Louis Paulsen vs Paul Morphy, 1857

Morphy's queen lands on f3

1st American Chess Congress · Four Knights Game · 0-1

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Game moves (PGN)

[Event "1st American Chess Congress"]
[Site "New York, USA"]
[Date "1857.11.03"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Louis Paulsen"]
[Black "Paul Morphy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Re8 7. Nxc6 dxc6
8. Bc4 b5 9. Be2 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Rxe4 11. Bf3 Re6 12. c3 Qd3 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4
bxa4 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. Ra2 Rae8 17. Qa6 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rg6+ 19. Kh1 Bh3 20. Rd1
Bg2+ 21. Kg1 Bxf3+ 22. Kf1 Bg2+ 23. Kg1 Bh3+ 24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Qf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1
Re2 27. Ra1 Rh6 28. d4 Be3 0-1