Charles Maurian vs Paul Morphy (1854)

Charles Maurian vs Paul Morphy
New Orleans 1854 · Chess variants (000) · 1-0

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Mar-03-04		Whitehat1963: Finally, with enough odds, Maurian gets the win! Rook, f-pawn, white pieces and e4 for free. Morphy didn't think too much of Maurian, obviously.

Mar-03-04		CapAnson: He's even able to win after giving a piece back early..

Jun-17-04		zb2cr: Later in both their careers, <circa> 1867, Morphy would only be able to give Maurian odds of a Knight.

Nov-03-05		chesscrazy: After 31...Kh8 then 32.Be5 is mate.

Dec-14-06		adviser: Whoa, Maurian is strong.

Dec-31-08		WhiteRook48: new Morphy-ism: give your opponent odds of Queen's Rook, f-Pawn, the white pieces, and two moves at the beginning

Jan-01-09		WhiteRook48: Morphy finally went down... but with odds, one can't blame him

Feb-10-09		WhiteRook48: So giving your opponent a rook, f-pawn, white pieces, and a free e4 move is too much even if you are Morphy

Feb-11-09		AnalyzeThis: Think of it this way - Maurian played Steinitz at <even> odds and beat him - so he must have been pretty good.

Mar-21-09		WhiteRook48: missed 35 Be5#

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