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Morphy, Paul vs Preti, J., 1858

Morphy won this Paris sim 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
Preti, J.
Event
Paris sim
Year
1858
Result
1-0
Opening
B21 Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit
♜♞♝♛♚♞♜♟♟♟♟♟♟♟♝♝♟♟♞♟♟♟♟♟♜♞♝♛♚♜
Training position around move 5 — start guessing Morphy's moves from here.

Opening reference: Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit (B21).

Move score

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. bxc3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Qf6 8. Bxf7+ Kf8 9. Nd3 Bb6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Ba3+ d6 12. O-O Nh6 13. e5 Qg6 14. Nf4 Qg4 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Qxd6+ Kf7 17. Qd7+ Kg6 18. Bxe6 Qg5 19. Bd5 Nxe5 20. Be4+ Nf5 21. Qe6+ Qf6 22. Bxf5+ Kh5 23. g4+ Nxg4 24. Bxg4+ 1-0

PGN

[Event "Paris sim"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [White "Morphy, Paul "] [Black "Preti, J."] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. bxc3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Qf6 8. Bxf7+ Kf8 9. Nd3 Bb6 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Ba3+ d6 12. O-O Nh6 13. e5 Qg6 14. Nf4 Qg4 15. Ne6+ Bxe6 16. Qxd6+ Kf7 17. Qd7+ Kg6 18. Bxe6 Qg5 19. Bd5 Nxe5 20. Be4+ Nf5 21. Qe6+ Qf6 22. Bxf5+ Kh5 23. g4+ Nxg4 24. Bxg4+ 1-0

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