Paul Morphy vs Eugene Rousseau

New Orleans · 1849 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Paul Morphy
Black Eugene Rousseau
Result 1-0
Event New Orleans
Site New Orleans
Date 1849.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4bbN/pp2n2p/2p4k/3n2R1/1PB5/3P4/P4PPP/R1B3K1 b - - 0 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 f5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Ng5 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Nce7
  9. 9.Qf3 c6
  10. 10.Nce4 fxe4
  11. 11.Qf7+ Kd7
  12. 12.Qe6+ Kc7
  13. 13.Qxe5+ Qd6
  14. 14.Qxd6+ Kxd6
  15. 15.Nf7+ Ke6
  16. 16.Nxh8 exd3
  17. 17.cxd3 Kf6
  18. 18.b4 Be6
  19. 19.Re1 Bg8
  20. 20.Bb2+ Kg5
  21. 21.Re5+ Kh6
  22. 22.Bc1+ g5
  23. 23.Rxg5

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