Meek – Morphy Meek Morphy Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1857.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: New York Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Meek"] [Black "Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "61"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 {The Scotch gambit where through the sacrifice of a pawn White hopes to gain a lead in development which will ultimately lead to a winning kingside attack.} dxc3 5.Nxc3 Bc5 {5...Bb4 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.O-O Bxc3 8.bxc3 d6 Black is close to consolidating his extra pawn.} 6.Bc4 d6 7.h3 {White wishes to avoid the pinning of his knight on f3. However, having already sacrificed a pawn for a lead in development 7. h3 is out of place with the spirit of White's previous play. 7.Qb3} Be6 {Given an extra move by White's 7.h3 Black wastes no time in neutralizing White's best placed piece the bishop on c4.} 8.Bb5 {8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Qb3 Qc8 10. Ng5 Nd8 Black has everything defended plus his extra pawn.} Nge7 9.Ng5 O-O 10.Qh5 h6 11.Nf3 Ng6 12.g4 {Black is better developed so this attack is premature. 12.Bxh6 gxh6 13.Qxh6 Qf6 14.Ng5 Qg7} Nce5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.g5 Qd4 15.Be3 Qb4 16.Bxc5 Qxb2 17.O-O Qxc3 18.Bxf8 Rxf8 {Materially the position is equal. However, White's disgruntled kingside and Black's active minor pieces give Black a winning position.} 19.Rac1 Qb2 20.Bc4 Nf4 {The knight finds an outpost on f4 which greatly disrupts White's position.} 21.Qd1 {21.Qh4 hxg5 22.Qg3 Bxc4 23.Rxc4 Ne2+ wins the White queen.} Nxh3+ 22.Kg2 Nf4+ 23.Kh1 Qb6 {The final blow the Black queen prepares to swing over to the kingside and this quickly decides the game.} 24.gxh6 Bxc4 25.h7+ Kxh7 26.Qg4 Qh6+ 27.Kg1 Bxf1 28.Rxf1 {Since Black is up a clear piece, White could resign with a clear conscious at any time.} Rd8 29.a4 Rd6 30.f3 Rg6 31.Kf2 {White resigned not because he will lose his queen but because Black has a forced mate in three. Do you see how?} 0-1 [Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Meek"] [Black "Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "61"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 {The Scotch gambit where through the sacrifice of a pawn White hopes to gain a lead in development which will ultimately lead to a winning kingside attack.} dxc3 5.Nxc3 Bc5 {5...Bb4 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.O-O Bxc3 8.bxc3 d6 Black is close to consolidating his extra pawn.} 6.Bc4 d6 7.h3 {White wishes to avoid the pinning of his knight on f3. However, having already sacrificed a pawn for a lead in development 7. h3 is out of place with the spirit of White's previous play. 7.Qb3} Be6 {Given an extra move by White's 7.h3 Black wastes no time in neutralizing White's best placed piece the bishop on c4.} 8.Bb5 {8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Qb3 Qc8 10. Ng5 Nd8 Black has everything defended plus his extra pawn.} Nge7 9.Ng5 O-O 10.Qh5 h6 11.Nf3 Ng6 12.g4 {Black is better developed so this attack is premature. 12.Bxh6 gxh6 13.Qxh6 Qf6 14.Ng5 Qg7} Nce5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.g5 Qd4 15.Be3 Qb4 16.Bxc5 Qxb2 17.O-O Qxc3 18.Bxf8 Rxf8 {Materially the position is equal. However, White's disgruntled kingside and Black's active minor pieces give Black a winning position.} 19.Rac1 Qb2 20.Bc4 Nf4 {The knight finds an outpost on f4 which greatly disrupts White's position.} 21.Qd1 {21.Qh4 hxg5 22.Qg3 Bxc4 23.Rxc4 Ne2+ wins the White queen.} Nxh3+ 22.Kg2 Nf4+ 23.Kh1 Qb6 {The final blow the Black queen prepares to swing over to the kingside and this quickly decides the game.} 24.gxh6 Bxc4 25.h7+ Kxh7 26.Qg4 Qh6+ 27.Kg1 Bxf1 28.Rxf1 {Since Black is up a clear piece, White could resign with a clear conscious at any time.} Rd8 29.a4 Rd6 30.f3 Rg6 31.Kf2 {White resigned not because he will lose his queen but because Black has a forced mate in three. Do you see how?} 0-1 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.
