Chess Level 10: October 2017

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1321 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1739) vs. IAlwaysWin (1522)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	a6
5.	Nc3	Bf5
6.	cxd5	cxd5
7.	Ne5	e6
8.	g4	Bg6
9.	Qb3	Ra7
10.	h4	h5
11.	g5	Ng8
12.	Qa4+	Nc6
13.	Nxc6	bxc6
14.	Qxc6+	Qd7
15.	Qxd7+	Kxd7
16.	Bh3	Ne7
17.	Bd2	Bf5
18.	Rc1	Bxh3
19.	Rxh3	Nc6
20.	e4	dxe4
21.	Nxe4	Bd6
22.	Nxd6	Kxd6
23.	Bf4+	Kd7
24.	Rhc3	Rc8
25.	b4	Ne7
26.	Rxc8	Nxc8
27.	Rc5	Ne7
28.	Ke2	Nd5
29.	Bd2	Rb7
30.	a3	Rb5
31.	a4	Rb6
32.	b5	axb5
33.	axb5	Rb7
34.	Kd3	Ne7
35.	Bf4	Nf5
36.	Bg3	Ne7
37.	Kc4	Nd5
38.	Rc6	Ne7
39.	Rd6+	Kc8
40.	Ra6	Rd7
41.	g6	Nxg6
42.	b6	Ne7
43.	Ra8+	Kb7
44.	Ra7+	Kc6
45.	Rxd7	Kxd7
46.	b7	Nc6
47.	Kc5	f6
48.	b8=Q	Nxb8
49.	Bxb8	Kc8
50.	Kd6	e5
51.	d5	Kxb8
52.	Ke7

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Sunday, October 22, 2017

White to play and draw.

Indiana State Chess Championship, Indianapolis Indiana
Analysis of Qain, Bill (1744) vs. Coffey, John (2001)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bd7
8.	Bc2	Nb4
9.	Nc3	Nxc2+
10.	Qxc2	Rc8
11.	Bd2	Qa6
12.	Qb3	Ne7
13.	Rc1	Nf5
14.	Ne2	Rxc1+
15.	Nxc1	Be7
16.	Bb4	O-O
17.	Bxe7	Nxe7
18.	Nd3	b6
19.	Kd2	Bb5
20.	a3	Bc4
21.	Qc3	Rc8
22.	Nb4	Qa4
23.	Rc1	Kf8
24.	Qc2	Bb3
25.	Qxh7	Rxc1
26.	Kxc1	a5
27.	Qh8+	Ng8
28.	Nd3	Qc4+
29.	Kd2	Bc2
30.	Nfe1	Bxd3
31.	Nxd3	Qxd4
32.	Qh3	Ne7
33.	Qe3	Nf5
34.	Qxd4	Nxd4
35.	Kc3	Nc6
36.	f4	Ke7
37.	b4	axb4+
38.	Nxb4	Nxb4
39.	Kxb4	f6
40.	g4	fxe5
41.	fxe5	g5
42.	Kb5	Kd7
43.	Kb4	Kc6
44.	a4	d4
45.	Kc4	d3
46.	Kxd3	Kd5
47.	Kc3	Kxe5
48.	Kc4	Kf4
49.	Kb5	e5
50.	Kxb6	e4
51.	a5	e3
52.	a6	e2
53.	a7	e1=Q
54.	a8=Q	Qb4+
55.	Kc7	Qe7+
56.	Kb6	Qe3+
57.	Kc7	Qe5+
58.	Kd7	Kxg4
59.	Qc6	Qxh2
60.	Qe6+	Kf3
61.	Qb3+	Kg4
62.	Qe6+	Kg3
63.	Qd6+	Kg2
64.	Qd2+

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1847) vs. P135799 (1624)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	e3	Bxd2+
6.	Qxd2	O-O
7.	Nc3	Nc6
8.	Bd3	Nb4
9.	Bb1	c5
10.	O-O	b6
11.	a3	Nc6
12.	d5	exd5
13.	Nxd5	Nxd5
14.	Qxd5	Bb7
15.	Rd1	Rad8
16.	Bxh7+	Kh8
17.	Qh5	g6
18.	Bxg6+	Kg7
19.	Nh4	f5
20.	Qh7+	Kf6
21.	Qh6	Rh8
22.	Rd6+	Qxd6
23.	Bh7+	Ke5
24.	f4+	Ke4
25.	Bxf5+	Kxe3
26.	Re1+	Kd4
27.	Qxd6+	Kxc4
28.	Qd3#

Monday, October 9, 2017

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analyiss of bosperty (1500) vs. john2001plus (1902)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nxc6	bxc6
6.	Nc3	e5
7.	Bd3	d5
8.	exd5	cxd5
9.	f3	Qb6
10.	Rb1	Bb4
11.	Bd2	O-O
12.	Qe2	Re8
13.	Qf2	e4
14.	fxe4	dxe4
15.	Qxb6	axb6
16.	Be2	e3
17.	Bc1	Ne4
18.	O-O	Bxc3
19.	bxc3	Nxc3
20.	Bf3	Nxb1
21.	Bxa8	Ba6
22.	Bc6	Rc8
23.	Bd7	Rd8
24.	Re1	Rxd7
25.	Bxe3	Nc3

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;