Chess Level 07: 2019

Thursday, November 7, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Chess Club
Coffey, John (2016) vs. Gusev, Dmitri (1865)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-2

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	e4	e5
6.	Bg5	h6
7.	Bxf6	gxf6
8.	Nd5	f5
9.	Bd3	fxe4
10.	Bxe4	f5
11.	Nxe5	Nxe5
12.	dxe5	fxe4
13.	Qh5+	Kd7
14.	Qg4+	Kc6
15.	Qxe4	dxe5
16.	O-O-O	Bd6
17.	c5	Kxc5
18.	Qc2+	Kb5
19.	Nc3+	Kc5
20.	Rd5+	Kc6
21.	Qa4+

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Gusev, Dmitri (1865)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	e4	e5
6.	Bg5	h6
7.	Bxf6	gxf6
8.	Nd5	f5
9.	Bd3	fxe4
10.	Bxe4	f5
11.	Nxe5	Nxe5
12.	dxe5	fxe4
13.	Qh5+	Kd7
14.	Qg4+	Kc6
15.	Qxe4	dxe5
16.	O-O-O	Qg5+
17.	f4	exf4
18.	Nc3+	Kb6
19.	Rd5	Qf6
20.	c5+	Bxc5
21.	Na4+	Kc6
22.	Rd3+	Kb5
23.	Rb3+	Bb4
24.	Rxb4+	Ka5
25.	Qd5+	Kxb4
26.	Qc5+	Kxa4
27.	b3#

Monday, November 4, 2019

White to play

Corus Group C, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Magnus Carlsen (2484) vs. Sipke Ernst (2474)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	e4	c6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Nf3	Nd7
8.	h5	Bh7
9.	Bd3	Bxd3
10.	Qxd3	e6
11.	Bf4	Ngf6
12.	O-O-O	Be7
13.	Ne4	Qa5
14.	Kb1	O-O
15.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
16.	Ne5	Rad8
17.	Qe2	c5
18.	Ng6	fxg6
19.	Qxe6+	Kh8
20.	hxg6	Rde8
21.	Rxh6+	gxh6
22.	Bxh6	Qb6
23.	g7+	Kh7
24.	gxf8=Q	Bxf8
25.	Qf7+	Kxh6
26.	f4	Nh5
27.	g4	Be7
28.	Rh1	Qg6
29.	Rxh5+	Qxh5
30.	gxh5	Rg8
31.	Qxg8

Sunday, September 29, 2019

White to play and win

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. peteryusoff


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	Bf5
4.	Qb3	b6
5.	Nc3	Nc6
6.	cxd5	Na5
7.	Qd1	Bd7
8.	e4	e6
9.	dxe6	fxe6
10.	Bd3	Bb4
11.	O-O	Bc6
12.	d5	exd5
13.	exd5	Bxc3
14.	dxc6	Bb4
15.	a3	Bd6
16.	Re1+	Be7
17.	Qe2	Nxc6
18.	Bb5	O-O
19.	Bxc6	Rb8
20.	Qxe7	Qd3
21.	Qe6+	Kh8
22.	Ne5	Qd6
23.	Qh3	Kg8
24.	Qb3+	Kh8
25.	Bf4	Qd8
26.	Rad1	Qc8
27.	Nf7+

Friday, July 12, 2019

White to play

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


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	c5
5.	Bxc4	cxd4
6.	O-O	e6
7.	exd4	Be7
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	Bf4	Nc6
10.	Re1	h6
11.	Qd2	Nh5
12.	Be3	a6
13.	Bb3	b5
14.	Bxh6	gxh6
15.	Qxh6	Ng7
16.	Rad1	Nf5
17.	Qh3	Bf6
18.	d5	exd5
19.	Rxd5	Qc7
20.	Rxf5	Qf4
21.	Rxf4	Bxh3
22.	Rxf6	Bd7
23.	Rd6	Be8
24.	Re4	Ne5
25.	Nxe5	Kh7
26.	Rh4+	Kg7
27.	Rg4+	Kh7
28.	Rd3	f5
29.	Rh3+	Bh5
30.	Rxh5#

Monday, July 8, 2019

What is the best move for White?

itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. NN


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Bb5+	Bd7
10.	Nxe4	Qb6
11.	Bxd7+	Nxd7
12.	O-O	cxd4
13.	Rc1	Be7
14.	Nxd4	O-O
15.	Nf5	Qe6
16.	Qg4	Bf6
17.	Rc7	Ne5
18.	Nh6+	Kh8
19.	Qf5	gxh6
20.	Qxf6+	Kg8
21.	Re7	Qxf6
22.	Nxf6+	Kg7
23.	Nh5+	Kg6
24.	Rxe5

Friday, May 31, 2019

Mate in 5

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	f4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	g3	Bd6
6.	Bg2	O-O
7.	O-O	c5
8.	b3	Nc6
9.	Bb2	Bg4
10.	h3	Bxf3
11.	Qxf3	d4
12.	d3	Nb4
13.	Rf2	Re8
14.	Qxb7	Re1+
15.	Kh2	Rb8
16.	Qxa7	g5
17.	a3	gxf4
18.	gxf4	Ng4+
19.	Kg3	Nxf2
20.	Bf1	Bxf4+
21.	Kxf4	Qd6+
22.	Kg5	Qg3+
23.	Kh5	Re5+
24.	Kh6	Qf4#

Black to play for mate.

Casual blitz, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
Analysis of Reuter, Adam (1915) vs. Coffey, John (2016)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	f4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	g3	Bd6
6.	Bg2	O-O
7.	O-O	c5
8.	b3	Nc6
9.	Bb2	Bg4
10.	h3	Bxf3
11.	Qxf3	d4
12.	d3	Nb4
13.	Rf2	Re8
14.	Qxb7	Re1+
15.	Kh2	Rb8
16.	Qxa7	g5
17.	a3	gxf4
18.	gxf4	Ng4+
19.	Kg3	Nxf2
20.	Bc1	Qg5+
21.	Kf3	Qd5+
22.	Kxf2	Re2+
23.	Kxe2	Qxg2+
24.	Ke1	Re8+
25.	Be3	Rxe3+
26.	Kd1	Qxc2#

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Black to play and win

Live Chess, Chess.com
KMAJR (1433) vs. john2001plus (1847)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bd7
8.	Bc2	Nb4
9.	Nc3	Nxc2+
10.	Qxc2	Rc8
11.	O-O	Ne7
12.	Bd2	Nf5
13.	Be3	Be7
14.	Rac1	O-O
15.	Rfd1	f6
16.	h3	Be8
17.	Re1	Bg6
18.	Qd1	Qxb2
19.	Re2	Nxe3
20.	fxe3	Qa3
21.	Qd2	Bb4
22.	Qb2	Qxb2
23.	Rxb2	Ba3
24.	Rbc2	Bxc2
25.	Rxc2	Bb4

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1846) vs. TampaChess (2815)


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6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	h6
5.	e4	Nc6
6.	Be2	e5
7.	Be3	Nge7
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Qd2	Kh7
10.	Rfd1	f5
11.	dxe5	dxe5
12.	Qxd8	Rxd8
13.	Rxd8	Nxd8
14.	Rd1	Be6
15.	Nd5	Bxd5
16.	exd5	Nf7
17.	Bc5	Re8
18.	Bxa7	e4
19.	Nd4	b6
20.	c5	Nxd5
21.	Bc4	Nf4
22.	Bxf7	Re7
23.	Bc4	Rd7
24.	cxb6	c5
25.	Bb5	Rxd4
26.	Rxd4	cxd4
27.	b7	Be5
28.	Bxd4	Ne2+
29.	Bxe2

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

AO6 TCEC - Tournament , ?
Shredder 12 vs. Naum 4.2


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	b3	c5
3.	e3	Nf6
4.	Bb5+	Bd7
5.	Qe2	e6
6.	Bb2	Be7
7.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
8.	Ne5	Qc7
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	f4	Nfd7
11.	Rf3	g6
12.	Ng4	h5
13.	Ne5	Nc6
14.	Nxd7	Qxd7
15.	Rg3	h4
16.	Qh5	d4
17.	f5	hxg3
18.	fxg6	Kg7
19.	Qh7+	Kf6
20.	g7	gxh2+
21.	Kh1	Bd6
22.	exd4	cxd4
23.	Nc3	dxc3
24.	Rf1+	Ke7
25.	g8=Q	cxb2
26.	Rxf7+	Ke8
27.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
28.	Qhg6+	Ke7
29.	Qg8f7+	Kd8
30.	Qxf8+	Kc7
31.	Qf1	Rf8
32.	Qg3+	e5
33.	Qfe1	Qf5
34.	Qf3	Qxc2
35.	Qfd1	Qxd1
36.	Qxd1	Rf2
37.	Qe1	Rxd2
38.	Kxh2	Rc2
39.	Qb1	Nd4
40.	Kg3	Kd6
41.	Kg4	Rxg2+
42.	Kh5	Rc2
43.	Kg5	e4
44.	Kf4	Kd5
45.	Qh1	Rf2+
46.	Kg3	Rf3+
47.	Kg4	e3
48.	Qh5+	Rf5
49.	Qh1+	Kc5
50.	Qb1	e2
51.	Qe4	b1=Q
52.	Qxb1	Rf1
53.	Qe4	e1=Q
54.	b4+	Qxb4
55.	Qe7+	Kc4
56.	Qc7+	Nc6

Friday, March 15, 2019

What is the best continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1846) vs. TampaChess (2815)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	h6
5.	e4	Nc6
6.	Be2	e5
7.	Be3	Nge7
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Qd2	Kh7
10.	Rfd1	f5
11.	dxe5	dxe5
12.	Qxd8	Rxd8
13.	Rxd8	Nxd8
14.	Rd1	Be6
15.	Nd5	Bxd5
16.	exd5	Nf7
17.	Bc5	Re8
18.	Bxa7	e4
19.	Nd4	b6
20.	c5	Nxd5
21.	Bc4	Nf4
22.	Bxf7	Re7
23.	Bc4	Rd7
24.	cxb6	c5
25.	Bb5	Rxd4
26.	Rxd4	cxd4
27.	b7	Be5
28.	Bxd4	Bd6
29.	Bc4	Nd3
30.	a4

Saturday, February 16, 2019

White to play and win

ICC tourney 1592 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1767) vs. weakfish (1318)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bf5
6.	Ne5	Nbd7
7.	Nxc4	e6
8.	f3	Be7
9.	e4	Bg6
10.	Be3	O-O
11.	Be2	h6
12.	O-O	Rc8
13.	Qb3	Nb6
14.	Ne5	Bh7
15.	a5	Nbd7
16.	Qxb7	Ra8
17.	Nxc6	Qe8
18.	Nxe7+	Qxe7
19.	e5	Nd5
20.	Nxd5	exd5
21.	Qxd5	Rab8
22.	Bc4	Rxb2
23.	e6	Nf6
24.	exf7+	Kh8
25.	Qe5	Qb4
26.	Rfc1	Bg6
27.	Bxh6	Bxf7
28.	Bxf7	Rxf7
29.	Rc8+	Kh7
30.	Qf5+	g6
31.	Qe6	Qxd4+
32.	Be3	Rxg2+
33.	Kxg2	Qb2+
34.	Bf2	Rg7
35.	Ra4	Nh5
36.	Rac4	Qd2
37.	Qe3	Qxa5
38.	Qc3	Qg5+
39.	Rg4	Nf4+
40.	Kf1	Qb5+
41.	Qc4	Qb1+
42.	Qc1	Qb5+
43.	Rc4	Ne6
44.	Kg2	Re7
45.	Rh4+	Kg8
46.	Rc8+	Re8
47.	Qc3	Ng7
48.	Rc5	Qe2
49.	Rc7	Qe5
50.	Rxg7+	Qxg7
51.	Qc4+	Kf8
52.	Rf4+	Ke7
53.	Qc7+	Ke6
54.	Re4+	Kd5
55.	Qc5#

Friday, February 8, 2019

White to play and win

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	g3	Ne4
6.	e3	Nxd2
7.	Nbxd2	c5
8.	Bg2	O-O
9.	O-O	Nc6
10.	d5	exd5
11.	cxd5	Ne5
12.	Nxe5	Qxe5
13.	Nc4	Qf6
14.	a3	b5
15.	axb4	bxc4
16.	bxc5	Bb7
17.	Qd4	Qxd4
18.	exd4	Rfe8
19.	Rfe1	Rxe1+
20.	Rxe1	Kf8
21.	Rc1	Re8
22.	d6	Rb8
23.	Bxb7	Rxb7
24.	d5	Rxb2
25.	c6	dxc6
26.	dxc6	Ke8
27.	c7	Kd7
28.	Rxc4	Kc8
29.	d7+

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Sunday, February 3, 2019

What is the strongest continuation for White?

ICC tourney 1588 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1754) vs. SunKing007 (1290)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bxf6	Qxf6
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qd6
9.	Nc3	Bg4
10.	e3	O-O-O
11.	Be2	a6
12.	O-O	f6
13.	d5	Nb4
14.	e4	g5
15.	a3	Nxd5
16.	exd5	h5
17.	Nd4	Bxe2
18.	Qxe2	Bg7
19.	Qe6+	Qxe6
20.	Nxe6	Rd7
21.	Nxg7	Rxg7
22.	Rfe1	f5
23.	Re5	f4
24.	Rae1	Kd7
25.	Ne4	g4
26.	Nf6+	Kd6
27.	b4	c5
28.	Re6+	Kc7
29.	d6+	Kb8
30.	Re8+	Rxe8
31.	Rxe8+	Ka7
32.	bxc5	a5
33.	d7	Rxd7
34.	Nxd7	Ka6
35.	a4	b5
36.	c6	bxa4
37.	Rb8	a3
38.	Rb6+	Ka7
39.	Rb7+	Ka6
40.	Nc5#

Friday, January 18, 2019

What is the strongest move for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Abishrey10 (1277) vs. john2001plus (1842)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Nbd2	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nxd4
8.	Bd3	Nxf3+
9.	Nxf3	Bb4+
10.	Bd2	Bd7
11.	O-O	Rc8
12.	a3	Bxd2
13.	Qxd2	Ne7
14.	Rac1	Nc6
15.	b4	a5
16.	b5	Nd4
17.	Nxd4	Qxd4
18.	Rxc8+	Bxc8
19.	Rc1	Bd7
20.	Rc7	Qa1+
21.	Rc1	Qxa3
22.	h3	O-O
23.	Rc7	Bc8
24.	Qc2	g6
25.	Rxc8	Rxc8
26.	Qxc8+	Kg7
27.	Bf1	b6
28.	Qc6	a4
29.	Qxb6	Qb2
30.	Qa6	a3
31.	b6	a2
32.	b7	a1=Q
33.	Qxa1	Qxa1
34.	b8=Q

Thursday, January 17, 2019

White to play for a winning advantage

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Dj_Volt (1407) vs. john2001plus (1850)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Bd3	h6
8.	Bh4	O-O
9.	O-O	Re8
10.	Re1	Rxe1+
11.	Qxe1	g5
12.	Bg3	Be6
13.	Bxd6	Qxd6
14.	Qd2	Nbd7
15.	Re1	b5
16.	Ne5	a5
17.	h4	b4
18.	Na4	Ne4
19.	Bxe4	dxe4
20.	Nxd7	Bxd7
21.	hxg5	Bf5
22.	Nc5	Re8
23.	gxh6	Kh7
24.	Qg5	Qg6
25.	Qf4	Bh3
26.	g3	Qf5
27.	Rxe4

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;