Chess Opening Analysis Blog: November 2019

Thursday, November 21, 2019

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com, http://gameknot.com/
John Coffey vs. kesbor


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e3	Nc6
8.	Bb5

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Sunday, November 10, 2019

Slav Defense

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Be2	Bd6
7.	O-O	O-O
8.	b3	b6
9.	a4	Bb7
10.	a5	bxa5
11.	Qc2	Re8
12.	Bb2	e5
13.	cxd5	cxd5
14.	Nb5	Bb4
15.	dxe5	Ne4
16.	Rfc1	Rc8
17.	Qd1	Qb6
18.	Nbd4

Click here for the continuation.

Slav Defense

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QGD

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e3	Nc6
8.	Bb5	a6
9.	Bxc6+	bxc6
10.	O-O	Be7
11.	dxc5	Bxc5
12.	Qa4	Qb6
13.	Bxf6	gxf6
14.	Rac1

Saturday, November 9, 2019

French Tarrasch

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


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Nb3	Bb6
7.	Nf3	Nf6
8.	Bb5+	Nc6
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Nbd4	Bg4
11.	Nxc6	bxc6
12.	Bxc6	Rc8
13.	Ba4	Ne4
14.	c3	Qd6
15.	Qd3	Nc5

Click here for the interesting continuation.

Slav Defense

Play chess online

QGD

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	O-O
6.	Rc1	a6
7.	c5	Nh5
8.	Be5

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Slav Defense

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Bf5
3.	c4	c6
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd8
6.	e4	Bg6
7.	h4	h6
8.	Ne5	Bh7
9.	Qb3	b5
10.	Qxf7#

Monday, November 4, 2019

French Tarrasch Variation

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


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nd2	c5
4.	exd5	exd5
5.	dxc5	Bxc5
6.	Nb3	Bb6
7.	Nf3	Nf6
8.	Bb5+	Nc6
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Nbd4	Bg4
11.	Nxc6	bxc6
12.	Bxc6	Rc8
13.	Ba4	Ne4

Friday, November 1, 2019

Queen Pawn

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	b6
2.	d4	Bb7
3.	c4	g6
4.	Nc3	Bg7
5.	e4	d6
6.	Bg5	f6
7.	Be3	a6
8.	d5	Nd7
9.	Nd4	Kf7
10.	f4	Nf8
11.	Be2	Qd7
12.	O-O	c5
13.	dxc6 e.p.	Bxc6
14.	Bg4	Qb7
15.	Nxc6	Qxc6
16.	e5	f5
17.	Bf3

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;