Monday, September 30, 2024

White to Play

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Black to Play

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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#
 

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

White to Play

Game Analysis, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. ?
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+6
(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.Bxg4hxg4
29.Rh6#
 

Monday, September 23, 2024

Black to play.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1793) vs. Silent_Lucidity (1781)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.Nf3g6
2.d4Bg7
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Ne7
5.e4d6
6.Be3b6
7.Qd2h6
8.Be2Bb7
9.h4Nd7
10.h5g5
11.O-O-Of5
12.Nxg5hxg5
13.Bxg5Bf6
14.h6Ng6
15.Bxf6Qxf6
16.exf5Qxf5
17.Bd3Qf7
18.Qg5Qf4+
19.Qxf4Nxf4
20.Be4Bxe4
21.Nxe4d5
22.cxd5exd5
23.Nc3Nf6
24.Rde1+Kd7
25.Kd2Ne6
26.Rh4Rag8
27.g3Ng5
28.Re3Rg6
29.f4Nge4+
30.Nxe4Nxe4+
31.Kc2Rgxh6
32.Rg4Rh2+
33.Kb3Rf2
34.Rg7+Kc8
35.g4Rhh2
36.a3Rxb2+
37.Ka4Rhc2
38.f5Rc4#
 

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
bosperty (1396) vs. john2001plus (1888)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.c4d4
3.b4e5
4.Nxe5Nf6
5.a3Bd6
6.Nf3O-O
7.d3c5
8.b5Re8
9.g3a6
10.bxa6Rxa6
11.Bg2Bd7
12.O-OBa4
13.Qd2Nc6
14.e3Na5
15.Qb2Rb6
16.Qe2Nb3
17.Ra2Nxc1
18.Rxc1dxe3
19.fxe3Ng4
20.e4f5
21.Nfd2Qf6
22.Nc3Qd4+
23.Kf1Nxh2+
24.Ke1Bxg3+
25.Qf2Qxf2#
 

Friday, September 20, 2024

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1902) vs. bosperty (1526)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d6
3.c4c5
4.dxc5Qa5+
5.Nc3dxc5
6.g3a6
7.Bg2Qc7
8.Bf4Qa5
9.O-OBe6
10.Ng5Bxc4
11.Bxb7Ra7
12.Bd5Bxd5
13.Bxb8Rd7
14.Qc2e6
15.Rfd1Be7
16.e4Bc6
17.Rxd7Bxd7
18.Rd1O-O
19.e5Nd5
20.Qxh7#
 

Thursday, September 19, 2024

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1617) vs. acefinlay47 (1612)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+17
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.e4e5
3.d4Nc6
4.dxe5Nxe5
5.Nxe5dxe5
6.Qxd8+Kxd8
7.Nc3c6
8.Be3Nf6
9.O-O-O+Kc7
10.Bc4Be6
11.Bxe6fxe6
12.f3Bb4
13.Na4b5
14.Nc5Rhe8
15.c3Ba5
16.Rd2h6
17.Rhd1Bb6
18.Rd3a5
19.Bg1Re7
20.g4g5
21.h3a4
22.Bh2Bxc5
23.Bxe5+Kb6
24.Bxf6Rf7
25.e5Bf2
26.Rd7Raf8
27.Rd1d6Rxd7
28.Rxd7Re8
29.Bd8+Ka6
30.Rd6Kb7
31.Bf6Be3+
32.Kc2Bc5
33.Rd7+Ka6
34.Rh7Bf8
35.Rh8Rc8
36.Bg7b4
37.Rxf8Rc7
38.Bxh6bxc3
39.Kxc3Rh7
40.Rf6Re7
41.Bxg5Rh7
42.h4Kb5
43.f4Rd7
44.h5Rd5
45.h6Rc5+
46.Kd3Rd5+
47.Kc3Rc5+
48.Kd3Rd5+
49.Ke3Rd7
50.Rxe6Rh7
51.Re7Rh8
52.h7c5
53.Bf6Rc8
54.h8=QRc6
55.Qe8Kb6
56.Re6Rxe6
57.Qxe6+Kb5
58.Qd6c4
59.Be7a3
60.Qc5+Ka6
61.Qxc4+Kb7
62.Qb3+Kc6
63.Qxa3Kd5
64.Qc5+Ke6
65.f5+Kf7
66.Qd5+Kg7
67.f6+Kg6
68.Qe6Kg5
69.f7#
 

Monday, September 16, 2024

White to Play

Game Analysis, ?
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.Bf5Rg6
24.Nxg6+Kg8
25.Be6g3
26.Re7#
 

Friday, September 13, 2024

White to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey (2016) vs. ?
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+12
(white to move)
1.Nf3b6
2.e4Bb7
3.Nc3e6
4.d4g6
5.h4h5
6.Bg5Be7
7.d5exd5
8.exd5d6
9.Qd2Bxg5
10.Nxg5Nf6
11.O-O-OO-O
12.f3Bc8
13.g4hxg4
14.h5gxh5
15.Bd3Re8
16.Nh7Nxh7
17.Bxh7+Kg7
18.Rxh5Qf6
19.Rg5+Kf8
20.Rg8+Ke7
21.Re1+Be6
22.dxe6Rxg8
23.exf7+Kd7
24.fxg8=Qc5
25.Qxd6+Qxd6
26.Bf5+Qe6
27.Qxe6+Kc7
28.Qc8+Kd6
29.Re6#
 

Sunday, September 8, 2024

White to Play

Casual G/10, Clumbus Indiana Chess Club
Analysis of John Coffey (2016) vs. Steve Salo (1750)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3c5
2.g3d5
3.c4e6
4.Bg2Nf6
5.O-ONc6
6.d4dxc4
7.Qa4Bd7
8.Qxc4Na5
9.Qc2cxd4
10.Nxd4Rc8
11.Nc3a6
12.Rd1Qc7
13.Bg5Bc6
14.Nxc6Nxc6
15.Rac1Nb4
16.Qa4+Nc6
17.Bxc6+Qxc6
18.Ne4Qxa4
19.Rxc8+Ke7
20.Bxf6+gxf6
21.Rc7+Qd7
22.Rcxd7+Ke8
23.Nxf6#
 

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3b6
2.e4Bb7
3.Nc3e6
4.d4g6
5.h4h5
6.Bg5Be7
7.d5exd5
8.exd5d6
9.Qd2Bxg5
10.Nxg5Nf6
11.O-O-OO-O
12.f3Bc8
13.g4hxg4
14.h5gxh5
15.Bd3Re8
16.Nh7Nxh7
17.Bxh7+Kg7
18.Rxh5Qf6
19.Rg5+Kh8
20.Rh1Qg7
21.Be4+Kg8
22.Rxg7+Kf8
23.Qg5Rxe4
24.Rg8#
 

Saturday, September 7, 2024

White to Play

Game Analysis
John Coffey vs.
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+3
(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+Rg6
27.Rxg6#
 

Thursday, September 5, 2024

White to Play

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1690) vs. rookfish (1082)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+5
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4Nf6
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Ndb4
6.d5Na5
7.Qa4+Nac6
8.dxc6Nxc6
9.Be2e5
10.Nxe5Bb4+
11.Bd2Bxd2+
12.Nxd2O-O
13.Nxc6bxc6
14.Rd1c5
15.O-Oa5
16.Nf3Qf6
17.e5Qf5
18.Bd3Qe6
19.Qe4g6
20.Qxa8Qxa2
21.Bb1Qxb2
22.Qxa5Qb7
23.Qxc5Bg4
24.Ng5Bxd1
25.Rxd1Qb2
26.Ne4Qe2
27.Nf6+Kg7
28.Qd4Rb8
29.e6Kh6
30.Qh4+Kg7
31.Qxh7+Kxf6
32.Qxf7+Ke5
33.f4#