Sunday, October 05, 2008
Combinations 08.10.05
Morphy against Golmayo in an 1864 Havana simul.
After the 14th move, Morphy has a knight pinned to his opponent's King. The manner in which Morphy adds an attacker to the immobilized knight is very instructive. Enjoy.
Morphy/Morphy-Golmayo-1864.pgn
After the 14th move, Morphy has a knight pinned to his opponent's King. The manner in which Morphy adds an attacker to the immobilized knight is very instructive. Enjoy.
Morphy/Morphy-Golmayo-1864.pgn
Labels: combinations, eco-c5x, Morphy, pinning
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Combinations 08.08.05
Morphy-Ware, New York simul 1859 at knight odds.
A pawn at at f7 is pinned to the king. Then a rook at f7 is pinned to the king. Later there is a threat of pinning the rook at f7 along the other diagonal to the queen. Finally, Morphy removes the guard at h6 to win material and simplify to a won ending.
Morphy/Morhpy-Ware-1859.pgn
A pawn at at f7 is pinned to the king. Then a rook at f7 is pinned to the king. Later there is a threat of pinning the rook at f7 along the other diagonal to the queen. Finally, Morphy removes the guard at h6 to win material and simplify to a won ending.
Morphy/Morhpy-Ware-1859.pgn
Labels: combinations, Morphy, pinning, removing the guard
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Combinations 08.08.03
Now for something completely different. NoTB - vlandre, a FICS 5 minute blitz game from yesterday. NoTB is my handle at FICS. Certainly not the same quality as a Morphy game but still "interesting." I was inspired by all of the Morphy games I have been reviewing to play an Evans Gambit. The opening went well, for a while...See if you can spot the mate in one (!) that I missed at the end.
GlennGames/NoTB-vlandre.pgn
GlennGames/NoTB-vlandre.pgn
Labels: combinations, deflection, eco-c5x, overloading, pinning
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Combinations 08.08.02
Morphy-Montgomery, New York simul, 1859.
This knight odds game features double attacks, clearance, pinning, and overloading.
Morphy/Morphy-Montgomery-1859.pgn
This knight odds game features double attacks, clearance, pinning, and overloading.
Morphy/Morphy-Montgomery-1859.pgn
Labels: combinations, double attack, Morphy, overloading, pinning, space clearance
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Daily Tactic July 26, 2008
Another game from the Morhpy - Thompson match in New York, 1859 at knight odds. Today's game features a Double Attack and a Pin. In the final position there is a nice mate in two. Can you spot it?
Morphy/Morphy-Thompson-1859-2.pgn
Morphy/Morphy-Thompson-1859-2.pgn
Labels: chessflash, daily tactic, double attack, Morphy, pinning
Friday, July 25, 2008
Daily Tactic July 25, 2008
Morphy - Thompson, New York, 1859.
Morphy/Morphy-Thompson-1859.pgn
How good a chessplayer was Paul Morphy? Let’s look at a match he played against James Thompson, a man thought to be one of the top dozen American players. Giving him the outrageous odds of a Knight, Morphy beat him 5-2! After looking over Morphy’s games, Fischer said that, given time to study modern theory and ideas, Morphy would beat any modern player (except Fischer, of course!).
Morphy/Morphy-Thompson-1859.pgn
Labels: chessflash, daily tactic, deflection, double attack, Morphy, pinning
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Daily Tactic July 24, 2008
Morphy-Anderssen, Paris, 1858.
Morphy made it look easy against the second best player in the world. In the final position, Morphy played a strong move and then Anderssen resigned. What was Morphy's winning move? It does involve a Deflection followed (in the main line) by a Pin.
Morphy/Morphy-Anderssen-1858.pgn
Update: I am in the process of adding a mute/unmute button and when that is done I will have more posts with sound/voice.
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen ... is generally considered to have been the leading chess player in the world from 1851-1858 and 1861-1866. He was "dethroned" temporarily in 1858 by Paul Morphy, who announced his own retirement from chess in 1859...
For the next few years Anderssen was considered by many people to be the world's best player, ... Then in late 1858 he was beaten 8-3 by the American champion Paul Morphy in a famous match held in Paris, France (2 wins, 2 draws, 7 losses). Although Anderssen knew as well as anyone how to attack, Morphy understood much better when to attack and how to prepare an attack...
Anderssen played the curious opening move 1. a3 in 3 games of his match against Morphy, and broke even with it (1 loss, 1 draw, 1 win). This opening move, now referred to as "Anderssen's Opening", has never been popular in serious competition.
Morphy made it look easy against the second best player in the world. In the final position, Morphy played a strong move and then Anderssen resigned. What was Morphy's winning move? It does involve a Deflection followed (in the main line) by a Pin.
Morphy/Morphy-Anderssen-1858.pgn
Update: I am in the process of adding a mute/unmute button and when that is done I will have more posts with sound/voice.
Labels: chessflash, daily tactic, deflection, eco-c6x, Morphy, pinning
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Semi Daily Tactic July 23, 2008
On the home front we will be getting a new Air Conditioner installed Friday and will be much cooler after that. We are getting a respite from the heat with some rain and more possible soon (Hello, Dolly!). Actually, I don't think Dolly is expected to affect us much in Houston except for some additional, needed rainfall.
Today's game is Morphy-Lowenthal, 1858.
The very last move of the game (which I have removed) is a nice tactic featuring a Deflection sacrifice that will win due to a Pin and Skewer. A Deflection is forcing an enemy piece to move away from an advantageous square. So, what is Morphy's winning move in the final position?
Morphy/Morphy-Loewenthal-1858.pgn
Today's game is Morphy-Lowenthal, 1858.
He was one of the first masters to play a match against Morphy after the latter's arrival in London in 1858. Morphy won with a score of nine wins, three losses and two draws. "...I am convinced that I was vanquished by superior strength," Löwenthal said about the match, as reported by the Englishman Frederick Edge. No doubt aware that chess was Löwenthal's only source of livelihood, and conscious to not be considered a professional player himself, Morphy after winning the match stakes of £100, presented Löwenthal with a gift of furniture valued at £120 for his new house.
The very last move of the game (which I have removed) is a nice tactic featuring a Deflection sacrifice that will win due to a Pin and Skewer. A Deflection is forcing an enemy piece to move away from an advantageous square. So, what is Morphy's winning move in the final position?
Morphy/Morphy-Loewenthal-1858.pgn
Labels: chessflash, daily tactic, deflection, eco-c0x, Morphy, pinning, skewer
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Daily Tactic July 19, 2008
Morphy-Potier in an 1858 Paris simul. Morphy uses a Space Clearance sacrifice and exploits a Pin to set up a fatal Discovered Check. Potier resigned before the discovered check could be played.
Morphy/Morphy-Potier-1858.pgn
Morphy/Morphy-Potier-1858.pgn
Labels: chessflash, daily tactic, discovered check, eco-c4x, Morphy, pinning, space clearance
Friday, July 18, 2008
Daily Tactic July 18, 2008
Morphy - Bornemann in an 1858 Paris simul. Morphy uses the tactical devices of a space clearance sacrifice followed by pinning the black queen to win this game.
Background music is Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major Hammerklavier, Op. 106 - II. Scherzo Assai vivace from Musopen.
Morphy/Morphy-Bornemann-1858.pgn
Background music is Sonata No. 29 in B Flat Major Hammerklavier, Op. 106 - II. Scherzo Assai vivace from Musopen.
Morphy/Morphy-Bornemann-1858.pgn
Labels: chessflash, daily tactic, eco-c3x, Morphy, pinning, space clearance
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Daily Tactic July 16, 2008
Morphy - de Rivière, Paris 1858.
Turn up the sound for Minuet - Notebook for Anna Magdalena written by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Aaron Dunn from Musopen.
Puzzles/Morphy-DeRiviere-1858.pgn
Jules Arnous de Rivière (4 May 1830–11 September 1905) was the strongest French chess player from the late 1850s through the late 1870s. He is best known today for playing many games with Paul Morphy when the American champion visited Paris in 1858 and 1863.
Turn up the sound for Minuet - Notebook for Anna Magdalena written by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by Aaron Dunn from Musopen.
Puzzles/Morphy-DeRiviere-1858.pgn
Labels: chessflash, daily tactic, double attack, eco-c5x, Morphy, pinning
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