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Morphy, Paul vs Duke Karl Count Isouard

Paris it • Paris • 1858

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Paris 1858. Paul Morphy demolished the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard during a performance of The Barber of Seville. A masterclass in rapid development and sacrificial attack — still the first complete game shown to chess students worldwide, 165 years later.

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Morphy, Paul vs Duke Karl Count Isouard
Paris • 1858
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3d63.d4Bg44.dxe5Bxf35.Qxf3dxe56.Bc4Nf67.Qb3Qe78.Nc3c69.Bg5b510.Nxb5cxb511.Bxb5+Nbd712.O-O-ORd813.Rxd7Rxd714.Rd1Qe615.Bxd7+Nxd716.Qb8+Nxb817.Rd8#1-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

17

Opening

C41

Philidor Defense

Date

1858.??.??

Moves

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