Sunday, June 28, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Gusev (1780) vs. john2001plus (1937)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4g6
5.c4Bg7
6.Be3Nf6
7.Nc3Ng4
8.Nxc6dxc6
9.Qxd8+Kxd8
10.O-O-O+Kc7
11.Bf4+e5
12.Bg3h5
13.h3h4
14.hxg4hxg3
15.Rxh8Bxh8
16.fxg3Bxg4
17.Rd2Bg7
18.Kc2Bh6
19.Rf2f5
20.exf5Bxf5+
21.Bd3Rf8
22.Bxf5Rxf5
23.Rxf5gxf5
24.Kd3e4+
25.Ke2Kd6
26.b3Bg7
27.Nd1Bd4
28.Kd2a5
29.a3Bc5
30.a4Bd4
31.Kc2Kc5
32.Kd2Kb4
33.Kc2b6
34.Nb2Bxb2
35.Kxb2e3
36.Kc2e2
37.Kd2Kxb3
38.Kxe2Kxa4
39.Kf3b5
40.cxb5Kxb5
 

Saturday, June 20, 2020

What is the strongest continuation for White?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1907) vs. soitgoes317 (1753)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3d5
5.Qb3dxc4
6.Qxc4O-O
7.e4b6
8.e5Ba6
9.Qb3Bxf1
10.Kxf1Nfd7
11.e6fxe6
12.Ng5Rxf2+
13.Kxf2Bxd4+
14.Be3Qf8+
15.Ke2Nc5
16.Qc4Bxe3
17.Rhf1Qg7
18.Nxe6Qh6
19.Rf8+Qxf8
20.Nxf8+Kxf8
21.Rf1+Kg7
22.Rf7+Kh8
23.Qh4h5
24.Qxe7Bh6
25.Rh7+Kg8
26.Qf7#
 

Friday, June 12, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1855) vs. soitgoes317 (1762)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.g3Bg7
4.Bg2d6
5.O-OO-O
6.c4Nbd7
7.Nc3Rb8
8.e4e5
9.dxe5Nxe5
10.Nxe5dxe5
11.Be3c6
12.Bxa7Ra8
13.Bc5Re8
14.a4b6
15.Qxd8Rxd8
16.Bxb6Rd2
17.Rfd1Rxd1+
18.Rxd1Ba6
19.b3Rc8
20.Bh3Rb8
21.a5Bf8
22.Na4Nxe4
23.f3Ng5
24.Bg2Ne6
25.Rd7Bb4
26.Bh3Nd4
27.Bxd4exd4
28.Rxd4Bxa5
29.Rd3Bb4
30.Bd7c5
31.Bc6Bb7
32.Bxb7Rxb7
33.Rd8+Kg7
34.Rc8Ba5
35.Nxc5Bb6
36.Kg2Bxc5
37.Rxc5Rxb3
38.f4Rc3
39.Rc6Kf8
40.h4h5
41.Rc7f6
42.c5Ke8
43.c6Kd8
44.Rd7+Ke8
45.Rc7Kd8
46.Rg7Rxc6
47.Rxg6Ke8
48.Rh6Kf7
49.Rxh5Kg6
50.Rh8Kf5
51.Kh3Rc1
52.h5Re1
53.h6Kg6
54.g4Rh1+
55.Kg2Rxh6
56.f5+Kg5
57.Rxh6Kxh6
58.Kf3Kg5
59.Kg3Kh6
60.Kf4Kg7
61.Ke4Kf7
62.Kd5Ke7
63.Kc6
 
Click here for 56. Rxh6+.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Dave W
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4Nc6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.e4Nf6
6.Bxc4Bb4
7.Bd3O-O
8.e5Nd5
9.Bxh7+Kxh7
10.Ng5+Kg6
11.h4Nxc3
12.h5+Kh6
13.bxc3Bxc3+
14.Kf1Qe7
15.Qd3Qxg5
16.Bxg5+Kxg5
17.Qe3+Kf5
18.Rh4Bxa1
19.g4#