Chess Opening Analysis Blog: August 2020

Friday, August 28, 2020

Vienna Gambit

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Analysis of john2001plus (1575) vs. soitgoes317 (1439)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(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.	Qe2	Nd7
9.	Nf3	f6
10.	Bg2	Nxe5
11.	Nxe5

Center Game

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1434) vs. john2001plus (1583)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	d4	exd4
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bc4	Nf6
5.	O-O	Nc6

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Center Game

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Analysis of soitgoes317 (1434) vs. john2001plus (1583)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	d4	exd4
3.	Nf3	Bc5
4.	Bc4	Nf6
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	c3	Nxe4
7.	cxd4	d5
8.	dxc5	dxc4
9.	Qe2	Qe7
10.	Qxc4	Bf5

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Sicilian

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Analysis of tburd765 (1671) vs. john2001plus (1938)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Bc4	Nxe4
6.	Qh5	e6
7.	Nxc6	bxc6
8.	Bd3	Nf6

Sicilian

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Analysis of tburd765 (1671) vs. john2001plus (1938)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Bc4	Nxe4
6.	Bxf7+	Kxf7
7.	Qh5+	Kg8
8.	Qd5+	e6
9.	Qxe4	d5

CHECK!

Gruenfeld Russian Variation

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john2001plus (1932) vs. tburd765 (1685)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	d5
5.	Qb3	c6
6.	cxd5	cxd5
7.	Bg5	e6
8.	e3	O-O
9.	Be2

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

French Advance

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


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	e5	c5
4.	dxc5	Bxc5
5.	c3	Nc6
6.	b4	Bb6
7.	Bb5	Bxf2+
8.	Kxf2	Qb6+
9.	Be3	Qxb5
10.	a4	Qc4
11.	Bc5	Nxe5
12.	Qd4	Nd3+

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Englund Gambit

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Analysis of JohnT1234 (1246) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	e5
2.	dxe5	Nc6
3.	Nf3	Qe7
4.	Bd2	Nxe5
5.	Nxe5	Qxe5
6.	Bc3	Qe6

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of john2001plus (1879) vs. spiritracker (1227)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bc4	Bc5
4.	c3	a6
5.	d4	exd4
6.	cxd4	Ba7
7.	Nc3	d6
8.	h3	h6
9.	O-O	Nf6
10.	Re1	O-O
11.	Bb3	Na5
12.	Bc2

King's Indian

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Analys of spiritracker (1227) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	e4	d6
6.	d5	Re8
7.	Bd3	e6
8.	O-O	exd5
9.	cxd5	c6

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King's Indian

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Analys of spiritracker (1227) vs. john2001plus (1879)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	g6
3.	c4	Bg7
4.	Nc3	O-O
5.	e4	d6
6.	d5	Re8
7.	Bd3	e6
8.	O-O	exd5
9.	cxd5	c6
10.	h3	cxd5
11.	exd5	Nbd7
12.	Be3	Nc5

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

QGD

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


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	Bf5
4.	Qb3	b6
5.	Nc3	Nc6
6.	cxd5	Na5
7.	Qd1	Bd7
8.	e4	e6
9.	dxe6	fxe6
10.	Bd3	Bb4
11.	O-O

QGD

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QP

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Analysis of john2001plus (1938) vs. JohnT1234 (1270)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	g3	Nf6
6.	Nc3	Nc6
7.	Bg2

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QP

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Analysis of john2001plus (1938) vs. JohnT1234 (1270)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	g3	Nf6
6.	Nc3	Nc6
7.	Bg2	c4
8.	Ne5	Bd6
9.	Qa4	O-O
10.	Nxc6	bxc6
11.	Qxc6	Rb8
12.	Qa4

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Accelerated Dragon

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Analysis


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	c4	Bg7
6.	Be3	Qb6
7.	Nb3	Qd8
8.	Qd2	d6

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Accelerated Dragon

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Analyze mv5 soitgoes317 (1758) vs. john2001plus (1896)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	c4	Bg7
6.	Be3	Qb6
7.	Nb3	Qd8
8.	Qd2	d6
9.	f3	Nf6
10.	Nc3	O-O
11.	Nd4	Nxd4
12.	Bxd4	Be6

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Accelerated Dragon

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Analyze mv5 soitgoes317 (1758) vs. john2001plus (1896)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	c4	Bg7
6.	Be3	Qb6
7.	Nb3	Qd8
8.	Qd2	d6
9.	f3	Nf6
10.	Nc3	O-O
11.	Nd4	Nxd4
12.	Bxd4	Be6
13.	Rc1	Qa5
14.	b3	Rfc8
15.	Be3	a6
16.	Be2	b5

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Accelerated Dragon

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Analyze mv5 soitgoes317 (1758) vs. john2001plus (1896)


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	g6
5.	c4	Bg7
6.	Be3	Qb6
7.	Nb3	Qd8
8.	Qd2	d6
9.	f3	Nf6
10.	Nc3	O-O
11.	Nd4	Nxd4
12.	Bxd4	Be6
13.	Rc1	Qa5
14.	b3	Rfc8
15.	Be3	a6
16.	Be2	b5
17.	Nd5	Qxd2+
18.	Kxd2	Nxd5
19.	cxd5	Bd7
20.	g4	b4
21.	Rxc8+	Rxc8

Sunday, August 9, 2020

QGD

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


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7
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5
4
3
2
1

-3

(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	b6
9.	cxb6	cxb6
10.	e3	Bb7
11.	Bd3	Nc6
12.	h4	Nxe5
13.	dxe5	g6
14.	Nd4	Qb8
15.	f4	Bc5
16.	Qg4

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QGD

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Saturday, August 8, 2020

QP

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(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

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

Semi-Slav

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


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Nbd7
6.	Bd3	Be7
7.	O-O	O-O
8.	b3	Re8
9.	Qc2	h6
10.	Bb2	b6
11.	cxd5

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Semi-Slav

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


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Nbd7
6.	Bd3	Be7
7.	O-O	O-O
8.	b3	Re8
9.	Qc2	h6
10.	Bb2	b6
11.	cxd5	exd5
12.	Ne5	Nxe5
13.	dxe5	Nd7
14.	Na4	Bb7
15.	f4

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Semi-Slav

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	e3	e6
5.	Nc3	Nbd7
6.	Bd3	Be7
7.	O-O	O-O
8.	b3	Re8
9.	Qc2	h6
10.	Bb2	b6
11.	cxd5	exd5
12.	Ne5	Nxe5
13.	dxe5	Nd7
14.	Na4	Bb7
15.	f4	c5
16.	Rad1	Qc7
17.	Nc3	Rad8
18.	Nxd5	Bxd5
19.	Bh7+	Kh8
20.	Rxd5