Lol! Instead Of Wining His Uncle’s Queen Morphy Sacrifices His Queen

Paul Morphy vs Ernest Morphy
New Orleans (1850), New Orleans, LA USA
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense (C52)
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. Rexe8#
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