Chess Opening Analysis Blog: January 2018

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

French exchange variation

Casual Quick Chess, Greenwood Chess Club
Greg Marshall vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	Bf4	Bd6
6.	Bg5	h6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Qe2+	Be6
9.	Nbd2	O-O
10.	O-O-O	Nc6
11.	Qb5	Nxd4
12.	Qxb7	Rfb8
13.	Qa6	Ne2+

Click here 9. Qb5+.
Click here 13. Qxb8+.

Monday, January 29, 2018

QGD

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. fiddler (1728)


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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	c5
7.	dxc5	Qa5
8.	a3	Qxc5
9.	b4	Qc6
10.	Nd4	Qd7
11.	Ndb5	Na6
12.	cxd5	Nxd5
13.	Nxd5	Qxd5
14.	Qxd5	exd5
15.	Rd1	Rd8
16.	Be2

Monday, January 1, 2018

QGD

ICC tourney 1361 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1633) vs. AKyleB (1150)


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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.	cxd5	exd5
8.	Ne5	Bb7
9.	Bd3	Nbd7
10.	O-O	Re8
11.	Bb5	c5
12.	Nxd7	Nxd7
13.	dxc5	Bxc5
14.	Nxd5

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;