Morphy – Meek Morphy Meek Result: 1-0 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 "Morphy"] [Black "Meek"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "23"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.f4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.fxe5 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 dxe5 8.Bb5+ {This will set up the first of several pins which will prove deadly to Black.} Nd7 9.Nc3 Ngf6 10.Bg5 {The second pin.} Be7 11.d6 {The point of this sacrifice is to create an open d-file, allowing a rook to be brought into the attack.} Bxd6 12.O-O-O {Faced with the multitude of pins (at d7 on both diagonal and file, and at f6) Black resigned. If you think you can find a defense, try playing on against Gambit.} 1-0 [Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy"] [Black "Meek"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "23"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.f4 d6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.fxe5 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 dxe5 8.Bb5+ {This will set up the first of several pins which will prove deadly to Black.} Nd7 9.Nc3 Ngf6 10.Bg5 {The second pin.} Be7 11.d6 {The point of this sacrifice is to create an open d-file, allowing a rook to be brought into the attack.} Bxd6 12.O-O-O {Faced with the multitude of pins (at d7 on both diagonal and file, and at f6) Black resigned. If you think you can find a defense, try playing on against Gambit.} 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.