The sixth game, an Evans's Gambit at the odds of the Queen's Knight. With the extra piece Thompson gradually outplays even Morphy, and a King's-side attack with the Rook forces White's resignation.
8…Bb6We should have preferred P. takes P., or Castles.
13…Qc7His sable majesty seems now to be very snugly quartered, and White's pieces do not occupy very attacking positions. If White had played 13. Q. R. to Q's sq., Black would have moved the Q. to Q. B's 2nd; and if White had played 13. P. takes P., Black would have played 13. Kt. to Kt's 5th, regaining the Pawn with a better position. The extra Kt. will now tell heavily even against the unsurpassed genius of the first player.
14.h3To advance the Pawns on the King's side.
20…Nd3To force an exchange of pieces, for if 21. B. takes Kt., Black may retake immediately, or play P. to Q. B's 5th (dis. ch.). We give a diagram of this pretty position.
J. Löwenthal, Morphy's Games of Chess (1860) · Public domain · source