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Avatar of hansel

This was my most perfect game...

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After Qh5, black is already lost, as 7...h6 can be met by 8.Qg6!.

Good game by white, black's only decent move after 5.dxc3 is f6.

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[quote]black's only decent move after 5.dxc3 is f6.[/quote]

Not necessarily. After 5. dxc3 f6 6. Nxe5 fxe5 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qxe5+ Be7 9. Qxh8+ Bf8 10. Qxh7 and white is up a rook and two pawns in return for a knight.

If black doesn't accept the knight sacrifice (which is highly unlikely, seeing as he makes poor moves in the above game), white can either fork black's queen and rook by Nf7 or proceed with 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Nxg6

To counter the knight sac, however, black has only to play Qe7 and white's screwed, according to my analysis.

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Doesn't 6. Qd5 just win on the spot or have I been up for too long?

Avatar of PurplePuppy

It does.

Avatar of ogerboy
PurplePuppy wrote:

[quote]black's only decent move after 5.dxc3 is f6.[/quote]

Not necessarily. After 5. dxc3 f6 6. Nxe5 fxe5 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qxe5+ Be7 9. Qxh8+ Bf8 10. Qxh7 and white is up a rook and two pawns in return for a knight.

If black doesn't accept the knight sacrifice (which is highly unlikely, seeing as he makes poor moves in the above game), white can either fork black's queen and rook by Nf7 or proceed with 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Nxg6

To counter the knight sac, however, black has only to play Qe7 and white's screwed, according to my analysis.


after 5.dxc3, white's main threats are Nxe5 and Ng5, both of which are quite embarassing for black should he allows white to do so.

I believe Eric Schiller's First Chess Openings brings the Morphy Gambit up for about 5 or so pages, and Mr Schiller states that 5...f6 is the move.

Whoever wrote about this gambit on Wikipedia does not believe that white has enough compensation for the pawn. Nevertheless, this gambit is bound to do well as 5...f6 is a hard move to find for amatuers, and although white may not have full compensation, he still have compensation to some degree.

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Chessroshi wrote:

Doesn't 6. Qd5 just win on the spot or have I been up for too long?


I think black may have a chance to hold on with 6...Qe7

An attempt to switch the move order around a bit by playing 6.Bxf7+ first is not bad, however it is not as strong as Ng5 I believe.

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ogerboy wrote:
PurplePuppy wrote:

[quote]black's only decent move after 5.dxc3 is f6.[/quote]

Not necessarily. After 5. dxc3 f6 6. Nxe5 fxe5 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qxe5+ Be7 9. Qxh8+ Bf8 10. Qxh7 and white is up a rook and two pawns in return for a knight.

If black doesn't accept the knight sacrifice (which is highly unlikely, seeing as he makes poor moves in the above game), white can either fork black's queen and rook by Nf7 or proceed with 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Nxg6

To counter the knight sac, however, black has only to play Qe7 and white's screwed, according to my analysis.


after 5.dxc3, white's main threats are Nxe5 and Ng5, both of which are quite embarassing for black should he allows white to do so.

I believe Eric Schiller's First Chess Openings brings the Morphy Gambit up for about 5 or so pages, and Mr Schiller states that 5...f6 is the move.

Whoever wrote about this gambit on Wikipedia does not believe that white has enough compensation for the pawn. Nevertheless, this gambit is bound to do well as 5...f6 is a hard move to find for amatuers, and although white may not have full compensation, he still have compensation to some degree.


Eric Schiller is my chess coach.

Avatar of crazy_attack

After Qd5 on move 6, you basically win.

THIS GAME IS NOT PERFECT!!!

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crazy_attack wrote:

After Qd5 on move 6, you basically win.

THIS GAME IS NOT PERFECT!!!


Many people are saying that 6. Qd5 wins on the spot. I still can't see it. After 6. Qd5 Qe7, how does White continue?

Avatar of diemking

Qxh7# still

Avatar of Nytik

First of all, very nice game. I like it.

Secondly, well done in Vegas! Surprised

Avatar of hansel
Nytik wrote:

First of all, very nice game. I like it.

Secondly, well done in Vegas!


thanks

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diemking wrote:

Qxh7# still


That is an illegal move.

I also don't see how Qd5 wins on the spot, I don't see a lot after Qe7, the move in the text looks best to me.