1.
e4
e5
2.
f4
exf4
3.
Bc4
d5
4.
exd5
Nf6
5.
Nc3
Bd6
6.
d4
O-O
7.
Nge2
f3
8.
gxf3
Nh5
9.
h4
Re8
10.
Ne4
Bg3+
11.
Kd2
Bd6
12.
Kc3
b5
13.
Bxb5
c6
14.
Nxd6
Qxd6
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Ba4
Ba6
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Re1
Nd7
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b3
Nb6
18.
Bxc6
Rac8
19.
Kd2
Rxc6
20.
dxc6
Bxe2
21.
Rxe2
Qxd4+
22.
Ke1
Qg1+
23.
Kd2
Rd8+
24.
Kc3
Qc5+
25.
Kb2
Na4+
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Event
New Orleans
Site
New York, NY USA
Date
1857.11.??
White
John William Schulten
Black
Result
0-1
Score
Schulten–Morphy, New York 1857 — a King's Bishop's Gambit in which the young Morphy sacrifices a pawn to keep the White king from castling, then opens every line against it for a storming attack. Emanuel Lasker gives it among “some of Morphy's games” in Common Sense in Chess (1896); his public-domain notes follow.
- 7…f3 The White King stands in an unobstructed file, so Morphy sacrifices his Pawn to prevent the King from castling with safety. It will be remarked that after the sacrifice the defensive power of the White K R and K B Pawn becomes very weak, both of these Pawns being isolated.
- 9.h4 It would have been better to defend by a developing move, such as (9) B - K 3, when the following play might ensue: (9) ..., R - K; (10) Q - Q 2, Q - K 2; (11) Kt - K 4, B - K B 4; (12) B - Q 3.
- 10.Ne4 Occupying one of White's strong points, only to be attacked by the K B P or Q B, therefore an excellent obstruction.
- 12.Kc3 Here he unnecessarily exposes himself to new dangers. P - B 3 would have provided a safe retreat to the King.
- 12…b5 Quickly opening up all the lines on the side which the White King has chosen as refuge.
- 13…c6 Now he threatens Q - R 4 ch., so he indirectly forces White to remove the well posted Kt from K 4.
- 18…Rac8 Every one of Black's pieces has now long open files, in consequence of the energetic attacking manoeuvres of the last six moves.
- 19.Kd2 Black threatened to win a piece by Kt or Q takes Pawn. K - Kt 2 would have lost immediately on account of (19) ..., B x Kt; (20) R x B, R x R; (21) Q x R, Kt - R 5 ch., either winning the Queen or checkmating the King in the next move.
- 25…Na4+ White resigns. If (26) P x Kt, then Q - Kt 5 mate; if (26) K - Kt, then Kt - B 6 ch., winning first the Queen and then the Rook.
[Event "New Orleans"] [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "1857.11.??"] [Round "?"] [White "John William Schulten"] [Black "Paul Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [SourceFile "master_games(11).pgn"] [BlackElo "?"] [ECO "C33"] [EventDate "1857.??.??"] [PlyCount "50"] [WhiteElo "?"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. d4 O-O 7. Nge2 f3 8. gxf3 Nh5 9. h4 Re8 10. Ne4 Bg3+ 11. Kd2 Bd6 12. Kc3 b5 13. Bxb5 c6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15. Ba4 Ba6 16. Re1 Nd7 17. b3 Nb6 18. Bxc6 Rac8 19. Kd2 Rxc6 20. dxc6 Bxe2 21. Rxe2 Qxd4+ 22. Ke1 Qg1+ 23. Kd2 Rd8+ 24. Kc3 Qc5+ 25. Kb2 Na4+ 0-1