Morphy's Genius!












Bird,Henry Edward - Morphy,Paul [C41]
London, 1858

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5?! 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bd6 9.Nh5 0-0 10.Qd2 Qe8 11.g4? Nxg4 12.Nxg4 Qxh5 13.Ne5 Nc6 14.Be2 Qh3 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Be3 Rb8 17.0-0-0 Rxf2?! [17...Bg4 ] 18.Bxf2 Qa3!! 19.c3 Qxa2 20.b4 Qa1+ 21.Kc2 Qa4+ 22.Kb2? [22.Kc1 Draws according to Maroczy.] 22...Bxb4 23.cxb4 Rxb4+ 24.Qxb4 Qxb4+ 25.Kc2 e3! 26.Bxe3 Bf5+ 27.Rd3 [27.Bd3 Qc4+ 28.Kb2 Bxd3 29.Rxd3 Qxd3 30.Re1 ] 27...Qc4+ 28.Kd2 Qa2+ 29.Kd1 Qb1+ 0-1













Morphy,Paul - Isouard,Carl [C41]
Paris, 1858

This was a 'friendly' game played while watching a performance at the Opera! 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4? 4.dxe5 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 dxe5 6.Bc4 Nf6? 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.Nc3 c6 9.Bg5 b5 10.Nxb5! cxb5 11.Bxb5+ Nbd7 12.0-0-0 Rd8 13.Rxd7! Rxd7 14.Rd1 Qe6 15.Bxd7+ Nxd7 16.Qb8+!! Nxb8 17.Rd8# 1-0













Morphy,Paul - Anderssen,Adolf [B32]
Paris (9), 1858

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3 f5 8.N1c3 f4 9.Nd5! fxe3 10.Nbc7+ Kf7 11.Qf3+?! [11.Nxa8 exf2+ 12.Kxf2 Qh4+ 13.g3 Qxe4 14.Bg2 ] 11...Nf6 12.Bc4 Nd4! 13.Nxf6+ d5! 14.Bxd5+ Kg6? The critical mistake! [14...Qxd5 15.Nfxd5+ Nxf3+ 16.gxf3 exf2+ 17.Kxf2 Bc5+ 18.Ke2 Rb8 The Bishop pair may offer some 'salvation' but White is still a pawn to the good.] 15.Qh5+ Kxf6 16.fxe3 Nxc2+ 17.Ke2 1-0



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