Yes and the funny is that Paulsen needed more than an hour to accept the sacrifice!!
1857:Paulsen vs Morphy
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wasn't it half hour..
Jan 6, 2009
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Paul Morphy was known to make his moves almost instantaneously and took 12 mins on that 1 move. It isnt a forced win but Paulsen missed the only chance to defend.
One of my favourite Morphy games. Thanks for posting it here.
nice post, i like this game of morphy, for me his finest sacrifice among his bags of tricks
so cool!
Jan 14, 2009
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Excellent! This is Paul Morphy's "Immortal Game"!!
I have a copy of Stienitz' Book 'The Modern Chess Instructor' published in 1889 and embossed in Gold on the front cover is this game at move 17 when Paul Morphy made his Queen Sacrifice.
I can see I will enjoy being a member of this Group!
Paul Morphy competed in only one tournament in his short career, the 1st American Chess Congress in 1857. In the final round of this knock-out event, he defeated German master Louis Paulsen by a score of +5, =2, -1. In this game, he demonstrates both his better grasp of positional play -- Black's control of the center files makes a marked contrast to White's flailing on the flanks -- and his combinative ability, as he finishes the game with a startling and brilliant Queen sacrifice.