French Rubinstein: January 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

Black to play

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Gusev (1850) vs. john2001plus (1870)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6

Black to play

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Gusev (1850) vs. john2001plus (1870)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Bd3	Ngf6
6.	Bg5	c5

Thursday, January 26, 2023

White to play

?, Columbus Chess Club
Opening Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	e4	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Ne5

Black to play

Varna, Varna BUL
Analyze vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Nxe4	Nbd7
6.	Nf3	h6
7.	Bxf6	Nxf6
8.	Nxf6+	Qxf6

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bg5	c5
8.	Be2	h6
9.	Be3	Nd5

Black to play

?, ?
Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	c3	Be7
8.	Bf4	c5
9.	dxc5	Qxd1+

Sunday, January 22, 2023

Black to play

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Rubinstein vs. Analysis


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	Bf4	O-O
10.	Qe2	Nd5
11.	Be5	f6

Saturday, January 21, 2023

Black to play

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? vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Bxf6	gxf6
6.	Nxe4	f5
7.	Nc3	Bg7
8.	Nf3	O-O
9.	Qd2	Nc6
10.	Rd1	b6
11.	Bc4	Bb7
12.	O-O	Ne7

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	c3	a6
8.	Be2	b6
9.	Ne5	Bb7
10.	O-O	Nd7
11.	Nc4	b5
12.	Na5	Bd5

Click here for the continuation! Some analysis loosely based upon this video.

Black to play

?, ?
Rubinstein Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bg5	b6
11.	Qe2	Bb7
12.	Rfd1	Qc7

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bg5	c5
8.	Be2	h6
9.	Be3	Nd5
10.	Ne5	a6
11.	dxc5	Qc7
12.	Bd4	Bxc5

Friday, January 20, 2023

White to play

?, Columbus Chess Club
Opening Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	e4	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Ne5	Nd7
8.	Nc4	Be7
9.	Qf3	O-O
10.	Bf4	Nb6
11.	O-O-O	Qd5
12.	Qb3	Bg5
13.	Bxg5

Black to play

?, ?
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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Bxf6	gxf6
6.	Nxe4	f5
7.	Ng3	c5
8.	d5	exd5
9.	Bd3	f4
10.	Nh5	Bh6
11.	g4	Rg8
12.	f3	Nc6
13.	h4	Qe7+

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	Be3	Qc7
9.	Qe2	a6
10.	O-O	b6
11.	c4	cxd4
12.	Bxd4	Bb7
13.	Ne5	Bc5

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Bxf6	gxf6
6.	Nxe4	f5
7.	Ng3	c5
8.	Bb5+	Nd7
9.	Qe2	a6
10.	Bd3	cxd4
11.	Nf3	Bb4+
12.	c3	dxc3
13.	O-O	O-O

Black to play

Varna, Varna BUL
Analyze vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Nxe4	Nbd7
6.	Nf3	h6
7.	Bxf6	Nxf6
8.	Bd3	Nxe4
9.	Bxe4	c5
10.	Qe2	Qa5+
11.	c3	Be7
12.	O-O	cxd4
13.	cxd4	O-O

Black to play

?, ?
Rubinstein vs. Analysis


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	Be3	Qc7
9.	Qe2	a6
10.	O-O	b6
11.	a4	Bb7
12.	Rfe1	Nd5
13.	dxc5	Bxc5

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Black to play

?, ?
Analysis from videos vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bg5	b6
11.	Qe2	Bb7
12.	Rad1	Qc7
13.	Bxf6	gxf6
14.	Be4	Rfd8
15.	Bxb7	Qxb7

Black to play

?, ?
Analysis from videos vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bg5	b6
11.	Qe2	Bb7
12.	Rad1	Qc7
13.	Bxf6	gxf6
14.	Be4	Rfd8

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	c3	a6
8.	Be2	b6
9.	Ne5	Bb7
10.	O-O	Nd7
11.	Nc4	b5
12.	Na5	Bd5
13.	Bf3	Nf6
14.	Bf4	Bxf3
15.	Qxf3	Qd5

Black to play

?, ?
Rubinstein Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bg5	b6
11.	Qe2	Bb7
12.	Rfd1	Qc7
13.	Bxf6	gxf6
14.	Be4	Bxe4
15.	Qxe4	Rfd8

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

White to play

?, Columbus Chess Club
Opening Analysis vs. ?


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(white to move)

1.	d4	e6
2.	Nc3	d5
3.	e4	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Ne5	Nd7
8.	Nc4	Be7
9.	Qf3	O-O
10.	Bf4	Nb6
11.	O-O-O	Qd5
12.	Qb3	Bg5
13.	Bxg5	Qxg5+
14.	Qe3	Qxe3+
15.	fxe3	Nxc4
16.	Bxc4	Bd7
17.	Rd2	Rfd8

CHECK!

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Bxf6	gxf6
6.	Nxe4	f5
7.	Ng3	c5
8.	d5	exd5
9.	Bd3	f4
10.	Nh5	Bh6
11.	g4	Rg8
12.	f3	Nc6
13.	h4	Qe7+
14.	Qe2	Be6
15.	g5	O-O-O
16.	O-O-O	Bf8

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Bxf6	gxf6
6.	Nxe4	f5
7.	Ng3	c5
8.	Bb5+	Nd7
9.	Qe2	a6
10.	Bd3	cxd4
11.	Nf3	Bb4+
12.	c3	dxc3
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Rad1	Qf6
15.	bxc3	Bc5
16.	Nh5	Qh6

Black to play

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Rubinstein vs. Analysis


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	Be3	Qc7
9.	Qe2	a6
10.	O-O	b6
11.	a4	Bb7
12.	Rfe1	Nd5
13.	dxc5	Bxc5
14.	Bxc5	bxc5
15.	Bc4	O-O
16.	Qe5	Rfc8

Monday, January 16, 2023

Black to play

?, ?
Rubinstein vs. Analysis


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	Bf4	O-O
10.	Qe2	Nd5
11.	Be5	f6
12.	Bg3	Qb6
13.	c3	a5
14.	h4	a4
15.	O-O	Ne7
16.	h5	Nf5
17.	Qe4	Qc6

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	c3	a6
8.	Be2	b6
9.	Ne5	Bb7
10.	O-O	Nd7
11.	Nc4	b5
12.	Na5	Bd5
13.	Bf3	Nf6
14.	Bf4	Bxf3
15.	Qxf3	Qd5
16.	Bxc7	Qxf3
17.	gxf3	Nd5
18.	Be5	Be7

Black to play

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Rubinstein Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bg5	b6
11.	Qe2	Bb7
12.	Rfd1	Qc7
13.	Bxf6	gxf6
14.	Be4	Bxe4
15.	Qxe4	Rfd8
16.	Qh4	Rxd1+
17.	Rxd1	Rd8
18.	Rxd8+	Qxd8
19.	Kf1	Qd1+

Black to play

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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bg5	c5
8.	Be2	h6
9.	Be3	Nd5
10.	Ne5	a6
11.	dxc5	Qc7
12.	Bd4	Bxc5
13.	O-O	O-O
14.	Bf3	Bd6
15.	Re1	f6
16.	Ng6	Bxh2+
17.	Kh1	Rd8
18.	g3	Bxg3
19.	fxg3	Qxg3
20.	Be4	Qh3+
21.	Kg1	Qg3+

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Black to play

Varna, Varna BUL
Analyze vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	Nf6
4.	Bg5	dxe4
5.	Nxe4	Nbd7
6.	Nf3	h6
7.	Bxf6	Nxf6
8.	Bd3	Nxe4
9.	Bxe4	c5
10.	Qe2	Qa5+
11.	c3	Be7
12.	O-O	cxd4
13.	cxd4	O-O
14.	Ne5	Bf6
15.	Bc2	Rd8
16.	Qe4	g6
17.	Qf4	Bxe5
18.	dxe5	Bd7
19.	b4	Qb5

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Black to play

?, ?
Rubinstein Analysis vs. ?


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(black to move)

1.	e4	e6
2.	d4	d5
3.	Nc3	dxe4
4.	Nxe4	Nd7
5.	Nf3	Ngf6
6.	Nxf6+	Nxf6
7.	Bd3	c5
8.	dxc5	Bxc5
9.	O-O	O-O
10.	Bg5	b6
11.	Qe2	Bb7
12.	Rfd1	Qc7
13.	Bxf6	gxf6
14.	Be4	Bxe4
15.	Qxe4	Rfd8
16.	Qh4	Rxd1+
17.	Rxd1	Rd8
18.	Rxd8+	Qxd8
19.	Kf1	Qd1+
20.	Ne1	Qd2
21.	Qg3+	Kf8
22.	Qb8+	Kg7
23.	Qg3+	Kf8

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;