Featured is a chess miniature between Paul Morphy and Alexander Meek from 1855. Out of the King’s Gambit, Philidor Gambit, Meek pursues the bait and blunders as early as move 7. This blunder is, according to the lichess database, most popular and played 31% of the time out of nearly 10,000 games! Morphy never lets Meek off the hook from move 7 onward, and even sets up a second fishing pole with the bait accepted yet again. The final position is aesthetically pleasing, with only two completely opened files and Morphy’s majors dominating both.
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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