Helped by Paul Morphy's Ghost
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I was in the Middlegame in an even position though my opponent, with the Black Pieces, had control of the center. Suddenly my mind was visited by the Ghost of Paul Morphy, whose famous Opera House Game in 1858 ended with the "Opera Mate" where a Rook mates assisted by a Bishop on a diagonal that limits the opponent's on-the-edge King and I could see my game's version could be like this stripped down version.
I had to sacrifice a Rook for a Knight to make the threat pay-off. I hope you enjoy how Paul Morphy's Ghost upset what was an otherwise well-played Modern Benoni Defense by my opponent: