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Possible moves from Die Schachspieler anecdote (Michael Goeller, 2009)
[Event "Die Schachspieler Exhibition"]
[Site "Richmond, VA USA"]
[Date "1861.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morphy, Paul"]
[Black "Mephistopheles"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3k4/2r5/1p3n2/n5r1/3q4/p2P2b1/P2K4/Q2B3R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "19"]
1. Qxd4+ Nd5 2. Rh8+ Kd7 (2... Ke7 $1 3. Rh7+ Kd6 4. Rh6+ Ke7 $1 5. Rh7+ Kd6
6. Rh6+ $11) 3. Ba4+ Nc6 4. Rh7+ Kc8 5. Rxc7+ (5. Bxc6 Rxh7 6. Bxd5 Rh2+
7. Kd1 Bc7 8. Bc6 Kb8 9. Qe3 Rg8 10. Bd5 Rf8 11. Bf7 $13) 5... Kxc7 6. Qc4
Bf4+ 7. Ke2 b5 8. Bxb5 Nc3+ 9. Qxc3 Rxb5 10. Qxa3 $13 *
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gwire commented Nov 16, 2025

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