1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
b4
Bxb4
5.
c3
Be7
6.
d4
Nf6
7.
dxe5
Ng4
8.
O-O
Ngxe5
9.
Nxe5
Nxe5
10.
Bb3
O-O
11.
f4
Bc5+
12.
Kh1
Ng6
13.
f5
Ne5
14.
f6
gxf6
15.
Bh6
d6
16.
Qe1
Be6
17.
Qg3+
Ng6
18.
h4
Kh8
19.
h5
Rg8
20.
hxg6
Rxg6
21.
Qh4
Bxb3
22.
axb3
Qe7
23.
Rf5
Re8
24.
Re1
Reg8
25.
Rh5
Rxg2
26.
Bg5
Rg7
27.
Bxf6
1-0
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Event
Match/Odds♘b1 Morphy-Worrall +7-2=0
Site
London
Date
1859.04.??
Round
1
White
Black
Worrall, Thomas Herbert
Result
1-0
Score
Morphy at the odds of his Queen's Knight against Mr. Worrall — an Evans's Gambit in which a weak 5th move lets Morphy build an irresistible attack. Notes by Löwenthal.
- 5…Be7 A weak move, properly condemned by all authorities.
- 6.d4 Q. to Kt's 3rd may also be played here with advantage.
- 15.Bh6 The attack is now irresistible.
- 16…Be6 K. to R's sq. would have been far better.
- 24…Reg8 Cleverly conceived. We exemplify the position on a diagram:—
[Event "Match/Odds♘b1 Morphy-Worrall +7-2=0"] [Site "London"] [Date "1859.04.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Worrall, Thomas Herbert"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R1BQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Nf6 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. O-O Ngxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Bb3 O-O 11. f4 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 Ng6 13. f5 Ne5 14. f6 gxf6 15. Bh6 d6 16. Qe1 Be6 17. Qg3+ Ng6 18. h4 Kh8 19. h5 Rg8 20. hxg6 Rxg6 21. Qh4 Bxb3 22. axb3 Qe7 23. Rf5 Re8 24. Re1 Reg8 25. Rh5 Rxg2 26. Bg5 Rg7 27. Bxf6 1-0