1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
exf4
3.
Nf3
g5
4.
Bc4
Bg7
5.
h4
h6
6.
d4
d6
7.
c3
Qe7
8.
O-O
Bg4
9.
Qb3
c6
10.
Bd2
Bxf3
11.
Rxf3
Nf6
12.
Re1
Ng4
13.
Ref1
O-O
14.
hxg5
hxg5
15.
Bd3
Nh6
16.
Rh3
Na6
17.
Qd1
f5
18.
Qb3+
Rf7
19.
Re1
Qd7
20.
exf5
Re8
21.
Rxe8+
Qxe8
22.
f6
d5
23.
fxg7
Kxg7
24.
Qd1
g4
25.
Rxh6
Kxh6
26.
Qxg4
Rf6
27.
Bxf4+
Rxf4
28.
Qxf4+
1-0
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Event
Morphy Odds ♘b1
Site
New York
Date
1859.??.??
White
Black
Ware, Gary
Result
1-0
Score
A King's Knight's Gambit at the odds of the Queen's Knight. Morphy presses on the king's side, and after a Rook sacrifice on the 25th move Black resigns rather than submit to the exchange of his remaining pieces and the loss of a Pawn.
- 20…Re8 Black should have retaken the Pawn with the Kt.
- 22…d5 Black could not escape without some loss, but 22. B. to B's sq. would have been the correct play, as that would only have involved the sacrifice of the exchange.
- 25.Rxh6 This sacrifice forces the game.
- 28.Qxf4+ Black resigned at this point, foreseeing that his adversary could compel the exchange of the two remaining pieces, and win by means of his extra Pawn.
[Event "Morphy Odds ♘b1"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1859.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Ware, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. d4 d6 7. c3 Qe7 8. O-O Bg4 9. Qb3 c6 10. Bd2 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 Nf6 12. Re1 Ng4 13. Ref1 O-O 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Bd3 Nh6 16. Rh3 Na6 17. Qd1 f5 18. Qb3+ Rf7 19. Re1 Qd7 20. exf5 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. f6 d5 23. fxg7 Kxg7 24. Qd1 g4 25. Rxh6 Kxh6 26. Qxg4 Rf6 27. Bxf4+ Rxf4 28. Qxf4+ 1-0