The Game of Week

Morphy,Paul - Isouard,Carl

Paris, 1858
Commented by 
Abdul Khader & Salman

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4? This move is a mistake, it was better  to protect the pawn on "e5" by playing the knight to "d7". 4.dxe5 Bxf3 [4...dxe5 Taking back immediately the pawn on "e5" would have been a mistake. 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Nxe5+- winning a pawn and threatening a fork on "f7".] 5.Qxf3 dxe5 6.Bc4! now that black lost his white squares bishop, Paul Morphy is attacking the white squares ! 6...Nf6 avoiding the check mate on "f7". 

7.Qb3! 
creating a double attack ! 

7...Qe7 with this move black is protecting the "f7" pawn and wants to exchange Queens by playing Queen to "b4". [7...Qd7? 8.Qxb7 Qc6 9.Bb5! and Black is loosing the Queen.] 8.Nc3! avoiding the exchange of the Queens. [8.Qxb7 was a possible move, but Paul Morphy wants to keep the Queens on the board for the attack ! 8...Qb4+ 9.Qxb4 Bxb4+ 10.Bd2+- with a winning endgame.] 8...c6 now the black Queen is protecting the "b7" pawn. 

9.Bg5 
Morphy is following the rules by developing his pieces. 

9...b5? Black wants to attack without development! 

10.Nxb5! 
a beautiful sacrifice that opens the position.

10...cxb5 11.Bxb5+ Nbd7 [11...Kd8 12.0–0–0+] 

12.0–0–0 
Putting the King in a safe place and attacking the Knight on "d7" 

12...Rd8 13.Rxd7! Rxd7 

14.Rd1! 
All the pieces are playing! 

14...Qe6 15.Bxd7+ [15.Qxe6+ fxe6 16.Bxf6+-] 15...Nxd7 

16.Qb8+!! 
A fantastic Queen sacrifice !

16...Nxb8 17.Rd8 Check Mate

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