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Paul Morphy American Chess Genius - vs Adolf Anderssen - Casual Game 1858 - King's Gambit: Accepted

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►Playlists: http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/playlistvideosstructure.asp ►Kingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://tinyurl.com/6vvx6qe ►Play FREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher Paul Morphy vs Adolf Anderssen (chessgames.com game of the day Jul-13-07) Casual Game 1858 · King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Defense (C39) [Event "Casual game"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Adolf Anderssen"] [ECO "C39"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "45"] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Nxg4 Nxe4 7.d3 Ng3 8.Bxf4 Nxh1 9.Qe2+ Qe7 10.Nf6+ Kd8 11.Bxc7+ Kxc7 12.Nd5+ Kd8 13.Nxe7 Bxe7 14.Qg4 d6 15.Qf4 Rg8 16.Qxf7 Bxh4+ 17.Kd2 Re8 18.Na3 Na6 19.Qh5 Bf6 20.Qxh1 Bxb2 21.Qh4+ Kd7 22.Rb1 Bxa3 23.Qa4+ 1-0 Annotated PGN [Event "Casual game"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Adolf Anderssen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C39"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "1858.??.??"] {Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 - July 10, 1884) was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the greatest chess master of his era and an unofficial World Chess Champion.[1] He was a chess prodigy. He was called "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess" because he had a brief and brilliant chess career, but then retired from the game while still young.[2]} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 (4... h6 5. hxg5) 5. Ne5 Nf6 (5... Qe7 6. Nxg4 Qxe4+) 6. Nxg4 (6. d4 d6 7. Nd3) 6... Nxe4 7. d3 Ng3 8. Bxf4 Nxh1 (8... Qe7+ 9. Be2 Rg8 10. Bxg3 Rxg4 11. Bxc7 d6 12. Nc3 Rxg2) 9. Qe2+ Qe7 (9... Be7 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Bh6#) 10. Nf6+ Kd8 11. Bxc7+ Kxc7 12. Nd5+ Kd8 13. Nxe7 Bxe7 14. Qg4 (14. Nc3 Bxh4+ 15. Kd2 Bg5+ 16. Kd1 Re8 17. Qf3) 14... d6 15. Qf4 Rg8 16. Qxf7 Bxh4+ (16... Re8 17. Kd2 Bxh4 18. Na3 Ng3) (16... Re8 17. Kd2 Ng3 18. Qf4 Nf5) 17. Kd2 Re8 18. Na3 (18. Nc3 Bg5+ 19. Kd1 Ng3 20. Be2 Nxe2 21. Ne4 (21. Nxe2 Bg4) 21... Be7 22. Kxe2 Nc6) 18... Na6 (18... Ng3 19. Qf4 Nf5 20. g4 h6) (18... Bg5+ 19. Kc3 Ng3) 19. Qh5 Bf6 (19... Ng3 20. Qxh4+) (19... Be7 20. Qxh1 Bg5+ 21. Kc3 ) 20. Qxh1 (20. Re1 Rxe1 21. Kxe1 Ng3 22. Qf7 Bxb2 23. Nb5 Nxf1 24. Kxf1 Rb8 25. Qf8+ Kd7 26. Qxd6+ Ke8 27. d4) 20... Bxb2 (20... Bg5+ 21. Kc3 Be6 22. b3 Rc8+ 23. Kb2 Bf6+ 24. d4 Bxd4+ 25. Kb1 Be5 (25... Bxa1 26. Kxa1)) 21. Qh4+ Kd7 22. Rb1 Bxa3 23. Qa4+ 1-0 ►Subscribe for my regular chess videos: http://goo.gl/zpktUK ►Support the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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