Morphy Started The Game Without Two Pieces But Then Sacrificed More…

Paul Morphy vs Theodor Knight
New Orleans cg (1856), New Orleans, LA USA
King’s Gambit: Accepted. King’s Knight Gambit (000)

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Qe7 5. d4 d5 6. Bxd5 c6 7. Bxf7+ Qxf7 8.
Ne5 Qf6 9. Qh5+ Ke7 10. h4 gxh4 11. O-O Bh6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Ba3+ c5 14. Rd1 Nxe5
15. Bxc5+ Ke6 16. Qe8+ Ne7 17. d5# 1-0

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