Chess Opening Analysis Blog: February 2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

French Advance

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Analysis of daboss97 (1454) vs. john2001plus (1752)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Nge7
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nf5
8.	Bc2	Qb6
9.	Bxf5	exf5
10.	Nc3	Be6
11.	O-O	Rc8

French

ICC Tourney 12+3, ?
LookImYourVader vs. yoshi


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	c4	d5
3.	cxd5	exd5
4.	exd5	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Nxd5
6.	Bc4	Nb6
7.	Bb3	Nc6
8.	Nge2	Bd6

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Semi-Slav.

ICC tourney 1229 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1646) vs. filmdirector (1391)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	Bg5	Nbd7
6.	e3	Be7
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	O-O	b6
9.	cxd5	exd5
10.	Rc1	Bb7
11.	Qc2	g6
12.	Rfd1

Monday, February 27, 2017

QGD, Cambridge Springs Defense

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Analysis of john2001plus (1728) vs. imNOTaNINJA (1600)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nbd7
5.	Bg5	c6
6.	e3	Qa5
7.	Nd2	Bb4
8.	Qc2	O-O
9.	Be2	dxc4
10.	Bxf6	Nxf6
11.	Nxc4

French Nimzovich

ICC tourney 1227 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of LiangLiang (1754) vs. yoshi (1641)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	Bb5+	Bd7
6.	Bxd7+	Nxd7
7.	Ngf3	Ngf6
8.	O-O	Be7
9.	c3	O-O
10.	Re1	c4
11.	Qc2	a6
12.	b3	b5
13.	bxc4	bxc4
14.	Rb1	Bd6
15.	Qa4	Nb6
16.	Qa5	Nbd7
17.	Qa4	Nb6

CHECK!

King's Indian

ICC tourney 1229 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1661) vs. wjjones88 (1643)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d6
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	Be2	h6
8.	Bh4	Qb6
9.	Rb1	g5
10.	Bg3	cxd4
11.	Nxd4	Nc6
12.	O-O	Nxd4
13.	exd4	Bf5
14.	Bd3	e6
15.	Bxf5	exf5
16.	f3

Catalan Opening

ICC tourney 1229 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of IIIlIllIllllI (1501) vs. yoshi (1652)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	g3	d5
4.	Bg2	Be7
5.	Nf3	O-O
6.	O-O	Nbd7
7.	b3	b6
8.	Nc3	Bb7
9.	Bb2	Bb4
10.	Rc1	c5
11.	cxd5	exd5
12.	a3	Bxc3
13.	Bxc3	Ne4

French Nimzovich

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Analysis of Indirect (2044) vs. john2001plus (1744)


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3
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6
7
8

-1

(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

QGD, Semi-Tarash Defense

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Analysis of john2001plus (1728) vs. E-MAN85 (1506)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Nc6
7.	e3	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Bb4
9.	Bb5	O-O
10.	Nxc6	bxc6
11.	Bxc6	Rb8
12.	O-O

King's Indian.

ICC tourney 1231 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1693) vs. capatal1 (1463)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d6
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	g6
5.	Bg5	Bg7
6.	e3	Bg4
7.	Be2	Nbd7
8.	h3	Be6
9.	d5	cxd5
10.	cxd5	Bf5
11.	g4	Be4
12.	Bxf6	Nxf6
13.	Nxe4	Qa5+
14.	Qd2	Qxd2+
15.	Nexd2	Nxd5
16.	Bb5+	Kf8
17.	Rb1	a6
18.	Bc4	Nb4
19.	a3	Nc6
20.	Ke2	b5
21.	Bd5	Rc8
22.	Rhc1	Na7
23.	Rxc8+	Nxc8
24.	Rc1	Nb6
25.	Rc6	e6
26.	Bxe6

French Nimzovich

ICC tourney 1231 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of ROWLAND (1601) vs. yoshi (1697)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	Ngf3	Nf6
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	Bb5	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Qe7+
9.	Qe2	Qxe2+
10.	Nxe2	a6
11.	Bd3	Bd6

Semi-Slav

ICC tourney 1231 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1673) vs. Riemann-Zeta (1577)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bg5	O-O
6.	e3	c6
7.	Bd3	Nbd7
8.	O-O	h6
9.	Bh4	Be7
10.	cxd5	exd5
11.	Qc2

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Caro Kann.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1769) vs. joanapita (1738)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Bf5
5.	Ng3	Bg6
6.	h4	h6
7.	Ne5	Bh7
8.	Qh5	g6
9.	Qf3	Nf6
10.	Qb3	Nd5
11.	Qxb7	Qc7
12.	Qxc7	Nxc7
13.	Bc4

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Nimzo Indian

ICC tourney 1227 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1501) vs. yoshi (1668)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	e3	b6
5.	Bd3	O-O
6.	Nf3	Ba6
7.	O-O	d5
8.	cxd5	Bxd3
9.	Qxd3	exd5
10.	Bd2	Nbd7
11.	Rfc1	Re8

Friday, February 10, 2017

French Classical.

ICC tourney 1225 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
wmanthony (1358) vs. yoshi (1651)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	Bxe7	Qxe7
7.	Qg4	O-O
8.	Bd3	c5
9.	Qh5	g6
10.	Qh6	cxd4
11.	Nce2	Nxe5
12.	h4	Qb4+
13.	Kf1	Ng4
14.	Qg5	e5

French.

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tcudoug (1615) vs. john2001plus (1713)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bf4	Bd6
5.	Bxd6	Qxd6
6.	c3	Nf6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Be2	Qb6
9.	Qb3	Re8
10.	Ne5	c5
11.	O-O	Nc6

French

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tcudoug (1615) vs. john2001plus (1713)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bf4	Bd6
5.	Bxd6	Qxd6
6.	c3	Nf6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Be2	Qb6
9.	b3	c5
10.	O-O	Re8
11.	dxc5	Qxc5

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White to play. Slav.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1726) vs. taechess (1865)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bg4
5.	Ne5	Bd7
6.	Bf4	Nh5
7.	Bg5	f6
8.	Nxd7	Nxd7
9.	Bd2	dxc4
10.	g4

White to play. Slav.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1726) vs. taechess (1865)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bg4
5.	Ne5	Be6
6.	cxd5	cxd5
7.	Bf4

White to play. Slav.

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Analysis of john2001plus (1726) vs. taechess (1865)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bg4
5.	Ne5	Bh5
6.	Qb3	Qb6
7.	cxd5	Qxb3
8.	axb3	Nxd5
9.	Nxd5	cxd5
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	e4	e6
12.	Bb5+	Kd8
13.	exd5	exd5
14.	Bf4	f6
15.	Nxg6	hxg6
16.	Ke2	Nc6
17.	Bxc6	bxc6
18.	Rhc1	Kd7
19.	Ra6

Slav

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Analysis of john2001plus (1726) vs. taechess (1865)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	Bg4
5.	Ne5	Bh5
6.	Qb3	Qb6
7.	cxd5	Qxb3
8.	axb3	Nxd5
9.	Nxd5	cxd5
10.	g4	Bg6
11.	e4	dxe4
12.	h4	h5
13.	Bb5+	Kd8
14.	Bd2	e6
15.	Ba5+	Ke7
16.	g5	Nc6
17.	Nxc6+	bxc6
18.	Bxc6	Rb8
19.	Bc7	Rxb3
20.	Rxa7	e5
21.	d5	Bf5
22.	O-O	Bc8
23.	Bxe5+	Kd8
24.	Rxf7

Click here for 5... Bd7
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Click here for 5... Be6
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French Classical

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Analysis of SriramKrishnakumar (1629) vs. john2001plus (1732)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	c5
8.	Qg4	g6
9.	Bd3	Nc6
10.	Bxg6	cxd4
11.	Bxf7+	Kxf7
12.	Qh5+	Kg7
13.	Qg4+	Kh7
14.	Bxd4	Qg8

French Classical.

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Analysis of SriramKrishnakumar (1629) vs. john2001plus (1732)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	c5
8.	Qg4	g6
9.	Nf3	cxd4
10.	Qxd4	Nc6
11.	Qa4	Qc7
12.	O-O-O	a6

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Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Trompowsky Attack.

?, ?
Trompowsky Attack Analysis vs. ?


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Bg5	c5
3.	Bxf6	exf6
4.	Nf3	d5
5.	Nc3	Nc6
6.	e3	Be6
7.	Be2	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Bd6
9.	Ncb5	Be5
10.	O-O	O-O
11.	c3	a6

Monday, February 6, 2017

Slav.

?, ?
Semi-slav analysis vs. ?


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	b6
5.	Bd3	e6
6.	O-O	Bb7
7.	Nc3	Nbd7
8.	Re1	Be7
9.	b3	O-O
10.	Bb2	Rc8
11.	Qe2	Bd6
12.	e4	dxe4
13.	Nxe4	Nxe4
14.	Bxe4	Nf6
15.	Bc2	c5
16.	dxc5	Bxc5
17.	Ng5	h6
18.	Bxf6	gxf6
19.	Nh7	Re8
20.	Rad1	Bd6
21.	Qg4+	Kh8
22.	Qh5	Kg7
23.	Re3	Rc5
24.	Qg4+	Rg5
25.	Nxg5	hxg5
26.	Rh3	Rh8
27.	Rxh8	Kxh8
28.	Qd4

Semi-slav.

?, ?
Slav analysis vs. ?


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bf5
5.	Nc3	e6
6.	Nh4	Be4
7.	f3	Bg6
8.	Be2	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Bd6
10.	g3	Nbd7
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	Nxg6	hxg6
13.	Ne4	Nxe4
14.	fxe4	e5
15.	Qg4	Nf6
16.	Qg5	Qe7
17.	Qxg6	exd4
18.	exd4	Nxe4
19.	Bh6	Be5
20.	dxe5	Qc5+
21.	Kh1	Qxe5
22.	Rf5	Nf2+
23.	Kg2	Qe4+
24.	Kxf2	Qd4+
25.	Kg2	Qxb2+
26.	Kh3	Rae8
27.	Rxf7	Rxf7
28.	Qxf7+	Kh8
29.	Qxe8+	Kh7
30.	Bd3+

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Symmetrical English.

ICC tourney 1223 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of CadiZKilleR (1619) vs. yoshi (1678)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	c4	c5
3.	b3	e6
4.	e3	d5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Nc3	Nc6
7.	Bb2	Bd6
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	d4	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	Bc5
11.	Na4	Nxd4
12.	Bxd4	Bb4+
13.	Bc3	Qe7

King's Indian

ICC tourney 1223 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1674) vs. sanatrules (1353)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	Bg5	d6
6.	e3	Bf5
7.	Bd3	Bxd3
8.	Qxd3	Nc6
9.	O-O	h6
10.	Bh4	e5
11.	dxe5	dxe5
12.	Qc2

French Nimzovich

ICC tourney 1223 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of tony1209 (1207) vs. yoshi (1672)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	dxc5	Bxc5
5.	Bd3	Nf6
6.	Qe2	Nc6
7.	Ngf3	Nb4
8.	Bb5+	Bd7
9.	Nb3	Nxc2+
10.	Qxc2	Bb4+
11.	Bd2	Bxd2+
12.	Qxd2	Bxb5

Nimzo Indian

?, ?
? vs. ?


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	e3	b6
5.	a3	Bxc3+
6.	bxc3	O-O
7.	Bd3	d5

Bogo-Indian

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Analysis of john2001plus (1754) vs. NYknight631 (1640)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Bb4+
4.	Bd2	Qe7
5.	e3	Nc6
6.	Nc3	O-O
7.	Qc2

CHECK!

French Classical.

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Analysis of Shreyas_Reddy (1582) vs. john2001plus (1750)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(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.	Qd2	Nc6
10.	dxc5	Rd8
11.	Na4	Nxc5

Semi-slav

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Analysis of john2001plus (1757) vs. mrneale (1649)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	e3	O-O
7.	Bd3	h6
8.	Bh4	Nh7
9.	Bxe7	Qxe7
10.	O-O	Nd7
11.	Qc2	Nhf6
12.	cxd5

French Advance

?, ?
French Analysis 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.	Nf3	c5
6.	Ne2	Be7
7.	c3	O-O
8.	a3	Nc6
9.	Be3	b5
10.	Nf4	cxd4
11.	cxd4	Qa5+
12.	Bd2	Qb6

French Analysis

?, ?
French Analysis vs. ?


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	e5	Nfd7
5.	Nf3	c5
6.	Ne2	Be7
7.	c3	O-O
8.	a3	Nc6
9.	Nf4	Qa5
10.	Be3	Nxd4
11.	Nxd4	cxd4
12.	Bxd4	Qc7
13.	Bd3	Nxe5
14.	Bxh7+	Kxh7
15.	Qh5+	Kg8
16.	Bxe5	Bd6
17.	Bxg7	Kxg7
18.	Qg5+	Kh7
19.	Nh5	f5
20.	Nf6+	Rxf6
21.	Qxf6	Qe7
22.	Qd4	Bd7
23.	O-O	Bc5
24.	Qf4	Rg8
25.	Rad1	Bd6
26.	Qe3	Rg6
27.	Rfe1	Qh4
28.	g3	f4
29.	Qd3	Qh5
30.	Qe2	Qh3
31.	Qf1	Qh6
32.	Qd3	Kg8
33.	b4	Bc6
34.	b5	Be8
35.	a4	Bc5
36.	Qf3	fxg3
37.	hxg3	Qg7
38.	Re3	Rf6
39.	Qe2	Bg6
40.	Rd4	Bxd4
41.	cxd4	Be4
42.	f3	Qxg3+
43.	Qg2	Qxg2+
44.	Kxg2	Bc2

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;