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Morphy's Early Games
March 27, 2004

 

Here are games played by Paul Morphy prior to the 1st American Chess Congress of 1857

 

(these games came from a single source. I haven't been able to validate them)

 

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1847.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Morphy, Alonzo"]
[Result "1-0"]

 

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Bc5 5. d4 Bb6 6. Nf3 Qe7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Qd3 c6 9. Bxf4 d5 10. exd5 O-O 11. d6 Qd8 12. Re1 Re8 13. Ng5 Rxe1+ 14. Kxe1 Qe8+ 15. Kd2 Be6 16. Re1 Nbd7 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Rxe6
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1848.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Morphy, Alonzo"]
[Result "1-0"]

 

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 f5 3. exf5 Nf6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Nxd5 Bc5 6. Nxf6+ Qxf6 7. d3 Bxf5 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Bd5 c6 10. Be4 Nd7 11. O-O h6 12. c3 O-O-O 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 a6 15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 g5 17. Be3 g4 18. Bxg4 Bc7 19. Bf3 Rhg8 20. Be4 Rg4 21. f3 Rg7 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Nb6 24. bxc6 Rdg8 25. Rf2 Qd8 26. Ra8+ Bb8 27. Bxb6 Rxg2+ 28. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Qc1+ 31. Bg1
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1848.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Amateur"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. h3 d5 3. exd5 Bc5 4. Bc4 c6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 a5 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Qc7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bd6 14. Nf5 Bh2+ 15. Kh1 Ne5 16. Bb3 Ba6 17. Re1 Ng6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qh5
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Morphy, Alonzo"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. O-O Na5 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ba3 d6 12. e5 Bf5 13. exd6 cxd6 14. Ne4 d5 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxf5 Nc4 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Ne5 fxe5 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh5 Kg7 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Qh5 h6 24. Rxe5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qc6 26. e6 Kg7 27. g4 Qc3 28. g5 Qxa1+ 29. Kg2 Qf6 30. gxf6+ Kxf6 31. exf7 Rxf7 32. Qg6+ Ke7 33. Qe6+ Kf8 34. Qxh6+ Rg7+ 35. Bg6 Kg8 36. h4 d4 37. h5 d3 38. Qg5 Rd8 39. h6 d2 40. Qf6 Rgd7 41. Bf5 d1=Q 42. h7+ Rxh7 43. Be6+ Rf7 44. Bxf7+ Kh7 45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. Qh6#
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Morphy, Alonzo"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. O-O Na5 9. Bd3 d5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Ba3 Be6 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. d5 Bxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Bb5+ Qxb5 16. Re1+ Ne7 17. Rb1 Qa6 18. Rxe7+ Kf8 19. Qd5 Qc4 20. Rxf7+ Kg8 21. Rf8#
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Morphy, Edward"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. h3 h6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Re8 11. d5 Bxe3 12. dxc6 Bb6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qb3 Re7 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Nxe5 Qe8 17. cxb7 Bxb7 18. Rae1 Ba6 19. Ng6 Qd8 20. Re7 {...}
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Rousseau, E."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Ng5 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nce7 9. Qf3 c6 10. Nce4 fxe4 11. Qf7+ Kd7 12. Qe6+ Kc7 13. Qxe5+ Qd6 14. Qxd6+ Kxd6 15. Nf7+ Ke6 16. Nxh8 exd3 17. cxd3 Kf6 18. b4 Be6 19. Re1 Bg8 20. Bb2+ Kg5 21. Re5+ Kh6 22. Bc1+ g5 23. Rxg5 {...}
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Rousseau, E."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qxg4 Qf6 8.
Bc4+ Ke7 9. Nc3 c6 10. e5 Qxe5+ 11. Kd1 Kd8 12. Re1 Qc5 13. Bxg8 d5 14. Re8+
Kxe8 15. Qxc8+ Ke7 16. Nxd5+ Kd6 17. Qc7#
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "McConnell, J."]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5 6. Bc4 Rh7 7. d4 d6 8. Nd3 f3 9. g3 Nf6 10. Nf4 Bd7 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Kf2 c6 14. Re1 Bg7 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nfd5 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Bc5 Bc6 19. b4 b6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nfxd5 Qb7 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. exf6+ Kf8 24. Qd6+ Kg8 25. Re7 Qc8 26. Rc7 Qf5 27. Qxc6 Qxc2+ 28. Ke3 Rd8 29. Rd1
1-0

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "McConnell, J."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Bc4 Bh4+ 5. Kf1 d6 6. d4 Qf6 7. e5 dxe5 8.
dxe5 Qe7 9. Bxf4 Bg4 10. Nc3 c6 11. Ne4

1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "McConnell, J."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Qg6 6. Bd3 Qxg2 7. Rg1 Qh3 8.
Rg3 Qh5 9. Rg5 Qh3 10. Bf1 Qe6 11. Nxd4 Qe7 12. Ne4 h6 13. Nf5 Qe6 14. Nfd6+
Bxd6 15. Nxd6+ Kd8 16. Bc4 Qe7 17. Nxf7+ Kc7 18. Qd6+ Qxd6 19. exd6+ Kb6 20.
Be3+ c5 21. Bxc5+ Ka5 22. Rg3 b5 23. Ra3#

1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McConnell, J."]
[Black "Morphy, P."]
[Result "0-1"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. d3 h6 6. O-O Nf6 7. c3 b5 8. Bxb5 c6 9. Bc4 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Qe2+ Be6 12. Bb3 O-O 13. d4 Ne4 14. Bc2 f5 15. Nbd2 Nc6 16. c4 Bxd4+ 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Kh1 Nxc2 20. Qxc2 Nf2+ 21. Kg1 Nh3+ 22. Kh1 Qg1+ 23. Rxg1 Nf2#
0-1

 

 

 

[Event "1849 ?)"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Amateur"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5 6. Bc4 Nh6 7. d4 d6 8. Nd3 f3 9. gxf3 Be7 10. Bf4 Bxh4+ 11. Kd2 gxf3 12. Qxf3 Bg4 13. Qe3 Be7 14. Nc3 c6 15. Raf1 f5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Qe6 Nxd4 18. Qxg4 hxg4 19. Rxh8+ Kd7 20. Rxd8+
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Amateur"]
[Black "Morphy, P."]
[Result "0-1"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Qd6 8. Bf4 Ng4 9. Nxg4 Qxf4 10. h3 f5 11. d4 fxg4 12. g3 Qxe4 13. dxc5 gxh3 14. f3 Qe3+ 15. Kh2 Be6 16. Nc3 Rad8 17. Qe1 Rd2+ 18. Kh1 Rxf3 19. Rd1 Rxd1 20. Qxd1 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 Qxg3 22. Qg1 Bd5+ 23. Nxd5 Qxg1+ 24. Kxg1 cxd5
0-1

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Lowenthal, J."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. d4 c6 11. O-O-O d5 12. Ne5 Bb4 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Ng6+ Qe6 15. Nxh8 Qxe2 16. Bxe2 Kf8 17. a3 Bd6 18. Bd3 Kg8 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. f3 b5 21. Be4 Nd7 22. Rde1 Nf6 23. Re2 Re8 24. Bxd5+ cxd5 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. g3 g5 27. Kd2 Ng7 28. Ra1 a5 29. Kd3 Ke6 30. a4 b4 31. c4 Bc7 32. Re1+ Kd6 33. Re5 dxc4+ 34. Kxc4 Ne6 35. Rb5 Nf8 36. Rd5+ Ke6 37. Rc5 Kd6 38. d5 Kd7 39. Rc6 Bd6 40. Ra6 Ng6 41. Rxa5 Ne5+ 42. Kb5 b3 43. Ra7+ Kd8 44. f4 gxf4 45. gxf4 Nd3 46. Kc4 Nxf4 47. Rh7 Be5 48. Rxh6 Bxb2 49. Kxb3 Bg7 50. Rh7 Be5 51. a5 Nxd5 52. Rh5 Bxh2 53. Rxd5+ Kc8 54. Rb5 Kc7 55. a6
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Lowenthal, J."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 c5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Rb8 16. c3 Bc5 17. f5 Qh4 18. g3 Qg5 19. f6 Ne5 20. fxg7 Rfd8 21. Be4 Qxg7 22. Qh5 Rd6 23. Bxh7+ Kf8 24. Be4 Rh6 25. Qf5 Qxg3 26. Rb2 Re8 27. Nf6 Re6 28. Rg2 Qxg2+ 29. Bxg2 Rhxf6 30. Qxf6 Rxf6 31. Rxf6 Ng4 32. Rf5 b6 33. Bd5 Nh6 34. Rf6 Kg7 35. Rc6 a5 36. Rc7 Kg6 37. Kg2 f6 38. Kf3 Nf5 39. Be4 Kg5 40. Bxf5 Kxf5 41. h4 Kg6 42. Rc6 Kh5 43. Kg3 f5 44. Rf6 f4+ 45. Kxf4 Bf2 46. Ke4 Bc5 47. Rf5+ Kxh4 48. Rxc5 bxc5 49. Kd5
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McConnell, J."]
[Black "Morphy, P."]
[Result "0-1"]


 

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. f4 Qb6 6. Nf3 Bd7 7. a3 Nh6 8. b4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Rc8 10. Bb2 Nf5 11. Qd3 Bxb4+ 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Qd2 Rc2 14. Qd1 Ne3
0-1

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "McConnell, J."]
[Black "Morphy, P."]
[Result "0-1"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 O-O 8.
dxe5 Nxe4 9. Ba3 d6 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. Bb3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qd5 Bg6 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. Qxa5 Qg5 16. Kh1 Be4 17. f3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qg3 19. Nd2 Nf5 20. Rae1
Qxh3+ 21. Kg1 Rfe8 22. Rf2 Qg3+ 23. Kf1 Nd3 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bxf7+ Kh8
0-1

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Morphy, Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. Nxc3 dxc3 9. Ba3 d6 10. Qb3 Nh6 11. Qxc3 Qf6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Rab1 O-O-O 15. Ba6 Na5 16. Rec1 Bc6 17. Qxa5 bxa6 18. Qxa6+ Kd7 19. Rxc6 Qf5 20. Rxc7+ Ke8 21. Qc6+ Qd7 22. Rb8 Qxc6 23. Re7+ Kf8 24. Rxd8+ Qe8 25. Rdxe8# 1-0

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Morphy, Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. b4 Bxb4 6. c3 Bd6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Re1 a6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nbd2 g5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Rac1 g4 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bb3 h5 17. Re3 h4 18. Rf1 Kg7 19. f4 Qb6 20. Rfe1 Ng6 21. g3 hxg3 22. hxg3 Rh8 23. Nc4 Qc5 24. e5 b5 25. Nd2 Rh3 26. Ne4 Qb6 27. Bxf7 Bb7 28. Nf2 Nxf4 29. Qf5 Rf8 30. e6 dxe6 31. Qxg4+ Kh8 32. Qxf4 Qc6 33. Qf6+ Kh7 34. Ne4 Rxf7 35. Ng5+ Kg8 36. Qxf7+ Kh8 37. Qf8#
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1850.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Amateur"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxe5 Ne6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Bxe6+ Ke8 8. Bb3 Bc5 9. e5 Qe7 10. O-O Ng8 11. Nc3 c6 12. Ne4 b5 13. Nd6+ Kd8 14. Bg5
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1854.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, Ernest"]
[Black "Morphy, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. b4 Bxb4 6. c3 Bd6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Re1 a6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nbd2 g5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Rac1 g4 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bb3 h5 17. Re3 h4 18. Rf1 Kg7 19. f4 Qb6 20. Rfe1 Ng6 21. g3 hxg3 22. hxg3 Rh8 23. Nc4 Qc5 24. e5 b5 25. Nd2 Rh3 26. Ne4 Qb6 27. Bxf7 Bb7 28. Nf2 Nxf4 29. Qf5 Rf8 {...}
1/2-1/2

 

 

 

[Event "Mobile"]
[Site "Mobile"]
[Date "1855.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Ayers"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. d5 Nd4 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. dxc6 Qxe4+ 12. Kd1 Bg4+ 13. f3 Bxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qxf3+ 15. Kc2 Qe4+ 16. Kb2 Bxc3+ 17. Nxc3 dxc3+ 18. Qxc3 O-O-O 19. Re1 Qd5 20. cxb7+ Kxb7 21. Rb1 Nf6 22. Bc6+ Qxc6 23. Ka1+ Kc7 24. Qa5+ Kc8 25. Qxa7 Nd7 26. Bd2
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "Mobile"]
[Site "Mobile"]
[Date "1855.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Meek, A."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. d4 f6 8. Bxf4 fxg5 9. Bxg5 Bf6 10. Qd2 Bxg5 11. hxg5 Nf7 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qf4+ Kg8 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nc3 c6 16. Rae1 d6 17. Nd5 cxd5 18. exd5 {...}
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "Mobile"]
[Site "Mobile"]
[Date "1855.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meek, A."]
[Black "Morphy, P."]
[Result "0-1"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d6 10. Qb5 Re8 11. Qb3+ d5 12. f3 Na5 13. Qd3 dxe4 14. fxe4 Qh4+ 15. g3 Rxe4+ 16. Kf2 Qe7 17. Nd2 Re3 18. Qb5 c6 19. Qf1 Bh3 20. Qd1 Rf8 21. Nf3 Ke8 {...}
0-1

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1855.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meek, A."]
[Black "Morphy, P."]
[Result "0-1"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. O-O d6 7. c3 O-O 8.
cxd4 Bxd4 9. Nc3 Ng4 10. h3 Nge5 11. Qh5 h6 12. Nxf7 Nxf7 13. Qg6 Nce5 14.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 15. Qg3 Rf6 16. Nd5 Rg6 17. Qb3 Be6 18. Qxb7 Bxh3 19. Ne7+ Qxe7 20. Qxa8+ Kh7 21. Kh2 Rxg2+ 22. Kxh3 Qe6+ 23. Kxg2 Qg4+ 24. Kh1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Nf3#
0-1

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1856.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Morphy, Ernest"]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. O-O Nf6 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. d5 Nd8 10. Nh4 c6 11. Nf5 Qc5 12. b4 Qf8 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Qd3 $1 cxb5 16. Nxc8+ Rxc8 17. Rd1 Qg7 18. Qd7+ Kf8 19. Qxc8 {...}

1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New Orleans"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1857.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morphy, P."]
[Black "Meek, A."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8.
Ba3 d6 9. d5 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb4 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. dxc6 b6 15. Rcd1 Qf6 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Qa3 O-O 18. Qb3 b5 19. Bd5 Bg4 20. h3 Be6 21. Re3 Rae8 22. Nd2 Qh6 23. Ne4 Kh8 24. Qa3 f5 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Red3 Rfd8 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 cxd6 30. c7 Qe6 31. Qxd6 Qc8 32. Qd8+ Qxd8 33. cxd8=Q#
1-0

 

 

 

[Event "New York"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1857.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "FiskeFullerPerrin"]
[Black "Morphy, P."]
[Result "1-0"]


 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 e4 8. Qe2 Nxc4 9. dxc4 Bc5 10. h3 O-O 11. Nh2 Nh7 12. Be3 Bd6 13. O-O Qh4 14. f4 exf3 15. Nxf3 Qh5 16. Nc3 Re8 17. Qf2 Nf6 18. Bd4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Rae1 Bf5 21. Rxe4 Bxe4 22. Nh4 Rf8 23. c5 Be5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. c4 g5 26. Nf3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Re8 28. f4 Qe3 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. d6 cxd6 33. cxd6 Rd3 34. c5 Kg6 35. Rf3 Rd2+ 36. Kg3 f5 37. Rb3 f4+ 38. Kf3 Rh2 39. d7 Rxh3+ 40. Ke4 Rh8 41. Rxb7 Kf6 42. Rc7 Ke7 43. Rc8 Rd8 44. Rxd8 Kxd8 45. c6 a5 46. Kd5 Ke7 47. Ke4 Kd8 48. b3 Ke7 49. a3 Kd8 50. b4
1-0

 

 


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