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Hardman Montgomery vs Louis Paulsen
1st American Chess Congress, New York (1857), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Oct-13
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit (B21)  ·  0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-01-08
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  Honza Cervenka: 11...Qc7 was a miscalculation. Black missed that 14.Qe4! instead of text 14.Ne4 keeps material advantage of white in all lines (14...d5 15.Qa4+ ; 14...Qc6 15.Qxc6+ ). Fortunately for him white did not see this as well.

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