Zero Respect || Morphy vs Paulsen (1857) || 1st American Chess Congress

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This is the story of the birth of modern chess - when the possibilities of chess as an art, a science and a sport all converged.
The point of convergence was a young boy from Louisiana named Paul Morphy. At a time when America was seen as a backwoods nation with little cultural history and even less intellectual impetus, at a time when chess was considered the exclusive property of a few European countries, at a time when the game was played successfully by a handful of men wizened by years, Paul Morphy, in the brief span of 19 months and with seemingly little effort, defeated conclusively every player he met.
While today few non chess players even know his name, he was one of the most famous celebrities of his time and within the hallowed halls of the chess playing community he is considered by some as the greatest chess player of all time.
But this diminutive, unassuming boy rose to fame almost out of nowhere and once he secured his place in history, he retired back into that hazy unknown, shunning the public eye, never again to play serious chess. Not only was he one of great practitioners of the game, but also one of it's greatest enigmas. He's been given the sobriquet, The Pride and Sorrow of Chess.
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Paul Morphy vs Louis Paulsen
"Poisoned Pawn" (game of the day Aug-27-2018)
1st American Chess Congress (1857), New York, NY USA, rd 4, Nov-04
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen-Basman Defense (B40)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qb6 6. Nc3 Qb2 7. Ndb5 Be3 8. Rb1 Qb1 9. Nb1 Bf4 10. g3 a6 11. gf4 ab5 12. Nc3 Ne7 13. Nb5 O-O 14. Nd6 Nbc6 15. Rg1 Ra2 16. f5 f6 17. Bc4 Ra4 18. f4 b6 19. fe6 de6 20. Nc8 Nc8 21. Be6 Kh8 22. Bc8 Rc8 23. Qd7 Ne7 24. Qe7 Ra1 25. Kf2 Rc2 26. Ke3
Materials used in research:
Paul Morphy: Pride and Sorrow of Chess by David Lawson
The Genius Of Paul Morphy by Chris Ward
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This game is just weird. It looks like Paulsen jumped straight into a Video game hard mode without trying out the tutorials.

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0:00 Hello everyone 0:02 The good stuff 0:46 4:08 5:43 6:36 8:04 Captures captures 1:01 ...captures! 1:30 5:03 7:24 Give you a couple of seconds 1:42 5:12 7:35 Enjoy the show 2:28 Never reached again 5:33 Lastly but not leastly 9:34 It was in this position

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After promoting to a queen, the return of the king

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The last time I was this early, Morphy was giving his childhood friend Rook and Knight odds.

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Not really, Larsen was tripping with his play. I mean really? He got his queen trapped?

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Morphy gives the appropriate amount of respect. Zero.

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[@mikemobbley4839]

I think I may have found a way the Queen's not trapped in that situation if you move the queen to B4 they move the Rook over to B1 and then you move your queen to A5 then they will capture the bishop on C 5

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6:52 Thank you for also mentioning the worst possible move, I was considering it but thanks to you, I wouldn’t play it in this position

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[@ricksflicks-]

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1:45 I don't understand. It looks to me like the Queen can safely move to B4, then A5 if the Rook moves to B1 next, thus not being trapped as was stated.

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[@cheyennelandman4819]

You can tell that morphy must of gained respect or reputation in this series vs Paulsen .. Morphys calculated arrogance, is so astoundingly beautiful.. ... I could just imagine... morphy walking the crowded streets and a little news paper boy yelling "morphy beats Paulsen, game 7 soon, Read all about it".. And someone looks at morphy and recognizes him and everyone is so ecstatic because they got to meet someone famous.. And I bet morphy in that moment realized how greatly .. he was revolutionizing the game and popularity of chess and he felt the void in his heart from not being loved as a child get filled .. And he must of been filled will hunger and purpose ..

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[@debrac597]

The wonderful brilliance of Morphy is that he came up with these positions with his equals. That's the genius, like Fisher and like Karpove.

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How am i suppose to find the draw when these legends failed to find it

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I kind of wanted you to say "For those of you who thought I really quit chess for fortnite, April Fools, and for those of you who didn't congratulations on spotting the joke".

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You put a lot of work intu this chanel and made some traces in chess community and people’s hearths! You are somehow obligated to keep going as much as you can! Don’t let people dawn, no mater what! If people want you, be there for them as much as they were for you (half milion suscribers)! You started all of this, I know it would be difficult to get it out! If you leave for any reason without apologiasing, you are not fer at all!

[@rickharold7884]

Interesting they missed a few key moves. Love it

[@ابراهيمالجبوري-خ7ق]

The move that he missed that could have drawn the game where you capture the pawn with the rook and check the white king actually seems pretty obvious it’s the kind of thing I would even playing in a rapid game I’m surprised he missed that. checking the opponents king to get out of a difficult situation can often allow you to open up other moves and continue on with different combinations. It’s often an instinctive response when you’re in trouble

[@happyhourstogether6060]

The queen trap pattren is so much obvious among my rating player which is 1100

[@shiroe0781]

why cant the black queen cant go to b4??

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The rook covers the whole file 😅😅

[@shiroe0781]

at 2:21 its the black turn and the rook still at the a1 so there's still a chance for the queen to escape by going to b4 then a5 but he captures the bishop instead

[@happyhourstogether6060]

Shiroe07 you need to see the material here if you go to b4 pawn A3 queen a5 loses bishop being down a piece and underdeveloped

[@happyhourstogether6060]

Shiroe07 while paulsen played a variation where he was 1 pawn down in material count

[@andrewsanders327]

Can’t the queen go b4 after the knight is moved and then when the rook moves over just escape??

[@suvarnanaam]

Yes it's possible unless someone explains me otherwise

[@brendandennis5868]

I came to ask the same thing. Could someone pls explain why the black queen can't escape via b4 and a5? Many thanks

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@@brendandennis5868 if Queen b4 then Bishop d2, and then if Queen a6 then KnightC to d5 opens a discovery to the queen from the bishop. Afterwards, if Queen a6 then Knight to c7 forks the queen and offcourse Queen B6 is not possible because it will be covered by the other knight on d5

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Morphy indeed ended his life tragically, like many of the players after him, but his games will live forever

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[@lorifairhead8124]

What is really weird is how Paulsen didnt play 23 ...Rxe4+ which even a relatively weak player would have found it as it is a check and after 24 Kf2 Ne7 25 Kf3 f5 everything is rock solid. Especially as he missed b5 earlier the only explanation I can see is that he is starting to suffer having to play against such a tough opponent.

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I feel like Paulsen would have found the draw earlier in the match. Perhaps they're both getting tired.

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Maybe it would be rude to ;play for a draw

[@kausthubh7541]

I'm eagerly waiting for the video on openings.

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2:31 why did morphy not take the bishop? The queen is still trapped and you don't let Paulsen get 2 pieces for it

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[@suvarnanaam]

After Nb5 trying to trap queen doesn't actually traps the queen. Queen can move to Qb4 and thereafter escape it

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[@KlassicLoL]

I really need someone to explain why queen didn’t just go b4 lmao

[@bastianlol0759]

When the queen was trapped, why doesnt queen b4 work and then escape on a5 after rook b1

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Stubborn defender definitely comes to my dictionary.

[@Satyamm3]

What if after knight to b5 move queen goes to b4 and if rook b1 then quneen a5

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Still waiting on that devastating thumbnail 😂👌🏼

[@hasfazirakamaludin2933]

On 5:00, instead of ... b6 or even ... b5, Black should simply ... Na5 to remove the pin on e6 by White's Bishop.

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[@MOHDRIZWAN-qd8gb]

Paulsen always took so much time and even then accepted a poisened pawn.Weird.

[@idoasraff8513]

can someone explain to me why in 1:54 agad says the quin is trapped, when it can go to b4? im probably missing smth but i cant find it

[@TurboSixxSpeed]

This Paul Morphy guy must be pretty good. He gets the Morphy head every video...

[@hasfazirakamaludin2933]

On 3:00, instead of g3, White should have opted for Qg4; both attacking the Bf4 as well as g7 to capture RH8. If ... Bh6, Nc7 rakes the King & Rook. If ... Be5, just thrust f4. If Bxf4, then Qxg7. The loss of material would be too much for Black to continue. 1-0

[@IIIApEXoFZiLcHxIII]

@agadmator is there a reason why morphy didn’t capture the bishop before the queen? I don’t see any way he can get the queen out/punish white for taking the free bishop.

[@chriskane482]

1:46 how is the queen trapped? 1.Ndb5, Qb4 2. Rb1, Qa5... someone please help I know paulson would be down a bishop at the end of the line and i suppose a rook and a piece for a queen is better than just being down a bishop?

[@fedorkuznetsov4880]

Yeah if he was down a bishop it would be +3 but if he's down a rook and a piece for the queen it's +1

[@giovannim.7529]

Same question here...

[@thatpersonincornerdrawinga5496]

Qb4 then Bd2, then if Qa6 then KnC to d5 opens a discovery to the queen from the bishop. If Qa6 then either Kn to c7 forks the queen.

[@giruv3208]

1.Ndb5, Qb4 2. Bd2, Qa5 3. Nd5, Qa6, 4 Nc7, that's probably the longest line where you can keep the queen on board, Queen for a rook and a piece was the best option there Sacrificing the bishop will lead to even worst position because the knight on b5 has so many threat.

[@maxence2338]

And because of Qd6, that's whether a quick checkmate or a queen sacrifice for nothing

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[@micmar8962]

Agadmator enjoy the content it’s always good and very well done for the April fools show. I was wondering not being a high ranked player in any way but after the knight to b5 move can’t the queen go to b4 than to a5 and find a way out from there? Not sure what I’m missing and don’t know where a move like that might lead but seems to me queen could of been saved and a completely different game could of been played. Thanks for the channel you do a great job.

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these good old games : after 5 moves, you're in the jungle..

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If you play with me you'd be in a labyrinth.

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Come on now is this really a good stuff!

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

Paulson is going for the Paulson's variation but Morphy never seemed to play the Morphy's defense so far. Really weird!

[@WilliamJonesChess]

01:06 Your dog is shaking at the sight of black's position 02:42 After black plays Qxb1, can white play Nd6+, then Nxb1, just misplacing the King first, so then black cannot castle? 07:10 Nice way to draw the game: Fortress idea.

[@ForumCat]

Agadmator, I would love it if you could do a commentary on the games played by the mechanical Turk. I believe that a few of them were recorded. Just how good were they in a modern context?

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Thanks man.. you should do chess videos only... i really appreciate your efforts for community

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I found the move that Morphy missed.

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Well, we all are happy to still have you bringing us very nice chess games ...but... Just an idea... What about doing it sometimes togheter with Lady chess who was introduced to us yesterday?

[@sebby2650]

After Paulsen takes the poison pawn with his queen is it really trapped ? Can't the queen move to b4 and when threatened by the rook move the queen to a5 ? What am I missing here ??

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This is some brutal chess. It felt like both players wanted to attack physically to their opponents

[@zanderary]

At the 3:35 mark, N-d6 which does more than hinder Black's development. If K-d8, Nxf7, winning the rook.