1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
b4
Bxb4
5.
c3
Ba5
6.
O-O
Nf6
7.
d4
O-O
8.
dxe5
Nxe4
9.
Ba3
d6
10.
exd6
Nxd6
11.
Bb3
Bg4
12.
h3
Bh5
13.
Qd5
Bg6
14.
Ne5
Nxe5
15.
Qxa5
Qg5
16.
Kh1
Be4
17.
f3
Bxf3
18.
gxf3
Qg3
19.
Nd2
Nf5
20.
Rae1
Qxh3+
21.
Kg1
Rfe8
22.
Rf2
Qg3+
23.
Kf1
Nd3
24.
Rxe8+
Rxe8
25.
Bxf7+
Kh8
0-1
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Event
Morphy casual
Site
New Orleans
Date
1850.10.20
White
McConnell, James
Black
Result
0-1
Score
Game 149 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 213–214. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes. The printed 5…B—B4 conflicts with the book’s own diagram after 15…Q—Kt4, where White’s Queen stands on a5 after capturing the Bishop. The legal archive score 5…Ba5 agrees with that source diagram.
- 9.Ba3 9 B—Q5 is the usual and the better move.
- 16.Kh1 White is threatened with the loss of his Queen; and if he plays Q×BP, then 16…B—K5 wins for Black.
- 22…Qg3+ 22…Kt—Kt6; 23 R—R2, Kt×Pch; 24 Kt×Kt, R×Rch; 25 Kt×R, Q—B8 mate was a more elegant finish (Maroczy).
[Event "Morphy casual"] [Site "New Orleans"] [Date "1850.10.20"] [Round "?"] [White "McConnell, James"] [Black "Morphy, Paul"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 O-O 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Ba3 d6 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. Bb3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qd5 Bg6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Qxa5 Qg5 16. Kh1 Be4 17. f3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qg3 19. Nd2 Nf5 20. Rae1 Qxh3+ 21. Kg1 Rfe8 22. Rf2 Qg3+ 23. Kf1 Nd3 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 0-1