Paul Morphy vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal (1859)

Paul Morphy vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal
London 1859 · Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) · 1-0

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Given 23 times; par: 41 [what's this?]

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Aug-31-04		InspiredByMorphy: Talk about taking advantage of the moment. The average Joe would have simple moved their threatened queen, but not Morphy. 25.Nxb6+! followed by 26.Rc7+!! wins almost instantly.

Dec-10-05		Calli: The question is who is "Lowenthal I Ya" in the scorecard?

Dec-10-05		tamar: I Ya Lowenthal was Johann's brother, the rapper in the family.

Dec-10-05		Calli: Oh right, Johann Jacob was "Yo Ya" in hip hop circles. :-o

Jan-10-06		morpstau: a true morphy masterpiece. He beats up on his punching bag and check, check and mate!

Nov-19-08		heuristic: 23.Rxb6 looks interesting. 23...axb6 24.Nxb6+ Kc7 25.e5 Kd8 23...Kc7 24.Ra6 Ra8 25.Rc6+ Kd8 26.Rxd6+

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