Chess Beans and Paul Morphy

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1. Nd8+ Kxe8 2. Rg8+ Kd7 3. Rg7+ Kd6 {4.Rxa7 is stalemate so we continue with...} 4. Nf7+ Kc6 5. Ne5+ {The Black King now has to stay protecting the Rook} 5... Kb6 6. Nc4+ Ka6 7. Rg6+ Kb7 8. Nd6+ {8....Ka6 or 8...Kb6 then 9.Nc8+ wins the Rook.} 8... Kb8 9. Rg8+ Kc7 10. Nb5+ {Finally the Black Rook falls 1-0,}

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50. Re1 Rxg2+ 51. Kc3 Rc2+ 52. Kb3 {Black should now get the Rook away from the King.} 52... Nd3 {OOPS!} 53. Rxe3+ Kxe3 54. Kxc2 {Drawn} 54... Ne1+

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63. Nc6+ Kc8 64. Rh7 Rd1+ 65. Kc4 {Now Black should have played 3....Rc1+ 4.Kd4 Rc4+! White cannot take on c4 due to stalemate. 5.Kd5 Rxc5+ the win (if there is one, I'm not sure, the effect of theses pills is wearing off.) is very problematic).} 65... Rd6 66. Na5 Kd8 {OOPS! This makes things easy.} 67. Ncb7+ {White picks up the Rook 1-0.}

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 {This is a very popular move on RHP it has been seen well over 12,000 times with White winning the vast majority.} 4. dxe5 Bxf3 {Black is practically forced to play this 4...dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Nxe5 wins a solid and safe pawn with a hit on f7 and the g4 Bishop. See later game.} 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 {White develops with a mate threat on f7} 6... Nf6 7. Qb3 {White slides the Queen across the board hitting b7 and f7.} 7... Qe7 {To stop 8.Bxf7+ The move 7...b6 played over 100 times on RHP gets mated with 8.Bxf7+ 9.Qe6.} 8. Nc3 {8.Bxf7+ and 9.Qxb7 also gives White a good game. But the text move, developing, protecting the e-pawn and still hitting b7 is the instructive beauty of this game.} 8... c6 {To stop Qxb7. The Queen is now holding two pawns. Things are getting tight. and...} 9. Bg5 {...things just got tighter. How is Black going to untangle 9...Na6 10.Bxa6 and 0-0 White is going to clean up the Queenside without much effort. 9...h6 to relive the pin I'll show later.} 9... b5 {This looks OK It saves the b7 pawn and the attack on the a8 Rook and lifts the threat of Bxf7.} 10. Nxb5 {But Black's undeveloped state allows White to strike. Black can grovel here with 10....Qb5+ 11.Qxb5 Bxb5+ 12.c3 cxb5 13.Bxb5+ but the resulting endgame is hopeless for Black} 10... cxb5 {Black takes the Knight probably aware that White will get an attack but completely underestimating just how strong.} 11. Bxb5+ {11....Kd8 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.0-0-0+ and Rd3 White is coasting to a win.} 11... Nbd7 {Both Knights are now pinned.} 12. O-O-O {Developing and putting pressure on the pinned Knight.} 12... Rd8 {A spot of maths now. Forgetting White is a piece down lets us count the pieces in actual play. White has 4 and Black has 4. (one is pinned to a King. so make that Black 3.} 13. Rxd7 Rxd7 14. Rd1 {White has 4 Black has 2. Remember it's what in play that matters. Not what is sitting on f8 and h8 or what has been captured. It's the pieces in the play that count.} 14... Qe6 {Black breaks the pin on the f6 Knight. But it's lost no matter what Black does. 14....Qb4 15.Bxf6 and 16 Bxd7+} 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 {Black must have been thinking now what do you have?} 16. Qb8+ Nxb8 {Only move.} 17. Rd8 {Checkmate. DarseyDarzey is the new Morphy Morphy}

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 {Theory is OK with 3...Nd7 capturing back on e5 with a pawn. 4.Bc4 Be7 It's important to play this before Nf6 else you meet Ng5, then h6 and Nf6 and 0-0.} 3... Bg4 4. dxe5 {Now if Black is happy to drop a pawn and swap Queens which as I said if fairly popular on here.} 4... dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Nxe5 Be6 {The best reply. Nobody on here has tried the following line I am going to give but it's good fun. It’s why we are here.} 7. Bg5+ {Looks stupid. But it has a tactical point.} 7... f6 8. Bh4 g5 {White must lose a piece yes?} 9. Bg3 {No. 9....fxe5 10.Bxe5 saying hello to the h8 Rook.} 9... h5 {The rushed response. Now if the Knight moves h4 wins the Bishop. But Black has been concentrating on the Bishop....} 10. Ng6 {...not the Knight. Black has got themselves into a lovely mess. Good Luck.}

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Bg5 h6 {Which has been seen a few times here. Most of the lads fearing exchanges will relive Black's cramped position have opted for 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 which is OK but this move....} 10. Bxf6 {Has it's points. 10....Qxf6 11.Qxb7 so the next move is forced.} 10... gxf6 11. O-O-O {Again Black is still gummed up. How about...} 11... Bg7 {The plan being to 0-0 then play b5 and you have a pawn roller v the White castled King. Good Idea.} 12. Bxf7+ {12....Qxf7 13. Rd8+ Kxd8 14.Qxf7 hits the Bishop and Rd1+ is coming.} 12... Kf8 13. Bg6 {Threat Rd8+ and mate on f7.} 13... Na6 {What else?} 14. Rd6 {The d6 Rook cannot be taken. The h1 Rook will join it on the d-file. White is smoking hot.}

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1. fxe6+ Kd8 {Now 2.Bxe7+ Kc8 3. Rxc3+ Kb8 4.Rg1 1-0.} 2. Rdf1 {OOPS! A stab in the back trick coming up.} 2... Qxf1+ 3. Rxf1 Rxf1

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28. e6 {That has been played to see if Black plays fxe6.} 28... fxe6 {He has but now Black has no Ne6.} 29. h4 {Apparently the Knight cannot move but Black has a move here. 2...Rf4 3.Qg3 Rf7 4.Qg4 Rf4 etc... and etc...} 29... h5 30. Qxg5 Qf7 {White cleans up with Ne7+ and Rxc7,} 31. Rxe6 {The Queens appears to be stuck defending g7 so this move looks OK.} 31... Qxf2+ {But looks deceive.} 32. Kh1 Qf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rxf1# {White has been checkmated.}

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22. Kd1 Qxe4 23. Qxf7+ {Don't panic. The back rank is covered by two Rooks.} 23... Kh8 24. Nc2 Qc4 25. axb5 Qd3+ 26. Ke1 Qxc3+ 27. Ke2 Qxc2+ 28. Kf3 Nxh2+ 29. Ke3 {Now how about Nxf1+ and axb5.} 29... Rf8 {OOPS!} 30. Qxf8+ Rxf8 31. Rxf8# {What just happened?} 1-0

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20. Qxf5 Rd8+ 21. Kc2 {2.Kc1 was safe and good.} 21... g6 22. Bg5+ Ke8 23. Rd1 {White might as well try this nothing else appears to work. Black can now play Qc4+ and Rxd1 mate.} 23... gxf5 {Unfortunately the object of the game is not to capture the Queen.} 24. Rxd8 {It's checkmate.}