Chess Opening Analysis Blog: October 2017

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Slav

ICC tourney 1321 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of yoshi (1739) vs. IAlwaysWin (1522)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	a6
5.	Nbd2	e6
6.	Bd3	c5
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	a3	Nc6
11.	b4	Bd6
12.	Bb2	Re8
13.	Qc2	h6
14.	h3

Sunday, October 22, 2017

French Advance

Indiana State Chess Championship, Indianapolis Indiana
Analysis of Qain, Bill (1744) vs. Coffey, John (2001)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	Bd3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bd7
8.	Bc2	Nb4
9.	Nc3	Nxc2+
10.	Qxc2	Rc8
11.	Bd2	Qa6
12.	Qb3	Ne7
13.	Rc1	Nf5
14.	Ne2	Rxc1+
15.	Nxc1	Be7
16.	Bb4	Ba4
17.	Qc3	O-O
18.	b3	Bb5
19.	a4	Bxb4
20.	Qxb4	Rc8
21.	Qd2	Qc6
22.	Na2	Qc2
23.	Qxc2	Rxc2
24.	axb5	Rxa2
25.	O-O	Ra5

Friday, October 20, 2017

French Classical

2016 US Open, ?
Analysis, French (2213) vs. Coffey, John (2012)


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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.	Qd2	O-O
9.	dxc5	Nxc5
10.	Bd3	b6
11.	O-O-O	Nxd3+
12.	Qxd3	b5
13.	Qxb5	Bd7
14.	Qd3	Qa5
15.	Ng5	g6
16.	Kb1	Rab8
17.	Rhf1	Bc8
18.	Rf3	Ba6
19.	Qd2	h6
20.	Nh3	Bb4
21.	Bd4	Be2
22.	Qxe2	Nxd4
23.	Rxd4	Bxc3
24.	Rxc3	Qxc3
25.	b3	Qxd4

French Classical

2016 US Open, ?
Analysis, French (2213) vs. Coffey, John (2012)


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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.	Qd2	O-O
9.	dxc5	Nxc5
10.	Bd3	b6
11.	O-O-O	Nxd3+
12.	Qxd3	b5
13.	Nxb5	Nb4
14.	Qb3	Rb8
15.	a4	a6
16.	Nd6	Bxd6
17.	exd6	Qxd6
18.	Kb1	Bd7
19.	Qa3	e5
20.	Nxe5	Bf5
21.	Nd3	Rfc8
22.	Bd2	a5
23.	Bxb4	axb4
24.	Qb3	Rc3
25.	Qa2	b3
26.	Qa3	bxc2+
27.	Ka2	Rxa3+
28.	bxa3	Bxd3
29.	Rxd3	Qb6

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

French Nimzovich

ICC tourney 1288 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of RMS1978 (1629) vs. Yoshi (1752)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	Ngf3	Nf6
5.	exd5	exd5
6.	Bb5+	Bd7
7.	Bxd7+	Nbxd7
8.	O-O	Be7
9.	dxc5	Nxc5
10.	Nb3	Nce4
11.	Nfd4	O-O
12.	Nf5	Re8
13.	Nxe7+	Rxe7
14.	Nd4	a6
15.	f3	Nd6
16.	Bf4	Rc8
17.	a4	Nc4
18.	b3	Ne3

CHECK!

French Nimzovich

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis French Nimzovich (1382) vs. John2001plus (1844)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Nb3	Bb6
7.	Nf3	Nf6
8.	Be2	O-O
9.	Bg5	Bxf2+
10.	Kxf2	Ne4+
11.	Kg1	Nxg5
12.	Nxg5	Qxg5
13.	Qd2	Qe5
14.	c3	Nc6
15.	Rf1	Be6
16.	h4	Rfe8
17.	h5	Rad8
18.	h6	d4
19.	Bf3	Bc4
20.	Bxc6	dxc3
21.	Qxc3	Qxc3
22.	bxc3	bxc6
23.	Rf4	Rd1+
24.	Kh2	Rd6
25.	Rb1	Rxh6+
26.	Kg1	Be6
27.	Re1	Rb8
28.	Ra4	Rg6
29.	Rxa7	Rg3
30.	Nd4	Bd5
31.	Nf3	Bxf3
32.	Kf2	Rxg2+
33.	Kxf3	Rc2
34.	Ree7	Rxc3+
35.	Kf4	Rf8
36.	a4	h5
37.	a5	h4
38.	a6	Ra3
39.	Rec7	Ra4+
40.	Kf3	g5
41.	Kg2	g4

French Nimzovich

Chess game
??? vs. ???


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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
12.	Bxb6	Qxb6
13.	Bxc6	Rxe1+
14.	Qxe1	bxc6

CHECK!

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Queen's Indian

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	d5
6.	Bf4	dxc4
7.	e3	Bd6
8.	Bxd6	cxd6
9.	Bxc4	O-O
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	Rc1	a6
12.	d5	Qe7
13.	e4	b5
14.	dxe6	bxc4
15.	exd7	Nxd7
16.	Qd4

Queen's Indian

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	Be7
6.	d5	exd5
7.	cxd5	O-O
8.	e4	d6
9.	Bc4	Re8
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	Nd4	a6
12.	Be3	b5
13.	Ba2	Nb6
14.	Rc1	Bf8
15.	Nc6

White to play for strong advantage.

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1866) vs. SpeedyChess11 (1747)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	b6
4.	a3	Bb7
5.	Nc3	Be7
6.	d5	exd5
7.	cxd5	O-O
8.	e4	d6
9.	Bc4	Re8
10.	O-O	Nbd7
11.	Nd4	Ne5
12.	Bb5	Nfd7
13.	f4	Ng6
14.	Qa4	Bf6
15.	Be3	Nc5
16.	Qc2	Nd7
17.	Rad1	a6
18.	Be2	b5
19.	Nc6	Bxc6
20.	dxc6	Nb6
21.	Bxb6	cxb6
22.	e5	Be7
23.	Bg4	Bf8
24.	b4	Ra7
25.	Nd5

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;