What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of Paul Morphy vs. Duke Karl / Count Isouard

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h -3

(white to move) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Bg5 b5 10. Nxb5 cxb5 11. Bxb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Rxd7 Rxd7 14. Rd1 Qd6 15. Rxd6 Bxd6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh3

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Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Mate in 4

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John Coffey vs. Wayne33

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +8

(white to move) 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 h6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g5 7. Bg3 e6 8. e3 Bb4 9. Bd3 Ne4 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qxb4 b6 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Nb7+ Ke8 17. Nxd8 Kxd8 18. Qd6 Rb7 19. Ne5 Rh7 20. Rc1 f4 21. Qf8+ Be8 22. Rc8+ Kxc8 23. Qxe8+ Kc7 24. O-O Rb8 25. Rc1+ Kb7 26. Qc6+ Ka6 27. Rc4 Ka5 28. Ra4#

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Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

Mate in 4

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John Coffey vs. godzilla47

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +5

(white to move) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. cxd5 Bxb1 4. Rxb1 e6 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Qb3 Nd5 8. Qxb7 Nd7 9. e4 Nd5b6 10. Qc6 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Qxe6+ Kh8 14. Bd3 Re8 15. Qh3 g6 16. O-O Nf6 17. Nf3 Nh5 18. Rfd1 Nf4 19. Qg4 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Nc4 21. b3 Na3 22. Rbd1 c6 23. Ne5 Qf6 24. Rf3 Qg7 25. Rf7 Qh6 26. Qf3 Qg5 27. Rd7 Rf8 28. Nf7+ Rxf7 29. Qxf7 Qh6 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Qe5+ Kg8 33. d5 c5 34. d6 Qf8 35. Rd3 Rb8 36. Rf3 Qh6 37. Qe6+ Kh8 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Rd8+ Rxd8 40. Qxd8+ Kg7 41. Qf8#

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Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight

What is the best continuation for White?

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John Coffey vs. chess724

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h +4

(white to move) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. e4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Bc2 a6 14. e5 Nfd5 15. Qd3 f5 16. exf6 e.p. Nxf6 17. Ne5 Nbd5 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qg6+ Kh8 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Rd3 Rf7 23. Rg3+ Rg7 24. Ng6 Qe8 25. Qh8+ Kf7 26. Ne5+ Ke7 27. Qxg7+ Kd6 28. c4 Qe7 29. cxd5 Qxg7 30. Rxg7 cxd5 31. Rf7 Rc8 32. Bb3 Rc7 33. Rxf6

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Options:
	- allow legal moves only;
	- use short algebraic notation;
movement/animation speed: (slow) (fast)
	- show legal moves;

 

Pawn promotion:
	- Queen
	- Rook
	- Bishop
	- Knight