J. Löwenthal, Morphy's Games of Chess (1860)
Game 129 of 203
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Event
Casuals Morphy-Bird +10-1=1
Site
London
Date
1858.??.??
White
Black
Bird, Henry Edward
Result
1-0
Morphy against Bird, London 1858 — a casual Allgaier Gambit. Notes by Löwenthal.
- 9.Nc3 One of Mr. Morphy's many excellent inventions; we first saw him adopt it with success against Mr. Medley.
- 10.Ne2 Neutralizing the power of the adverse King's Knight.
- 13.Bg5 With a winning position.
- 13…f6 P. takes Kt., instead, would have availed nothing, because White by retaking Pawn with Queen would have regained the piece and brought his Queen into powerful co-operation.