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Paul Morphy vs Charles Maurian
Odds game (1863) (unorthodox), New Orleans, LA USA
Chess variants (000)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 3.e4 d5 4.e5 c5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be3 Nge7 = +0.14 (22 ply)better is 3...d5 4.b3 Bg7 5.Nc3 Ne7 6.Bb2 b6 7.Qb1 O-O 8.Ne2 ⩱ -0.55 (21 ply) 4.d4 d5 5.b4 Ne7 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O Nd7 8.Nbd2 b6 = +0.20 (25 ply) 4...d5 5.O-O c5 6.d3 Nc6 7.e4 Nge7 8.c3 O-O 9.Na3 ⩱ -0.59 (17 ply)= +0.31 (22 ply) after 5.d4 d5 6.O-O O-O 7.c4 b6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.cxd5 exd5 = 0.00 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.84 (20 ply) after 6.d4 O-O 7.c4 b6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.b4 Nc6 10.Qb3 Ne7 11.a4 8.c4 Bb7 9.Nc3 Nf7 10.Bd2 d6 11.Be1 c5 12.Bh4 Qc7 = +0.32 (29 ply)better is 8...c5 9.c3 Bb7 10.Bd2 d6 11.Be1 Nd7 12.Ng5 Qe8 13.Nd2 ⩱ -0.83 (19 ply) 9.c4 c5 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Bd2 d5 12.Ng5 Qd6 13.Bf3 Bxc3 = -0.14 (20 ply)better is 9...Nf7 10.c4 c5 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.d4 Re8 13.Rf1 g5 14.d5 ⩱ -1.13 (18 ply) 10.c4 Nc6 11.Nc3 Nf7 12.d4 Rc8 13.b3 Qf6 14.Bb2 cxd4 = -0.43 (19 ply)better is 10...Nf7 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.Qh4 Qxh4 13.Nxh4 d5 14.Nf3 Rad8 ∓ -1.58 (28 ply) ⩱ -1.00 (27 ply)better is 11...Nc7 12.Nbd2 Qe7 13.Bd1 Nf7 14.Bb3 Nd5 15.a4 d6 16.g3 ⩱ -1.18 (28 ply) 12.Qh4 Nf7 13.Re1 Rae8 14.d4 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Nb8 16.b3 d5 ⩱ -0.60 (27 ply) 12...fxg4 13.hxg4 e5 14.g5 exf4 15.e4 Nf7 16.Qh4 Ne5 -+ -2.88 (30 ply)= -0.45 (31 ply) 14.Qg3 Qd6 15.c4 Nb4 16.Ne1 Qe6 17.Nc3 d5 18.Bf3 d4 = -0.18 (24 ply) ⩱ -1.38 (28 ply) after 14...Qd6 15.Na3 Nc7 16.Qg3 Ba6 17.Rad1 Rae8 18.Nh4 Qf6 15.Na3 Qc6 16.Qg3 Nc7 17.Rae1 d5 18.Nh4 Qd7 19.Nc2 Qe6 ⩱ -1.00 (28 ply) 15...Nh6 16.Ng5 Ng4+ 17.Bxg4 fxg4 18.Rxg4 h5 19.Rg3 Rxf4 -+ -3.32 (31 ply)better is 16.Na3 h5 17.Qg3 d6 18.Nb5 Qd7 19.a4 Nh6 20.Rge1 Ng4+ ⩱ -0.85 (28 ply) 16...d5 17.Na3 Nh6 18.Ng5 Re7 19.h5 gxh5 20.Bxh5 Qd7 ⩱ -1.49 (24 ply) 17.Na3 Qb8 18.h5 Nc7 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.Nh4 Nd5 21.Nxg6 Ne7 = -0.43 (29 ply)better is 17...Nb4 18.Na3 Nd5 19.Nc2 Nxf4 20.exf4 Rxe2 21.Qf1 R2e6 -+ -4.67 (28 ply) ∓ -2.05 (32 ply) after 18.Bd1 Rxe3 19.Bxe3 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Rxe3 21.Kg1 Qxf4 22.Be2 18...c4 19.d4 Kh8 20.Rgg1 b5 21.Bc1 Bd5 22.b3 Nd6 23.Ne5 ∓ -1.59 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.85 (24 ply)better is 20...Re6 21.Rg3 Bxg5 22.hxg5 Qd6 23.Nd2 Nc7 24.Kg1 Nd5 = +0.32 (31 ply) 21.Rxg5 Nxg5 22.Qxe3 Ne6 23.Bd1 Qxf4+ 24.Qxf4 Nxf4 ⩲ +1.06 (30 ply) 21...Re6 22.Rg3 Qd6 23.Nd2 Nc7 24.Kg1 Nd5 25.Bf3 Nd8 = 0.00 (34 ply) ⩲ +1.28 (31 ply) 22...Re6 23.Nd2 Qc7 24.Qg3 Qd6 25.Nc4 Qd5 26.Bd1 b5 ⩲ +0.82 (31 ply) 23.Nd2 Bd5 24.Nf1 Rxe2 25.Rxe2 Qd6 26.Ne3 Bc6 27.d4 cxd4 +- +3.70 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.72 (27 ply) 26.Nd2 Bd5 27.Nc4 Bxc4 28.Bxc4 Ne6 29.Bxe6 dxe6 30.Qg3 ⩲ +0.93 (31 ply)= -0.23 (27 ply) after 26...Bd5 27.Kg1 Bxb3 28.axb3 Ne6 29.Rf3 h6 30.gxh6 g5 27...Bd5 28.Bxd5 Qxd5 29.b3 Qd6 30.Rf3 b5 31.Na3 Qa6 = -0.36 (32 ply)+- +2.71 (32 ply) 34.Nd2 Kf6 35.Bxf7 Nxf7 36.Ra6 Ke7 37.Rxb6 Ne5 38.Nb3 +- +3.37 (32 ply) ± +1.80 (30 ply) 35...Ne5 36.Rxb6 g5 37.Nd2 g4 38.d4 cxd4 39.cxd4 Nf3+ +- +2.56 (33 ply)+- +4.61 (31 ply) 37.Nd2 Bc2 38.Rc6 Ne5 39.Rxc5 Kf6 40.b4 Ke6 41.Rc7 Ba4 +- +4.70 (29 ply) 37...Bxb1 38.Rc6 Ne5 39.Rxc5 Kf6 40.Rb5 g5 41.Rb4 Kf5 -+ -5.35 (28 ply) 38.Nd2 Ne5 39.a5 Kg5 40.a6 Bxa6 41.Rxa6 Nd3 42.b3 Kf5 +- +7.04 (29 ply) 38...Bxb1 39.a6 f3 40.Kg3 Be4 41.b4 Kg7 42.Re6 Bd5 43.b5 ± +1.56 (34 ply) 39.Nd2 Kg5 40.a6 Bxa6 41.Rxa6 Nd3 42.b3 Kg4 43.Rd6 Nb2 +- +7.05 (28 ply) 39...Ng4+ 40.Kg1 Bxb1 41.a6 Bd3 42.a7 f3 43.Rf6 Nxf6 ± +1.57 (34 ply)+- +5.56 (32 ply)better is 45.b5 Nf7 46.Rd7 Bc4 47.b6 Ne5 48.Rc7 Ba6 49.b7 Nc6 +- +9.36 (21 ply) 45...Ne4+ 46.Kxf3 Nxc3+ 47.Ke3 Nxb1 48.Kd4 Bg2 49.Re6 +- +3.92 (17 ply)+- +10.24 (19 ply) after 46.Kxh3 f2 47.Nd2 Bh1 48.a6 Kg5 49.Rf7 h5 50.a7 Kh6 = 0.00 (20 ply) 49.Kf3 Nd3 50.Rd1 Kg7 51.Nd2 Ba6 52.c6 Ne5+ 53.Kxf2 Nxc6 +- +3.92 (24 ply) 49...Ne2+ 50.Kxf2 Nxc1 51.Nd2 Bb5 52.Ke3 g5 53.Nf3 Nd3 -+ -3.09 (19 ply)+- +4.69 (23 ply) 52.Ke5 g4 53.Kf4 Bg2 54.a6 Kg7 55.Nd2 Ba8 56.Kxg4 Kf6 +- +4.07 (20 ply) 52...Bb5 53.Na3 Bc6+ 54.Kg3 Kg6 55.Nc2 Ba8 56.Nb4 Kf6 ⩲ +1.05 (22 ply)+- +6.14 (21 ply)54.Nd2 Kh4 55.Ne4 g4+ 56.Kg2 Bb5 57.c7 Bc6 58.Kg1 Bxe4 +- +11.77 (21 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-05-21  paulmorphy1969: In the book of Maoczy game 363 and in the book of Macon Shibut game 380 the date 1867 is wrong, in fact the game was published by Staunton in the illustrated London news on May 23, 1863 link: https://books.google.it/books ? id = PWUjAQAAMAAJ & pg = PA579 & redir_esc = y # v = onepage & q & f = false
Mar-05-21  Z legend 000000001: https://books.google.com/books&ques...

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