Chess Level 07: January 2018

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Black to play and draw.

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analyis of fiddler (1723) vs. john2001plus (1880)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bd2	O-O
6.	g3	Bb7
7.	Bg2	d6
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Rc1	c5
10.	a3	Bxc3
11.	Bxc3	Ne4
12.	b4	Nxc3
13.	Rxc3	Qe7
14.	dxc5	dxc5
15.	b5	Rfd8
16.	Rd3	a6
17.	a4	axb5
18.	axb5	e5
19.	Nh4	e4
20.	Rd6	Ne5
21.	Rxd8+	Qxd8
22.	Qc2	Qd4
23.	Rc1	Ra1
24.	Rxa1	Qxa1+
25.	Bf1	g6
26.	e3	g5
27.	f4	gxh4
28.	fxe5	hxg3
29.	hxg3	Qxe5
30.	Kg2	Bc8
31.	Qd2	Bg4
32.	Qd8+	Kg7
33.	Qxb6	Bf3+
34.	Kf2	Qh5
35.	Qd6	Qh2+
36.	Ke1	h5
37.	b6	Qb2
38.	Qxc5	Qc1+
39.	Kf2	Qb2+
40.	Kg1	Kg6
41.	Qc6+	f6
42.	Qe6	Qc3
43.	Bg2	Qxe3+
44.	Kh2	Qe2
45.	Qh3	e3
46.	c5	Bg4
47.	Qh4	Qf2
48.	b7	Bf3
49.	Qh3	Bxb7

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Saturday, January 13, 2018

What is the strongest line for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1854) vs. maxxitaxi (1424)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	e4	Nf6
6.	d5	Nb8
7.	Nc3	e6
8.	Bc4	exd5
9.	exd5	Bb4
10.	Qa4+	Nc6
11.	dxc6	Bxc3+
12.	bxc3	Qe7+
13.	Be3	O-O
14.	O-O	bxc6
15.	Rfe1	Qd7
16.	Bc5	Bb7
17.	Ne5	Qf5
18.	Bxf8	Rxf8
19.	Bxf7+	Rxf7
20.	Nxf7	Kxf7
21.	Qb3+

What is the strongest line for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of ManonFire_Jer (1556) vs. dannyfishernw (1309)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nc3	d6
3.	f4	Nf6
4.	Nf3	Bg4
5.	h3	Be6
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	Bc4	Nc6
8.	O-O	e5
9.	fxe5	dxe5
10.	d3	Bd6
11.	Bg5	h6
12.	Bh4	Be7
13.	Qe1	Qb6
14.	b3	Na5
15.	Bxf6	Bxf6
16.	Nd5	Qd8
17.	Rd1	Nxc4
18.	dxc4	Bc6
19.	Qf2	Qa5
20.	Nxf6+	gxf6
21.	Nxe5	Qc7
22.	Qxf6	Rf8
23.	Nxc6	Qxc6
24.	Rd6	Qxd6
25.	Qxd6	Rd8
26.	Qe5+	Kd7
27.	Qxc5	f6
28.	Qxa7

Monday, January 1, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. chess724


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1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	e3	Bb4
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	O-O
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Re1	Bxc3
10.	bxc3	h6
11.	e4	Nb6
12.	Bd3	Bd7
13.	Bc2	a6
14.	e5	Nfd5
15.	Qd3	f5
16.	exf6 e.p.	Nxf6
17.	Bxh6	gxh6
18.	Qg6+	Kh8
19.	Qxh6+	Kg8
20.	Qg6+	Kh8
21.	Ne5	Qe7
22.	Qh6+	Kg8
23.	Re3	Rf7
24.	Ng6

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;