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Possible moves from Die Schachspieler anecdote (Michael Goeller, 2009)
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| [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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