Morphy versus the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard

Morphy - Karl of Brunswick and Count Isoard, Paris 1858 is a game of chess, the Paul Morphy with White in October or November 1858 in Paris played The Barber of Seville against the Duke Karl of Brunswick and Count Isoard de Vauvenargue during a performance of the opera, the in bilateral consultation, the black stones led. The game shows an example of Morphy's style of play and is in French, also known as " partie de l' opéra ".

Course

The Philidor Defence.

This train corresponded to the contemporary state of opening theory. In fact this is how Morphy evidence to bring a serious error, the black immediately at a disadvantage.

For 4 ... d6xe5? 5 Dxd8 Kxd8 6 Sxe5 loses a pawn without compensation. Therefore, the loss of the rotor pair is enforced.

An attempt at improvement is 4 ... Sb8 - d7, the Albin- Blackburne Gambit.

White f7 fixed the weak point.

Again, pressure is exerted on f7. But there is another weak point is attacked. The early development of Bc8 after g4 has weakened the point b7 and is already proving to be disadvantageous.

Following the weak handling of the opening of Black Morphy could win a pawn by now Db3xb7, after which his opponent would have to enforce with a chess bid on b4 the exchange of queens, weaken White's initiative and some might take to pressure from the position. Morphy, however, want to keep the initiative in the hand and tried to build further pressure. The task now is to bring the remaining white pieces to attack into play:

On Db4 would now just follow Lc4xf7 . It threatens Db3xb7.

Black covers b7 the farmers.

The knight on f6 is tied up. While White has developed his last minor piece, black is very passive. The runner f8 is the way blocked, the Springer b8 is not yet developed and the black queen is less equipped to e7 with opportunities for attack, but rather deals with it to cover several weaknesses.

The next victim smash the black position and bring the superior development of the white pieces into their own:

Even from the other side of the Black is now tied in the middle. As a package it is soon constricted in the middle of the board.

Morphy is known for fast-paced attacks with all of the available figures. He consistently brings the game to an end.

Another try of black, to defuse the situation by a queen exchange. However, it is already too late:

Finally a queen sacrifice. Now that Matt is no longer avoid.