Chess Lesson 2019-06-03

White to play.

Chess Lesson 2019-05-27

ICC tourney 1651 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1728) vs. karre1234 (1162)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Bxd2 11. dxc6 Ba5 12. cxd7 Bxd7 13. Ne5 Bc8 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Qxf7+ Kh8 17. f4 Kh7 18. Rf3 Be1 19. Rxe1 Qh4 20. Rh3 Qxh3 21. gxh3 Rd8 22. Ng4 Bd7 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Qh5#

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Click here for 16... Kh7.

Chess Lesson 2019-05-27

Chigorin vs. Tarrasch

Black to play.

White to play

Chess Lesson 2019-05-20

Chess Lesson 2019-05-20

Chess Lesson 2019-05-20

October 2018 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. chugbezek

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Be3 c5 10. d5 Re8 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. Rfe1 a6 13. Rad1 Ng4 14. Qd2 Bf6 15. h3 Nge5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Red8 18. a3 Qd6 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Qxb4 21. Rb1 Qd6 22. Na4 Rab8 23. Bxb6 Nxb6 24. Rxb6 Qc7 25. Reb1 Ba8 26. c5 Rxb6 27. Rxb6 Kg7 28. Bxa6 Bh4 29. Qa5 Qa7 30. g3 Bg5 31. h4 Bf6 32. Rxf6 exf6 33. Qxd8 Qxa6 34. Nb6 Qa5 35. Qxa8 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qxe4+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Qe4+ 39. Kh2 Qe2 40. d6 Qxf2+ 41. Kh3 Qf5+ 42. g4 Qd3+ 43. Kh2 Qc2+ 44. Kg3 Qc1 45. Qd5 Qe3+ 46. Qf3 Qg1+ 47. Kh3 Qxc5 48. Qxf6+ Kxf6 49. Nd7+ Ke6 50. Nxc5+ Kxd6 51. Ne4+ Ke6 52. Ng5+ Ke7 53. Nxh7 f6 54. g5

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Rook
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	- Knight

Chess Lesson 2019-05-20

Let's Play!, Chess.com
Caissarius (1805) vs. soitgoes317 (1885)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. e4 Qd8 10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5 12. Bc3 Bg4 13. Rc1 Bh6 14. Bd2 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qe5 16. f3 Be6 17. b3 Nc6 18. O-O Rad8 19. Qe3 Nb4 20. Bb1 Qb2 21. Rcd1 Nxa2 22. Nd4 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 Nc3 24. Rd2 Ne2+ 25. Kf2 Qxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Nxd4

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Chess Endgame

ICC tourney 1639 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Ethius (1844) vs. john2001plus (1721)

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

Result: white won 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. e3 g5 11. Bg3 Nxc5 12. Be2 Qa5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nce4 15. Be5 Re8 16. Bd4 Bd7 17. c4 Ba4 18. Qb2 dxc4 19. Bxf6 c3 20. Qxb7 Nxf6 21. Nd4 Rab8 22. Qf3 Ne4 23. Rfc1 Rb6 24. Nf5 Rf6 25. g4 Bb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. Rc2 Qd3 28. Qe2 Rd8 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Ng3 Nxg3 31. hxg3 Rb6 32. Rac1 Rb2 33. a3 Rd2 34. Rxd2 cxd2 35. Rd1 Ra2 36. Kf1 Kg7 37. Ke2 Rxa3 38. Rxd2 Kf6 39. f3 Ke6 40. Rd8 a5 41. Rh8 Ra2+ 42. Kd3 Ra3+ 43. Kd4 Ra4+ 44. Kc5 Ra3 45. Rxh6+ f6 46. Rh8 Rc3+ 47. Kd4 Ra3 48. Ra8 a4 49. f4 Ra1 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. fxg5 fxg5 52. Ke5 a3 53. Kf5 a2 54. Kxg5 Re1 55. Rxa2 Rxe3 56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Kg6 Re6+ 58. Kf5 Rb6 59. g5 Rb3 60. Kg6 Rb6+ 61. Kh5 Rb3 62. g4

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Pawn promotion:
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Chess Endgame

Grand Chess Tour Cote d棚voire (Rapid), Abidjan CIV
Magnus Carlsen (2861) vs. Wesley So (2754)

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

Result: white won 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Bf4 Nf6 14. Bd1 Nh5 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Ng5 Nf4 17. Qg3 Ng6 18. Qg4 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qc3 21. Bb3 Qxd4 22. Rbd1 Qe5 23. h4 h6 24. Bc1 h5 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. Bxg5 Rc7 27. f4 Bc8 28. Rc1 Rb7 29. Rc3 Kh7 30. Rec1 Bd7 31. Rc7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7 f6 33. Rxd7 fxg5 34. fxg5 Nxh4 35. Bxe6 Kg6 36. Rxa7 Kxg5 37. Rxg7+ Kf6

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Options:
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Pawn promotion:
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	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Chess Endgame solution

ICC tourney 1639 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Ethius (1844) vs. john2001plus (1721)

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

(black to move) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Nbd7 10. e3 g5 11. Bg3 Nxc5 12. Be2 Qa5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nce4 15. Be5 Re8 16. Bd4 Bd7 17. c4 Ba4 18. Qb2 dxc4 19. Bxf6 c3 20. Qxb7 Nxf6 21. Nd4 Rab8 22. Qf3 Ne4 23. Rfc1 Rb6 24. Nf5 Rf6 25. g4 Bb5 26. Bxb5 Qxb5 27. Rc2 Qd3 28. Qe2 Rd8 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Ng3 Nxg3 31. hxg3 Rb6 32. Rac1 Rb2 33. a3 Rd2 34. Rxd2 cxd2 35. Rd1 Ra2 36. Kf1 Kg7 37. Ke2 Rxa3 38. Rxd2 Kf6 39. f3 Ke6 40. Rd8 a5 41. Rh8 Ra2+ 42. Kd3 Ra3+ 43. Kd4 Ra4+ 44. Kc5 Ra3 45. Rxh6+ f6 46. Rh8 Rc3+ 47. Kd4 Ra3 48. Ra8 a4 49. f4 Ra1 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. fxg5 fxg5 52. Ke5 a3 53. Kf5 a2 54. Kxg5 Re1 55. Rxa2 Rxe3 56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Kg6 Re6+ 58. Kf5 Rb6 59. g5 Rb3 60. Kg6 Rb6+ 61. Kh5 Rb3 62. g4 Rb6 63. g6 Rb1 64. Kh6 Rh1+ 65. Kg5 Rf1 66. Rf7 Re1 67. Kf6 Rf1+ 68. Kg5 Re1 69. Kh6 Rh1+ 70. Kg5

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Click here for 62... Rh3+.

Chess Endgame solution

Grand Chess Tour Cote d棚voire (Rapid & Blitz), Abidjan CIV
Magnus Carlsen (2861) vs. Wesley So (2754)

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

(white to move) 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Bf4 Nf6 14. Bd1 Nh5 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Ng5 Nf4 17. Qg3 Ng6 18. Qg4 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qc3 21. Bb3 Qxd4 22. Rbd1 Qe5 23. h4 h6 24. Bc1 h5 25. Qg5 Qxg5 26. Bxg5 Rc7 27. f4 Bc8 28. Rc1 Rb7 29. Rc3 Kh7 30. Rec1 Bd7 31. Rc7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7 f6 33. Rxd7 fxg5 34. fxg5 Nxh4 35. Bxe6 Kg6 36. Rxa7 Kxg5 37. Rxg7+ Kf6 38. Rg8 Ng6 39. Rxf8+ Nxf8 40. Bf5

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Pawn promotion:
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	- Bishop
	- Knight

Chess Problem

Chess Problem

Chess Problem

Chess Lesson 2019-04-29

ICC tourney 1635 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1702) vs. IAlwaysWin (1561)

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

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 Re8 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bb2 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Qe2 Ne4 14. Rfd1 f5 15. Nd2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Ndxe4 Qh4 19. Nd6 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 Be5 21. f4 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Qh3 23. Qc4+ Kg7 24. Ne4+ Kh6 25. Qf7 Bxe4 26. Qg7+ Kh5 27. Qxh7+ Kg4 28. Rxg6+ Kf3 29. Qxh3+ Ke2 30. Qf1+ Kd2 31. Bc3#

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	- use short algebraic notation;
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	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 18... Qe7.
Click here for 19. Kg3.
Click here for 19... Bf3.
Click here for 22... Kf8.
Click here for 23... Kf8.
Click here for 24... Kf8.
Click here for 25... Qg4+.