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Morphy, Paul vs Loewenthal, Johann Jacob, 1858

Morphy won this London m 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
Loewenthal, Johann Jacob
Event
London m
Year
1858
Result
1-0
Opening
C30 King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation
♜♞♛♚♞♜♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♝♟♝♟♟♟♝♟♟♟♟♟♜♞♝♛♚♜
Training position around move 5 — start guessing Morphy's moves from here.

Opening reference: King's Gambit Declined: Classical Variation (C30).

Move score

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Bc4 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nf6 7. b4 Bb6 8. d3 Nbd7 9. f5 Qe7 10. g4 h6 11. Ke2 c6 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 d5 14. Bb3 Qd6 15. Nd2 a5 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. h4 Nh5 18. Nf1 Nc5 19. Bc2 Rb5 20. Bc1 dxe4 21. dxe4 Rb2 22. Bxb2 Nf4+ 23. Ke1 Nfd3+ 24. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 25. Kd2 Nxb2+ 26. Kc2 Qa3 27. Nd2 Bc7 28. Nb1 1-0

PGN

[Event "London m"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [White "Morphy, Paul "] [Black "Loewenthal, Johann Jacob"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Bc4 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nf6 7. b4 Bb6 8. d3 Nbd7 9. f5 Qe7 10. g4 h6 11. Ke2 c6 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 d5 14. Bb3 Qd6 15. Nd2 a5 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. h4 Nh5 18. Nf1 Nc5 19. Bc2 Rb5 20. Bc1 dxe4 21. dxe4 Rb2 22. Bxb2 Nf4+ 23. Ke1 Nfd3+ 24. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 25. Kd2 Nxb2+ 26. Kc2 Qa3 27. Nd2 Bc7 28. Nb1 1-0

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