Chess Opening Analysis Blog: September 2020

Monday, September 28, 2020

French McCutcheon

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Nietzche0405 vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined


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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.	h4	gxh4
9.	Qh5	Qf6
10.	Nge2	Be7
11.	O-O-O	Qxg7

Click here for the continuation!

French McCutcheon

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Nietzche0405 vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined


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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.	h4	gxh4
9.	Qh5	Qf6
10.	Nge2	Be7
11.	O-O-O	Qxg7
12.	g3	hxg3
13.	fxg3	Qg5+
14.	Qxg5	Bxg5+
15.	Kb1	Nd7

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Sicilian Alapin

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1896) vs. Gusev (1826)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	e5
4.	Bc4	h6
5.	O-O	Nf6
6.	d4	cxd4
7.	cxd4	exd4
8.	Nxd4	d6
9.	Nxc6	bxc6
10.	e5

Click here for a continuation!

Sicilian Alapin

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1896) vs. Gusev (1826)


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(white to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	c3	e5
4.	Bc4	h6
5.	O-O	Nf6
6.	d4	cxd4
7.	cxd4	exd4
8.	Nxd4	d6
9.	Nxc6	bxc6
10.	e5	Ng4
11.	Bf4	d5
12.	Be2	g5
13.	Bg3	h5
14.	h3	Nh6
15.	Bxh5

Saturday, September 26, 2020

French McCutcheon

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of Maestro vs. John Coffey:


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	Bb4
5.	a3	Bxc3+
6.	bxc3	dxe4
7.	Ne2	Nbd7
8.	Nf4	h6

Click here for the continuation!

Monday, September 21, 2020

QGA

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nc6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	dxc4
5.	e4	Na5
6.	Qa4+	c6
7.	b4	cxb3 e.p.
8.	axb3	b5
9.	Nxb5	cxb5
10.	Bxb5+

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Queen's Pawn Game

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qc6
6.	e4	Nf6
7.	Bb5

Click for the continuation!

White to play

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qc6
6.	e4	Nf6
7.	Bb5	Qxb5
8.	Nxb5	Na6
9.	Qa4	Bd7
10.	Ne5	Rd8
11.	d5

Click here for the continuation!

White to play

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


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qc6
6.	e4	Nf6
7.	Bb5	Qxb5
8.	Nxb5	Na6
9.	Qa4	Bd7
10.	Ne5	Rd8
11.	d5	exd5
12.	exd5	Nxd5
13.	Bg5	Be7
14.	Bxe7	Nxe7
15.	Nxd7

Click here for the continuation!

Monday, September 7, 2020

Vienna Gambit

Live Chess, Chess.com
Analysis of john2001plus (1591) vs. soitgoes317 (1444)


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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	Qa4
8.	d4	Be7
9.	Bg2	O-O
10.	Ne2	c6
11.	O-O

Indian

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


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(black to move)

1.	d4	g6
2.	Nf3	Bg7
3.	Bf4	d6
4.	e3	c6
5.	Nbd2	Nd7
6.	c4	e5

Cick here for a continuation.

Indian

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


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(black to move)

1.	d4	g6
2.	Nf3	Bg7
3.	Bf4	d6
4.	e3	c6
5.	Nbd2	Nd7
6.	c4	e5
7.	dxe5	dxe5
8.	Bg3	Ne7
9.	Rb1	Nf5
10.	Bd3	Nc5

Cick here for a continuation.

Indian

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


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(black to move)

1.	d4	g6
2.	Nf3	Bg7
3.	Bf4	d6
4.	e3	c6
5.	Nbd2	Nd7
6.	c4	e5
7.	dxe5	dxe5
8.	Bg3	Ne7
9.	Rb1	Nf5
10.	Bd3	Nc5
11.	Be2	e4
12.	Ng1	Nxg3
13.	hxg3	Nd3+
14.	Bxd3	Qxd3

Click here for a continuation!

Continuation

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


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(black to move)

1.	d4	g6
2.	Nf3	Bg7
3.	Bf4	d6
4.	e3	c6
5.	Nbd2	Nd7
6.	c4	e5
7.	dxe5	dxe5
8.	Bg3	Ne7
9.	Rb1	Nf5
10.	Bd3	Nc5
11.	Be2	e4
12.	Ng1	Nxg3
13.	hxg3	Nd3+
14.	Bxd3	Qxd3
15.	Ne2	Bg4
16.	Rc1	Bxb2

Thursday, September 3, 2020

QGA

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Narsim


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	Be7
5.	Bxc4	Nf6
6.	Qe2	c5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Nc3

Click here for a possible continuation!

QGA

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
Analysis of John Coffey vs. Narsim


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	Be7
5.	Bxc4	Nf6
6.	Qe2	c5
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	Nc3	a6
10.	e4	b5
11.	Bd3	h6
12.	e5	Nd5
13.	Qe4	g6
14.	Bxh6

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;