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Chess,
like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. - Tarrasch
The following is a Giuoco Piano
game played by the American Paul Morphy. It was played on his twelfth
birthday against his uncle. Paul was blindfolded so he could not
see the pieces on the board. He played all of the moves by imagining
the board in his head. His uncle was allowed to see the board. Paul
Morphy went on to be the best chess player of his time!
[Event "?"]
[Site "New Orleans"]
[Date "1849.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "P. Morphy"]
[Black "E. Morphy"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d4 exd4 7.
cxd4 Bb6 8. h3 h6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Re8 11. d5 Bxe3 12. dxc6 Bb6
13. e5 dxe5 14. Qb3 Re7 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Nxe5 Qe8 17. cxb7 Bxb7
18. Rae1 Ba6 19. Ng6 Qd8 20. Re7 1-0
{If 20. ...Nd5 21. Nxd5 Rxe7 22. Nf6#}
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