White to play for a winning advantage.

ICC tourney 1350 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1605) vs. tangent (1931)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 f5 4. e4 fxe4 5. Ng5 c5 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. Ngxe4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Qe5 11. Bd3 Qxb2 12. Rc1 Qxa2 13. O-O Nc6 14. Ng5 Qa3 15. Qf3 Bb2 16. Qf7+ Kd8 17. Qd5 Ke8 18. Rce1 Bd4 19. Qf7+ Kd8 20. Be4 Qd6 21. Bxc6 dxc6 22. Rd1 Bd7 23. Bc3 c5 24. Ne4 Qc6 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Rxd4 Kc7 27. Rfd1 Rad8 28. Qxe7 Rhe8 29. Qh4 Kb8 30. Nf6 Qc7 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Qxh7 Ba4 33. Qxg6 Rh8 34. Rd1d2 Qxh2+ 35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2 Re8+ 37. Re4 Rc8 38. Qg3+ Ka8 39. Qh3

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ICC tourney 1336 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1436) vs. BotanicalKnight (1436)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Ng5 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. dxe4 h6 6. Nf3 e5 7. Bc4 d6 8. O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Nc3 g5 11. Nd5 Qg7 12. h3 Bh5 13. Re1 O-O-O 14. b4 g4 15. hxg4 Nxg4 16. Qd2 Nxe3 17. Rxe3 Be7 18. b5 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Nd4 20. Rg3 Bg5 21. Qe1 Ne6 22. a4 Nd4 23. Nb4 Qd7 24. c3 Ne6 25. a5 Rdf8 26. a6 b6 27. Nc6 Nf4 28. Qd1 d5 29. Bxd5 Nxd5 30. Rd3 Bh4 31. Ra2 Rhg8 32. Rxd5 Qh3 33. Qf1 Qf3 34. Rd3 Qh5 35. Rad2 Bg5 36. Qd1 Qxd1+ 37. Rxd1 Rg6 38. Nxa7+ Kb8 39. Nc6+ Ka8 40. Rd7 Rc8 41. Rf7 Rxc6 42. bxc6 Ka7 43. c4 h5 44. Rdd7 Kxa6 45. Rxc7

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Black to play and win.

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Analysis of Sergey Vsevolodovich Belavene vs. Alexander Chistiakov

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

(black to move) 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Rhb1 Qc7 13. Qh4 Bd7 14. Qf6 Rg8 15. h4 Rc8 16. h5 gxh5 17. Qxh6 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qc3+ 20. Ke3 Rc4 21. Ke2 Qxd4 22. Qxh5 Bc6 23. Bxc4 Qxc4+ 24. Kd2 Rxg2 25. Qf3 Qd4+ 26. Ke2 Qxe5+ 27. Qe3 Qf5 28. Rc1 Qg4+ 29. Kd3 Qc4+ 30. Kd2 d4 31. Qd3 Qb4+ 32. Kd1 Bb5 33. Rab1 Rg1+ 34. Ke2 Bxd3+ 35. cxd3 Qxb1

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Black to play for a strong advantage.

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Analysis of 5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 Qb6 5. Nf3 Qxb2 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e3 Nb4 8. Rc1 Nfd5 9. Nc4 Qxa2 10. Bd3 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 b5 12. Nce5 Nb4 13. Qc3 e6 14. O-O f6 15. Nd3 a5 16. Nc5 Nd5 17. Qd3 Bxc5 18. Rxc5 O-O 19. Bd6 Re8 20. e4 Ne7 21. Rfc1 Nc6 22. Rh5 Bb7 23. Re1 b4 24. e5 f5 25. Rxh7 Kxh7 26. Ng5+ Kg6 27. Qg3 Qc2 28. Nxe6+ Kf7 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Qh3 f4 31. Qxd7 Qg6 32. Qxb7 Nxe5 33. Bxe5 Qxg5

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White to play and win.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1775) vs. Blutsvente (1626)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qb3 Bc8 7. Bg5 c6 8. e4 Be7 9. e5 Nfd7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. exf6 e.p. Qxf6 14. Rae1 Nb6 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. Qc2 Nb8d7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Re3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rae8 20. b3 Qd6 21. Rfe1 Nf6 22. Qf5 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Qd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. Ne2 Nf6 26. Ng3 Re8 27. Nf5 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Ne4 29. Ng3 Nc3 30. a3 Nb1 31. a4 Nd2 32. b4 Nc4 33. e4 dxe4 34. Nxe4 a5 35. bxa5 Nxa5 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. Ng5+ Kg6 38. Ne6 b5 39. axb5 cxb5 40. Nc7 b4 41. Ke3 b3 42. Kd3 Nc6 43. d5 Ne7 44. d6 Nc6 45. Kc3 b2 46. Kxb2 Kf7 47. Kc3 Kf6 48. Kc4 Ke5 49. Kc5 Nd8 50. Ne8 Ke6 51. Nxg7+ Kd7 52. Kd5 Nc6 53. Nf5 Nb4+ 54. Kc4 Nc6 55. g3 Ne5+ 56. Kd5 Ng4 57. h3 Nf2 58. Nd4 Nd1 59. g4 Ne3+ 60. Kc5 Ng2 61. g5 Ne1 62. h4 Nd3+ 63. Kd5 Nb4+ 64. Kc4 Nc6 65. Nf5 Ke6 66. Kc5 Ne5 67. Nd4+ Kd7 68. Kd5 Nf7 69. Nf5 Ke8 70. Ke6 Nd8+ 71. Kf6 Nb7 72. Kg7

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White to play and win.

ICC tourney 1252 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Rluis (1668) vs. yoshi (1648)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O-O b6 7. Nxe4 Bb7 8. f3 O-O 9. g4 Nbd7 10. h4 Nxe4 11. fxe4 Nf6 12. Bg2 e5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Nf3 Bd6 15. h5 Qe7 16. g6 h6 17. Nh4 f6 18. Nf5 Qe8 19. Bh3 Nc5 20. Qe3 Bxe4 21. Nxh6+ gxh6 22. Qxh6 Qe7 23. g7 Rfd8 24. Rhg1 Bh7 25. Rg6 Ne6 26. Rdg1 Bb4 27. d3 Bc5 28. Rxf6 Be3+ 29. Qxe3 Qxf6 30. Bxe5 Qf7 31. Rf1 Qe8 32. Qh6 Rd7 33. Bxe6+ Rf7 34. Bxf7+ Qxf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Qf6+ Ke8 37. Qe6+ Kd8 38. Bf6#

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White to play and checkmate.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 c6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. Nxg6 Qxg6 10. Bd3 Qd6 11. Nf5 Qe6+ 12. Ne3 Qd6 13. O-O e6 14. Re1 Be7 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. g3 Ngf6 17. Bf4 Qd8 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxd6 Nb6 20. Bc5 Qd7 21. a4 Nc8 22. a5 Ne7 23. g4 Nfd5 24. Qf3 Qc7 25. Re5 Nf6 26. c4 Nd7 27. Rae1 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Nc8 29. b4 b6 30. axb6 axb6 31. Be4 Na7 32. Bd6 Qd7 33. Ra1 Rc8 34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 b5 36. c5 g6 37. Qf6 Rg8 38. Bxg6 Rb8 39. Bxb8 Qe7 40. Qxe7+ Kxe7 41. Rxa7+ Kd8 42. Bxf7 Rxg5+ 43. Kf1 Rg7 44. Bc7+ Kd7 45. Bd6+ Kc8 46. Bxe6+ Rd7 47. f4 Kd8 48. Ra8#

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