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Lichtenhein, Theodor vs Morphy, Paul , 1857

Morphy won this USA-01.Congress game as Black. LibreChess uses games like this for the daily Guess-the-Move trainer: you replay the opening, then try to find the master’s moves yourself.

White
Lichtenhein, Theodor
Black
Morphy, Paul
Event
USA-01.Congress
Year
1857
Result
0-1
Opening
A80 Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation
♜♞♝♛♚♜♟♟♟♟♝♟♟♟♝♟♞♟♟♟♟♟♟♜♛♚♝♞♜
Training position around move 6 — start guessing Morphy's moves from here.

Opening reference: Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation (A80).

Move score

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Qe5 Qxe5+ 10. dxe5 b6 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Nh3 Rf8 13. Rg1 Nc6 14. f4 Ke7 15. g3 d6 16. Bg2 dxe5 17. fxe5 Rf5 18. Rge1 Rd8 19. g4 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Rf8 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Kd2 h6 23. Re3 g5 24. b3 Rf1 25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Kxe1 Be4 27. Kd2 Kd7 28. c4 Kc6 29. Nf2 Bb1 30. Nd1 Bxa2 31. Kc2 Kc5 32. Nc3 Bxb3+ 33. Kxb3 c6 34. Ne2 0-1

PGN

[Event "USA-01.Congress"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [White "Lichtenhein, Theodor"] [Black "Morphy, Paul "] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 9. Qe5 Qxe5+ 10. dxe5 b6 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Nh3 Rf8 13. Rg1 Nc6 14. f4 Ke7 15. g3 d6 16. Bg2 dxe5 17. fxe5 Rf5 18. Rge1 Rd8 19. g4 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Rf8 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Kd2 h6 23. Re3 g5 24. b3 Rf1 25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Kxe1 Be4 27. Kd2 Kd7 28. c4 Kc6 29. Nf2 Bb1 30. Nd1 Bxa2 31. Kc2 Kc5 32. Nc3 Bxb3+ 33. Kxb3 c6 34. Ne2 0-1

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