{PGN 02}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Morphy”] [Black “Harrwitz”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C62”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game II., p. 58.”] [PlyCount “69”]

1. 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 Qd7 11.  Rad1 O-O 12.  Qc4+ Rf7 13.  Nd4 Ng4 14. h3 Ne5 15.  Qe2 g5 {Very imprudent in such a position and against such an opponent.  It must be admitted, however, that Black has no good move at this crisis.} 16.  Bg3 Rg7 17.  Nf5 Rg6 18. f4 gxf4 19.  Rxf4 Kh8 20.  Rh4 Bf8 21.  Bxe5 fxe5 22.  Rf1 Qe6 23.  Nb5 Qg8 24.  Rf2 a6 25.  Nxc7 {Perfectly sound, as the sequel shows.} Rc8 26.  Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rc7 ({Taking the Pawn would have been injudicious; for example,} 27...  Qxd5 28.  Rxh7+ Kxh7 {best} 29.  Qh5+ Bh6 30.  Nxh6 Rxh6 31.  Qf5+ Kg7 {Anything.} 32.  Qxc8) 28. c4 Be7 29.  Rh5 Qe8 30. c5 {The first step in a combination of admirable daring and ingenuity.} Rxc5 31.  Rxh7+ Kxh7 32.  Qh5+ Kg8 33.  Nxe7+ Kg7 {Had he taken the Knight it would have cost him his Queen.} 34.  Nf5+ Kg8 35.  Nxd6 {And Black cannot possibly save the game.} 0-1

{PGN 03}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Morphy”] [Black “Harrwitz”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C62”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game III., p. 59.”] [PlyCount “80”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4.  Qxd4 Nc6 5.  Bb5 Bd7 6.  Bxc6 Bxc6 7.  Bg5 Nf6 8.  Nc3 Be7 9.  O-O-O O-O 10.  Rhe1 h6 11.  Bh4 Ne8 12.  Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qg5+ 15.  Kb1 dxe5 16.  Rxe5 Qg2 17.  Nd5 Qxh2 18.  Ree1 Qd6 19.  Rg1 Kh7 20.  Qe3 f5 21.  Nf4 Qb6 22.  Qe2 Rf7 23.  Qc4 Qf6 24.  Nh5 {This looks promising, but does not turn out well.  He had better, perhaps, have played Rg6.} Qe7 25.  Rde1 Qd7 26. a3 Nd6 27.  Qd4 Rg8 28.  Rg2 b6 29.  Reg1 Ne8 30.  Qc3 f4 {Well played.  White must now beware, for his Kt. is in sore peril.} 31.  Rh1 {This will not save the Kt.  The best move was Rg4.} g6 32.  Rhg1 Qd5 33.  Qe1 gxh5 34.  Rg5 {Merely desperate.} Qxf3 35.  Qe5 Rf6 36.  Qe7+ Rg7 37.  Qxe8 hxg5 38.  Qe1 Qc6 39. f3 Re6 40.  Qf2 Rge7 0-1

{PGN 04}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “Bird”] [Black “Morphy”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C41”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game IV., p. 60.”] [PlyCount “58”]

1. e4 e5 2.  Nf3 d6 3. d4 f5 4.  Nc3 fxe4 5.  Nxe4 d5 6.  Ng3 e4 7.  Ne5 Nf6 8.  Bg5 Bd6 9.  Nh5 O-O 10.  Qd2 Qe8 11. g4 Nxg4 12.  Nxg4 Qxh5 13.  Ne5 Nc6 14.  Be2 Qh3 15.  Nxc6 bxc6 16.  Be3 Rb8 17.  O-O-O Rxf2 18.  Bxf2 Qa3 19. c3 Qxa2 20. b4 Qa1+ 21.  Kc2 Qa4+ 22.  Kb2 Bxb4 23. cxb4 Rxb4+ 24.  Qxb4 Qxb4+ 25.  Kc2 e3 26.  Bxe3 Bf5+ 27.  Rd3 Qc4+ 28.  Kd2 Qa2+ 29.  Kd1 Qb1+ 0-1

{PGN 05}

[Event “?”] [Site “?”] [Date “????.??.??”] [Round “?”] [White “?”] [Black “?”] [Result “0-1”] [ECO “C41”] [Annotator “The Blue Book of Chess, Game V., p. 60.”] [PlyCount “56”]