Sunday, March 31, 2019

King's Gambit

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
irvloan vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+1
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.e4exf4
3.Nf3d6
4.d4g5
5.h4g4
6.Ng1Qf6
7.Nc3Ne7
8.Qd2Bh6
9.Bb5+Nbc6
10.Nge2O-O
 
Click here for 6. Ng5.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Bogo-Indian

October 2018 Member Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of 10 steady_john vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.g3Be7
5.Nc3O-O
6.Bg2Bb7
7.O-ONe4
8.Qc2Nxc3
9.Qxc3d6
10.Re1Be4
11.b3a5
12.Bb2c6
13.Nd2Bxg2
14.Kxg2d5
 
Click here for 11. Nd2.

Friday, March 29, 2019

Bogo-Indian Defense

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. DECIDEDLYHAPPY
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4b6
3.c4Bb7
4.Nc3e6
5.g3Bb4
6.Bd2c5
7.dxc5Bxc5
8.Bg2Qe7
9.O-OO-O
10.a3a5
11.Bg5
 

Bogo-Indian

October 2018 Member Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
steady_john vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3e6
3.c4b6
4.g3Be7
5.Nc3O-O
6.Bg2Bb7
7.O-ONe4
8.Qc2Nxc3
9.Qxc3d6
 
Click here for a continuation

French Advance Variation

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Jan vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.e5c5
4.Nf3cxd4
5.Qxd4Ne7
6.c4Nbc6
7.Qc3Ng6
8.Nbd2d4
9.Qc2Ngxe5
 

White to play

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Jan
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.d4Nf6
3.c4Bg4
4.Qb3b6
5.h3Bh5
6.g4Bg6
7.Nc3Ne4
8.Bg2Nxc3
9.Qxc3
 

King's Gambit

?, ?
Kings Indian vs. Analysis
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.e4e5
2.f4exf4
3.Nf3d6
4.d4g5
5.h4g4
6.Ng5f6
7.Bxf4fxg5
8.hxg5Bg7
9.Nc3Be6
10.Qd2Nd7
11.O-O-ONe7
 

QGA

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. DAVID H,
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3c5
5.Bxc4cxd4
6.exd4e6
7.Nc3Be7
8.O-OO-O
9.Qe2Nc6
10.Rd1Qc7
11.a3a6
12.Ba2b5
13.d5b4
14.axb4Nxb4
15.dxe6
 
Click here for 13... exd5.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Slav Defense

53rd ch-IND 2015, Thiruvarur IND
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (2651) vs. Das, Arghyadip (2456)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nc3c6
4.e3Nf6
5.Nf3Nbd7
6.Bd3dxc4
7.Bxc4b5
8.Bd3Bb7
9.a3a6
10.b4a5
11.Rb1axb4
12.axb4Bd6
13.O-OO-O
14.Qc2Qe7
15.e4e5
16.Ne2Bxb4
17.Ng3g6
18.dxe5Ng4
19.Bg5Qc5
20.e6fxe6
21.Qb3Nde5
22.Qxe6+Rf7
23.Nxe5
 

Queen Pawn

Itsyourturn.com
John Cofffey (2000) vs. Steve M, Daily
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3e6
2.d4d5
3.c4Bb4+
4.Nbd2c5
5.a3Bxd2+
6.Bxd2cxd4
7.Nxd4Nf6
8.cxd5Qxd5
9.e3Bd7
10.Rc1O-O
11.Qb3
 

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Pirc Lisitsin Gambit

?, ?
Pirc-Lisitsin Gambit vs. Analysis
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4fxe4
3.Ng5Nf6
4.d3e6
5.dxe4Nc6
6.Nc3Bb4
7.Bd3O-O
8.f4h6
9.e5Nd5
10.O-ONxc3
11.bxc3Bxc3
12.Rb1Qe8
13.Bh7+Kh8
14.Qd3Bd4+
15.Kh1Rf5
16.g4b6
17.gxf5
CHECK!
Click here for the continuation!

QGA

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com, http://gameknot.com/
John Coffey vs. DAVID H,
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3c5
5.Bxc4cxd4
6.exd4e6
7.Nc3Be7
8.O-OO-O
9.Qe2Nc6
10.Rd1Qc7
11.a3Bd7
12.Be3Rae8
13.g3
 
Click here for 9... a6.
Click here for 11... a6.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

French Exchange

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
morrsr vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bd3Bd6
6.Nc3c6
7.O-OO-O
8.h3Re8
9.Be3Nbd7
10.a3Ne4
11.Ne2Qf6
 

English

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
DECIDEDLYHAPPY vs. John Coffey
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.c4e5
2.Nc3Nf6
3.Nf3Nc6
4.a3d5
5.cxd5Nxd5
6.Qc2Nb6
 

French Tarrasch

?, ?
French Tarrasch Analysis vs. ?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nd2c5
4.c3cxd4
5.cxd4dxe4
6.Nxe4Bd7
7.Nf3Bc6
8.Nc3Bd6
9.Bd3Ne7
10.O-ONd7
11.Be4Bxe4
12.Nxe4Nb6
13.Qd3Nc6
14.Bd2Be7
15.Rfe1Rc8
16.Rac1h6
17.b4O-O
18.b5Nb4
19.Qb1Rxc1
20.Rxc1Nb4d5
21.Nc5Qb8
22.a4Rc8
23.a5Bxc5
24.dxc5Nd7
25.Bb4Qf4
26.Ba3Qa4
27.Qd3Qxa5
 

Monday, March 25, 2019

White to play

It's Your Turn, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Defaulted Kempelen
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.e3Bg4
5.Qb3Qc7
6.Ne5Bf5
7.cxd5cxd5
8.Nc3e6
9.Bd2b6
10.Nb5Qd8
11.Rc1Na6
12.Qa4Nd7
13.Qxa6
 

Sunday, March 24, 2019

King's Indian

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. Lee Edwards
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3g6
2.d4Bg7
3.c4Nf6
4.Nc3d6
5.e4O-O
6.Be2Nbd7
7.Be3e5
8.Qc2Ng4
9.Bg5Qe8
10.Nd5f6
11.Nxc7Qd8
12.Ne6
 

Queen Pawn

ICC tourney 1616 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
fastturle (1377) vs. john2001plus (1754)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.c3Qb6
4.b3cxd4
5.Qxd4d6
 

Queen Pawn

ICC tourney 1616 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
fastturle (1377) vs. john2001plus (1754)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.c3Qb6
4.Qc1cxd4
5.cxd4Nc6
6.e3d6
7.Nc3e5
 

Queen Pawn

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. morrsr
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nc6
2.d4d5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bf4Nf6
6.e3b6
7.Rc1O-O
8.a3Bxc3+
9.Rxc3Ne7
10.Bd3dxc4
11.Rxc4Ba6
12.Rxc7
 

Modern?

ICC tourney 1616 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
john2001plus (1762) vs. ThickBunch (1400)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d6
2.d4Bg4
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nf6
5.e4Nc6
6.d5exd5
7.cxd5Ne5
8.Be2
 

French McCutcheon

ICC tourney 1616 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Zephyr (1548) vs. john2001plus (1762)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Bg5Bb4
5.e5h6
6.Bh4g5
7.Bg3Ne4
8.Nge2h5
9.a3Bxc3+
10.bxc3h4
11.f3Nxc3
12.Nxc3hxg3
 

Friday, March 22, 2019

QGA

October 2018 Open Main #2 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. DAVID H,
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4dxc4
4.e3c5
5.Bxc4cxd4
6.exd4e6
7.Nc3Be7
8.O-OO-O
9.Qe2a6
10.a4Nc6
11.Rd1Bd7
12.Bf4Qe8
13.Ne5Nxe5
14.dxe5Nd5
15.Bxd5exd5
16.Nxd5Bd8
17.b3Rc8
18.h3
 
Click here for 9... Nc6.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Slav Defense

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3b6
7.e4dxe4
8.Ne5e6
9.Bb5+Nbd7
10.g4Bxg4
11.Nxe4Nxe4
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Nxd7Kxd7
14.f3Bxf3
15.Qxf3Bb4+
16.Ke2f5
17.Rg1g6
18.a3Bd6
19.Bf4Bxf4
20.Qxf4g5
21.Rxg5Nxg5
22.Qxg5Rhg8
23.Qh6Rg2+
24.Kf3Rxb2
25.Qxh7+Kc6
26.Rc1+Kb5
27.Qd7+Ka5
28.Qxe6Rb5
29.a4Rb4
30.Qd5+b5
31.Qxa8a6
32.axb5Rxb5
33.Rc5Rxc5
34.dxc5Kb5
35.Qd5a5
36.c6+Kb6
37.Qxa5+Kxa5
38.c7f4
39.c8=QKb6
40.Ke4f3
41.Kd5f2
42.Qc6+Ka5
43.Kc5f1=Q
44.Qb6+Ka4
45.Qb4#
 
Click here for 6... Qb6.
Click here for 7... Bxe4.
Click here for 7... Nxe4.
Click here for 9... Nfd7.
Click here for 11... Qc7.
Click here for 33. Ra1+.
Click here for 42... Ka7.

Slav Defense

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3Qb6
7.Qxb6axb6
8.e3
 

White to play.

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3b6
7.e4Bxe4
8.Nxe4dxe4
9.Bb5+Nbd7
10.Ne5e6
11.Bg5Be7
12.Bxf6
 

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3b6
7.e4Bxe4
8.Nxe4dxe4
9.Bb5+Nfd7
10.Ne5e6
11.d5Qe7
12.Bd2Qd6
13.Nxf7Kxf7
14.dxe6+Kg6
15.exd7Nxd7
16.Rc1
 

Slav Defense

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3b6
7.e4Bxe4
8.Nxe4dxe4
9.Bb5+Nfd7
10.Ne5e6
11.d5Qe7
12.Bd2f6
13.Rc1fxe5
14.Rc8+Kf7
15.dxe6+Kf6
16.exd7
 
Click here for 8... Nxe4.
Click here for 9... Nbd7.
Click here for 12... Qd6.

Slav Defense

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3b6
7.e4Nxe4
8.Nxe4Bxe4
9.Bb5+Nd7
10.Ne5Bf5
11.Qxd5Be6
12.Bxd7+Qxd7
13.Qxa8+
 

Slav Defense

Live Chess, Chess.com
john2001plus (1873) vs. Chessisish (1558)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4d5
3.c4c6
4.Nc3Bf5
5.cxd5cxd5
6.Qb3b6
7.e4dxe4
8.Ne5e6
9.Bb5+Nfd7
10.g4Bg6
11.d5Bc5
12.dxe6fxe6
13.Qxe6+Kf8
14.Bxd7
 

Thursday, March 14, 2019

From's Gambit

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John2001plus vs. Randall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.c3Bf5
11.e4Qe7
12.Bg2O-O-O
13.Nd2Be6
14.Qe3Rh5
15.e5Bxe5
16.Bxc6bxc6
17.dxe5Bd5
18.O-ORxe5
 

From's Gambit

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John2001plus vs. Randall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-3
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.c3Bf5
11.e4Qe7
12.Bg2O-O-O
13.Nd2Be6
14.Qe3Rh5
15.b3Rdh8
16.Bb2Rxh2
17.O-O-ORxh1
18.Rxh1Rxh1+
19.Bxh1f6
20.c4Qh7
21.Bg2Qh2
22.Bf1Bxg3
23.d5Bf4
24.Qe2g3
25.dxc6Kb8
26.cxb7Bh3
27.Bc3Bxf1
28.Qg4Bxd2+
29.Bxd2Bh3
30.Qxg6Kxb7
31.Qh5Bd7
32.Qc5Qh1+
33.Kb2Qxe4
 

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Black to play

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John2001plus vs. Randall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.c3Bf5
11.e4Qe7
12.Bg2O-O-O
13.Nd2Be6
14.Qe3Rh5
15.b3Rdh8
16.Bb2Rxh2
17.O-O-ORxh1
18.Rxh1Rxh1+
19.Bxh1f6
20.c4Qh7
21.Bg2Qh2
22.Bf1Bxg3
23.d5Bf4
24.Qe2g3
25.dxc6Kb8
26.Qxh2gxh2
27.Bg2Bh3
28.Bh1g5
29.Bxf6g4
30.Bh4g3
31.Bxg3Bxg3
32.cxb7Kxb7
33.e5+Kc8
34.Nf3Bf4+
35.Kd1c5
 
Click here for 13. O-O?
Click here for 15. e5
Click here for 13. O-O?
Click here for 26. cxb7

From's Gambit

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
Analysis John2001plus vs. Randall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.c3Bf5
11.e4Qe7
12.Bg2O-O-O
13.O-OBe6
14.Bf4Bc5
15.Be3f5
16.Nd2Qh7
 

From's Gambit

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John2001plus vs. Randall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.c3Bf5
11.e4Qe7
12.Bg2O-O-O
13.O-OBe6
14.Bf4Bc5
15.Qe2Rxd4
16.Be3Bc4
17.Qf2Bxf1
18.cxd4Bxg2
19.dxc5Bxe4
 

From's Gambit

Casual Game, http://www.itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John2001plus vs. Randall
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-1
(black to move)
1.f4e5
2.fxe5d6
3.exd6Bxd6
4.Nf3g5
5.g3g4
6.Nh4Ne7
7.d4Ng6
8.Nxg6hxg6
9.Qd3Nc6
10.c3Bf5
11.e4Qe7
12.Bg2O-O-O
13.O-OBe6
14.Bf4Bc5
15.Qe2Rxd4
16.Kh1Rdd8
17.Nd2Rxh2+
18.Kxh2Rh8+
19.Bh3g5
20.Be3Rxh3+
21.Kg2Bxe3
22.Qxe3f5
 
Click here for 15. Be3.
Click here for 16. Be3.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Queen Pawn

ICC tourney 1459 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1751) vs. Zephyr (1506)
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3
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0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bg5h6
6.Bxf6Qxf6
7.e3O-O
8.Rc1dxc4
9.Bxc4c5
10.O-Ocxd4
11.Nxd4Bd7
12.Ne4Qe5
13.Be2Nc6
14.Nf3Qxe4
15.Qxd7Rab8
16.Qd3Qxd3
17.Bxd3Be7
18.Be4Nb4
19.a3f5
20.Bb1Nc6
21.Ba2
 

Monday, March 4, 2019

French Exchange

October 2018 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com, ?
Analysis of Bodo vs. John Coffey
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hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.Bb5+c6
5.Ba4Nf6
6.O-OBe6
7.d3Bd6
8.a3O-O
9.b4Nbd7
10.Qd2Ne5
11.Nd4Bd7
12.c3Re8
13.Qc2a5
14.Bb2Neg4
15.h3Nh2
16.Rd1Nh5
17.g3Qf6
18.Kxh2Qh4
19.Bc1Nxg3
20.Kg1Bxh3
21.f4Qg4
22.Qh2Re2
23.Nxe2Nxe2+
24.Kf2Qh4+
25.Kf3Re8
26.Ra2Bg4+
27.Kg2Bf3+
28.Kxf3Qxh2
29.Be3Qg3+
30.Kxe2Qg2+
31.Ke1Rxe3+
CHECK!