White to play and win.

Hastings, Hastings
Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. O-O Be6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Re1 f6 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Rac1 c6 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nd4 Kf7 19. Ne6 Rhc8 20. Qg4 g6 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#

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Analysis of BDRichardson (1179) vs. ami22-2000 (1147)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 a6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 b6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Nc3 e5 6. a3 Nf6 7. Be3 h6 8. g3 Bg4 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Nb1 Nxe4 11. Nbd2 Nef6 12. c4 b5 13. b3 Qa5 14. O-O Qc3 15. Qc1 b4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Qb1 a5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qxb3 21. Rab1 Qc3 22. Rfc1 Qa3 23. Ra1 Qb3 24. Bd1 Qb2 25. Rab1 Qa3 26. f4 Be7 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28. Bf4 f6 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Bh5 Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Ke7 33. Qxg7+ Kd6 34. Qxf6+ Kc7 35. Qc6+ Kb8 36. Qb5+ Kc7 37. Qxc5+ Kb7 38. Qc6+ Ka7 39. Qc7+ Ka6 40. c5 Rab8 41. Be2+ Rb5 42. Qb6#

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Analysis of yoshi (1763) vs. chessicist (1521)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 f5 5. e4 fxe4 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. Nxf6+ exf6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Be6 11. d5 Bf7 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Nd4 Nc5 14. Bc2 a5 15. Bd2 Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Nb5 Qd7 18. Bc3 Re8 19. Qf3 f5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qc3+ Kg8 22. Re1 c6 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Nd4 cxd5 25. cxd5 Bf7 26. Qxa5 Bxd5 27. b4 b6 28. Qxb6 Ne4 29. Nb5 Qe6 30. Nc7 Qc8 31. a4 Qb7 32. Qxb7 Bxb7 33. a5 Nc3 34. b5 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nd4 36. a6 Bxa6 37. bxa6 Nc6 38. Ba4 Na7 39. Nb5 Nc8 40. Nxd6 Nb6 41. Nc4 Nc8 42. Bd7 Na7 43. Nd6

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Analysis of c0livar (1505) vs. john2001plus (1552)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. Qe2+ Be7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Nxd7 Nbxd7 10. O-O a6 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. d3 Rfe8 13. Qf3 Bd6 14. Bg5 d4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxf6 Re6 19. Qf3 Rae8 20. b3 Re2 21. Rac1 Qe7 22. a4 b6 23. g3 Rd2 24. Rfe1 Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Kg2 Ree2 27. Qf6 Rxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Kg7 30. Kf3 Kf6 31. Ke4 Ke6 32. g4 f6 33. h4 h6 34. Kf4 Ke7 35. Kf5 Kf7 36. Ke4 Ke6 37. b4 cxb4 38. Kxd4 f5 39. gxf5+ Kxf5 40. Kd5 Kf4 41. d4 Ke3 42. h5 a5 43. Kc4 Ke4 44. Kb5 Kd5 45. Kxb6 Kxd4 46. Kxa5 Kc5 47. Ka6 Kc6 48. a5

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