QGD, Tarrasch/Semi-Tarrasch Defense: January 2024

Friday, January 26, 2024

White to Play

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john2001plus (1803) vs. Gustafsson21 (1767)


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2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Nc6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	Nxd5

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White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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7
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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qa4+	Bd7
7.	Qxd4

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qa4+	Bd7
7.	Qxd4	exd5

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Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
God Bless our Fallen Warrior vs. John Coffey


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3
4
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6
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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	g3	c5
4.	e3	d5
5.	c4	cxd4
6.	exd4	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	Bb4+
8.	Nc3	O-O

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1926) vs. bosperty (1500)


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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4

White to Play

Opening Analysis
vs.


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3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Qxd8+

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Black to Play

World Blitz Championship, Almaty KAZ
Analysis of Hikaru Nakamura (2768) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2859)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	e4	dxe4

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qb3	Qd5
9.	Qxc3	Nc6

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White to Play

Opening analysis
John Coffey. Recovered. vs.


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1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	cxd4
5.	Bxc4	Nf6
6.	exd4	e6
7.	O-O	Be7
8.	Nc3

Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	Bg5	Be7
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	O-O

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White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	e3	Be7
5.	Nc3	O-O
6.	Bd3	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	a6
8.	O-O	b5
9.	Bd3	Bb7

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White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1900) vs. bosperty (1465)


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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	g3	d5
3.	Bg2	Nbd7
4.	d4	e6
5.	O-O	c5
6.	c4	dxc4
7.	Na3	Nb6
8.	Nxc4

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

White to play

Opening Analysis
Analysis vs. Tarrasch Defense


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2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be7
7.	dxc5	O-O
8.	e3	h6
9.	Bh4

White to Play

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Analysis vs. ?


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4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Nc6
7.	Bxf6	gxf6
8.	e3	c4
9.	Be2

White to Play

Opening analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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7
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4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
9.	Ng5	Be6
10.	Bd2

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White to play

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John Coffey vs. Sonofvit


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7
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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	e6
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	g3	Nc6
6.	Nc3	Nf6
7.	Bg2	Bg4
8.	Bg5	Be7
9.	dxc5

White to play

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John Coffey vs. garybowen


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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	Be7
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	Bxf6	Qxf6
9.	Nxd5

White to Play

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John Coffey vs. hansg


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1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e4	cxd4
5.	Qxd4	Qxd4
6.	Nxd4	Nf6
7.	Nb5	Kd8
8.	Bxc4	Nc6
9.	O-O

Black to play

?, ?
Black analysis vs. ?


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	e3	Nf6
3.	d4	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	exd4	g6
6.	Qb3	Bg7
7.	cxd5	Nxd5
8.	Bc4	e6
9.	Bg5	Qb6

White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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4
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2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e3	c4
8.	Be2	Bb4
9.	O-O

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

White to Play

analysis vs.


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	dxc5	e6
6.	e4	Nb4
7.	Bb5+	Nb4c6
8.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
9.	Be3	Nd7
10.	Bxc6

White to Play

Opening Analysis, ?
? vs. ?


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd8
6.	e4	Nf6
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	Bd6
9.	Qe2+	Kf8
10.	h3

White to Play

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john2001plus (1803) vs. Gustafsson (1767)


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2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Nc6
7.	e3	cxd4
8.	Nxd4	Bb4
9.	Bb5	Bd7
10.	O-O

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Black to Play

?, ?
Sims vs. John Coffey


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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qb3	Qd5
9.	Qxc3	Nc6
10.	Bf4	Kxf7

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Black to Play

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??? vs. ???


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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	bxc3	Qd5
10.	Ng5	Bf5

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White to play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey vs.


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4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	c5
4.	cxd5	cxd4
5.	dxe6	Bxe6
6.	Qxd4	Nc6
7.	Qxd8+	Rxd8
8.	e3	Nf6
9.	Nc3	Bb4
10.	Bd2

White to Play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1887) vs. bosperty (1397)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	Be7
5.	Bf4	c5
6.	dxc5	Bxc5
7.	e3	O-O
8.	a3	Nc6
9.	Qc2	Qa5
10.	Rd1

Black to Play

?, ?
? vs. ?


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3
4
5
6
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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	g3	c5
4.	e3	d5
5.	c4	cxd4
6.	exd4	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	Bb4+
8.	Bd2	Bxd2+
9.	Qxd2	b6
10.	O-O	Bb7

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White to Play

???
??? vs. ???


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5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	e4	Nd4
10.	Nxd4

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White to Play

?, ?
? vs. ?


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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	c5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e3	Nc6
8.	Bb5	Rc8
9.	O-O	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	Be7
11.	Bxf6

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Monday, January 22, 2024

White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2	Bxd2+
10.	Qxd2	O-O
11.	Bc4

CHECK!

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White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1926) vs. bosperty (1500)


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Nc6
9.	Be2	Bb4+
10.	Bd2	Bxd2+
11.	Qxd2

Black to Play

?, ?
Sims vs. John Coffey


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3
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5
6
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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qb3	Qd5
9.	bxc3	Nc6
10.	e3	Na5
11.	Qxd5	Nxd5
12.	e4	Nb6

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White to Play

Opening Analysis
vs.


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-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
9.	Ng5	Be6
10.	Nxe6+	fxe6
11.	Bg5	Nc6
12.	Bc4

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Black to Play

?, ?
Sims vs. John Coffey


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3
4
5
6
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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	Rb1	Nd4
10.	Nxd4	Qxd4
11.	bxc3	Qe4
12.	Qb3	b6

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Black to Play

World Blitz Championship, Almaty KAZ
Analysis of Hikaru Nakamura (2768) vs. Magnus Carlsen (2859)


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6
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8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
9.	Ng5	Be6
10.	Nxe6+	fxe6
11.	Bg5	Nc6

Click here for the continuation!

White to Play

Opening analysis
John Coffey. Recovered. vs.


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5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	c5
3.	c4	dxc4
4.	e3	cxd4
5.	Bxc4	Nf6
6.	exd4	e6
7.	O-O	Be7
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	Re1	Nc6
10.	a3	b6
11.	Bf4

White to Play

Opening Analysis
vs.


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2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2	Bxd2+
10.	Qxd2	O-O
11.	Bc4	Nd7
12.	O-O

CHECK!

Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


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3
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5
6
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8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	e3	Qd5
10.	bxc3	Kxf7
11.	Be2	Bf5

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Black to Play

?, ?
Sims vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	e4	Nd4
10.	Nxd4	Qxd4
11.	Bd3	Kxf7
12.	O-O	Be6

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. john2001plus (2016)


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3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	e3	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	e5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	cxd5	Qxd5
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	a3	f6
10.	e4	Na5
11.	Nbd2	Nb6

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


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8

-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qa4+	Bd7
7.	Qxd4	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qa5+
9.	Nc3	Nc6
10.	Qd1	Ne4

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Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
God Bless our Fallen Warrior vs. John Coffey


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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	g3	c5
4.	e3	d5
5.	c4	cxd4
6.	exd4	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	Bb4+
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	O-O	b6
10.	Ne5	Bb7
11.	Qb3	Bxc3

Sunday, January 21, 2024

White to Play

Opening Analysis
Coffey, John (2016) vs.


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2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2	Qa5
10.	Rb1	Bxd2+
11.	Qxd2	Qd8
12.	Bb5+	Nd7
13.	Qb4

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White to Play

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


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	Bg5	Be7
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	Qd2	Be6
10.	Be2	O-O
11.	O-O	Ne4
12.	Bxe7	Nxd2
13.	Bxd8	Nxf1
14.	Bh4

White to Play

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Analysis vs. ?


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7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	g3	Nf6
6.	Bg2	Be7
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	a3	h6
10.	Nc3	a5
11.	b3	Be6
12.	Bb2	Nc6
13.	e3

Black to Play

???
??? vs. ???


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qb3	Qd5
9.	Qxc3	Nc6
10.	Bf4	Kxf7
11.	a3	h6
12.	e3	Be6
13.	Rd1	Qb3

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White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2	Bxd2+
10.	Qxd2	O-O
11.	h3	b6
12.	Rd1	Bb7
13.	Bd3

CHECK!

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	bxc3	Qd5
10.	g3	Bf5
11.	Qb2	Ne5
12.	Nxe5	Qxe5

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	Bg5	Be7
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	O-O
10.	Rd1	Be6
11.	Bd3	h6
12.	Bh4	Qb6

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White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-3

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2	Bxd2+
10.	Qxd2	O-O
11.	Bc4	Nd7
12.	O-O

CHECK!

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Black to play

?, ?
Black analysis vs. ?


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	e3	Nf6
3.	d4	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	exd4	g6
6.	Qb3	Bg7
7.	cxd5	Nxd5
8.	Bc4	e6
9.	Bg5	Qb6
10.	Nc3	h6
11.	Bd2	Ne7
12.	Qxb6	axb6

White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e3	c4
8.	Be2	Bb4
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Qc2	Nbd7
11.	Bh4	Qb6
12.	h3

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Saturday, January 20, 2024

White to Play

analysis vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	Nxd5
5.	dxc5	e6
6.	e4	Nb4
7.	Bb5+	Nb4c6
8.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
9.	Be3	Nd7
10.	Bxc6	bxc6
11.	Nbd2	a5
12.	Rc1	f6
13.	Nc4	Kc7
14.	Nb6

White to Play

Opening Analysis, ?
? vs. ?


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	Qxd5
5.	Nc3	Qd8
6.	e4	Nf6
7.	d5	exd5
8.	exd5	Bd6
9.	Qe2+	Kf8
10.	h3	a6
11.	g4	b5
12.	Bg2	b4
13.	Ne4

White to play

?, ?
Analysis vs. ?


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	c5
3.	d5	e6
4.	c4	exd5
5.	cxd5	d6
6.	Nc3	a6
7.	a4	Bg4
8.	Nd2	Be7
9.	h3	Bc8
10.	e4	Nbd7
11.	f4	Rb8
12.	Bd3	O-O
13.	O-O

Black to Play

???
??? vs. ???


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qa4+	Bd7
7.	Qxd4	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qa5+
9.	Nc3	Nc6
10.	Qd1	Ne4
11.	Bd2	Nxd2
12.	Nxd2	Bb4

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Black to Play

?, ?
Sims vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qb3	Qd5
9.	Qxc3	Nc6
10.	Bf4	Kxf7
11.	a3	Ne4
12.	Qd3	Qxd3
13.	exd3	Bd6

White to Play

?, ?
? vs. ?


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	g3	Nf6
6.	Bg2	Be7
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	O-O	O-O
9.	a3	h6
10.	Nc3	a5
11.	b3	Nc6
12.	Bb2	Be6
13.	e3

White to Play

???
??? vs. ???


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	e4	Nd4
10.	Nxd4	Qxd4
11.	Bd3	Kxf7
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Be3

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Black to Play

?, ?
? vs. ?


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	g3	c5
4.	e3	d5
5.	c4	cxd4
6.	exd4	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	Bb4+
8.	Bd2	Bxd2+
9.	Qxd2	b6
10.	O-O	Bb7
11.	Qe2	Nc6
12.	Rd1	O-O
13.	Nc3	Ne7

White to play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qa4+	Bd7
7.	Qxd4	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qa5+
9.	Nc3	Nc6
10.	Qd1	Ne4
11.	Bd2	Nxc3
12.	bxc3	Ne5
13.	Nd4

White to Play

Opening analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
9.	Ng5	Be6
10.	Bd2	Bb4
11.	Nxe6+	fxe6
12.	Nxe4	Bxd2+
13.	Nxd2	Ke7
14.	Rc1

Friday, January 19, 2024

Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	e3	Qd5
10.	bxc3	Kxf7
11.	Be2	Bf5
12.	Qb2	Ne5
13.	O-O	Nxf3+
14.	Bxf3	Be4

Click here for the continuation!

Black to Play

?, ?
? vs. ?


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qa4+	Bd7
7.	Qxd4	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qa5+
9.	Nc3	Nc6
10.	Qd1	Ne4
11.	Bd2	Nxd2
12.	Nxd2	Bb4
13.	Rc1	Bxc3
14.	Rxc3	Qxa2

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White to Play

???
??? vs. ???


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-2

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qa4+	Bd7
7.	Qxd4	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qa5+
9.	Nc3	Nc6
10.	Qd1	Ne4
11.	Bd2	Nxd2
12.	Nxd2	Bb4
13.	Rc1	Bxc3
14.	Rxc3

Click here for the continuation!

Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. john2001plus (1924)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	e3	c5
4.	c4	cxd4
5.	Nxd4	e5
6.	Nf3	Nc6
7.	cxd5	Qxd5
8.	Qxd5	Nxd5
9.	a3	f6
10.	e4	Na5
11.	Nbd2	Nb6
12.	b4	Nc6
13.	Nc4	Na4
14.	Ne3	Bd7
15.	h4	O-O-O

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White to Play

?, ?
Analysis vs. ?


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	Bxf6	Qxf6
8.	e4	dxe4
9.	Nxe4	Qf4
10.	Bb5+	Nc6
11.	Qe2	Be7
12.	O-O	O-O
13.	Nxc5	Nxd4
14.	Nxd4	Bxc5
15.	Nxe6

Black to Play

Columbus Indiana Chess Club; Casual G/10, Lewellen Chapel
Bill Star vs. John Coffey (2016)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d3	d5
3.	Qe2	Nc6
4.	g3	Nd4
5.	Qd1	e5
6.	c3	Nc6
7.	Nf3	dxe4
8.	dxe4	Qxd1+
9.	Kxd1	Bc5
10.	Ke1	a5
11.	Bb5	Bd7
12.	a4	O-O-O
13.	Nbd2	Nf6
14.	h3	h6
15.	Ke2	Ba7

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White to Play

?, ?
? vs. ?


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nc3	c5
4.	Nf3	Nf6
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e3	Nc6
8.	Bb5	Rc8
9.	O-O	cxd4
10.	Nxd4	Be7
11.	Bxf6	Bxf6
12.	Rc1	O-O
13.	Bxc6	bxc6
14.	Na4

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Black to Play

Casual Game, https://itsyourturn.com
God Bless our Fallen Warrior vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	Nf3	e6
3.	g3	c5
4.	e3	d5
5.	c4	cxd4
6.	exd4	dxc4
7.	Bxc4	Bb4+
8.	Nc3	O-O
9.	O-O	b6
10.	Ne5	Bb7
11.	Qb3	Bxc3
12.	bxc3	Qc7
13.	Bf4	Nh5
14.	Be3	Nc6

Thursday, January 18, 2024

White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2	Bxd2+
10.	Qxd2	O-O
11.	Bc4	Nd7
12.	O-O	b6
13.	Rad1	Bb7
14.	Rfe1

Click here for the continuation!

White to play

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


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	g3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	Bxe6
7.	Qxd4	Nc6
8.	Qxd8+	Rxd8
9.	Bg2	Nb4
10.	Na3	Bc5
11.	O-O	O-O
12.	Bg5	Rfe8
13.	Rfc1	b6
14.	Nb5	Bxa2
15.	Nc3

White to Play

RUS-chT (w), Dagomys
Zhao Xue (2531) vs. Grabuzova, Tatiana (2348)


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	c5
4.	cxd5	exd5
5.	Nc3	Nc6
6.	dxc5	d4
7.	Na4	Bxc5
8.	Nxc5	Qa5+
9.	Bd2	Qxc5
10.	Rc1	Qb6
11.	e3	Nf6
12.	Bc4	dxe3
13.	Bxe3	Qb4+
14.	Bd2	Qe7+
15.	Be2

Black to Play

?, ?
Sims vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qb3	Qd5
9.	bxc3	Nc6
10.	e3	Na5
11.	Qxd5	Nxd5
12.	e4	Nb6
13.	Be3	Kxf7
14.	Ng5+	Kg8
15.	f4	Bd6

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White to Play

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


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	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	Bg5	Be7
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	Qd2	Be6
10.	Be2	O-O
11.	O-O	Ne4
12.	Bxe7	Qxe7
13.	Qd3	Rfd8
14.	Nb5	Bg4
15.	Nbd4

Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	Rb1	Nd4
10.	Nxd4	Qxd4
11.	bxc3	Qe4
12.	Qb3	b6
13.	Ba3+	Kd8
14.	f3	Qe5
15.	Rd1+	Kc7

CHECK!

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White to Play

?, ?
Analysis vs. ?


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Nc6
7.	Bxf6	gxf6
8.	e3	c4
9.	Be2	f5
10.	O-O	Bb4
11.	g3	O-O
12.	Nh4	Be6
13.	a3	Ba5
14.	Ng2	Rb8
15.	Bf3

White to Play

Semi-Tarrasch Analysis, ?
David Nevada vs. Wesley So


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2	Bxd2+
10.	Qxd2	O-O
11.	Bc4	Nd7
12.	O-O	b6
13.	Rfe1	Bb7
14.	Rad1	Nf6
15.	d5

Click here for the continuation!

White to Play

Opening Analysis
vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	e6
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	Nxd5
6.	e4	Nxc3
7.	bxc3	cxd4
8.	cxd4	Bb4+
9.	Bd2	Bxd2+
10.	Qxd2	O-O
11.	Bc4	Nd7
12.	O-O	b6
13.	Rfe1	Bb7
14.	Rad1	Nf6
15.	d5	exd5
16.	exd5

Black to Play

?, ?
Sims vs. John Coffey


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	e6
3.	c4	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	dxe6	dxc3
7.	exf7+	Ke7
8.	Qc2	Nc6
9.	e4	Nd4
10.	Nxd4	Qxd4
11.	Bd3	Kxf7
12.	O-O	Be6
13.	Be3	Qd6
14.	h3	Rd8
15.	Rfd1	Qc7
16.	Qxc3	Qxc3

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

(black to move)

1.	d4	d5
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	Nf6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	Bg5	Be7
8.	e3	Nc6
9.	Qa4	O-O
10.	Rd1	Be6
11.	Bd3	h6
12.	Bh4	Qb6
13.	Rd2	Rfd8
14.	O-O	Qb4
15.	Qxb4	Nxb4
16.	Bb1	Nc6

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White to Play

Opening Analysis
vs.


8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

-1

(white to move)

1.	Nf3	Nf6
2.	d4	d5
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qxd4	exd5
7.	e4	dxe4
8.	Qxd8+	Kxd8
9.	Ng5	Be6
10.	Nxe6+	fxe6
11.	Bg5	Nc6
12.	Bc4	Ke7
13.	Nxe4	Kf7
14.	Bxf6	gxf6
15.	O-O-O	Rd8
16.	Rxd8

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Black to Play

Opening Analysis
vs. John Coffey (2016)


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

-1

(black to move)

1.	d4	Nf6
2.	c4	e6
3.	Nf3	d5
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	cxd4
6.	Qa4+	Bd7
7.	Qxd4	exd5
8.	Nxd5	Qa5+
9.	Nc3	Nc6
10.	Qd1	Ne4
11.	Bd2	Nxc3
12.	bxc3	Ne5
13.	Nd4	Rc8

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White to play

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


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	Be7
7.	dxc5	Bxc5
8.	Bxf6	Qxf6
9.	Nxd5	Qc6
10.	e3	O-O
11.	Rc1	Qd6
12.	Bc4	Be6
13.	O-O	Nc6
14.	Ng5	Qe5
15.	Nxe6	fxe6
16.	Nf4

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White to Play

Opening Analysis
John Coffey (2016) vs.


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(white to move)

1.	Nf3	d5
2.	d4	Nf6
3.	c4	e6
4.	Nc3	c5
5.	cxd5	exd5
6.	Bg5	Be6
7.	e3	c4
8.	Be2	Bb4
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Qc2	Nbd7
11.	Bh4	Qb6
12.	h3	Rfe8
13.	Ng5	h6
14.	Nxe6	Qxe6
15.	Rfc1	a6
16.	a4

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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;

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