Friday, April 27, 2018

Black to play for an advantage

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of SpeedyChess11 (1735) vs. john2001plus (1877)
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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+
 
Click here for 28. Bg6.
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Sunday, April 15, 2018

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1421 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Taechess (1741) vs. john2001plus (1697)
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hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.c3Nc6
5.Nf3Qb6
6.Be2cxd4
7.cxd4Nh6
8.Nc3Nf5
9.Na4Qa5+
10.Kf1Bd7
11.g3Ncxd4
12.Nxd4Bxa4
13.b3Nxd4
14.Qxd4Bc6
15.Be3b6
16.Kg2Bc5
17.Qf4Bxe3
18.fxe3d4+
19.Bf3Qd2+
20.Kh3Bxf3
21.Qxf3O-O
22.exd4Qxd4
23.Rhe1Rac8
24.Rad1Qc3
25.Qxc3Rxc3
26.Rd7a5
27.Rb7Rc2
28.Rxb6Rxa2
29.Re4Ra8
30.Rb7g6
31.Rf4Rf8
32.Re4h5
33.Ra4Rb2
34.Rxa5Rd8
35.Raa7g5
36.Rxf7Rdd2
37.Rg7+Kf8
38.Raf7+Ke8
39.Re7+Kd8
40.g4Rxb3#
 
Click here for 33. g4.
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