Find the Move — November 11, 2026

Boden's London Game (1853)

Black to move. Find the best move.

From Schulder – Samuel Boden, London 1853.

London, 1853. Samuel Boden, an English amateur whom Paul Morphy called the strongest player in England, had the black pieces against a player named Schulder. White's king will end up on the queenside, close to open lines, and Boden's bishops are both active. The final pattern of this game is so typical that it now carries Boden's name.