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From arguably the most famous game in chess history, or at least the most used by chess instructors!


The game won by Morphy at the opera was 1.Bxd7+ Nxd7 [There were dreary finishes: 1...Qxd7 2.Qb8+ Ke7 3.Qe5+ Kd8 (3...Qe6 4.Qc7+ Qd7 5.Qxd7#) 4.Bxf6+ gxf6 5.Qxf6+ Kc7 6.Rxd7+ Kxd7 7.Qxh8] 2.Qb8+ Nxb8 3.Rd8#

 


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