[Event "Blindfold simul, 8b"]
[Site "Birmingham ENG"]
[Date "1858.08.27"]
[EventDate "1858.08.27"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Paul Morphy"]
[Black "Thomas Avery"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[Source "Illustrated London News, 1858.09.18, p.255"]
[PlyCount "66"]

1. e4 {Notes by J. Lowenthal} c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4
e6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Bd3 d5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd7 9. f4 Ba6
{...c5 would have been a better move.} 10. O-O {If White had
captured the proffered bishop, Black would have checked with
the queen , regaining the piece and improving his position.}
Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Bc5 12. Nd2 Bxe3+ 13. Qxe3 Qb6 {We believe that
Mr. Avery acted prudently in exchanging off the pieces and
simplifying the game. Mr. Morphy having shown himself so
extremely accurate and skilful in complicated positions, which
in an endgame, playing blindfold, it was just possible that
his power of calculation might prove faulty.} 14. Rae1 O-O
15. b3 f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. g3 Raf8 18. Kg2 Qxe3 19. Rxe3 g6
20. Rfe1 e5 {Very well played. The forces have taken up a
position of much interest.} 21. R1e2 exf4 22. Re7 R8f7
23. gxf4 Rxf4 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. Rc8 R4f6 26. Rc7 Nf8 27. Ree7
Rxe7 28. Rxe7+ Rf7 29. Re8 Nd7 30. Nf3 Rf8 31. Re7+ Rf7
32. Re8 Rf8 33. Re7+ Rf7 1/2-1/2