Thursday, August 26, 2021

White to play and win

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Saturday, June 19, 2021

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. René
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nc6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.cxd5Nxd5
6.e4Nf6
7.Be2Bb4
8.Bd3Nxd4
9.Nxd4c6
10.Nf3O-O
11.e5Bxc3+
12.bxc3Qb6
13.exf6gxf6
14.Bh6Rd8
15.Qc2f5
16.Qd2f6
17.Qf4Rxd3
18.Qg3+Kf7
19.Qg7+Ke8
20.Qf8+Kd7
21.Qf7+Kd6
22.Bf4+e5
23.Qxf6+Kd5
24.Qxe5+Kc4
25.Nd2+Rxd2
26.Bxd2Qd8
27.Rb1c5
28.Qf4+Kd5
29.O-Ob5
30.c4+bxc4
31.Rfd1Ke6
32.Bc3Qd3
33.Rxd3cxd3
34.Qe5+Kf7
35.Qf6+Ke8
36.Re1+Kd7
37.Re7+
 

Sunday, October 18, 2020

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Chris Webber vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Nxd4Ne7
6.Bb5+Bd7
7.O-OBxb5
8.Nxb5Nf5
9.a4Nc6
10.Bf4a6
11.Nb5c3g5
12.Bg3h5
13.h3g4
14.a5gxh3
 
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Sunday, July 19, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1769)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.e4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.f4d5
4.fxe5Nxe4
5.d3Qh4+
6.g3Nxc3
7.bxc3Qd8
8.Nf3Be7
9.Bg2O-O
10.O-OBg4
11.h3Bxf3
12.Qxf3c6
13.Qg4Re8
14.Bh6
 
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Monday, September 2, 2019

Black to play

ICC tourney 1708 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of LarryDavidson55 (1304) vs. john2001plus (1748)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.c4c5
3.g3g6
4.b3Bg7
5.Bb2O-O
6.Bg2Nc6
7.a3d5
8.O-Odxc4
9.bxc4Bg4
10.Qc2Bxf3
11.exf3Nd4
12.Qd1Qb6
13.Bc3Rad8
14.Kh1e5
15.a4Rfe8
16.a5Qe6
17.Qa4Qf5
18.f4exf4
19.Bxb7f3
20.Bxd4Rxd4
21.Qd1Rd3
22.Ra3Red8
23.Re1Ng4
24.Kg1Bd4
25.Rf1Qh5
26.h4Qe5
27.Kh1Nxf2+
28.Rxf2Bxf2
29.Bxf3Qxg3
30.Bg4Rxa3
31.Nxa3Rxd2
32.Qb1Qxh4+
33.Kg2Qxg4+
34.Kh2Qg3+
 
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Sunday, July 7, 2019

Black to play


Analysis of Anish Giri (2779) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2872)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.Bb5e6
4.Bxc6bxc6
5.d3Ne7
6.h4h5
7.e5d6
8.exd6Ng6
9.Nfd2Bxd6
10.Nc4Be7
11.Nc3Ba6
12.Qf3Bxc4
13.Qxc6+Kf8
14.dxc4Nxh4
15.O-ONf5
16.Ne2Rc8
17.Qa4Rc7
18.Bf4Rd7
19.c3g5
20.Rad1Rxd1
21.Rxd1Qa8
22.Bc7h4
23.Rd3h3
24.gxh3Nh4
25.Rg3g4
26.hxg4Qe4
27.Qd1Nf3+
28.Kf1Rh1+
29.Rg1Qh7
30.Rxh1Qxh1+
31.Ng1Qxg1+
32.Ke2Qxg4
33.Bg3Bg5
34.Qd6+Kg7
35.Kf1Qe4
36.b4f5
37.bxc5f4
38.c6Nd2+
39.Kg1Qe1+
40.Kh2fxg3+
41.fxg3Qf2+
42.Kh3Qf1+
43.Kg4Qf5+
44.Kh5Bf6#
 
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Friday, April 27, 2018

Black to play for an advantage

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-4
(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.Bxg5Qxg5
28.f4Rxf4
29.gxf4Qg2+
30.Kh4g5+
31.hxg6 e.p.Qf2+
32.Kg4Bf3+
33.Qxf3h5+
34.Kg5Qxf3
35.Kf6Qf2
36.d5Qxf4+
37.Kxe6Qc4
38.Rc1Kg7
39.Kd6Qa6+
40.Kc7Qxa3
41.Rb1Qc5+
 
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