Morphy at the odds of Pawn and move against Mr. Medley at London — a sharp, complicated struggle and one of the rare games in which Morphy, conceding odds, was defeated. Notes by Löwenthal.
11…Ng2+A daring move, leading to a very difficult and complicated game.
12.Ke2K. to B's sq. loses the Queen.
17.Rag1Better perhaps to have played the K's R.
21.Nfe3He cannot play the R. back to K. Kt's sq. without losing the piece gained, or being mated in two moves by B. takes Kt. (ch.).
26.Rc1If R. to Q. Kt's sq., Mr. Morphy draws by sacrificing both Rooks at Q. B's 7th, obtaining perpetual check with Q.
26…Be6Black cannot take Q. R's P., for fear of P. to K. Kt's 4th, &c.
29.Ke1If K. to Kt's sq., Mr. Morphy would have been able to draw the game at least by a beautiful train of play.
33…Rxc3If R. takes Q's P., he loses by B. to B's 4th, or B. takes P. (ch.), &c.
37.Qh6It would be more expeditious to play Q. to Kt's 5th.
J. Löwenthal, Morphy's Games of Chess (1860) · Public domain · source