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Paul Morphy vs Samuel Boden
Casual game (1859), London ENG, Apr-??
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Polerio Defense Kieseritsky Variation (C58)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7...e4 8.Qe2 Nxc4 9.dxc4 Bb4+ 10.Nfd2 O-O 11.O-O Re8 = 0.00 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (22 ply)better is 9...O-O 10.O-O e4 11.Nd4 Qe7 12.Re1 Bg4 13.Qd2 Bd7 14.h3 = +0.11 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.78 (20 ply) 13.g4 Re8 14.Qe2 b5 15.Nd2 e4 16.Bd4 bxc4 17.O-O-O a5 ⩲ +0.94 (20 ply)better is 13...b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.O-O b4 16.axb4 Rxa1 17.Rxa1 Bxb4 = -0.08 (24 ply)= +0.45 (22 ply) after 14.O-O Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Qd1 Bg6 17.Re1 f5 18.Bf4 Bh5 better is 15...b5 16.g5 hxg5 17.Bxg5 b4 18.axb4 Bxb4 19.Kf1 Qd6 = +0.32 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (23 ply)better is 17.g5 h5 18.Rg1 Qd7 19.O-O-O Rae8 20.Kb1 Qxh3 21.Nd2 Bg6 ⩲ +0.83 (21 ply)= +0.21 (21 ply) 18...Qd8 19.Ng1 Bg6 20.O-O-O Re8 21.Kb1 Qe7 22.h4 Qxh4 = +0.42 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.44 (21 ply)better is 20.Bd2 f5 21.gxf5 Rae8 22.f6 e4 23.f7+ Rxf7 24.Rxf7 Kxf7 ⩲ +0.86 (26 ply)= +0.27 (24 ply) 23...Rad8 24.Rh1 Be5 25.Rdg1 Rd6 26.g5 h5 27.Qd1 g6 = +0.34 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.13 (24 ply) after 24.Rh1 Be5 25.Rdg1 Rad8 26.Rh5 f5 27.Qd1 Qxd1+ 28.Rxd1 26...Rh8 27.a4 Bb4 28.Qd4 Rad8 29.Rh5 g6 30.Rh4 Kg7 31.b3 = +0.44 (23 ply) ± +2.39 (24 ply)better is 28.Rh5 g6 29.Rxh6 Rh8 30.Rxh8 Rxh8 31.c5 Bh2 32.Rf1 bxc5 ± +2.19 (23 ply) 28...Kf7 29.Rh5 g6 30.Rxh6 Rh8 31.Rxh8 Rxh8 32.g5 fxg5 ⩲ +1.45 (24 ply)+- +3.93 (27 ply)better is 36.Qc6 Kb8 37.d6 Rc8 38.dxc7+ Rxc7 39.Qxb6+ Rb7 40.Qxa5 +- +10.71 (28 ply)+- +4.08 (30 ply)better is 41.dxc7+ Ka7 42.Qxe4 a4 43.Rd5 Qxc7 44.c5 b5 45.c4 Qb7 +- +4.44 (29 ply) 41...a4 42.b3 axb3+ 43.Kxb3 Ka7 44.c3 Kb8 45.dxc7+ Rxc7 ± +1.88 (30 ply) 42.dxc7 a4 43.Rd5 Qxc7 44.c5 b5 45.c4 bxc4 46.Qxc4 Qc6 +- +4.13 (31 ply) ⩲ +1.37 (33 ply) 43.dxc7 Rxc7 44.Rd4 Qe7 45.Qc2 Qe8 46.Qd1 Kb7 47.Ka1 Qc6 ⩲ +1.25 (30 ply)= +0.08 (43 ply) 44...Kb8 45.dxc7+ Rxc7 46.Rd6 Kb7 47.Rg6 b5 48.Kb1 Rc5 = +0.08 (44 ply)+- +50.71 (33 ply)50...Kb7 51.Qd5+ Kb6 52.Qd4+ Kb7 53.Qxg4 Re7 54.Qb4 Re5 +- +64.96 (31 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-04-04  Bobak Zahmat: The endgame is played super by Paul Morphy. Great attack on the kingside flank after the sacrifice of the pawn.
Aug-13-07  frank124c: This is not a true Fried Liver attack since there is a Pawn sac not a Knight sac to expose the King to attack. I think the word "chopped liver" would be more appropriate!
Aug-13-07  RookFile: Well, Boden was doing fine for a while in this game, it's too bad he lost his way.
Jun-28-08  heuristic: 24.g5 h5 25.Rh1 c5 26.Rh4 g6 27.Rdh1 f5 28.gxf6 seems better.

31.Rh7+ Kd8 32.fxe3 Qxg4 33.Rh8 Re8 and the game plays itself!

Jun-28-08  mmmsplay10: Paul Morphy was doing pretty badly in the start of the game, or so it seemed
Jul-18-08  InspiredByMorphy: I don't understand 29. ...g5?
Jul-18-08  Calli: g5 is almost forced because Morphy threatens Rh1-h3 winning a piece. Note that neither 29...Bxe3 30.fxe3 or 29...Bd6 30.Qf1 changes the situation.

Feb-14-12  outplayer: i do not like 9...a6. i think 9...Bg4 is better.
Mar-01-13  copablanco: After 29....g5. Black's position unravels with more holes than a swiss cheese.
May-20-21
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  MissScarlett: Boden in the <Field> of May 7th 1859 gives the game as being <played during [Morphy's] recent stay in London.> I just realised this means the game dates from 1859, not 1858. This also resolves the problem that Morphy's score against Boden in 1858 was said to be +5 -1 =3, but there are 10 such games in the DB.

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