Monday, March 25, 2019

Chess Game

[Event "Greenwood Chess Club"]
[Site "Kroger"]
[Date "Mar 25, 2019"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Steve Sims"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. f3
O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. h4 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. hxg6 fxg6
15. Nde2 b5 16. Bh6 b4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd5 h5 19. b3 Rc5 20. O-O-O Nxd5 21.
Rxh5 Nf6 22. Rxc5 dxc5 23. Qg5 Qc8 24. Nf4 Be8 25. Rd8 Qc6 26. Rd1 e5 27. Nd5
Qe6 28. Rh1 Nh5 29. Rxh5
1-0

2019-03-25

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-03-25

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1846) vs. TampaChess (2815)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.d4g6
3.c4Bg7
4.Nc3h6
5.e4Nc6
6.Be2e5
7.Be3Nge7
8.O-OO-O
9.Qd2Kh7
10.Rfd1f5
11.dxe5dxe5
12.Qxd8Rxd8
13.Rxd8Nxd8
14.Rd1Be6
15.Nd5Bxd5
16.exd5Nf7
17.Bc5Re8
18.Bxa7e4
19.Nd4b6
20.c5Nxd5
21.Bc4Nf4
22.Bxf7Re7
23.Bc4Rd7
24.cxb6c5
25.Bb5Rxd4
26.Rxd4cxd4
27.b7Be5
28.Bxd4Ne2+
29.Bxe2
 
Click here for 20. Nb5.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-03-25

White to play and win.












What is the best move for White?


Black to play and win.



Mate in 2. 




Should White take the knight? 



Monday, March 18, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-03-18

AO6 TCEC - Tournament
Shredder 12 vs. Naum 4.2, 180+2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.b3c5
3.e3Nf6
4.Bb5+Bd7
5.Qe2e6
6.Bb2Be7
7.Bxd7+Qxd7
8.Ne5Qc7
9.O-OO-O
10.f4Nfd7
11.Rf3g6
12.Ng4h5
13.Ne5Nc6
14.Nxd7Qxd7
15.Rg3h4
16.Qh5d4
17.f5hxg3
18.fxg6Kg7
19.Qh7+Kf6
20.g7gxh2+
21.Kh1Bd6
22.exd4cxd4
23.Nc3dxc3
24.Rf1+Ke7
25.g8=Qcxb2
26.Rxf7+Ke8
27.Rxf8+Bxf8
28.Qhg6+Ke7
29.Qg8f7+Kd8
30.Qxf8+Kc7
31.Qf1Rf8
32.Qg3+e5
33.Qfe1Qf5
34.Qf3Qxc2
35.Qfd1Qxd1
36.Qxd1Rf2
37.Qe1Rxd2
38.Kxh2Rc2
39.Qb1Nd4
40.Kg3Kd6
41.Kg4Rxg2+
42.Kh5Rc2
43.Kg5e4
44.Kf4Kd5
45.Qh1Rf2+
46.Kg3Rf3+
47.Kg4e3
48.Qh5+Rf5
49.Qh1+Kc5
50.Qb1e2
51.Qe4b1=Q
52.Qxb1Rf1
53.Qe4e1=Q
 
Click here for 26. Qgxf7+.
Click here for 20. Rg8.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-03-11 Slav Defense

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3b6
7.e4dxe4
8.Ne5e6
9.Bb5+Nbd7
10.g4Bxg4
11.Nxe4Nxe4
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Nxd7Kxd7
14.f3Bxf3
15.Qxf3Bb4+
16.Ke2f5
17.Rg1g6
18.a3Bd6
19.Bf4Bxf4
20.Qxf4g5
21.Rxg5Nxg5
22.Qxg5Rhg8
23.Qh6Rg2+
24.Kf3Rxb2
25.Qxh7+Kc6
26.Rc1+Kb5
27.Qd7+Ka5
28.Qxe6Rb5
29.a4Rb4
30.Qd5+b5
31.Qxa8a6
32.axb5Rxb5
33.Rc5Rxc5
34.dxc5Kb5
35.Qd5a5
36.c6+Kb6
37.Qxa5+Kxa5
38.c7f4
39.c8=QKb6
40.Ke4f3
41.Kd5f2
42.Qc6+Ka5
43.Kc5f1=Q
44.Qb6+Ka4
45.Qb4#
 
\ Click here for 6... Qb6.
Click here for 7... Bxe4.
Click here for 7... Nxe4.
Click here for 9... Nfd7.
Click here for 11... Qc7.
Click here for 33. Ra1+.
Click here for 42... Ka7.

Monday, March 4, 2019

Chess Lesson 2019-03-04

ICC tourney 1604 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
tangent (2031) vs. john2001plus (1759)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.g3e5
2.Bg2d5
3.d3Nc6
4.Nf3Nf6
5.O-OBe7
6.a3O-O
7.b4e4
8.Ne1Bf5
9.Bb2Re8
10.e3Qd7
11.Nd2Rad8
12.Nb3b6
13.b5Na5
14.Nxa5bxa5
15.a4Bh3
16.f3exf3
17.Qxf3Bg4
18.Qf4Bd6
19.Qg5h6
20.Qh4Be5
21.Bxe5Rxe5
22.h3Rh5
23.hxg4Rxh4
24.gxh4Nxg4
25.Bh3Qe6
26.Ng2f5
27.Rf4Nxe3
28.Re1Nxg2
29.Rxe6Nxf4
30.Re3Nxh3+
31.Rxh3Kf7
32.Kf2Kf6
33.Ke3g5
34.hxg5+hxg5
35.Rh6+Kg7
36.Ra6d4+
37.Kf3Kf7
38.Rxa7Rd7
39.b6Rd6
40.bxc7