Morphy-Matt
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after 1.… e6 – e5 White mates with Bd4xe5
The Morphy mate is a mate combination named after the chess player Paul Morphy .
It can generally come about in two ways. In the position shown either by the victim on f6 (or f3). After this move, the g-file is open. Thereafter, the tower is chess king cornered h8 (h2) and the runner stymied Lxf6 + (f3). Or the introduction of mate with Rxg7 + (g2). This only applies if the diagonal a1 – h8 (a8 – h1) is not adjusted.
Web links
- Morphys Matt ( Memento from December 17, 2016 on the Internet Archive ) in Inside Chess , May 26, 2010