Opera game: P.Morphy vs.Duke Karl 1858vf

Opera game is one of the most famous chess games of all times. It was played in an Opera house in Paris in 1858.

This game is important because Morphy shows how important the role of development, time, sacrifices and combinations are in this game 

Morphy plays white

Duke Karl plays black

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 this is a weak move already - bobby fisher  

4. dxe5 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 dxe5 6.Bc4 Nf6  7.Qb3 Qe7 8.Nc3 c6 9.Bg5 black is in zugzwangposition here. He can not develop the queen's knight because the pawn is hanging. The bishop is blocked because of the queen - B. Fischer.

9....b5 10.Nxb5 cxb5 11Bxb5+ Nbd7 

12 0-0-0 Rd8 13.Rxd7 Rxd7 14.Rd1 Qe6 15.Bxd7+ Nxd7 16.Qb8+ Nxb8 17 Rd8#