Chess Opening Analysis Blog: August 2017

Monday, August 28, 2017

Giuoco Piano

Hastings, Hastings
Analysis of Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Bb4+
7.	Bd2	Bxd2+
8.	Nbxd2	d5
9.	exd5	Nxd5
10.	Qb3	Na5
11.	Qa4+	Nc6
12.	Qa3

CHECK!

Giuoco Piano

Hastings, Hastings
Analysis of Steinitz, William vs. Von Bardeleben, Curt


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	Nf6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Bb4+
7.	Nc3	Nxe4
8.	O-O	Nxc3
9.	bxc3	Bxc3
10.	Qb3	Bxa1
11.	Bxf7+	Kf8
12.	Bg5	Nxd4
13.	Qa3+	Kxf7
14.	Bxd8

Sunday, August 27, 2017

French Nimzovich

ICC tourney 1300 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of CapaTal (1718) vs. yoshi (1749)


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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.	Be3	O-O
12.	c3	Bd6
13.	h3	Re8
14.	Qd4	a6
15.	Rad1	Rc8
16.	Nfd2	Nc5

Saturday, August 26, 2017

French Nimzovich

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of kasparov57349 (1940) vs. john2001plus (1834)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Ngf3	Nf6
7.	Bb5+	Nc6
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Nb3	Bb6
10.	Re1	Bg4
11.	Be3	Re8

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

NImzo Indian. White to play for an advantage.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of WWWaffenSS (1717) vs. john2001plus (1544)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Nf3	b6
5.	Bg5	Bb7
6.	e3	h6
7.	Bh4	g5
8.	Bg3	Ne4
9.	Qc2	f5
10.	Bd3	d6
11.	Bxe4	fxe4
12.	Nd2	Bxc3
13.	bxc3	d5
14.	O-O	Nd7
15.	f3	Nf6
16.	fxe4	Nxe4
17.	Nxe4	dxe4
18.	Qa4+	Qd7
19.	Qxd7+	Kxd7
20.	Rf7+

Saturday, August 12, 2017

Nimzo Indian

G/10, Columbus Chess Club
Analysis of Bemke, James vs. Coffey, John


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Qc2	O-O
5.	e4	d5
6.	e5	Ne4
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	Bxe4	dxe4
9.	dxc5	Nd7
10.	Qxe4	Nxc5
11.	Qc2	Qd3

Friday, August 11, 2017

Sicilian Dragon

?, ?
Analysis of Bemke, James vs. Coffey, John


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	Be3	Bg7
7.	Be2	Nc6
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	f4	Qb6
10.	Qd2	Nxe4
11.	Nxe4	Bxd4
12.	Bxd4	Nxd4
13.	Nf2	Qxb2
14.	Bd3	Rb8
15.	Rfb1	Qa3
16.	Bxg6	Qc3
17.	Qxc3	Ne2+
18.	Kf1	Nxc3
19.	Rb3	fxg6
20.	Rxc3	Rxf4

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

English

ICC tourney 1294 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
smgsmg21 (1204) vs. yoshi (1754)


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(black to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	d3	d5
4.	b3	d4
5.	Ne4	Nxe4
6.	dxe4	Qh4
7.	Qc2	Bb4+
8.	Bd2	Bxd2+
9.	Qxd2	Qxe4

Sicilian Dragon

ICC tourney 1294 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of ickyquarter (1390) vs. yoshi (1783)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	Be3	Bg7
7.	Bc4	O-O
8.	O-O	Ng4
9.	Bg5	Nc6
10.	Nb3	Nge5
11.	Be2	f5
12.	f4	Nf7
13.	exf5	Nxg5
14.	fxg5	Bxf5
15.	Bc4+	e6
16.	Qd2	d5
17.	Bd3	Bxd3
18.	Rxf8+	Bxf8
19.	cxd3	a5

Slav Defense.

ICC tourney 1294 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
analysis of yoshi (1781) vs. ThePontiff (1356)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	Bxf3
6.	Qxb7	Nbd7
7.	gxf3	e6
8.	Qxc6	Rc8
9.	Qa4	Be7
10.	c5	O-O
11.	Nc3	e5
12.	Bh3

Monday, August 7, 2017

French Advance Analysis

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French Advance vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Be2	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Nh6
8.	Nc3	Nf5
9.	Na4	Bb4+
10.	Bd2	Qa5
11.	O-O	Bxd2
12.	Nxd2	Nfxd4

Catalin Analysis

?, New Whiteland IN
Catalin opening analysis vs. ?


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1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	g3	c5
4.	d5	d6
5.	Bg2	exd5
6.	cxd5	g6
7.	Nc3	Bg7
8.	e4	O-O
9.	Nge2	Re8
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	f3	Rb8
12.	Bf4	Ne5
13.	a4	a6
14.	Qc2	b5
15.	axb5	axb5
16.	Bxe5	Rxe5
17.	Ra7	b4
18.	Nd1	Qb6
19.	Ra1	Re8

French Advance.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of josephyossi (752) vs. john2001plus (1824)


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1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	dxc5	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Bxc5
6.	Nc3	Qc7
7.	Nb5	Qb6
8.	Qd2	a6

Semi Slav

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1833) vs. atomen (1652)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	e6
4.	e3	Nd7
5.	Bd3	Ngf6
6.	O-O	b6
7.	b3	Bb7
8.	Bb2	Bd6
9.	Ne5	O-O
10.	Nd2	Qc7
11.	Nxd7	Nxd7
12.	h3	h6
13.	Rc1	Nf6
14.	c5	bxc5
15.	dxc5	Be5
16.	Bxe5	Qxe5
17.	b4	Qc7
18.	Nf3	Ne4
19.	Nd4

Semi Slav

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1833) vs. atomen (1652)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c6
3.	c4	e6
4.	e3	Nd7
5.	Bd3	Ngf6
6.	O-O	b6
7.	b3	Bb7
8.	Bb2	Bd6
9.	Ne5	O-O
10.	Nd2	Qc7
11.	Nxd7	Nxd7
12.	h3	h6
13.	Rc1	Nf6
14.	c5	bxc5
15.	dxc5	Be5
16.	Bxe5	Qxe5
17.	b4	Qc7
18.	Nf3	Ne4
19.	Nd4

Sunday, August 6, 2017

QGD

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1832) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1702)


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1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	Bb4
5.	Bg5	dxc4
6.	e4	h6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Bxc4	c5
9.	O-O	cxd4
10.	Nb5	Qe7
11.	Qxd4	Nc6
12.	Qxg7	Rf8
13.	a3	Bd6
14.	Rfd1	Bb8
15.	e5	a6
16.	Nd6+	Bxd6
17.	exd6	Qd8
18.	Qxh6	b5
19.	Ng5	bxc4
20.	Nh7

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;