1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
b4
Bxb4
5.
c3
Ba5
6.
d4
d6
7.
Qb3
Qe7
8.
d5
Nd4
9.
Bb5+
c6
10.
Nxd4
exd4
11.
dxc6
Qxe4+
12.
Kd1
Bg4+
13.
f3
Bxf3+
14.
gxf3
Qxf3+
15.
Kc2
Qe4+
16.
Kb2
Bxc3+
17.
Nxc3
dxc3+
18.
Qxc3
O-O-O
19.
Re1
Qd5
20.
cxb7+
Kxb7
21.
Rb1
Nf6
22.
Bc6+
Qxc6
23.
Ka1+
Kc7
24.
Qa5+
Kc8
25.
Qxa7
Nd7
26.
Bd2
1-0
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Event
Morphy casual
Site
Mobile
Date
1855.03.01
White
Black
Ayers, T
Result
1-0
Score
Game 152 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 216. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes.
- 7.Qb3 7 Castles is the book move; but Morphy is out for an immediate attack. Black’s best reply is Q—Q2.
- 16…Bxc3+ 16…P×P; 17 R—K1 (17 R—Q1, Kt—K2; 18 B—Q3, Q—R5), Q×R; 18 B×Pch, K—K2; 19 B×R, Kt—B3 is given by Maroczy as best for Black.
[Event "Morphy casual"] [Site "Mobile"] [Date "1855.03.01"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Ayers, T"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. d5 Nd4 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. dxc6 Qxe4+ 12. Kd1 Bg4+ 13. f3 Bxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qxf3+ 15. Kc2 Qe4+ 16. Kb2 Bxc3+ 17. Nxc3 dxc3+ 18. Qxc3 O-O-O 19. Re1 Qd5 20. cxb7+ Kxb7 21. Rb1 Nf6 22. Bc6+ Qxc6 23. Ka1+ Kc7 24. Qa5+ Kc8 25. Qxa7 Nd7 26. Bd2 1-0