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Subject: Re: A Nice Mate on Six

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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