1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Nf6
4.
Ng5
d5
5.
exd5
Nxd5
6.
Nxf7
Kxf7
7.
Qf3+
Ke6
8.
Nc3
Nd4
9.
Bxd5+
Kd6
10.
Qf7
Be6
11.
Bxe6
Nxe6
12.
Ne4+
Kd5
13.
c4+
Kxe4
14.
Qxe6
Qd4
15.
Qg4+
Kd3
16.
Qe2+
Kc2
17.
d3+
Kxc1
18.
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Event
Morphy casual
Site
New Orleans
Date
1850.??.??
White
Black
Morphy, Alonzo
Result
1-0
Score
Morphy at the odds of his Queen's Rook against an amateur — a Two Knights' Opening in which Black's King is hunted up the board and mated by castling. Notes by Löwenthal.
- 8…Nd4 The move generally selected here is Kt. to K's 2nd.
- 15.Qg4+ Forcing the game in a very few moves. The position is interesting, and we therefore give a diagram of it previously to this move being made.
- 17…Kxc1 K. to Kt's 8th would have somewhat prolonged the game, but nothing could have saved it.
[Event "Morphy casual"] [Site "New Orleans"] [Date "1850.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Morphy, Alonzo"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/1NBQKBNR w Kkq - 0 1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qf3+ Ke6 8. Nc3 Nd4 9. Bxd5+ Kd6 10. Qf7 Be6 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. Ne4+ Kd5 13. c4+ Kxe4 14. Qxe6 Qd4 15. Qg4+ Kd3 16. Qe2+ Kc2 17. d3+ Kxc1 18. O-O# 1-0