Paul Morphy vs Ernest Morphy

New Orleans · 1850 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Paul Morphy
Black Ernest Morphy
Result 1-0
Event New Orleans
Site New Orleans
Date 1850.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q1k/1bp5/p1q1p3/1p4N1/8/2P1R1Pr/P7/4R1K1 b - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.b4 Bxb4
  6. 6.c3 Bd6
  7. 7.d4 Qe7
  8. 8.Bg5 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 a6
  10. 10.Qc2 h6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
  12. 12.Nbd2 g5
  13. 13.dxe5 Bxe5
  14. 14.Rac1 g4
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bb3 h5
  17. 17.Re3 h4
  18. 18.Rf1 Kg7
  19. 19.f4 Qb6
  20. 20.Re1 Ng6
  21. 21.g3 hxg3
  22. 22.hxg3 Rh8
  23. 23.Nc4 Qc5
  24. 24.e5 b5
  25. 25.Nd2 Rh3
  26. 26.Ne4 Qb6
  27. 27.Bxf7 Bb7
  28. 28.Nf2 Nxf4
  29. 29.Qf5 Rf8
  30. 30.e6 dxe6
  31. 31.Qxg4+ Kh8
  32. 32.Qxf4 Qc6
  33. 33.Qf6+ Kh7
  34. 34.Ne4 Rxf7
  35. 35.Ng5+ Kg8
  36. 36.Qxf7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Qf8#

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