Friday, October 29, 2021

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of elzaim (1560) vs. phanhuy18 (1200)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4c5
3.c3cxd4
4.cxd4d5
5.e5Nc6
6.Nf3Bb4+
7.Nc3Qb6
8.Be3Nge7
9.a3Bxc3+
10.bxc3Qa5
11.Qc2Nf5
12.Bd3Nxe3
13.fxe3h6
14.O-OQd8
15.e4Ne7
16.Rab1b6
17.Bb5+Bd7
18.Qa4Bxb5
19.Qxb5+Qd7
20.exd5Nxd5
21.c4Qxb5
22.Rxb5Ne3
23.Rc1O-O
24.h3Rac8
25.Nd2Rfd8
26.Nf3Nxc4
27.Rb3Nd2
28.Rxc8Nxf3+
29.Rxf3Rxc8
30.Kf2Kf8
31.Kg3Ke7
32.Kf4Rc4
33.Ke4a5
34.Kd3Rc1
35.Kd2Ra1
36.g4f6
37.exf6+gxf6
38.Re3b5
39.Kc2Rh1
40.Kb3Kd6
41.a4b4
42.Kc4Rd1
43.Kb5Rxd4
44.Kxa5Kc5
45.Rxe6Rd8
46.Ra6b3
47.Ra7b2
48.Rb7Ra8+
49.Ra7Rxa7#
 

Thursday, October 21, 2021

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
The Mandalorian vs. Les
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d6
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3g6
5.d5Na5
6.Qa4+c6
7.b4Nxc4
8.dxc6Nb6
9.cxb7+Nxa4
10.bxa8=QNxc3
11.Qc6+Bd7
12.Qxc3Bg7
13.Bb2O-O
14.e3Nd5
15.Qxg7#
 

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Frank K vs. The Mandalorian
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+9
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.f3d5
3.g3c5
4.dxc5e5
5.Bg5Bxc5
6.e3Nbd7
7.Qxd5Nxd5
8.Bxd8Kxd8
9.Nd2Nxe3
10.Bd3Ng2+
11.Ke2Ne3
12.c3Nf6
13.b4Bb6
14.c4Nf5
15.Bxf5Bxf5
16.c5Bc7
17.h4Ke7
18.g4Be6
19.g5Nd5
20.a3Nf4+
21.Kf2Rhd8
22.Ne4f5
23.Nc3Rd2+
24.Nge2Bc4
25.Rae1Rad8
26.Rh2Nd3+
27.Kf1Nxe1
28.Kxe1Rd1+
29.Nxd1e4
30.Rh3f4
31.fxe4Be6
32.Rh1f3
33.Nec3Bg3+
34.Kf1Bc4+
35.Kg1Rd2
36.Rh3f2+
37.Nxf2Bxf2+
38.Kh1Ke6
39.h5Rd3
40.Rxd3Bxd3
41.Kg2Be1
42.Na4Bxe4+
43.Kf1Bc2
44.Kxe1Bxa4
45.Ke2Kf5
46.h6gxh6
47.gxh6Kg6
48.Kd3Kxh6
49.Kc4a6
50.Kd5Kg5
51.Kd6h5
52.Kc7h4
53.Kxb7h3
54.Kxa6h2
55.b5h1=Q
56.b6Qa8#
 

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. mctavish
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4Nf6
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nb6
6.d5Nb4
7.a3Na6
8.Nc3c5
9.Be3e6
10.Bb5+Bd7
11.dxe6fxe6
12.Ne5Bd6
13.Nxd7Nxd7
14.Qxd6
 
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Thursday, September 23, 2021

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of chepillo vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.c3d5
3.e5Nc6
4.Nf3Bg4
5.Be2Bxf3
6.Bxf3Nxe5
7.d3Nxf3+
8.Qxf3e6
9.O-ONf6
10.Bg5Be7
11.Nd2O-O
12.Rad1h6
13.Bh4Qa5
14.a3Qa4
15.Qg3Nh5
16.Qc7Bxh4
17.Qxc5Rfc8
18.Qd6Bd8
19.Nf3Qf4
20.Qxf4Nxf4
21.Ne5f6
22.Nf3e5
23.Rfe1Bb6
24.Nh4Re8
25.b4Rad8
26.a4a5
27.Nf5Kf7
28.d4g6
29.Nxh6+Kg7
30.Ng4axb4
31.dxe5bxc3
32.Rc1d4
33.Rb1f5
34.Rxb6fxg4
35.Rxb7+Kh6
36.Rc7d3
37.Rxc3Ne2+
 

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Black to play

FIDE World Cup (Women), Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi) RUS
Analysis of Goryachkina, Aleksandra (2596) vs. Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2472)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.g3d5
4.Bg2dxc4
5.Nf3a6
6.O-ONc6
7.Be3Nd5
8.Qc1Nxe3
9.Qxe3Be7
10.Rc1O-O
11.Rxc4Bd7
12.a3a5
13.Nbd2a4
14.Ne5Na5
15.Rc2Bb5
16.Re1Ra6
17.h4Rd6
18.Qc3c6
19.e3f6
20.Nef3e5
21.b4axb3 e.p.
22.Nxb3Nxb3
23.Qxb3+Kh8
24.a4Ba6
25.dxe5Rd3
26.Rc3Rxc3
27.Qxc3fxe5
28.Qxe5c5
29.h5c4
30.h6Bf6
31.hxg7+Bxg7
32.Qh5Qf6
33.Ng5Qxf2+
34.Kh2Qc2
35.e4h6
36.Nf7+Kg8
37.Qd5c3
38.Nxh6+Kh7
39.Nf7Qf2
40.Ng5+Kg6
41.Rh1Qd4
42.Nh3Qxd5
43.exd5Bh6
44.Re1Bd3
45.Nf4+Bxf4
46.gxf4Rxf4
47.d6Rxa4
48.Bxb7Rd4
49.Kg3Bf5
50.Bf3c2
51.Rc1Kf6
52.Kf2Ke5
53.Ke3Rd3+
54.Ke2Rxd6
55.Ke1Kd4
56.Bd1Ke3
57.Rxc2Bxc2
58.Bxc2Rd2
59.Bf5Rf2
60.Be6Rf6
61.Bd5Rd6
62.Bb3Rb6
63.Bc2Ra6
64.Bd1Ra1
 

Black to play

FIDE World Cup (Women), Krasnaya Polyana (Sochi) RUS
Analysis of Goryachkina, Aleksandra (2596) vs. Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2472)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.g3d5
4.Bg2dxc4
5.Nf3a6
6.O-ONc6
7.Be3Nd5
8.Qc1Nxe3
9.Qxe3Be7
10.Rc1O-O
11.Rxc4Bd7
12.a3a5
13.Nbd2a4
14.Ne5Na5
15.Rc2Bb5
16.Re1Ra6
17.h4Rd6
18.Qc3c6
19.e3f6
20.Nef3e5
21.b4axb3 e.p.
22.Nxb3Nxb3
23.Qxb3+Kh8
24.a4Ba6
25.dxe5Rd3
26.Rc3Rxc3
27.Qxc3fxe5
28.Qxe5c5
29.h5c4
30.h6Bf6
31.hxg7+Bxg7
32.Qh5Qf6
33.Ng5Qxf2+
34.Kh2Qc2
35.e4h6
36.Nf7+Kg8
37.Qd5c3
38.Nxh6+Kh7
39.Nf7Qf2
40.Ng5+Kg6
41.Rh1Qd4
42.Nh3Qxd5
43.exd5Bh6
44.Re1Bd3
45.Nf4+Bxf4
46.gxf4Rxf4
47.d6Rxa4
48.Bxb7Rd4
49.Kg3Bf5
50.Bf3c2
51.Rc1Kf6
52.Kf2Ke5
53.Ke3Rd3+
54.Ke2Rxd6
55.Ke1Kd4
56.Bd1Ke3
57.Rxc2Bxc2
58.Bxc2Rd2
59.Bf5Rf2
60.Be6Rf6
61.Bd5Rd6
62.Bb3Rb6
63.Bc2Ra6
64.Kd1Ra1+
65.Bb1Rxb1+
 

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Black to play

7th Norway Blitz 2019, Stavanger NOR
Mamedyarov, S. (2774) vs. Carlsen, M. (2875)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4g6
2.Nf3Bg7
3.c4c5
4.d5d6
5.e4e6
6.Bd3Ne7
7.Nc3O-O
8.O-Oexd5
9.cxd5Bg4
10.h3Bxf3
11.Qxf3Nd7
12.Qe2a6
13.a4Re8
14.Qc2Rc8
15.Be2c4
16.a5Rc5
17.Be3Rxa5
18.Bxc4Rxa1
19.Rxa1Qc7
20.Be2Nc8
21.Rc1Ncb6
22.Qb3Nc5
23.Qb4h5
24.Nb1Nbd7
25.Nd2Qd8
26.Rc2b5
27.Qa3Kh7
28.Bf3Ne5
29.Be2Ned7
30.Bf3Bh6
31.b4Bxe3
32.Qxe3Na4
33.Qa7Ne5
34.Qxa6Qg5
35.Qxb5Ra8
36.Qb7Qd8
37.Be2Rb8
38.Qa7Rxb4
39.f4Nd7
40.Rc7Nac5
41.Rc6Rb2
42.Rxd6Rxd2
43.Qxc5Nxc5
44.Rxd8Rxe2
45.e5Nd3
46.Rd7Kg8
47.Rd8+Kg7
48.Rd7Kf8
49.g3h4
50.Rd8+Ke7
51.d6+Kxd8
CHECK!

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
dcolaw vs. John Coffey. Got second Pfizer vaccine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.d4cxd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qc4g6
5.Qc3Nf6
6.Bd3e5
7.Nf3Bb4
8.Qxb4Nxb4
 

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
dcolaw vs. John Coffey. Got second Pfizer vaccine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.d4cxd4
3.Qxd4Nc6
4.Qc4g6
5.Qc3Nf6
6.Bd3e5
7.Nf3Bb4
8.Qxb4Nxb4
9.Nxe5Nxd3+
10.cxd3Qa5+
11.Nc3Qxe5
 

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Black to play

Third Rosenwald Trophy, New York, NY USA
Analysis of Donald Byrne vs. Robert James Fischer
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3Bg7
4.d4O-O
5.Bf4d5
6.Qb3dxc4
7.Qxc4c6
8.e4Nbd7
9.Rd1Nb6
10.Qc5Bg4
11.Bg5Na4
12.Nxa4Nxe4
13.Bxe7Qc7
14.Qb4Rfe8
15.Be2Rxe7
16.O-Ob5
17.Nc3Nxc3
18.Qxc3Rxe2
 

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
JUMPER vs. John Coffey. Got second Pfiz
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nf3Bg7
4.Nc3d5
5.cxd5Nxd5
6.e4Nxc3
7.bxc3O-O
8.Bc4c5
9.Bb2Nc6
10.O-OBg4
11.Be2Bxf3
12.Bxf3cxd4
13.cxd4Bxd4
14.Bxd4Qxd4
15.Qxd4Nxd4
16.Bg4h5
17.Bh3e6
18.Rfd1Rfd8
19.Kf1Kf8
20.Ke1Nc2+
 

Thursday, June 24, 2021

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. René
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nc6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.cxd5Nxd5
6.e4Nf6
7.Be2Bb4
8.Bd3Nxd4
9.Nxd4c6
10.Nf3O-O
11.e5Bxc3+
12.bxc3Qb6
13.exf6gxf6
14.Bh6Rd8
15.Qc2f5
16.Qd2f6
17.Qf4Rxd3
18.Qg3+Kf7
19.Qg7+Ke8
20.Qf8+Kd7
21.Qf7+Kd6
22.Bf4+e5
23.Qxf6+Kd5
24.Qxe5+Kc4
25.Nd2+Rxd2
26.Bxd2Qd8
27.Rb1c5
28.Qf4+Kd5
29.O-Ob5
30.c4+bxc4
31.Rfd1Ke6
32.Bc3Qd3
33.Rxd3cxd3
34.Qe5+Kf7
35.Qf6+Ke8
36.Re1+Kd7
37.Re7+
 

Friday, June 4, 2021

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. jan
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4g6
3.c4dxc4
4.e3Bg7
5.Bxc4c6
6.O-Ob5
7.Bd3a6
8.a4b4
9.Qc2a5
10.e4Nf6
11.Nbd2Bb7
12.Re1e6
13.e5Nd5
14.Ne4Nc7
15.Nd6+Ke7
16.Nxb7
 

Monday, April 26, 2021

White to play and mate in 2 moves

12:56 AM, Shredder for iPhone / iPod to
Analysis of John Coffey (2016) vs. Shredder at 1400 (1400)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4Bb4+
4.Nbd2a5
5.a3Bd6
6.e4Nc6
7.e5Nxd4
8.exd6Nf5
9.dxc7Qxc7
10.Bd3O-O
11.Bxf5exf5
12.O-Od5
13.cxd5Rd8
14.Qb3Rxd5
15.Nc4b5
16.Ne3Rc5
17.Bd2f4
18.Nd1Be6
19.Qd3Rd8
20.Qe2g5
21.Qe1b4
22.axb4axb4
23.Bxb4Rcd5
24.Ba5Qc5
25.Bxd8Rxd8
26.Qc3Qf5
27.Qe5Qxe5
28.Nxe5Rd2
29.Nf3Rd5
30.Nc3Rc5
31.Rfe1h5
32.Re5Rxe5
33.Nxe5Bb3
34.Ra3Be6
35.b4h4
36.h3Kg7
37.b5Nd5
38.Nxd5Bxd5
39.Nc6Kf6
40.Ra6Be4
41.f3Bb1
42.b6Bd3
43.b7Bxa6
44.b8=QKg6
45.Qd6+Kh5
46.Qf6Bc4
47.Ne5Bd3
48.Qg7Bc2
49.Qh8+Bh7
50.Qxh7#
 

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1871) vs. soitgoes317 (1690), 300+3
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.f4d5
4.fxe5Nxe4
5.Qf3Nxc3
6.dxc3Nc6
7.Bb5a6
8.Bxc6+bxc6
9.Bf4Bc5
10.Qg3Be6
11.Qxg7Rf8
12.Bg5Qd7
13.Ne2Rb8
14.b4Be7
15.Bxe7Qxe7
16.Nd4Qh4+
17.Qg3Qe4+
18.Kd2c5
19.Rae1cxd4
20.Rxe4dxc3+
21.Qxc3dxe4
22.Qc6+Kd8
23.Ke3Rxb4
24.Qc5
 

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Gusev (1745) vs. john2001plus (1843)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+6
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nf6
5.Nc3g6
6.Nxc6bxc6
7.Bc4d6
8.Bg5Bg7
9.Qd2h6
10.Bxf6Bxf6
11.O-OQb6
12.Qd3Qxb2
13.Rab1Qxc3
14.e5Qxd3
15.cxd3Bxe5
16.f4Bd4+
17.Kh1O-O
18.f5Bxf5
19.Rb7d5
20.Ba6e5
21.h3Bc8
 

Monday, February 15, 2021

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of spiritracker (1200) vs. john2001plus (1946)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Nf3Nf6
5.Nc3Bd6
6.Bg5c6
7.Be2h6
8.Bxf6Qxf6
9.O-OBf5
10.Bd3O-O
11.Bxf5Qxf5
12.Re1Nd7
13.a3a5
14.Ne2Rfe8
15.Ng3Rxe1+
16.Qxe1Qxc2
17.Qe2Qxe2
18.Nxe2Re8
19.Nc1c5
20.Nb3b6
21.dxc5Nxc5
22.Nbd4Re4
23.Rd1Na4
24.Nb5Nxb2
25.Rxd5Bc5
26.Nc3Rc4
27.Ne2Rc2
28.Re5Bxa3
29.Nfd4Rc5
30.Re8+Kh7
31.g3Nc4
32.Nb3Re5
33.Rxe5Nxe5
34.Nc3Bc5
35.Nb5Nd3
36.Nxc5Nxc5
37.Kf1Kg6
38.Ke2Kf6
39.Ke3Ke5
40.f4+Kd5
41.Kd2Kc4
42.Nd6+Kb3
43.Nb5Kb2
44.Nc3a4
45.Nd1+Kb3
46.Kc1a3
47.Kb1a2+
48.Ka1Ka3
 

Saturday, January 30, 2021

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1893) vs. soitgoes317 (1725)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.f4d5
4.fxe5Nxe4
5.Qf3Bc5
6.Nxe4dxe4
7.Qxe4O-O
8.Nf3Nc6
9.c3f5
10.Qc4+
 

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1893) vs. soitgoes317 (1725)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.f4d5
4.fxe5Nxe4
5.Qf3Bc5
6.Nxe4dxe4
7.Qxe4O-O
8.Nf3Nc6
9.c3f5
10.Qc4+Kh8
11.Qxc5Be6
12.d4Bd5
13.Bc4Bxf3
14.gxf3Qh4+
15.Ke2Qh3
16.Be3f4
17.Bf2Rf5
18.Be6Re8
19.Bxf5