May-17-24 J Bruehl vs Verdoni, 1795
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| Sebastian88: The initial position:
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can be reached with the following moves (which sometimes happens):
1.e4 ♘c6 2.♗b5 ♘b8 3.♗c4
The blacks' accuracy was: 83%
The accuracy of white was: 77,8%
Verdoni won thanks to a bit of luck, because ... |
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May-03-24 Paul Morphy 
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| Sebastian88: The phenomenal Morphy! More than 450 games. All have been commented! |
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May-03-24 Morphy vs Maurian, 1866
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| Sebastian88: I have the honor to comment Morphy's last uncommented game in this database. It turns out, having been given back the knight, Morphy was beatable. But such victories were not easy either. Here, as it seems, Maurian gave his best and not made any mistakes. |
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Dec-30-23 C Nanu vs R Molander, 2001
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| Sebastian88: This is the: "Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit, Marshall Variation, Nanu Gambit [B20] " (1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 d5 4.exd5 ♕xd5 5.♘f3 e5 6.c4 ♕e6 7.♗d3). One of 2 games in this entire database so far. White's first 9 moves (in 2001!) were truly masterful and ... |
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Dec-28-23 Morphy vs Maurian, 1869
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| Sebastian88: Charles Maurian was able to beat Mackenzie, Zuckertort and even Steinitz. Morphy had given up a piece to him... It's hard to expect (even from the brilliant Morphy) to keep his streak without defeat against such a player. A really good game by Maurian. He did not make any ... |
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Dec-26-23 P Felizes vs J Anibal, 1993
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| Sebastian88: Against 4...♕b6? a better option is 5. e4! |
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Dec-12-23 Morphy vs Maurian, 1866
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| Sebastian88: Morphy lost the game, but it must be recognized that he played more accurately than his opponent. Even in the final position, winning would not be easy for black, because they lose the rook: 23...♖h5! 24. ♖g3 e3 25. ♗e2! |
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Dec-10-23 Morphy vs Maurian, 1867
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| Sebastian88: 17. b4 ♗b6?!
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The move order matters. Morphy was able to win a piece. Maybe it would be enough for him to win the game? It should have been played:
18. ♖xd8! ♖xd8 - Field d8 is taken. It is no longer a place of escape for the bishop. 19. c5 ... |
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Dec-09-23 Morphy vs Maurian, 1869
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| Sebastian88: In this game Charles Maurian was better. It's hard to win when you start with less material while your opponent additionally makes no mistakes. However, it seems to me that Maurian's victory could be delayed a bit with a clever move 31. c4! which would have kept black's bishop ... |
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Jun-28-23 N Ilchenko vs G Pilavov, 2009
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| Sebastian88: Black's game is very accurate and interesting! Unusual variant prepared at least until the 15th move! Black also has excellent statistics in this variation. |
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