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1857 / New York
Morphy trades his queen for a coordinated attack
Louis Paulsen — Paul Morphy
White’s queen attacks the b6-bishop. Morphy gives up his own queen to remove a king defender and bring a rook and both bishops into the attack.
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- Fuente / Source: www.chessbox.in
- Fuente / Source: classicchess.com
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