Chess Opening Analysis Blog: June 2018

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

French Exchange

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of rupertguinness vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Nf3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Qd3	O-O
8.	O-O-O	h6
9.	Bh4	Re8
10.	h3	Nbd7
11.	g4	b5
12.	g5	hxg5
13.	Nxg5	b4
14.	Ne2	a5
15.	Rg1	Nf8
16.	Bg3	a4
17.	Bxd6	Qxd6
18.	Qg3	Qxg3
19.	Rxg3	Ng6

Monday, June 25, 2018

French Advance with bad move by White.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
REDEEMED; vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	Qxd4	Nc6
6.	Qf4	Nge7
7.	Nc3	Ng6
8.	Qg5	Be7
9.	Qg3	Bh4
10.	Qd3	Ngxe5
11.	Qe2	dxc4
12.	Qd2	Qb6

French Advance

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Irina Lutikova vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	c4
8.	Bf4	Nge7
9.	h4	fxe5
10.	Bxe5	a5
11.	Nbd2	Nf5

French Advance

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Irina Lutikova vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	c4
8.	exf6	Nxf6
9.	Bf4	Be7
10.	a4	O-O
11.	a5	Qd8
12.	Be2	Ne4
13.	Qc1	b6
14.	a6	Qe8

French Advance

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Irina Lutikova vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	c4
8.	exf6	Nxf6
9.	Nbd2	Bd6
10.	Qe2	O-O
11.	Ne5	Nxd4
12.	cxd4	Qxd4
13.	Rb1	Qxe5
14.	Qxe5	Bxe5
15.	Nf3	Bc3+
16.	Bd2	Ne4
17.	Bxc3	Nxc3
18.	Rc1	Ne4

Click here for 8. Bf4.
Click here for 9. Bf4.
Click here for 10. a4.
Click here for 11. Nxc4.
Click here for 12. Nexc4.

French Advance

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Irina Lutikova vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	c4
8.	exf6	Nxf6
9.	Nbd2	Bd6
10.	a4	O-O
11.	b5	Ne7
12.	Be2	a6
13.	bxa6	Rxa6

Black to play.

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Irina Lutikova vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	c4
8.	exf6	Nxf6
9.	Nbd2	Bd6
10.	Qe2	O-O
11.	Ne5	Nxd4
12.	Nexc4	dxc4
13.	cxd4	Qxd4
14.	Rb1	b5
15.	Bb2	Qb6

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Irina Lutikova vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	c4
8.	exf6	Nxf6
9.	Nbd2	Bd6
10.	Qe2	O-O
11.	Nxc4	dxc4
12.	Qxc4	Bd7
13.	Be2	Qc7
14.	Bd2	b5
15.	Qb3	Ne4
16.	Bxb5	Rxf3
17.	gxf3	Nxd4
18.	cxd4	Nxd2
19.	Kxd2	Bf4+
20.	Ke1	Bxb5

Click here for 16. Bxb5.

Black to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Irina Lutikova vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	c4
8.	exf6	Nxf6
9.	Nbd2	Bd6
10.	Qe2	O-O
11.	Nxc4	dxc4
12.	Qxc4	Bd7
13.	Be2	Qc7
14.	Bd2	b5
15.	Qb3	Ne4
16.	Bxb5	Rxf3
17.	gxf3	Nxd4
18.	cxd4	Nxd2
19.	Kxd2	Bf4+
20.	Ke1	Bxb5

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Black to play

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French Advance vs. Analysis, 720+3


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8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	b3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bb4+
8.	Bd2	Nxd4
9.	Bb5+	Nxb5
10.	Bxb4	a5
11.	Bd2	Nd4
12.	O-O	Nxf3+
13.	Qxf3	Ne7

CHECK!

French Advance

?, New Whiteland IN
French Advance vs. Analysis, 720+3


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-2

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	b3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bb4+
8.	Bd2	Nxd4
9.	Nxd4	Qxd4
10.	Bb5+	Bd7
11.	Bxd7+	Kxd7
12.	Bxb4	Qxa1
13.	O-O	Qxe5

French Advance

French Advance vs. Analysis


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	b3	cxd4
7.	cxd4	Bb4+
8.	Bd2	Nxd4
9.	Nc3	Bd7
10.	a3	Bc5
11.	b4	Nxf3+
12.	Qxf3	Bd4
13.	Qg3	Ne7
14.	Qxg7	Rg8
15.	Qxh7	Bxf2+
16.	Ke2	Rc8
17.	Rc1	Bd4
18.	Qh3	Bxe5

Click here for 9. Bb5+.
Click here for 9. Nxd4.

French Advance Variation

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of WRH vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	c3	Nc6
5.	Nf3	Qb6
6.	a3	f6
7.	b4	c4
8.	Be3	Qc7
9.	Bf4	fxe5
10.	Nxe5	Nxe5
11.	Bxe5	Bd6
12.	Qh5+	g6
13.	Bxd6	Qxd6
14.	Qg5	Qe7
15.	Qe5	Qf6

Friday, June 22, 2018

Queen's Gambit Declined

ICC 30 0 u, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1825) vs. fiddler (1735)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	Rc1	b6
7.	e3	Bb7
8.	Bd3	c5
9.	O-O	Nc6
10.	dxc5	bxc5
11.	cxd5	Nxd5
12.	Bg3	Ncb4
13.	Be2	Nxc3
14.	bxc3	Qxd1
15.	Rfxd1

Monday, June 18, 2018

French Classical

USCF Online rated Chess.com tournament, Chess.com
Analysis of Bigmind1 (1857) vs. john2001plus (1840)


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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.	Be2	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Ndxe5
9.	O-O	Bc5
10.	Be3	Nd7
11.	Na4	Bxd4
12.	Bxd4	Nxd4
13.	Qxd4	O-O

French Classical

USCF Online rated Chess.com tournament, Chess.com
Analysis of Bigmind1 (1857) vs. john2001plus (1840)


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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.	Bb5	a6
8.	Be2	cxd4
9.	Nxd4	Ndxe5
10.	O-O	Bc5
11.	Be3	Nd7

French Classical

USCF Online rated Chess.com tournament, Chess.com
Analysis of Bigmind1 (1857) vs. john2001plus (1840)


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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.	Bb5	a6
8.	Bd3	cxd4
9.	Ne2	Qa5+
10.	Bd2	Qb6
11.	Rb1	Nc5
12.	O-O	Bd7
13.	Be1	Nxd3

Click here for 8. Be2.

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Albin Alekhine Chatard Attack

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Analysis of Sims, Steve vs. Coffey, John


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	c5
8.	Qg4	Kf8
9.	O-O-O	cxd4
10.	Qxd4	Nc6
11.	Qf4	Ndxe5

Albin Alekhine Chatard Attack

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Analysis of Sims, Steve vs. Coffey, John


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	c5
8.	Qg4	Kf8
9.	Nf3	cxd4
10.	Bxd4	Nc6
11.	O-O-O	a6
12.	Bd3	Qc7
13.	Qf4	Nxd4
14.	Qxd4	Nc5
15.	Qf4	Kg8
16.	Nd4	b5

Sunday, June 10, 2018

French Advance Variation

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Burnemup (1512) vs. John2001plus (1563)


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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	Qa5+
10.	Bd2	Bb4
11.	Bc3	b5
12.	a3	Bxc3+
13.	Nxc3	b4
14.	Nb5	bxa3+
15.	Kf1	O-O
16.	Rxa3	Qb6
17.	g4	Nfe7
18.	Nc3	Rb8
19.	Na4	Qb4

Saturday, June 9, 2018

French Tarrasch Variation

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of NYknight631 (1805) vs. john2001plus (1851)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	dxc5	Bxc5
5.	Nb3	Bb6
6.	exd5	exd5
7.	Be3	Bxe3
8.	Qe2	Qb6
9.	Qxe3+	Qxe3+
10.	fxe3	Nf6
11.	O-O-O	Ne4
12.	Bb5+	Nc6
13.	Rf1	O-O

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Albin Alekhine Chatard Attack

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Albin Alekhine Chatard Attack vs. Analysis


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	c5
8.	Qg4	Kf8
9.	Nf3	cxd4
10.	Bxd4	Nc6
11.	O-O-O	a6
12.	Kb1	Qc7
13.	Ne2	Nxd4
14.	Qxd4	Bc5
15.	Qc3	Bb6
16.	Qb4+	Bc5
17.	Qc3	Bb6

French Exchange

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Dorfeus911 (1430) vs. john2001plus (1835)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	c4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bb4
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	Nf3	Bg4
8.	O-O	dxc4
9.	Bxc4	Bxf3
10.	Qxf3	Qxd4
11.	Qxb7	Qxc4
12.	Qxa8	Bd6
13.	Qxa7	Bxh2+
14.	Kxh2	Qxf1
15.	Qa4	Nbd7
16.	f3	Re8
17.	Nd5	Re6
18.	Qa8+	Nf8
19.	Nxf6+	Rxf6
20.	Qa7	Qe1
21.	Qxc7	Rf5
22.	g4	Qf2+
23.	Kh1	Qxf3+
24.	Kh2	Qe2+
25.	Kh3	Qf1+
26.	Kh2	Rf2+
27.	Kg3	Rf3+
28.	Kh4	Qh3+

Click here for 15. b3.
Click here for 19. Nxc7.

Friday, June 1, 2018

Albin Alekhine Chatard Attack

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Albin Alekhine Chatard Attack vs. Analysis


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Be7
5.	e5	Nfd7
6.	h4	h6
7.	Be3	c5
8.	Qg4	Kf8
9.	Nf3	cxd4
10.	Bxd4	Nc6
11.	O-O-O	a6
12.	Rh3	Qc7
13.	Rg3	Rg8
14.	Qf4	b5
15.	Kb1	b4
16.	Na4	Rb8
17.	b3	Nf6
18.	Rh3	Nxd4
19.	Nxd4	g5
20.	hxg5	hxg5
21.	Qe3	Ng4
22.	Qg3	Nxe5
23.	Rh7	Bd6
24.	Qh3	Qe7