Look How Morphy Smothered His Opponent’s King With A Single Knight

Paul Morphy vs Schrufer
Paris (1859)
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 ed4 5. O-O Ne4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bd5 Qd5 8. Nc3 Qh5 9. Ne4 Be6 10. Neg5 Bb4 11. Re6 fe6 12. Ne6 Qf7 13. Nfg5 Qe7 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. Ng7 Kd7 16. Qg4 Kd8 17. Nf7 Qf7 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Ne6 Kc8 20. Nc5 Kb8 21. Nd7 Kc8 22. Nb6 Kb8 23. Qc8 Rc8 24. Nd7#
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