Monday, December 30, 2024

White to Play

White to Play

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Monday, December 23, 2024

White to Play

Friday, December 20, 2024

White to Play

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Black to Play

Monday, December 16, 2024

White to Play

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Friday, December 13, 2024

White to Play

Thursday, December 5, 2024

White to Play

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

White to Play

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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Black to Play

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

White to Play

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

White to Play

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Sunday, October 27, 2024

Black to Play

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
nickgeannopoulos (1425) vs. john2001plus (1617)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3dxe4
5.Nxe4Nf6
6.Bd3cxd4
7.Nxf6+Qxf6
8.Bb5+Bd7
9.Bxd7+Nxd7
10.Qxd4Qxd4
11.cxd4Bb4+
12.Bd2Bxd2+
13.Kxd2O-O
14.Rc1Rac8
15.Nf3Nb6
16.b3Nd5
17.Rxc8Rxc8
18.Rc1Rxc1
19.Kxc1Nb4
20.Kb1Nd3
21.Ne5Nxf2
22.Nd7Ng4
23.h3Ne3
24.g4Nd5
25.Nc5b6
26.Ne4Nf4
27.Nf2Kf8
28.Kc2Ke7
29.Kc3Kd6
30.Kc4a6
31.a3f5
32.g5Nd5
33.h4g6
34.Nd3b5#
 

White to Play

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john2001plus (1916) vs. bosperty (1452)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.e4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Nge7
6.a3cxd4
7.cxd4Ng6
8.Nc3Be7
9.Be2O-O
10.h4Nxh4
11.Nxh4Bxh4
12.Qd3Bg5
13.Qxh7#
 

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Black to Play

Columbus Indiana Chess Club, Lewellen Chapel, G/10
Analysis of Starr, Bill vs. Coffey, John (2016)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3d6
3.Bb5+Nd7
4.d4cxd4
5.Nxd4Ngf6
6.Nc3g6
7.O-OBg7
8.Re1O-O
9.Be3a6
10.Bxd7Bxd7
11.Rb1Rc8
12.Nd5Nxe4
13.f3Nf6
14.Nf4e5
15.Nb3exf4
16.Bxf4Ne8
17.Bxd6Nxd6
18.Qxd6Bf5
19.Qxd8Rfxd8
20.Na1Rd2
21.Rbd1Rxd1
22.Rxd1Bxb2
23.Rb1Bxa1
24.Rxa1Rxc2
25.g4Bd3
26.a3b5
27.Rd1Be2
28.Rd6a5
29.Ra6b4
30.Rxa5b3
31.Kf2b2
32.Ra8+Kg7
33.Rb8Bb5+
34.Ke3b1=Q
 

White to Play

Columbus Indiana Chess Club, Lewellen Chapel
Coffey, John (2016) vs. Starr, Bill
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3Nc6
4.Nc3f5
5.Bf4Bb4
6.e3Nf6
7.Bd3O-O
8.O-OBxc3
9.bxc3Ne4
10.Qc2b6
11.cxd5exd5
12.Ne5Qf6
13.c4Ne7
14.cxd5Nxd5
15.Bxe4fxe4
16.Qxe4Nxf4
17.Qxa8Ba6
18.Qe4Ne2+
19.Kh1Ng3+
20.hxg3Qh6+
21.Kg1Bxf1
22.Rxf1Re8
23.Qd5+Qe6
24.Qxe6+Rxe6
25.Rc1c5
26.f4Re8
27.d5Rd8
28.Rd1Rd6
29.Nc4Rd7
30.e4Kf7
31.Ne5+Ke7
32.Nxd7Kxd7
33.d6b5
34.e5a5
35.e6+
 

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Black to Play

?, ?
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Steve Sims
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+5
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4d5
4.Nc3c5
5.cxd5cxd4
6.Qxd4Be7
7.e4O-O
8.Bc4exd5
9.exd5Bg4
10.Ne5Re8
11.d6Bh5
12.Nxf7Bxd6+
13.Ne5+Kh8
14.f4Bxe5
15.Qxe5Nc6
16.Qe3Ng4
17.Qxe8+Qxe8+
18.Be2Nd4
19.Kf1Ne3+
20.Kf2Nxe2
21.Bxe3Nxc3
22.bxc3Qb5
23.Kg3Re8
24.Bd4Qd3+
25.Kh4Qf5
26.h3Qxf4+
27.g4Bxg4
28.Rag1Bc8+
29.Kh5Qh6#
 

White to Play

EU-ch (Women) 5th, Dresden
Chasovnikova, Eugenia (2277) vs. Lauterbach, Ingrid (2171)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d6
2.Nf3Nf6
3.c4Nbd7
4.Nc3c6
5.e4e5
6.Be2Be7
7.O-OO-O
8.Re1a6
9.h3b5
10.a3Bb7
11.Be3Re8
12.Qc2exd4
13.Nxd4bxc4
14.Bxc4d5
15.exd5cxd5
16.Ba2Rc8
17.Rad1Qc7
18.Qb1Ba8
19.Rc1Qb7
20.b4Nb6
21.Qd3Nc4
22.Bg5h6
23.Bh4Ne4
24.Bxe7Nxc3
25.Qxc3Rxe7
26.Nf5Rxe1+
27.Rxe1Nd6
28.Qxg7#
 

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.e4d5
2.e5e6
3.Nf3Bc5
4.Bb5+c6
5.Ba4b6
6.d4Bb4+
7.c3Be7
8.O-Oa5
9.Bf4Ba6
10.Re1Nd7
11.Bxc6Rc8
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bg5f6
14.Bh4fxe5
15.Nxe5Qd6
16.Bxe7Nxe7
17.Qh5+g6
18.Qh6Nf5
19.Qg5O-O
20.Nd2Bd3
21.Nxd3e5
22.dxe5Qe6
23.Re2b5
24.Rae1d4
25.Nf4Qxa2
26.Ne4dxc3
27.Nf6+Rxf6
28.Qxf6cxb2
29.e6b1=Q
30.Qf7+Kh8
31.Nxg6+hxg6
32.Qf6+Ng7
33.Kf1Rc1
34.Qd8+Kh7
35.Qh4+Nh5
36.Qe7+Kh6
37.Qf8+Kg5
38.Re5+Qf5
39.Rxf5+gxf5
40.h4+Kg6
41.Qg8+Ng7
42.h5+Kf6
43.Qd8#
 

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Black to play.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of MainStreetUSA (1549) vs. john2001plus (1722)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nc3d5
2.e4d4
3.Nce2e5
4.Ng3Nf6
5.Nf3Nc6
6.Bc4Bd6
7.c3O-O
8.O-ONa5
9.Bd3c5
10.cxd4cxd4
11.b4Nc6
12.a3Bg4
13.h3Bd7
14.Bc4Rc8
15.Qb3a6
16.Re1b5
17.Bd5Qc7
18.Ng5Nxd5
19.exd5Ne7
20.Ng5e4f5
21.Nc5Qa7
22.Bb2Ng6
23.Rac1Bxc5
24.bxc5Rxc5
25.Rxc5Qxc5
26.f4d3+
27.Kf1exf4
28.Nh5f3
29.gxf3f4
30.Nxg7Bxh3#
 

Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Black to Play

Columbus Indiana Chess Club; Casual G/10, Lewellen Chapel
Analysis of Starr, Bill vs. Coffey, John (2016)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d3c5
3.Nc3d5
4.Qf3d4
5.Nce2e5
6.c3Nf6
7.h3Nc6
8.Bg5Be7
9.O-O-OQa5
10.a3Be6
11.Ng3dxc3
12.bxc3Qxc3+
13.Kb1Nd4
14.Qe3Qb3+
15.Ka1Nc2#
 

Monday, October 7, 2024

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analyiss of john2001plus (1873) vs. bosperty (1370)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nc6
3.c4Bg4
4.cxd5Qxd5
5.e3Bxf3
6.gxf3Nf6
7.Nc3Qd7
8.d5Ne5
9.e4c6
10.Be3cxd5
11.Bb5Nc6
12.exd5O-O-O
13.dxc6Qf5
14.cxb7+Kxb7
15.Qa4a5
16.Ba6+Kb8
17.Qc6Qd7
18.Bf4+Ka7
19.Nb5#
 

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
+3
(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.Rxe6b3
46.Rxf6Kc4
47.Rc6+Kd3
48.Rxh6Rb4
49.Rd6+Ke2
50.Re6+Kf2
51.Rf6+Kg2
52.Re6b2
53.Re1b1=R
54.Rxb1Rxb1
55.g5Kf3
56.Ka6Ke4
57.h4Kd5
58.h5Kc6
59.h6Rb6+
60.Ka7Rb4
61.h7Rb7+
62.Ka8Rxh7
63.a5Rg7
64.a6Kb6
65.Kb8Rg8#
 

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Black to play and mate in 2.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of chessnerdbird (1392) vs. john2001plus (1845)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+15
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4fxe5
8.dxc5Qc7
9.Bb5Bd7
10.O-Oe4
11.Nd4Nf6
12.Bxc6bxc6
13.Bg5Qe5
14.Bxf6gxf6
15.Re1O-O-O
16.Nd2Qg5
17.Qa4Kb7
18.b5cxb5
19.Rab1a6
20.c6+Bxc6
21.Nxc6Rg8
22.Rxb5+axb5
23.Qxb5+Kc7
24.g3Bd6
25.Nxd8Rxd8
26.Rb1Rc8
27.Qb7+Kd8
28.Qb6+Ke7
29.Qb7+Rc7
30.Qb5e3
31.Nf3exf2+
32.Kxf2Qf5
33.Kg2Qe4
34.Re1Qc2+
35.Re2Qxc3
36.Qxd5e5
37.Nxe5fxe5
38.h4Qc6
39.Kh3Qxd5
40.Rxe5+Qxe5
41.Kh2Qxg3+
42.Kh1Qh2#
 

Monday, September 30, 2024

White to Play

Game Analysis, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. ?
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+8
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nf3h6
4.Nc3c6
5.e4dxe4
6.Nxe4Nf6
7.Bd3g6
8.Nxf6+Qxf6
9.O-Og5
10.Ne5h5
11.f4g4
12.f5exf5
13.Qc2Bh6
14.Bxf5Qd6
15.Bxc8Qxd4+
16.Qf2Qxf2+
17.Rxf2Bxc1
18.Rxc1a6
19.Nxf7Rg8
20.Re1+Kf8
21.Ne5+Kg7
22.Rf7+Kh8
23.Bf5Rg7
24.Ng6+Kh7
25.Ne7+Kh6
26.Re6+Kg5
27.Rxg7+Kh4
28.Be4c5
29.Nf5#
 

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Black to Play

Game Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+18
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bc4e6
4.d3d5
5.exd5exd5
6.Bb5Qa5+
7.Nc3d4
8.Bc4dxc3
9.b3Be7
10.Be3Nf6
11.Ng5O-O
12.f3b5
13.b4cxb4
14.Bb3Qd8
15.h4a5
16.a3bxa3
17.Ba2h6
18.Ne4Nd5
19.Bf2b4
20.g4Ne5
21.Nc5Bxc5
22.Bxc5Re8
23.O-OBb7
24.d4Qxh4
25.Qe1Nxf3+
26.Rxf3Rxe1+
27.Rxe1Qxe1+
28.Kh2Qh4+
29.Kg1Qxg4+
30.Kf2Nf4
31.Rxf4Qxf4+
32.Ke1Bg2
33.Bxf7+Kxf7
34.d5Qd2#
 

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1718) vs. Xen1227 (1826)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bg5c6
6.e3O-O
7.Bd3Nbd7
8.O-Oh6
9.Bh4Re8
10.Rc1Nh5
11.Bxe7Qxe7
12.Ne5Nxe5
13.dxe5g6
14.f4Ng7
15.g4h5
16.h3Qh4
17.Qf3Rd8
18.g5Nf5
19.Bxf5gxf5
20.c5d4
21.exd4b6
22.Rfd1bxc5
23.dxc5Ba6
24.Kh2Rab8
25.b3Kg7
26.Rd6Rxd6
27.exd6Rb4
28.d7Rxf4
29.Qg3Rf2+
30.Kh1Qxg3
 

Friday, September 27, 2024

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.e4d5
2.e5e6
3.Nf3Bc5
4.Bb5+c6
5.Ba4b6
6.d4Bb4+
7.c3Be7
8.O-Oa5
9.Bf4Ba6
10.Re1Nd7
11.Bxc6Rc8
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Bg5f6
14.Bh4fxe5
15.Nxe5Qd6
16.Bxe7Nxe7
17.Qh5+g6
18.Qh6Nf5
19.Qg5O-O
20.Nd2Bd3
21.Nxd3e5
22.dxe5Qe6
23.Re2b5
24.Rae1d4
25.Nf4Qxa2
26.Ne4dxc3
27.Nf6+Rxf6
28.Qxf6cxb2
29.e6b1=Q
30.Qf7+Kh8
31.Nxg6+hxg6
32.Qf6+Ng7
33.Kf1Rc1
34.Qd8+Kh7
35.Qh4+Nh5
36.Qe7+Kh6
37.Qf8+Kg5
38.Re5+Qf5
39.Rxf5+gxf5
40.h4+Kg6
41.Qg8+Kf6
42.Qg5#