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Paul Morphy vs George Maude
Blindfold simul, 8b (1859) (blindfold), London ENG, Apr-13
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Polerio Defense Kieseritsky Variation (C58)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 6...h6 = +0.09 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (16 ply) after 7.Nxe4 Nxe4 8.Qe2 Nxc4 9.Qxe4+ Qe7 10.Qxe7+ Bxe7 7...Nxc4 8.dxc4 Be7 9.Nxe4 O-O 10.Nbc3 Nxe4 11.Qxe4 ⩲ +0.92 (27 ply) ± +1.68 (27 ply) 8...Nxc4 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.dxc4 Qxe2+ 11.Kxe2 Bf5 12.Nc3 ⩲ +1.25 (29 ply) ± +2.10 (29 ply)better is 9...Nxc4 10.Qxc4 Qb4+ 11.Nd2 Qxc4 12.Nxc4 b5 13.Na5 Bd6 ± +1.86 (29 ply) ± +2.48 (30 ply) 11...Qxc4 12.Nxc4 b5 13.Na5 Bd6 14.f4 O-O 15.Kf2 f6 16.h3 ± +1.90 (28 ply)+- +2.69 (25 ply) 15...Qb4 16.Qxb4 Bxb4 17.c3 Be7 18.Rfe1 cxd5 19.exd5 O-O +- +2.57 (27 ply)better is 16.e5 Bxe5 17.Bc5 O-O-O 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Bxa7 Rhe8 20.Bb6 +- +3.95 (30 ply)+- +2.69 (29 ply)better is 17.dxc6 Qxc6 18.Rfd1 Be7 19.Qd3 Bg4 20.Nd4 Qa6 21.f3 +- +2.81 (26 ply) ± +1.99 (26 ply) 19.e5 fxe5 20.Ng5 g6 21.Ne4 O-O 22.Qa3 Rac8 23.Bh6 Rf7 +- +2.61 (31 ply) ⩲ +1.12 (27 ply) 20...Bd6 21.f3 Bh5 22.Qe2 Bg3 23.Bf2 Be5 24.Nb3 b6 25.Nc1 ⩲ +0.92 (30 ply) 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Rae1 b6 23.Qe3 Qxe3 24.Rxe3 Kf7 25.Kg1 ± +2.08 (25 ply) 21...Bd6 22.Kg2 a5 23.Rh1 O-O-O 24.Nb1 h5 25.Nc3 g5 ⩲ +1.14 (25 ply) ± +1.95 (27 ply) 22...Bh3 23.Rfb1 a5 24.Kh2 Bd7 25.Rh1 O-O 26.Qf4 Qb6 ± +1.75 (27 ply)better is 23.Kg2 Ke7 24.f3 Bc8 25.Rae1 Kf7 26.Rh1 h5 27.f4 Kg8 +- +3.27 (25 ply) 23...h5 24.e5 Rag8 25.Ne4 h4 26.Kg2 Kc8 27.Qxc5 Qxc5 ± +2.21 (24 ply)+- +3.60 (23 ply) after 24.a5 h5 25.e5 h4 26.Kg1 hxg3 27.Qxg3 f5 28.Ne4 bxa5 +- mate-in-18 after 34.Re6+ Kg7 35.Qe5+ Kf7 36.Re7+ Qxe7 37.Qxe7+ Kg8; 34...Qxe7 35.dxe7 Re8 36.a5 Kxe7 37.axb6 axb6 38.Qb7+ +- +8.79 (27 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-19-03  lordazol: Morphys games as same as Mike Tysons box match.Short and effective.He has not only won the match but has found the shortest way
Nov-13-08  heuristic: looks better for WHT :
16.e5 Bxe5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 18.Qb4 Qxd5 19.Qxb7
17.dxc6 Qxc6 18.Qd3 Be6 19.Rfd1 Be5
19.e5 fxe5 20.Ng5 Qd7 21.Ne4 0-0
21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.Ra3 0-0-0 23.Qe3
23.f3 Bh5 24.f4 Rae8 25.b4 cxb4

looks better for BLK :
20...Bd6 21.b4 b6 22.f3 Bd7 23.a5
23...Rae8 24.Nb3 Kc8 25.a5 Kb8 26.Nxc5
27...Qb7 28.e6+ Ke8 29.Kg2 Rd8 30.d6

Jul-29-14  Ke2: <Lordazol> Yes, and he was often totally winning on Move ~10 with white, ~15 with black.
Jul-29-14  Ke2: In this case he was winning on move 6. 6... e4 depends on the resource Nxc4 or Qb4+, which is too shaky, and the e-pawn is going nowhere and doing nothing.

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