This is game 116 of Shibut and 047 of Maroczy

Maroczy groups all the NY Blindfold games together, this game does not appear in the grouping.

Lawson in reporting of the NY games Morphy played blindfolded states the following: 2 games with Paulsen 1 game with Lichtenhein

THE FOLLOWING IN BRIEF
Lawson also states:

After the tournament Paul played most at odds, a notable exception was Schulten who had played with St. Amant and Labourdonnais and the Chess Monthly reported about Schulten:

"a far spread reputation as a chess player. A multitude of his games, contested on equal terms with the leading players of Europe, have been published in the Chess Periodicals over the last 15 years."

So intros done, Schulten arrived in NY November 29 and they played 24 games into December Morphy winning 23 and losing 1.

Lawson does NOT state that it was a match, as the results would surely indicate that Schulten was so far outclassed one has to wonder why odds were not given later.

In Fiske's book the chapter "Chess without a board" there is no mention of a Schulten blindfold game.

So that leaves Sergeant, who claims this game which morphy won was played blindfolded and that the only game that Morphy lost to Schulten was not a blindfold game. Did Sergeant also claim it was a match?

Whether a match or not is there any explanation for this single blindfold?

(If u beat me 23 times u have to play me 1 blindfolded?)

IMHO, Morphy totally bored after cleaning Schulten's clock for 20 some games turns on the TV to catch a Nascar race and just states his moves to Schulten and Schulten loses again (classify it as Blindfold??).

All kidding aside, I believe Sergeant erred, when an author goes against the grain they should state why and offer their reasonings. Like when Ward took NN games and stated they were played by Worrall without any new facts led to the conclusion. Most people reading his book would not know, but others reviewing and comparing would point out "Hey what is going on here Typo's, some bias or what?

Would not be the first time I have been wrong.

What Game Number is this in Sergeants Games? It can be matched to corrections in Gleanings which was printed later.

Unless I'm blind myslef, Sergeant does not assert anywhere that this was a blindfold game.

However, Sergeant does give the game ending at 21...Black mates in 3 (followed by the mating variations).

Second :-)

<SBC tournament games but excludes 4 blindfold games and 1 consultation game.>

From shear recollective powers and without sight of references (blindfolded)

As I recall there was 1 instance of paul playing one board on a 4 board blind simul against Paulsen 10/10/1857, then on 10/20/1857 paulsen against Morphy 2 boards both blind and then finally Lichtenhein total of four (4) I think Lawson Missed one.

<SnoopDogg> You didn't look it up and are just plain wrong about Sargeant. Okay, should have checked it myself but didn't.

<SBC> Sargeant gives all four blindfold games. Three against Paulsen. Both players were blind in all three. The fourth was against Lichtenhein. Games 89-92 LXXXIX through XCII

Chessgames also has another Schulten game as blindfold. Apparently someone decided there was a two game blindfold match played, but without any basis at all.

Sargeant's little bio on Schulten is odd. Says he is "An American" who played Labourdonnais etc and then retired to Berlin. He really sounds like Paulsen who lived in the US for a time and eventually moved back to the homeland.

Apologies for not digging out Sargeant before. Maybe I can even find Gleanings :->

I looked back through it. I see the problem. At least in my edition, Game LXXXIX is Paulsen, Oct. 10, 1857; Game XC is Paulsen, Oct. 10, 1857; Game XCI is Paulsen Oct. 10,<1859>.

I saw the 1859 (apparently a mispint) and din't look any further to the next page where Game XCII is Lichtenheim Nov. 19, 1857.

So, Sergeant gives 4 games for NYC 1857, but only correctly lists 3.

He was blindfolded!?

<SnoopDogg: Yes he was, so Morphy's Games of Chess by P.W. Sergeant says SnoopDogg:>

Yeah, always...
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857

Still can't find the mate he must have announced though. :P

Schulten 4 mistakes:
12.dxc6 -2.83 (12.h3 0.17)
13.Kf1 -4.20 (13.Bc3 -2.81)
15.Qb1 -6.43 (15.Rb1 -4.36)
16.Kf2 #8 (16.Kg1 -6.09)

What do you think?