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Paulsen, Louis
Morphy, Paul
1st American Chess Congress4.6
3 ноября 1857 г.New York, NY USA
1.e41…e52.Кf32…Кc63.Кc33…Кf64.Сb54…Сc55.O-O5…O-O6.Кxe56…Лe87.Кxc67…dxc68.Сc48…b59.Сe29…Кxe410.Кxe410…Лxe411.Сf311…Лe612.c312…Фd313.b413…Сb614.a414…bxa415.Фxa415…Сd716.Лa216…Лae817.Фa6
Morphy took twelve minutes over his next move, probably to assure himself that the combination was sound and that he had a forced win in every variation.
17…Фxf3 !!18.gxf318…Лg6+19.Крh119…Сh320.Лd1Not20.Лg120…Лxg1+21.Крxg121…Лe1+ −+20…Сg2+21.Крg121…Сxf3+22.Крf122…Сg2+
22…Лg2 !would have won more quickly. For instance:23.Фd323…Лxf2+24.Крg124…Лg2+25.Крh125…Лg1#
23.Крg123…Сh3+24.Крh124…Сxf225.Фf1Absolutely forced.25…Сxf126.Лxf126…Лe227.Лa127…Лh628.d428…Сe30–1