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 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
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