Friday, June 25, 2010

Opera Game of Paul Morphy

Probably the most famous game for beginners - the opera game 
White: Paul Morphy 
Black: Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard 
Paris 1858 
  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.O-O-O Rd8 
13.Rxd7 Rxd7 
14.Rd1 Qe6 
15.Bxd7+ Nxd7 
16.Qb8+ Nxb8 
17.Rd8# 
1-0
Click here to play through this game on my Lichess study page

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