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18…Nxf2 should have been played.
19.hxg3!
19.Qd1 Nxh1 20.Kd2 Nxf2 21.Bxf2 g6.
19…Bxc2 20.Rxc2
Now the h5-bishop is protected and the three pieces are stronger than the queen. White went on to win.
American chess legend, attacking genius Paul Morphy was born 186 years ago today, on June 22, 1837
Sergei Movsesian-Alexey Dreev
Solin 2006
White to move
Give back the piece or…?
You might have been afraid of Black’s marching central pawns. However, White easily manages to coordinate his pieces.
28…d5 29.Nf3 Bd6 30.Be3 d4 31.cxd4 exd4 32.Bd2
Already Black’s central pawn mass has come to a standstill; the white pieces continue to improve their positions.
32…Nh5 33.Ra1 Qb7 34.Nh4 Nf6 35.Ng6 Ne4 36.Bf4 Bxf4 37.Nxf4 Qb8 38.g3 d3 39.Bd5 Qe5 40.Ra8 g5
And Black resigned.
Hikaru Nakamura-Maria Muzychuk
Gibraltar 2016
White to move
A clear refutation.
17…cxd5 18.exd5 Bg3
18…Nxd5 fails to 19.Qe4+.
19.Nf3