Chess Opening Analysis Blog: June 2019

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Chigorin Defense

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. saria3


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nc6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nf6
5.	Bg5	Be7
6.	e3	O-O
7.	a3	b6
8.	Qc2	Ba6
9.	cxd5	Bxf1
10.	Kxf1	Nxd5
11.	h4	Na5
12.	b4	Nc4
13.	Qb3	Nxc3
14.	Qxc4	Nd5
15.	e4	Nf6
16.	Qc6	Qe8
17.	Ne5

Saturday, June 22, 2019

QGD

October 2018 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. chugbezek


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	Nc6
7.	a3	Nh5
8.	Be5	f6
9.	Bg3	Na5
10.	cxd5	exd5
11.	b4	Nc6
12.	Bd3	Be6
13.	O-O	Nxg3
14.	hxg3	Qd7
15.	Re1	Bf7
16.	e4

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Slav Defense

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Coffey (John) vs. rchambers


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bg4
5.	Qb3	b6
6.	Ne5	Be6
7.	cxd5	Bxd5
8.	Bc4	Bxc4
9.	Qxc4	Qd5
10.	O-O	Qxc4
11.	Nxc4	b5
12.	Na5	e6
13.	Bd2

Slav Defense

March 2019 Open Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey vs. jerryw1936


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	Bf5
5.	cxd5	cxd5
6.	Qb3	b6
7.	Bb5+	Bd7
8.	Ne5	e6
9.	Nc3	Bd6
10.	Nxd7	Nbxd7
11.	Ba6	O-O
12.	O-O	Ng4
13.	h3	Qh4
14.	e4

Saturday, June 15, 2019

Sicilian 2. Bc4.

itsyourturn.com
Joma vs. John Coiffey, Daily


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Bc4	Nf6
3.	d3	d5
4.	exd5	Nxd5
5.	Qf3	e6
6.	Qe4	Nc6
7.	c3	Be7
8.	Nf3	O-O
9.	h3	Na5
10.	Bb5	a6
11.	Ba4	b5
12.	Bc2	Bb7
13.	Qe2	Qc7

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

French McCutcheon

ICC tourney 1624 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of learnychess (1534) vs. john2001plus (1728)


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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.	Bd3	Nc6

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

QGD

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	e3	b6
7.	Bd3	dxc4
8.	Bxc4	Bb7
9.	O-O	a6
10.	Qe2	c5
11.	dxc5	Bxc5
12.	Rfd1	Nbd7
13.	Bd3	Qe7
14.	Ne5

Saturday, June 8, 2019

French Steinitz Variation

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


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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.	Ne2	Be7
8.	c3	O-O
9.	a3	Qb6
10.	g3	Na5
11.	Bh3	Qb3

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

QGD

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4

French Classical

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


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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.	Be3	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Qb6
9.	a3	Bc5
10.	Na4	Qa5+
11.	Nc3	Qb6

Monday, June 3, 2019

French Exchange

October 2018 Member Main #1 Tournament, https://itsyourturn.com
chugbezek vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	Nf3	d5
3.	exd5	exd5
4.	d4	Nf6
5.	Bd3	Bd6
6.	Qe2+	Be6
7.	Ng5	Qe7

CHECK!

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;