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ANNOTATED GAME
A night at the opera.
Paul Morphy (N/A) vs. Duke Karl / Count Isouard (N/A)
Annotated by: tomwhufc (1200)
Chess opening: Philidor's defence (C41)
Paul Morphy (N/A) vs. Duke Karl / Count Isouard (N/A)
Annotated by: tomwhufc (1200)
Chess opening: Philidor's defence (C41)
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12... Rd8 |
Black protects his pinned knight, yet all of his developed pieces now surround his king. | ||||
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13. Rxd7 |
White removes one of the defenders of the king. "White lands successive blows, and each time with a gain of tempo." - M.Euwe. "Morphy is in his element. The brilliant combination with sacrifices makes this game one of the most beautiful achievements in the entire history of chess." - G.Maroczy | ||||
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13... Rxd7 |
Now morphy has sacrificed a rook for two pawns, but his lead in development is so overwhelming that the material deficit is irrelevant/ Notice that black's king's rook bishop have yet to move yet. | ||||
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14. Rd1 |
White's last piece is developed with an attack on the hapless pinned rook. | ||||
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14... Qe6 |
The queen moves out of the pin to allow the knight to help cover the rook as well as giving room for his king's bishop room to develop and offers to trade queens. Unfortunately, his efforts will come to naught as White decimates his position. If Black tries 14...Qb4, White has 15.Bxf6 Qxb3 16.Bxd7 mate. Compare the activity of the White pieces with the idleness of the Black pieces. | ||||
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15. Bxd7+ |
White removes another of the king's defenders. | ||||
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15... Nxd7 |
If ... Qxd7, then 16. Qb8 Ke7 17. Qxe5 Kd8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qxf6 Kc8 20. Rxd7 Kxd7 21. Qxh8 and White is clearly winning. | ||||
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16. Qb8+ |
Decoy! Morphy finishes with a stylish queen sacrifice forcing the knight to capture the queen leaving the d-file open for the rook to mate. | ||||
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16... Nxb8 |
The final brilliant sacrifice is of the queen!! BEAUTIFULl | ||||
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17. Rd8# |
CHECKMATE!Hope you enjoyed this game. If you spot any mistakes or want to leave positive or negative feedback please PM me. Thanks for taking your time to read this. Cheers! Tom | ||||
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