1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
exf4
3.
Nf3
g5
4.
Bc4
d6
5.
h4
g4
6.
Ng5
Nh6
7.
d4
f6
8.
Bxf4
Nc6
9.
O-O
Qe7
10.
Nc3
Qg7
11.
Ne6
Bxe6
12.
Bxe6
Ke7
13.
Nd5+
Kxe6
14.
Bxh6
Qxh6
15.
Qxg4+
Kf7
16.
Rxf6+
Qxf6
17.
Nxf6
Kxf6
18.
Rf1+
Ke7
19.
Qg5+
Kd7
20.
Qf5+
Ke8
21.
Qf7+
Kd8
22.
Qf6+
Ne7
23.
Qxh8
Ng6
24.
Rxf8+
1-0
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Event
Morphy blindfold sim +4-0=0
Site
Philadelphia
Date
1859.11.11
White
Black
Tilghman, Benjamin Chew
Result
1-0
Score
Game 134 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 199–199. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes. The complete printed score matches the archive through 24.Rxf8+, “Resigns.”
- 6.Ng5 White has an Allgaier, with a decided difference in his favour.
- 8…Nc6 If P×Kt, 9 B×KtP, B—K2; 10 Q—Q2—the position being almost identical with that on the 10th move in Game CLIII.
[Event "Morphy blindfold sim +4-0=0"] [Site "Philadelphia"] [Date "1859.11.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Tilghman, Benjamin Chew"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 d6 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. d4 f6 8. Bxf4 Nc6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Nc3 Qg7 11. Ne6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Ke7 13. Nd5+ Kxe6 14. Bxh6 Qxh6 15. Qxg4+ Kf7 16. Rxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nxf6 Kxf6 18. Rf1+ Ke7 19. Qg5+ Kd7 20. Qf5+ Ke8 21. Qf7+ Kd8 22. Qf6+ Ne7 23. Qxh8 Ng6 24. Rxf8+ 1-0