1.
e4
c5
2.
f4
d6
3.
Nf3
Nc6
4.
c3
e6
5.
d4
cxd4
6.
cxd4
Be7
7.
Bd3
Nf6
8.
O-O
O-O
9.
e5
dxe5
10.
fxe5
Nd5
11.
Bd2
f6
12.
Qe2
fxe5
13.
Nxe5
Nxe5
14.
dxe5
Qb6+
15.
Kh1
Rxf1+
16.
Rxf1
g6
17.
Bxg6
hxg6
18.
Qg4
Kg7
19.
Qh3
g5
20.
Qh5
Nf4
21.
Bxf4
gxf4
22.
Rxf4
Qd8
23.
Rf7+
Kg8
24.
Qh7#
1-0
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Event
Morphy Odds ♘b1
Site
New York
Date
1859.??.??
White
Black
Richardson, Horace
Result
1-0
A Sicilian at the odds of the Queen's Knight. Morphy sacrifices his King's Bishop on the King's Knight's file, and after Black's only defence is exhausted he is forced into a mate on the 24th move.
- 13…Nxe5 Had Black captured the Q's P. with Kt., White would have obtained a strong attack by sacrificing his K's B.
- 16…g6 Fearing 17. Q. to K. R's 5th, &c. This was, in fact, Black's only move. 16. Q. to Q's 5th would not have answered, as in that case White could move 17. Q. to K. R's 5th, leaving the Bishop en prise, and winning immediately.
[Event "Morphy Odds ♘b1"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1859.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Richardson, Horace"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"] 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Be7 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O O-O 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nd5 11. Bd2 f6 12. Qe2 fxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Rxf1+ 16. Rxf1 g6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qg4 Kg7 19. Qh3 g5 20. Qh5 Nf4 21. Bxf4 gxf4 22. Rxf4 Qd8 23. Rf7+ Kg8 24. Qh7# 1-0