Chess Opening Analysis Blog: July 2016

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

French

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Analyze French vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	O-O	Nc6
11.	Qe1	cxd4
12.	Nb5	Nc5
13.	Nfxd4	Qd8
14.	Qe3	Qb6
15.	c3	Nxd3
16.	Qxd3	f6
17.	Qe3	fxe5
18.	fxe5	Bd7
19.	Nd6	Rxf1+
20.	Rxf1	Qxb2
21.	h3	Nxd4
22.	cxd4	Rf8
23.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
24.	Qf4+	Kg8
25.	Qf7+	Kh7
26.	Qxd7	Qxd4+
27.	Kh1	Qa1+
28.	Kh2	Qxe5+
29.	Kh1	Qa1+

French

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Analyze French vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	O-O	Nc6
11.	Qe1	cxd4
12.	Nb5	Nc5
13.	Nfxd4	Qd8
14.	Qf2	Qb6
15.	a3	Nxd3
16.	cxd3	Bd7
17.	Nxc6	Qxb5
18.	Ne7+	Kh7
19.	f5	f6
20.	Ng6	Rf7
21.	exf6	Rxf6
22.	Ne5	Rxf5
23.	Qd4	Rxf1+
24.	Rxf1	Be8

French

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Analyze French vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Nb5	Nc6
10.	c3	f6
11.	Bd3	a6
12.	Nd6	cxd4
13.	cxd4	g5
14.	O-O	gxf4
15.	Nh4	fxe5
16.	Qg4+	Kh8
17.	Qh5	Kg8
18.	Qg4+	Kh8
19.	Qh5	Kg8

French

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Analyze French vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	O-O	Nc6
11.	Qe1	cxd4
12.	Nb5	Nc5
13.	Nfxd4	Qd8
14.	Qf2	Qb6
15.	a4	Nxd3
16.	cxd3	Bd7
17.	Nc2	Qxf2+
18.	Rxf2	f6
19.	d4	fxe5
20.	fxe5	a6
21.	Nd6	Be8
22.	Rxf8+	Kxf8
23.	Kf2	Bg6
24.	Rc1	b5

French

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Analyze French vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	O-O	Nc6
11.	Qe1	cxd4
12.	Nb5	Nc5
13.	Nfxd4	Qd8
14.	Qf2	Qb6
15.	a4	Nxd3
16.	cxd3	Bd7
17.	Nc2	Qxf2+
18.	Rxf2	f6
19.	d4	fxe5
20.	fxe5	a6
21.	Nd6	Be8
22.	Nxe8	Raxe8
23.	Ra3	Rb8
24.	Rxf8+	Rxf8
25.	g3	Na5
26.	Rc3	Nc4
27.	b3	Nd2
28.	Rc7	Rf1+
29.	Kg2	Rc1

French

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Analysis French vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	f4	O-O
8.	Nf3	c5
9.	Bd3	h6
10.	O-O	Nc6
11.	Qe1	cxd4
12.	Nb5	Nc5
13.	Nfxd4	Qd8
14.	Qf2	Qb6
15.	a4	Nxd3
16.	cxd3	Bd7
17.	Nxc6	Qxf2+
18.	Rxf2	bxc6
19.	Nd6	Rab8

Monday, July 25, 2016

Queen's Indian

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Analyze Queen's indian vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	e3	O-O
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Bxe7	Qxe7
10.	Nxd5	Bxd5
11.	Bd3	c5
12.	dxc5	bxc5
13.	Qc2	f5
14.	O-O	Nd7
15.	e4	fxe4
16.	Bxe4	Nf6
17.	Ng5	Nxe4
18.	Nxe4	c4

Queen's Indian

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Analysis Queen's indian vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	d5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	e3	O-O
8.	cxd5	Nxd5
9.	Bxe7	Qxe7
10.	Nxd5	Bxd5
11.	Bd3	c5
12.	dxc5	bxc5
13.	Qc2	f5
14.	Bc4	Be4
15.	Qc3	Nd7
16.	Ne5	Bxg2
17.	Rg1	Bd5

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

White to play.

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Analyze Bogo-Indian vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	e3	O-O
6.	Bd3	d5
7.	O-O	Ba6
8.	cxd5	Bxd3
9.	Qxd3	exd5
10.	Ne5	c6
11.	a3	Bxc3
12.	Qxc3	Re8
13.	Nxc6	Nxc6
14.	Qxc6	Rc8
15.	Qb5	Rc2
16.	Qd3	Qc8
17.	Bd2	Qc4
18.	Qxc4	dxc4
19.	Bc3	Ne4
20.	Rac1	Rxc1
21.	Rxc1	f5
22.	Be1	Rc8
23.	f3

Monday, July 18, 2016

Bogo-Indian

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john2001plus (1739) vs. MainStreetUSA (1510)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb7
5.	Bg5	Bb4
6.	e3	h6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Be2	c5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Nb5	cxd4
11.	a3	Be7
12.	Nc7	dxe3
13.	fxe3	Bc5
14.	Nd4	Qe5
15.	Nxa8	Qxe3+
16.	Kh1	Bxd4
17.	Nc7	Bxb2
18.	Ra2	Be5
19.	Nb5	Qh3

Saturday, July 16, 2016

French Exchange

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Analyze french vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Be2	Bd6
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	c4	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Nc6
9.	Nc3	h6
10.	Re1	a6
11.	h3	Re8
12.	Bd2	Bf5
13.	Qb3	Rf8
14.	Qd1	Re8

Pirc Lisitsin Gambit.

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Pirc Lisitsin Gambit vs. Analysis


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	f5
2.	e4	fxe4
3.	Ng5	d5
4.	d3	Nf6
5.	dxe4	Qd6
6.	exd5	Qxd5
7.	Qxd5	Nxd5
8.	Bc4	c6
9.	O-O	Nd7
10.	Bxd5	cxd5
11.	Nc3	Nf6
12.	Nb5	Kd7
13.	Bf4

Sunday, July 10, 2016

Semi-slav

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Analysis of john2001plus (1791) vs. Xen1227 (1840)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	c6
7.	Bd3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	h6
9.	Bh4	Bd6
10.	e4	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	e5
12.	Re1	Re8
13.	Qb3	Qe7
14.	Bg3	b5
15.	dxe5	Nxe5
16.	Nxe5	bxc4
17.	Nxc4	Bxg3
18.	hxg3	Be6
19.	Na4	Rab8
20.	Qc2

Semi-slav

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Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	c6
7.	Bd3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	h6
9.	Bh4	Bd6
10.	e4	dxc4
11.	Bxc4	e5
12.	Re1	Re8
13.	Qb3	Qe7
14.	Bg3	Nh5
15.	dxe5	Bb8
16.	e6	fxe6
17.	Bxb8	Rxb8
18.	e5	b5
19.	Bf1	c5
20.	Ne4

French Advance

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Analysis of 304727911 (1640) vs. john2001plus (1647)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	Bd3	cxd4
5.	Nf3	Nc6
6.	Ng5	Nxe5
7.	Nxh7	Nxd3+
8.	Qxd3	Be7
9.	Qh3	Nh6
10.	Qd3	Nf5
11.	Qh3	Nh4
12.	g3	e5
13.	Qf1	Nf3+
14.	Ke2	Bg4
15.	Kd1	Rxh7

Friday, July 8, 2016

Nimzo Indian Defense

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Analyze Nimzo vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Bd2	b6
5.	e3	Bb7
6.	Nf3	Bxc3
7.	Bxc3	Ne4
8.	Bb4	d6
9.	Bd3	a5
10.	Ba3	O-O
11.	O-O	f5
12.	b3	Rf6
13.	d5	exd5
14.	cxd5	Bxd5
15.	Rc1	Rf7
16.	Nd4	Qg5
17.	Nf3	Qd8

Nimzo-Indian Defense

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Analyze Nimzo vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Bd2	b6
5.	e3	Bb7
6.	Nf3	Bxc3
7.	Bxc3	Ne4
8.	Rc1	O-O
9.	Bd3	Nxc3
10.	Rxc3	d6
11.	O-O	Nd7
12.	Bc2	a5
13.	a3	Qe7
14.	e4	e5
15.	d5	h6
16.	Re1	Nc5
17.	b4	Nd7
18.	Ba4	Rfb8
19.	Qc2	axb4
20.	axb4	Nf6
21.	c5	dxc5
22.	bxc5	bxc5
23.	Rb1	Bc8
24.	Bc6	Rxb1+
25.	Qxb1	Ra6
26.	h3	Rb6
27.	Qc2	Ba6
28.	Rxc5	Bd3
29.	Qc3	Nxe4
30.	d6	cxd6
31.	Bxe4	Bxe4

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Semi-Slav Defense

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Analis Semi-Slav vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	Be7
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Qc2	b6
8.	Nc3	Bb7
9.	Rd1	Nbd7
10.	b3	dxc4
11.	bxc4	c5
12.	d5	h6
13.	Rb1	exd5
14.	Nxd5	Bd6
15.	Bb2	Re8
16.	e4	Bxd5
17.	cxd5	Qc7
18.	Re1

Semi-Slav Defense.

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Analysis Slav vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Bd3	g6
7.	O-O	Bg7
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Bxe4	Nxe4
10.	Nxe4	Nf6
11.	Bg5	h6
12.	Bxf6	Bxf6
13.	Qd2

French Nimzovich Variation

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Analyze French vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	Ngf3	Nf6
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	Bxd7+	Nbxd7
8.	O-O	Be7
9.	dxc5	Nxc5
10.	Nb3	Nce4
11.	Nfd4	O-O
12.	c3	Re8

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Semi-Slav Defense

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Analysis of Semi-Slav Defense vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	Nbd7
6.	O-O	b6
7.	Nc3	Be7
8.	b3	O-O
9.	Bb2	Bb7
10.	Qe2	Bd6
11.	Rad1	dxc4
12.	Bxc4	Qe7
13.	e4	b5
14.	Bd3	e5
15.	Qd2	Rfd8
16.	Ne2	c5
17.	d5	c4
18.	bxc4	bxc4
19.	Bc2	Ba6
20.	Bc3	Ne8
21.	Ng3	g6
22.	h4	f6
23.	h5	Nc7
24.	Nh4	Nc5
25.	f4	Nb5
26.	hxg6	hxg6
27.	fxe5	Nxc3
28.	Rxf6	Qxe5
29.	Rxg6+	Kf8
30.	Rf1+	Ke8
31.	Nf3	Qh8
32.	e5	Bf8
33.	Qxc3

The Semi-Slav Defense

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Analysis of Semi-Slav Defense vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	Nbd7
6.	O-O	b6
7.	Nc3	Be7
8.	b3	O-O
9.	Bb2	Bb7
10.	Qe2	Bd6
11.	Rad1	Qe7
12.	h3	dxc4
13.	Bxc4	e5
14.	dxe5	Nxe5
15.	Nxe5	Bxe5
16.	f4	Bxc3
17.	Bxc3	Rad8
18.	Rxd8	Rxd8
19.	Be5	Nd7
20.	Bb2

Semi-Slav Defense

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Analysis of Semi-Slav Defense vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	Nbd7
6.	O-O	b6
7.	Nc3	Be7
8.	b3	O-O
9.	Bb2	Bb7
10.	Qe2	Bd6
11.	Rad1	c5
12.	cxd5	exd5
13.	Ba6	Bxa6
14.	Qxa6	Rc8
15.	Qe2	c4
16.	bxc4	dxc4
17.	Ne5	a6
18.	Nxc4

Semi-Slav Defense

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Analysis of Semi-Slav Defense vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Bd3	Nbd7
6.	O-O	b6
7.	Nc3	Be7
8.	b3	O-O
9.	Bb2	Bb7
10.	Qe2	Bd6
11.	Rad1	c5
12.	cxd5	exd5
13.	Ba6	Bxa6
14.	Qxa6	Rc8
15.	Qe2	Bb8
16.	dxc5	Nxc5
17.	Rd2	Rc7
18.	Rfd1

Analysis of bad Slav.

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Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bf5
3.	c4	c6
4.	cxd5	cxd5
5.	Qb3	b6
6.	Nc3	e6
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Bb5+	Nd7
9.	Ne5	Ngf6
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