1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
b4
Bxb4
5.
c3
Ba5
6.
O-O
Nf6
7.
d4
Nxe4
8.
Ba3
d6
9.
d5
Nxc3
10.
Nxc3
Bxc3
11.
Rc1
Bb4
12.
Bxb4
Nxb4
13.
Qa4+
Nc6
14.
dxc6
b6
15.
Rcd1
Qf6
16.
Rfe1
a6
17.
Qa3
O-O
18.
Qb3
b5
19.
Bd5
Bg4
20.
h3
Be6
21.
Re3
Rae8
22.
Nd2
Qh6
23.
Ne4
Kh8
24.
Qa3
f5
25.
Bxe6
Rxe6
26.
Nxd6
Rxd6
27.
Red3
Rfd8
28.
Rxd6
Rxd6
29.
Rxd6
cxd6
30.
c7
Qe6
31.
Qxd6
Qc8
32.
Qd8+
Qxd8
33.
cxd8=Q#
1-0
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Event
Site
New Orleans
Date
1857.01.30
White
Black
Meek, Alexander Beaufort
Result
1-0
Score
Game 157 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 218–219. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes.
- 6…Nf6 6…P—Q3 is better here; and next move Black should have castled.
- 9…Nxc3 Another error, which enables White to get a piece against three Pawns. The other Kt must retire to K2, after which 10 Q—R4ch, P—B3; 11 P×P, Castles; 12 B×Pch, R×B; 13 Q×Kt, Kt×P; 14 R—Q1, B—B2; 15 Q—Q5, Q—B3 left White no special game (M.L.).
- 20…Be6 20…B×Kt is worse still.
- 26.Nxd6 The win is now neatly forced by a series of exchanges.
[Event "New Orleans"] [Site "New Orleans"] [Date "1857.01.30"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Meek, Alexander Beaufort"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Ba3 d6 9. d5 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb4 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. dxc6 b6 15. Rcd1 Qf6 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Qa3 O-O 18. Qb3 b5 19. Bd5 Bg4 20. h3 Be6 21. Re3 Rae8 22. Nd2 Qh6 23. Ne4 Kh8 24. Qa3 f5 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Red3 Rfd8 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 cxd6 30. c7 Qe6 31. Qxd6 Qc8 32. Qd8+ Qxd8 33. cxd8=Q# 1-0