Author: G.M. Yates
Date: 11:25:05 10/06/03
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On October 06, 2003 at 13:46:49, Dann Corbit wrote: >On October 06, 2003 at 00:10:47, G.M. Yates wrote: > >>On October 06, 2003 at 00:09:57, G.M. Yates wrote: >> >>>For Humans Only! >>> >>>Mates are usually too easy for computers! >>> >>[D]r4r2/2p2pk1/b1n1pN2/p1p1P1B1/2p5/5R2/PPB3PP/RN4K1 w >>> >>> >>> >>>Morphy,P - Carr >>>Blindfold Game, 1858 > >I just noticed that it was a blindfold game. How it hurts that I did not see it >with a full minute of thinking while looking at the board, and Morphy saw it >blindfolded. LOL! Yes Morphy was an excellent blindfold player:) I too wish I could play such striking blindfold chess;-) I'll post the entire game. Morphy,P - Carr Blindfold Game, 1858 1.e4 h6 2.d4 a5 3.Bd3 b6 4.Ne2 e6 5.0-0 Ba6 6.c4 Nf6 7.e5 Nh7 8.f4 Be7 9.Ng3 d5 10.Qg4 0-0 11.Nh5 g5 12.fxg5 hxg5 13.Bxh7+ Kh8 14.Nf6 dxc4 15.Bc2 Qxd4+ 16.Qxd4 Bc5 17.Qxc5 bxc5 18.Bxg5 Nc6 19.Rf3 Kg7 [Diagram] 20.Bh6+ Kxh6 [ 20...Kh8 21.Rh3 and mate next.] 21.Rh3+ Kg5 [ 21...Kg7 22.Rh7 mate] 22.Rh5+ Kf4 23.Kf2 A very elegant move. 23...Rg8 24.g3+ Rxg3 25.hxg3 mate.
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