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Joseph Henry Blackburne vs Cecil De Vere
Dundee Congress (1867), Dundee SCO, rd 7, Sep-11
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit (B21)  ·  1-0

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Sep-14-04  InspiredByMorphy: 6. ...dxc3 keeps the pawn. 6. ...Bc5 is a bad move.
Jan-10-16  zanzibar: How bad is 6...Bc5?

Pretty bad... consider this awfulness:

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( 7...Be7 8.b5 Nb8
( 8...Na5 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Nxe5+ Kf8 11.Qh5 Qe8 12.Ng6+ ) 9.Nxe5 )

or
( 7...Bf8 8.b5 Nce7
( 8...Na5 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Nxe5+ Ke6 11.Ng6 Rh7 12.Qg4+ Kd6 13.Bf4+ Kc5 14.cxd4+ ) >


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