Chess Opening Analysis Blog: May 2019

Saturday, May 25, 2019

Nimzo Indian

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


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	Bb4
4.	Qc2	O-O
5.	a3	Bxc3+
6.	Qxc3	d5
7.	Bg5	dxc4
8.	Qxc4	b6
9.	Nf3	Ba6
10.	Qa4	h6

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Irregular Opening

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1847) vs. Shahriyor0177 (1278)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d6
3.	Nc3	h6
4.	d4	g5
5.	Be3	Bg7
6.	Nd2	d5
7.	h4

Irregular Opening

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1847) vs. Shahriyor0177 (1278)


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	c6
2.	e4	d6
3.	Nc3	h6
4.	d4	g5
5.	Be3	Bg7
6.	Nd2	b5
7.	a3	Nf6
8.	Be2	Nbd7
9.	h4

French McCutcheon

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Romero_Niel (1421) vs. john2001plus (1849)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	Bh4	g5
7.	Bg3	Ne4
8.	Nge2	c5
9.	a3	Bxc3+
10.	Nxc3	Nxc3
11.	bxc3	Nc6

French McCutcheon

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Romero_Niel (1421) vs. john2001plus (1849)


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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.	O-O-O	Qxg7
10.	Nf3	Nd7
11.	Qg4	f5
12.	Qh5+	Kf8
13.	Ng1	g4
14.	Qh4	Nf6
15.	Nge2	Rh8
16.	Qg3	Bd6
17.	Qe3	Qh6
18.	g3	Qxe3+

French McCutcheon

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Romero_Niel (1421) vs. john2001plus (1849)


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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.	O-O-O	Qxg7
10.	h4	g4
11.	f3	Nd7
12.	Kb1	Bxc3
13.	bxc3	Nb6

French McCutcheon

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of Romero_Niel (1421) vs. john2001plus (1849)


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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.	Qh7	Qxg7
10.	Qxg7	Rxg7
11.	h4	gxh4
12.	Rxh4	Rg8

Sunday, May 5, 2019

French McCutcheon

January 2019 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Werther vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e5	h6
6.	Bh4	g5
7.	Bg3	Ne4
8.	Nge2	Nxg3
9.	hxg3	Be7

French Exchange

January 2019 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
Piotr vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	Be2	Nf6
5.	O-O	Bd6
6.	h3	O-O
7.	d4	Re8
8.	Bg5	h6
9.	Bh4	Be6
10.	Ne5	g5
11.	Bg3	Ne4
12.	Bd3	Nc6
13.	c3	Nxg3

Dragon Defense

ICC tourney 1639 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of Nitro (1398) vs. john2001plus (1713)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	d6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	g3	Bg7
7.	Bg2	O-O
8.	O-O	Nc6
9.	Nxc6	bxc6
10.	e5	dxe5
11.	Bxc6	Qxd1
12.	Rxd1	Rb8
13.	Re1	Bf5
14.	Ba4	Rfc8
15.	Rxe5	Ne4
16.	Rxe4	Bxe4
17.	Nxe4	Rb4
18.	Bb3	Rxe4

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;