Game No. 5 of the New Orleans blindfold display (Feb.–Mar. 1858). An Evans's Gambit finished by an announced mate in four.
7…h6This is not a good move, and, properly met, places Black in a very disadvantageous position.
9…Qg6Taking the Pawn with Knight at this point loses the piece, as follows—9. Kt. takes P.; 10. R. to K's sq., P. to Q's 3rd; 11. Kt. takes Kt., P. takes Kt.; 12. Q. to R's 4th (ch.), &c.
19…Bxc3If the Bishop had retreated to B's 2nd, White would have obtained a fine attack by P. to B's 5th.
25.f5A fine move.
25…b6If he had taken the Rook, he would have lost the game by R. to K's sq. (ch.), &c.
29.Re7+And White announced mate in four moves.
J. Löwenthal, Morphy's Games of Chess (1860) · Public domain · source