Thursday, August 26, 2021

Black to play

Saturday, June 26, 2021

Black to play

Click here for 13. Qb4.
Click here for 16. b3.
Click here for 17. Nc3.

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
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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
15.gxh3Rg8
16.Qxh5Nxg3
17.fxg3Rxg3+
18.Kh2Rg6
 
Click here for a continuation!

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Black to play

itsyourturn.com
Kesbor vs. John Coffey
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3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.exd5exd5
5.dxc5Bxc5
6.Nb3Bb6
7.Nf3Nf6
8.Bb5+Nc6
9.O-OO-O
10.Nbd4Bg4
11.Nxc6bxc6
12.Bxc6Rc8
13.Ba4Ne4
14.c3Qd6
15.Qd3Nc5
16.Qd1Bc7
17.Re1Bxf3
18.gxf3Qxh2+
19.Kf1Qh1+
20.Ke2Qh4
21.Bc2Rfe8+
22.Be3Rxe3+
23.Kxe3Re8+
24.Be4dxe4
25.Qd4Qf4+
26.Ke2Qxf3+
27.Kf1Nd3
28.Qe3Qh1+
29.Ke2Qh5+
30.Kf1Nf4
31.Kg1Re6
32.Rad1Rh6
33.Qxe4Rg6+
34.Kf1Qh3+
 
Click here for 23. fxe3.
Click here for 24. Kd2.

Sunday, July 19, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1889) vs. soitgoes317 (1769)
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(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.Bh6Bf8
15.Rxf7Re7
16.Bxg7Qb6+
17.d4Rxf7
18.Bxf8+Kxf8
19.e6Nd7
20.exf7Nf6
21.Qh4Qd8
22.Rf1Kg7
23.Qg5+Kxf7
24.Bf3Qe7
25.Bh5+Ke6
26.Qh6Kd7
27.Rxf6Qe1+
28.Kh2Kc7
29.Rf7+Kb6
30.Qd6Qd2+
31.Kg1Qe1+
32.Kg2Qd2+
33.Kf1Qc1+
34.Kf2Qxc2+
35.Be2Qxc3
36.Qc7#
 

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of aherring74 (1905) vs. john2001plus (1863)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-4
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nc3d5
3.Bf4a6
4.e3c5
5.dxc5Nc6
6.a3e5
7.Bg5Be6
8.b4Be7
9.Nf3O-O
10.Be2b6
11.cxb6Qxb6
12.O-ORfd8
13.Na4Qc7
14.Qc1h6
15.Bh4g5
16.Bg3Bd6
17.c4e4
18.Bxd6Qxd6
19.c5Qc7
20.Nd4Ng4
21.f4exf3 e.p.
22.Nxf3d4
23.g3Nxe3
24.Nxd4Nxd4
25.Qxe3Nc2
26.Qf3Nxa1
27.Rxa1Qe5
28.Rf1Rd2
29.Qxa8+Kg7
30.Bf3Qd4+
31.Kh1Bh3
32.Qxa6Rf2
33.Rd1Bg2+
34.Bxg2Qxd1+
35.Bf1Rxf1+
36.Kg2Qf3+
37.Kh3Rg1
38.Qc8Qh5#
 
Click here for 32. Rg1.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

White to play and win

Casual 5+2, Greenwood Chess Club
Analysis of Coffey, John (2016) vs. Gusev, Dmitri (1865)
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4e6
3.c4d6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.e4e5
6.Bg5h6
7.Bxf6gxf6
8.Nd5f5
9.Bd3fxe4
10.Bxe4f5
11.Nxe5Nxe5
12.dxe5fxe4
13.Qh5+Kd7
14.Qg4+Kc6
15.Qxe4Kd7
16.e6+Kc6
17.O-O-Oa5
18.c5Kb5
19.Qd3+Kc6
20.Qc4dxc5
21.Nc3Qg5+
22.f4Kb6
23.fxg5
 
Click here for 17... Bxe6.
Click here for 18... Kxc5.
Click here for 19... Kxc5.