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Marshall, Steinitz, Lasker: Best of 1890s-1910s | Games to Know by Heart - GM Ben Finegold

Grandmaster Ben Finegold tours through two games from the 19th century. McDonnell has pawns thrown at him by La Bourdonnais in the first unofficial world championship match and Paul Morphy executes a smothered mate on an oddly-named opponent.

2017.06.29
Alexander McDonnell vs Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais, London m4 ;HCL 18 (1834): B32 Sicilian, Labourdonnais-Loewenthal variation
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Paul Morphy vs Schrufer, Paris (1859): C56 Two knights defence
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