Chess Opening Analysis Blog: August 2016

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Gruenfeld

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1706) vs. rozabaku (2232)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	g6
4.	cxd5	Bg7
5.	Qa4+	c6
6.	dxc6	Nxc6
7.	e3

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

QGA

ICC tourney 1172 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1662) vs. wmanthony (1435), 720+3


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e4	b5
5.	a4	c6
6.	axb5	cxb5
7.	b3	Nf6
8.	e5	Ne4
9.	bxc4	Bb4+
10.	Bd2	Nxd2
11.	Nbxd2

French

ICC tourney 1172 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of BotanicalKnight (1437) vs. yoshi (1703)


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3
4
5
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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	f4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	g3	Nc6
5.	Bg2	Nge7
6.	Nf3	Nf5
7.	d3	Be7
8.	O-O	h5
9.	Nc3	h4
10.	g4	h3
11.	Bh1	Nh6
12.	Ng5	Nxe5
13.	Bf3	Nxf3+
14.	Qxf3	f6
15.	Nxh3	f5

How should Black proceed?

ICC tourney 1172 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of BotanicalKnight (1437) vs. yoshi (1703)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	f4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	g3	Nc6
5.	Bg2	Nge7
6.	Nf3	Nf5
7.	d3	Be7
8.	O-O	h5
9.	Nc3	h4
10.	g4	Nfd4
11.	h3	Nxf3+
12.	Qxf3	Nd4
13.	Qd1	Bd7
14.	Ne2	Nxe2+
15.	Qxe2	Qb6
16.	Kh1	O-O-O

French with g3.

ICC tourney 1172 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of BotanicalKnight (1437) vs. yoshi (1703)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	f4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	g3	Nc6
5.	Bg2	Nge7
6.	Nf3	Nf5
7.	d3	Be7
8.	O-O	h5
9.	Nc3	h4
10.	Ne2	h3
11.	Bh1	Qb6
12.	g4	Nh6
13.	g5	Nf5

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Sunday, August 14, 2016

Black to play. French KIA.

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analyze French vs. ?


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	Nd2	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Ngf3	Be7
7.	Be2	O-O
8.	c4	b5
9.	cxb5	a6
10.	bxa6	Bxa6
11.	O-O	Nc6

Black to play. French KIA.

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analyze French vs. ?, 180+2


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	Nd2	Nf6
4.	Ngf3	Nc6
5.	e5	Nd7
6.	d4	f6
7.	Bb5	fxe5
8.	dxe5	Be7
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Re1	a6
11.	Bxc6	bxc6

French KiA

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Analysis of Branimir Vujic vs. Zsuzsa Polgar, 180+2


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3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	Nd2	Nf6
4.	Ngf3	Nc6
5.	g3	dxe4
6.	dxe4	Bc5
7.	Bb5	O-O
8.	Bxc6	bxc6
9.	Qe2	e5
10.	Nc4	Ba6
11.	O-O	Nd7
12.	b3	Qe7
13.	Be3	Bxe3
14.	Qxe3	Bxc4

French KIA

Analysis of Branimir Vujic vs. Zsuzsa Polgar, 180+2


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	Nd2	Nf6
4.	Ngf3	Nc6
5.	g3	dxe4
6.	dxe4	e5
7.	c3	Bd6
8.	Bg2	a5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Qc2	Be6
11.	Ng5	Bc8
12.	Ngf3	Be6

Friday, August 12, 2016

White to play.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1703) vs. pizzacupcakes (1405)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	g6
2.	d4	Bg7
3.	c4	c5
4.	d5	d6
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	e4	Bg4
7.	Be2	Nbd7
8.	h3	Bxf3
9.	Bxf3	O-O
10.	O-O	Rb8
11.	a4	a6
12.	a5	Ne8
13.	Qc2	e6
14.	Re1	exd5
15.	exd5	Bd4
16.	Ne2	Bg7
17.	Nf4	Ne5
18.	Bd1	Nf6
19.	Bd2

French

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Analyis French vs. ?


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nce2	c5
6.	f4	Be7
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	c3	Nc6
9.	Be3	a5
10.	Ng3	cxd4
11.	cxd4	Qb6
12.	Rb1	f6
13.	exf6	Nxf6
14.	Be2	Bb4+
15.	Nd2	Nxd4
16.	O-O	Bc5

French

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Analysis French vs. ?


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nce2	c5
6.	f4	Be7
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	c3	Nc6
9.	Be3	a5
10.	dxc5	Nxc5
11.	Ng3	b6
12.	Be2	Ba6

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Black to play.

Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	a6
10.	O-O	b5
11.	a3	Qb6
12.	Nd1	a5
13.	c3	a4

Black to play.

Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	a6
10.	O-O	b5
11.	Kh1	Qc7
12.	a3	Bb7
13.	dxc5	Nxc5
14.	Qe1	Rad8
15.	Qf2	Nd7
16.	Rad1	Kh8
17.	Qg3	Bc5
18.	Qf2	Be7

Black to play.

Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	a6
10.	O-O	b5
11.	Kh1	Qc7
12.	a3	Bb7
13.	Rad1	Rac8
14.	dxc5	Nxc5
15.	Qe1	Rfd8
16.	Qf2	Nd7
17.	f5	Ndxe5
18.	fxe6	fxe6
19.	Ng5	Rf8
20.	Qg3	Bxg5
21.	Qxg5	Rxf1+
22.	Bxf1	Ne7
23.	Bf4	Nf7
24.	Qg4	e5
25.	Bg3	Qc6

Black to play for an advantage.

Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Analysis of Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)


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3
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7
8

-3

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	a6
10.	O-O	b5
11.	Kh1	Qc7
12.	a3	Bb7
13.	Rad1	Rac8
14.	Qe1	cxd4
15.	Nxd4	Nxd4
16.	Bxd4	Bc5
17.	Bxc5	Nxc5
18.	Qg3	h6
19.	Rd4	Qb6
20.	Qf2	Rc7
21.	Kg1	Rfc8
22.	f5	exf5
23.	Nxd5	Bxd5
24.	Rxd5	Qe6
25.	Qd4	Rd7
26.	Bf3	Rxd5
27.	Bxd5	Qd7
28.	Rd1	Ne6
29.	Bxe6	Qxd4+
30.	Rxd4	fxe6
31.	c3	a5

French

Corus, Wijk aan Zee NED
Sergey Karjakin (2720) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2810)


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3
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5
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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	a6
10.	O-O	b5
11.	Kh1	Qc7
12.	a3	Bb7
13.	Rad1	Rac8
14.	Qe1	cxd4
15.	Nxd4	Nxd4
16.	Bxd4	Bc5
17.	Qh4	Bxd4
18.	Rxd4	f6
19.	Bd3	h6
20.	exf6	Rxf6
21.	f5	Rcf8
22.	Rg1	Nc5
23.	fxe6	Nxe6
24.	Rg4	Nf4
25.	Qg3	Qe7
26.	Rxf4	Rxf4
27.	Ne2	Rf1
28.	Nd4	Rxg1+
29.	Kxg1	Re8
30.	h4	Qe1+
31.	Kh2	Qxg3+
32.	Kxg3	Kf7
33.	Kf2	Kf6
34.	g3	Bc8
35.	c3	Bg4
36.	Bc2	g5
37.	hxg5+	hxg5
38.	Bb3	Ke5
39.	Bc2	Rf8+
40.	Kg2	Bd7
41.	Nf3+	Kf6
42.	Bb3	g4
43.	Nd4	Ke5
44.	Bc2	a5
45.	Bd1	Ke4

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French

17th Open A, Zadar CRO
Ante Brkic (2564) vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic (2594)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	b6
10.	Nd1	a5
11.	O-O	Ba6
12.	Bxa6	Rxa6
13.	a4	Ra8
14.	Nc3	cxd4
15.	Nxd4	Nxd4
16.	Bxd4	Bb4
17.	Qe3	Bxc3
18.	bxc3	Nc5
19.	g4	Rc8
20.	f5	Qh4
21.	Rf4	Rc6
22.	Kh1	Ne4
23.	f6	Rfc8
24.	g5	Qh5
25.	Raf1	g6
26.	Rg1	Nxc3
27.	Rf3	Ne4
28.	c3	Rc4
29.	Qd3	Rxa4
30.	Rg2	Ra1+
31.	Bg1	b5
32.	Rf1	Rxf1
33.	Qxf1	Nxc3
34.	Rg3	Qh4

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French

17th Open A, Zadar CRO
Analysis of Ante Brkic (2564) vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic (2594)


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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	b6
10.	Nd1	a5
11.	O-O	Ba6
12.	Bxa6	Rxa6
13.	c3	b5
14.	dxc5	Bxc5

Black to play.

17th Open A, Zadar CRO
Analysis of Ante Brkic (2564) vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic (2594)


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2
3
4
5
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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	f4	c5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	Be3	Be7
8.	Qd2	O-O
9.	Be2	b6
10.	Nd1	a5
11.	O-O	Ba6
12.	Bxa6	Rxa6
13.	a4	Ra8
14.	Nc3	cxd4
15.	Nxd4	Nxd4
16.	Bxd4	Bb4
17.	Qe3	Bxc3
18.	Bxc3	Nc5
19.	Bd4	Qc8
20.	Rf3	Ne4
21.	c3	Rb8
22.	Bxb6	Qa6
23.	Bc5	Nxc5
24.	Qxc5	Rxb2

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Dream Game

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Dream game. vs. ?


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Bg5	h6
5.	Bh4	Qe7
6.	Nf3	d6
7.	Qa4+	Nc6
8.	d5	exd5
9.	cxd5	Qe4
10.	Nd2	Qxh4
11.	dxc6	O-O
12.	a3	Ng4
13.	g3	Qf6
14.	axb4	Qxf2+
15.	Kd1	b5
16.	Qb3	Be6
17.	Qa3	Ne3+
18.	Kc1	Qe1+
19.	Nd1	Qxd1#