Chess Opening Analysis Blog: May 2017

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Semi-Slav

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Analyze john2001plus (1803) vs. huskydog2004 (1654)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	dxc4
6.	Bxc4	b5
7.	Bd3	Bb7
8.	O-O	Nbd7
9.	Nbd2	Be7
10.	b3	O-O
11.	Bb2

Semi-Slav

ICC tourney 1264 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
analyze yoshi (1602) vs. BIRDSMAN (1097)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	e3	Be7
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	b5
8.	Bd3	a6
9.	O-O	Bb7
10.	e4	c5
11.	dxc5	Nc6
12.	Be3	O-O
13.	a3	Ng4
14.	Bf4	Bxc5
15.	h3	e5
16.	Bg5	f6
17.	Bh4	Nh6
18.	Rc1

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Queen's Indian

ICC tourney 1264 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of lagarto300 (1769) vs. yoshi (1604)


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7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	g3	Bb7
5.	Bg2	Be7
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Nc3	Ne4
8.	Qd3	Nxc3
9.	Qxc3	Na6
10.	Rd1	c5
11.	b3	Bf6

Monday, May 29, 2017

QGD

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (2070) vs. fiddler (1710)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	b6
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Bb7
9.	O-O	Nbd7
10.	Qe2	Bd6
11.	Ne5	Nd5
12.	Rac1	Nxf4
13.	exf4	Nf6
14.	Rfd1

Friday, May 26, 2017

French Classical Albin-Alekhine-Chatard Attack

ICC tourney 1181 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of EddieBarber (1846) vs. yoshi (1674)


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3
4
5
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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Bf4	c5
8.	Qg4	Kf8
9.	O-O-O	cxd4
10.	Nb5	Nc6
11.	Nf3	Qa5
12.	Kb1	d3
13.	Bxd3	Nb4
14.	Nc3	Nc5

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

French Exchange.

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capa1234 (1781) vs. john2001plus (1788)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	O-O	O-O
7.	Bg5	h6
8.	Bh4	Be6
9.	Nbd2	Nbd7
10.	Re1	c5
11.	c3	Qb6
12.	dxc5	Nxc5
13.	Nb3	Nxd3
14.	Qxd3	Ne4
15.	Nfd4	Rae8
16.	Nxe6	fxe6

Dutch

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Analysis of john2001plus (1790) vs. MONONOU (1449)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	f5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	g3	Bb4+
5.	Bd2	Bxd2+
6.	Qxd2	b6
7.	Nc3	Bb7
8.	Bg2	Nc6
9.	O-O	Ne7
10.	d5	exd5
11.	cxd5	Nfxd5
12.	Nh4	c6
13.	Nxd5	cxd5
14.	e3	Qc7
15.	Nf3	O-O
16.	Nd4

Dutch

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Analysis of john2001plus (1790) vs. MONONOU (1449)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	f5
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	e3	Be7
5.	Be2	O-O
6.	O-O	b6
7.	b3	Bb7
8.	Bb2	c5
9.	Nc3	cxd4
10.	exd4	Ne4
11.	d5	Bf6
12.	Nd4

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

French Nimzovich

ICC tourney 1203 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of JRussell2 (1024) vs. yoshi (1726)


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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Bb5	cxd4
6.	Bxc6+	bxc6
7.	cxd4	Nf6
8.	exd5	Qxd5
9.	Ngf3	Ba6
10.	Qa4	Bb5
11.	Qb3	Bd6

Monday, May 22, 2017

French Exchange

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Analysis of pandigame (1734) vs. john2001plus (1774)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Bg5	h6
6.	Bh4	Bd6
7.	h3	g5
8.	Bg3	Bxg3
9.	fxg3	Ne4
10.	Ne5	O-O
11.	Nc3	Nxg3
12.	Rg1	f6
13.	Qd3	Ne4
14.	Nxe4	fxe5
15.	Ng3	e4

Budapest Gambit.

ICC 5 0, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of fiddler (1555) vs. yoshi (1588)


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-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e5
3.	dxe5	Ng4
4.	Nf3	Nc6
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	Bf4	Bb4+
7.	Nbd2	Qe7
8.	a3	Ngxe5
9.	Nxe5	Nxe5
10.	Bxe5	Bxd2+
11.	Qxd2	Qxe5
12.	e3	b6

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Slav Defense

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Analysis of john2001plus vs. Gustafsson21


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	Ne5	Bf5
6.	f3	e6
7.	e4	Bg6
8.	Bxc4	Bb4
9.	O-O	Nbd7
10.	Qb3	Bxc3
11.	bxc3	O-O
12.	Nxg6	hxg6
13.	Qxb7

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

French with d3.

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Analysis of cristianp84 (1530) vs. john2001plus (1782)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Qe2	Nge7
6.	Be3	d4
7.	Bd2	b6
8.	Nf3	Bb7

Monday, May 15, 2017

Benoni

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Analysis of john2001plus (1774) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1753)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	e6
4.	d5	exd5
5.	cxd5	d6
6.	Nc3	g6
7.	e4	Bg7
8.	h3	O-O
9.	Bd3	b5
10.	Nxb5	Re8
11.	O-O	Nxe4
12.	Re1	a6
13.	Nc3	Nxc3
14.	Rxe8+	Qxe8
15.	bxc3	Bxc3

Friday, May 12, 2017

French Nimzovich

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Analysis of NYknight631 (1668) vs. john2001plus (1860)


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Ngf3	Nf6
6.	e5	Nd7
7.	Bd3	Be7
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	b3	h6
10.	h3	b6
11.	Bb2	Bb7
12.	Qb1	a6
13.	a4	Rc8

Nimzo Indian

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Analysis of atoy1024 (1566) vs. john2001plus (1844)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Bd2	b6
5.	Qc2	Bb7
6.	f3	c5
7.	a3	Bxc3
8.	Bxc3	cxd4
9.	Bxd4	Nc6
10.	Bc3	Rc8
11.	e4	d5

Thursday, May 11, 2017

French Steinitz Variation

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Analysis of shanghainese (1570) vs. john2001plus (1850)


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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.	a3	O-O
9.	g3	Qb6
10.	Be2	Rd8
11.	Na4	Qa5+
12.	Nc3	Qb6

French Steinitz Variation

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Analysis of shanghainese (1570) vs. john2001plus (1850)


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(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.	Bb5	O-O
9.	Qd2	a6
10.	Be2	b5
11.	O-O	c4

French Steinitz Variation

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Analysis of shanghainese (1570) vs. john2001plus (1850)


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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.	Bb5	O-O
9.	Bxc6	bxc6
10.	dxc5	Nxc5
11.	O-O	Nd7
12.	b3	Ba6

French Steinitz Variation

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Analysis of shanghainese (1570) vs. john2001plus (1850)


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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.	Bb5	O-O
9.	Bxc6	bxc6
10.	O-O	cxd4
11.	Nxd4	Bb7
12.	Nf3	c5
13.	Bc1	d4

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Bogo Indian

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Bogo Indian Analysis vs. ?


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Bg5	h6
5.	Bxf6	Qxf6
6.	e3	Bb4+
7.	Nbd2	Bb7
8.	Be2	Bxd2+
9.	Qxd2	d6
10.	a3	O-O
11.	O-O	Nd7
12.	Rfd1	a5
13.	b4	Be4
14.	Qb2	Qg6
15.	Nh4	Qg5
16.	Nf3	Qg6

QGD

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Analysis of john2001plus (1751) vs. pianowizard (1500)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e4	Nc6
5.	d5	Nb8
6.	Bxc4	Nf6
7.	e5	Nfd7
8.	e6

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Slav

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Analysis of gogators30 (2325) vs. Gustafsson21 (2068)


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4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Nf3	a6
5.	c5	b6
6.	cxb6	Qxb6
7.	Qc2	Nbd7
8.	Bf4	e6
9.	a3	c5
10.	Na4	Qb5
11.	e4	Qc6
12.	e5	Ne4
13.	Be2	Bb7
14.	O-O

Slav

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Analysis of gogators30 (2325) vs. Gustafsson21 (2068)


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4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Nf3	a6
5.	c5	b6
6.	cxb6	Qxb6
7.	Qc2	Nbd7
8.	Bf4	e6
9.	a3	Be7
10.	Na4	Qa7
11.	e3	Bb7
12.	Bd3	O-O
13.	O-O	a5
14.	Rfc1	h6
15.	h3	Rfc8
16.	b4	Ba6
17.	Bxa6	Qxa6
18.	Nc5

Monday, May 8, 2017

QGD

ICC tourney 1255 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
yoshi (1633) vs. PhillipLewicki (1265)


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4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	Nbd7
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	a6
9.	a4

Sunday, May 7, 2017

French

ICC tourney 1255 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
tigeriz (1576) vs. yoshi (1640)


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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.	e5	Nd7
6.	d4	f6
7.	exf6	Qxf6
8.	c3	e5
9.	dxe5	Ndxe5
10.	Be2	Bd6
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	Nxe5	Qxe5
13.	g3	Bh3
14.	Re1	Rxf2
15.	Kxf2	Bc5+
16.	Kf3	Rf8#

Saturday, May 6, 2017

King's Indian

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


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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.	Bf4	h6
10.	Bd3	d5
11.	b3	Nh5
12.	Bh2	Nc5
13.	cxd5	Nxd3+
14.	Qxd3	Bxd5
15.	e4	Be6
16.	O-O	Nf6
17.	Be5	O-O
18.	Na4

French exchange

ICC tourney 1231 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of LookImYourVader (1603) vs. yoshi (1685)


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4
5
6
7
8

(white 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
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	d4	Bf5
11.	Nb5	Re8
12.	Nxd6	Qxd6

Friday, May 5, 2017

French Nimzovich

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kasparov57349 (1921) vs. john2001plus (1826)


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5
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7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Ngf3	Nf6
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	O-O	Nc6
9.	c3	Bb6
10.	Nb3	Re8
11.	Bg5	h6
12.	Bh4	g5
13.	Bg3	Bg4
14.	Nbd2	Ne4
15.	Qc2	f5
16.	Kh1	Rc8
17.	a3	f4
18.	Nxe4	dxe4
19.	Bxe4	fxg3
20.	Bxc6	Rxc6

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

QGA

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Analysis of john2001plus (1778) vs. Jahonas (2192)


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3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Bxc4	e6
6.	h3	Bh5
7.	Nc3	Be7
8.	O-O	c5
9.	d5	exd5
10.	Nxd5	Nxd5
11.	Bxd5	Nc6
12.	e4	O-O
13.	g4	Bg6
14.	Bf4

Bogo/Nimzo Indian

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Analysis Nimzo Indian vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	Nc3	Bb7
5.	Bg5	Bb4
6.	e3	h6
7.	Bh4	g5
8.	Bg3	Ne4
9.	Qc2	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	Nxg3
11.	hxg3	d6
12.	Be2	Nd7
13.	e4	Qf6
14.	O-O-O	g4
15.	e5	dxe5
16.	dxe5	Nxe5
17.	Nxe5	Qxe5
18.	Qa4+	Kf8
19.	Qc2	Bxg2
20.	Rhe1	Qg5+
21.	Kb2	h5
22.	Rd7	Rd8
23.	Red1	Rxd7
24.	Rxd7	Kg7
25.	Rxc7	Rd8
26.	Bd3	Bf1
27.	Qc1	Qxc1+
28.	Kxc1	Rxd3
29.	Kc2	Rf3

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movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Options:
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	- 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;