Friday, August 28, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1575) vs. soitgoes317 (1439)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.f4d5
4.fxe5Nxe4
5.d3Qh4+
6.g3Nxc3
7.bxc3Qe7
8.Nf3c5
9.Bg2Nc6
10.O-OBe6
11.d4cxd4
12.cxd4O-O-O
13.a4Kb8
14.Ba3Qc7
15.Bxf8Rhxf8
16.Ng5Nb4
17.Nxe6fxe6
18.Rc1Qb6
19.c3Nc6
20.Qg4Nxe5
21.Qxg7Nd3
22.Rb1Qd6
23.Qxb7#
 

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1434) vs. john2001plus (1583)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e5
2.d4Nf6
3.dxe5Nxe4
4.Bc4d6
5.Qd5Be6
6.Qxe4d5
7.Bxd5Qxd5
8.Qxd5Bxd5
9.Nf3Nc6
10.Bf4O-O-O
11.Nc3Bxf3
12.gxf3Nd4
13.O-O-OBb4
14.Rd3Bxc3
15.bxc3Ne2+
16.Kb2Nxf4
 

Black to play

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soitgoes317 (1434) vs. john2001plus (1583)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e5
2.d4Nf6
3.dxe5Nxe4
4.Bc4d6
5.Qd5Be6
6.Qxe4d5
7.Bxd5Qxd5
8.Qxd5Bxd5
9.Nf3Nc6
10.Bf4O-O-O
11.Nc3Bxf3
12.gxf3Nd4
13.O-O-OBb4
14.Rd3Bxc3
15.bxc3Ne2+
16.Kb2Nxf4
17.Rd4Rxd4
18.cxd4Rd8
19.c3c5
20.Rd1cxd4
21.cxd4Ne2
22.d5Nf4
23.d6Kd7
24.Rd4g5
25.h4h6
26.Rc4Rc8
27.Rxc8Kxc8
28.Kc3gxh4
 

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1879) vs. JohnT1234 (1246)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3c5
4.cxd5exd5
5.Nc3cxd4
6.Nxd4Nf6
7.g3Nc6
8.Bg2Be6
9.O-OBe7
10.Qa4Bd7
11.Nxd5Nxd5
12.Bxd5Nxd4
13.Qxd4Bf6
14.Qe4+Qe7
15.Bxb7Qxe4
16.Bxe4Rd8
17.Rd1O-O
18.Bf4Rfe8
19.Bg2Rxe2
20.Bc7Rde8
21.Rxd7
 

Black to play

London PCA/Intel-GP Final blitz playoff, London ENG
Analysis of Viswanathan Anand vs. Vassily Ivanchuk
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-6
(black to move)
1.e4c6
2.Nc3d5
3.d4dxe4
4.Nxe4Nd7
5.Bc4Ngf6
6.Ng5e6
7.Qe2Nb6
8.Bb3h6
9.Ng5f3c5
10.Bf4Nbd5
11.Be5Qa5+
12.Nd2b5
13.dxc5Bxc5
14.Ngf3O-O
15.O-O-OBb7
16.g4Nd7
17.g5Nxe5
18.Nxe5Nc3
19.Qg4Nxa2+
20.Bxa2h5
21.Qxh5Qxa2
22.Nb3Bxf2
23.Rd3Rac8
24.Rh3Rxc2+
25.Kxc2Rc8+
26.Kd1Qb1+
27.Ke2Qe4+
28.Kxf2Rc2+
29.Kf1Qxh1#
 

White to play

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Analysis of JohnT1234 (1246) vs. john2001plus (1879)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.d4e5
2.dxe5Nc6
3.Nf3Qe7
4.Bd2Nxe5
5.Nxe5Qxe5
6.Bc3Qh5
7.f3Bd6
8.g3Nf6
9.Bg2Nd5
10.Bd2Bc5
11.Nc3Ne3
12.Bxe3Bxe3
13.Qd3Bb6
14.O-O-OO-O
15.e4d6
16.f4Re8
17.h3Qg6
18.Rhe1Bf2
19.f5Qxg3
20.Qxg3Bxg3
21.Re3Bf4
22.Rde1Bxf5
23.Kb1Bxe3
24.Rxe3c6
25.Rd3Bxe4
26.Bxe4d5
27.Bf3Re1+
28.Nd1Rae8
29.Kc1f5
30.Ra3a6
31.Rb3b5
32.Rc3Rf1
33.Bg2Rg1
34.Bf3Rg3
35.Bxd5+cxd5
36.Rxg3
 

Black to play

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spiritracker (1227) vs. john2001plus (1879)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.e4d6
6.d5c5
7.Be2Nbd7
8.O-ONg4
9.h3Nge5
10.b3Nxf3+
11.Bxf3Bxc3
 

Black to play

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spiritracker (1227) vs. john2001plus (1879)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3O-O
5.e4d6
6.d5c5
7.Be2Nbd7
8.O-ONg4
9.h3Nge5
10.b3Nxf3+
11.Bxf3Bxc3
12.Rb1Qa5
13.a3b5
14.Be2bxc4
15.bxc4Ba6
16.Rb3Rab8
17.Qc2Rxb3
18.Qxb3Rb8
19.Qc2Ne5
20.Rd1Nxc4
21.Rd3Nxa3
22.Qxc3Qxc3
23.Rxc3Bxe2
24.Rxa3Rb1
25.Rc3a5
26.f3c4
27.Kf2Bd3
28.Ke3Bf1
29.Bd2Rb3
30.Kf2Bxg2
31.Kxg2Rb2
32.Rxc4Rxd2+
 

Black to play

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Analysis of spiritracker (1227) vs. john2001plus (1879)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+7
(black to move)
1.e4d5
2.exd5Qxd5
3.c4Qe4+
4.Be2Qxg2
5.Bf3Qg6
6.d3Nc6
7.Be4Bf5
8.Nc3Nf6
9.Nf3Bxe4
10.Rg1Bxf3
11.Rxg6Bxd1
12.Rxf6exf6
13.Kxd1O-O-O
14.Bf4Rxd3+
15.Kc2Rd4
16.Nb5Rxc4+
17.Kd2Rxf4
 

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1938) vs. JohnT1234 (1270)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4e6
3.c4c5
4.cxd5exd5
5.Nc3cxd4
6.Nxd4Nf6
7.Bg5Be7
8.e3h6
9.Bh4Nc6
10.Bd3Be6
11.O-OQd7
12.Rc1a6
13.Nxc6bxc6
14.Na4Bd8
15.Qc2O-O
16.Nc5Qc8
17.Nxe6Qxe6
18.Qxc6a5
19.Qxa8
 

Black to play

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JohnT1234 (1263) vs. john2001plus (1938)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.e3d5
3.Nf3c5
4.c4cxd4
5.exd4Nc6
6.cxd5Nxd5
7.Nc3Bg4
8.Be2e6
9.h3Bh5
10.O-OBd6
11.Nxd5exd5
12.Ne5Bxe2
13.Qxe2O-O
14.Nxc6bxc6
15.Qd3Re8
16.Bd2Rb8
17.b3Qh4
18.a4Re4
19.Rac1Rxd4
20.Qe2Rxd2
21.Qxd2Bf4
22.Qe2Bxc1
23.Rxc1Qd8
24.Rxc6Rxb3
25.Rc7Rb1+
26.Kh2Qxc7+
27.g3h6
28.h4Qc6
29.Qf3Qc1
30.Qxd5Qg1+
31.Kh3Qh1+
32.Qxh1Rxh1+
33.Kg2Ra1
34.a5Rxa5
 

Saturday, August 15, 2020

White to play

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Gusev (1829) vs. john2001plus (1926)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4d5
3.g3Nf6
4.Bg2c5
5.e3Nc6
6.Ne2cxd4
7.cxd5exd5
8.Nxd4Bc5
9.Nb3Be7
10.O-OO-O
11.Nc3Be6
12.Nd4Qb6
13.a3a5
14.Rb1Rac8
15.Bd2Ne5
16.f4Nc4
17.Qe2Bg4
18.Bf3Bxf3
19.Rxf3Ne4
20.Nxd5Qd8
21.Nxe7+Qxe7
22.Bc3Nxc3
23.bxc3Nxa3
24.Rc1Rfe8
25.Qb2Nc4
26.Qb5Qc5
27.Qxb7Rxe3
28.Rxe3Nxe3
29.Qe4Nc4
30.Re1h6
31.Kg2Nd2
32.Qe3Qd5+
33.Kh3Nb3
34.Qf3Qxf3
35.Nxf3Rxc3
36.Re8+Kh7
37.Ne5f6
38.Nf7Kg6
39.Nh8+Kf5
40.Kh4g5+
41.fxg5hxg5+
42.Kh5Rc7
43.g4+Kf4
44.Ng6+Kf3
45.Rh8a4
46.h4Rc5
47.Rf8gxh4+
48.Kxh4Rc6
49.Ne5+
 

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1935) vs. Gusev (1838)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4b6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3c6
5.e4Bb4
6.e5Ne4
7.Qc2Nxc3
8.bxc3Be7
9.Bd3h6
10.O-Od6
11.Re1Nd7
12.exd6Bxd6
13.d5cxd5
14.cxd5Nf6
15.Bb5+Bd7
16.Bxd7+Qxd7
17.dxe6fxe6
18.Qg6+Qf7
19.Rxe6+
 

White to play

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john2001plus (1940) vs. Gusev (1779)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+13
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c6
3.c4g6
4.Nc3Bg7
5.e4d6
6.Be2O-O
7.O-ONbd7
8.e5Ne8
9.Bf4Qc7
10.exd6exd6
11.c5b6
12.cxd6Nxd6
13.Ne4Ne5
14.Nxd6Qxd6
15.Bxe5Bxe5
16.dxe5Qb4
17.Qb3Qxb3
18.axb3Be6
19.Bc4Bxc4
20.bxc4b5
21.Nd4bxc4
22.Nxc6Rfe8
23.f4a6
24.Rfc1Re6
25.Rxc4a5
26.Rxa5Rxa5
27.Nxa5Ra6
28.b4Rb6
29.Nb3Kg7
30.Nc5h6
31.Ne4f5
32.exf6 e.p.+Kf7
33.Rc7+Ke6
34.f7Rb8
35.Nc5+Kd6
36.Rd7+Kc6
37.Re7Kd6
38.Re8Rxb4
39.f8=Q+Kc6
40.Re6+Kb5
41.Qb8+Kc4
42.Re4+Kc3
43.Qxb4+Kc2
44.Re2+Kd1
45.Qe1#
 

Friday, August 14, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1951) vs. JohnT1234 (1254)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.c3Nc6
4.d4cxd4
5.cxd4e6
6.d5exd5
7.exd5Nce7
8.Nc3Nf6
9.Bd3g6
10.O-ONfxd5
11.Bb5+Bd7
12.Nxd5Bc6
13.Nf6#
 

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Mate in 2

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Analysis of john2001plus (1932) vs. Gusev (1822)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+9
(white to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.c3g6
4.d4cxd4
5.cxd4Bg7
6.Nc3a6
7.Bc4e6
8.a4Ne7
9.O-OO-O
10.Bf4Nbc6
11.d5exd5
12.Nxd5Nxd5
13.Bxd5Bxb2
14.Rb1Bg7
15.Bxd6Re8
16.e5Nxe5
17.Bxe5Bf5
18.Bxg7Bxb1
19.Bh6Bf5
20.Qa1Re5
21.Nxe5Qf6
22.Bxf7+Qxf7
23.Nxf7Kxf7
24.Re1Be6
25.Qg7+Ke8
26.Bg5