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#9916 by Mythrill

19:53, August 19, 2013 by Mythrill

[Event "New York blindfold"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Lichtenhein, Theodor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C36"] [Annotator "Mythrill"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "1857.??.??"] [EventType "game"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "USA"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.11.25"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 (2... d6 3. fxe5 Qh4+ 4. g3 Qxe4+ 5. Qe2 Qxh1 6. Qf2 Qc6 { For how long have I not fallen for this trap?}) 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Be7 (4... Nf6 {(M) The book claims this is better.}) (4... Qxd5 {(M) Houdini's line.} 5. d4 Bd6 6. Nc3 Qe6+) 5. Bb5+ c6 (5... Bd7 6. Bc4) 6. dxc6 bxc6 (6... Nxc6 {(M) Why not this? Black's pawn structure seems much better, and if white wants to wreck it, he must concede the bishop pair.} 7. d4 {(M) Houdini's line.} (7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 Bd6 9. c3 Nf6 10. Qe2+ Qe7 {(M) Houdini's evaluation: Black is better.}) 7... Bd7 $6 8. Bxf4 $1 (8. d5 Nb4)) 7. Bc4 Bh4+ 8. g3 fxg3 9. O-O (9. Qe2+ Kf8 {(M) Best follow-up.} (9... Qe7 10. Nxh4 $1 {(M) Queens are pinned.} g2 11. Nxg2) 10. O-O) (9. Bxf7+ $5 Kf8 10. Rf1 g2+ {(M) This wins for black.}) 9... gxh2+ 10. Kh1 Bf6 {(M) Indeed Black's best move, and Black does have a slight edge!} (10... Bg4 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 (11... Kxf7 $2 12. Ne5+ $1 Ke8 13. Qxg4 {(M) Black cannot castle, queens on the board, White's pieces are active... White looks much, much better.} Qd5+ 14. Nf3 $1 Bf6 {(M) Black doesn't seem to have a better move, but this FORCES White to develop!} 15. Nc3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qd7) 12. d4 $5 (12. Bb3 Nf6)) (10... Bb7 11. Nxh4 (11. c3 g5 $5 ( 11... c5 12. Qb3) 12. Qb3 Qd7 13. d4 c5 14. d5 Nc6 15. Bb5 Nge7 16. Nxh4 Nxd5 17. Bxg5) 11... Qxh4 12. Qe1+ Qxe1 13. Rxe1+) 11. Ne5 $4 {(M) Actually an empty threat; what does White have after Bxe5 Bxf7+?} Nh6 $2 {(M) A natural move, but one that allows White to fight back.} (11... Bxe5 12. Bxf7+ Ke7 $5 { (M) Even better?!} (12... Kd7 13. d4 Bd6 $1 (13... Kc7 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 { (M) White does look better. What did I miss?})) 13. d3 Nf6 $1 14. Bb3 Qd4 15. c3 Qg4 16. Qe1 Nbd7 17. Bd1 (17. d4 c5 (17... c5 18. dxe5 Bb7+ $3 {(M) Surprise!} 19. Bd5 Bxd5+ 20. Rf3 Bxf3+ 21. Kxh2 Qg2#) 18. Qd1 Bb7+ 19. d5 Qxd1 20. Rxd1)) 12. d4 Bxe5 13. Qh5 Qxd4 {(M) Black's play so far is outstanding... despite the complications.} (13... O-O {(M) Even here, White's attack does NOT hold water!} 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Rxf7 Kh8 16. Nc3 Rxf7 17. Qxf7 Nxe5 18. Qf4) ( 13... Bf6 $6 {(M) Black has much better (as in the main line.)} 14. Bxh6 O-O $3 15. Nc3 Qxd4 16. Rad1 Qh4 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Qxh4 Bxh4 19. Bb3 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Nd7 21. Be3 Ba6 22. Rf7 Ne5 {(M) With even play.}) 14. Bxf7+ Nxf7 15. Qxf7+ Kd8 16. Bg5+ Bf6 17. Nc3 {(M) Critical position for black!} Bd7 $4 {(M) Losing the game, but given the complications, who can blame poor Theodore Lichtenhein?} ( 17... c5 $4 {(M) Trying to develop the bishop, but failing.} 18. Bxf6+ gxf6 $2 19. Rad1 {(M) White is winning.}) (17... Bxg5 $3 {(M) The best line, ALLOWING Black's queen to be pinned!} 18. Rad1 Bd2 19. Rf2 Be6 $1 {(M) Deflection.} 20. Rdxd2 (20. Qxe6 Qxf2) 20... Bxf7 $1 21. Rxd4+ Bd5+ 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Rf7 Ke8 24. Rxg7 Nc6 25. Rxd5 Rd8 26. c4 Rf8 27. Kxh2 {(M) Despite ALL this, black is still better! How come?!}) 18. Rxf6 Kc7 (18... Kc8 {(M) Resisting a little more...} 19. Qxg7) 19. Bf4+ Kb7 20. Rd6 {(M) Double attack: queen / bishop.} Qc5 21. Ne4 Qxc2 22. Rxd7+ Nxd7 23. Qxd7+ Ka6 24. Nd6 Rhd8 25. Qb7+ {(M) All is forced now.} Ka5 26. Bd2+ Qxd2 27. Nc4+ Ka4 28. b3# 1-0