Chess Opening Analysis Blog: December 2018

Friday, December 14, 2018

Black to play for equality

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Analysis of john2001plus (1870) vs. bigpawn63 (1521)


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	exd4
4.	Nxd4	Be7
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Bc4	O-O
7.	O-O	Nxe4
8.	Nxe4	d5
9.	Bd3	dxe4
10.	Bxe4	Re8

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1870) vs. bigpawn63 (1521)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	exd4
4.	Nxd4	Be7
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Bc4	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	h3	Ne5
9.	Bb3	c5
10.	Nf3	c4
11.	Nxe5	cxb3
12.	Nf3

What is the best continuation for Black?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1870) vs. bigpawn63 (1521)


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1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	exd4
4.	Nxd4	Be7
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Bc4	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	f4	d5
9.	Nxd5	Nxd5
10.	exd5	Nb6

What is the best continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1870) vs. bigpawn63 (1521)


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1.	Nf3	d6
2.	e4	e5
3.	d4	exd4
4.	Nxd4	Be7
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Bc4	O-O
7.	O-O	Nbd7
8.	f4	Nb6
9.	Be2	c5
10.	Nb3	a5
11.	a4

Monday, December 10, 2018

Marshall Defense

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John Coffey vs. just plain bill


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	cxd5	Qxd5
4.	Nc3	Qa5
5.	Bd2	e5
6.	e4	c6
7.	dxe5	Qxe5
8.	f4

Marshall Defense

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John Coffey vs. just plain bill


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1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	cxd5	Qxd5
4.	Nc3	Qd7
5.	e4	a6
6.	Nf3	e6
7.	Bd3	b5
8.	Be3	c5
9.	dxc5	Ng4
10.	Bf4	b4
11.	Na4

Marshall Defense

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John Coffey vs. just plain bill


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1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	Nf6
3.	cxd5	Qxd5
4.	Nc3	Qd7
5.	e4	a6
6.	Nf3	g6
7.	Ne5	Qd8
8.	Bc4	e6
9.	Bg5	Be7
10.	d5	O-O
11.	Bh6	Re8
12.	O-O	exd5
13.	Nxd5	Be6
14.	Qf3

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;