1.
e4
e6
2.
d4
d5
3.
exd5
exd5
4.
Nf3
Bd6
5.
Bd3
Nf6
6.
O-O
O-O
7.
Nc3
c6
8.
Bg5
Bg4
9.
h3
Bxf3
10.
Qxf3
Nbd7
11.
Rfe1
Qc7
12.
g4
Rfe8
13.
Be3
Kh8
14.
g5
Ng8
15.
Qxf7
Re7
16.
Qh5
Nf8
17.
Qg4
Ne6
18.
Bxh7
Nf6
19.
gxf6
gxf6
20.
Bg6
Rg7
21.
Qh5+
Kg8
22.
Kh1
Nf8
23.
Bf5
Bf4
24.
Rg1
Bxe3
25.
fxe3
Rg5
26.
h4
Nh7
27.
hxg5
1-0
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Event
Casuals Morphy-Sirce
Site
Havana
Date
1862.??.??
White
Black
Sicre, Jose Maria
Result
1-0
Score
Game 137 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 201. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes. Played blindfold in Havana, October 22, 1862. The source identifies the opponent as José Maria (Sicre).
- 12.g4 A move which conscious superiority justifies in a position like the present. When the opponent’s mistake occurs (as at move 13 here), such a manœuvre becomes excellent.
- 18…Nf6 There is nothing else to be done.
[Event "Casuals Morphy-Sirce"] [Site "Havana"] [Date "1862.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Sicre, Jose Maria"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bg5 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Rfe1 Qc7 12. g4 Rfe8 13. Be3 Kh8 14. g5 Ng8 15. Qxf7 Re7 16. Qh5 Nf8 17. Qg4 Ne6 18. Bxh7 Nf6 19. gxf6 gxf6 20. Bg6 Rg7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Kh1 Nf8 23. Bf5 Bf4 24. Rg1 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Rg5 26. h4 Nh7 27. hxg5 1-0