Paul Morphy vs Guibert - Blindfold simul, 8b 1858.09.27Tags:GuibertPaul-MorphyPaul Morphy vs GuibertBlindfold simul, 8b Paris FRA 1858.09.27Scandinavian Defense 1/2-1/2[Event "Blindfold simul, 8b"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "1858.09.27"] [EventDate "1858.09.27"] [Round "?"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Guibert"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "84"] 1. e4 {Notes by J. Lowenthal} d5 {A move that staunton adopted against Lowenthal at the Birmingham meeting, but one that we cannot at all recommend.} 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 e6 {Already Black's game is crampd. this shuts in his queen's bishop.} 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O h6 8. Be3 c6 9. Ne5 {Enabling him at once to throw up the f-pawn; a move that, as we have before remarked, Mr Morphy takes the earliest opportunity of making.} Nd7 10. f4 Nf6 11. Ne4 Nf5 12. Bf2 Bc7 13. c3 Nd5 14. Qf3 Qe7 15. Rae1 Bxe5 16. dxe5 {Better than taking with the f-pawn, as now he can either play Bc5 or g4 with effect, and it is impossible to stop both attacks.} h5 17. Bc5 Qd8 18. Nd6+ Nxd6 19. Bxd6 {The bishop thus posted looks invincible.} g6 20. Qg3 Ne7 21. Rd1 Bd7 22. Rd2 h4 23. Qg4 Nf5 24. Bxf5 exf5 {More judicious than capturing with the g-pawn as Qg7 would have proved an embarrasing reply.} 25. Qf3 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 O-O-O 27. c4 {We should have preferred playing h3; an examination of the position will show that it was only through being permitted to plat ...h3 that black gained the chance of drawing.} h3 28. g3 Be6 29. Qc3 Rd7 30. Rfd1 c5 31. Kg1 Rhd8 32. Qa3 a6 33. Bxc5 Qc6 34. Bd6 f6 35. Rd5 {A most ingenious conception, and one that would have insured victory, had not his king be so exposed that he could not exchange off the rooks when he desired it.} Bxd5 36. Rxd5 Rxd6 37. exd6 Kb8 38. Qd3 Rxd6 39. Qd2 Rxd5 40. cxd5 Qc5+ 41. Kf1 Qc4+ 42. Kf2 Qc5+ 1/2-1/2 Download PGNUpdated: 6 February, 2022Created: 6 February, 2022Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.comments powered by Disqus
