Morphy – Maurian Morphy Maurian Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1855.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Unknown Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Unknown"] [Site "?"] [Date "1855.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy"] [Black "Maurian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "24"] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ {This check causes the White king some discomfort, but it also wastes a lot of time.} 4.Kf1 b5 {The idea behind this move is to gain some time back by annoying the bishop should it capture the pawn. But Morphy maintains the initiative by attacking the enemy rook.} 5.Bd5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Qh5 7.d4 {With each move, White attacks an enemy piece. This time it is the f-pawn.} Nf6 8.Bb3 Ba6 {Black plans a discovered check by advancing the b-pawn.} 9.Qe2 {Now the b-pawn is pinned. But Morphy has overlooked something. The White king has only two defenders, the knight and queen. Each of them can be drawn away from the monarch.} Nxd4 {First the knight is lured away.} 10.Nxd4 {Now the queen is forced to leave the area.} b4 11.Qxa6 {There wasn 't any real choice, as otherwise the queen is lost. But now the king is defenseless, and Black finishes neatly.} Qd1+ 12.Kf2 Ng4# 0-1 [Event "Unknown"] [Site "?"] [Date "1855.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy"] [Black "Maurian"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "24"] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Qh4+ {This check causes the White king some discomfort, but it also wastes a lot of time.} 4.Kf1 b5 {The idea behind this move is to gain some time back by annoying the bishop should it capture the pawn. But Morphy maintains the initiative by attacking the enemy rook.} 5.Bd5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Qh5 7.d4 {With each move, White attacks an enemy piece. This time it is the f-pawn.} Nf6 8.Bb3 Ba6 {Black plans a discovered check by advancing the b-pawn.} 9.Qe2 {Now the b-pawn is pinned. But Morphy has overlooked something. The White king has only two defenders, the knight and queen. Each of them can be drawn away from the monarch.} Nxd4 {First the knight is lured away.} 10.Nxd4 {Now the queen is forced to leave the area.} b4 11.Qxa6 {There wasn 't any real choice, as otherwise the queen is lost. But now the king is defenseless, and Black finishes neatly.} Qd1+ 12.Kf2 Ng4# 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.
