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{PGN 01}

[Event “Blindfold Exhibition”] [Site “Paris, FRA”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Morphy”] [Black “Boucher”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C62”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game I., p. 57.”] [PlyCount “53”]

1. {Mr. Morphy plays without seeing the Chess board or men, against M. Boucher, at Paris.} e4 e5 2.  Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4.  Qxd4 Nc6 5.  Bb5 Bd7 6.  Bxc6 Bxc6 7.  Bg5 f6 8.  Bh4 Nh6 9.  Nc3 Be7 10.  O-O O-O 11.  Qc4+ Kh8 12.  Nd4 Qd7 13.  Rad1 Rf7 14. f4 a5 15. f5 Rff8 16.  Ne6 Rg8 17. a4 Ng4 18.  Qe2 Ne5 19.  Bg3 Qc8 {To enable him to capture the Bishop, which is about to take the Kt., with the Q’s Pawn.} 20.  Bxe5 dxe5 21.  Rf3 {The attack looks already irresistible, but the actual finish is charmingly accomplished.} Bd7 {By this move Black may be said to lose a Piece.  His best course—­but that a bad one—­was possibly to retreat his Bishop to K’s square.} 22.  Rh3 {Threatening mate in two moves.} h6 23.  Qd2 Kh7 {To avert the promised mate, by Rxh6+, etc.} 24.  Qxd7 Bd6 25.  Rxh6+ {The termination is very pretty—­quite an elegant little problem.} Kxh6 26.  Rd3 {And Black has no possible means of escape; for, if he play Qe8, White simply captures the Queen for nothing; if Bc5+, then follows Kf1, etc.} Kh5 27.  Qf7+ {And wins; the battle having lasted about seven hours.} 1-0