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| 1. |
Morphy
vs the Dukes |
1858 |
Paris Opera |
Philidors |
17 |
The Opera Game. The most famous chess game in chess
history. Morphy crushes two Dukes playing at the same time, and the
game is proof that pairing two mediocre players does not double their
talent. |
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| 2. |
Marache
vs Morphy |
1857 |
US Champ. |
Evan's Gambit |
19 |
Morphy shows how to accept a gambit as black, and then win quickly...a
very difficult feat. Morphy shows why he is the dominating player
of his day. See more Morphy brilliancies. |
| 3. |
Morphy
vs Alonzo |
1849 |
New Orleans |
Evan's Gambit |
21 |
Queen in the middle and King in the center, is a bad combination
for Alonzo. Morphy finished this game with a brilliant double checkmate. |
4. |
Morphy
vs Alonzo |
1848 |
New Orleans |
King's Gambit |
19 |
Morphy takes control of the center in this game in a big way. |
| 5. |
Morphy
vs. Dominguez |
1864 |
Havana |
Center Gambit |
20 |
Make mistakes against Morphy in an open game and you will lose fast.
Botvinick said that no one was better at open positions than morphy. |
| 6. |
Morphy
vs Carr |
1858 |
Birmingham |
No Opening |
25 |
In this game, black plays a completely fishy opening hwre he plays
h6 and a5 for his first two moves and gets severely punished. |
| 7. |
Morphy
vs Mac Connel |
1849 |
New Orleans |
Fish Defence |
23 |
Black brings his queen out early and is severely punished. |
| 8. |
Blindfold
Simultaneous exhibit |
1859 |
Paris |
Various |
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Morphy takes on 8 challengers blindfolded. One of the most amazing
exhibitions of human genius ever. |
| 00. |
COMPLETE
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ALL 302 of Morphy's recorded games. These games are not annotated,
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