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Paul Morphy vs Celso Golmayo Zupide, 1864

This replay preserves the complete 57-ply score of Morphy playing White across 29 numbered moves. The board can be advanced one ply at a time; the notes stick to observable board changes rather than guessing at the players’ intentions.

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White
Paul Morphy
Black
Celso Golmayo Zupide
Event
Havana sim
Year
1864
Result
1-0
Opening
C51 Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Morphy Attack

Opening reference: Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Morphy Attack (C51).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 32 middlegame and 5 endgame. The score contains 20 captures and 6 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 34 legal choices. The source score ends after 29.Rxa8 with the recorded result 1-0. Its termination tag was not retained, so this record does not infer whether the game ended by resignation, time or another cause.

Practice positions

The daily trainer uses a short set of positions from this complete score. Each link goes to the exact half-move rather than only the numbered move.

  1. 10.e5 — Change the pawn structure10.e5 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 14.Qxe6+ — Recapture on e614.Qxe6+ was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 17.Qxe7+ — Capture with check on e717.Qxe7+ was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 28.Re8+ — A forcing check28.Re8+ was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.

Replay with move-by-move board facts

The board, fact panel and transcript use the same legal score. “Fixed engine check” means Stockfish 17.1, one thread, a fixed 25,000-node search and 3 candidate lines. It compares moves under one reproducible setting; it does not claim to reconstruct a player’s thoughts.

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Paul Morphy vs Celso Golmayo Zupide, 1864

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...dxe5

  1. 1.e4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6.

  2. 1...e5 Claim central space

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e5; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4.

  3. 2.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4.

  4. 2...Nc6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to c6; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4.

  5. 3.Bc4 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc4 Nf6 d3 d6.

  6. 3...Bc5 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to c5; from c5 it attacks White's pawn on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bc5 c3 Nf6 d4.

  7. 4.b4 Create pressure on c5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from b2 to b4; from b4 it attacks Black's bishop on c5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; c3 ranked higher · b4.

  8. 4...Bxb4 Exchange on b4

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the pawn on b4; from b4 it attacks White's pawn on d2; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxb4.

  9. 5.c3 Create pressure on b4

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c2 to c3; from c3 it attacks Black's bishop on b4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c3 Be7 d4 Na5.

  10. 5...Bc5 Create pressure on f2

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from b4 to c5; from c5 it attacks White's pawn on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bc5 d4 Bb6 a4.

  11. 6.O-O Kingside castling

    Board fact: White castles kingside, moving the king to g1 and the rook to f1. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · O-O d6 d4 Bb6.

  12. 6...d6 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d7 to d6; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d6 d4 Bb6 dxe5.

  13. 7.d4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's bishop on c5 and Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d4 Bb6 dxe5 dxe5.

  14. 7...exd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the d-file; from d4 it attacks White's pawn on c3; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exd4 cxd4.

  15. 8.cxd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the pawn on d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's bishop on c5; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · cxd4 Bb6 h3 Nf6.

  16. 8...Bb6 Create pressure on d4

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from c5 to b6; from b6 it attacks White's pawn on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb6 d5.

  17. 9.Nc3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to c3; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc3 Bg4 Bb5 Kf8.

  18. 9...Nf6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Bg4 ranked higher · Nf6 e5.

  19. 10.e5 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e4 to e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from e5 it attacks Black's knight on f6 and Black's pawn on d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 dxe5 Ba3 Bxd4.

  20. 10...dxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from e5 it attacks White's pawn on d4; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxe5 Ba3.

Middlegame · 11.Ba3 to 26...Kc8

  1. 11.Ba3 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to a3; from there it controls c5 and d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ba3 Nxd4 Nxe5 Be6.

  2. 11...Bxd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the pawn on d4; from d4 it attacks White's knight on c3 and White's pawn on f2; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Nxd4 ranked higher · Bxd4 Qb3.

  3. 12.Qb3 Create pressure on b7

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to b3; from b3 it attacks Black's pawn on b7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qb3 Bg4 Bxf7+ Kd7.

  4. 12...Be6 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from c8 to e6; from e6 it attacks White's bishop on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Qd7 ranked higher · Be6 Bxe6 fxe6 Qxe6+.

  5. 13.Bxe6 Exchange on e6

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the bishop on e6; from e6 it attacks Black's pawn on f7; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxe6 fxe6 Qxe6+ Ne7.

  6. 13...fxe6 Recapture on e6

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the bishop on e6; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the e-file; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · fxe6 Qxe6+ Ne7 Nxd4.

  7. 14.Qxe6+ Recapture on e6

    Board fact: White's queen recaptures the pawn on e6; the move checks Black's king; from e6 it attacks Black's knight on c6 and Black's knight on f6; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe6+ Ne7 Nxd4 exd4.

  8. 14...Ne7 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the knight from c6 to e7; from there it controls d5, c6 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne7 Nxd4 Qd7 Qxe5.

  9. 15.Nxd4 Exchange on d4

    Board fact: White's knight takes the bishop on d4; from d4 it reinforces the queen on e6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxd4 Qd7 Qxe5 O-O-O.

  10. 15...exd4 Recapture on d4

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the knight on d4; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks White's knight on c3; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Qd7 ranked higher · exd4 Rfe1 Qd7 Qxe7+.

  11. 16.Rfe1 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to e1; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from there it controls e4, e5 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rfe1 Qd7 Qxe7+ Qxe7.

  12. 16...Qd7 Create pressure on e6

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to d7; from d7 it attacks White's queen on e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd7 Qxe7+ Qxe7 Rxe7+.

  13. 17.Qxe7+ Capture with check on e7

    Board fact: White's queen takes the knight on e7; the move checks Black's king; from e7 it attacks Black's queen on d7 and Black's knight on f6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe7+ Qxe7 Rxe7+ Kd8.

  14. 17...Qxe7 Recapture on e7

    Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the queen on e7; from e7 it attacks White's rook on e1 and White's bishop on a3; black is ahead by 8 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe7 Rxe7+ Kd8 Nb5.

  15. 18.Rxe7+ Recapture on e7

    Board fact: White's rook recaptures the queen on e7; the move checks Black's king; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e7 it attacks Black's pawn on c7 and Black's pawn on g7; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxe7+ Kd8 Rd1 Re8.

  16. 18...Kd8 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from e8 to d8; from d8 it attacks White's rook on e7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kd8 Rd1 Kc8 Nb5.

  17. 19.Rd1 Rook on the semi-open d-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a1 to d1; the rook now works on a semi-open d-file; from d1 it attacks Black's pawn on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rd1 Re8 Rxg7 b6.

  18. 19...b6 Advance the b-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b6; from there it controls c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b6 Rxd4+ Kc8 Rxg7.

  19. 20.Rxd4+ Capture with check on d4

    Board fact: White's rook takes the pawn on d4; the move checks Black's king; the rook now occupies the open d-file; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxd4+ Kc8 Rxg7 Re8.

  20. 20...Kc8 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from d8 to c8; from c8 it reinforces the pawn on c7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kc8 Rxg7 Re8 Kf1.

  21. 21.Nb5 Create pressure on a7

    Board fact: White moves the knight from c3 to b5; from b5 it attacks Black's pawn on a7 and Black's pawn on c7.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nb5 a6 Nxc7 Ra7.

  22. 21...Kb8 Reposition the king

    Board fact: Black moves the king from c8 to b8; from b8 it reinforces the rook on a8.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Re8 ranked higher · Kb8 Nxc7 a6 Nxa8.

  23. 22.Rxc7 Exchange on c7

    Board fact: White's rook takes the pawn on c7; the rook now occupies the open c-file; from c7 it attacks Black's pawn on a7 and Black's pawn on g7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Nxc7 ranked higher · Rxc7 Re8 Rc1 Rc8.

  24. 22...Re8 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from h8 to e8; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from there it controls e4, e5 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re8 Rd1 a5 Rxg7.

  25. 23.g3 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from g2 to g3; from there it controls f4.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Rd1 ranked higher · g3 a6 Rxg7 axb5.

  26. 23...a6 Create pressure on b5

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from a7 to a6; from a6 it attacks White's knight on b5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a6 Rxg7 axb5 Bd6+.

  27. 24.Bd6 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from a3 to d6; from there it controls e5, c5 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd6 axb5 Rxg7+ Kc8.

  28. 24...Ne4 Create pressure on d6

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to e4; from e4 it attacks White's bishop on d6 and White's pawn on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; axb5 ranked higher · Ne4 Bf4 g5 Re7+.

  29. 25.Rxe4 Exchange on e4

    Board fact: White's rook takes the knight on e4; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e4 it attacks Black's rook on e8; white is ahead by 6 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Bf4 ranked higher · Rxe4 Rxe4 Re7+ Kc8.

  30. 25...Rxe4 Recapture on e4

    Board fact: Black's rook recaptures the rook on e4; the rook now occupies the open e-file; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxe4 Re7+ Kc8 Rxe4.

  31. 26.Re7+ A forcing check

    Board fact: White moves the rook from c7 to e7; the move checks Black's king; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e7 it attacks Black's rook on e4 and Black's pawn on g7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re7+ Kc8 Rxe4 axb5.

  32. 26...Kc8 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from b8 to c8.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kc8 Rxe4 axb5 Re8+.

Endgame · 27.Rxe4 to 29.Rxa8

  1. 27.Rxe4 Exchange on e4

    Board fact: White's rook takes the rook on e4; the rook now occupies the open e-file; white is ahead by 6 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxe4 axb5 Re8+ Kb7.

  2. 27...axb5 Exchange on b5

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the knight on b5; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the b-file; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · axb5 Re8+ Kb7 Rxa8.

  3. 28.Re8+ A forcing check

    Board fact: White moves the rook from e4 to e8; the move checks Black's king; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from there it controls e4, e5 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re8+ Kb7 Rxa8 Kxa8.

  4. 28...Kb7 Answering the check

    Board fact: Black answers the check by moving the king from c8 to b7; from there it controls c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kb7 Rxa8 Kxa8 Bb4.

  5. 29.Rxa8 Exchange on a8

    Board fact: White's rook takes the rook on a8; from a8 it reinforces the pawn on a2; white is ahead by 8 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxa8 Kxa8 Bb4 g5.

PGN

[Event "Havana sim"] [Site "?"] [Date "1864.??.??"] [White "Morphy, Paul"] [Black "Golmayo Zupide, Celso"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Ba3 Bxd4 12. Qb3 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Qxe6+ Ne7 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17. Qxe7+ Qxe7 18. Rxe7+ Kd8 19. Rd1 b6 20. Rxd4+ Kc8 21. Nb5 Kb8 22. Rxc7 Re8 23. g3 a6 24. Bd6 Ne4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. Re7+ Kc8 27. Rxe4 axb5 28. Re8+ Kb7 29. Rxa8 1-0

Sources and checking

Score source: Chess Database, version 1 by Ana Schaigorodsky (2016), licensed under CC BY 4.0. LibreChess selected the exact score identified by sha256:96f5bef9a9d517d373042c02f14923bd527d71bf7f8b8ad6dd507bac93c1824d and pins it in the selection manifest.
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White="Morphy, Paul"; Black="Golmayo Zupide, Celso"; Event="Havana sim"; Date="1864.??.??"; Result="1-0". LibreChess parsed the main line with chess.js and stores normalised SAN. Source comments, side variations and termination detail were not retained.

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