A very famous chess game: The Night at the Opera

This game was played in 1858 at the interlude of Night at the Opera, as the great Paul Morphy was invited to Paris' Opera by two quite strong chess aficionados; Duke Karl of Brunswick and Count Isouard who consulted together but couldn't hold their ground more than 16 moves. The game is one of chess history's most famous one's...


This game is one of the most played games ever!  Play it over and see why.


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The game is as follows:


1. e4             e5 
2. Nf3          d6 
3. d4             Bg4 
4. dxe5         Bxf3 
5. Qxf3        dxe5 
6. Bc4          Nf6 
7. Qb3         Qe7 
8. Nc3          c6 
9. Bg5           b5
10. Nxb5      cxb5 
11. Bxb5+    Nbd7 
12. O-O-O   Rd8
13. Rxd7       Rxd7 
14. Rd1        Qe6 
15. Bxd7+    Nxd7
16. Qb8+      Nxb8 
17. Rd8#
        1 - 0
Excellent win for white!