Chess Board
[ECO code C41]
Game: Morphy-Brunswick/Isouard, Paris 1858 Move Move Here
PHILIDOR DEFENCE
"Opera Box" Game
Black's QBPawn push supports 9..P-QKt4 against White's bishop, and his queen now defends his KtP.
White develops his Queen's Bishop to KKt5(g5) pinning Black's Kt+Q, and can castle short or long!
    White  Black	White	Black
 1. P-K4   P-K4	     6.	B-B4	Kt-KB3?
 2. Kt-KB3 P-Q3	     7.	Q-QKt3!	Q-K2
 3. P-Q4   B-Kt5?!   8.	Kt-B3!?	P-B3
 4. PxP!   BxKt	     9.	B-KKt5!
 5. QxB	   PxP
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