White to play and draw.

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Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -6

(white to move) 1. e4 d5 2. e5 e6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Bb5+ c6 5. Ba4 b6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O a5 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Bxc6 Rc8 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh4 fxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qh6 Nf5 19. Qg5 O-O 20. Nd2 Bd3 21. Nxd3 e5 22. dxe5 Qe6 23. Re2 b5 24. Rae1 d4 25. Nf4 Qxa2 26. Ne4 dxc3 27. Nf6+ Rxf6 28. Qxf6 cxb2 29. e6 b1=Q 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. Nxg6+ hxg6 32. Qf6+ Ng7 33. Kf1 Rc1 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Qh4+ Nh5 36. Qe7+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kh7 38. Qe7+ Kh6 39. Qf8+ Kh7 40. Qe7+

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Analysis of chessanat0r (1491) vs. john2001plus (1711)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +2

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e4 Nxe4 6. Bd3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bxc3+ 8. Bd2 Bxa1 9. Qxa1 Bb7 10. d5 O-O 11. Bc3 f6 12. Qb1 exd5 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. O-O f5 15. Bxf5 d4 16. Bxd4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qg5+ 18. Bg4 Rxf3 19. Qe4 Rf4 20. Qxa8 Qxg4+ 21. Kh1 Rxd4 22. Qxb8+ Kh7 23. Qf8 Qe4+ 24. f3 Qe5 25. Rg1 Rh4 26. Rg2 Rxc4 27. Rg1 Rc2 28. Rg2 Rc1+ 29. Rg1 Rxg1+ 30. Kxg1 Qa1+ 31. Kg2 Qxa2+ 32. Kg1 Qd5

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Analysis of backrankbrawler (1801) vs. MainStreetUSA (1511)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e3 c5 6. Nf3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Bxf3 9. gxf3 cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Be3 d5 12. Kh1 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nxd4 14. Qd1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nf5 16. Qb3 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qc7 18. Ba6 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rd4 Rxd4 22. cxd4 Qc1+ 23. Kg2 Qd2+ 24. Kg1 Nd5 25. Bf1 Nc3 26. e4 Qxd4+ 27. Kg2 Qd2+ 28. Kg1 Nd1 29. Qb5 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Qxf3+ 31. Bg2 Qa3 32. Qe8+ Qf8 33. Qa4 Nf2+ 34. Kg1 Ng4 35. Qc2 Qc5+ 36. Qxc5 bxc5

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valbab (1926) vs. john2001plus (1700)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a -1

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 f6 7. b4 fxe5 8. dxe5 Qc7 9. Bf4 Nge7 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. Bxg6+ hxg6 12. Qd3 Qf7 13. Bg3 Qf5 14. Qd2 b6 15. O-O Ba6 16. Re1 Rd8 17. Nh4 Qd3 18. Qg5 Be7 19. Qxg6+ Qxg6 20. Nxg6 Rh5 21. Nxe7 Kxe7 22. Nd2 d4 23. c4 cxb4 24. axb4 Bb7 25. Ne4 Nxe5 26. Rxa7 Rd7 27. c5 Bxe4 28. Rxd7+ Nxd7 29. Bd6+ Kf7 30. Rxe4 bxc5 31. bxc5 Nxc5 32. Rxd4 Nb3 33. Rd1 Rd5 34. Rxd5 exd5 35. f4 Ke6 36. Be5 g6 37. Kf2 Kf5 38. Ke3 d4+ 39. Bxd4 Nxd4 40. Kxd4 Kxf4 41. Kd3 g5 42. Ke2 Ke4 43. Kf2 Kf4 44. g3+ Kg4 45. Kg2 Kh5 46. h3 Kg6 47. Kf2 Kf5 48. Kf3 g4+ 49. hxg4+ Kg5

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Analysis of john2001plus (1779) vs. rtconnor2003 (1255)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +6

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. d5 Na5 5. e4 b6 6. Bxc4 Nxc4 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8. Qxc4 Bb7 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. Qb5+ c6 11. dxc6 Bxc6 12. Nxc6 Qd7 13. Nc3 e6 14. O-O Bd6 15. Rd1 Ne7 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. e5 Rac8 19. Bf4 Rc4 20. Rxd6+ Ke7 21. Bg3 f6 22. Rad1 fxe5 23. Bxe5 Kf7 24. Rd7+ Kg6 25. Rxg7+ Kf5 26. f4 Rxf4 27. Re1 Rc4 28. g4+ Rxg4+ 29. Rxg4 Kxg4 30. Bxh8 Kf5 31. Rf1+ Kg5 32. Ne4+ Kg4 33. Kg2 e5 34. Rf6 a6 35. h3+ Kh5 36. Bg7

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Analysis of john2001plus (1903) vs. bosperty (1522)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a +1

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg2 Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. O-O g6 11. Be3 c5 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Rb8 14. Rxa7 Bg7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxb2 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Rxd7 Rxb3 19. Rb1 Rhb8 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Rxb3 Rxb3 22. Bxf6 Kxf6 23. Kg2 Rb4 24. g4 Rxc4 25. h3 h5 26. gxh5 gxh5 27. e3 h4 28. Rd8 Ke6 29. Kf3 Rb4 30. Rh8 Kd7 31. Ke2 Rb2+ 32. Kd3 Rxf2 33. Rxh4 Rf3 34. Rh8 Rg3 35. h4 Rh3 36. h5 Rh4 37. h6 c4+ 38. Kc3 Re4 39. Kd2 c3+ 40. Kxc3 Rxe3+ 41. Kd2 Re5 42. Rg8 Rh5 43. Rh8 Ke6 44. Ke3 Kf6 45. Rh7 Re5+ 46. Kd4 Kg5 47. Rh8 Kg6 48. Kd3 Rd5+ 49. Kc4 Re5 50. Kd4 e6 51. Kc3 Rh5 52. Rd8 d5 53. Re8 Kf5 54. Rh8 Ke4 55. h7 e5 56. Kd2 Rh2+ 57. Kd1 d4 58. Ke1 Ke3 59. Kd1 d3 60. Kc1 Rh1+ 61. Kb2 d2 62. Re8 d1=Q 63. h8=Q Qa1+ 64. Kb3 Rb1+ 65. Kc4 Qd4#

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