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Paul Morphy Conquered the World Says Fredthebear
Compiled by fredthebear
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Atsa and Retarf have copied this collection from FTB, among others.

"I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost." Adolf Anderssen, quoted by Frederick Edge in 1859

"Morphy will not let me." former unofficial world champion Adolf Anderssen, when asked why he did not play as brilliantly as usual against Paul Morphy.

"Paul Morphy was the greatest chess player that ever lived...no one ever was so far superior to the players of his time" Dr. Emanuel Lasker, Lasker's Chess Magazine of January 1905, p.127

"In Paul Morphy the spirit of La Bourdonnais had arisen anew, only more vigorous, firmer, prouder... Morphy discovered that the brilliant move of the master is essentially conditional not on a sudden and inexplicable realisation, but on the placing of the pieces on the board. He introduced the rule: brilliant moves and deep winning manoeuvres are possible only in those positions where the opponent can be opposed with an abundance of active energy... From the very first moves Morphy aimed to disclose the internal energy located in his pieces. It was suddenly revealed that they possess far greater dynamism than the opponent's forces." Emanuel Lasker

"Morphy's principal strength does not rest upon his power of combination but in his position play and his general style....Beginning with la Bourdonnais to the present, and including Lasker, we find that the greatest stylist has been Morphy. Whence the reason, although it might not be the only one, why he is generally considered the greatest of all." José Raúl Capablanca, in Pablo Morphy by V. F. Coria and L. Palau.

"...Morphy, the master of all phases of the game, stronger than any of his opponents, even the strongest of them..." Alexander Alekhine, in Shakmatny Vestnik, January 15, 1914

"To this day Morphy is an unsurpassed master of the open games. Just how great was his significance is evident from the fact that after Morphy nothing substantially new has been created in this field. Every player- from beginner to master- should in this praxis return again and again to the games of the American genius." Mikhail Botvinnik

"A popularly held theory about Paul Morphy is that if he returned to the chess world today and played our best contemporary players, he would come out the loser. Nothing is further from the truth. In a set match, Morphy would beat anybody alive today... Morphy was perhaps the most accurate chess player who ever lived. He had complete sight of the board and never blundered, in spite of the fact that he played quite rapidly, rarely taking more than five minutes to decide a move. Perhaps his only weakness was in closed games like the Dutch Defense. But even then, he was usually victorious because of his resourcefulness." Bobby Fischer

"Morphy, I think everyone agrees, was probably the greatest genius of them all." Bobby Fischer, 1992

"We also remember the brilliant flight of the American super-genius Paul Morphy, who in a couple of years (1857-59) conquered both the New and the Old Worlds. He revealed a thunderous blend of pragmatism, aggression and accurate calculation to the world -- qualities that enabled America to accomplish a powerful spurt in the second half of the 19th century." Garry Kasparov (2003). On My Great Predecessors. Gloucester Publishers plc. Vol. 1, p. 6.

"What was the secret of Morphy's invincibility? I think it was a combination of a unique natural talent and brilliant erudition. His play was the next, more mature stage in the development of chess. Morphy had a well-developed 'feeling for position', and therefore he can be confidently regarded as the 'first swallow' - the prototype of the strong 20th century grandmaster." Garry Kasparov (2003). On My Great Predecessors. Gloucester Publishers plc. Vol. 1, p. 43.

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* One minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3N...

* Round 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i2...

* 2...f5?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3a...

* Animal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8u...

* The Brown Bomber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPe...

* Looked harmless: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H-C2...

* Golden: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/avSA...

* Bird swoop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2leD...

* Ponziani Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9gKN...

* Vienna Sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jD53...

* Advantage of the 2 Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dG...

* BC Dumb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2I...

* So she did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGq...

* Kiddie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKS...

* 3 Kiddie Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jP...

* KID killer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Xaf...

* 3 Wise men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws0...

* What about trams? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SzMQ...

* Circulations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTw...

* Come Jesus Come:
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* Crazy Rook trick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kLM3...

* Double Rook Lift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQ...

* Jaw Dropper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0o...

* C-K in 3 EZ steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtP...

* Never say 3 things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3i...

* 3 months to live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPm...

* 3 Viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7n...

* 3 for Black vs 1.e4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXM...

* 4 mantras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4w...

* Knightly MG: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XRP3...

* 4 seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kt...

* 5 Owls of NA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdE...

* Five in '25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1...

* Let 'em have it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wi...

* Furious Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpd...

* Dominate the LS in 5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iro...

* Do the Hustle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k...

* 5 Rare gambits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_r...

* 5 middlegame minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLA...

* 5 embarrassments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdM...

* Endgame tactics in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA9...

* 5 occurrences AD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJ...

* Yes, they do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mi...

* Get better in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mc...

* Tigran's Top 5 Exch Sacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-...

* 6 Essential Structures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zu...

* Freedom is not Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89P...

* Deflection on f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S1em...

* Punish Common Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsD...

* H2P the Delay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9a...

* Pink Elephants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVK...

* Scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6...

* 7 Deadliest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scz...

* 7 realities: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/20AY...

* 7 truths: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4LfX...

* 7 Endings to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrL...

* 8 Q tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amz...

* 8 min time lapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2...

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* 10 min of Ukranian Hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l_...

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* Model GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glm...

* Win w/the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ae...

* Anti-GPA trap #645: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyN...

* Annoying line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_L...

* GPA refuted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqr...

* Extinguish the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6P...

* Agadmator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoE...

* Quick either way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z0...

* Special Pete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCi...

* Fuzzy Wuzzy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scU...

* The Government forbid Church attendance during COVID-19, so we did this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krU...

* Of course, JT set our example back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmH...

* BGs sort of ran together: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JCQO...

* Before that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgv...

* C-K stabs f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MFoo...

* How to be brave: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cQI3...

* Get Discipline: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l3EI...

* Going out in style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMf...

* Greats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDU...

* The Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAA...

* lIke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5W...

* Joel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4L...

* Now the day bleeds... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4wVC...

* Own key squares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x-...

* Promise: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u-sY...

* Prophylaxis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qj...

* 12 smells Verminters hate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eh...

* Don't poke your eye out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkD...

* Week 13 of '67: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPJ...

* RR on King Tut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59...

* RPO invention: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FOb...

* Ridicule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEH...

* F14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2d...

* 15 Home Depot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlB...

* A lot of shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoO...

* Senator asks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKO...

* September: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UFmU...

* 20 Fox facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3...

* French b3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxV...

* C00 French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTS...

* Unique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWY...

* Wooden stick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JUQD...

* Won't ever forget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5...

* Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Variation (B12) Beauty | Reykjavik Open 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtU...

* 50-year-old tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0...

* Owls attack! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-...

"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." — Aristotle

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." — Lao Tzu

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." — Albert Einstein

"You have enemies? Good; that means you have stood up for something, sometime in your life." — Winston Churchill

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." — Plato

"Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder." — Henry David Thoreau

"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." — Ellen Goodman

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." — Ancient Chinese Proverb

* Chess History: https://www.chessjournal.com/chess-...

* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/

WTHarvey:
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.

There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named wtharvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

The Two Mules

Two mules were bearing on their backs,
One, oats; the other, silver of the tax.
The latter glorying in his load,
Marched proudly forward on the road;
And, from the jingle of his bell,
It was plain he liked his burden well.
But in a wild-wood glen
A band of robber men
Rushed forth on the twain.
Well with the silver pleased,
They by the bridle seized
The treasure-mule so vain.
Poor mule! in struggling to repel
His ruthless foes, he fell
Stabbed through; and with a bitter sighing,
He cried, "Is this the lot they promised me?
My humble friend from danger free,
While, weltering in my gore, I'm dying?"
"My friend," his fellow-mule replied,
"It is not well to have one's work too high.
If you had been a miller's drudge, as I,
You would not thus have died."

Page 166 of The Personality of Chess by I.A. Horowitz and P.L. Rothenberg (New York, 1963) gave ‘a hitherto unpublished limerick-acrostic:

Caissa, the goddess of Chess,
Has this task, no more and no less;
Every game, match and damn bit,
Sicilian and gambit
She must ever be ready to bless.

Riddle: The one who has it does not keep it. It is large and small. It is any shape.

Bears like 'em too.

Answer: A gift.

The Blossom
by William Blake

Merry, merry sparrow!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Sees you, swift as arrow,
Seek your cradle narrow,
Near my bosom.
Pretty, pretty robin!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Hears you sobbing, sobbing,
Pretty, pretty robin,
Near my bosom.

The Man and the Wooden God

A pagan kept a god of wood, –
A sort that never hears,
Though furnished well with ears, –
From which he hoped for wondrous good.
The idol cost the board of three;
So much enriched was he
With vows and offerings vain,
With bullocks garlanded and slain:
No idol ever had, as that,
A kitchen quite so full and fat.
But all this worship at his shrine
Brought not from this same block divine
Inheritance, or hidden mine,
Or luck at play, or any favour.
Nay, more, if any storm whatever
Brewed trouble here or there,
The man was sure to have his share,
And suffer in his purse,
Although the god fared none the worse.
At last, by sheer impatience bold,
The man a crowbar seizes,
His idol breaks in pieces,
And finds it richly stuffed with gold.
"How's this? Have I devoutly treated,"
Says he, "your godship, to be cheated?
Now leave my house, and go your way,
And search for altars where you may.
You're like those natures, dull and gross,
From, which comes nothing but by blows;
The more I gave, the less I got;
I'll now be rich, and you may rot."

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac

Mar-12-23 FSR: <jnpope: Is <Jegar Sahadutha> related to <chrisowen> or is this just a <chrisowen> parody account?> Apparently the latter. <Jegar Sahadutha>'s user profile shows that his account was only opened on February 10, 2023. His first comment, on March 9, 2023, was:

I never thought I would live to see the day a GOTD was named in honor of chrisowen.

Jegar's comment was made to A Braun vs S Siebrecht, 2005, after it became GOTD using the pun <Braun Over Brain>. The genesis of the pun was evidently an uncharacteristically lucid comment <chrisowen> had made on December 27, 2009 that began <Sad case of Braun over brain.>

This episode, it seems, inspired <Jegar Sahadutha>. His aforementioned comment <I never thought I would live to see the day a GOTD was named in honor of chrisowen.> was the first and last "normal" one he has made.

Mar-12-23 Jegar Sahadutha: True — we shall not return to the heartland, for the heartland hath forsaken us. Rise! Rise, vaunted shipmen; your time is come, and with it sacral vestments. Slay the serpent, moor the ship; repast on all gifts divine. But in your exultation, may your heart hold fast; forsake not the heartland whence you came.

CHESS WORDS of WISDOM
The Principles, Methods and
Essential Knowledge of Chess
MIKE HENEBRY
2011

You should not trade pieces if you have the initiative

Opening the position helps to exploit weak squares

The best number of pawn islands to have is two

Exchanges increase the chances of mobilizing the majority wing

When behind in pieces, trade pawns, but not pieces

Calculate wide, not deep

Space is usually more important than time (Fredthebear disagrees)

Releasing the tension reduces your options

The player playing against the IQP should usually exchange all of the knights

You should not mobilize pawn structures that have doubled pawns

If a move looks bad on general principles, the plan is probably bad

The side with a positional advantage has no need to complicate

Knights are often better than bishops in blitz

A plan is made up of ideas, not moves

Trying to play the best move and playing to win are not the same

When faced with a critical position, you have to calculate variations

A gambited pawn is equal to three tempi

With the initiative, miracles can happen

Do not ignore your intuition

The weak point of the fianchetto position is the h3 (h6) square

Complications are good for the side that is losing

Long analysis, wrong analysis

If the move feels wrong, it usually is

The fianchettoed bishop is not as good as a pawn is in guarding holes

Do not win a pawn if it costs you more than two tempi

Sharp openings are best in blitz

The initiative is especially important in blitz

To play chess at a strong level, it is essential to play according to sound principles

To increase the influence of your fianchettoed bishop, open the center

A temporary advantage must be exploited at once

When you fianchetto one bishop, the other bishop automatically loses a little of its mobility

Rooks attack best from a distance

You should not change openings because the opponent is higher-rated

Passive defense can work against rook and knight pawns, but it does not work against inner pawns

An imbalance is a double-edged sword

Pawns gain in strength as the power of the pieces left on the board decreases

There is a difference between blitz and time-trouble

Exchange your redundant rook for your opponent's only rook

When ahead pieces, trade pieces, when behind pieces, trade pawns

When you are ahead on pieces, trade pieces (but not necessarily pawns)

Connected passed pawns on the 6th rank beat a Rook

The more redundant two pieces are, generally the weaker they are together

A lead in development is less important in closed positions

An advantage in development leads to other advantages

Poor development is a key breeding ground for opening traps

It is usually a good strategy to put your pawns on the color opposite of your bishop

He who fears an isolated queen's pawn should give up chess

Space is not an advantage unless you can use it beneficially for maneuvering and for piece play

A three-to-two majority is easier to convert into a passed pawn than is a four to-three majority

Plan your action on the side of your pawn majority

A central pawn majority favors the attacker

The fewer pawn islands you have the stronger the structure is

The square in front of the backward pawn is the main factor

Having a rook on the seventh rank is worth about a pawn

It is best to leave active pieces where they are

The initiative is above everything

Tactics flow from superior positions

Only calculate when it is essential

Bishops gain in strength as the endgame approaches

Calculate the moves that are forcing and tactical first

The player with an advantage must attack

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack

If an attack can succeed with pieces alone, then leave the pawns where they are

It is usually better to have the rook in front of the queen when playing on an open file

If there are no weaknesses, you do not have an attack

Queen exchanges are usually better for the player who is attacking on the queenside

Take the minimum risk and use the maximum in economy to stop an attack

Only defend against direct threats

Bishops and knights rarely coordinate well with each other (Fredthebear says the knight can pile on the diagonal aim of the bishop for a numbers advantage, such as the Fried Live Attack striking together on f7. The bishop lurking behind the knight makes for excellent discovered attacks.)

A sudden change into an endgame can throw an attacker off his game

Three useable diagonals are worth a pawn

Plans are usually made for just a few moves at a time

Any imbalance should give the stronger player an edge

Wing pawns become more valuable relative to central pawns as material diminishes

There is no room for mistakes in a king and pawn endgame

It is usually a mistake to move a pawn on the side where your opponent is attacking

Try to meet short-term threats with long-term moves

The first player in an open position to control an open central file will generally get the initiative

It is usually wrong to remove a piece from an open file to avoid exchanges

Play where you have the advantage

You can usually allow weaknesses in your position in return for good piece activity

The move g3 is usually a more weakening move than h3

A weak square for one player is potentially a strong square for the other

You cannot consider the white and black squares in isolation when analyzing a position

Color Complex weaknesses are not as important when the minor pieces are gone

A support point is only valuable if it is near the action When your pieces are coordinated, they develop extraordinary power

If you have the bishop pair, put your pawns on the same color as your opponent's remaining bishop

If you are facing a double fianchetto, try to close the position and gain control of the center

The knight pair is not a good combination

Never use a rook to defend a pawn
(Never say never.)

If you have a dynamic advantage, but a static weakness, it might be better to keep your queen

If the rooks cannot penetrate, it is often worth the sacrifice of the ex-change to force penetration

St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

v xp voodoo vermin sinnins to hellophia gabage collectionz 8dayz a freak

The Most Famous Game of Chess in the World
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 0-1 N sac fails PM
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Exchange Var (C41) 0-1 Strike back in the center
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Morphy's 16 ... Nb4-d3+!! is an incredible tactical thunderbolt
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Go figure skate says Fredthebear.
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1858 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 50 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game; Tactics; pawn captures all the way from e5 to a1
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1

B's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C27) 1-0 hit 6th, 7th
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1858 
(C27) Vienna Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess, pp. 221-22
Morphy vs N Marache, 1859  
(000) Chess variants, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 49: A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

Morphy with a fantastic game (Even though he gives black a rook
Morphy vs NN, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Rook odds, Scotch Gambit, mate from the corner by Nh8#!!
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Begins with Philidor, teases Fredthebear, Ends with en passant.
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

Pawn mate in 17 moves
Morphy vs T Knight, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

Evan's Gambit minus 1 kNight and he pulls off Boden's Mate!
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 1-0

Philidor's Legacy in an odds game; Morphy was something else
Morphy vs T Bryan, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0

KG Odds game #27, A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs Worrall, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs Morphy King walks to mate 0 - 0
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Chess variants (000) 1/2-1/2 Rather unusual variant start
A Ehrmann vs Morphy, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Chess variants / Bishop's Opening Copycat (000) 1-0 Corridor #
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

variants/Evans Gambit w/N odds (000) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

variants/Evan's Gambit (000) 1-0 Zwischenzug 16.e6 threat
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

variant/Scotch (000) 1-0 PM "sacrifices" a second N on move 6!
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

Game 10 Chess Secrets: The Giants of Power Play byNeil McDonald
Morphy vs Maurian, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (000) 1-0 Skewer on h-file
Morphy vs J Stone, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0

variants / no Qside R or N (000) 1-0 Pawn surge
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Chess variants Italian Gambit (000) 0-1 Black has more pawns
Morphy vs Maurian, 1866 
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 0-1

KGA Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (000) 1-0 Knights love a crowd
Morphy vs NN, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Morphy said: "I want to play with the young NAPOLEON ...!"
Morphy vs A Napoleao dos Santos, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 34 moves, 1-0

Chess variants (000) 1-0 Famous Epaulette Mate
Morphy vs Worrall, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 1-0

When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

variants/ Petrov's Def (000) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

variants /King's Gambit, Muzio Gambit (000) 1-0 PM down 2 Ns
Morphy vs Martin Saint-Leon, 1863 
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 1-0

variants / Evans Gambit at Rook Odds (000) 1-0
Morphy vs NN, 1855 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

variants / KGA at R odds (000) 1-0 work the diagonals
Morphy vs A Perrin, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

variants White N removed / Scotch Gambit (000) 1-0 Lolli's Mate
Morphy vs A Reif, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 24 moves, 1-0

variants / N odds, Evans Gambit (000) 1-0 Heavy control
Morphy vs Worrall, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

Chess variants (000) 0-1 Q-R battery Fredthebear's collection
C Stanley vs Morphy, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 28 moves, 0-1

Chess variants / Scotch Gambit less Nb1 (000) 1-0 Sac Attack!!
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

variants / Falkbeer Cntrgmbt (000) 1-0 Eliminate the K's shield
Morphy vs J Meunier, 1860 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

KGA. Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (000) 1-0 Sac attack on open f-file!
Morphy vs M Conway, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 1-0

variants Symmetrical English (000) 0-1 23...? The Art of Exch
A Delannoy vs Morphy, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 28 moves, 0-1

C37 King's Gambit Accepted, Ghulam Kassim gambit
Morphy vs H Knott, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

Trapped queen by gaining tempos
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 0-1

Chess variants (000) 1-0 Black quit too soon after losing his Q
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

Morphy looses odds game miniature
Morphy vs Maurian, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 0-1

Deflected / The Chess Mind - Gerald Abrahams
Morphy vs Maurian, 1866 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

KGA Ghulam-Kassim Gambit 6.Qf3 (C37) 1-0 6...d5 is better
Morphy vs Maurian, 1866 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Morphy plays 1.b3 but wins in 17. He wasn't playing Spassky.
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

Morphy's shorthanded Bird beats the Dutch
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869 
(000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 1-0

Chess variants / KGA Muzio Gambit (000) 1-0No knights; Pins win
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

variants /Nimzowitsch Def (000) 0-1 Black wiggles free
J Owen vs Morphy, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 33 moves, 0-1

Chess variants / missing Black f-pawn (000) 0-1 battery
J Owen vs Morphy, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 0-1

Game 29 in 'The Guinness Book of Chess GMs' by William Hartston
Staunton / Owen vs Morphy / Barnes, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

KGA MacDonnell Gambit (C37)1-0 Sac Minors, Discovered+, QxQ etc
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Notes by Paul Morphy
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 0-1

Notes by Paul Morphy
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0

Notes by Paul Morphy
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

Notes by Morphy; Black missed the better move
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 0-1

Notes by Paul Morphy
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 54 moves, 0-1

Notes by Paul Morphy
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 51 moves, 1-0

Notes by Paul Morphy
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 55 moves, 0-1

Notes by Paul Morphy
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Discovered Double Checkmate
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1849 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese CG (C23) 1-0 So young, calm, coool!
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Resourceful @ 12 years old!
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1849 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 46 moves, 1-0

Ernest Morphy is Paul's Uncle
Morphy vs E Morphy, 1856 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Blindfolded Paul Morphy defeats his Uncle in 20 moves
Morphy vs E Morphy, 1849 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) 1-0 Rob the pin to win
E Morphy vs A P Ford, 1840 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Anderssen Opening 1.a3 (A00) 1-0 Plenty of counterplay
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 77 moves, 1-0

Notes by Lowenthal; Anderssen Counterattack
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian, Marshall Var (B01) 1-0 Morphy defends sacs well
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
(B01) Scandinavian, 54 moves, 1-0

Morphy Defeated Anderssen 5-1 in a KG match, the most famous:
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

KGA. Hanstein Gambit (C38) 1-0 Both Ks head for Qside
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

KGA Hanstein Gambit (C38) 1-0 Attacked on both sides
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Notes by Lowenthal; French Fianchetto C00
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Anderssen Opening 1.a3 (A00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen Szen Var (B44) 1-0 2 pawns, 4 pieces, exposure
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(B44) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

Clemenz Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
C Mead vs Morphy, 1857 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 7 Old Benoni/Franco-Sicilian Defense (A43)
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
(A43) Old Benoni, 12 moves, 1-0

Is this the correct score?
T Lichtenhein vs Morphy, 1857 
(A80) Dutch, 34 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Harrwitz vs Morphy, 1858  
(A84) Dutch, 54 moves, 0-1

Game 423 of '500 Master Games of Chess' by Tartakower & Du Mont
Harrwitz vs Morphy, 1858 
(A84) Dutch, 54 moves, 0-1

Carr Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Blindfold simul K walk
Morphy vs J Carr, 1858  
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

PM: Pride and Sorrow of Chess by David Lawson and Thomas Aiello
Morphy vs S Lewis, 1859 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Scorching game from Paul Morphy; hotter than a $2 pistol
Morphy vs J L Preti, 1858 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 29 in Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1850 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 49 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit (B21) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Morphy vs P Journoud, 1858 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 17 moves, 1-0

Don't grab the b- pawn w/thy queen!
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 12: 150 Chess Endings by suenteus po 147
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857 
(B40) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1-0

$icilian Paulsen-Basman Def (B40) 1-0 Corridor Mate in 4
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 1-0 The Q is crosspinned
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857 
(B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Var (B44) 1-0 Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs W R Wills, 1858  
(B44) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. General (B44) 1/2-1/2 J. Lowenthal notes
Morphy vs T Avery, 1858  
(B44) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

68. A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1857 
(B44) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0

Game 46: My Best Games of Chess by Vishy Anand
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1998 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

French Defense, Abormal Exchange (C00) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs B C Bierwirth, 1858  
(C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

French Defense: abNormal / Dbl Fio Hippo (C00) 1-0 Stockfish
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

French Exchange (C01) 0-1 5 consecutive checks w/2 sacs finish
V Goldfarb vs Alekhine, 1909 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858 
(C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Long range pieces #
Morphy vs S Smyth, 1859 
(C01) French, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0

French Def. Advance Var (C02) 0-1 White's Queen is mated
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1850 
(C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 It aint over 'til it's over!
Morphy vs A Bottin, 1858 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game 1.e4 e5 2.h3 (C20) 1-0 Kside attack, pinned f7
Morphy vs NN, 1848 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: MacDonnell Gambit (C23) 1-0 J.Lowenthal notes
Morphy vs J Freeman, 1858  
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 72 in Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1859 
(C27) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 0-1

B's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky G. (C27) 1-0 Lowenthal notes
Morphy vs Potier, 1858  
(C27) Vienna Game, 25 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C27) 1-0 P roller
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 
(C27) Vienna Game, 29 moves, 1-0

KG Declined. Classical w/4.b4 (C30) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs R Dawson, 1859  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

K's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Notes by J Lowenthal
Morphy vs J Rhodes, 1858  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Notes by Lowenthal; Blindfold Simul!
Morphy vs Bornemann, 1858  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Morphy vs S Boden, 1858 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

KGD Classical Variation (C30) 1-0 Bird gets f-6! w/3 threats
Morphy vs Bird, 1858 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

KGD Classical (C30) 1-0 Central battle ends w/Rook on 7th
Morphy vs S Boden, 1858 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

KGD Classical (C30) 1-0 PM abuses the f-file as usual
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

KGD Classical (C30) 1-0 Which scoresheet version is correct?
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

KGD. Mafia Def ...c5 & ...e5 (C30) 1-0 Unpin, hit f7 again
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

The one time he lost to Schulten
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0

Falkbeer CG Charousek Gambit Morphy Def (C31) 1-0 Center surge
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

KGD: Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 1/2-1/2Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs A Hay, 1859  
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 6 in A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
W Budzinski vs Morphy, 1858 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 0-1

Game 13 in Common Sense in Chess by Lasker
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1

KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 0-1 Royal skewer
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 0-1 DEFLECTION for f2
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

KGA Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Zwishenzug promo threat
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 0-1

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 1-0 Q sets fork
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0

KGA K's Knight Gambit (C34) 1-0 Watch g6-square annihilation
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Def Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 Brothers & Sisters
Morphy vs Bird, 1859 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 46 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 Early surrender
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 11 moves, 1-0

Blindfolded Morphy missed a picture perfect cross-pin 18.Qxg7!
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

KGA. Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (C37) 1-0 Seize the initiative!
Morphy vs NN, 1860 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

KGA K's Knight Gambit (C37) 1-0 How not to play Fischer's def
Morphy vs B Tilghman, 1859 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

To accept the Muzio Gambit was a piece of chivalry
Morphy vs A Jones, 1859 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

KGA Muzio Gambit Sarratt Def (C37) 1-0 Royalty tied to pin
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

KGA Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Blindfold; Supreme piling on the pin
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

This is a well-known spurious game
F Deacon vs Morphy, 1859 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0

Black delivers Philidor's Legacy
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1849 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

KGA, Philidor Gambit (C38) 1-0 PM sacs both kNights
Morphy vs A Meek, 1855 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

KGA Hanstein Gambit (C38) 1-0 PM trails in development!?!
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1-0

KGA Hanstein Gambit (C38) 0-1 Twas Black w/sac, pin, open file
Morphy vs de Riviere, 1863 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 0-1

The White knight is immune due to the pinned pawn
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs G Lyttelton, 1858  
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky G Anderssen D (C39)1-0 Old-timers had no clock
Morphy vs Bird, 1858 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Full piece coord
Morphy vs G Medley, 1858 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0

"Morphy Chess Masterpieces" by Fred Reinfeld
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Def (C39) 0-1 Stockfish
H Baucher vs Morphy, 1858 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 0-1

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Up a piece
Morphy vs NN, 1849 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: McConnell Defense (C40) 1-0 Royal Punishment
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit (C40) 1-0 Q fork
Morphy vs A Mongredien, 1859 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit (C40)1-0 Q vs 2Rs ending
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 54 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 It starts out like the Opera House game
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 59 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Boden Variation (C41) 0-1 Mistakes game
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

A different approach to the Philidor; Knight penetration
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Head and shoulders above his contemporaries
Bird vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs H Baucher, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

The White Queen is in a predicament
Lowenthal vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Threaten mate, snip pawns
Morphy vs A Mongredien, 1859 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Morphy Gambit (C41) 1-0 Black moves too many Ps
Morphy vs F Sicre, 1864 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Game 26 in 'Morphy: Move by Move' by Zenon Franco Ocampos.
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Morphy Gambit (C41) 1-0 He was in trouble?
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 6 in Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev
Morphy vs C A Seguin, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Chess variants - No N (000) 1-0 Inflict doubled Ps, seize files
Morphy vs A B Arnold, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

Chess variants - No N / Philidor CG (000) 1/2- R vs 2 Bs ending
Morphy vs W Thomas, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Petrov Def., Cozio (Lasker) Attk (C42) 1-0 Sacrifice is > love
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1850 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Game 17 A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs W Budzinski, 1859 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 Stockfish
Lowenthal vs Morphy, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 70 moves, 1-0

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Lowenthal vs Morphy, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 80 moves, 0-1

Get the queen in close and give her some assistance
Morphy vs I T Hart, 1854 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

A kind of delayed Jerome Gambit punished by Morphy
A Meek vs Morphy, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Lolli Variation (C44) 1-0 Pinning the queen.
Morphy vs NN, 1850 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C44) 1-0 Pawn roller
Morphy vs S Boden, 1858 
(C45) Scotch Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Saratt Var (C44) 0-1 Kside counter attack
A Meek vs Morphy, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
A Meek vs Morphy, 1857 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1

Game 5 Scotch gambit
T Lichtenhein vs Morphy, 1857 
(C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Three Knights (C46) 0-1 Exchange off invader then U penetrate
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857 
(C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

The only game Morphy lost at the American Chess Congress.
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857 
(C46) Three Knights, 34 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch (C47) 0-1 P grab drops the exchange
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857 
(C47) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1

Spanish 4 Knights (C48) 0-1 Notes by Chernev and many others
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

The tournament book ends with 20.Qe2 Qxh1 White resigns.
J Thompson vs Morphy, 1857 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1

Italian Game 4.0-0 f5 5.d4 (C50) 1-0 A rim rockin' slam dunk!!
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0

Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Royal attack leads to royal fork
Morphy vs A Bousserolles, 1859 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0 Tremendous!
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian 4Knights (C50) 0-1 Q sac falls short
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs Worrall, 1859  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 Black K walk
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0

Italian Game vs Ns on rim (C50) 1-0 Blindfold simul
Morphy vs W Thomas, 1859 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 1-0

"Morphy, Blackburne and Tal" Chess Artists
Morphy vs Bird, 1858 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Winning Chess Openings by Bill Robertie
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

Morphy los comía lentamente. Un monstruo
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Spearhead final
Morphy vs F Lewis, 1858 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 28 A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs T Hampton, 1858 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Game 35 A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs C Golmayo, 1864 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

This 9...d5 Evans Gambit plays like a Max Lange Attack
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 1-0 Devastating B pair
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 It's best to castle
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 9 in Development of Chess Style by Dr. Max Euwe
Morphy vs C Stanley, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 How to Beat Your Dad at Chess
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1849 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 1-0 Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs H A Kennedy, 1859  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0Both Ks in danger
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 19 in Common Sense in Chess by Emanuel Lasker, new edition
Morphy vs G Salmon, 1858  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0

9.d5 or 9.Nc3? Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0
Morphy vs de Riviere, 1863 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 52 in A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1859 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Pawn Promo is Clearance Sacrifice to #!?! It's Morphy, AGAIN!
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Morphy vs P Capdevielle, 1864 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 0-1 Stockfish notes
J Thompson vs Morphy, 1858 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Stockfish
Morphy vs de Riviere, 1863 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 0-1 Stockfish
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 39 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. ML (C51) 1-0 Stockfish; video link
Morphy vs A Mongredien, 1859 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Stockfish
Morphy vs NN, 1859 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 0-1 Don't blink! Think like FTB!
N Marache vs Morphy, 1857 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Game 8 in Richard Reti's book Masters of the Chessboard.
Morphy vs P Bonford, 1858 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 0-1Imprecise attack is tolerable
J Thompson vs Morphy, 1857 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 42 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense (C52) 1-0 Nice haul from f7s
Morphy vs G Hammond, 1857 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) 0-1 White is surrounded
A Mongredien vs Morphy, 1859 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C52) 1-0 A pair of pins
Morphy vs J Laroche, 1858 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 12 moves, 1-0

Epaulette Mate- Morphy blindfold exhibition
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 Central P roll
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Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack (C52) 1-0 K walk survives
Morphy vs A D Ayers, 1855 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Slow Var (C52) 0-1 Stockfish Notes
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Slow Var (C52) 1-0 Q promo #!!
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Waller Attack (C52) 1-0 Stockfish
Morphy vs J Kipping, 1858 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit(C53)Rob the back rank defender
G Hammond vs Morphy, 1857 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1

Italian Classical, Cntr Attack (C53) 1-0 Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs J Cunningham, 1859  
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0

62. A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario the new FTB
J Thompson vs Morphy, 1857 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Hook Mate
C Stanley vs Morphy, 1857 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 0-1

C54 0-1 22 Rd3 Interference followed by Q+ & fork LPDO B
Saint Amant / Marie Florimond de B vs Morphy, 1858 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1

100 "classic" games that came with the Chessmaster 2000
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 Blindfold simul, NBQ#
Morphy vs P Dominguez, 1864 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0Brilliant smothered#
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859 
(C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Kieseritsky (C58) 0-1 Get in close
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C58) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Morphy gets Fried by 3 cooks in Hoboken, NJ
Fiske / Fuller / Perrin vs Morphy, 1857 
(C58) Two Knights, 51 moves, 1-0

Paul smacks Sam with the ol' 1-2 punch!
Morphy vs S Boden, 1859 
(C58) Two Knights, 50 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Cozio Def (C60) 0-1 Resembles a Marshall Attack
G Medley vs Morphy, 1858 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 0-1

featured article by Pandolfini in April 2007 Chess Life, p. 36
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Two hogs on the 2nd
G Medley vs Morphy, 1858 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 99 of'500 Master Games of Chess' by Tartakower and du Mont
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 0-1 Stockfish
Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 0-1

variants / less QN Scotch Game (000) 1-0 Skewer the Defender
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0

N odds, KGD Falkbeer Countergambit (000) 1-0
Morphy vs Maurian, 1861 
(000) Chess variants, 32 moves, 1-0

variants - remove N-QN1 (000) 1-0 King's Gambit Accepted
Morphy vs C Mead, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

An incredible tactical tour de force by Paul Morphy
Morphy vs de Riviere, 1863 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 1-0

David Lawson published in BCM Aug 1978 "Unknown P Morphy Games"
NN vs Morphy, 1850 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

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