Bxh3 sac
A Meek vs Morphy, 1855  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
attack on kside fianchetto
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
semi-open gfile-king chase
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  (C51) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
castlestop-doublep center-e5 advance-oplines
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
opening lines with sacrifices--q&r battery--8th rank penetratio
Morphy vs A Meek, 1855  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Crime(11. ...Nxe4) and Punishment
Morphy vs G Lyttelton, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Misdemeanor and Punishment--Open F file
Morphy vs P Dominguez, 1864  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Strangulation by Triangulation
Morphy vs S Boden, 1858  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Bishop Power--men of the cloth molest chess opponent!
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  (C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
attack on f7
Morphy vs G Hammond, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0
the pawns have it
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1850  (C42) Petrov Defense, 55 moves, 1-0
open g file
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  (C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
flying dragons--nsac--smothered mate
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
Qsac forces open castle's door
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
open h file
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
Kingside P advance
F Sicre vs Morphy, 1862  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 0-1
Qsac at G7 religiously supported by the Bishop pair
Morphy vs P Bonford, 1858  (C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
Pawn advantage--simplify pieces and push passed pawn
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1857  (B44) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0
Active Queen vs. relatively inactive pieces
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Psac + King Chase
Morphy vs S Boden, 1859  (C58) Two Knights, 50 moves, 1-0
Attack on f7
Morphy vs T Knight, 1856  (000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0
Seize the initiative and attack
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
Pins and needles!
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869  (000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0
Queen Trap
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1850  (C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1
Chasing the q
A Meek vs Morphy, 1855  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1
f7 weakness--k chase
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (B44) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0
H File Attack
Morphy vs J M Sicre, 1862  (C01) French, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0
exchange sacrifice--double knight mate
N Marache vs Morphy, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Attack Premature Queen
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854  (000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 0-1
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