1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
Bc5
3.
Nf3
d6
4.
c3
Bg4
5.
Bc4
Qe7
6.
d4
exd4
7.
O-O
Nc6
8.
b4
Bb6
9.
a4
dxc3+
10.
Kh1
c2
11.
Qxc2
Bxf3
12.
gxf3
Nxb4
13.
Qb3
a5
14.
Nc3
Nf6
15.
e5
dxe5
16.
fxe5
Nh5
17.
Ne4
O-O
18.
Bb2
Nf4
19.
Rg1
Rad8
20.
e6
Bd4
21.
exf7+
Kh8
22.
Rg4
Bxb2
23.
Qxb2
Rxf7
24.
Bxf7
Qxf7
25.
Ng5
Qd5
26.
Rxf4
Qxg5
27.
Rg1
Qh6
28.
Rf7
Rg8
29.
Rxc7
Nd3
30.
Qd4
1-0
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Site
London
Date
1858.07.09
White
Black
Boden, Samuel Standidge
Result
1-0
Score
Game 195 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 255. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes. The printed analysis gives 24...KxQ although the piece captured on g7 in that continuation is a bishop. The source wording is retained.
- 5…Qe7 See notes on Games XXI, XXIII. Cp. also CXI, CLXXXIX, and the following game.
- 9.a4 If White can afford this, there must be something wrong with Black’s development.
- 16…Nh5 Kt—Q2 looks better, followed possibly by Castles QR.
- 19…Rad8 If 19…B×R; 20 R×B, K—R1; 21 P—K6, Kt×P; 22 B×Kt, P×B (Q×B; 23 R×P wins); 23 R×P, Q×R; 24 B×Qch, K×Q, Black has still a fighting game. But he prefers to keep his Bishop to post at Q5.
- 23…Rxf7 Kt—Kt3 would bring temporary relief.
- 30.Qd4 White threatens QR×P. His 29th move was necessary in order to cover his QB1.
[Event "Casuals Morphy-Boden +6-1=3"] [Site "London"] [Date "1858.07.09"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Boden, Samuel Standidge"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Bc4 Qe7 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nc6 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 dxc3+ 10. Kh1 c2 11. Qxc2 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nxb4 13. Qb3 a5 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nh5 17. Ne4 O-O 18. Bb2 Nf4 19. Rg1 Rad8 20. e6 Bd4 21. exf7+ Kh8 22. Rg4 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Rxf7 24. Bxf7 Qxf7 25. Ng5 Qd5 26. Rxf4 Qxg5 27. Rg1 Qh6 28. Rf7 Rg8 29. Rxc7 Nd3 30. Qd4 1-0