1.
e4
b6
2.
d4
Bb7
3.
Bd3
e6
4.
Nh3
c5
5.
c3
Nc6
6.
Be3
Nf6
7.
Nd2
cxd4
8.
cxd4
Bb4
9.
O-O
Bxd2
10.
Qxd2
Ne7
11.
f3
Ng6
12.
Rac1
O-O
13.
Bg5
h6
14.
Bxf6
Qxf6
15.
e5
Qh4
16.
Bb5
Rfd8
17.
Rc7
Bc6
18.
Be2
Ne7
19.
Nf4
Qg5
20.
Rd1
Rf8
21.
Qc1
Nf5
22.
g4
Nh4
23.
Kf2
Qd8
24.
Rxc6
dxc6
25.
Qxc6
Rc8
26.
Qe4
Qg5
27.
Bd3
g6
28.
Rg1
Rc7
29.
Ne2
f5
30.
gxf5
Qxf5
31.
Qxf5
exf5
32.
Nf4
Rc6
33.
d5
Rc5
34.
Nxg6
Nxg6
35.
Rxg6+
1-0
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Site
London
Date
1858.07.03
White
Black
Owen, John
Result
1-0
Score
Game 210 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 269. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes.
- 5…Nc6 The method of procedure in Game CCVIII seems best for Black.
- 17…Bc6 Proving White’s 16th and 17th moves wrong. If now 18 B×B, P×B; 19 R×QBP, R×P, with advantage to Black. Morphy now is in difficulties. See what was said on Game CCVIII, move 14.
- 22…Nh4 The right line was 22…Kt×P; 23 R×Kt, Q×P; 24 R×QP, B×R; 25 R×B, P—KKt4! (M.L.).
- 29…f5 K—R1 is the move, after which Black has a good defence.
[Event "Casuals Morphy-Owen +2-1=0"] [Site "London"] [Date "1858.07.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Owen, John"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nh3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nd2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4 9. O-O Bxd2 10. Qxd2 Ne7 11. f3 Ng6 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. e5 Qh4 16. Bb5 Rfd8 17. Rc7 Bc6 18. Be2 Ne7 19. Nf4 Qg5 20. Rd1 Rf8 21. Qc1 Nf5 22. g4 Nh4 23. Kf2 Qd8 24. Rxc6 dxc6 25. Qxc6 Rc8 26. Qe4 Qg5 27. Bd3 g6 28. Rg1 Rc7 29. Ne2 f5 30. gxf5 Qxf5 31. Qxf5 exf5 32. Nf4 Rc6 33. d5 Rc5 34. Nxg6 Nxg6 35. Rxg6+ 1-0