Chess Level 0: August 2024

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Black to Play and Win

ICC tourney 1150 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of KingsBishop (1627) vs. yoshi (1679)


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3
4
5
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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Bd3	h6
8.	Qe2+	Be6
9.	Bd2	O-O
10.	O-O	Re8
11.	Rae1	Bg4
12.	Qd1	Rxe1
13.	Rxe1	Nbd7
14.	Na4	b5
15.	Nc3	Qc7
16.	h3	Bh5
17.	a3	a5
18.	a4	b4
19.	Na2	c5
20.	g4	Bg6
21.	Bxg6	fxg6
22.	g5	hxg5
23.	Bxg5	c4
24.	Nh4	Ne4
25.	Qg4	Re8
26.	Nxg6	Ndf6
27.	Qh4	Nxg5
28.	Qxg5	Rxe1+
29.	Kg2	Re8
30.	Qc1	Qd7
31.	Nh4	Qxa4
32.	Nf5	Bf8
33.	Qb1	Qd7
34.	c3	b3
35.	Nc1	Ne4
36.	Ng3	Nxg3
37.	Kxg3	Re1
38.	Qg6	Rg1+

Friday, August 30, 2024

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1454)


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6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d6
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	O-O
6.	Be2	Nbd7
7.	e5	Ne8
8.	Bf4	dxe5
9.	dxe5	e6
10.	Qd2	c6
11.	O-O-O	Qc7
12.	h4	Nb6
13.	h5	Qd7
14.	hxg6	Qxd2+
15.	Rxd2	hxg6
16.	Ne4	Rb8
17.	Nf6+	Bxf6
18.	exf6	Ra8
19.	Bg5	Bd7
20.	Rd4	Nc7
21.	Rdh4	Rfd8
22.	Rh8#

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1973) vs. bosperty (1467)


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3
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7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	c5
3.	d5	e6
4.	c4	exd5
5.	cxd5	d6
6.	Nc3	Be7
7.	e4	a6
8.	a4	Bg4
9.	Be2	Nbd7
10.	Nd2	Bxe2
11.	Qxe2	O-O
12.	O-O	Re8
13.	Nc4	Bf8
14.	a5	h6
15.	Rd1	Ne5
16.	Nb6	Rb8
17.	f4	Ned7
18.	Nc4	Qc7
19.	Qd3	Ra8
20.	Re1	b5
21.	axb6 e.p.	Nxb6
22.	Nxb6	Qxb6
23.	e5	c4+
24.	Qe3	Qxe3+
25.	Rxe3	dxe5
26.	fxe5	Bc5
27.	exf6	Bxe3+

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Black to Play and Win

ICC tourney 1156 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Tampa-Chess (1718) vs. yoshi (1714)


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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	Nd2	Nf6
4.	g3	dxe4
5.	dxe4	e5
6.	Bg2	Bc5
7.	Ngf3	Nc6
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Qe2	a5
10.	c3	Qe7
11.	Nb3	Ba7
12.	a4	Be6
13.	Nbd2	Qc5
14.	Ng5	Bg4
15.	Ngf3	Be6
16.	Qb5	Rfe8
17.	Ne1	Red8
18.	Nef3	h6
19.	Nb3	Qf8
20.	Qxb7	Qe8
21.	Nc5	Rab8
22.	Qxc7	Bxc5
23.	Nxe5	Rbc8
24.	Qb7	Nxe5
25.	Qa6	Bc4
26.	Qb7	Rd7

Sunday, August 25, 2024

White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1454)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d6
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	O-O
6.	Be2	Nbd7
7.	e5	Ne8
8.	Bf4	dxe5
9.	dxe5	e6
10.	Qd2	c6
11.	O-O-O	Qc7
12.	h4	Nb6
13.	h5	Qd7
14.	hxg6	Qxd2+
15.	Rxd2	hxg6
16.	Ne4	Rb8
17.	Nf6+	Bxf6
18.	exf6	Nxf6
19.	Be5	Nbd7
20.	Rxd7	Nh5
21.	Re7	Ra8
22.	g4	Ng7
23.	Ng5	f6
24.	Rh6	fxe5
25.	Rxg6	Rf7
26.	Rxf7	e4
27.	Rgxg7+	Kh8
28.	Rg6	Bd7
29.	Rh7#

Saturday, August 24, 2024

White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1454)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d6
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	O-O
6.	Be2	Nbd7
7.	e5	Ne8
8.	Bf4	dxe5
9.	dxe5	e6
10.	Qd2	c6
11.	O-O-O	Qc7
12.	h4	Nb6
13.	h5	Qd7
14.	hxg6	Qxd2+
15.	Rxd2	hxg6
16.	Ne4	Rb8
17.	Nf6+	Bxf6
18.	exf6	Nd7
19.	Rxd7	Bxd7
20.	Bxb8	Nxf6
21.	Be5	Nh5
22.	g4	Ng7
23.	Bf6	Rc8
24.	Ng5	e5
25.	Rh7	Be6
26.	Rxg7+	Kh8
27.	Rxg6#

White to Play and Win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1912) vs. bosperty (1454)


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6
5
4
3
2
1

+11

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d6
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	O-O
6.	Be2	Nbd7
7.	e5	Ne8
8.	Bf4	dxe5
9.	dxe5	e6
10.	Qd2	c6
11.	O-O-O	Qc7
12.	h4	Nb6
13.	h5	Qd7
14.	hxg6	Qxd2+
15.	Rxd2	hxg6
16.	Ne4	Rb8
17.	Nf6+	Bxf6
18.	exf6	Nd7
19.	Rxd7	Bxd7
20.	Bxb8	Nxf6
21.	Be5	Nh5
22.	g4	Ng7
23.	Bf6	Rc8
24.	Ng5	e5
25.	Rh7	Be6
26.	Rxg7+	Kf8
27.	Nf3	Rd8
28.	Rh7	Ke8
29.	Nxe5	Rd1+
30.	Bxd1	c5
31.	Rh8#

Friday, August 23, 2024

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
bosperty (1453) vs. john2001plus (1914)


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8

(black to move)

1.	g3	e5
2.	Bg2	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	cxd5	cxd5
5.	Nc3	d4
6.	Nb5	a6
7.	Na3	Nf6
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	Nf3	d3
10.	Qa4	Bd7
11.	Qb3	e4
12.	Nd4	Nxd4
13.	exd4	Be6
14.	Qa4+	b5
15.	Qd1	Bg4
16.	f3	exf3
17.	Bxf3	Qxd4
18.	Bxg4	Bc5
19.	Rf1	Nxg4
20.	Qf3	O-O
21.	Qg2	Rfe8+
22.	Kd1	Nf2+
23.	Rxf2	Qxf2
24.	Qxf2	Bxf2
25.	b3	Re1#

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Music Is My Religion


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	d6
3.	exf5	Bxf5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	c4	g6
6.	Be2	Bg7
7.	Nc3	O-O
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Qb3	b6
10.	h3	h6
11.	c5+	Kh7
12.	c6	Nb8
13.	g4	Be4
14.	d5	a5
15.	a4	Bxf3
16.	Bxf3	Na6
17.	Be3	Nb4
18.	Rad1	Qc8
19.	Nb5	Ne8
20.	Bg2	Bf6
21.	Be4	Ng7
22.	Bb1	e5
23.	Bd2	Na6
24.	Qc2	h5
25.	Qxg6+	Kg8
26.	Bf5	Qe8
27.	Be6+	Kh8
28.	Qh6#

Monday, August 19, 2024

White to play and mate in 2.

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)


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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bf5
6.	e3	e6
7.	Bxc4	Bb4
8.	O-O	Bg4
9.	h3	Bh5
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	Ne5	Nbd7
12.	f4	Nd5
13.	Nxd5	exd5
14.	Bd3	Qh4
15.	Kg2	Be4+
16.	Bxe4	dxe4
17.	Nxd7	Kxd7
18.	Bd2	Bd6
19.	g5	g6
20.	Qb3	Kc8
21.	Ba5	Rf8
22.	Rac1	Bc7
23.	Bb4	Rd8
24.	Qxf7	Kb8
25.	Be7	Rc8
26.	d5	a5
27.	d6	Bb6
28.	d7	Rd8
29.	Bxd8	Bxd8
30.	b4	axb4
31.	Qf8	Ka7
32.	Qxb4	Rb8
33.	Rc5	Bc7
34.	Ra5+	Bxa5
35.	Qxa5#

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of elzaim (1560) vs. phanhuy18 (1200)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	c5
3.	c3	cxd4
4.	cxd4	d5
5.	e5	Nc6
6.	Nf3	Bb4+
7.	Nc3	Qb6
8.	Be3	Nge7
9.	a3	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	Qa5
11.	Qc2	Nf5
12.	Bd3	Nxe3
13.	fxe3	h6
14.	O-O	Qd8
15.	e4	Ne7
16.	Rab1	b6
17.	Bb5+	Bd7
18.	Qa4	Bxb5
19.	Qxb5+	Qd7
20.	exd5	Nxd5
21.	c4	Qxb5
22.	Rxb5	Ne3
23.	Rc1	O-O
24.	h3	Rac8
25.	Nd2	Rfd8
26.	Nf3	Nxc4
27.	Rb3	Nd2
28.	Rxc8	Nxf3+
29.	Rxf3	Rxc8
30.	Kf2	Kf8
31.	Kg3	Ke7
32.	Kf4	Rc4
33.	Ke4	a5
34.	Kd3	Rc1
35.	Kd2	Ra1
36.	g4	f6
37.	exf6+	gxf6
38.	Re3	b5
39.	Kc2	Rh1
40.	Kb3	Kd6
41.	a4	b4
42.	Kc4	Rd1
43.	Kb5	Rxd4
44.	Kxa5	Kc5
45.	Rxe6	Rd8
46.	Ra6	b3
47.	Ra7	b2
48.	Rc7+	Kd5
49.	Rb7	Ra8+
50.	Kb6	b1=Q+
51.	Kc7	Qc2+
52.	Kd7	Qh7#

Thursday, August 8, 2024

White to Play

*** US Chess 3|2 Blitz, Chess.com
john2001plus (1751) vs. RedWhiteSheep (1244)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Nc3	c4
6.	e4	dxe4
7.	Nxe4	Nf6
8.	Nxf6+	Qxf6
9.	Bxc4	Nc6
10.	O-O	Bg4
11.	Re1+	Be7
12.	d5	Na5
13.	Qa4+	Nc6
14.	dxc6	Qxc6
15.	Bb5

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

White to Play

Casual Blitz Game, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club, 2024-08-05
John Coffey (2016) vs. Jordan Davidson


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	Bg4
4.	h3	Bh5
5.	g4	Bg6
6.	exd5	cxd5
7.	Ne5	Nc6
8.	Nxg6	hxg6
9.	Bg2	e6
10.	d4	Nf6
11.	Be3	Qb6
12.	Na4	Qa5+
13.	c3	Bd6
14.	O-O	Qc7
15.	f4	g5
16.	Qf3	O-O-O
17.	Nc5	b6
18.	Nd3	Ne4
19.	Ne5	f5
20.	gxf5	exf5
21.	Nxc6	Qxc6
22.	fxg5	Rh4
23.	Qxf5+	Kb7
24.	Bxe4	dxe4
25.	Bf2	Rf8
26.	Bxh4	Rxf5
27.	Rxf5	e3
28.	Rf7+	Ka6
29.	Re1	Qd5
30.	Rff1	Qxa2
31.	Ra1

White to Play

Casual Game, Greenwood Chess Club
Jordan Davidson vs. John Coffey


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	a3	Nc6
3.	b4	e5
4.	b5	Nd4
5.	c3	Ne6
6.	Nf3	d6
7.	Bc4	Nf6
8.	d3	Be7
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	a4	a6
11.	Be3	axb5
12.	Bxb5	Bd7
13.	Nbd2	Ng4
14.	Qe2	f5
15.	h3	Nxe3
16.	Qxe3	Nf4
17.	Nc4	fxe4
18.	Bxd7	exf3
19.	g3	Qxd7
20.	Nb6	Qxh3
21.	Qxf3	Rf6
22.	Qh1	Ne2#

Monday, August 5, 2024

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1906) vs. bosperty (1387)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-6

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Bg4
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd6
6.	e3	O-O-O
7.	Be2	Nf6
8.	Ng5	Be6
9.	O-O	Kb8
10.	b4	Qxb4
11.	Bd2	Qd6
12.	Rb1	b6
13.	Nxe6	Qxe6
14.	Qa4	Nd5
15.	Nxd5	Rxd5
16.	Rfc1	Nxd4
17.	exd4	Qxe2
18.	Qe8+	Kb7
19.	Qc6+	Ka6
20.	Rxb6+	cxb6
21.	Qc8+	Kb5
22.	Rb1+	Ka4
23.	Qc2+	Ka3
24.	Qb3#

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1918) vs. bosperty (1464)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	g6
4.	e4	Bg7
5.	h3	c5
6.	d5	e6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Be3	exd5
9.	cxd5	b6
10.	Qc2	Ba6
11.	Bxa6	Nxa6
12.	O-O	Nb4
13.	Qb3	Nd7
14.	a3	Nd3
15.	Rfd1	Nd3e5
16.	Nd2	c4
17.	Nxc4	Nxc4
18.	Qxc4	Rc8
19.	Qa6	Bxc3
20.	bxc3	Rxc3
21.	Qxa7	Nc5
22.	Bd4	Rb3
23.	Rab1	Rxb1
24.	Rxb1	Nxe4
25.	Qxb6	Qe7
26.	Qb7	Qh4
27.	Re1	f5
28.	Qg7#

White to Play

A speed game on the internet
John Coffey (2000) vs. Class D Player


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	f6
3.	Nxe5	fxe5
4.	Qh5+	Ke7
5.	Qxe5+	Kf7
6.	Bc4+	Kg6
7.	Qf5+	Kh6
8.	d3+	g5
9.	h4	Be7
10.	hxg5+	Kg7
11.	Qf7#

White to Play

RUS-chT (w), Dagomys
Analysis of Zhao Xue (2531) vs. Grabuzova, Tatiana (2348)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Nc3	Nc6
6.	g3	Nf6
7.	Bg2	Be7
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Bg5	c4
10.	Ne5	Be6
11.	f4	Ng4
12.	Nxg4	Bxg4
13.	Bxd5	Bxg5
14.	fxg5	Qxg5
15.	Rf4	Rad8
16.	Qd2	Bh3
17.	e4	Be6
18.	Raf1	h6
19.	Qf2	Qe7
20.	a3	Na5
21.	Rd1	a6
22.	Qf3	Qd7
23.	Qh5	b5
24.	a4	Bxd5
25.	Nxd5	f5
26.	Rxf5	Rxf5
27.	Qxf5	Qxf5
28.	Ne7+	Kf7
29.	Nxf5	b4
30.	Ne3	Re8
31.	e5	Ke6
32.	Kf2	Rd8
33.	Kf3	c3
34.	bxc3	bxc3
35.	Ke4	Nb3
36.	d5+	Kf7
37.	Kd3	Rc8
38.	Rb1	c2
39.	Nxc2	Nc5+
40.	Kd4	Nxa4
41.	e6+	Ke7
42.	Ne3	Nc3
43.	Rb7+	Kd6
44.	Rd7#

White to Play

Casual Blitz game, L3 Communications, 2013-03-11
John Coffey (2016) vs. Fellow Employee


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	d5
3.	cxd5	Nxd5
4.	e4	Nb4
5.	Qa4+	Nb8c6
6.	d5	Nxd5
7.	exd5	Qxd5
8.	Nc3	Qe6+
9.	Be3	Bd7
10.	Bc4	Qe5
11.	Nf3	Qa5
12.	Qb3	Bf5
13.	Bxf7+	Kd8
14.	Qxb7	Rb8
15.	O-O-O+	Bd7
16.	Rxd7+	Kxd7
17.	Rd1+	Qd5
18.	Rxd5#

Black to Play

Practice Game summer 1991
Fidelity Mach III (2265) vs. John Coffey (2000), Rapid


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3
4
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7
8

-5

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	f4	Nc6
7.	Nxc6	bxc6
8.	Be3	Ng4
9.	Qd4	Nxe3
10.	Qxe3	Bg7
11.	O-O-O	Be6
12.	Ba6	O-O
13.	Bb7	Rb8
14.	Bxc6	Qa5
15.	a4	Rfc8
16.	Bb5	a6
17.	f5	Bb3
18.	Bd7	Rxc3
19.	bxc3	Bh6
20.	Qxh6	Qxc3
21.	Rd2	Qa1#

White to Play

Purdue University Tournament, Around 1992
Class E Player (1250) vs. Class B Player (1700)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	d3	Bc5
5.	Nxe5	Nxe5
6.	d4	Bb4
7.	dxe5	Nxe4
8.	Qg4	Bxc3+
9.	bxc3	Nxc3
10.	Qxg7	Rf8
11.	Bg5	f6
12.	exf6	Rf7
13.	Qg8+	Rf8
14.	f7#

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1885) vs. bosperty (1392)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	Nc6
5.	Bxc4	Bb4+
6.	Nc3	Nf6
7.	O-O	Bd7
8.	Re1	O-O
9.	e4	Re8
10.	Bg5	Be7
11.	e5	Nd5
12.	Bxe7	Ndxe7
13.	Bd3	g6
14.	Qd2	Nf5
15.	Bxf5	exf5
16.	Nd5	Kg7
17.	Nf6	Rh8
18.	h4	Ne7
19.	h5	h6
20.	hxg6	fxg6
21.	Rac1	Ng8
22.	Qc3	Nxf6
23.	exf6+	Kxf6
24.	d5+	Kf7
25.	Ne5+	Kg8
26.	d6	Rc8
27.	Qc4+	Kg7
28.	Qf7#

Black to Play

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Analysis of bosperty (1465) vs. john2001plus (1916)


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+10

(black to move)

1.	g3	e5
2.	Bg2	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	d4
5.	Nb1	c5
6.	d3	Nc6
7.	f4	f6
8.	Nf3	Bd6
9.	fxe5	fxe5
10.	Bg5	Nf6
11.	Nbd2	O-O
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Bxf6	Qxf6
14.	Ne4	Qe7
15.	Nxd6	Qxd6
16.	Nd2	Rxf1+
17.	Bxf1	Rf8
18.	Ne4	Qe7
19.	Bg2	h6
20.	Qd2	b6
21.	a3	Na5
22.	Qc2	Nb7
23.	Rf1	Rxf1+
24.	Bxf1	Nd6
25.	Nxd6	Qxd6
26.	Bg2	Qf8
27.	Qd1	Qf6
28.	Qf1	Kf7
29.	Qxf6+	gxf6
30.	Kf2	f5
31.	e4	dxe3 e.p.+
32.	Kxe3	Ke7
33.	Bf3	Kd6
34.	Be2	a6
35.	Bf3	b5
36.	cxb5	axb5
37.	Be2	c4
38.	dxc4	bxc4
39.	Kd2	Kc5
40.	Kc3	f4
41.	gxf4	exf4
42.	Bf3	Bd7
43.	Be4	Bb5
44.	Bf3	Bd7
45.	Be4	Bg4
46.	Bg2	f3
47.	Bf1	f2
48.	Kd2	Kd4
49.	a4	Bd7
50.	a5	Bb5
51.	Bh3	Ke4
52.	Bg2+	Kd4
53.	Bh3	Ke4
54.	Bg2+	Kf4
55.	Kc2	c3
56.	Kxc3	Kg4
57.	Kb4	Bd3
58.	Kc5	h5
59.	Kb6	h4
60.	a6	h3
61.	a7	hxg2
62.	a8=Q	g1=Q
63.	Qg8+	Kf3
64.	Qf7+	Ke3
65.	Qe6+	Kd2
66.	Qh6+	Kc2
67.	Qc6+	Kb1
68.	Kb7	f1=Q
69.	Qd5	Qg7+
70.	Kc6	Qc1+
71.	Kd6	Qcc7+
72.	Ke6	Qgf7#

White to Play

Quick Tournament, Salt Lake City, 2013-10-19
John Coffey (1965) vs. Eric Hon (1861)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	c3	Nf6
4.	Be2	Nc6
5.	d4	cxd4
6.	cxd4	Nxe4
7.	d5	Qa5+
8.	Nc3	Nb4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
11.	Nxe4	Nc2+
12.	Ke2	Nxa1
13.	Nc3	g6
14.	Qd3	Bg7
15.	Bd2	Nb3
16.	axb3	e5
17.	dxe6 e.p.+	fxe6
18.	Nb5	Qa6
19.	Ra1	Qc6
20.	Rc1	Qb6
21.	Be3	Qd8
22.	Qxd6+	Ke8
23.	Nc7+	Kf7
24.	Qxe6+	Kf8
25.	Bc5+	Qe7
26.	Bxe7#

Click here for 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ne5.
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White to Play

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H.Gerig vs. polarbears2


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	Nc3	Nc6
3.	e4	e5
4.	Nh4	h5
5.	Bb5	Nb8
6.	Qf3	a6
7.	Bc4	Nc6
8.	Bd5	Nb8
9.	Qd3	c6
10.	Qf3	g6
11.	Bc4	a5
12.	a4	b6
13.	d3	c5
14.	Be3	Nc6
15.	Nd5	Ra7
16.	Nxf6+	Ke7
17.	Nd5+	Kd6
18.	Nc3	Qxh4
19.	g3	Qe7
20.	Nb5#

Black to Play

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cekhcs (1344) vs. john2001plus (1421)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	Nd4
4.	Nxd4	cxd4
5.	Be2	Nf6
6.	d3	d5
7.	exd5	Nxd5
8.	c3	g6
9.	cxd4	Bg7
10.	Be3	Qb6
11.	b3	O-O
12.	Nd2	Bxd4
13.	Bxd4	Qxd4
14.	Nf3	Qb4+
15.	Nd2	Nc3
16.	Qc2	Nxe2
17.	Kxe2	Bg4+
18.	f3	Bf5
19.	Rhe1	Rac8
20.	Qb2	Qb5
21.	Nc4	Bxd3+
22.	Kxd3	Rfd8+
23.	Ke2	Rxc4
24.	Kf1	Rc2+
25.	Kg1	Rxb2

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. hansg


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bg4
3.	Ne5	Bh5
4.	g4	Bg6
5.	h4	f6
6.	Nxg6	hxg6
7.	Bg2	e6
8.	e4	Nc6
9.	exd5	exd5
10.	Qe2+	Kf7
11.	Be3	Bd6
12.	Bxd5+	Kf8
13.	Nd2	Qd7
14.	Be4	f5
15.	gxf5	gxf5
16.	Qf3	g6
17.	h5	Ke7
18.	hxg6	Rxh1+
19.	Qxh1	fxe4
20.	Qh7+	Ke6
21.	d5+	Kxd5
22.	Qxd7

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Black to Play

Columbus Chess Club, Lewellen Chapel, Columbus, In
Starr, Bill vs. Coffey, John


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	Bb5+	Nc6
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	Bd7
6.	O-O	Nf6
7.	Nc3	g6
8.	Re1	Bg7
9.	Bxc6	bxc6
10.	e5	dxe5
11.	Rxe5	Nd5
12.	Rxd5	cxd5
13.	Nxd5	O-O
14.	Bg5	f6
15.	Be3	e5
16.	Nf3	Be6
17.	c4	Qa5
18.	Ne7+	Kh8
19.	Nc6	Qc7
20.	Qa4	Bd7

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;