My Chess Tactics Trainer on iPad Progress

Tactical Motifs

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Fwd: what is the answer? Black to move.

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Best wishes,

John Coffey

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Chess Game Semi-Slav

[Event "Utah Class Championship"]
[Site "Episcopal Center"]
[Date "May 12, 2012"]
[Round "4"]
[White "John Coffey 1965"]
[Black "Steve Hoisington 1934"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 Qb6 13. Bg2 O-O-O 14. Qg4 Bh6
15. h4 a6 (Engine now says White is winning) 16. O-O-O c5 17. Bxb7+
Qxb7 (Engine gives Kxb7, Bxh6 Rxh6, dxc5 Nxc5, Qf3+ Ka7, Nxb5+ axb5,
Qa3+ Kb7, Rxd8 Nd3+, Rxd3) 18. Ne4 (Bxh6 Rxh6, dxc5 and now if Nxc5
Rxd8+ and Qg8+) cxd4 19. Nd6+
1-0 Got 4th place in the top section and the class A trophy.

Narrow escape. Amazing chess game.

[Event "Utah Class Championship"]
[Site "Episcopal Center"]
[Date "May 12, 2012"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Allen Bolen 1670 "]
[Black "John Coffey 1965"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. O-O e5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. e4 d4 8. Nc4
Bc7 9. a4 a6 10. Bg5 Rb8 11. Ne1 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nd2 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
c3 O-O 16. Ndf3 dxc3 17. bxc3 Rd8 18. Nc2 Ba5 19. Qd2 Bg4 20. Nfe1 Qd6 21. Ne3
Be6 22. Nd5 Bxd5? 23. exd5 Nd4 24. Rxa5 Nb3 25. Qa2 Nxa5 26. Qxa5 b4 27. Qa1 b3
28. c4 Ra8 29. Qc3 Rdb8 30. Nf3 f6 31. Rb1 Qb6 32. Bh3 Ra2 33. Bd7 Rc2 34. Qe1
Qa7 35. Bb5 Qa2 36. Ra1 Qxa1 37. Qxa1 b2 38. Qa7 b1=Q+ 39. Kg2 Rxb5 40. cxb5
Qb2 41. b6 Rxf2+ 42. Kh3 Qe2 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. d6 Rxf3? (Qf1+ Kg4 Qxd3)
45. Qe4+ Qxe4 46. dxe4
Rd3 47. b7 Rxd6 48. b8=Q Rd4 49. Qb7 c4 50. Qc6 Kg6 51. Qb7 h5 52. Qc6 Kf7 53.
g4 hxg4+ 54. Kxg4 g6 55. h4 Rxe4+ 56. Kg3 Rf4
1/2-1/2

Interesting Chess Game

[Event "Utah Class Championship"]
[Site "Episcopal Center of Utah"]
[Date "May 12, 2012"]
[Round "2"]
[White "John Coffey 1965"]
[Black "David Catalini 1837"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 e5 2. dxe5 Nc6 3. Nf3 h6 4. e4 g5 5. Nc3 d6 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. Be3 Be6 8.
Nd4 Qd7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd4 f6 11. Be2 Rh7 12. Bh5+ Bf7 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14.
O-O-O Ne7 15. h4 c5 16. Qc4 Nc6 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rh8+ Rf8 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.
Bxc5 Rd8 21. Bxd6+ cxd6 22. Nb5 Ne5 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Nxc7 Kf7 25. Nb5 Ke7 26.
Rh1 Rd7 27. Rh7+ Nf7 28. f3 Ke6 29. Nd4+ Ke5 30. Nf5 Ke6 (Unclear to
me is Kf4) 31. c4 Rc7 32. b3 d5
33. Nh6 dxc4 34. Rxf7 Rc8 35. Rxa7 cxb3+ 36. Kb2 Rc2+ 37. Kxb3 Rxg2 38. Nf5 Ke5
39. Ra5+ Kf4 40. Nd4 Ke3 41. Nc2+ Kd2 42. Rf5 Rg1 43. Na3 Rf1 44. Rxf6 g4 45.
Rd6+ Ke3 (Many potential knight forks ahead) 46. Nc4+ Kf4 47. fxg4 Rg1
48. e5 Rxg4 49. Rd4+
1-0