Tuesday, July 01, 2008

 

Daily Tactic July 1, 2008

Morphy played this game in London, 1858, against John Owen at "pawn and move" odds -- as Black and without his f-pawn. Owen moves his rook to e3 to protect the vulnerable f2 square. Can you see how Morphy finished him off?

Puzzles/Owen-Morphy-1858.pgn

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(Read More...) posted by Glenn Wilson @ 5:14 PM
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Very nice tactic by Morphy. Nice bishop sac to remove the defender from the back rank. Beauty in simplicity.
# posted by Blogger Banatt : 8:16 PM
 
Beauty in simplicity. Well put.
# posted by Blogger Glenn Wilson : 8:31 PM
 
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