1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
d5
3.
exd5
e4
4.
Qe2
f5
5.
d3
Bb4+
6.
c3
Be7
7.
dxe4
fxe4
8.
Qxe4
Nf6
9.
Bb5+
Bd7
10.
Qe2
Nxd5
11.
Bc4
c6
12.
Bg5
Bg4
13.
Nbd2
Nd7
14.
O-O
N7b6
15.
Rfe1
Bxf3
16.
Nxf3
Nxc4
17.
Qxc4
Qc7
18.
Bxe7
Nxe7
19.
Rxe7+
Qxe7
20.
Re1
Qxe1+
21.
Nxe1
O-O-O
22.
Qg4+
Rd7
23.
Nd3
h5
24.
Qe6
Rh6
25.
Qe4
Rhd6
26.
Ne1
Rd1
27.
g3
Kd8
28.
Qe5
Re7
29.
Qb8+
Kd7
30.
Qxb7+
Kd6
31.
Qb8+
Kd7
32.
Qxa7+
Kd6
33.
Qb8+
Kd7
34.
Kg2
Rdxe1
35.
a4
Ra1
36.
Qb7+
Kd6
37.
Qb4+
Kd7
38.
a5
g6
39.
a6
g5
40.
Qb7+
Kd6
41.
Qb8+
Ke6
42.
b4
g4
43.
c4
Kf7
44.
Qb7
Kf8
45.
h3
Ree1
46.
hxg4
hxg4
47.
Qc8+
Ke7
48.
Qxg4
Rg1+
49.
Kf3
Rxa6
50.
Qg7+
Ke6
51.
Qc7
Rga1
52.
Kg4
R1a4
53.
Kg5
Ra2
54.
f4
1-0
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Site
New York
Date
1857.10.20
White
Black
Result
1-0
Game 90 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 162–163. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes. Blindfold game from New York, October 20, 1857. The source says it was played simultaneously with another unrecorded game.
- 4…f5 See Game LXV, where Mongredien played 4..Q—K2; and see next game for 4..B—K2.
- 19.Rxe7+ If K×R, 20 Kt—Kt5 forces a win.
- 24.Qe6 Maroczy claims a quicker win by 26 Q—B5, and if R—R3, 27 Kt—K5, R—Q3; 28 P—KKt3, R—Q4; 29 Q—K6, R—Q3; 30 Q—R3. Black can, however, release himself from the pin on move 26.
[Event "USA-01 Blindfold Morphy-Paulsen"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1857.10.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Paulsen, Louis"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. Qe2 f5 5. d3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Be7 7. dxe4 fxe4 8. Qxe4 Nf6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qe2 Nxd5 11. Bc4 c6 12. Bg5 Bg4 13. Nbd2 Nd7 14. O-O N7b6 15. Rfe1 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qc7 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rxe7+ Qxe7 20. Re1 Qxe1+ 21. Nxe1 O-O-O 22. Qg4+ Rd7 23. Nd3 h5 24. Qe6 Rh6 25. Qe4 Rhd6 26. Ne1 Rd1 27. g3 Kd8 28. Qe5 Re7 29. Qb8+ Kd7 30. Qxb7+ Kd6 31. Qb8+ Kd7 32. Qxa7+ Kd6 33. Qb8+ Kd7 34. Kg2 Rdxe1 35. a4 Ra1 36. Qb7+ Kd6 37. Qb4+ Kd7 38. a5 g6 39. a6 g5 40. Qb7+ Kd6 41. Qb8+ Ke6 42. b4 g4 43. c4 Kf7 44. Qb7 Kf8 45. h3 Ree1 46. hxg4 hxg4 47. Qc8+ Ke7 48. Qxg4 Rg1+ 49. Kf3 Rxa6 50. Qg7+ Ke6 51. Qc7 Rga1 52. Kg4 R1a4 53. Kg5 Ra2 54. f4 1-0