| Feb-19-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: 22. ... Rxc2+
23. Kd1 Kg7
24. h5 Rf2
25. h6+ Kf6
26. Bg3 Bh5+
27. Kc1 Rg2
28. Bh4+ Rg5
29. Bc6 Nxc6
30. Rxa8 Ke6
31. Bxg5 Kxd6
32. Rh8 Bg6
33. Bf4+ Kd7
34. Kd2 d4
35. Rf8 Ke6
36. Re8+ Kf5
37. Bg3 Kg5
38. Rc8 Be4
39. Rc7 f6
40. Rf7 Kxh6
41. Rxf6+ Kg5
42. Rf7 h5
43. Rg7+ Kf5
44. Rd7 Kg4
45. Bf2 h4
46. Bxd4 Nxd4
47. Rxd4 Kf3
48. Rd6 h3
49. Rh6 Kg2
50. Rxh3 Kxh3
and draws. |
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| Apr-10-04 | | InspiredByMorphy: In a nutshell, instead of trying to bring another piece into action and sacrificing a rook for an all out king attack, Morphy may have been able to play Rxc2+ a move earlier with safety. |
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| Jun-17-04 | | waddayaplay: After 24..Rf2 in your line, 25. hxg6 Rxf4 26. gxf wins for white. |
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| Jan-18-05 | | Halfpricemidge: Does Morphy's moves toward the end remind anyone of RJF's game of the century? |
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| Jun-25-05 | | OJC: This is one of the six casual KGA games played after the match, of which Morphy won 5 and Anderssen won this one only. The total time for the six games was 3 hours, according to Sergeant. Anderssen really had to earn this victory from Morphy. Interesting how it goes downhill for Morphy after winning the exchange with 15. ... Bxd1. Anderssen's pieces coordinate beautifully. 19. Bb5 is a great move, setting up for 20. Re1+ and 21. Re8 crippling Morphy's queenside. If 20. ... Kf8 then mate in 2. Nice combination to finish starting with 29. Bg5+. Even when Morphy loses, he does not go down easily and somehow generates a lot of counterplay in losing positions. Anderssen impressively kept his nerves strong even though he had lost 4 games to Morphy in the previous couple of hours. |
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| Jun-26-05 | | schnarre: <OJC> Is this the one where Sergeant remarks," In none of his other games...does Anderssen show his skill so brilliantly" ? |
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| Jun-26-05 | | Knight13: Brilliant game won by Anderssen. He played the game with brilliant skill! |
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| Jun-26-05 | | OJC: < schnarre > Yes it is. |
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| Jun-26-05 | | OJC: Sergeant: Commenting after 13. O-O-O
< "Giving up the exchange and securing in return a tremendous attack. In none of his other games against Morphy does Anderssen show his skill so brilliantly." > Morphy got a dose of his own medicine; "greedily" going after the exchange while his queenside was completely undeveloped. |
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| Jun-26-05 | | Koster: remember this was a casual game, not a match game. Not saying morphy threw the game but it didn't look like his best effort by any means. very unlike Morphy to chase material and leave his queenside undeveloped. |
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| Jun-26-05 | | OJC: < Koster > Maybe he thought the exchange was worth it because he did develop the Q bishop in the process. Morphy certainly wasn't having a bad day since the other five games were absolute thrashings with only one lasting longer than 24 moves (35). |
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| Jun-28-05 | | schnarre: Gotta love the Classics! |
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| Jun-28-05 | | InspiredByMorphy: My analysis is flawed. Not only that but it was completely unnecessary to post such a long winded variation. It really offers little for discussion. Concerning my variation, see waddayaplay's post above. |
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| Jun-29-05 | | schnarre: <InspiredByMorphy> Don't let it discourage you. |
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| Jun-29-05 | | beatgiant: <InspiredByMorphy, waddayaplay>
Actually, I don't see how it is clearly won for White after 22.... Rxc2+ 23. Kd1 Kg7 24. h5 Rf2 25. hxg6 Rxf4 26. gxf7 Rxf7, for example 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Rc8 a5 29. Bc6 Nxc6 30. Rxa8 Ke6 etc. |
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| Jul-13-05 | | waddayaplay: It is perhaps not completely won anyways :)
I remember think at the time (a year ago ) that people should think for themselves, to learn :-) , so I wasn't just trying to debunk variations.. Sometimes people tell me I sound a little harsh :) Had I written it today I would probably have added "how would you play if... " As said, don't let it discourage you :)
<beatgiant> The variation you give is interesting. But after 30...Ke6 black seems to win the h-pawn. Certainly some precision is necessary in order to win a R+2p vs N+2p endgame, but I don't think Anderssen would mind . without time limits they could be playing for days... |
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| Jul-15-05 | | schnarre: < without time limits they could be playing for days...>True enough! |
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Nov-08-07
 | | nimh: Rybka 2.4 mp, AMD X2 2.01GHz, 10 min per move, threshold 0.33. Anderssen 3 mistakes:
8.Qe2 -0.45 (8.exd5 0.47)
10.d4 0.28 (10.exd5+ 0.91)
23.Rxa8 2.57 (23.Bg5+ 4.17)
Morphy 7 mistakes:
8...Bd6 0.38 (8...d4 -0.45)
9...c6 0.91 (9...d4 0.41)
12...Kd8 0.72 (12...Kf8 0.29)
21...Bg6 2.34 (21...Bf3 1.11)
22...Nc6 4.17 (22...Kg7 2.03)
27...Rxb2 3.16 (27...Nh2+ 2.14)
28...Rxa2 4.16 (28...Kg6 3.19) |
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| Jan-18-09 | | WhiteRook48: It's hard to believe Morphy has a lost end-game. |
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| Jan-20-09 | | WhiteRook48: so 27...Rxb2 and 28...Rxa2 are mistakes, shows you: Don't pawn grab! |
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| May-20-10 | | ariel el luchador: Esta partida demuestra que Anderssen era más imaginativo que Morphy ,lamentablemente Morphy era mejor jugador,es la única partida en la que Anderssenpudo pintar a Morphy |
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May-20-10
 | | keypusher: <ariel el luchador: Esta partida demuestra que Anderssen era más imaginativo que Morphy ,lamentablemente Morphy era mejor jugador,es la única partida en la que Anderssenpudo pintar a Morphy> How does this game show that Anderssen was more imaginative than Morphy? |
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| Mar-04-11 | | ariel el luchador: Morphy dificilmente hacía sacrificios de calidad sino veía con claridad un jaque mate,no tenía tanta imaginación,aqui Anderssen hace una jugada rara:D2R que plantea un sacrificio de calidad solo basado en el mal desarrollo negro pero no se ve con claridad ningún jaque mate y como impedir el desarrollo negro lo cual es imprescindible en esta posición porque se cambiaron damas ,nunca vi a Morphy hacer un plan semejante y menos con un cambio de dama. |
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| Sep-29-11 | | skcin: I notice that the open lines anderssen uses here is very similiar to morphy's usual play... Was anderssen using morphy's weapons against him ????? Yo Hablo espanol muy mallo. If I can find my spanish books I will try to become muy bien. If I can't I plan on studying the lanquage online. Thanks |
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sac: 15.Nxe4
