1.
e4
e6
2.
d4
d5
3.
e5
c5
4.
c3
Nc6
5.
Nh3
cxd4
6.
Bb5
dxc3
7.
bxc3
Bc5
8.
O-O
Ne7
9.
Ng5
O-O
10.
Qh5
h6
11.
Nf3
Bd7
12.
Bd3
Qe8
13.
Qg4
Rxf3
14.
Qxf3
Nxe5
15.
Qg3
Nxd3
16.
Qxd3
Bb5
17.
Qh3
Bxf1
18.
Qxe6+
Kh7
19.
Kxf1
Qh5
20.
Bf4
Rf8
21.
Bg3
Nf5
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Event
Match/Odds♙f7+move Morphy-Owen +6-0=2
Site
London
Date
1858.08.??
Round
3
White
Owen, John
Black
Result
0-1
Score
Game III of the Pawn-and-move odds match; Black wins.
- 5.Nh3 In receiving odds, it should always be the aim of the first player to bring his pieces into action as rapidly as possible, and to place them in the most attacking positions; and therefore, as this move savours of the defensive rather than the aggressive, we cannot commend it.
- 6.Bb5 Much better than taking the Pawn.
- 9.Ng5 This appears to us a move without purpose, and one that only gives Black an opportunity of developing his game.
- 12…Qe8 The excellence of this move will very shortly appear.
- 13…Rxf3 A fine sequence to the previous move.
- 14.Qxf3 It is clear that he must have submitted to the loss of a piece if he had taken the Rook with the Pawn.
- 21…Nf5 The coup de grâce. And Black wins.
[Event "Match/Odds♙f7+move Morphy-Owen +6-0=2"] [Site "London"] [Date "1858.08.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Owen, John"] [Black "Morphy, Paul"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/ppppp1pp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nh3 cxd4 6. Bb5 dxc3 7. bxc3 Bc5 8. O-O Ne7 9. Ng5 O-O 10. Qh5 h6 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. Bd3 Qe8 13. Qg4 Rxf3 14. Qxf3 Nxe5 15. Qg3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bb5 17. Qh3 Bxf1 18. Qxe6+ Kh7 19. Kxf1 Qh5 20. Bf4 Rf8 21. Bg3 Nf5 0-1