A REMINISCENCE OF MORPHY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 3, 16 August 1890, Page 6

A REMINISCENCE OF MORPHY.

The Baltimore Sunday News gives the following as a game which was played by Morphy during his visit to Paris in 1859, and “which is not in the books ” :— “The two Knights’ Defence.” white. black. Paul Morphy. M. S. 1 Pto K 4 z IPto K 4 2 Kt to K B 3 2 Kt to Q B 3 3 B to B 4 3 Kt to B 3 4 P to Q 4 4 T takes P 5 ‘ Castles 5 Kt. takes P 6 R to K sq. 6 P to Q 4 7 B takes P 7 Q takes B 8 Kt to B 3 . 8 QtoK R 4 9 Kt takes Kt 9 B to K 3 10 Q Kt to Kt 5 10 B to Kt. 5 11 R takes B (ch) 11 Ptakes R 12 Kt takes K P 12 Qto B 2 13 K Kt to Kt 5 13 Q to K 2 14 Q to K 2 14 B to Q 3 15 Kt takes-Kt P (ch) 15 Kto Q 2 16 Q to'Kt 4 (ch) 16 KtoQ sq < 117 Kt to B 7 (ch) 17 Q takes Kt 18 B to Kt 5 (ch) 18 B to K 2 19 K to K 6 (ch) 19 K to B sq. 20 Kt to B 5 (ch) 20 K to Kt sq 21 Kt to Q 7 (ch) 21 K to B sq 22 Kt to Kt 6 (ch) 22 K to Kt sq 23 Q to B 8 (ch) 23 R takes Q 24 Kt to Q 7, ’mate

The annual meeting of members of the Pakuranga Racing Club will be held on Friday, 22nd. inst., at Mr. Blomfield’s office, Durham Street.