Stanley – Morphy 3.Nf3 would prevent the Black queen from checking on h4. Stanley Morphy Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1857.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: New York Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stanley"] [Black "Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "40"] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 {3.Nf3 would prevent the Black queen from checking on h4.} Qh4+ {A good move which forces White to move his king.} 4.Kf1 {4.g3 fxg3 5.Nf3 g2+ 6.Nxh4 gxh1Q+ wins material for Black.} b5 {The Bryan Counter gambit. Black's idea is to drive the bishop off of the a2- g8 diagonal.} 5.Bb3 {Capturing the pawn at b5 is a better move.} Nf6 {5...a5 6.a4 b4 7.d3 Ba6 8.Nf3 Qf6 would make White's future development awkward.} 6.Nf3 Qh6 7.Nc3 b4 8.Nb5 Ba6 {Black develops while gaining a tempo by pinning White's knight to his king.} 9.Bc4 Bxb5 10.Bxb5 Nh5 11.Ke2 {11.d3 would allow Black to win material.} g5 12.Ne5 Bg7 13.Ng4 f3+ {A strong clearance move which will either give Black the f4 square for his knight or place White's king on the f-file.} 14.Kxf3 {14.gxf3 Nf4+ 15.Kf2 would allow Black to win a piece.} Qb6 15.Qe2 O-O 16.Bc4 {Black has a winning position due to White's vulnerable king and backward development.} Nc6 17.c3 Kh8 {Prepares an attack on the f-file which was not playable immediately since Black's f-pawn is pinned by White's bishop at c4.} 18.Qe3 {White seeks the exchange of queens which would allow White's king to move about more safely.} f5 19.Qxb6 fxg4+ {This intermediate move gains Black a material advantage.} 20.Kxg4 Nf6+ {White resigned.} 0-1 [Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stanley"] [Black "Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "40"] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 {3.Nf3 would prevent the Black queen from checking on h4.} Qh4+ {A good move which forces White to move his king.} 4.Kf1 {4.g3 fxg3 5.Nf3 g2+ 6.Nxh4 gxh1Q+ wins material for Black.} b5 {The Bryan Counter gambit. Black's idea is to drive the bishop off of the a2- g8 diagonal.} 5.Bb3 {Capturing the pawn at b5 is a better move.} Nf6 {5...a5 6.a4 b4 7.d3 Ba6 8.Nf3 Qf6 would make White's future development awkward.} 6.Nf3 Qh6 7.Nc3 b4 8.Nb5 Ba6 {Black develops while gaining a tempo by pinning White's knight to his king.} 9.Bc4 Bxb5 10.Bxb5 Nh5 11.Ke2 {11.d3 would allow Black to win material.} g5 12.Ne5 Bg7 13.Ng4 f3+ {A strong clearance move which will either give Black the f4 square for his knight or place White's king on the f-file.} 14.Kxf3 {14.gxf3 Nf4+ 15.Kf2 would allow Black to win a piece.} Qb6 15.Qe2 O-O 16.Bc4 {Black has a winning position due to White's vulnerable king and backward development.} Nc6 17.c3 Kh8 {Prepares an attack on the f-file which was not playable immediately since Black's f-pawn is pinned by White's bishop at c4.} 18.Qe3 {White seeks the exchange of queens which would allow White's king to move about more safely.} f5 19.Qxb6 fxg4+ {This intermediate move gains Black a material advantage.} 20.Kxg4 Nf6+ {White resigned.} 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
