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Unknown Morphy
Compiled by MissScarlett
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A collection of (mostly) unknown Morphy games as they appeared in the <BCM> in August 1978 and September 1979 in two parts by David Lawson:

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Game 1
Morphy vs NN, 1848 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Game 2 - Lawson gives 1857
Morphy vs NN, 1855 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 3 - Lawson gives 1-0, but surely wrong
Morphy vs H Kennicott, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 4 - Correct score/result as given in Staunton's ILN column
Morphy vs Loewenthal, 1850 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Game 5 - A Perrin, Fred's brother, dated November
Morphy vs A Perrin, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 6 - Pawn and 2 odds game, dated December
F Perrin vs Morphy, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 7, dated November
Morphy vs A Reif, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 8, dated November
H Richardson vs Morphy, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 35 moves, 0-1

Game 9, exact date
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 10, New York Clipper, 27.11.1858
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0

Game 11
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 0-1

Game 12
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 13
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 14
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 15
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

Game 16
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1-0

Game 17, Sunday Delta, 21.03.1858
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Game 18, 48-move version in Times-Democrat, 18.04.1894
Maurian vs Morphy, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 52 moves, 1-0

Game 19
Morphy vs Maurian, 1866 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 20, (New Orleans) Sunday Star, 07.01.1866
NN vs Morphy, 1865 
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 0-1

Game 21, (New Orleans) Sunday Star, 03.12.1865
Morphy vs P Capdevielle, 1864 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 22
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Game 23, Lawson gives 1-0 but Black is winning
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 0-1

Game 24
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 25
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 26
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 27
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 0-1

Game 28
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 29
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 30
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 31
Maurian vs Morphy, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 0-1

Game 32
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

Game 33
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 39 moves, 0-1

Game 35
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 36 - is it genuine Morphy game?
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 37
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Game 38, score continues
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 11 moves, 1-0

Game 39
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1849 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Game 40, Lawson wrongly attributes as Morphy - Loewenthal, 1858
von der Lasa vs C Jaenisch, 1842 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 41, Lawson wrongly attributes as Morphy - Loewenthal, 1858
Owen vs S Boden, 1857 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 42, Lawson gives Paul as White, year as 1850
E Morphy vs Morphy, 1854 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 43
Morphy vs NN, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 44
Morphy vs NN, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 45
Morphy vs NN, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 46, according to Lawson, not played at odds
Morphy vs NN, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 14 moves, 1-0

Game 47, uncertain date - 1849(1856?), no location
Morphy vs NN, 1849 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 48, no date given
NN vs Morphy, 1850 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

Game 49, no location
Morphy vs NN, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 50
Morphy vs NN, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 51, Lawson gives exact date
Morphy vs NN, 1859 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 52
Morphy vs NN, 1860 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 53, Jerome Meunier (1825-1909)?
Morphy vs J Meunier, 1860 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 54
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 55
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 56
Morphy vs D Julien, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 57, exact date given
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 58, appeared in (NO) Times-Democrat, 06.02.1887
Morphy vs Maurian, 1864 
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 59
C Stanley vs Morphy, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 60
C Stanley vs Morphy, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 61, date and location unknown
Morphy vs Hart, 1854 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 62
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

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