1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
exf4
3.
Nf3
g5
4.
Bc4
g4
5.
O-O
gxf3
6.
Qxf3
Qf6
7.
e5
Qxe5
8.
d3
Bh6
9.
Nc3
Nc6
10.
Bxf4
Qxf4
11.
Qh5
Qg5
12.
Rae1+
Nge7
13.
Qxf7+
Kd8
14.
Ne4
Qg7
15.
Qh5
d5
16.
Bxd5
Qd4+
17.
Kh1
Qxd5
18.
Qxh6
Ng6
19.
Ng5
Bf5
20.
Qg7
Rf8
21.
Ne6+
Bxe6
22.
Rxf8+
Nxf8
23.
Qxf8+
Kd7
24.
Qxa8
Ne5
25.
Qh8
Ng4
26.
Qxh7+
Kd6
27.
Qg6
Ne5
28.
Qg3
1-0
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Game 96 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 168–169. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes. New Orleans blindfold exhibition game from January 1858. The exact complete printed score matches the archive entry, whose opponent is recorded as NN.
- 9…Nc6 Kt—K2 is the usual move, against which there is, however, a strong attack after 10 B—Q2, QKt—B3; 11 QR—K1, Q—KB4; 12 Kt—Q5, K—Q1; 13 Q—K2! (Maroczy).
- 28.Qg3 And White won.
[Event "New Orleans sim"] [Site "New Orleans"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "NN, "] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3 6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. d3 Bh6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Bxf4 Qxf4 11. Qh5 Qg5 12. Rae1+ Nge7 13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Ne4 Qg7 15. Qh5 d5 16. Bxd5 Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Qxd5 18. Qxh6 Ng6 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. Qg7 Rf8 21. Ne6+ Bxe6 22. Rxf8+ Nxf8 23. Qxf8+ Kd7 24. Qxa8 Ne5 25. Qh8 Ng4 26. Qxh7+ Kd6 27. Qg6 Ne5 28. Qg3 1-0