1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
exf4
3.
Bc4
Qh4+
4.
Kf1
b5
5.
Bxb5
Nf6
6.
Nf3
Qh6
7.
Nc3
g5
8.
d4
Bg7
9.
e5
Nh5
10.
Kg1
Bb7
11.
Be2
Rg8
12.
Ne1
f3
13.
Bxf3
Bxf3
14.
Qxf3
Nc6
15.
Nd5
O-O-O
16.
Ne7+
Kb8
17.
Nxg8
Rxg8
18.
Qxf7
Rf8
19.
Qb3+
Kc8
20.
Nf3
Qg6
21.
c3
g4
22.
Nh4
Qd3
23.
Bg5
Nf4
24.
Bxf4
Rxf4
25.
Re1
Qd2
26.
Nf3
gxf3
0-1
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Event
USA-01 Morphy Casual Games
Site
New York
Date
1857.??.??
White
Raphael, Benjamin
Black
Result
0-1
Score
Game 167 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 227. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes. Source footnote: Dr. B. I. Raphael, b. Richmond, Virginia, 1818; appeared at the American Chess Congress as representative of Kentucky, winning 4th prize; d. 1880.
- 5…Nf6 Threatening Kt—R4. White’s reply is therefore forced.
- 11…Rg8 M.L. suggests 11…P—Kt5; 12 Kt—K1, P—KB4; 13 P—KR3, Kt—Kt6; 14 R—R2, KB×P; 15 P×P, Q—QKt3!
- 15…O-O-O Pretty but at the same time forced, owing to Black’s poor position. The sacrifice ought not to have been so effective, had not White been greedy in move 18.
[Event "USA-01 Morphy Casual Games"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Raphael, Benjamin"] [Black "Morphy, Paul"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 b5 5. Bxb5 Nf6 6. Nf3 Qh6 7. Nc3 g5 8. d4 Bg7 9. e5 Nh5 10. Kg1 Bb7 11. Be2 Rg8 12. Ne1 f3 13. Bxf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nc6 15. Nd5 O-O-O 16. Ne7+ Kb8 17. Nxg8 Rxg8 18. Qxf7 Rf8 19. Qb3+ Kc8 20. Nf3 Qg6 21. c3 g4 22. Nh4 Qd3 23. Bg5 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Re1 Qd2 26. Nf3 gxf3 0-1