1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bc4
Bc5
4.
b4
Bxb4
5.
c3
Ba5
6.
d4
exd4
7.
O-O
d6
8.
cxd4
Bb6
9.
d5
Nce7
10.
e5
Ng6
11.
Ng5
N8e7
12.
Re1
O-O
13.
Qh5
h6
14.
Ne4
Nxe5
15.
Bxh6
gxh6
16.
Nf6+
Kg7
17.
Rxe5
dxe5
18.
Qxe5
Kh8
19.
Bd3
Qd6
20.
Qb2
Qf4
21.
Ne4+
f6
22.
g3
Qe5
23.
Qd2
Ng8
24.
Nbc3
f5
25.
Re1
fxe4
26.
Rxe4
Rxf2
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Event
USA-01 Casuals Morphy-Thompson +8-0=0
Site
New York
Date
1857.10.??
White
Thompson, James
Black
Result
0-1
Score
Game 180 in Philip W. Sergeant’s Morphy’s Games of Chess (1916), printed pages 236–237. Commentary from this edition; named earlier annotators remain credited in the notes.
- 10…Ng6 A well-known game Anderssen–Steinitz in the Baden tournament, 1870, continued 10…Kt—R3; 11 Kt—B3, Castles; 12 B×Kt, P×B.
- 11.Ng5 B—Kt2 is much better.
- 14.Ne4 And here Kt—KB3 at least makes a better fight.
- 17…dxe5 Thompson’s fireworks prove to be only damp squibs.
- 18…Kh8 Averting all danger of dbl.ch by discovery.
- 20…Qf4 Q—B4 was more effective still.
[Event "USA-01 Casuals Morphy-Thompson +8-0=0"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1857.10.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Thompson, James"] [Black "Morphy, Paul"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Nce7 10. e5 Ng6 11. Ng5 N8e7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qh5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe5 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Nf6+ Kg7 17. Rxe5 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Kh8 19. Bd3 Qd6 20. Qb2 Qf4 21. Ne4+ f6 22. g3 Qe5 23. Qd2 Ng8 24. Nbc3 f5 25. Re1 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxf2 0-1