Chess Opening Analysis Blog: May 2021

Saturday, May 22, 2021

Semi-Slav

AlphaZero - Stockfish Match, London ENG
Analysis of Stockfish (Comput) vs. AlphaZero (Computer)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	Bd6
7.	g4	Bb4
8.	Bd2	Qe7
9.	g5	Bxc3
10.	Bxc3	Ne4
11.	h4	b6
12.	Rg1	Bb7
13.	cxd5	exd5
14.	Bd3	O-O-O
15.	a4	Kb8
16.	Rg4

Semi-Slav

AlphaZero - Stockfish Match, London ENG
Analysis of Stockfish (Comput) vs. AlphaZero (Computer)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	Bd6
7.	g4	Bb4
8.	Bd2	Qe7
9.	g5	Bxc3
10.	Bxc3	Ne4
11.	h4	b6
12.	Rg1

Semi-Slav

AlphaZero - Stockfish Match, London ENG
Analysis of Stockfish (Computer) vs. AlphaZero (Computer)


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-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	Bd6
7.	g4	Nxg4
8.	Rg1	Qf6
9.	Rxg4	Qxf3
10.	Rxg7	Nf6
11.	Rg5

Semi-Slav

AlphaZero - Stockfish Match, London ENG
Analysis of Stockfish (Computer) vs. AlphaZero (Computer)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	Bd6
7.	g4	Nxg4
8.	Rg1	Qf6
9.	Rxg4	Qxf3
10.	Rxg7	Nf6
11.	Rg5	Qh1
12.	f4	h5
13.	c5	Be7
14.	Qg2	Qxg2
15.	Rxg2

Semi-Slav

AlphaZero - Stockfish Match, London ENG
Stockfish (Computer) vs. AlphaZero (Computer)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	Bd6
7.	g4

Semi-Slav

AlphaZero - Stockfish Match, London ENG
Stockfish (Computer) vs. AlphaZero (Computer)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	Bd6
7.	g4	Bb4
8.	Bd2	Qe7
9.	Rg1	Bxc3
10.	Bxc3	Ne4
11.	O-O-O

Semi-Slav

AlphaZero - Stockfish Match, London ENG
Stockfish (Computer) vs. AlphaZero (Computer)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	Bd6
7.	g4	Bb4
8.	Bd2	Qe7
9.	Rg1	Bxc3
10.	Bxc3	Ne4
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	Be1	b5
13.	c5	a5
14.	h4

Semi-Slav

AlphaZero - Stockfish Match, London ENG
Stockfish (Computer) vs. AlphaZero (Computer)


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(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	c6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	e6
5.	e3	Nbd7
6.	Qc2	Bd6
7.	g4	Bb4
8.	Bd2	Qe7
9.	Rg1	Bxc3
10.	Bxc3	Ne4
11.	O-O-O	O-O
12.	Be1	b5
13.	c5	a5
14.	h4	b4
15.	g5	f5
16.	Nh2	e5
17.	f3

Friday, May 21, 2021

King's Indian

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey. Got second Pfizer vaccine vs. binalden


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	g6
5.	e4	d5
6.	e5	Ne4
7.	Bd3	Bf5
8.	cxd5

King's Indian

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
John Coffey. Got second Pfizer vaccine vs. binalden


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	c6
4.	Nc3	g6
5.	e4	d5
6.	e5	Ne4
7.	Bd3	Bf5
8.	cxd5	cxd5
9.	Qb3	Nxc3
10.	Bxf5	gxf5
11.	Qxb7

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Accelerated Dragon unusual

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? vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	Be3	Bg7
7.	Nxc6	bxc6
8.	e5	Ng8
9.	f4	f6
10.	e6	d5
11.	f5	Qd6
12.	Bd3	Qe5
13.	Qe2	d4
14.	Be4	Bb7
15.	O-O-O	dxc3
16.	Bd4	Qf4+
17.	Kb1	Nh6
18.	Rhf1	Qh4
19.	g3	Qg4
20.	Bf3	Qxf5
21.	Bxc3	O-O
22.	Rd7	Rab8
23.	Bd4	Qa5
24.	Qe1	Qxe1+
25.	Rxe1	Bc8
26.	Rc7	Nf5
27.	Bf2	Nd6
28.	b3	f5
29.	Rxe7	Ne4
30.	Bxe4	fxe4
31.	Bxa7	Ra8
32.	Bc5	Bc3
33.	Rd1	Ra5
34.	Be3	Rd5
35.	Rg1	Rdf5
36.	Rc7	Rf3
37.	Bc1	Bxe6
38.	Rxc6	Bd5
39.	Rd6	Rf1

Sunday, May 16, 2021

QP

Analysis
John Coffey vs. Irregular opening


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	f6
3.	e4	a6
4.	c4	Bb4+
5.	Nbd2	Ne7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O

CHECK!

QP

Analysis
John Coffey vs. Irregular opening


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	f6
3.	e4	a6
4.	c4	Bb4+
5.	Nbd2	Ne7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Ng6
8.	h4	d5
9.	a3	Bxd2
10.	Bxd2	dxe4
11.	Bxe4	f5
12.	Bg5

QP

Analysis
John Coffey vs. Irregular opening


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	f6
3.	e4	a6
4.	c4	Bb4+
5.	Nbd2	Ne7
6.	Bd3	O-O
7.	O-O	Ng6
8.	h4	d5
9.	a3	Bxd2
10.	Bxd2	dxe4
11.	Bxe4	f5
12.	Bg5	Ne7
13.	Bc2	h6
14.	Bxe7	Qxe7
15.	Re1	Nd7
16.	c5

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

King's Indian Attack

?, ?
KIA Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	Nf6
4.	d3	c5
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	Nbd2	Be7
7.	e4	O-O
8.	e5	Nd7

Black to play

?, ?
KIA Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	Nf6
4.	d3	c5
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	Nbd2	Be7
7.	e4	O-O
8.	e5	Nd7
9.	Re1	b5
10.	Nf1	a5
11.	h4	b4

King's Indian

?, ?
KIA Analysis vs. ?


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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	Nf6
4.	d3	c5
5.	O-O	Nc6
6.	Nbd2	Be7
7.	e4	O-O
8.	e5	Nd7
9.	Re1	b5
10.	Nf1	a5
11.	h4	b4
12.	Nf1h2	Re8
13.	h5	h6
14.	Ng4	Bf8

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Accelerated Dragon unusual

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? vs. ?


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8

-3

(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	g6
6.	Be3	Bg7
7.	Nxc6	bxc6
8.	e5	Ng8
9.	f4	f6
10.	e6	d5
11.	f5	Qd6
12.	Bd3	Qe5
13.	Qe2	d4
14.	Be4	Bb7
15.	O-O-O	dxc3
16.	Bd4	Qf4+
17.	Kb1	Nh6
18.	Rhf1	Qh4
19.	g3	Qg4
20.	Bf3	Qxf5
21.	Bxc3	O-O
22.	Rd7	Rab8
23.	Qe3	Qb5
24.	Re1	Bc8
25.	Rc7	Nf5
26.	Qxa7	Rb7
27.	Rxb7	Qxb7
28.	Qc5	Qb5
29.	Bb4	Qb8
30.	b3	Nd6