Paul Morphy's Top Eight Chess Sacrifices of all time!

Game quality tags: amazing, awesome, astonishing, brilliant, classic, crushing, dynamic, elegant, exceptional, excellent, exciting, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fascinating, finest, flashy, greatest, important, impressive, incredible, instructive, incredible, interesting, magnificent, marvellous, memorable, mind-blowing, must see, outrageous, remarkable, scintillating, sparkling, stunning, superb, thrilling, top, unbelievable, wonderful ?Playlists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH ?Kingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://goo.gl/447QLb ?FREE online chess at http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher [Event "Paris"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Duke Karl / Count Isouard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rn2kb1r/pp2qppp/2p2n2/4p3/2B1P3/1QN5/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R w KQkq - 0 9"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1858.??.??"] 9. Bg5 {Black is in what's like a zugzwang position here. He can't develop the [Queen's] knight because the pawn is hanging, the bishop is blocked because of the Queen.--Fischer} b5 10. Nxb5 cxb5 11. Bxb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Rxd7 Rxd7 14. Rd1 Qe6 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qb8+ Nxb8 17. Rd8# 1-0 [Event "Casual game"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Adolf Anderssen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C39"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rnbqkb1r/pppp1p1p/8/8/4npNP/8/PPPP2P1/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 0 7"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "1858.??.??"] 7. d3 Ng3 8. Bxf4 Nxh1 (8... Qe7+ 9. Be2 Nxh1) 9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. Nf6+ Kd8 11. Bxc7+ Kxc7 12. Nd5+ Kd8 13. Nxe7 Bxe7 14. Qg4 d6 15. Qf4 Rg8 16. Qxf7 Bxh4+ 17. Kd2 Re8 18. Na3 Na6 19. Qh5 Bf6 20. Qxh1 Bxb2 21. Qh4+ Kd7 22. Rb1 Bxa3 23. Qa4+ 1-0 [Event "Anderssen-Morphy"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "1858.12.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Adolf Anderssen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C65"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r1k1r/1p3p1p/p3bq2/1p1pR1p1/3P4/2N5/PP3PPP/3QR1K1 w - - 0 19"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1858.12.20"] 19. R1e3 Rg8 {Losing the game offhand; it was previously, however, past all recovery.} 20. Rxe6 1-0 [Event "1st American Chess Congress"] [Site "New York, NY USA"] [Date "1857.11.03"] [Round "4.6"] [White "Louis Paulsen"] [Black "Paul Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C48"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r5k1/p1pb1ppp/1bp1r3/8/QP6/2Pq1B2/R2P1PPP/2B2RK1 b - - 0 16"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "1857.??.??"] 16... Rae8 17. Qa6 {Morphy took twelve minutes over his next move, probably to assure himself that the combination was sound and that he had a forced win in every variation. -- Chernev} Qxf3 {!!} 18. gxf3 Rg6+ 19. Kh1 Bh3 20. Rd1 {Not 20 Rg1 Rxg1+ 21 Kxg1 Re1+} Bg2+ 21. Kg1 Bxf3+ 22. Kf1 Bg2+ {The "quiet" 22... Rg2! would have won more quickly. Zukertort gives: 23.Qd3 Rxf2+ 24.Kg1 Rg2+ 25. Kh1 Rg1.} 23. Kg1 Bh3+ 24. Kh1 Bxf2 25. Qf1 {Absolutely forced.} Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Re2 27. Ra1 Rh6 28. d4 Be3 0-1 [Event "London"] [Site "London"] [Date "1858.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Henry Edward Bird"] [Black "Paul Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C41"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1rb2rk1/p1p3pp/2pb4/3p4/3Pp3/4B2q/PPPQBP1P/2KR3R b - - 0 17"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "1858.??.??"] 17... Rxf2 18. Bxf2 Qa3 19. c3 Qxa2 20. b4 Qa1+ 21. Kc2 Qa4+ 22. Kb2 Bxb4 23. cxb4 Rxb4+ 24. Qxb4 Qxb4+ 25. Kc2 e3 26. Bxe3 Bf5+ 27. Rd3 Qc4+ 28. Kd2 Qa2+ 29. Kd1 Qb1+ 0-1 [Event "New Orleans"] [Site "New Orleans"] [Date "1849.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Charles Le Carpentier"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1bqkbnr/ppp2ppp/2np4/4P3/2B5/5N2/PB3PPP/1N1Q1RK1 w kq - 0 9"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1849.??.??"] 9. Re1 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxd1 11. Bxf7+ Ke7 12. Ng6+ Kxf7 13. Nxh8# 1-0 [Event "Paris"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1859.03.31"] [Round "?"] [White "Paul Morphy"] [Black "Schrufer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C56"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2k3r/ppp1bq1p/2n1N3/6B1/3p2Q1/8/PPP2PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 19"] [PlyCount "10"] [EventDate "1859.??.??"] 19... Kc8 20. Nc5+ Kb8 21. Nd7+ Kc8 22. Nb6+ Kb8 23. Qc8+ Rxc8 24. Nd7# 1-0 [Event "New"] [Site "New"] [Date "1857.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Napoleon Marache"] [Black "Paul Morphy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C52"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r2k1/ppp2ppp/2n3q1/b4n2/5B2/2p5/P1Q2PPP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 18"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1857.??.??"] 18... Ncd4 19. Qe4 Ng3 20. Qxg6 Nde2# 0-1 ?Support the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq