Chess Opening Analysis Blog: December 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017

QGD

Blitz:30', New Whiteland IN
john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806), 1800


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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	Nbd7
7.	Be2	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	a6
9.	a4	Nb6
10.	Bd3	Nbd5
11.	Be5

QGD

Blitz:30', New Whiteland IN
john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806), 1800


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1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	cxd5	exd5
9.	Be2	Nc6
10.	O-O	Be6
11.	Rc1

QGD

Blitz:30', New Whiteland IN
john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806), 1800


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1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Bxc5
9.	O-O	Nbd7
10.	e4	Nh5
11.	Bd6

QGD

Blitz:30', New Whiteland IN
john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806), 1800


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1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Bxc5
9.	O-O	a6
10.	Qc2	b5
11.	Bd3	Bb7
12.	Bg5	h6
13.	Bh7+	Kh8
14.	Bxf6	Qxf6
15.	Ne4	Qe7
16.	Nxc5	Bxf3
17.	gxf3	f5
18.	Bxf5	exf5
19.	Rfd1

QGD

ICC 30 0, Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1857) vs. fiddler (1806)


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1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	c5
7.	dxc5	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Bxc5
9.	O-O	a6
10.	Qc2	b5
11.	Bd3	Bb7
12.	Bg5	h6
13.	Bh7+	Kh8
14.	Bxf6	gxf6
15.	Be4

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Friday, December 8, 2017

Benko Gambit

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1734) vs. JimJacket (1600)


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1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c5
4.	d5	b5
5.	e3	a6
6.	dxe6	fxe6
7.	cxb5	Be7
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	Be2	axb5
10.	Bxb5	d5
11.	O-O	Bd7
12.	b3	Bxb5
13.	Nxb5	Ne4
14.	Bb2	Nd7
15.	a4	Qb8
16.	h3	Bf6
17.	Bxf6	Rxf6
18.	Rc1

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

French Exchange

ICC tourney 1346 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of krishnasumanth (1412) vs. john2001plus (1527)


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1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	c4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bb4
6.	Nf3	O-O
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Bg4
9.	O-O	Bxf3
10.	Qxf3	Qxd4
11.	Bb3	Nc6
12.	Rd1	Qg4

Saturday, December 2, 2017

Queen's Indian

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Analysis (1532) vs. Bogo Indian (1618)


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Bg5	Bb4+
5.	Nc3	h6
6.	Bh4	Bb7
7.	e3	g5
8.	Bg3	Ne4
9.	Qc2	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	d6
11.	Nd2	Nxg3
12.	hxg3	Nd7
13.	g4	Ke7
14.	f3	Nf6
15.	Bd3	h5
16.	gxh5	Nxh5
17.	Kf2	Nf6
18.	Ne4	Bxe4
19.	Bxe4	Rb8
20.	Bc6	g4
21.	f4	g3+
22.	Kxg3	b5
23.	Bxb5	d5
24.	Kf2	Qg8
25.	Rxh8	Qxh8
26.	Kg1	Qh5
27.	Qd1	Ng4
28.	Qf3	Qh4
29.	Qh3	Qf2+
30.	Kh1	Nxe3
31.	Rg1	Nf5
32.	g4	Ne3
33.	f5	c6
34.	Bxc6	Qf3+
35.	Kh2	Rb2+

French Exchange

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis tcudoug (1498) vs. john2001plus (1837)


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1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Bf4	Bd6
5.	Bxd6	Qxd6
6.	c3	Nf6
7.	Nf3	O-O
8.	Be2	Re8
9.	O-O	Bf5
10.	Nbd2	Nbd7
11.	Re1	Re7
12.	Bf1	Rxe1
13.	Nxe1	Re8
14.	Nef3	c6
15.	Nh4	Be4
16.	Nxe4	Nxe4
17.	Nf3	Qf4
18.	g3	Qf5
19.	Bd3	Re6

Friday, December 1, 2017

Bogo Indian

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Analyze Fiddler (1532) vs. Yoshi (1618)


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1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	b6
4.	Bg5	Bb4+
5.	Nc3	h6
6.	Bh4	Bb7
7.	e3	g5
8.	Bg3	Ne4
9.	Qc2	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	d6
11.	Nd2	Nxg3
12.	hxg3	Nd7
13.	g4	Ke7
14.	f3	Nf6
15.	Bd3	h5
16.	gxh5	Nxh5
17.	Kf2	Nf6
18.	Ne4	Bxe4
19.	Bxe4	Rb8
20.	Bc6	g4
21.	a3	gxf3
22.	Bxf3