This video series focuses on Grandmaster level chess tactics. This particular video features a very interesting and crushing tactical line by Paul Morphy in a match he played against Louis Paulsen in New York, 1857. The full match PGN is available on my chess blog which you can access from my main youtube channel page.



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25 Responses to “Grandmaster Chess Tactics #4: Can you spot the line?”

  1. newknow72 Says:

    if you actually see, he never even had to use “discovered checks, he could make more of his dark squared bishop from the beginning. Same result 4 moves less.

  2. gilbet Says:

    @ MaliciamuzenzaAprès White Queen takes Black Queen and is pinned by the black tower, white queen do not turn black. White pawn moves one square to escape. If trades turn black queen when they lost both own a tower and a queen.

  3. gilbet Says:

    I see a companion much faster in this game, requiring only two birds at 2:31, black bishop goes to H3 and pensions white tower at D1. Next move should have been another black bishop has just crashed in to F1, which puts a drop of the coupling by moving the bishop H3 G2.

  4. michaeljimpogi23 Says:

    Queen sacrifice amazing:)

  5. alexleyva22 Says:

    after it moves the bishop to h3 why the white player, just leave the Bishop eat the root 1f? I do not understand why this change players root? someone please explain.

  6. 001124 Says:

    I came with the idea of 1. . . Qxf1 2. Qxf1. . . Re1, but this is simply incredible!

  7. Robocop131313 Says:

    Really nice bag queen, but why does the white bishop should take the pawn F3? It is always nice to get some material and have an open line for the Ravens, but instead of taking the pawn F3, F2 take the pawn with the bishop black. Accelerate a bit dull, or am I missing a move that could prevent this?

  8. dw1176 Says:

    A bag queen amazing on the plate

  9. theamazingbird Says:

    1st glance I thought it had something to do with Qxf1, but I quickly realized that a single line can not stop the attack so I looked in Qxf3, I knew that everything was REL after Rg6 +.

  10. spectrophotography Says:

    Why not just QxR, qxq, RE1?

  11. dobsondale Says:

    I thought that too, but if the queen does not turn and move a pawn forward to give his king a flight !!!!! do not forget if Rook takes king queen rook can take! cannot Rook and other coverage or attack the king is too close cuz !!!!!!!!!

  12. serrie85 Says:

    Jrobi the beginning of the video is white not really looking for a trade to the Queen, although it does not bother me. But the main point of the move QA6 becomes Qf1 + (with a partner soon) on poste.Qu ‘does a nice line Morphy came with.

  13. drydyboy Says:

    And the king to take the tour. Result, equal equipment.

  14. MyMusicalMelody Says:

    then the tower takes over Queen

  15. drydyboy Says:

    What if the Queen does not take the tour?

  16. azmasti Says:

    Great Video! Paul Morphy ideas a little too big for the chess board. . . Thank you for posting the video:)

  17. MyMusicalMelody Says:

    I saw the queen rook at the beginning and then when the white queen takes the black queen on black F8 would simply play re1 pinning the black queen and win for a ride. This line is obviously not as strong as the bag queen, but I find it intresting

  18. MyMusicalMelody Says:

    blows

  19. stuffyfreerunner Says:

    saw it =) great movement

  20. maliciamuzenza Says:

    I could be wrong but I think there is a much simpler chackmate in this game: Qd3 will f1 chacking King. Queens recaptureand that white tower that carries the f1-Pinniger Queen. that the Queen and the Tower rook you make others capture the queen and chackmate. This can occur if both the White decides to take first with the King. (Although I missed something Mishti)

  21. MrMarson123456 Says:

    I saw it my gosh I’ve seen, but I also read a book about two twinks sacrifises befor

  22. VitalSigns1 Says:

    What do you mean by “online”?

  23. badakkering Says:

    This attack was brutal.

  24. tsy0302 Says:

    Similar moves made by Morphy is impossible due to the Queen on the D3, it will take the bishop on h6 now! 1. . . Qxf3 2. gxf3 Rg6 + 3. Kh1 Bh3 4. Qd3 f5 5. RD1 Bg2 + 6. Kg1 Bxf3 + 7. KF1BG2 + 8. Kg1 Bh6 9. Qxh6!

  25. tsy0302 Says:

    it seems that by virtue of playing the perfect computer. Morphy can not finish the game in another 40 moves or more. 1. . . Qxf3 2. gxf3 Rg6 + 3. Kh1 Bh3 4. Qd3 f5 5. RD1 Bg2 + 6. Kg1 Bxf3 + 7. KF1Fxd1 8. Qc4 + Kh8 9. D4! block the bishop on b6, and can not enter the f2 pawn. If you try to capture the pawn f2 before capturing the pawn f3, 6. . . BH3 + 7. Kh1 Bxf2 8. QF1 Bxf1 9. Rxf1 Re2 10. Rb2 Rh6 11. D4! Tour attack on h6 and the Tower on E2, and there is no way Black can maintain its advantage.

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