French Defense: McConnell L vs Morphy P

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French Defense: McConnell,L vs Morphy,P
New Orleans, 1850
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.f4 Qb6 6.Nf3 Bd7 7.a3 (7.Be2 is better ] 7...Nh6 8.b4 [8.b3 i better] 8...cxd4 9.cxd4 Rc8 10.Bb2 [10.Be3] 10...Nf5 11.Qd3? [11.b5 is better] 11...Bxb4+! 12.axb4?[12.Nbd2] 12...Nxb4 13.Qd2 Rc2 14.Qd1 Ne3 0--1

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[WhiteSilverknight]

@MatoJelic are you Russian?

[MatoJelic]

@WhiteSilverknight No

[djuri1985]

A punch to the face :P

[BertisWorldYT]

write the full names in the description please! i'm loving your videos!

[AlanWattParrot]

more Morphy fodder lol

[Juggertrout89]

Jelic is a Serbian name.

[SuperShakespeare]

@yedidsion If you look at the situation after move 10 - 2 pieces developed by McConnell - 5 by Morphy - both kings in the middle - but whites is much less safer and the black pieces are perfectly coordinated for an attack - white only defends - then the first blunder Qd3 not sensing the danger at b4, which Morphy masterfully exploited - Qd2 would have been a better try.

[wclaeys]

Nice as usual Mato. One minor thing though. Could you crank up the volume a little in future videos?

[WhiteSilverknight]

@DavidGFalzarano Mato isn't a Japanese name nor does he sound Japanese! He sounded Russian too me though.

[DavidGFalzarano]

@MatoJelic Japanese?