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Paul Journoud vs Jules Arnous de Riviere
de Riviere - Journoud (1859), Paris FRA, rd 2
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78)  ·  1-0

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Mar-24-24
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  offramp: By move 28 Black was 2 pawns down, but he had create some threats against the white king.
28. Ne2.


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28...f4.
White was scared about playing Nxf4, and with reason. After Nxf4 Black could play the brilliant 29...Rxf4! Then 30. gxf4 Ne3+: a dreaded discovered check! In fact it is <BLOODY> close to checkmate!


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[In a variation]
I think both players couldn't calculate that far (IMO). I think White had to jettison the whole variation...there must be a simpler way!?

THEREFORE, instead of the scary 29. Nxf4 (which would have won), White played 29. Ne4.


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Black could now have played 29...fxg3! 30. fxg3 Ne5!.


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That would be a different can of peas.
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In the game Black played 29...Ne5.


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in the game White could have played a brilliant <Checkers> move: Nxf4-Nxg6-Nxf8-Nxd7, which ends the game.

But in real life White played 30. Nc5+.


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That's a fork.
Black has a choice: Kc8 or Kc6. I think that anyone sane would choose ...Kc8. In fact, 30...Kc6 is <much better>!
It's because that after 30...Kc6!! 31. Rac1 then you'll find out!

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