Chess Player at Large

2016-07-28

"Holy Crap!" game.

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2016-07-27

Had a good USCF Online Rated speed tournament.

[Event "Live Chess"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2016.07.27"]

[White "john2001plus"]

[Black "Zigwurst"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "A00"]

[WhiteElo "1700"]

[BlackElo "2016"]

[TimeControl "180+2"]

[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]

[CurrentPosition "8/5kPK/8/8/7P/8/8/8 b - - 2 60"]

1.Nf3 {[%clk 0:03:01]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:03:02]} g6 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 3.c4 {[%clk 0:03:04]} d6 {[%clk 0:02:53]} 4.Nc3 {[%clk 0:03:05]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:02:54]} 5.Bg5 {[%clk 0:03:07]} O-O {[%clk 0:02:55]} 6.e3 {[%clk 0:03:08]} Bg4 {[%clk 0:02:55]} 7.Be2 {[%clk 0:03:08]} Nbd7 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 8.O-O {[%clk 0:03:06]} c6 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 9.Qc2 {[%clk 0:03:06]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:02:47]} 10.h3 {[%clk 0:03:07]} Bxf3 {[%clk 0:02:46]} 11.Bxf3 {[%clk 0:03:08]} e5 {[%clk 0:02:46]} 12.dxe5 {[%clk 0:02:57]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:02:47]} 13.Be2 {[%clk 0:02:58]} Qd7 {[%clk 0:02:45]} 14.Bxf6 {[%clk 0:02:48]} Bxf6 {[%clk 0:02:46]} 15.f4 {[%clk 0:02:49]} Nxc4 {[%clk 0:02:19]} 16.Bxc4 {[%clk 0:02:50]} d5 {[%clk 0:02:21]} 17.Be2 {[%clk 0:02:51]} Qe6 {[%clk 0:02:20]} 18.e4 {[%clk 0:02:44]} Bd4+ {[%clk 0:02:00]} 19.Kh1 {[%clk 0:02:35]} Bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:00]} 20.bxc3 {[%clk 0:02:30]} dxe4 {[%clk 0:01:59]} 21.Rae1 {[%clk 0:02:19]} f5 {[%clk 0:01:56]} 22.c4 {[%clk 0:02:15]} Rfd8 {[%clk 0:01:56]} 23.c5 {[%clk 0:02:15]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:01:55]} 24.Qc3+ {[%clk 0:02:15]} Qf6 {[%clk 0:01:56]} 25.Qxf6+ {[%clk 0:02:15]} Kxf6 {[%clk 0:01:58]} 26.Rd1 {[%clk 0:02:16]} Rd5 {[%clk 0:01:57]} 27.Rb1 {[%clk 0:01:50]} Rc7 {[%clk 0:01:52]} 28.Rfc1 {[%clk 0:01:50]} Rd2 {[%clk 0:01:50]} 29.Bc4 {[%clk 0:01:48]} b5 {[%clk 0:01:37]} 30.cxb6 {[%clk 0:01:39]} axb6 {[%clk 0:01:39]} 31.Rxb6 {[%clk 0:01:40]} Rf2 {[%clk 0:01:39]} 32.Bb5 {[%clk 0:01:31]} Rxf4 {[%clk 0:01:38]} 33.Rcxc6+ {[%clk 0:01:25]} Rxc6 {[%clk 0:01:38]} 34.Rxc6+ {[%clk 0:01:25]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:01:39]} 35.Rc7 {[%clk 0:01:17]} h5 {[%clk 0:01:39]} 36.Rc6 {[%clk 0:01:11]} g5 {[%clk 0:01:40]} 37.Rh6 {[%clk 0:01:09]} Rf2 {[%clk 0:01:34]} 38.Rxh5 {[%clk 0:00:59]} Rxa2 {[%clk 0:01:33]} 39.Rxg5 {[%clk 0:01:00]} Kf4 {[%clk 0:01:34]} 40.h4 {[%clk 0:00:52]} Ra5 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 41.Bd7 {[%clk 0:00:50]} Rd5 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 42.Rxf5+ {[%clk 0:00:47]} Rxf5 {[%clk 0:01:28]} 43.Bxf5 {[%clk 0:00:49]} Kxf5 {[%clk 0:01:30]} 44.Kg1 {[%clk 0:00:49]} Kg4 {[%clk 0:01:30]} 45.g3 {[%clk 0:00:50]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:01:23]} 46.Kf2 {[%clk 0:00:51]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:01:21]} 47.Ke3 {[%clk 0:00:52]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:01:22]} 48.Kd4 {[%clk 0:00:52]} Kg4 {[%clk 0:01:22]} 49.Kxe4 {[%clk 0:00:53]} Kh5 {[%clk 0:01:23]} 50.Kf5 {[%clk 0:00:53]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:01:24]} 51.g4 {[%clk 0:00:53]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 52.Kg5 {[%clk 0:00:54]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 53.Kf6 {[%clk 0:00:54]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:01:25]} 54.Kf7 {[%clk 0:00:54]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:01:26]} 55.g5 {[%clk 0:00:55]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:01:26]} 56.Kg6 {[%clk 0:00:56]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:01:27]} 57.Kh6 {[%clk 0:00:58]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:01:28]} 58.g6 {[%clk 0:00:59]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:01:29]} 59.g7 {[%clk 0:01:00]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:01:30]} 60.Kh7 {[%clk 0:01:01]}

1-0

Holy crap game:

[Event "Live Chess"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2016.07.27"]

[White "BotanicalKnight"]

[Black "john2001plus"]

[WhiteElo "1611"]

[BlackElo "1698"]

[TimeControl "180+2"]

[Termination "john2001plus won by checkmate"]

[Result "0-1"]

[CurrentPosition "r1b1k2r/pp3p2/4p3/2ppq3/3n1NPb/2PPK2p/PP1B3P/R2Q1B1R w kq - 0 18"]

1.e4 {[%clk 0:03:01]} e6 {[%clk 0:03:01]} 2.f4 {[%clk 0:03:01]} d5 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 3.e5 {[%clk 0:02:56]} c5 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 4.g3 {[%clk 0:02:57]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:03:02]} 5.Bg2 {[%clk 0:02:55]} Nge7 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 6.Nf3 {[%clk 0:02:56]} Nf5 {[%clk 0:02:57]} 7.d3 {[%clk 0:02:56]} Be7 {[%clk 0:02:52]} 8.Nc3 {[%clk 0:02:53]} h5 {[%clk 0:02:51]} 9.Bd2 {[%clk 0:02:41]} h4 {[%clk 0:02:48]} 10.g4 {[%clk 0:02:40]} h3 {[%clk 0:02:49]} 11.Bf1 {[%clk 0:02:32]} Bh4+ {[%clk 0:02:40]} 12.Ke2 {[%clk 0:02:33]} Nfd4+ {[%clk 0:02:41]} 13.Nxd4 {[%clk 0:02:13]} Nxd4+ {[%clk 0:02:43]} 14.Ke3 {[%clk 0:02:07]} g5 {[%clk 0:02:16]} 15.Ne2 {[%clk 0:01:36]} gxf4+ {[%clk 0:01:32]} 16.Nxf4 {[%clk 0:01:29]} Qg5 {[%clk 0:01:31]} 17.c3 {[%clk 0:00:55]} Qxe5# {[%clk 0:01:31]}

0-1

2016-07-22

4/5 in the USCF Online Rated chess.com tournament

I fell for an interesting trap against the master in what seemed up to that point to be a pretty good French Defense.

[Event "Live Chess"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2016.07.22"]

[White "FLchessplayer"]

[Black "john2001plus"]

[WhiteElo "2080"]

[BlackElo "1729"]

[TimeControl "900+10"]

[Termination "FLchessplayer won by resignation"]

[Result "1-0"]

[CurrentPosition "r1r3k1/1p1bbpp1/1q2p2p/p2pP3/P2P2P1/1P1Q4/1BnN1P1P/RB1R2K1 b - - 5 22"]

1.e4 {[%clk 0:13:49]} e6 {[%clk 0:15:06]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:13:48]} d5 {[%clk 0:15:13]} 3.e5 {[%clk 0:13:57]} c5 {[%clk 0:15:20]} 4.c3 {[%clk 0:14:06]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:15:27]} 5.Nf3 {[%clk 0:14:15]} Qb6 {[%clk 0:15:32]} 6.Be2 {[%clk 0:14:24]} cxd4 {[%clk 0:15:31]} 7.cxd4 {[%clk 0:14:32]} Nh6 {[%clk 0:15:40]} 8.b3 {[%clk 0:14:41]} Nf5 {[%clk 0:15:48]} 9.Bb2 {[%clk 0:14:50]} Be7 {[%clk 0:15:53]} 10.O-O {[%clk 0:14:58]} O-O {[%clk 0:16:02]} 11.a3 {[%clk 0:15:05]} a5 {[%clk 0:16:05]} 12.Qd3 {[%clk 0:15:08]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:15:52]} 13.Rd1 {[%clk 0:15:14]} Rfc8 {[%clk 0:15:29]} 14.g4 {[%clk 0:15:04]} Nh4 {[%clk 0:15:22]} 15.Nxh4 {[%clk 0:15:13]} Bxh4 {[%clk 0:15:32]} 16.Nd2 {[%clk 0:15:20]} Na7 {[%clk 0:14:49]} 17.Qh3 {[%clk 0:15:20]} Be7 {[%clk 0:14:34]} 18.a4 {[%clk 0:15:24]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:14:40]} 19.Bd3 {[%clk 0:15:31]} h6 {[%clk 0:14:25]} 20.Qe3 {[%clk 0:15:21]} Nb4 {[%clk 0:14:20]} 21.Bb1 {[%clk 0:15:28]} Nc2 {[%clk 0:14:06]} 22.Qd3 {[%clk 0:15:35]}

1-0

Ouch.

I observed the following game that gets my vote for most botched ending ever. :-)

[Event "Live Chess"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2016.07.22"]

[White "WHYSKEYDREAMER"]

[Black "LegacyCreator"]

[WhiteElo "1514"]

[BlackElo "1440"]

[TimeControl "900+10"]

[Termination "LegacyCreator won by resignation"]

[Result "0-1"]

[CurrentPosition "8/7k/8/8/8/8/6PK/1q6 w - - 2 63"]

1.e4 {[%clk 0:14:21]} e6 {[%clk 0:14:11]} 2.f4 {[%clk 0:14:26]} d5 {[%clk 0:14:19]} 3.exd5 {[%clk 0:14:30]} exd5 {[%clk 0:14:27]} 4.Nf3 {[%clk 0:14:39]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:14:35]} 5.d4 {[%clk 0:14:48]} c5 {[%clk 0:14:42]} 6.Bb5+ {[%clk 0:14:45]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:14:50]} 7.O-O {[%clk 0:14:49]} Be7 {[%clk 0:14:52]} 8.f5 {[%clk 0:14:55]} Bxf5 {[%clk 0:13:14]} 9.Ne5 {[%clk 0:14:59]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:13:17]} 10.Bg5 {[%clk 0:15:03]} Nxe5 {[%clk 0:13:23]} 11.dxe5 {[%clk 0:15:06]} Bxb5 {[%clk 0:13:30]} 12.exf6 {[%clk 0:15:14]} Bxf1 {[%clk 0:13:34]} 13.fxe7 {[%clk 0:15:23]} Qb6 {[%clk 0:13:33]} 14.Qxf1 {[%clk 0:15:29]} c4+ {[%clk 0:13:20]} 15.Kh1 {[%clk 0:15:24]} Qxb2 {[%clk 0:13:28]} 16.Nd2 {[%clk 0:15:32]} Qxc2 {[%clk 0:13:27]} 17.Rc1 {[%clk 0:15:34]} Qxa2 {[%clk 0:13:07]} 18.Qd1 {[%clk 0:15:24]} f6 {[%clk 0:13:12]} 19.Ra1 {[%clk 0:15:29]} Qb2 {[%clk 0:13:15]} 20.Qa4+ {[%clk 0:15:20]} b5 {[%clk 0:13:16]} 21.Qa6 {[%clk 0:15:20]} fxg5 {[%clk 0:13:17]} 22.Qc6+ {[%clk 0:15:28]} Kxe7 {[%clk 0:10:36]} 23.Re1+ {[%clk 0:15:30]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:10:27]} 24.Qe6+ {[%clk 0:15:31]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:10:29]} 25.Qxd5 {[%clk 0:15:29]} Re8 {[%clk 0:10:02]} 26.Qd6+ {[%clk 0:15:32]} Kf7 {[%clk 0:09:55]} 27.Rf1+ {[%clk 0:15:29]} Qf6 {[%clk 0:09:30]} 28.Rxf6+ {[%clk 0:15:30]} gxf6 {[%clk 0:09:38]} 29.h3 {[%clk 0:15:31]} Rd8 {[%clk 0:09:45]} 30.Qc7+ {[%clk 0:15:36]} Kg6 {[%clk 0:09:48]} 31.Ne4 {[%clk 0:15:44]} Rc8 {[%clk 0:08:03]} 32.Qxa7 {[%clk 0:15:42]} c3 {[%clk 0:08:12]} 33.Nxc3 {[%clk 0:15:47]} Rxc3 {[%clk 0:08:13]} 34.Qa5 {[%clk 0:15:52]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:07:27]} 35.Qxc3 {[%clk 0:15:54]} b4 {[%clk 0:07:17]} 36.Qc2+ {[%clk 0:15:39]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:07:09]} 37.Qb3 {[%clk 0:15:32]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:07:01]} 38.Qg3 {[%clk 0:15:17]} Rb7 {[%clk 0:06:58]} 39.h4 {[%clk 0:15:24]} h6 {[%clk 0:07:03]} 40.h5 {[%clk 0:15:30]} b3 {[%clk 0:07:04]} 41.Qd3 {[%clk 0:15:25]} Rb6 {[%clk 0:06:12]} 42.Qg6+ {[%clk 0:15:23]} Kf8 {[%clk 0:06:21]} 43.Qxh6+ {[%clk 0:15:31]} Kg8 {[%clk 0:06:15]} 44.Qg6+ {[%clk 0:15:35]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:06:24]} 45.h6 {[%clk 0:15:43]} Rb7 {[%clk 0:06:31]} 46.Qxf6+ {[%clk 0:15:47]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:06:40]} 47.Qxg5 {[%clk 0:15:39]} b2 {[%clk 0:06:48]} 48.Qf5+ {[%clk 0:15:46]} Kxh6 {[%clk 0:06:48]} 49.Qf6+ {[%clk 0:15:52]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:06:51]} 50.Qh4+ {[%clk 0:15:59]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:06:56]} 51.Qg5+ {[%clk 0:16:07]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:06:47]} 52.Qh5+ {[%clk 0:16:13]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:06:41]} 53.Qe5+ {[%clk 0:16:17]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:06:33]} 54.Qf6+ {[%clk 0:16:23]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:06:31]} 55.Qf5+ {[%clk 0:16:28]} Kh6 {[%clk 0:06:32]} 56.Qh3+ {[%clk 0:16:30]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:06:35]} 57.Qc3+ {[%clk 0:16:36]} Kh7 {[%clk 0:06:09]} 58.Qh3+ {[%clk 0:16:40]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:06:03]} 59.Qg4+ {[%clk 0:16:42]} Kh8 {[%clk 0:05:51]} 60.Qh5+ {[%clk 0:16:46]} Rh7 {[%clk 0:06:00]} 61.Qxh7+ {[%clk 0:16:50]} Kxh7 {[%clk 0:06:08]} 62.Kh2 {[%clk 0:16:59]} b1=Q {[%clk 0:06:17]}

0-1

2016-06-28

Training game at the Greenwood Chess Club

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Click here for 41. g6
Click here for 43. g6
Click here for 48. Ke6
Click here for 50. Rg1

2016-06-20

Interesting chess game.

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2016-06-09

Chess Game

[Event "CCC"]
[Site "Millrace Center"]
[Date "Jun 9, 2016"]
[Round "2"]
[White "John Coffey"]
[Black "James Bemke"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nd6 c5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15.
Ng5 g6 16. Qf3 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Nf5 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qh3+
1-0

2016-05-27

Every once in a while I play a good game.

Play chess online

2016-05-20

Bizarre game. Won 5-0 the chess.com USCF online rated tournament 2016-05-20

My chess.com rating is up. My round 5 opponent is listed as having "NM" title. His last move was an odd blunder. Mouse slip?

[Event "Live Chess"]

[Site "Chess.com"]

[Date "2016.05.20"]

[White "WilliamRDavis"]

[Black "john2001plus"]

[WhiteElo "1717"]

[BlackElo "1858"]

[TimeControl "900+10"]

[Termination "john2001plus won by resignation"]

[Result "0-1"]

1.d4 {[%clk 0:15:05]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:14:55]} 2.Nd2 {[%clk 0:15:12]} e5 {[%clk 0:14:36]} (The reason I played this was because of a famous trap.) 3.dxe5 {[%clk 0:15:11]} Ng4 (The famous trap is 4. h3??? Ne3! The Champion of France lost this way once.) {[%clk 0:14:43]} 4.Ngf3 {[%clk 0:15:11]} Bc5 {[%clk 0:14:42]} 5.e3 {[%clk 0:15:15]} Nc6 {[%clk 0:14:33]} 6.Ne4 {[%clk 0:15:02]} Bb6 {[%clk 0:14:28]} 7.Be2 {[%clk 0:14:45]} O-O {[%clk 0:14:09]} 8.O-O {[%clk 0:14:37]} Re8 {[%clk 0:13:10]} 9.Ng3 {[%clk 0:12:46]} Ngxe5 {[%clk 0:12:30]} 10.c4 {[%clk 0:12:23]} d6 {[%clk 0:12:32]} 11.b3 {[%clk 0:12:15]} Bg4 {[%clk 0:12:16]} 12.Nxe5 {[%clk 0:11:31]} Bxe2 {[%clk 0:12:24]} 13.Bb2 {[%clk 0:11:10]}

0-1

2016-05-14

An easy win

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2016-05-02

Chess game

[Event "Greenwood Indiana Chess Club"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2016.05.02"]
[Round ""]
[White "al Nelms, John Coffey, Greg Marshal "]
[Black "iPhone tChess 1600"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "40/3600"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 b5 12. Ba2 Bc7 13. Rac1 Qd6 14. Bb1 Bd7 15.
dxc5 Qxc5 16. Ne4 Bxh2+ 17. Nxh2 Nxe4 18. Rxc5 Nf6 19. Ng4 Rfd8 20. Nxf6+ gxf6
21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Rxc6 Bxc6 23. Bb4+ Ke8 24. Bg6 Rd5 25. Bxf7+ Kd8 26. Bxe6 Rd7
27. Bxd7 Bxd7 28. Qe7+ Kc7 29. Rc1+ Kb6 30. Qc5+ Kb7 31. Qc7# 1-0

2016-05-01

The best video I have seen on how to play chess

Although the video goes pretty quickly through the rules.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM2fcenx7KU

2016-04-26

Chess game

[Event "

Training game

[Site "

Greenwood Indiana Chess Club

"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[Round ""]
[White "

Al Nelms

"]
[Black "

tChess 1500

"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "40/

"]

1. d4 b5 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nd2 Be7 6. Ngf3 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
Ng4 9. Bf4 d5 10. Re1 c5 11. c3 Nd7 12. Qc2 c4 13. bxc4 dxc4 14. Be2 a5 15. a4
g5 16. Bg3 bxa4 17. Nxc4 Bc6 18. Nxg5 Nxh2 19. Nxh7 Kxh7 20. e5+ Kg8 21. Bxh2
Rb8 22. Qd3 Bg5 23. Qg3 Ra8 24. f4 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxg2 26. Qxg2 f6 27. Nf3 Rc8
28. fxg5 fxg5 29. Nxg5 Qd5 30. Bf3 Rxf3 31. Nxf3+ Kf8 32. Rf1 Rxc3 33. Ng5+ Ke8
34. Qxd5 exd5 35. Rae1+ Kd7 36. Rf7+ Kd8 37. Ne6+ Ke8 38. Ra7 Rc8 39. Rf1 Rc1
40. Rxc1 a3 41. Rc8# 1-0

Chess Game

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "Greenwood Indiana Chess Club"]
[Date "Apr 25, 2016"]
[Round "?"]
[White "John Coffey"]
[Black "Al Nelms"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Bg4 6. d5 Ne5 7. Nxe5
1-0

Best wishes,

John Coffey

Chess Game

[Event "Casual Game"]
[Site "Greenwood Indiana Chess Club"]
[Date "Apr 25, 2016"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Al Nelms"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "*"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bc4 O-O 11. O-O Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Qxb2 13. Qd2 Qb7 14. Rab1 Qc7
15. f5 g5 16. Bg3 Qa5
*

2016-04-25

Chess Game

[Event "Casual game"]
[Site "Greenwood Indiana Chess Club"]
[Date "Apr 25, 2016"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Al Nelms"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. b3 bxc4 5. bxc4 g6 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Qb3
Na6 9. a3 Rb8 10. Qc2 Rxb2 11. Qxb2 Ne4
0-1

2016-04-13

Chess Lesson at the Greenwood Indiana chess club 2016-04-11

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com/g0019.htm

http://chessanalsysis.blogspot.com/2016/04/endgame-analysis_11.html

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com/g0013.htm

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com/g0012.htm

Is Rxc7 a good move?

Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

2016-04-11

Is Rxc7 a good move?

Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

2016-03-29

Black to move

2016-03-19

Chess Game. Compare to round 3. Board 1. Tied for 1st.

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Click here for 33. Rh3
Click here for 38. ... Kf8

Chess Game

[Event "Louisville Open"]
[Site "Sears Ave"]
[Date "Mar 19, 2016"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Glenn Obannn 1740"]
[Black "John Coffey 2034"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. e3 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Qc7 14. Ne1 Bd7 15.
Nd3 e5 16. f4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Na5 20. fxg5 hxg5 21. Bh5
Be6 22. Qa4 Nc4 23. Bf2 Qxc5 24. Rfe1 Nb2?? 25. Qxe4 b6 26. Qc2 Nc4 27. e4 Na3
28. Qc1 Qa5?? 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Bh4+?? (Rd1)
Kd7 32. Red1+ Kc7 33. Qd2 Nc4
34. Qe1 Rh8 35. Be2 Ne3 36. Rdc1 Rag8 37. Bg3 Qc5 38. Kh1 f5 39. exf5 Nxf5 40.
Bf2 Bd5 despite having 19 seconds on the clock, black eventually won
0-1

Best wishes,

John Coffey

Chess game

[Event "Louisville Open"]
[Site "Sears Ave"]
[Date "Mar 19, 2016"]
[Round "3"]
[White "John Coffey 2034"]
[Black "James Lawason 1840"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Nxe4 5. Qa4+
1-0

Best wishes,

John Coffey

2016-03-17

Chess Club

[Event "Columbus Indiana Chess Club"]
[Site "Mill Race Center"]
[Date "Mar 17, 2016"]
[Round "1"]
[White "James Bemke"]
[Black "John Coffey"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 h6 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. f4
O-O 9. Qg4 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O-O a6 12. Rh3 b5 13. Rg3 f5 14. Qg6 Kh8? 15.
Ng5 hxg5 16. hxg5 cxd4 17. Rh3+ Kg8 18. Be2 Rd8 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Qh8+ Kf7 21.
g6+ Kxg6 22. Bh5#
1-0

2016-03-02

The Bunratty Riesling Gambit

Youtube recommended this video and I took an interest in it: GM Analysis #13: Williams vs Wells: The Bunratty Riesling Gambit

However, when I analyzed the game with the computer, many of the moves from the game were a little faulty. GM Williams seems to understand that he was playing a risky gambit line. Rather than play the most perfect moves, he was going for his plan which he explains really well in the video.

So I think that the game is worth studying.

The computer's analysis with my comments is here.

Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

Didn't find these chess problems too terribly difficult

Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

2016-03-01

Pushing for the Advantage

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Click here for 15. ... Qb7
Click here for 16. ... Qd5
Click here for 17. ... Qb7
Click here for 18. ... Qf5

2016-02-27

Polish (Sokolsky) opening

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Click here for 1. ... d5
Click here for 11. ... Bxe5
Click here for 12. ... a6
Click here for 13. ... Bxe5
Click here for 18. ... Ng4
Click here for 19. ... Ng4

2016-02-14

I am going to base tomorrow's chess lesson at my chess club on this great video

Play Against the King's Indian Defense - GM Varuzhan Akobian - 2013.02.27

Click here for a link to the game.

This is my suggested method for studying openings:

1. Don't play into your opponent's book. It is better to play something a little unusual than to feel like a deer in the headlights not knowing what to do. Don't worry if the line you play is the absolute best. Not even Magnus Carlsen likes to play the absolute best lines. He is just trying to get to a playable middlegame where he can find a plan.

2. If you just learn a line from a general opening book then this won't tell you how to play the middle game.

3. Don't rely too much on computer analysis because that won't tell you how to play the middle game either.

4. Instead find a chess game that is well explained. It turns out that youtube is a good source. There are probably other sources on the internet or books.

5. Memorize this game.

6. I also recommend practicing the line from both sides with a friend for at least a month if you can find someone willing to do that. Maybe play the line up to move 10 or 12. Don't be afraid to try different ideas.

7. The first time you play the line against someone who is experienced in the opening, they will play something you don't expect. First try to see if there is a way you can take advantage of them playing something different. Then after the game, it is a good time to go the computer or database to see if you can improve upon what you played in the game. If you repeat this process a few times then you will get better at this opening.

Also see if you can find games with the moves that your opponent played. Maybe try to find a game with strong players where your side won, but if there is no commentary then annotate the game yourself with the help of a computer. It might also help you to show the game to other people. With this new game, start the process over again.

Best wishes,

John

2016-02-10

You might find this instructive.

Trying to analyze with a computer as many of my online games that I have time for. A few of these teach me important ideas that I missed.

In this particular position, I didn't know how to proceed and I made mostly random moves until I stumbled into a win through no fault of my own.

There was a better way to play this. It turns out that White can follow a plan of aggressively attacking the kingside with pieces and pawns until the black position crumbles.

http://chessanalsysis.blogspot.com/2016/02/queen-vs-rook.html

In this particular game, I got more bogged down with analysis than I usually do. In the web page above, I have placed a link to side variations below the diagram. One of the side variations also has links to other side variations.

Regardless of how complex the analysis got, the principle of using the pieces and the pawns together to attack the king is a good one.

It is my policy to (mostly) memorize the continuations from these web pages for the winning side. My goal is to be able to intuitively recognize similar positions in my future games. It is my belief that if one understands sufficiently the reasons why particular moves are made, then remembering the moves is not that difficult.

Best wishes,

John Coffey

http://www.entertainmentjourney.com

2016-01-22

The Tactical Shot (French)

http://onlinechessgamesblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-tactical-shot-french.html

2016-01-21

Chess Game

Playing this game was exciting because of the three pawns versus the piece. I think that white should win.

[Event "Casual G/10"]
[Site "Columbus Indiana Chess Club"]
[Date "Jan 21, 2016"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Steve Sao 1700?"]
[Black "John Coffey 2034"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. b4 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. b5 c6 6. c4 a6 7. a4 axb5 8. axb5
Rxa1 9. Bxa1 d5 10. Nf3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. O-O Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qa5
15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Qxa1 17. Qxe7 Nb8 18. Qxb7 cxb5 19. Qxb5 Qa6 20. Nc3 Rc8
21. Rb1 Bf8 22. Qxa6 Nxa6 23. c5 Rb8 24. Ra1 Nb4 25. Ra7 f5 26. g3 Nc6 27. Rc7
Nd8 28. Nd5 Bg7 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. d5 Nf7 31. d6
0-1 on time.

2015-12-31

Lev Albert chess lesson

Giant vs Mortal

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/AYPbMybmVyo

2015-12-22

Mate in 2

2015-11-23

Chess Game

Recovering from shoulder surgery cost me some sleep last night. This was the

last game tonight at my chess club and I was pretty tired.

[Event "Blitz:5'+2""]

[Site "Greenwood Indiana Chess Club"]

[Date "2015.11.23"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Coffey, John"]

[Black "Thomas"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "B01"]

[WhiteElo "2034"]

[PlyCount "49"]

[EventType "blitz"]

[TimeControl "5+2"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bc4 c6 5.Nc3 g6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O cxd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Qb6 11. c3 Bc6

12. Bc4 Bf6 13. Re1 e6 14. Bh6 Qxb2 (I think my opponent was feeling adventurous)

15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Ng5 Kg7 (At this point my opponent was taunting me a

little about how no sacrifice would work because he had all the squares covered. I took

this as him daring me to sacrifice, so without giving it much thought I played ...)

18.Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Rxe6 Kg7 20. Rxf6 Kxf6 21. Qf4+ Kg7 22. Qf7+ Kh6 23. Qf8+ Kg5 24.

h4+ Kxh4 25. Qf4+ 1-0

I didn't really calculate that very much. I just had a gut feeling it would work.

I see that my official blitz rating is only 1895.

2015-11-11

Noteboom variation

This is very instructive. I have had to face this opening a few times.

QGD Semi-Slav Noteboom Variation - Chess Openings Explained

2015-08-30

Magnus Carlsen blunders! A won position gone wrong for the World Champion

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/yPUj89-qBiE

2015-08-14

Byrne vs. Fischer

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2015-08-07

Chess Game

http://onlinechessgamesblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/qga.html

2015-08-06

Chess Game

I like the way I played this ...

[Event "G5 i2"]

[Site "Columbus Indiana Chess Club"]

[Date "2015.08.06"]

[Round "last game"]

[White "John Coffey"]

[Black "Steve Salo"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bd7 6. e4 b5 7. axb5 c6 8. Bxc4

Bb4 9. bxa6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. e5 {Overlooking a7.} Nd5 12. Bxd5 {

Overlooking a7.} cxd5 13. a7 Nc6 14. Ba3 Rxa7 15. O-O Qa8 16. Bc5 Rxa1 17.

Qxa1 Qxa1 18. Rxa1 Bc8 19. Ra8 Kd7 20. Ng5 Nd8 21. Bb6 h6 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23.

Nxf7 Rf8 24. Nd6 Kc7 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Nxc8 Kxc8 27. Kf1 Kb7 28. Ke2 Kb6 29.

Kd3 Kb5 30. c4+ dxc4+ 31. Kc3 g6 32. f4 g5 33. fxg5 hxg5 34. h3 1-0 Black faces pawn majorities on both sides.

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2015-08-01

Quote by Spassky

When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive

http://www.chessquotes.com/player-spassky

2015-07-04

Immortal Chess Game

2015-07-01

Chess Game

Worth looking at ...

[Event "Speed Game"]
[Site "Bloomington Indiana Chess Club"]
[Date "Jun 30, 2015"]
[Round "1"]
[White "John Coffey"]
[Black "Jimmy"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Qb3 b6 8. e4
Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Nd7 10. Bb5 a6 11. Qxd5 Be6 12. Bxd7+
1-0

I have given similar chess lessons to people before.

Then I lost the next 3 games to this guy. We finished the night either even or he was slightly ahead.

2015-06-10

Chess game

[Event "Louisville Meijer Grocery"]

[Site "Meijer"]

[Date "2015.05.25"]

[Round "3"]

[White "Coffey, John"]

[Black "O'Bannon, Glenn"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "A40"]

[WhiteElo "1780"]

[BlackElo "2032"]

[Annotator "Coffey,John"]

[PlyCount "69"]

[EventType "schev (rapid)"]

[TimeControl "G/30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7

5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 e6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 a6 11. a4 Qb6 12.

Qc2 (12. Qxb6 Nxb6 13. a5) 12... Re8 13. O-O Qd8 14. a5 Nf8 15. Ne5 N6d7 16.

Bg3 (16. Bxe7) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Na4 e5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21.

Rfc1 (21. dxe5) 21... e4 (21... exd4) 22. Be2 Qg6 23. Nxd5 Bf5 24. Qc7 Qg5 25.

Qf4 Ne6 26. Qxg5 Nxg5 27. Rc3 Kf8 28. Rac1 f6 29. Nb6 Nf7 30. g4 Be6 31. d5

Bxd5 32. Nxd5 Red8 33. Nf4 Rd2 34. R1c2 Rdd8 35. Ne6+ 1-0

Chess Game

[Event "Louisville Meijer Grocery"]

[Site "Meijer"]

[Date "2015.05.25"]

[Round "2"]

[White "Fuller, William"]

[Black "Coffey, John"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "A40"]

[WhiteElo "2190"]

[BlackElo "2032"]

[Annotator "Coffey,John"]

[PlyCount "57"]

[EventType "rapid"]

[TimeControl "G/30"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 Nf6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6

Qxf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 (6... Nc6 7. exd5 Nd4 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. dxe6 Bxe6 =+) 7. e5 Qe7 8.

d4 c5 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc5 11. Qe3 Nc6 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Be2 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6

15. O-O Bxc3 16. bxc3 e5 17. Nf5 Qa3 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Rb1 Qxa2 20. Rxb7 Qxc2 21.

Bd3 Qa4?? (21... Qa2) 22. Bb5 Qa5 (22... Qf4) 23. Bxc6 (23. Nh5) 23... Rc8 (

23... Bf7) 24. Nh5 Rg6 (24... Rf7) 25. Qxe5 Bf7 26. Rxf7 Kxf7 27. Qf5+ Kg8 28.

Bxd5+ Kh8 29. Qxc8+ 0-1

Chess Game

Not a particularly great game. I completely misplayed the opening, and was in a terrible position until my opponent let me break free ...

[Event "Louisville Meijer Grocery"]

[Site "Meijer"]

[Date "2015.05.25"]

[Round "1"]

[White "Niro, Frank"]

[Black "Coffey, John"]

[Result "0-1"]

[ECO "C11"]

[WhiteElo "1700"]

[BlackElo "2032"]

[Annotator "Coffey,John"]

[PlyCount "70"]

[EventType "rapid"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4

c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 (7... Nxd4) 8. Ne2 Qb6 9. a3 a5 10. b3 Bc5 11. Bb2 a4?! 12. O-O O-O (12... axb3) 13. b4 Be7 14. Kh1 f6 15. Nexd4 Nxd4?! (15...

Ncxe5 16. fxe5 fxe5) 16. Bxd4 Qc7 17. Qe2 (17. Rc1) 17... f5 18. Qf2 Rb8?! (

18... b6) 19. Bb5 Ra8 20. Bd3?! (20. c4) 20... Nb8?! (20... b6) 21. Bb6 Qc3

22. Bd4 Qc6 23. b5 Qe8 24. Bc5?! (24. c4) 24... Nd7 25. Bd4 Qd8 26. Rfc1?! (

26. c4) 26... b6 = 27. c4 Nc5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Qd2 Bb7 (29... d4) 30. cxd5

Bxd5 31. Rf1 Rf7 (31... Qe7) 32. Be2 (32. Qe2) 32... Rd7 -/+ 33. Qe1 Qe7 (33...

Rc8) 34. Qc1 Rc7 35. Qb2 Be3 (35... Rd8) 0-1 eventually.

Chess Game

Catching up on old chess games. This is probably from a Utah chess tournament, although I am really not sure which tournament or which opponent this was. It could have been from a Louisville chess tournament.

[Event "???"]

[Site "?"]

[Date "2015.02.22"]

[Round "?"]

[White "Coffey, John"]

[Black "???"]

[Result "1-0"]

[ECO "D31"]

[WhiteElo "2032"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3

a5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Qd5 10. e3 Qxc4 11. Bxc4 Ne4 12.

Rc1 Nd7 13. Bh4 O-O 14. O-O Nb6 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Nd2 Rf5 18. c4 e5

19. Nxe4 exd4 20. Nd6 Rh5 21. Bd8 Na4 22. exd4 Rh6 23. Bc7 Rg6 24. Rfe1 Rf6 25.

Re8+ Rf8 26. Rce1 g6 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Nxc8 Nb2 30. Be5+ Kh6 31.

c5 Nc4 32. Bf6 b5 33. Re4 g5 34. Ne7 a4 35. Rg4 b4 36. Rg3 1-0

2015-06-01

Chess Games

For a 10 minute game, this was pretty wild and had some interesting tactics.

[Event "First Chess Club Meeting. G/10"]
[Site "Greenwood IN"]
[Date "Jun 1, 2015"]
[Round "1"]
[White "John Coffey (IN) 2034"]
[Black "Mark Ayers (CA) 2043"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Be6 5. Ne5 Nbd7 6. Bxc4 Bxc4 7. Nxc4 g6 8.
O-O Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. e4 c6 11. Qe2 b5 12. Nd2 b4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. b3 Qb5 15.
Re1 Qxe2 16. Rxe2 Nh5 17. Nf3 e5 18. Bb2 Nf4 19. Rc2 Rac8 20. Rd1 exd4 21. Nxd4
Ne5 22. Nc5 Rfd8 23. g3 Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nxh2+ 25. Ke1 Ng2+ 26. Ke2 h5 27. Nxc6 Re8
28. Bxg7 Rxc6 29. Ba1 Rxe4+ 30. Kd3 Re8 31. Nd7 Rd6+ 32. Kc4 Rc8+ 33. Kxb4 Rxc2
34. Rxd6 Rxf2 35. Nf6+ Rxf6 36. Bxf6 Kh7 37. Rd2 Ng4 38. Bd4 N2e3 39. Re2 Nd5+
40. Kc5 Nc7 41. Kc6 Ne6 42. Bxa7 f5 43. Rxe6
1-0

[Event "First Chess Club Meeting. G/10 "]

[Site "Greenwood IN"]
[Date "Jun 1, 2015"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mark Ayers (CA) 2043"]
[Black "John Coffey (IN) 2034"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nxc6 Qd7 12. Nd5 Re8 13. Ncxe7+ Rxe7 14.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Qd5 Bb7 16. Qd1 Ne5 17. f4 Nxc4 18. Qb3 Qe4 19. Kf2 Re8 20. a4
Nxe3 21. Bxe3 Qf3+ 22. Ke1 Rxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Qxe3+ 24. Kd1 Bf3+ 25. Kc2 Qe2+ 26.
Kb3 Qxb2+ 27. Kc4 Qc3+ 28. Kb5 Qb3+
0-1

Chess Club

2015-04-16

Fwd: Test I took

Here is our feedback on your performance:

You correctly judged whether White could force a win for 41 of the 48 positions.

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because he can use the opposition to convert his pawn after 1.Kf6 Ke8 2.Kg7 Ke7 3.f6+ Ke6 4.f7

2)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because he has the opposition after 1.Kd6 Kf8 [ 1...Ke8 2.Kxe6 Kd8 3.Kf7 Kd7 4.e6+ Kd8 5.e7+ Kd7 6.e8Q+ ] 2.Kxe6 Ke8 3.Kf6 Kf8 4.e6 Ke8 5.e7 Kd7 6.Kf7 Kd6 7.e8Q

3)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins by converting his a4 pawn because Black has to lose time to capture the g3 pawn: 1.Kf4 Kf6 2.Ke4 Ke6 3.Kd4 Kf5 4.Kc5 Kg4 5.Kb5 Kxg3 6.Kxa5 Kf4 7.Kb6 Ke5 8.a5 Kd6 9.a6 Kd7 10.a7 Kc8 11.a8Q

4)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because the Black king has to abandon his kingside pawns to capture White's outside passed pawn: 1.a4 d4+ 2.Kd3 Kb4 3.Kxd4 Kxa4 4.Kd5 Kb4 5.Kd6 Kc4 6.Ke7

5)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because one of his pawns can break through after 1.f5!! Kd4 [ 1...exf5 2.h5 gxh5 3.g6 fxg6 4.e6; 1...gxf5 2.h5 Kd4 3.h6 ] 2.h5 Kxe5 3.f6 gxf6 4.h6+- fxg5 5.h7

6)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins by fixing all black pawns on the kingside first, and then creating an outside passed pawn: 1.g5! Kd6 2.a4 Kc6 3.b5+ axb5+ 4.axb5+ and White can win the black pawns on the kingside.

7)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because his superior pawn structure allows him to create a passed pawn on the kingside: 1.Ke2 Ke7 2.Ke3 Ke6 3.f4 f6 4.Kd4 g6 5.g4 h6 6.h4 Kd6 7.e5+ fxe5+ 8.fxe5+ Ke6 9.b4

8)

Your response was: No, White cannot win by force.

This response was: Incorrect

White wins by attacking the weak h7 pawn to obtain a superior position for his king: 1.Kf3 Kd7 2.Kg4 Ke7 3.Kh5 Kf8 4.Kh6 Kg8 5.b4 Kh8 6.g4 Kg8 7.h4 Kh8 8.f4 Kg8 9.g5 fxg5 10.fxg5 Kh8 11.h5 Kg8 12.g6

9)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because the Black pawns on the kingside are blocked, and White can create an outside passed pawn on the queenside by playing 1.c5+ bxc5+ 2.Kc4 and Black is in Zugzwang.

10)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins according to endgame tablebases because two white knights can mate against a single black pawn if this pawn is not too far advanced: 1.Kg5 Kh7 2.Ndf5 Kg8 3.Kf6 Kf8 4.Ng7 Kg8 5.Ne6 Kh7 6.Kg5 Kh8 7.Kg6 Kg8 8.Ng4 e3 9.Nf6+ Kh8 10.Ng5 e2 11.Nf7#

11)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because his two knights can mate the black king before the black pawn queens: 1.Ng4 h2 2.Nh6+ Kh8 3.Nf6 h1Q 4.Nf7#

12)

Your response was: No, White cannot win by force.

This response was: Incorrect

White wins with his strong knight against the weak bishop because the black squares are also weak and allow the white king to intrude after 1.g5 fxg5 [ 1...f5 2.Kf3 Kd8 3.Ke3] 2.fxg5 Bc8 3.Kf4 a5 4.Ke5 Ba6 5.Kf6

13)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because his bishop controls the square h8, where White can therefore queen his h-pawn: 1.Kg4 Kh7 2.Kf5 Kg7 3.h4 Kh7 4.h5 Kg7 5.h6+ Kf7 6.Bc5 Kg8 7.Kg6 Kh8 8.Ba3 Kg8 9.h7+ Kh8 10.Bb2#

14)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins by preventing the black king from controlling the square h8, where White intends to queen his h-pawn: 1.Bh7! Kf6 2.Kf4 Kf7 3.Kf5 Kf8 4.Kf6 Ke8 5.Bf5 Kf8 6.h7 Ke8 7.h8Q#

15)

Your response was: No, White cannot win by force.

This response was: Incorrect

White wins by exploiting the weakness of the black pawns which are on white squares and can therefore be attacked by the white-colored bishop: 1.Kc4 Be8 2.Kb4 Bd7 3.Bf3 Be8 4.h4 Bb5 5.g4 hxg4 6.Bxg4 Bd7 7.h5 gxh5 8.Bxh5 Be8 9.f5 Bd7 10.Bxf7 1-0

16)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because he can create two connected passed pawns on the 6th rank that cannot be stopped by the black rook: 1.e6 Kc4 2.d7 Rb8 3.e7 Kd5 4.d8Q+ 1:0

17)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins by advancing his passed pawn and building the so-called Lucena bridge (shielding his king and queening pawn by using his Rook): 1.Kc6 Re2 2.d5 Kf8 3.d6 Kf7 4.Rc1 Ke8 5.Kc7 Rd2 6.Rc5 Rd1 7.Re5+ Kf7 8.d7 Rc1+ 9.Kd6 Rd1+ 10.Rd5

18)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins the black rook by playing 1.Rh8 (threatening to queen) Rxa7 2.Rh7+ Kg6 3.Rxa7 1-0

19)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins by building a Lucena bridge (shielding his king and queening pawn by using his Rook): 1.Re4 Rc1 [ 1...Rc3 2.Rf4+ Ke6 3.Ke8 ] 2.Rf4+ Kg6 3.Ke7 Re1+ 4.Kd6 Rd1+ 5.Ke6 Re1+ 6.Kd5 Rd1+ 7.Rd4 1:0

20)

Your response was: No, White cannot win by force.

This response was: Incorrect

White wins by first sacrificing his pawns to clear the seventh rank 1.f5 gxf5 2.g6 fxg6 and then playing 3.Rh8 (threatening to queen) to win the black rook after Rxa7 4.Rh7+ Kf6 5.Rxa7

21)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because he can queen his passed pawn (or create another, unstoppable passed pawn) by playing 1.Rb2 Rxc7 2.Rb8+ Kf7 3.Rb7 Te7+ 4.Kd6+- Rxb7 5.axb7 and 6. b8Q

22)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because the approaching white king creates a mate threat: 1.Qb4+ Kd1 2.Qd4+ Kc2 3.Qe3 Kd1 4.Qd3+ Ke1 5.Kg4 Kf2 6.Qg3+ Kf1 7.Kf3 e1D 8.Qg2#

23)

Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins because his approaching king suffocates the black king and creates an unstoppable mate threat after 1.Kg3 Qh6 2.Qe1 mate.

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Your response was: Yes, White can force a win.

This response was: Correct

White wins even though a queen normally cannot win against an h-pawn on the seventh rank, but here White can create a discovered check to approach his king close enough to create mate threats while Black queens: 1.Kg6 Kg2 2.Kf5+ Kf1 3.Qa1+ Kg2 4.Qb2+ Kg3 5.Qb1 Kg2 6.Kf4 h1Q 7.Qc2+ Kh3 8.Qd3+ Kg2 9.Qe2+ Kg1 [ 9...Kh3 10.Qg4+ Kh2 11.Qg3# ] 10.Kg3 and Mate in the following move: 1-0

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