Black to play

ICC tourney 1543 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
IAlwaysWin (1732) vs. john2001plus (1731)

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

(black to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. c4 c5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 d5 10. Rc1 d4 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Nb5 e5 13. Nd2 a6 14. Na3 Nd7 15. Bf3 Nc5 16. Qe2 Nb4 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Nf3 Nxa2 19. Ra1 Nc3 20. Bxc3 dxc3 21. Nxe5 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Qd6 23. Raa1 Rfe8 24. f4 f6 25. Qf3 Nc5 26. Nc6 Nxb3 27. Rae1 Nd2 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. Qh5 Nxf1 30. Qxh7 Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Rxe7 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Rxe7 Rf8 35. Qg6 f5 36. Qe6+ Kh7 37. Qe1 Qxf4 38. g3 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 Nd2 40. Re2 f4 41. Rf2 fxg3 42. Re2 g2 43. Qh4+ Kg8 44. Rf2 c2

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Coffey, John (2001) vs. Jumper (1700)

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

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Rc1 c6 7. e3 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O e5 11. cxd5 exd4 12. Nxd4 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd4 14. exd4 Nf6 15. Nc7 Rb8 16. Re1 a6 17. d5 Bg4 18. f3 Bh5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Ne6 Qb6+ 22. Kg2 Rfe8 23. d6 Nd7 24. Rc7 Rbd8 25. Nxd8 Rxd8 26. Qd5+ Kh7 27. Rxb7 Qc5 28. Qe6 Qc2+ 29. Re2 Qc6 30. Rc7 Qb5 31. Qe7 Rg8 32. Rxd7

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Mate in 9

ICC tourney 1535 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1712) vs. ROWLAND (1540), 720+3

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

(white to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. g5 Ne8 9. h4 f6 10. f4 Nf7 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe6 e.p. Bxe6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 gxf5 17. O-O-O f4 18. Bc5 Nd6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rd6xd5 Rfd8 24. Qd2 Rxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kf8 26. c5 Rc8 27. Bc4 Ke8 28. gxf6 Bxf6 29. Qg8+ Qf8 30. Qe6+ Qe7 31. Qxc8+ Qd8 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. Be6 Kf8 34. Qxd8+ Kg7 35. Qg8+ Kh6 36. Qg5#

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