White to play and win.

Greenwood Indiana Chess Club, Chess.com
Analysis of Greg+John vs. tChess set to level 1700

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bf3 O-O 7. Nge2 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 e5 12. Nb5 Nc6 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nd6 Rfd8 16. Ba3 Nd7 17. c4 Rab8 18. c5 Be6 19. c4 f6 20. Rad1 a5 21. Rd2 Bg4 22. f3 Be6 23. f4 a4 24. f5 Bf7 25. h3 Nf8 26. Red1 Bh5 27. g4 Be8 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Rd6 Rec8 30. Kf2 Rc7 31. Ke3 Rbb7 32. Rd1d3 Nd7 33. Ke4 g6 34. h4 Kf8 35. g5 gxf5+ 36. Kxf5 fxg5 37. hxg5 Kg8 38. Rd2 Kf8 39. Ke6 Ke8 40. Rd1 Kd8 41. g6 Kc8 42. g7 Nxc5+ 43. Bxc5 Re7+ 44. Kf5 Rxg7 45. Rd8+ Kc7 46. Kf6 Rb8 47. Bb6+ Rxb6 48. Kxg7 Rb4 49. c5 Kb7 50. Kf6 e4 51. Rd1d4

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1838) vs. misowalker (1689)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. c3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Bg4 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Qb4 14. d5 Qxb3 15. axb3 Nb4 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Bf3 Nd3 18. Reb1 Ne8 19. Na4 Nd6 20. Rd1 Ne5 21. Be2 f5 22. f4 Nef7 23. Nc5 Rfd8 24. Nce6 Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Rdc8 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Bd4+ Kf8 28. Rdc1 a6 29. Bd3 Rxc1+ 30. Rxc1 Rc8 31. Rxc8+ Nxc8 32. Kf2 Ke8 33. g4 fxg4 34. hxg4 Kd7 35. f5 g5 36. f6 exf6 37. Bf5+ Kc7 38. Bxf6 h6 39. Be6 Ncd6 40. Bg7 Kb6 41. Bf8 Kb5 42. Ke3 a5 43. Kd4 b6 44. Kd3 a4 45. bxa4+ Kxa4 46. Bxf7 Nxf7 47. Ke4 Kb3 48. d6 Kxb2 49. d7 Kb3 50. Kd5 Ka4 51. Bxh6 b5 52. Bxg5 b4 53. d8=Q Nxd8 54. Bxd8 b3 55. Bf6

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. g5 g6 20. Qb3 Kc8 21. Ba5 Rf8 22. Rac1 Bc7 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Qxf7 Kb8 25. Be7 Rc8 26. d5 cxd5 27. Rxc7 Kxc7 28. Bc5+ Kc6 29. Rc1 Re8 30. Bb4+ Kb6 31. Qc7+ Ka6 32. Qa5#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. g5 g6 20. Qb3 Kc8 21. Ba5 Rf8 22. Rac1 Bc7 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Qxf7 Kb8 25. Be7 Rc8 26. d5 a5 27. d6 Bb6 28. d7 Rd8 29. Bxd8 Bxd8 30. b4 axb4 31. Qf8 Ka7 32. Qxb4 Qh5 33. Rf2 Bc7 34. Rb1 Rb8 35. a5 Bd8 36. Qc5+ Ka8 37. a6 bxa6 38. Rxb8+ Kxb8 39. Rb2+ Kc7 40. Qe5+ Kxd7 41. Rb7+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 36... Ka6
Click here for 37... b6

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. g5 g6 20. Qb3 Kc8 21. Ba5 Rf8 22. Rac1 Bc7 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Qxf7 Kb8 25. Be7 Rc8 26. d5 a5 27. d6 Bb6 28. d7 Rd8 29. Bxd8 Bxd8 30. b4 axb4 31. Qf8 Ka7 32. Qxb4 Qh5 33. Rf2 Bc7 34. Rb1 b6 35. Qxe4 Kb7 36. Rc1 Bd8 37. Qxc6+ Ka7 38. a5 b5 39. Qd6 Rb8 40. Rc8 Rb7 41. Qc5+ Bb6 42. axb6+ Rxb6 43. Ra2+ Kb7 44. Qc7#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 39... Kb7

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Bd2 Bd6 19. g5 g6 20. Qb3 Kc8 21. Ba5 Rf8 22. Rac1 Bc7 23. Bb4 Rd8 24. Qxf7 Kb8 25. Be7 Rc8 26. d5 a5 27. d6 Bb6 28. d7 Rd8 29. Bxd8 Bxd8 30. b4 axb4 31. Qf8 Ka7 32. Qxb4 Rb8 33. Rc5 b6 34. Rxc6 Rb7 35. a5 Qh5 36. axb6+ Rxb6 37. Qa5+ Kb7 38. Rxb6+ Bxb6 39. Qxb6+ Kxb6 40. d8=Q+ Kb5 41. Rb1+ Kc5 42. Qc7+ Kd5 43. Rb5+ Ke6 44. Re5#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 37. Ra1+
Click here for 39. Qd5+

Find the path to checkmate!

ICC tourney 1154 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1705) vs. Slypawn (1564)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. f4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Qh4 15. Kg2 Be4+ 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. d5 c5 20. Bd2 a5 21. Rfd1 Qd6 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Qc4 h5 24. g5 f6 25. Qb5+ Kc7 26. Rdc1 b6 27. a5 fxg5 28. axb6+ Kb7 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxc5 Qxb6 31. Qd7+ Ka6 32. Rc1 Qa5 33. Rc6+ Qb6 34. Rxb6+ Kxb6 35. Qc6+ Ka7 36. fxg5 Rb8 37. d6 Rb6 38. Qa4+ Kb7 39. d7 Rd6 40. Qxb4+ Kc7 41. Qxd6+

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 33... Kb5

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analaysis of CerealKilla13 (1580) vs. john2001plus (1863)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nc3 b6 6. a3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Bb7 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. e3 d6 10. Bd3 f5 11. h4 Nd7 12. a4 a5 13. h5 Ndf6 14. Ke2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Ne4 16. Qb2 O-O 17. Rag1 Kh8 18. h6 g6 19. Nh4 g5 20. Nf3 e5 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nd2 Bc6 23. f3 Bxa4 24. Rh5 Be8 25. Rhh1 a4 26. g4 f4 27. c5 fxe3 28. Ne4 exd4 29. cxd4 d5 30. Nc3 a3 31. Qa1 Qf7 32. Rf1 bxc5 33. dxc5 d4 34. Rh3 Qc4+ 35. Ke1 a2 36. f4 Qd3 37. Rh2 dxc3 38. Rxa2 Bb5 39. Rg1 Qe2+ 40. Rxe2 Rxa1#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Black to play and win.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of elzaim (1560) vs. phanhuy18 (1200)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qc2 Nf5 12. Bd3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 h6 14. O-O Qd8 15. e4 Ne7 16. Rab1 b6 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Qa4 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Qd7 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. c4 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Ne3 23. Rc1 O-O 24. h3 Rac8 25. Nd2 Rfd8 26. Nf3 Nxc4 27. Rb3 Nd2 28. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxc8 30. Kf2 Kf8 31. Kg3 Ke7 32. Kf4 Rc4 33. Ke4 a5 34. Kd3 Rc1 35. Kd2 Ra1 36. g4 f6 37. exf6+ gxf6 38. Re3 b5 39. Kc2 Rh1 40. Kb3 Kd6 41. a4 b4 42. Kc4 Rd1 43. Kb5 Rxd4 44. Kxa5 Kc5 45. Rxe6 b3 46. Rxf6 b2 47. Rf1 Rd8 48. Ka6 Ra8+ 49. Kb7 Rxa4 50. Rb1 Rb4+ 51. Kc7 Kc4

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 47. Rb6
Click here for 48. Rf5+

White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1152 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1683) vs. ChessFalcon (1405)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rad1 Nb4 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 d5 16. Ne5 Be8 17. a3 Na6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. exd5 exd5 20. Ng4 Kg7 21. Be5 Nc7 22. Ne3 Kg8 23. Nf5 Bd8 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 25. Nf5 Bd7 26. Bd3 Kg8 27. Nd6 Rb8 28. Ndb5 Bxb5 29. Nxb5 Nfe8 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Rc3 g4 32. Rec1 Nxb5 33. Rxc8 Ned6 34. Bxb5 Nxb5 35. Rb8 Bg5 36. Rcc8 Rxc8 37. Rxc8+ Kh7 38. Rb8

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

White to play for a slight advantage.

ICC tourney 1152 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1683) vs. ChessFalcon (1405)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Be7 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 O-O 11. d5 Na5 12. Qd3 Re8 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Ndb5 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 a6 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qh3

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Analysis

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1872) vs. bigpawn63 (1609)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Qb3 b6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Be3 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. g4 Re8 11. g5 exd4 12. Bxd4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxg5 14. Bg2 Qe7 15. O-O

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight