(1) Morphy,Paul - Barnes,Thomas Wilson [C42]
London Simultaneous 1859
[The Art of Attack in Chess, p.046]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nxc3 5.dxc3 f6 6.0-0 Qe7 7.Nh4 d6 8.Qh5+ Kd8 9.f4 Be6 10.Bxe6 Qxe6 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Ng6 Bc5+ 13.Kh1 Re8 14.Qxh7 Qg8 15.Qh5 Nd7 16.b4 Bd6 17.Bd2 Qf7 18.Qg4 Qe6 19.Qe4 Nb6 20.Qxb7 Qg4 21.a4 Rc8 22.Rad1 Qxg6 23.Be3 Nc4 24.Qc6 Qf7 25.Bxa7 e4 26.Rd4 Qh5 27.Rf4 e3 28.g4 e2 29.gxh5 e1Q+ 30.Kg2 Re2+ 31.Kh3 f5 32.Qxc4? [Although Vukovic gives an exclamation mark to this move, Morphy has now fallen into a forced mate. Objectively, the best move for White is 32.Rxc4!








but if Black finds the problem-like 32...g5!!! White is still dead: 33.hxg6 Ke7! 34.g7 Rg8 and Black is threatening a mate-in-six beginning with 35...Qf1+. White can only postpone mate with 35.Bf2 Rxf2 36.Rce4+ (If 36.Rxf2 then 36...Qxf2 and the threat of 37...Qxh2# forces mate) 36...fxe4 37.Rxe4+ and now we finish with an appropriate queen sacrifice: 37...Kf6!!! 38.Rxe1 Rxh2+ 39.Kg4 Rxg7+ 40.Kf3 Rg3+ 41.Ke4 Rh4+ 42.Kd5 Rg5+ 43.Re5 Rxe5# ]

32...Qf1+ 33.Kh4 Rxh2+ 34.Kg5 Qg2+?? [It was mate-in-thirteen: 34...Qg1+ 35.Rg4 Qe3+ 36.Kg6 Qh6+ 37.Kxf5 Qf6+ 38.Ke4 Qe5+ 39.Kf3 Rh3+ 40.Kg2 Qh2+ 41.Kf1 Rf3+ 42.Ke1 Re3+ 43.Kd1 Qh1+ 44.Rg1 Qxg1+ 45.Qf1 Qxf1+ 46.Kd2 Qe1# ]

35.Rg4 fxg4 36.Qf7?? [Vukovic pointed out that White wins with 36.Rxd6+!! cxd6 37.Qg8+ Ke7 38.Qxg7+ Ke8 39.Qg6+ Ke7 40.Qf6+ Ke8 41.Qe6+ Kd8 42.Bb6+ Rc7 43.Qxd6+ Ke8 44.Bxc7 and White's extra pawns are decisive]

36...Qc6 37.b5 Qd7 38.Rxd6 Qxd6 0-1