Morphy – de Riviere Morphy de Riviere 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 "de Riviere"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 {For the sacrificed pawn White has obtained a lead in development.} 9.Nc3 {The development of the queen knight in this position was a Morphy specialty. 9. d5 was favored by another great attacking player: Adolf Anderssen.} Qf6 {Black's idea is to put pressure on the White d-pawn. However, this is a mistake since the Black queen will be subject to attack on f6.} 10.Nd5 Qg6 {10...Qd8 Admitting that his last move was a mistake was Black's best move.} 11.Nf4 Qf6 12.e5 {White is able to open up the position for the attack due to the unfortunate position of the Black queen.} dxe5 13.dxe5 Qf5 14.e6 f6 {Black desperately tries to keep the e-file closed. 14...fxe6 15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Re1 Black's queen is been trapped due to the pin on the e- file.} 15.Nh4 Qc5 16.Be3 {As so often happens when one player has a lead in development it transfers itself into a direct attack on the enemy king.} Qg5 {16...Qxc4 17.Qh5+ g6 18.Nhxg6 With a quick mate to follow.} 17.Nf3 Qa5 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.Nd5 {White's constant theme in this game has been to constantly gain time at the Black queen's expense.} Qa5 20.Nd2 Nd4 21.Nb3 Nxb3 22.axb3 Qc5 23.Qh5+ {Black's backward development with his king remaining in the center gives White a winning attack.} Kd8 {23...g6 would allow White a winning combination.} 24.Rad1 {Black resigned because he has no good defense to the discovered check on the d-file.} 1-0 [Event "Paris"] [Site "?"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy"] [Black "de Riviere"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.O-O d6 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Bb6 {For the sacrificed pawn White has obtained a lead in development.} 9.Nc3 {The development of the queen knight in this position was a Morphy specialty. 9. d5 was favored by another great attacking player: Adolf Anderssen.} Qf6 {Black's idea is to put pressure on the White d-pawn. However, this is a mistake since the Black queen will be subject to attack on f6.} 10.Nd5 Qg6 {10...Qd8 Admitting that his last move was a mistake was Black's best move.} 11.Nf4 Qf6 12.e5 {White is able to open up the position for the attack due to the unfortunate position of the Black queen.} dxe5 13.dxe5 Qf5 14.e6 f6 {Black desperately tries to keep the e-file closed. 14...fxe6 15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Re1 Black's queen is been trapped due to the pin on the e- file.} 15.Nh4 Qc5 16.Be3 {As so often happens when one player has a lead in development it transfers itself into a direct attack on the enemy king.} Qg5 {16...Qxc4 17.Qh5+ g6 18.Nhxg6 With a quick mate to follow.} 17.Nf3 Qa5 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.Nd5 {White's constant theme in this game has been to constantly gain time at the Black queen's expense.} Qa5 20.Nd2 Nd4 21.Nb3 Nxb3 22.axb3 Qc5 23.Qh5+ {Black's backward development with his king remaining in the center gives White a winning attack.} Kd8 {23...g6 would allow White a winning combination.} 24.Rad1 {Black resigned because he has no good defense to the discovered check on the d-file.} 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.
