Sunday, April 29, 2018

Black to play and draw

ICC tourney 1429 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
IAlwaysWin (1575) vs. john2001plus (1697)
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3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.d4e6
2.c4Nf6
3.Nf3b6
4.g3Bb4+
5.Nbd2Bb7
6.Bg2O-O
7.O-Od5
8.Ne5Nc6
9.Nxc6Bxc6
10.Qc2Bb7
11.a3Be7
12.b4c6
13.Bb2a5
14.Bc3axb4
15.axb4Qc7
16.c5b5
17.Ra5Rxa5
18.bxa5Ba6
19.Nf3Ne4
20.Bb4f6
21.Bh3e5
22.Rd1Bc8
23.Bxc8Qxc8
24.Ra1Qf5
25.a6Nxg3
26.Qxf5Nxf5
27.dxe5fxe5
28.a7Ra8
29.Nxe5Bf6
30.f4Nd4
31.Ra6Nxe2+
32.Kf2Bxe5
33.fxe5Nd4
34.Ba5Ne6
35.Rxc6Rxa7
36.Rxe6Kf7
37.Rb6Rxa5
38.Ke3Ra2
39.Rxb5Ke6
40.Rb7Kxe5
41.Rxg7d4+
42.Kd3h6
43.Rd7Rxh2
44.Rxd4Rh1
45.Rc4Rd1+
46.Ke3Rd7
 

Friday, April 27, 2018

Black to play for mate

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
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5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nge7
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Bb4+
10.Kf1Qd8
11.a3Be7
12.g3O-O
13.Kg2Bd7
14.Nc3Rc8
15.h4f6
16.h5fxe5
17.dxe5h6
18.Bf4Qb6
19.Nxd5Qd8
20.Nc3Ncd4
21.Nxd4Nxd4
22.Bd3Rxc3
23.bxc3Bc6+
24.Kh3Bxh1
25.cxd4Bc6
26.Bc2Bg5
27.Qg4Qxd4
28.Qxe6+Rf7
29.Rd1Qxf2
30.Rd5Qf1+
31.Kh2Qe2+
32.Kg1Qxc2
33.Qg6Qc4
34.Rd6Qc5+
35.Kf1Qc1+
36.Kf2Rxf4+
37.gxf4Qxf4+
38.Ke2Bb5+
39.Rd3Qe3+
40.Kd1Ba4+
41.Rb3Qd2#
 

Sunday, April 15, 2018

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1421 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of ThePontiff (1371) vs. john2001plus (1689)
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2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.d4e6
2.Nf3Nf6
3.Bg5h6
4.Bh4g5
5.Bg3b6
6.Nbd2Bb7
7.e3Bg7
8.Bd3d6
9.c3O-O
10.O-ONbd7
11.h3Re8
12.Re1e5
13.dxe5Nxe5
14.Nxe5dxe5
15.Bc4Ne4
16.Nxe4Bxe4
17.Qxd8Raxd8
18.Rad1c6
19.Bb3Bd5
20.c4Be6
21.Rxd8Rxd8
22.Kf1b5
23.cxb5Bxb3
24.axb3cxb5
25.Ke2f5
26.Rd1Rxd1
27.Kxd1f4
28.exf4exf4
29.Bh2Bxb2
30.Kc2Bd4
31.f3Kf7
32.Kd3Bc5
33.Ke4Ke6
34.g3Bd6
35.gxf4Bxf4
36.Bxf4gxf4
37.b4Kd6
38.Kxf4Kd5
39.Ke3Kc4
40.f4Kxb4
41.Kd4Ka4
42.f5b4
43.f6b3
44.Kc3Ka3
45.f7b2
46.f8=Q+Ka2
47.Qf2
 
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