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Morphy Needs No Queen

June 15, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenTue, June 15, 2021 2:00pmURL:
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Paul Morphy vs P. E. Bonford
Blindfold simul, 6b (1858) (blindfold), New Orleans, LA USA, Mar-24
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Compromised Defense (C52)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4
7. O-O dxc3 8. Ba3 d6 9. Qb3 Nh6 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 O-O
12. Rad1 Ng4 13. h3 Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Be2 f5 16. f4 Nc6
17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Bb2 Qe7 19. Rde1 Rf6 20. exf5 Qf8 21. Re8
Qxe8 22. Qxf6 Qe7 23. Qxg7+ Qxg7 24. f6 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Bxh3+
26. Kxh3 h5 27. Rg1
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