Chess Opening Analysis Blog: November 2015

Monday, November 30, 2015

Analysis

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
John Coffey, Recovering from sho vs. Martin Daniels


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	dxc4
3.	Nf3	b5
4.	a4	c6
5.	axb5	cxb5
6.	b3	e6
7.	e3	Nf6
8.	bxc4	bxc4
9.	Bxc4	Bd6
10.	Nbd2	O-O
11.	Ba3

Friday, November 13, 2015

Analysis

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Analysis vs. ?, 240+2


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	c6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bb4
6.	e3	b5
7.	Bd2	a5
8.	axb5	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	cxb5
10.	b3	Bb7
11.	bxc4	b4
12.	Bb2	Nf6
13.	Bd3	Nbd7
14.	O-O	O-O
15.	Re1	Qc7
16.	e4	e5
17.	c5	exd4
18.	Rc1	h6
19.	c6	Bxc6
20.	Nxd4

Noteboom variation

Analysis
? vs. ?, ?


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(black to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	c6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bb4
6.	e3	b5
7.	Bd2	a5
8.	axb5	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	cxb5
10.	b3	Bb7
11.	bxc4	b4
12.	Bb2	Nf6
13.	Bd3	Nbd7
14.	O-O	O-O
15.	Re1	Ne4
16.	c5	Bc6
17.	Qc2	f5
18.	Bc4	Qe7
19.	Bb3	Kh8
20.	Red1	Qe8
21.	Ba4	Bxa4
22.	Rxa4	Ndf6
23.	Rda1	Qb5
24.	Ne5	Ng4
25.	Nxg4	fxg4
26.	Qxe4	Qe2
27.	Rf1	Qxb2
28.	Qxe6	b3
29.	Qc4	Rf6
30.	Qc1	Qe2
31.	c6	b2
32.	Qc4	Qd2
33.	c7	Rc8
34.	Qb3	Rcf8
35.	Qd1	Rxf2

Noteboom variation

?, ?
Analysis vs. ?, 240+2


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	c6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	a4	Bb4
6.	e3	b5
7.	Bd2	a5
8.	axb5	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	cxb5
10.	b3	Bb7
11.	bxc4	b4
12.	Bb2	Nf6
13.	Bd3	Nbd7
14.	O-O	O-O
15.	Re1	Ne4
16.	c5	Bc6
17.	Qc2	Ndf6
18.	Ne5

Monday, November 9, 2015

Abraham's variation

Schwarzach op-A 19th, Salzburg
Sebenik, Matej (2426) vs. Reefschlaeger, Helmut (2299)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	e6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	e3	b5
6.	a4	Bb4
7.	Bd2	a5
8.	axb5	Bxc3
9.	Bxc3	cxb5
10.	b3	Bb7
11.	bxc4	b4
12.	Bb2	Nf6
13.	Bd3	O-O
14.	O-O	Nbd7
15.	Re1	Ne4
16.	Qc2	f5
17.	c5	Bc6
18.	Bc4	Qe7
19.	Bb3	Ra7
20.	Ba4	Bxa4
21.	Rxa4	Rfa8
22.	Rea1	Qe8
23.	Ne1	Nb8
24.	f3	Nf6
25.	Nd3	Nc6
26.	Qb3	Qd7
27.	Bc1	Rd8
28.	Bd2	Nd5
29.	Qa2	Rb7
30.	g3	Nc7
31.	Be1	g5
32.	Qb3	Nb5
33.	Rxa5	Nbxd4
34.	exd4	Nxa5
35.	Rxa5	Qxd4+
36.	Nf2	Qd5
37.	Qe3	h6
38.	Ra1	Qc6
39.	Rb1	Qa6
40.	Rxb4	Rxb4
41.	Bxb4

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

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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