Tactics Time.

Carlsen's amazing exchange sacrifice !!! (World Rapid Chess Championship 2015)

Casual G/10

Casual G/10, Greenwood Indiana Chess Club
John Coffey vs. Vaugn

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 Nc6 3. d4 Bg4 4. d5 Ne5 5. Nxe5 Bxd1 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Kd8 9. cxb7 Rb8 10. Nc6+ Kc7 11. Nxa5 Bxc2 12. Nd5+ Kd8 13. Nc6+ Kd7 14. Ne5+ Ke6 15. Nc6 Bxe4 16. Nxb8 Bxd5 17. Bd7+ Ke5 18. Nc6+

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Al and Greg contemplate a difficult ending.

Chess Lesson 2016-12-19

Utah Senior Championship, U of U
John Coffey 1965 vs. Steve Gordon 2103

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

(black to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8. Ne5 Nfd7 9. Bf4 e6 10. e4 Bg6 11. a5 Nc8 12. a6 bxa6 13. Nxc6 Qb6 14. Rxa6 Qxb2 15. Nb5 Bb4+ 16. Nxb4 O-O 17. Bd2 Bxe4 18. Ra1 Bd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bc3 Re8+ 21. Be2 Qxb5 22. Ra2 Ncb6 23. O-O Nc4 24. Ra5 Qb7 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. d5 Qb6 27. Qa4 Qc7 28. d6 Qb8 29. Qxd7 Re6 30. Qc7 Rxd6 31. Qxb8+ Rxb8 32. Rxa7

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Chess Lesson 2016-12-12

Live Chess, Chess.com
LetsGoRoyals (1659) vs. john2001plus (1813)

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

(black to move) 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. e4 Bc5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 d6 7. d3 Ng4 8. O-O Qb6 9. Qe1 f5 10. Na4 Bxf2+ 11. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 12. Qxf2 Nxf2 13. Kxf2 fxe4+ 14. Ke3 exd3 15. Kxd3 Rf2

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Options:
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movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight