Chess Opening Analysis Blog: January 2019

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Black to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of learnychess (1558) vs. john2001plus (1878)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	exf6	hxg5
7.	fxg7	Rg8
8.	Qh5	Qf6
9.	Nf3	Qxg7
10.	Ne5	c5
11.	Qe2	cxd4
12.	Qb5+	Nd7
13.	Nxd7	Bxc3+
14.	bxc3	Bxd7
15.	Qxb7	Qe5+
16.	Kd1	Rb8
17.	Qxa7	dxc3

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

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Analysis of learnychess (1558) vs. john2001plus (1878)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	exf6	hxg5
7.	fxg7	Rg8
8.	Qh5	Qf6
9.	Nf3	Qxg7
10.	Ne5	Nd7
11.	Nxd7	Qxd4
12.	Qf3	Bxd7

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Analysis
New game vs. Stockfish 10 64 POPCNT, 720+3


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	exf6	hxg5
7.	fxg7	Rg8
8.	Qh5	Qf6
9.	Nf3	Qxg7
10.	Ne5	Nd7
11.	Nxd7	Bxd7
12.	O-O-O	O-O-O
13.	Qf3	Rh8

What is the strongest continuation for Black?

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of learnychess (1558) vs. john2001plus (1878)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	exf6	hxg5
7.	fxg7	Rg8
8.	Qh5	Qf6
9.	Nf3	Qxg7
10.	Ne5	Nd7
11.	Nxd7	Bxd7
12.	O-O-O	Bxc3
13.	bxc3	Qf6
14.	Qe2	O-O-O

French Exchange

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Analysis of Dj_Volt (1407) vs. john2001plus (1850)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	Bd6
6.	Bg5	c6
7.	Bd3	O-O
8.	O-O	Bg4
9.	h3	Bh5
10.	Re1	Nbd7
11.	g4	Bg6
12.	Qd2	Qb6
13.	b3	Bxd3
14.	Qxd3	Bb4
15.	Bd2	Bxc3
16.	Bxc3	Ne4

Thursday, January 3, 2019

French Defense

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


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	b3	cxd4
5.	f4	Nc6

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;