chessgames.com
Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players · Kibitzing
Jules Arnous de Riviere vs Paul Morphy
"De Riviere's Ride" (game of the day Jul-04-2007)
Paris (1863), Paris FRA
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Polerio Defense Kieseritsky Variation (C58)  ·  0-1

ANALYSIS [x]

FEN COPIED

Click Here to play Guess-the-Move
Given 131 times; par: 23 [what's this?]

explore this opening
find similar games 18 more de Riviere/Morphy games
sac: 17...Nf3+ PGN: download | view | print Help: general | java-troubleshooting

TIP: To flip the board (so black is on the bottom) press the "I" key on your keyboard.

PGN Viewer:  What is this?
For help with this chess viewer, please see the Olga Chess Viewer Quickstart Guide.
PREMIUM MEMBERS CAN REQUEST COMPUTER ANALYSIS [more info]

A COMPUTER ANNOTATED SCORE OF THIS GAME IS AVAILABLE.  [CLICK HERE]

Kibitzer's Corner
< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing>
Jul-04-07  Jim Bartle: De Riviere's Midnight Ride? One if by queen pawn, two if by king pawn...
Jul-04-07  Jack Kerouac: Okay, Sneaky. W will 'pardon' you for that remark.....
Jul-04-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  playground player: Man, that looks like a pretty good deefense against the Fried Liver. I've never seen it before, and it probably would have done me in OTB.
Jul-04-07  tacite: A very and truly happy 4th of July to all Americans! From your oldest partner in crimes : Canada.
Jul-04-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  fm avari viraf: In initio, I wish "A Peaceful & Joyful 4th of July to all the loyal citizens of the USA". Now, to the game, Morphy with his power of ratiocination cavorted his Knight to fracture White's castled King structure & wove a lovely mating plan where Jules Arnous was hapless. A lovely brevity!
Jul-04-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  kevin86: Happy 4th of July!! Today's highlight was the hotdog eating contest in NYC. Only in America do we make lunch a spectator sport-lol

Too bad,cg has the wrong holiday. Patroit's day in New England is a more exact day for this pun. It did,however,have America's "uncrowned champion"-Paul Morphy.

Mar-12-09  WhiteRook48: white seems to be a bad player
May-04-09  hidude: uggh 30 points... not much above par :(
Oct-15-10  redorc19: THIS game shows Morphy's skills, not the Le Carpentier one. This game shows how his develoopment can become an extremely useful thing. He would DESTROY any modern player.
Mar-27-11  Llawdogg: Wow! 17 ... Nf3+! Morphy still has it in this post retirement game. It's nice to see that he went to Paris again.
Mar-27-11  fab4: I like 11..Nh7! intending f5, but this knight is headed for f3!

What a cool game.

Paris in the 2nd empire was a colourful place to be. Nascent impressionism and extravagant court and fashions.. I hope Paul enjoyed his stay.

Jan-14-12  Rosbach: Looked at options to continue after 20...Rf6, however, game is over. Found a nice mate though 21.Rag1 Bf1#
Jul-07-13  coxscorner: 11...Nh7 is a well thought out move. It is clear that Morphy was already looking at the sacrifice on f3 this early in the game. 14...Bh2+ is a forcing continuation 15. Kxh2, f4!? saccing the e-pawn to set up the attack. This is a game Tal would have been happy to play.
Aug-20-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  naresb: Instead of 19... Bxh3, 19... Qxh3 was an early mate.
Aug-20-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  jnpope: After 19...Qxh3+ 20.Kg1 I don't see a quick mate for Black. I think 19...Bxh3 is the proper move.
Jun-07-18  Monocle: <redorc19: THIS game shows Morphy's skills, not the Le Carpentier one. This game shows how his develoopment can become an extremely useful thing. He would DESTROY any modern player.>

Any 2200 player could find all of Black's moves in this game, and likely improve on some of them. Morphy's play is not especially accurate.

Their head to head suggests a 200 point elo difference between Morphy and de Riviere, so if Morphy would DESTROY any modern player, that would make de Riviere around 2600, which he most certainly was not.

Jun-08-18  WorstPlayerEver: 11... Nh7 is a blunder. 12. Be3
Jun-10-18  Monocle: <WorstPlayerEver: 11... Nh7 is a blunder.>

Indeed, I don't know why so many people are gushing over it. Morphy missed two chances to play the much stronger ...e3.

Morphy may well have been eyeing up a Knight sac on f3, but at move 11 this was rather speculative.

Although, given that this was an offhand game I suppose one shouldn't read too much into such inaccuracies. We're basically looking at the 19th century equivalent of an ICC blitz game here.

Jun-10-18  WorstPlayerEver: <Monocle>

Yeah. It's part of idolization, I assume. Don't get me wrong; I am a great fan of Morphy :)

Jun-16-18  Monocle: I never really got the hype over Morphy. He was ahead of his time, but that's not saying much.

Then again, I'm not American.

Oct-27-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  pavelrihak: Yes, engines tell us today where Morphy could play better. But anyway, I would be happy if I could play as him!
May-21-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  An Englishman: Good Evening: Fun fact--after 18.gxf3, Black does not have one piece off his own back rank. Yet they're still better placed than White's.
Oct-17-20  paulmorphy1969: Morphy in 1863 played with Jules Arnous De Rivier a first series of 3 friendly games which he lost all three then a series of 6 games which won all 6 this is the 1th game of this series of 6
Nov-10-22  morphy58: With an enormous difference of talent, the stronger player don't have play at is best for posterity.
Nov-10-22  morphy58: Correction : don't have TO play...
Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 3)
search thread:   
< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing>

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

  1. No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
  2. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
  3. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
  4. Nothing in violation of United States law.
  5. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
  6. No trolling.
  7. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
  8. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

Blow the Whistle

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.


NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific game only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

This game is type: CLASSICAL. Please report incorrect or missing information by submitting a correction slip to help us improve the quality of our content.

<This page contains Editor Notes. Click here to read them.>

Featured in the Following Game Collections[what is this?]
!
from paul morphy best games by brager
Black wins with 17...Nf3+
from Demolition of Pawns: f6 (f3), e6 (e3), a7 (a2) by patzer2
2- 2n
by classicalwin2
Puzzling endings
by kidster
game 22
from GM RAM Game Selection by takking
Polerio Defense Kieseritsky Variation
from POLERIO DEFENSE GTM by gambitfan
Selected 19th century games
by atrifix
July 4: De Riviere's Ride
from Game of the Day 2007 by Phony Benoni
"De Riviere's Ride"
from The great hall of immortal games by tentsewang
Morphy "midnight rode" his opponent
from Morphy's masterpieces by kevin86
Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Kieseritsky (C58) 0-1 Get in close
from BW P-K4 0-1 Defrosted by Fredthebear by fredthebear
miniatures
by old coot
pf1450's favorite games
by pf1450
Paul Morphy -The Great Chess Genius
by Timothy Glenn Forney
Morphys Best Games - A genius at work
by JakOTheShadows
fm avari viraf's favorite games
by fm avari viraf
17 ... Nf3+!
from chess strategems v - under construction by gauer
Famous historical games
by ALEXIN
esthetics
by ALEXIN
barb's favorite games
by barb
plus 100 more collections (not shown)

Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us

Copyright 2001-2023, Chessgames Services LLC