1.
e4
e6
2.
d4
c5
3.
d5
e5
4.
f4
d6
5.
Nf3
Bg4
6.
fxe5
Bxf3
7.
Qxf3
dxe5
8.
Bb5+
Nd7
9.
Nc3
Nf6
10.
Bg5
Be7
11.
d6
Bxd6
12.
O-O-O
1-0
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Event
USA-01 Morphy Casual Games
Site
New York
Date
1857.??.??
White
Black
Meek, Alexander Beaufort
Result
1-0
Score
Game 163 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 224. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes.
- 4…d6 Black has now given himself a fatally weak Pawn position, of which Morphy takes prompt advantage.
[Event "USA-01 Morphy Casual Games"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Meek, Alexander Beaufort"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. f4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. fxe5 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 dxe5 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. d6 Bxd6 12. O-O-O 1-0