Friday, September 29, 2017

White to play for an advantage.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1785) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1852)
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1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4e6
3.c4b6
4.a3Bb7
5.Nc3c5
6.d5exd5
7.cxd5d6
8.e4g6
9.Bb5+Nbd7
10.O-OBg7
11.Re1O-O
12.Bg5h6
13.Bxd7Qxd7
14.Bxf6Bxf6
15.e5dxe5
16.Nxe5Bxe5
17.Rxe5Rfe8
18.Ne4Kg7
19.Qf3Rxe5
20.Qf6+Kg8
21.Qxe5Qf5
22.Nf6+Kf8
23.f4Rd8
24.Rd1Qxe5
25.fxe5Ke7
26.Kf2Ba6
27.b3c4
28.Rc1Rc8
29.bxc4Rxc4
30.Rxc4Bxc4
31.g4Bb3
32.Ke3Ba2
33.Kd4Kf8
34.Kc3Ke7
35.h3a6
36.Ng8+Kf8
37.d6Be6
38.Nf6Ba2
39.Kb4g5
40.a4Be6
41.a5b5
42.Kc5Ba2
43.Kb6b4
44.d7Ke7
45.Kc7
 
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Saturday, September 23, 2017

What is the strongest line for Black?

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Analysis of 5uckItTrebek (1817) vs. john2001plus (1848), 900+10
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hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.c3cxd4
4.cxd4Qb6
5.Nf3Qxb2
6.Nbd2Nc6
7.e3Nb4
8.Rc1Nfd5
9.Nc4Qxa2
10.Bd3Nxd3+
11.Qxd3b5
12.Nce5Nb4
13.Qc3e6
14.O-Of6
15.Nd3Qc4
16.Qxc4bxc4
17.Nxb4Bxb4
18.Rxc4a5
19.Rfc1Ba6
20.Rc7Ke7
21.Ne1g5
22.Bg3h5
23.h3a4
24.Rb1Bxe1
25.Rxe1a3
26.Ra1Bb5
27.Rc2h4
28.Bh2Rhc8
29.Rd2a2
30.f3Rc1+
31.Rxc1a1=Q
32.Bd6+Kxd6
33.Rxa1Rxa1+
34.Kh2Ra3
35.Rb2Bc4
36.Rb6+Kd5
37.Rb7d6
38.Rf7f5
39.Rg7Rxe3
40.Rxg5Kxd4
41.Rh5Kc3