Morphy – Laroche Morphy Laroche Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1859.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Paris Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Paris"] [Site "?"] [Date "1859.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy"] [Black "Laroche"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "25"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 Nf6 {This is bad since White will kick the knight around and gain time.} 7.dxe5 Ng4 {7...Nxe4 8.Qd5} 8.Bg5 {Now Black must let his kingside get opened up.} f6 {8...Ne7 9.h3 Nh6 10.Bxh6} 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.e5 h6 {Trying to break the pin in order not to lose a piece, but he allows something even worse.} 11.exf6 hxg5 12.fxg7 {Now the pawn will win Black's rook, since the bishop controls the promotion square.} Qe7+ 13.Qe2 1-0 [Event "Paris"] [Site "?"] [Date "1859.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy"] [Black "Laroche"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "25"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 Nf6 {This is bad since White will kick the knight around and gain time.} 7.dxe5 Ng4 {7...Nxe4 8.Qd5} 8.Bg5 {Now Black must let his kingside get opened up.} f6 {8...Ne7 9.h3 Nh6 10.Bxh6} 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.e5 h6 {Trying to break the pin in order not to lose a piece, but he allows something even worse.} 11.exf6 hxg5 12.fxg7 {Now the pawn will win Black's rook, since the bishop controls the promotion square.} Qe7+ 13.Qe2 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
