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ANNOTATED GAME

First American Congress, New York 1857
Louis Paulsen vs. Paul Morphy
Annotated by: alex_ratchkov (2458)
Chess opening: Four knights (C48), Bardeleben variation
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20... Bg2+ 21. Kg1 Bxf3+ 22. Kf1 Bg2+
 The "quiet" 22...Rg2! is even more lethal: 23.Qd3 Rxf2+ 24.Kg1 Rg2+ 25.Kh1 Rg1# - Zukertort

 
23. Kg1 Bh3+
 Black could have mated faster by 23...Be4+ 24.Kf1 Bf5! 25.Qe2 Bh3+ Ke1 Rg1 - Bauer

 
24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Qf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Re2 27. Ra1 Rh6 28. d4 Be3
 White resigns. 0-1
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