Morphy – Jounoud An early example of the Smith-Morra Gambit. Morphy Jounoud Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1858.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Paris Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Paris"] [Site "?"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy"] [Black "Jounoud"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "33"] 1.e4 c5 2.d4 {An early example of the Smith-Morra Gambit.} cxd4 3.Nf3 {Better is 3.c3 at once.} e5 {Suppose White takes the pawn at e5.} 4.Bc4 Be7 5.c3 d6 6.Qb3 {There isn't anything to be done about the pawn at f7, because 6...Nh6 will be met by 7.Bxh6.} dxc3 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Nxc3 Nc6 9.Bxg8 Rxg8 10.O-O {Don't be confused! Black is not castled, and the king is vulnerable.} Qe8 11.Ng5 Bxg5 12.Bxg5 Be6 13.Nd5 h6 {Now all White has to do is blast open the f-file and victory is his. The method is easy to find!} 14.f4 Qd7 {14...hxg5 15.fxg5+ Bf7 16.Nc7 Qe7 17.Nxa8 Ke8 18.Rxf7 Qxf7 19.Nc7+ Ke7 20. Qxb7 Black will not survive.} 15.fxe5+ Ke8 {Now the Black queen is overworked, having to defend both c7 and e6.} 16.Nc7+ Qxc7 17.Qxe6+ 1-0 [Event "Paris"] [Site "?"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy"] [Black "Jounoud"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "33"] 1.e4 c5 2.d4 {An early example of the Smith-Morra Gambit.} cxd4 3.Nf3 {Better is 3.c3 at once.} e5 {Suppose White takes the pawn at e5.} 4.Bc4 Be7 5.c3 d6 6.Qb3 {There isn't anything to be done about the pawn at f7, because 6...Nh6 will be met by 7.Bxh6.} dxc3 7.Bxf7+ Kf8 8.Nxc3 Nc6 9.Bxg8 Rxg8 10.O-O {Don't be confused! Black is not castled, and the king is vulnerable.} Qe8 11.Ng5 Bxg5 12.Bxg5 Be6 13.Nd5 h6 {Now all White has to do is blast open the f-file and victory is his. The method is easy to find!} 14.f4 Qd7 {14...hxg5 15.fxg5+ Bf7 16.Nc7 Qe7 17.Nxa8 Ke8 18.Rxf7 Qxf7 19.Nc7+ Ke7 20. Qxb7 Black will not survive.} 15.fxe5+ Ke8 {Now the Black queen is overworked, having to defend both c7 and e6.} 16.Nc7+ Qxc7 17.Qxe6+ 1-0 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.
