1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
d6
3.
d4
exd4
4.
Bc4
h6
5.
c3
c6
6.
O-O
dxc3
7.
Qb3
Qc7
8.
Nxc3
g5
9.
Be3
Bg7
10.
Rac1
Bxc3
11.
Qxc3
Rh7
12.
e5
Nd7
13.
Bd3
Nf8
14.
exd6
Qd8
15.
Rfe1
Be6
16.
Ne5
Nf6
17.
Bxh7
N8xh7
18.
Bc5
Nd7
19.
Ng4
b6
20.
Qg7
Nhf8
21.
Bd4
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Event
Morphy blindfold sim
Site
Havana
Date
1864.02.16
White
Black
Sicre, Felix
Result
1-0
Score
Game 140 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 203. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes.
- 10…Bxc3 To prevent 11 Kt—Kt5, when if P×Kt, 12 B×BPch, Q×B; 13 R×Bch.
- 14…Qd8 If Q×P, 15 B—QB5, Q—Q1; 16 B×Kt, etc.
- 21.Bd4 There is no defence against the threat 22 B—B6, Q—B1; 23 R×Bch, Kt×R; 24 Q—Kt8ch, KKt—B1; 25 B—K7.
[Event "Morphy blindfold sim"] [Site "Havana"] [Date "1864.02.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Sicre, Felix"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 h6 5. c3 c6 6. O-O dxc3 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nxc3 g5 9. Be3 Bg7 10. Rac1 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Rh7 12. e5 Nd7 13. Bd3 Nf8 14. exd6 Qd8 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. Ne5 Nf6 17. Bxh7 N8xh7 18. Bc5 Nd7 19. Ng4 b6 20. Qg7 Nhf8 21. Bd4 1-0