Morphy - Paulsen, USA-01.Kongress New York, NY USA (4.1), 29.10.1857

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nb3 Bb6 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Bf4 0-0 8.Bd6 f5 9.e5 the weak d6 square 9...a6 10.Be2 Nbc6 11.0-0 Rf7 12.Kh1 f4 13.Ne4 Nf5 14.Bh5 g6 15.Bg4 Ng7 16.Qf3 h5 17.Bh3 Qh4 18.Nf6+ Kh8 19.Qe4 Qg5 20.g3! f3 21.Nd2!! Bd8 [21...Qxd2? 22.Qxg6+-;
21...Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Rxf6 23.Nxf3!] 22.Nxf3 Qh6 23.Rg1 Bxf6 24.exf6 Ne8 25.Bf4 Nxf6 26.Qxc6!! Qxf4 [26...bxc6? 27.Bxh6 Ne4 28.Ne5 Nxf2+ 29.Kg2 Rf6 30.Raf1] 27.Qxc8+! Rxc8 28.gxf4 Rxc2 29.Rac1 Rxf2 30.Rc8+ Ng8 31.Ne5 Rg7 32.Nxg6+! Kh7 33.Nf8+ Kh6 34.Nxd7! Rxd7 35.Rcxg8 Rxf4 36.Bxe6 Re7? [36...Rdf7! 37.Bxf7 Rxf7+-] 37.R8g6+ Kh7 38.Bg8+ Kh8 39.Rh6+ Rh7 40.Rxh7# 1-0