White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1205 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of HenrikUSA (995) vs. killerbeastvi (1147)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 d5 2. e5 e6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Bb5+ c6 5. Ba4 b6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. c3 Be7 8. O-O a5 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Bxc6 Rc8 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh4 fxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd6 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qh6 Nf5 19. Qg5 O-O 20. Nd2 Bd3 21. Nxd3 e5 22. dxe5 Qe6 23. Re2 b5 24. Rae1 d4 25. Nf4 Qxa2 26. Ne4 dxc3 27. Nf6+ Rxf6 28. Qxf6 cxb2 29. e6 b1=Q 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. Nxg6+ hxg6 32. Qf6+ Ng7 33. Kf1 Rc1 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Qh4+ Nh5 36. Qe7+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kg5 38. Re5+ Qf5 39. Rxf5+ gxf5 40. h4+ Kg6 41. Qg8+ Ng7 42. h5+ Kxh5 43. Qh7+ Kg4 44. Qxg7+ Kh5 45. Qh7+ Kg4 46. Qg6+ Kh4 47. g3+ Kh3 48. Qh5#

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White to play and draw.

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wilsonator1276 (1549) vs. SunTzuLombardi (1514)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 c5 8. a3 cxd4 9. exd4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. O-O a6 14. a4 Na5 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Nc6 18. f4 Be8 19. Ng4 Qh4 20. h3 Rac8 21. Qe2 h5 22. Ne3 Ne7 23. Kh2 Nf5 24. Nxf5 exf5 25. g3 Qf6 26. Rfc1 g6 27. Qd2 Bc6 28. Re1 Re8 29. Re5 Be4 30. Bxe4 fxe4 31. Qe3 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Qf3 33. Qxf3 exf3 34. Ra3 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Rb3 g5 37. g4 h4 38. Kg1 b4 39. cxb4 Rc4 40. d5 Re4 41. Rxf3 Rxe5 42. Rd3 Kf8 43. b5 Re8 44. d6 Rb8 45. Rd5 f6 46. Kf2 Kf7 47. Ke3 Ke6 48. Rf5 Rb6 49. Rc5 Kxd6 50. Rc6+ Rxc6 51. bxc6 Kxc6 52. Ke4 Kd6 53. Kf5 Ke7 54. Ke4 Ke6 55. Kd4 f5 56. gxf5+ Kxf5 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Kf3 Kf5 59. Ke3 Ke5 60. Kf3 Kf5 61. Ke3

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Analysis of JoshuaCL12345 (1466) vs. john2001plus (1804)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. Bxh7 Bd7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Ng5 Ne4 17. Qd3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nxg5 19. Bxg5 Qxa2 20. h3 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qxe5 22. f4 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Qd4 24. Qxd4 Bxd4 25. Rxb7 Rxh7 26. Rb8+ Bc8 27. Rxc8+ Kd7 28. Rd8+ Kc7 29. Be7 Bc5 30. Re8 Kd7 31. Bxc5 Kxe8

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Black to play.

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Analysis of Muba26 (1462) vs. john2001plus (1571)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nc3 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 d6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. e4 e5 14. Rd1 a5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bb1 Nc5 17. Ne1 Rfd8 18. f3 Rd4 19. Rxd4 exd4 20. Rc1 f5 21. Nd3 Re8 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Re1 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. fxe4 a4 28. Kf2 Kf7 29. Kf3 Ke6 30. Ke2 Ke5 31. Kd3 Kf4 32. g3+ Ke5 33. h3 h5 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 g5 36. b3 a3 37. b4 cxb4 38. Kc2 Kxe4 39. Kb3 d3 40. c5 d2 41. Kc2 b3+ 42. axb3 a2

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	- Knight