Can you guess White's moves in this game?
It doesn't matter if you don't get them all -- the main thing is to have a good reason for everything you play, and you don't miss any chances for either side!
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} *Choose: Nc3 / Nf3 / Qb3 / Qc2?
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 {Developing with a threat -- perfect} 5...Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} *Nc3 / e4 / O-O / Bg5
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 {White is going to use the extra central pawn to push Black around} 8...Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} *O-O / Bg5 / d5 / Re1
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5! {You had a good hint! This keeps Black on the run -- especially if you spot White's next move!} 10...exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} *O-O / Bg5 / d6 / Nd4
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 {Perfect! This releases the Q+B and stops Black castling} 12...Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} *O-O / Bg5 / Nd4 / Nd5
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} 14. Bg5 {Time for a developing move} 14...Nc6 {Next?} *Nd4 / Nd5 / Nf4 / Ne4
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} 14. Bg5 Nc6 {Next?} 15. Ne4 {Poke a pinned piece } 15...Be7 {Next?} *Not easy!
Nxf6 / Bxf6 / O-O / O-O-O
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} 14. Bg5 Nc6 {Next?} 15. Ne4 Be7 {Next?} 16. Bxf6 {Not losing time} 16...gxf6 {Next?} *O-O / O-O-O / Qd5 / Rd1
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} 14. Bg5 Nc6 {Next?} 15. Ne4 Be7 {Next?} 16. Bxf6 gxf6 {Next?} 17. O-O-O {Developing aggressively} 17...Ne5 {Next?} *Rhe1 / Nf4 / Nd4 / f4
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} 14. Bg5 Nc6 {Next?} 15. Ne4 Be7 {Next?} 16. Bxf6 gxf6 {Next?} 17. O-O-O Ne5 {Next?} 18. Nf4 {Bringing another piece into the attack} 18...Qb8 {Next?} *Qe6 / Nd5 / Rd5 / Be6
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} 14. Bg5 Nc6 {Next?} 15. Ne4 Be7 {Next?} 16. Bxf6 gxf6 {Next?} 17. O-O-O Ne5 {Next?} 18. Nf4 Qb8 {Next?} 19. Qe6 {The Queen arrives in the middle thanks to a pin} 19...Rf8 {Next?} *Not easy -- you have nearly all your pieces where you want them, but you don't want Black to get any relief
Nc5 / Qd5 / Nxf6 / Nh5
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} 14. Bg5 Nc6 {Next?} 15. Ne4 Be7 {Next?} 16. Bxf6 gxf6 {Next?} 17. O-O-O Ne5 {Next?} 18. Nf4 Qb8 {Next?} 19. Qe6 Rf8 {Next?} 20. Nxf6 {Grabbing a pawn on the way but mainly making a new threat on d7} 20...Bd6 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 {Next?}Rhe1 / Nd5 / Rd5 / Qd5
[Event "Logical Chess, Move By Move #16"] [Site "Nuremberg GER"] [Date "1889.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Kurschner"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [PlyCount "43"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bxc4 e6 {Next?} 5. Qb3 Be4 6. f3 Bc6 7. Ne2 Nf6 {Next?} 8. e4 Be7 9. Nbc3 Qc8 {Next?} 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Bd7 {Next?} 12. d6 Bxd6 13. Bxf7+ Kd8 {Next?} 14. Bg5 Nc6 {Next?} 15. Ne4 Be7 {Next?} 16. Bxf6 gxf6 {Next?} 17. O-O-O Ne5 {Next?} 18. Nf4 Qb8 {Next?} 19. Qe6 Rf8 {Next?} 20. Nxf6 Bd6 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 {Next?} 22. Rhe1 {Developing the last piece and threatening mate}1-0