Paul Morphy vs James Mac Connel

New Orleans · 1849 · King's Knight Opening · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Paul Morphy
Black James Mac Connel
Result 1-0
Event New Orleans
Site New Orleans
Date 1849.00.00
Opening King's Knight Opening (C40)
Moves 23
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

rnb3nr/p2p1Np1/3P3p/kpB5/2B5/R7/PPP2P1P/R3K3 b Q - 1 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Qf6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.e5 Qg6
  6. 6.Bd3 Qxg2
  7. 7.Rg1 Qh3
  8. 8.Rg3 Qh5
  9. 9.Rg5 Qh3
  10. 10.Bf1 Qe6
  11. 11.Nxd4 Qe7
  12. 12.Ne4 h6
  13. 13.Nf5 Qe6
  14. 14.Nfd6+ Bxd6
  15. 15.Nxd6+ Kd8
  16. 16.Bc4 Qe7
  17. 17.Nxf7+ Kc7
  18. 18.Qd6+ Qxd6
  19. 19.exd6+ Kb6
  20. 20.Be3+ c5
  21. 21.Bxc5+ Ka5
  22. 22.Rg3 b5
  23. 23.Ra3#

More Paul Morphy Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Paul Morphy games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.