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Chess Lesson 2018-11-26

Correspondence, Chess.com
Steve Sims (1903) vs. Caissarius (1844)

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

(white to move) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Be7 13. Nf5 Ne5 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Bh6 Kg8 16. Nf5 Nfg4 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qxg4+

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Options:
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	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 10... e5.
Click here for 16... Ng6.
Click here for 16... Bf8.

Chess Lesson 2018-11-19

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. vadah

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Ne7 6. Nc3 b6 7. e4 Bb7 8. Bc4 Ng6 9. e5 Ng8 10. O-O Nh6 11. d6 cxd6 12. exd6 Bxf3 13. Re1+ Be7 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. dxe7 Nxe7 16. Bg5 Nhf5 17. Nd5 f6 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Ng6+ hxg6 20. Qh3+ Nh6 21. Bxh6 d5 22. Bf4+ Kg8 23. Qe6+ Rf7 24. Bxd5 Qf8 25. Bd6 Qc8 26. Qxf7+ Kh7 27. Re4 Kh6 28. Rh4+ Kg5 29. Bf4+ Kf5 30. Re1 Qe8 31. Qe6+ Qxe6 32. Bxe6#

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play online chess

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 6... g6.
Click here for 7... d6.
Click here for 9... Ng4.
Click here for 24... Qe8.

Chess Lesson 2018-11-05

ICC tourney 1535 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1712) vs. ROWLAND (1540), 720+3

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. g5 Ne8 9. h4 f6 10. f4 Nf7 11. Qc2 e5 12. dxe6 e.p. Bxe6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nf3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 gxf5 17. O-O-O f4 18. Bc5 Nd6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 Qe7 21. Rhd1 Bc6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rd6xd5 Rfd8 24. Qd2 Rxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kf8 26. c5 Rc8 27. Bc4

[ Flip the board | Reset | Options… ] Play chess online

 

Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 6... c5.
Click here for 21. Qd1.
Click here for 22... Qxd6.
Click here for 25. cxd5.
Click here for 25... Kh8.
Click here for 26... Qf7.
Click here for 27... Ke8.