Chess Opening Analysis Blog: May 2020

Friday, May 29, 2020

Sicilian Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack

Live Chess, Chess.com
Gusev (1720) vs. john2001plus (1869)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	e6
4.	Bxc6	bxc6
5.	O-O	d5
6.	exd5	cxd5
7.	c4	Nf6
8.	d4	cxd4
9.	cxd5	Qxd5
10.	Qxd4	Bb7

Thursday, May 21, 2020

QGD

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined vs. Steven Loh


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Nbd7
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	e3	O-O
8.	Bd3

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

English

Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge, chess24.com INT
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2753) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2863)


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(white to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	e3	Bb4
5.	Qc2	O-O
6.	Nd5	Re8
7.	Qf5

Click here for the continuation.

English

Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge, chess24.com INT
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2753) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2863)


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(white to move)

1.	c4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	Nf3	Nc6
4.	e3	Bb4
5.	Qc2	O-O
6.	Nd5	Re8
7.	Qf5	d6
8.	Nxf6+	gxf6
9.	Qh5	d5
10.	a3	Bf8
11.	Bd3

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Monday, May 18, 2020

White to play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
ralphw vs. visorboy2000


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	Bf4	Nc6
3.	Nf3	Bf5
4.	e3	a6
5.	Bd3	Bg4
6.	O-O	e6
7.	h3	Bxf3
8.	Qxf3	Bd6
9.	Nd2	Nf6
10.	c4	Bxf4
11.	Qxf4	Nb4
12.	Be2	O-O
13.	Rfd1	a5
14.	a3	Nc6
15.	Rac1	b6
16.	Qg3	Ne7
17.	cxd5	Nfxd5
18.	e4	Nf6
19.	Qe3	Ng6
20.	Nf3	Qe7
21.	Ne5	Nxe5
22.	dxe5	Nd7
23.	Rxc7	Rfd8
24.	Rd6	Rac8
25.	Rdxd7	Qxd7
26.	Rxd7	Rxd7
27.	Qxb6

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

QGD

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
N+1+2 vs. John Coffey


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(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	d5
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Nf3	c5
7.	cxd5	exd5
8.	Bxf6	Nxf6
9.	a3	Bxc3+
10.	bxc3	Qa5
11.	Qb3	O-O
12.	Be2	c4

Click here for the continuation!

Monday, May 11, 2020

Accelerated Dragon

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of soitgoes317 (1691) vs. john2001plus (1892)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	f3	O-O
8.	Nb3	d5
9.	Nxd5	Nxd5

Accelerated Dragon

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of soitgoes317 (1691) vs. john2001plus (1892)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	Nc3	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	f3	O-O
8.	Nb3	d5
9.	Nxd5	Nxd5
10.	exd5	Nb4
11.	Qd2	Nxd5
12.	O-O-O	Be6

Thursday, May 7, 2020

White to play

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1890) vs. soitgoes317 (1689)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nc3	Nf6
3.	f4	d5
4.	fxe5	Nxe4
5.	d3	Qh4+
6.	g3	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	Qe7
8.	d4	f6
9.	Nf3	Nc6
10.	Bg2	Bg4
11.	O-O	fxe5
12.	h3	Bxf3
13.	Qxf3	O-O-O
14.	Qf5+	Qd7
15.	Qxd7+	Rxd7
16.	h4	Kb8
17.	Bh3	Rd6
18.	dxe5	Nxe5
19.	Bf4

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Sicilian

Online
john2001plus (1980) vs. tburd765 (1761), Blitz


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nf6
3.	e5	Nd5
4.	d4	cxd4
5.	Qxd4	e6
6.	Bc4	Nc6
7.	Qe4	d6
8.	Bg5	Be7
9.	Bxe7	Ndxe7
10.	exd6	Qxd6
11.	Nc3

Accelerated Dragon

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of soitgoes317 (1680) vs. john2001plus (1895)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	c4	Bg7
6.	Be3	Nf6
7.	Nc3	d6
8.	f3	Nd7
9.	Be2	O-O
10.	Qd2	Nxd4
11.	Bxd4	Bxd4
12.	Qxd4	Qb6
13.	O-O-O	Qxd4
14.	Rxd4	f6
15.	Rhd1	Nc5
16.	b4	Ne6
17.	Rd4d2	Nf4
18.	Bf1	a5