Friday, May 18, 2018

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1892) vs. NJPanda (1860)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Be7
5.Bf4O-O
6.e3c5
7.dxc5Bxc5
8.cxd5Nxd5
9.Nxd5exd5
10.Bd3Bb4+
11.Nd2Nc6
12.a3Bd6
13.O-OBxf4
14.exf4b6
15.Bxh7+Kxh7
16.Qc2+Kg8
17.Qxc6Ba6
18.Rfe1Qh4
19.Nf3Qxf4
20.Qxd5Rad8
21.Qe5Qg4
22.h3Qg6
23.Nh4Qc6
24.Rac1Qd5
25.Qxd5Rxd5
26.Rc7Rd2
27.Ree7Rxb2
28.Ng6Rc8
29.Rxc8+Bxc8
30.Re8+Kh7
31.Nf8+Kh6
32.Rxc8
 

Monday, May 14, 2018

Black to play for an equal game.

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1735) vs. john2001plus (1825)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3b6
4.e3Bb7
5.Be2Be7
6.Nc3O-O
7.O-Od5
8.b3c5
9.Bb2cxd4
10.Nxd4dxc4
11.Bxc4Nbd7
12.Qe2Rc8
13.Rac1Qc7
14.Rfd1Rfd8
15.f3Ne5
16.Nxe6Rxd1+
17.Rxd1fxe6
18.Bxe6+Kh8
19.Bxc8Qxc8
20.Nb5Nc6
21.Qc4Ba6
22.Rc1Bc5
23.Kh1Qd7
24.a4h6
25.Re1Bxe3
26.Bxf6gxf6
27.Qe4Bf2
28.Rc1Ne7
29.Qe2Bc5
 
Click here for 23. Re1.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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john2001plus (1875) vs. skuhl99 (1458)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4c5
3.c4cxd4
4.Nxd4Nc6
5.Nc3g6
6.e4d6
7.f3Bg7
8.Be3O-O
9.Be2a6
10.O-OBd7
11.Qd2Qb6
12.Ne6Qa5
13.Nxf8Kxf8
14.a3Qc7
15.b4Ne5
16.Nd5Nxd5
17.cxd5Nc4
18.Bxc4Bxa1
19.Rxa1Qxc4
20.Rc1Qb3
21.Bd4f6
22.Rc7Rd8
23.Rxb7Qxa3
24.Bb6Qa1+
25.Kf2Ke8
26.Bxd8Kxd8
27.Qc2Qd4+
28.Kg3Ke8
29.Qc7Kf7
30.Qxd7Qe5+
31.f4Qc3+
32.Kh4Qe1+
33.g3g5+
34.fxg5fxg5+
35.Kh5Qe2+
36.Qg4Qxh2+
37.Kxg5h6+
38.Kf5Qf2+
39.Qf4Qe2
40.g4Qc4
41.Qxd6Qf1+
42.Qf4Qc4
43.Ke5+Kg8
44.Rb8+Kg7
45.Qf8+Kg6
46.Qg8#
 
Actually 33. Kh3! is simpler.

Sunday, May 6, 2018

White to play and win

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Analysis vs. King's Indian
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4g6
3.Nc3d6
4.e4Bg7
5.Be2O-O
6.Be3e5
7.d5Na6
8.g4c6
9.g5Ne8
10.h4f5
11.gxf6 e.p.Nxf6
12.h5Qa5
13.hxg6Nxe4
14.gxh7+Kh8
15.Nf3Nxc3
16.bxc3cxd5
17.Kf1Bf5
18.Nh4dxc4
19.Bxc4Rac8
20.Be6Be4
21.Qg4Bd3+
22.Kg1Rce8
23.Bf5Bxf5
24.Qxf5Rf6
25.Bg5Rfe6
26.Ng6+Rxg6
27.Qxg6Rf8
28.Be7Rxf2
29.Qxg7+Kxg7
30.h8=Q+Kf7
31.Rh7+Ke6
32.Qc8+Kd5
33.Rd1+Ke4
34.Qc4+Kf5
35.Rh5+Kg6
36.Qg8+
 
Click here for 31... Kg6.