Zugzwang Editions

Volume 01Philidor Defence33 half-moves

The Opera
Game

White
Paul Morphy
Black
Duke Karl of Brunswick & Count Isouard
Played
Paris, 1858
Result
1–0 · Checkmate, move 17

( Paris, 1858 )

Played in a private box at the Paris opera, during the performance, against two aristocrats consulting as a pair. Seventeen moves; every one of White's pieces arrives exactly when it is needed.

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Final position

Start position

Scroll

Scroll to play the game, one half-move at a time.

  1. 1.e4e5
  2. 2.Nf3d6
  3. 3.d4Bg4
  4. 4.dxe5Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3dxe5
  6. 6.Bc4Nf6
  7. 7.Qb3Qe7
  8. 8.Nc3c6
  9. 9.Bg5b5
  10. 10.Nxb5cxb5
  11. 11.Bxb5+Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O-ORd8
  13. 13.Rxd7Rxd7
  14. 14.Rd1Qe6
  15. 15.Bxd7+Nxd7
  16. 16.Qb8+Nxb8
  17. 17.Rd8#

Zugzwang Editions · Volume 01The Opera GameParis 1858 · 1–0

The print

Every move,
one sheet

Folded loose inside the book: the whole game drawn on one sheet, 33 lines, one of them red.

Book
170 × 240 mm, 64 pages, Swiss binding
Print
594 × 841 mm (A1), uncoated 170 g
Edition
300 copies, numbered by hand
Price
CHF 48, shipping included in Switzerland
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