Friday, January 18, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1865) vs. Zalairian (1602)
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5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4c6
4.e3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3Qb6
7.Nc3Qxb3
8.axb3Nc6
9.Bb5a6
10.Ne5Rc8
11.Bxc6+bxc6
12.Rxa6e6
13.Na4Bd6
14.Nb6Rb8
15.Nxc6Rb7
16.Ra8+Bb8
17.Rxb8+Rxb8
18.Nxb8
 

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Black to play for equality

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Berry vs. John Coffey
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2
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5
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8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.b3cxd4
5.Qxd4Ne7
6.Bb2Nbc6
7.Bb5Bd7
8.Qa4Nxe5
9.Bxe5Bxb5
10.Qxb5+Qd7
11.Qd3Rc8
12.Nf3Nc6
13.O-ONxe5
14.Nxe5Qc7
15.Qb5+Kd8
16.Qe2Bd6
17.Nf3Qxc2
18.Nbd2h6
19.Nd4Qc7
20.g3Qc3
21.Nb5Qe5
22.Qxe5Bxe5
23.Rac1Rxc1
24.Rxc1Kd7
25.f4Bb8
26.a4a6
27.Nc3Rc8
28.Ndb1g5
29.Rf1d4
30.Rd1Ke7
31.Ne2gxf4
32.gxf4Rc2
33.Nd2d3
34.Nd4Rc8
35.Kh1Bxf4
36.Nc4Rd8
37.Rxd3Ke8
38.Kg2b5
39.axb5axb5
40.Na3e5
41.Kf3Bxh2
42.Naxb5exd4