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Paul Morphy vs Theodore Lichtenhein
Knight Odds game (1859) (unorthodox), New York, NY USA, Jul-21
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Feb-27-08  Autoreparaturwerkbau: Pawns are much more than would-be queens. 31.e5!
Jan-19-09  heuristic: 16...exf4 17.e5 Nh5 18.Bc1 Be6 19.Rf2

21.Bxc5+ Bxc5 22.Rxc5 Qxb3 23.axb3 Kb6

23...Qxc4 24.Qg5+ Ke8 25.Bxg7 Rc6 26.Ba1

25.Rxf7 Kxf7 (Qxf7 26.e5 Qg6 27.Rf1) 26.Qxh7 Be5 27.Rf1+ Ke7

27...g6 28.Rf7 Rd8 29.Qf1 Qe3+ 30.Kh1

29...Qd2 30.Qe6+ Kd8 31.Bxf6+ gxf6 32.Qe7+

30...Kd8 31.Be5 Rc6 32.Rg8+ Nf8 33.Bg7

31.Be5 Nxe5 (31...Qd1+ 32.Kh2 Bf8 33.Rxh7) 32.Rg8+ Bf8 33.Qxc8+

Jan-28-09  WhiteRook48: why is Morphy so fond of taking off his b1 Knight against this guy?
Mar-13-09  WhiteRook48: pawns are more than queens. They are queen attackers!

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