Chess Level 10: May 2019

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1651 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1740) vs. lagarto300 (1830)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d6
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	O-O
6.	Be2	e5
7.	dxe5	dxe5
8.	Bg5	h6
9.	Qxd8	Rxd8
10.	Bxf6	Bxf6
11.	Nd5	Rxd5
12.	cxd5	c6
13.	Rc1	Bg4
14.	dxc6	Nxc6
15.	Ba6	Nb4
16.	Bc4	Bxf3
17.	gxf3	Nc6
18.	Rg1	g5
19.	Bd5	Nd4
20.	Rg3	Bd8
21.	h4	Kg7
22.	hxg5	hxg5
23.	Kd2	Kf6
24.	Rh1	Ba5+
25.	Kd3	Rc8
26.	Rh7	Rc2
27.	Rxf7+	Kg6
28.	f4	Rd2+
29.	Kc4	Rc2+
30.	Rc3	Bxc3
31.	bxc3	Nf3
32.	f5+	Kh6
33.	Rf8	g4
34.	f6	Rxf2
35.	Rh8+	Kg6
36.	f7	Ng5
37.	f8=Q	Rxf8
38.	Rxf8	g3
39.	Rf1	Kh5
40.	Bxb7	Kh4
41.	Kd5	g2
42.	Rb1	Nh3
43.	c4	g1=Q
44.	Rxg1	Nxg1
45.	Kxe5

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Black to play and win

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	f4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	g3	Bd6
6.	Bg2	O-O
7.	O-O	c5
8.	b3	Nc6
9.	Bb2	Bg4
10.	h3	Bxf3
11.	Qxf3	d4
12.	d3	Nb4
13.	Rf2	Re8
14.	Qxb7	Re1+
15.	Kh2	Rb8
16.	Qxa7	g5
17.	a3	gxf4
18.	gxf4	Bxf4+
19.	Rxf4	Qd6
20.	Bc1	Rxc1
21.	Kg3	Nh5+
22.	Kg4	Qxf4+
23.	Kxh5	f6
24.	Qxc5	Rxc2
25.	Qa5	Rxg2

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Saturday, May 11, 2019

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1869) vs. ChessMindwise (1558)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c5
2.	e4	Nc6
3.	c3	d5
4.	exd5	Qxd5
5.	d4	cxd4
6.	cxd4	e5
7.	Nc3	Bb4
8.	Bd2	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	e4
10.	Ne5	Nxe5
11.	dxe5	Qxd1+
12.	Rxd1	a6
13.	e6	Nf6
14.	Bxf6	gxf6
15.	exf7+	Kxf7
16.	Bc4+	Kg6
17.	h3	Re8
18.	Rd6	e3
19.	Bd3+	Kg7
20.	fxe3	Rxe3+
21.	Kd2	Re5
22.	Rd8	Rc5
23.	Re1	Kf7
24.	Ree8	f5
25.	Ke3	b5
26.	Kf4	a5
27.	Be2	Kf6
28.	Rd6+	Kg7
29.	Re7+	Kf8
30.	Rxh7	Kg8
31.	Rdh6	Ra6
32.	Rh8+	Kg7
33.	Rxc8

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;