1.
e4
e5
2.
Bc4
Bc5
3.
c3
Nc6
4.
Nf3
Nf6
5.
d4
exd4
6.
e5
Qe7
7.
O-O
Ng8
8.
cxd4
Bb6
9.
d5
Qc5
10.
Na3
Nd4
11.
Be3
Nxf3+
12.
Qxf3
Qf8
13.
Bxb6
axb6
14.
Nb5
Kd8
15.
Rac1
d6
16.
exd6
cxd6
17.
Qe3
Ra6
18.
Nc7
Qe7
19.
Ne6+
fxe6
20.
Bxa6
Bd7
21.
Bb5
Ke8
22.
dxe6
Nf6
23.
Rc8+
1-0
Howard Staunton, Chess Praxis (1860)
Game 183 of 357
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Event
Morphy blindfold sim +5-0=3
Site
London (St George's CC)
Date
1859.04.20
Round
1(6)
White
Black
Cunningham, James G
Result
1-0
- 6…Qe7 The usual, and by much the better move at this point, is 6. ... P. to Q's 4th.
- 15.Rac1 The prelude to a beautiful series of moves on White's side.
- 19.Ne6+ Very elegant and ingenious.
- 20…Bd7 Had he taken the Bishop, he must have lost his Queen.
- 23.Rc8+ And Black surrendered.
[Event "Morphy blindfold sim +5-0=3"] [Site "London (St George's CC)"] [Date "1859.04.20"] [Round "1(6)"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Cunningham, James G"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. c3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Qe7 7. O-O Ng8 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Qc5 10. Na3 Nd4 11. Be3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Qf8 13. Bxb6 axb6 14. Nb5 Kd8 15. Rac1 d6 16. exd6 cxd6 17. Qe3 Ra6 18. Nc7 Qe7 19. Ne6+ fxe6 20. Bxa6 Bd7 21. Bb5 Ke8 22. dxe6 Nf6 23. Rc8+ 1-0