Game 102 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 172–174. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes. The printed score is the exact archive prefix through 48.d8=Q+, “and wins”; the archive continues 48...Bxd8 49.Kxd8. The printed biographical footnote reads: “George Salmon, b. Dublin, 1819; mathematical gold medallist and Fellow of Trinity College; D.D., 1859; Provost, 1888; early reputed the strongest player in Ireland, but made few public appearances; knocked out by Owen in 2nd round, Birmingham, 1858; d. 1904.”

1. 4…d5 A much riskier way of declining the gambit than B—Kt3, and one seldom seen nowadays. It is, however, a diplomatic move against a simultaneous (and blindfold) player.
2. 5.exd5 B—QKt5 was more usual at the period, but Morphy’s line has proved itself better.
3. 6…Ne7 Inferior to Kt—KB3
4. 7…O-O If B—Q5, 8 Kt×P, K×Kt; 9 P—QB3, B—B3; 10 P—Q6 dis.ch.
5. 13…Rxa4 Not sound, because White need not accept the offer of the Exchange, as Morphy shows. And even if 14 B×R, Kt—B6; 15 Q—Kt3, Kt—Kt7ch; 16 K—R1, Kt×P, White has the resource 17 Q—K3.
6. 18…Qa8 M.L. draws attention to 18..B×P; 19 R×B, R×R, out of which several interesting variations arise. But White can play now 20 B×R, Kt×P; 21 Q—K3, Kt×Rch; 22 Q×Kt, R—K1; 23 P—B4 (Maroczy).
7. 21…Bxa3 Kt×QP was better, and if 22 Q—K3, Kt×B.
8. 22…Bb4 If now Kt×P(Q4), 23 B×Pch, K—R1; 24 Q—B4, R×R; 25 B×Kt, and Black’s game is desperate.
9. 36.Re8 The march of the White King, which follows this move, is a remarkable occurrence for blindfold chess.