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| Jul-13-04 | | Marius: after 15....Ne5 we can't play 16.Kxh2?
because of 16. ...Nef3(g4) ++ and 17...Qh2 #.
I don't understand the moves 2.h3, and 6....a5 |
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| Jul-13-04 | | checkpat: The aim of h3 is to get the opponent
out of "the book"'
6..a5 is to avoid an Evans-type of Gambit by 7. b4 |
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| Jul-13-04 | | Marius: i dont think it has anything to do with the Evans gambit because the c pawn is blockd |
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Jul-14-04
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| Jul-14-04 | | Cadaques: <Checkpat> - I'm new to chess, so what do you mean by the aim is to get the opponent "out of book"? Thanks |
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| Jul-14-04 | | Lawrence: <Cadaques>, welcome, is your name in reference to a certain beautiful town in Catalonia that holds a computerchess competition every year? "Book" is all the prepared variations that good chess players have memorized so "out of book" means that you play a move that your opponent won't have memorized. |
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| Jul-14-04 | | Cadaques: <Lawrence> Thanks for the info. And, yes - the name is in reference to the town. It's a wonderful place to vacation. |
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| Jul-19-04 | | checkpat: Marius: are you French too?
beatgiant: on 7b5 Morphy has to sac the N on b5 cause the B has no more squares.... |
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| Aug-04-04 | | HailM0rphy: This is a new game isn't it?
I have a feeling this is against Alonzo or Ernest since he's only 11 years old. This prob would explain a3 as well, I doubt he could have been aiming to get him out of book. Thx to the person who uploaded this btw |
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| Aug-04-04 | | who: Wouldn't 19...Qf4 followed eventually (after Nh6+ and Nf5+) with Qg5 hold off the mate with only loss of a pawn? |
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| Aug-04-04 | | sneaky pete: 20.Qxg6+ .. etc |
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| Aug-04-04 | | who: oh - forgot the pin - thx |
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| Aug-17-04 | | Marius: to checkpat : non je suis suisse |
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| Aug-19-04 | | xiaolin: thanks for the out of the book thin chekpat i see, but even at this early stage , a player would simply over look the possibility of a different move or opening to throw the openent off etc. and imply capatalize on the mistakes it makes ie:taking the ♖but here morphy plays that move and leaves it at that, it seems that black threatens mate with perpetual checks ans morphy gets one chance and the games over /♘\ |
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| Sep-10-04 | | Knight13: Smart pin. |
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| Feb-19-05 | | RookFile: I think 2. h3 is very humorous, hey,
he took the sting out of 14... Bh2+ |
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| Jun-17-05 | | Jgamazo: I think 2.h2 prevents a knight landing on g4 to attack f2. Morphy probably expected his opponent to play d5 too, that leaves the e5 pawn unprotected. If Black castles kingside the bishop on b3 prevents f6. It was also a psych as checkpat says, black would play by classical principles and try to dominate the center. |
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| Jul-19-05 | | Giearth: 2.h3 (or maybe 2.a3, or even earlier if 1.h3 or 1.a3 is played) is 'to play as black' move but with 'a tempo up'. Well, at least in my experience I used to play like this... to have 'a psychological advantage'. :) For ♔ and country! |
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| Aug-06-05 | | Averageguy: I find it strange that morphy played 2. h3 when that rejects just about all the opening principles that HE taught. |
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| Oct-01-05 | | Rory O Rion: I don't understand Black's 16:"BA6"?
Doesn't 'BF5' capture Knight: the same Knight, a few moves later, will support Morphy's win? |
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| Oct-02-05 | | sneaky pete: <Rory O Rion> After 16... Bxf5 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.f4 .. white at least wins back the sacrificed piece. In some lines (for instance after 18... Ra/fd8) he may play 19.Qh5 .. first. All black's minor pieces are in danger, as well as his king. |
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| Oct-13-05 | | AlexanderMorphy: another great game by Morphy but yes 2. h3 is suprising by him! |
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| Oct-18-05 | | Makofan: He was probably giving his opponent "a move" (as in odds) so he played the innocuous 2.h3 to waste the move |
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| Dec-01-05 | | Chopin: The end is near after Qh5. |
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| Jan-11-06 | | morpstau: Ive never seen 2. h3 and indeed it is weak on account black can easily eualize or steal the advantage. But when you are Paul Morphy you can give queen odds at any age and still mate your opponent in less than 20 moves. |
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