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B44 Sicilian (Paulsen)

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Szen Variation

1-0, 17 moves ("Morphology")

1019056 (#419)

[Event "Paris m"]
[Site "Paris m"]
[Date "1858.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Paul Morphy"]
[Black "Adolf Anderssen"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]
1.e4 {Notes by Lowenthal} c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nb5 d6 {This is better than ...a6; but even now the King's Bishop is shut in, and the Queen's Pawn rendered weak.} 6.Bf4 {Correctly played, compelling the advance of the e-Pawn, which leaves the Queen's Pawn weak and unsupported.} e5 7.Be3 f5 {...a6 would have been sounder play, but even then the game would have been in favor of the first player.} 8.N1c3 {A fine conception.} f4 {Had Black played ...a6, White's reply would still have been Nd5, with a winning game.} 9.Nd5 fxe3 10.Nbc7+ Kf7 11.Qf3+ Nf6 12.Bc4 {The attack is now irresistable.} Nd4 13.Nxf6+ d5 {If the Bishop had been interposed, White would have taken it, checking; and on Knight retaking have played Nd5 discovering check, and won without difficulty.} 14.Bxd5+ Kg6 {Had the Queen captured the Bishop, White would have taken with Knight, discovering check, and have remained eventually with a Pawn ahead and a winning position.} 15.Qh5+ Kxf6 16.fxe3 {Ne8+, seemingly a good move, is only in appearance, as Black might have taken it when placed there; and on White taking Queen, have answered with ...Bb4+, obtaining a winning game.} Nxc2+ 17.Ke2 1-0

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