Paul Morphy vs Richard Dawson - Blindfold simul, 8b 1859.04.20Tags:Paul-MorphyRichard-DawsonPaul Morphy vs Richard DawsonBlindfold simul, 8b London ENG 1859.04.20King’s Gambit 1-0[Event "Blindfold simul, 8b"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "1859.04.20"] [EventDate "1859.??.??"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Richard Dawson"] [ECO "C30"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "57"] 1. e4 {Notes by Lowenthal} e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. b4 {A move first adopted by the editor in his match with Harrwitz; it leads to most interesting positions.} Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. Bc4 Bb6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 d6 9. Bb2 f6 10. f5 {A very good move, and one that so hampers Black's game as to render the development of his pieces a matter of much difficulty.} Qe7 {Had his lordship, with the intention of breaking up the pawns, played ...g6, White , in replying g4, would have maintained his superior position. Neither would ...Nh6 have availed more for the second player.} 11. O-O Bd7 12. Nc3 {Preparing to post the knight on d5, and thus get rid of the adverse king's bishop, which commands an important diagonal.} O-O-O 13. Re1 Qe8 14. Nd5 g6 15. Nxb6+ axb6 16. Qa4 Na5 {...Nb8 would perhaps have been better.} 17. Qa3 c6 18. Bd3 Qf8 {...Kc7 would have been bad on account of the rejoinder of e5.} 19. Bc3 {Placing Black's game in an irrecoverably lost position.} Kc7 20. Bxa5 Ra8 21. Bxb6+ Kxb6 22. Rab1+ Kc7 23. Qb3 {As this is all played blindfold, the accuracy shown is most astonishing.} Rb8 24. Qb6+ Kc8 25. Ba6 {Finely played again.} Ne7 26. e5 {26 Qa7 might also have been played with great effect, e.g. : 26.Qa7 Kf7 27 Bxa6 winning in a few moves, or 26.Qa7 d5 27 Bxb7+ Kf7 (If 27...Rxb7 28 Qa8+ Kf7 29 Rxb7+ Kd6 30 Qa3+ and mates next move) 28 Bc8+ and mating in two moves.} dxe5 27. Bxb7+ Rxb7 28. Qxb7+ Kd8 29. dxe5 1-0 Download PGNUpdated: 29 January, 2022Created: 29 January, 2022Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.comments powered by Disqus
