White to play for a winning advantage

ICC 15 3, Internet Chess Club
Analysis of john2001plus (1868) vs. KnightFireML (1794)

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h 0

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Bh6 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 e5 15. Qxe5 f6 16. Qd4 Re8 17. Rb1 g5 18. Bc4 Qd6 19. Bb5 Qe5 20. Qxe5 Rxe5 21. Bd3 Kf7 22. f4 gxf4 23. Bxf4 Re8 24. d6 b6 25. Rc1 Bd7 26. Rc7 Red8 27. Bc4+ Ke8 28. Bd5 Rac8 29. Rxa7 Rc2 30. e5 Rc5 31. Bf3 Rxe5 32. Bxe5 fxe5 33. Rb7 b5 34. Kf2 Kf8 35. Ke3 Be6 36. Rb6 Kf7 37. Ke4 Kf6 38. d7 Kf7 39. Bh5+ Ke7 40. Kxe5 Bxd7 41. Rh6 Rh8 42. Bg6

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

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What is the strongest continuation for Black?

ICC tourney 1402 (12 3), Internet Chess Club
Analysis of BotanicalKnight (1433) vs. john2001plus (1730)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 h g f e d c b a 0

(black to move) 1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d3 Nge7 6. Nc3 Nf5 7. g3 h5 8. Bg2 h4 9. g4 h3 10. Bf1 Nfd4 11. g5 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Nd4 13. Qf2 Bd7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. O-O-O Nxc2 16. Qxc2 d4 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. Rg1 dxe3 19. Qxe3 Qd4 20. Rg3 Qxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Bg2 22. Rg3 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 c4 24. Rff3 cxd3 25. Rxd3 Rh4 26. Rdf3 Rc4 27. Rxh3 Rcxf4 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Rh8 a6 30. b3 b5 31. h4 Ke7 32. Kd2 Rf5 33. Ne4 Rxe5

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Options:
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	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Click here for 26. Rd4.
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