The goal here is to figure out the last move on the board. This is frustratingly difficult, because you have to allow for legal moves for Black and White that could produce this position. However, I think that I have figured it out.

Dante

French

[Event "Greenwood Chess Club"]
[Site "Kroger"]
[Date "Nov 27, 2017"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dmitri Gusev"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 exd5 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. N2b3 Nf6
8. Bb5 Qc7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1+ Be6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Rxe6+ Kf7 13. Bxc6 Kxe6
14. Nd4+ Kf7 15. Bxd5+ Nxd5 16. Qh5+ Ke7 17. Qxd5 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qe5 19. Bg5+
Kf8 20. Ne6+ Kf7 21. Nd8+ Kg6 22. Qd3+ Qf5 23. g3 Kxg5 24. f4+ Kh6 25. Qxf5
1-0




Best wishes,

John Coffey

Jeff

White to play and win

Chess Lesson 2017-11-20. Owen's Defense.

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TheDog84 (1185) vs. BDRichardson (1198)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bd3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nd7 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. f4 Qe7 14. Nf3 O-O-O 15. a4 a5 16. c4 g5 17. fxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Bf4 e5 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Re1 Qc5+ 22. Be3 Qxc4 23. Qe2 Qg8 24. Qf2 Rh3 25. Nh4 Qg4 26. Nf5 Rf3 27. Qh4 Qxf5 28. gxf3 Rg8+ 29. Kf1 Bxf3 30. Bf2 Bg2+ 31. Ke2 Qxc2+ 32. Ke3 Qc3+ 33. Ke2 Bf3+ 34. Kf1 Qd3+

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Tricky.

White to play and mate in 2

Chess Lesson 2017-11-06

ICC tourney 1333 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
KingsBishop (1571) vs. yoshi (1695)

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

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 h6 9. O-O c5 10. Nb5 a6 11. Nd6 cxd4 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Rc1 Ndxe5 14. Nxc8 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Raxc8 16. c4 dxc3 e.p. 17. Rxc3 Qf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Bc2 f5 20. g4 Nd4 21. Bd1 f4 22. Rh3 Rc1 23. Kf1 Kg7 24. Rd3 Nc6 25. h4 Rc8 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Nb4 28. Rb3 Rc8c4 29. a3 Rd4 30. axb4 Rdxd1 31. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Ke2 Rc1 33. b5 a5 34. b6 Rc6 35. Rb5 Kg6 36. Rxa5 Rxb6 37. Ra2 Kxg5 38. f3 e5 39. Kd3 Rb3+ 40. Ke2 e4 41. fxe4 dxe4 42. Ra5+ Kg4 43. Re5 Rxb2+ 44. Kf1 Kf3 45. Kg1 Rb1+ 46. Kh2 e3 47. Rh5 e2 48. Rh3+ Kg4 49. Rg3+ fxg3+ 50. Kg2 Rg1+ 51. Kxg1 e1=Q+

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	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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