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What is the best move for White?

ICC tourney 1217 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
darvid (1461) vs. yoshi (1690)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-4
(white to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.d4g4
6.Ng5f5
7.e4h6
8.Nh3gxh3
9.Qh5+Kf8
10.e5hxg2
11.Bxg2Be7
12.c3Bg5
13.Nd2Nc6
14.O-OBe3+
15.Kh1Qg5
16.Qf3Bxd2
17.Bxd2Qxd2
18.Rae1Bd7
19.e6Be8
20.Qxf5+Kg7
21.Be4Nce7
22.Rg1+Bg6
23.Qf7#
 

Black to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of canary2016 (1662) vs. john2001plus (1828)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+18
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3Nf6
5.e5Nfd7
6.Bd3Nc6
7.Ne2Be7
8.O-OO-O
9.Nf3b6
10.Bd2a5
11.Qb1h6
12.Re1Ba6
13.Bxa6Rxa6
14.Qc2b5
15.a3c4
16.b3Qc7
17.Ng3Nb6
18.Reb1Rb8
19.Be3cxb3
20.Qxb3Nc4
21.Nd2a4
22.Qd1Nxe3
23.fxe3Na5
24.Qc2Rc6
25.Rc1Rc8
26.Ne2Nc4
27.Nxc4Rxc4
28.Qb2Qa7
29.Rcb1Rb8
30.Rf1Rbc8
31.Qd2Bg5
32.g3Qc7
33.h4Be7
34.Qe1Rxc3
35.Nxc3Qxc3
36.Qf2f6
37.exf6Bxf6
38.Qf4Qd3
39.Rfd1Qe2
40.Qf2Rc2
41.Qxe2Rxe2
42.Re1Rc2
43.Rac1Ra2
44.Ra1Rc2
45.Kf1Be7
46.Rec1Rxc1+
47.Rxc1Bxa3
48.Ra1Bb2
49.Ra2a3
50.Ke2b4
51.Kd2b3
52.Rxb2axb2
53.Ke2b1=Q
54.Kf2Qe4
55.Ke2b2
56.Kd2b1=Q
57.g4Qec2#
 

White to Play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1888) vs. bosperty (1499)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c5
4.cxd5Nxd5
5.e4Nf6
6.Nc3cxd4
7.Qxd4Qxd4
8.Nxd4Nc6
9.Ndb5Kd8
10.Be3e6
11.O-O-O+Bd7
12.f3Kc8
13.Be2a6
14.Nd6+Bxd6
15.Rxd6Kc7
16.Rhd1Rad8
17.e5Ne8
18.Bb6+Kxb6
19.Rxd7Rxd7
20.Rxd7Rf8
21.f4Nc7
22.Na4+Ka5
23.Rxc7Kxa4
24.Rxb7Rc8
25.Bd1+Ka5
26.Kb1Rf8
27.a3Rb8
28.b4+Nxb4
29.axb4#
 

Black to play.

ICC tourney 1183 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
maharaja1 (1529) vs. yoshi (1627)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Bd3cxd4
7.cxd4Bd7
8.O-ONxd4
9.Ng5Ne7
10.Be3Nec6
11.Nc3Qxb2
12.Na4Qa3
13.Bxd4Nxd4
14.Bxh7Qxa4
15.Qh5g6
16.Qg4Nf5
17.Qf3Qh4
18.Bxg6Qxh2#
 

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Hastings, Hastings
Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bc4Bc5
4.c3Nf6
5.d4exd4
6.cxd4Bb4+
7.Nc3d5
8.exd5Nxd5
9.O-OBe6
10.Bg5Be7
11.Bxd5Bxd5
12.Nxd5Qxd5
13.Bxe7Nxe7
14.Re1f6
15.Qe2Qd7
16.Rac1c6
17.d5cxd5
18.Nd4Kf7
19.Ne6Rhc8
20.Qg4g6
21.Ng5+Ke8
22.Rxe7+Kf8
23.Rf7+Kg8
24.Rg7+Kh8
25.Rxh7+Kg8
26.Rg7+Kh8
27.Qh4+Kxg7
28.Qh7+Kf8
29.Qh8+Ke7
30.Qg7+Ke8
31.Qg8+Ke7
32.Qf7+Kd8
33.Qf8+Qe8
34.Nf7+Kd7
35.Qd6#
 

Black to Play and Mate in 2

Casual G/10, Columbus Indiana Chess Club
Analysis of Steve Salo vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d3d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Be7
5.g3dxe4
6.dxe4Qxd1+
7.Rxd1O-O
8.e5Nd5
9.Nxd5exd5
10.Bxe7Re8
11.Bb4Rxe5+
12.Ne2Bg4
13.Rd2Nc6
14.Bc3Re7
15.Bg2d4
16.Bxc6dxc3
17.bxc3bxc6
18.Kf1Bf3
19.Rg1Rae8
20.h4Rxe2
21.Rxe2Rxe2
22.g4Rd2
23.Ke1Rd1#
 

White to Play

Game Analysis, https://itsyourturn.com
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+Kg5
27.g3Rg8
28.Be4Rf8
29.Rg6#