Chess Opening Analysis Blog: February 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

Polish (Sokolsky) opening

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(black to move)

1.	b4	d5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	e3	Bf5
4.	Nc3	e6

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Analysis

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-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Bf5
4.	cxd5	cxd5
5.	Qb3	b6
6.	Nc3	Nf6
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Ne5	e6
9.	Bb5+	Nbd7
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	d5	Bd6
12.	Nxd7	Nxd7
13.	dxe6	fxe6
14.	Qxe6+	Be7
15.	Bg5	Bf7
16.	Qxe4	Kf8
17.	Bxe7+	Qxe7
18.	Bxd7	Qxe4+
19.	Nxe4	Bd5
20.	f3

Analysis

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-2

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Bf5
4.	cxd5	cxd5
5.	Qb3	b6
6.	Nc3	Nf6
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Ne5	e6
9.	Bb5+	Nbd7
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	d5	exd5
12.	Nxd5	Bc5
13.	Bg5	O-O
14.	Nxd7

Analysis

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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Bf5
4.	cxd5	cxd5
5.	Qb3	b6
6.	Nc3	Nf6
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Ne5	e6
9.	Bb5+	Nbd7
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	d5	Qc7
12.	Nxd7	Nxd7
13.	dxe6	fxe6
14.	Qxe6+	Be7
15.	Bg5	Qd6
16.	Qxd6	Bxd6
17.	Rd1

Click here for 11. ... exd5
Click here for 11. ... Bd6

Analysis

Rated game, http://lichess.org/6I57s4W1
Lucasdoni (1618) vs. john2001plus (1858)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	e3	Be7
4.	Bd3	O-O
5.	Nf3	d5

Saturday, February 20, 2016

QGD Ragozin Defense

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-3

(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bg5	Bxc3+
6.	bxc3	dxc4
7.	e4	Nbd7
8.	Bxc4	c6
9.	e5	h6
10.	Bh4	g5
11.	Nxg5	hxg5
12.	Bxg5	Qe7
13.	exf6	Nxf6
14.	Qf3	Qa3
15.	Qxf6	Qxc3+
16.	Kd1	O-O
17.	Bh6	Qxa1+
18.	Kc2

CHECK!

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Analysis

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Qb3	Qc7
7.	Be3	Nge7
8.	dxc5	Ng6
9.	c4	Ngxe5
10.	cxd5	Nxf3+
11.	gxf3	exd5
12.	Nc3	Be6
13.	Nb5	Qd7
14.	Qc3	f6

Analysis

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Qb3	Qc7
7.	Be3	Nge7
8.	dxc5	Ng6
9.	c4	Ngxe5
10.	cxd5	Nxf3+
11.	gxf3	exd5
12.	Nc3	Be6
13.	O-O-O	d4
14.	Bc4	dxc3
15.	Bxe6	cxb2+
16.	Kxb2	fxe6
17.	Qxe6+	Be7

French Advance

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Qb3	Qc7
7.	Be3	Nge7
8.	dxc5	Ng6
9.	c4	Ngxe5
10.	cxd5	Nxf3+
11.	gxf3	exd5
12.	Nc3	Be6
13.	Nxd5	Qa5+
14.	Bd2	Qd8
15.	Bc4	Bxc5
16.	O-O-O	O-O
17.	Bc3	Qh4
18.	Kb1	Nd4
19.	Bxd4	Bxd4
20.	Ne3	Bxe3
21.	Bxe6	Bg5
22.	Bd5	Rad8
23.	Bxb7	Rxd1+
24.	Qxd1	Rb8

French Advance

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Qb3	Qc7
7.	Be3	Nge7
8.	dxc5	Ng6
9.	c4	Ngxe5
10.	cxd5	Nxf3+
11.	gxf3	exd5
12.	Nc3	Be6
13.	Nxd5	Qa5+
14.	Bd2	Qd8
15.	Bc4	Bxc5
16.	O-O-O	O-O
17.	Bc3	Qh4
18.	Kb1	Nd4
19.	Bxd4	Bxd4
20.	Nc7	Bf5+
21.	Ka1	Rac8
22.	f4	Qxf2
23.	Rhf1	Qxb2+

Saturday, February 13, 2016

French Advance

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Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Qb3	Qc7
7.	Be3	Nge7
8.	dxc5	Ng6
9.	c4	Ngxe5
10.	cxd5	Nxf3+
11.	gxf3	exd5
12.	Qxd5	Be6
13.	Qd2	Be7
14.	Bf4	Ne5
15.	Bb5+	Kf8
16.	Qe3	f6
17.	b4	a5
18.	Bxe5	fxe5
19.	Rg1	axb4
20.	Nd2	Qxc5
21.	Qe2	b3

French Advance

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Qb3	Qc7
7.	Be3	Nge7
8.	dxc5	Ng6
9.	c4	Ngxe5
10.	cxd5	Nxf3+
11.	gxf3	exd5
12.	Qxd5	Be6
13.	Qe4	Qa5+

Friday, February 12, 2016

French

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	Bb5+	Bd7
5.	Bxd7+	Qxd7
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	Nf3	Nge7
8.	dxc5	Ng6
9.	b4	a5
10.	Qb3	Ngxe5
11.	Nxe5	Nxe5

CHECK!

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Analysis

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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	a3	Ba6
5.	Qc2	Bb7
6.	Nc3	c5
7.	dxc5	bxc5
8.	Bf4	d6
9.	h3	Be7
10.	e3	O-O
11.	Be2	Nbd7
12.	Rd1	Qb8
13.	O-O	a5
14.	Nd2	Ra6
15.	Bg3	Re8
16.	Rfe1	Rb6
17.	Nb5	h6
18.	Bf3	Rd8
19.	Bxb7	Qxb7
20.	e4	Nh5
21.	Bh2	e5
22.	b3	Re8
23.	Qc3	Ra8
24.	a4	Nhf6
25.	Bg3

Analysis

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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	e3	O-O
9.	Be2	Nbd7
10.	O-O	h6
11.	Bf4	c5
12.	Qa4

Analysis

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(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	e3	O-O
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	Bf4	Nbd7
11.	O-O	c5
12.	Qc2	Nh5
13.	Be5	Nxe5
14.	dxe5	d4
15.	Bh7+	Kh8
16.	Be4	Bxe4
17.	Nxe4	f5
18.	exf6 e.p.	Bxf6
19.	Rad1	Qd5
20.	Rfe1

QGD

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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	Nbd7
6.	cxd5	Nxd5
7.	Bxe7	Qxe7
8.	e4	Nxc3
9.	bxc3	O-O
10.	Bd3	c5
11.	O-O	cxd4
12.	cxd4	e5
13.	d5	Nc5
14.	Rc1

Analysis

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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	Nbd7
6.	cxd5	exd5
7.	e3	c6
8.	Qc2	O-O
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	Bh4	Re8
11.	O-O	Ne4
12.	Bxe4	Bxh4
13.	Bh7+	Kh8
14.	Nxh4	Qxh4
15.	Bd3

QGD

Rated game, http://lichess.org/ianrWghx
john2001plus (1771) vs. MainStreetUSA (1500)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	O-O
7.	e3	b6
8.	cxd5	exd5
9.	Bd3	Bb7
10.	O-O	Ne4
11.	Bxe7	Qxe7
12.	Qc2	Nd7
13.	b4	a5
14.	b5

QGD

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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	O-O
7.	e3	b6
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Bxe7	Qxe7
10.	Rc1	Bb7
11.	Be2	c5
12.	dxc5	bxc5
13.	a3	Nd7
14.	O-O	Rfd8
15.	Qc2

Thursday, February 4, 2016

French

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


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	h3	Bd6
5.	c3	Nf6
6.	d4	O-O
7.	Bg5	h6
8.	Be3	Re8
9.	Be2	Rxe3
10.	fxe3	Bg3+
11.	Kf1	Qe7
12.	Qc1	Bf5
13.	c4	Nc6
14.	Nc3	Nb4
15.	Qd2	Nc2
16.	Rc1	Nxe3+
17.	Kg1	Rd8
18.	c5	Re8
19.	b4	Bf4
20.	g4	Ne4
21.	Nxe4	Qxe4
22.	gxf5	Nxf5
23.	Qc3	Be3+
24.	Kg2	Nh4+
25.	Kf1	Nxf3
26.	Bb5	Nxd4
27.	Rg1	Qf3+
28.	Ke1	Bxc1+
29.	Qe3	Nc2#

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;