Sunday, May 27, 2018

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1444 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IAlwaysWin (1624) vs. john2001plus (1773)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb4+
5.Bd2Bxd2+
6.Qxd2O-O
7.Bg2Bb7
8.Nc3d5
9.Ne5Ne4
10.Nxe4dxe4
11.Ng4f5
12.Ne3Nd7
13.O-ONf6
14.Nc2c5
15.Rfd1Rc8
16.b3Qe7
17.dxc5Qxc5
18.Qd6Rfd8
19.Qxc5bxc5
20.Kf1Ng4
21.h3Ne5
22.Ke1g5
23.Rxd8+Rxd8
24.Rd1Rxd1+
25.Kxd1Kf7
26.Kd2f4
27.gxf4gxf4
28.e3Nd3
29.exf4Nxf2
30.Ne3Kf6
31.Kc3Nd3
32.a3Nxf4
33.b4Ke5
34.bxc5Bc6
35.Bf1h5
36.Nc2a5
37.Ne3Kf6
38.Nc2e5
39.Ne3Kg5
40.Kd2Kh4
41.Nf5+Kg5
42.Ne7Bd7
43.c6Be6
44.c7Nxh3
45.Ke3Kf6
46.c8=QBxc8
47.Nxc8Nf4
48.c5Ke6
49.Kxe4Kd7
50.Nd6Ng6
51.Bb5+Ke7
52.Nc8+Kd8
53.Nb6h4
54.Nd5h3
55.c6h2
56.c7+Kc8
57.Ba6+Kd7
58.c8=Q+Kd6
59.Qc7+Ke6
60.Bc8#
 

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Black to play and win

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bd2O-O
6.g3Bb7
7.Bg2d6
8.O-ONbd7
9.Rc1c5
10.a3Bxc3
11.Bxc3Ne4
12.b4Nxc3
13.Rxc3Qe7
14.dxc5dxc5
15.b5Rfd8
16.Rd3a6
17.a4axb5
18.axb5e5
19.Nh4e4
20.Rd6Ne5
21.Rxd8+Qxd8
22.Qc2Qd4
23.Rc1Ra1
24.Rxa1Qxa1+
25.Bf1g6
26.e3g5
27.f4exf3 e.p.
28.Qd2gxh4
29.Qd8+Kg7
30.Qg5+Ng6
31.gxh4Qe1
32.Qg3Qxe3+
33.Qf2Qc1
34.Qg3h5
35.Qg5Qe1
36.Qg3Qe3+
37.Qf2Qc1
38.Qg3Kh7
39.Qg5Qe1
40.Qg3Qd1
41.h3Be4
42.Qf2Bd3
43.Kh2Bxf1
44.Qg3Qe2+
45.Kg1Qg2+
46.Qxg2fxg2
47.Kh2Nf4
 

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Coupra (2034) vs. John2001plus (1826)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nh6
8.Bxh6Qxb2
9.Nbd2gxh6
10.Rb1Qxa2
11.O-OBb4
12.Ra1Qb2
13.Rb1Qa2
14.Nb3Na5
15.Bb5+Bd7
16.Bxd7+Kxd7
17.Qd3Qa4
18.Nc5+Bxc5
19.dxc5Rac8
20.Rfc1b6
21.cxb6Rxc1+
22.Rxc1axb6
23.Qc3Qc4
24.Qb2Qb3
25.Qd4Qb5
26.h3Nc4
27.Nh4Rg8
28.Kh2Qb2
29.Rxc4Qxd4
30.Rxd4b5
31.Rb4Rb8
32.Nf3Kc6
33.Rb2b4
34.Nd2Kc5
35.Kg3Kd4
36.f4Kc3
37.Ra2b3
38.Nxb3Rxb3
39.Ra7Kd4+
40.Kg4Ke4
41.Rxf7d4
42.Rxh7d3
43.Ra7d2
44.Ra1Rd3
45.Rd1Ke3
46.f5Rd5
47.fxe6Rxe5
48.g3Rg5+
49.Kh4Ke2
50.Rb1d1=Q
51.Rxd1Kxd1
52.e7Re5
53.g4Ke2
54.e8=QRxe8
55.Kh5Rg8
56.Kxh6Kf3
57.g5Kf4
58.h4Kf5
59.Kh7Rg6
60.h5Rxg5
61.h6Kf6
62.Kh8Rh5
63.h7Re5