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John Owen vs Paul Morphy
Pawn and Move Odds match (1858) (unorthodox), London ENG, rd 7, Aug-??
Chess variants (000)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 4...Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Nxc6 Bxf2+ = -0.22 (37 ply)5.c3 was played in Maroczy vs M Porges, 1896 (1-0)5...Bc5 was played in Wijk bij Duurstede vs Nijmegen, 1850 (0-1) 6.c3 d3 7.Be3 Qd8 8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.Bxd3 Be7 ⩲ +1.03 (22 ply)= +0.11 (23 ply) 7...Be7 8.h3 O-O 9.f4 Bd7 10.Nf3 Qg6 11.Ng5 Qf6 = 0.00 (23 ply) 8.Qb3 Rb8 9.Bb5 Qd8 10.cxd4 Be7 11.Nf3 a6 12.Bxc6+ ⩲ +0.83 (23 ply)= 0.00 (21 ply)better is 9.Kh1 Be7 10.f4 O-O 11.h3 Rfe8 12.Bd2 Rab8 13.Bd3 a6 = +0.37 (20 ply)better is 9...Be7 10.f4 dxc3 11.Nxc3 Qd4+ 12.Qxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxb7 = -0.28 (22 ply)= +0.45 (25 ply)better is 10...Qd4+ 11.Qxd4 Nxd4 12.Bxb7 Rb8 13.Ba6 Be7 14.Rb1 f6 = +0.24 (23 ply) 11.Be3 O-O 12.h3 Rae8 13.f4 Bd8 14.Qd2 Kh8 15.Rae1 Qe7 ⩲ +0.79 (23 ply)= -0.03 (22 ply) 12...O-O 13.Nc3 Qd4+ 14.Qxd4 Nxd4 15.Bxb7 Rb8 16.Ba6 Ng4 = -0.30 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.81 (23 ply) 13...O-O 14.Bxb7 Rb8 15.Bd5 c6 16.Bb3 Bb6+ 17.Kh1 Ng4 = +0.26 (23 ply) 14.Qd3 c6 15.Bb3 d5 16.Be3 O-O 17.h3 Bd7 18.Qd2 Qd6 ⩲ +1.11 (21 ply)= -0.02 (24 ply)better is 15.Qxb7 Bb6+ 16.Kh1 O-O 17.Bb3 Rae8 18.f5 d5 19.Bf4 ⩲ +0.59 (23 ply) 15...Qg6 16.Be4 Bb6+ 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.Bxg6 Nxg6 19.exd6 = -0.05 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (27 ply) 19...Bc7 20.Ned6+ Bxd6 21.Nxh8 Qe6 22.fxe5 Qxb3 23.axb3 ⩲ +1.22 (27 ply)better is 20.f5 Qh5 21.Nxh8 O-O-O 22.h3 Rxh8 23.Qg3 Bxh3 24.Qxh3 +- +4.22 (26 ply)+- +2.85 (23 ply)better is 22.Qa3 Be2 23.Bg5+ Kd7 24.Nxe5+ Kc7 25.Ndf7 Rae8 26.Qd6+ +- +3.57 (23 ply) ± +2.40 (24 ply) 23.Rfe1 Rae8 24.Qg3 Be2 25.Rac1 Rhf8 26.Nxe5+ Rxe5 ± +2.32 (23 ply) 23...Rhe8 24.Rac1 Be2 25.Rfe1 Bc7 26.Nxb7 Rab8 27.Nc5+ ⩲ +1.13 (22 ply) 24.Nxb7 Rhb8 25.Nc5+ Ke8 26.Nxe5 Qxg5 27.Rae1 Qe7 +- +2.61 (22 ply) ∓ -1.83 (29 ply) 25...Rhg8 26.Qh6 Qxh6 27.Nxh6 Bxd6 28.Nxg8 Rxg8 29.Bh6 ∓ -1.94 (30 ply)better is 26.Nxd6+ Kxd6 27.Bf4+ Nxf4 28.Rxf4 c5 29.Qxb7 Be2 30.b4 +- +3.38 (26 ply) ± +2.18 (29 ply) 29.Nxc6 Qxg5 30.Qxd5 Be2 31.Rfe1 bxc6 32.Qxc6+ Kb8 ± +2.42 (26 ply)= +0.21 (25 ply) 30.Bg3 Qe6 31.Qa3 Be2 32.Rf7 Ba6 33.Re1 h5 34.h3 Nb6 = +0.39 (26 ply)-+ -2.67 (28 ply)34.Rg4 h5 35.Qd4 Qxd4+ 36.Nxd4 hxg4 37.h4 Rh8 38.Nf5 Re5 -+ -2.57 (29 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-14-05  Corwin: it looks like white stand better most of the time, won't you say?
Aug-18-05  Pawn Ambush: Yeah but having an inferior position is no big thing you have to know how to make the position as difficult as possible for the opponent to capitalize on.

In a match if your opponent gets several better positions against you and can't win them it under mines their confidence just look Tarrasch-Lasker and Fischer- Spassky!

Jan-30-09  WhiteRook48: I thought the game result was 1/2-1/2 until I looked at the 0-1
Jan-30-09  GreenArrow: It is a testament to Owen's skill that he resigns here, seeing that there is no way out after 34.Rg4 h5! 35.Rg3 h4! In fact Owen was meeting Morphy blow for blow until 31.gxh3. After 31.Qc5! b6 32.Qa3 Qf7 33.Nxa7 it is probably about equal.
Aug-28-21  paulmorphy1969: GreenArrow after 31,Qc5 Bxg2+ 32.Kxg2 Nxg4+
followed by checkmate in 11 moves

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