Morphy Starts Without A Knight And Finishes The Game In A Brilliant Way

August 16, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Paul Morphy vs James Thompson
New York (1859), New York, NY USA
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Bb6 7. d4 d6 8. de5 Ne5 9. Ne5 de5 10. Bf7 Ke7 11. Qb3 Nf6 12. Ba3 c5 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. f4 Rf8 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Rde1 Bd7 17. Bc1 Rf8 18. fe5 Qe5 19. Bf4 Qh5 20. Rd1 Kd8 21. e5 Ne8 22. Qa4 Qg4 23. e6 Nf6 24. Rd7 Kc8 25. Qc6 bc6 26. Ba6#
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