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Morphy, Paul vs De Riviere, Jules Arnous, 1863

Morphy won this Paris m2 game as White. 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
Morphy, Paul
Black
De Riviere, Jules Arnous
Event
Paris m2
Year
1863
Result
1-0
Opening
C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation
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Training position around move 5 — start guessing Morphy's moves from here.

Opening reference: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation (C53).

Move score

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1 h6 9. a4 a5 10. Na3 Nd8 11. Nc2 Be6 12. Ne3 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Nd7 14. Ne3 g6 15. Nd5 Qe6 16. Bxh6 f6 17. Bg7 Rh5 18. g4 Rxh3 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Ng5 Qd7 21. Bxf6 Rh4 22. f3 exd4 23. cxd4 Rh6 24. Kg2 Nf7 25. Rh1 Nxg5 26. Rxh6 Nh7 27. Qh1 Nxf6 28. Rh8+ Ke7 29. Rxa8 Bxd4 30. Qh6 Qc6 31. Rc1 Qb6 32. Rxc7+ Ke6 33. Re8+ Nxe8 34. Qxg6+ 1-0

PGN

[Event "Paris m2"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1863.??.??"] [White "Morphy, Paul "] [Black "De Riviere, Jules Arnous"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1 h6 9. a4 a5 10. Na3 Nd8 11. Nc2 Be6 12. Ne3 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Nd7 14. Ne3 g6 15. Nd5 Qe6 16. Bxh6 f6 17. Bg7 Rh5 18. g4 Rxh3 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Ng5 Qd7 21. Bxf6 Rh4 22. f3 exd4 23. cxd4 Rh6 24. Kg2 Nf7 25. Rh1 Nxg5 26. Rxh6 Nh7 27. Qh1 Nxf6 28. Rh8+ Ke7 29. Rxa8 Bxd4 30. Qh6 Qc6 31. Rc1 Qb6 32. Rxc7+ Ke6 33. Re8+ Nxe8 34. Qxg6+ 1-0

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