 Rxh3 35. Rg4+ Kf7 36. Ra4 Rh5+ 37. Ke4 Rh4+ 38. Kd3 Rxa4

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

White to play and win

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putz (1851) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1848)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 cxd4 6. exd4 Nc6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. a3 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qe2 Qd6 17. Nf3 Qxf4 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qe7 Bc6 20. Rae1 Rfe8 21. Qf7 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 d4 23. Re7 Qg4 24. Bf5 Bd5 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Bxg4 Rg8 27. Bh5 d3 28. cxd3 Bxb3 29. Kf2 Bc2 30. Rxa7 Rd8 31. Bg4 Rxd3 32. Bf5 Rc3 33. Bxc2 Rxc2+ 34. Kg3 Kg8 35. h4 b5 36. Rb7 Rc3 37. Rxb5 Rxa3 38. Rf5 Ra6 39. Kg4 Ra4+ 40. Rf4 Ra5 41. g3 h5+ 42. Kh3 Ra1 43. Nd4 Rh1+ 44. Kg2 Ra1 45. Nf5 Ra2+ 46. Kh3 Kh7 47. Ne7 Kg7 48. Nd5 Ra5 49. Nxf6 Ra6 50. Ne4 Kh6 51. Ng5 Ra1 52. Rf6+ Kg7 53. Rb6 Rc1 54. Rb7+ Kg6 55. Rb6+ Kg7 56. Nf3 Rc3 57. Ne5 Re3 58. Nc4 Rc3 59. Rc6 Rc1 60. Rc7+ Kg6 61. Ne5+ Kf5 62. Rxc1

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

Black to play and win

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Analyiss of Shahriyor0177 (1298) vs. john2001plus (1828)

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

(black to move) 1. c3 Nf6 2. d3 d5 3. h3 e5 4. g4 e4 5. Bg2 exd3 6. Qxd3 Bd6 7. g5 Ne4 8. Qxd5 Nxf2 9. Kxf2 Nc6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be3 Bg3+ 12. Kxg3 Qxd5

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	- Knight

White to play

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Shahriyor0177 (1298) vs. john2001plus (1828)

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

(white to move) 1. c3 Nf6 2. d3 d5 3. h3 e5 4. g4 e4 5. Bg2 exd3 6. Qxd3 Bd6 7. g5 Ne4 8. Qxd5 Nxf2 9. Kxf2 Nc6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qe4 Bd5 13. Qg4 f5 14. gxf6 e.p. Qxf6 15. Nbd2 Rae8 16. Bd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxf3 18. Qxf6 Rxf6 19. Bxf3 Bc5+ 20. Kf1 Be3 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. Ke1 Rfd6 23. Bg4 g6 24. Kf1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Rxd2 26. Kg2 Rxb2 27. Kf3 Bc5 28. Rd1 Bd6 29. h4 Rxa2 30. Be6+ Kg7 31. Bxa2

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1647 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1715) vs. BotanicalKnight (1428)

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 f5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Ne5 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 c6 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. f3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 15. e4 fxe4 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Be6 18. Qc2 g6 19. Rxf6 Qxf6 20. Rf1 Qg7 21. Qd3 Rf8 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qg3 Qd7 24. Qb8+ Kg7 25. Qxa7 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxb7+ Kh6 28. Qb2 Qe4 29. Qd2+ Kg7 30. Kf2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qe4 32. g3 Qb1+ 33. Kf2 Qh1 34. Ke3 Qd5 35. Qe2 Qg5+ 36. Kd3 Qf5+ 37. Kd2 Qb1 38. Qe5+ Kh6 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40. Qc7+ Kh6 41. Qf4+ Kg7 42. Qc7+ Kh6 43. Qxc6 Qxa2+ 44. Kd3 Qxh2 45. Qf3 Qg1 46. Qf8+ Kh5 47. Qf3+ Kh6 48. Qe3+

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Knight

Mate in 1 move

ICC tourney 1647 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1715) vs. BotanicalKnight (1428)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +17

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 f5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Ne5 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 c6 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. f3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Rxf6 15. e4 fxe4 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Be6 18. Qc2 g6 19. Rxf6 Qxf6 20. Rf1 Qg7 21. Qd3 Rf8 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Qg3 Qd7 24. Qb8+ Kg7 25. Qxa7 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxb7+ Kh6 28. Qb2 Qe4 29. Qd2+ Kg7 30. Kf2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qe4 32. g3 Qb1+ 33. Kf2 Qh1 34. Ke3 Qd5 35. Qe2 Qg5+ 36. Kd3 Qf5+ 37. Kd2 Qb1 38. Qe5+ Kh6 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40. Qc7+ Kh6 41. Qf4+ Kg7 42. Qc7+ Kh6 43. Qxc6 Qxa2+ 44. Kd3 Qxh2 45. Qf3 Qg1 46. Qf8+ Kh5 47. Qf3+ Kh6 48. d5 Qb1+ 49. Kd4 Qb6+ 50. Ke5 Qc7+ 51. d6 Qc5+ 52. Ke6 Qc4+ 53. Qd5 Qg4+ 54. Ke7 Qxg3 55. d7 Qh4+ 56. Ke8 Qa4 57. Kf7 Qf4+ 58. Kg8 Qc7 59. Qh1+ Kg5 60. Qg2+ Kh6 61. Qh3+ Kg5 62. Qe3+ Kh5 63. Qd4 Qd8+ 64. Kf7 Kh6 65. Qf4+ Kh5 66. Qh2+ Kg5 67. Qg3+ Kh6 68. Qh3+ Kg5 69. Qe3+ Kh5 70. Qd4 Kh6 71. Ke6 Qg8+ 72. Kd6 Qd8 73. c4 Qb8+ 74. Ke7 Qc7 75. c5 g5 76. Qd6+ Qxd6+ 77. cxd6 g4 78. d8=Q g3 79. Qf8+ Kh5 80. Qg7 h6 81. Qf7+ Kh4 82. Qg6 g2 83. Qxg2 h5 84. Qh2+ Kg5 85. d7 h4 86. d8=Q h3 87. Qg3+ Kf5 88. Qdd3#

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play

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John Coffey vs. cashflow357

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 f6 2. e4 e5 3. Nxe5 g6 4. Nf3 Bh6 5. d4 d5 6. Bxh6 Nxh6 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qe6+ 9. Be2 c6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 Nf5 12. Rfe1 Kg7 13. h3 Qd6 14. Rad1 a6 15. Bf1 Bd7 16. g4 Nh6 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. g5 fxg5 19. Qc3 Kg8 20. Bc4+ Nf7 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. d5 Kh6 23. d6 Nxd6 24. h4 Bf5 25. hxg5+ Kg7 26. Ne8#

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Pawn promotion:
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Black to play

Greenwood Chess Club, Kroger
Brayden vs. John Coffey

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

(black to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Bc2 e5 8. d4 Ne7 9. d5 O-O 10. Bg5 f6 11. Be3 f5 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qe7 16. Bb3 b5 17. Bd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Rf8+ 21. Kg1 Re8 22. Qc6 Bh6 23. e4 Be3+ 24. Kh1 Bc1 25. a4 Rf8 26. h3 Qf6 27. Na3 Qf1+ 28. Kh2 Bf4+ 29. g3 Bxg3+ 30. Kxg3 Qf2+ 31. Kg4 Qf4#

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Bishop
	- Knight