Opera Game
The Opera Game was an 1858 chess game played at an opera house in Paris, during Bellini's opera Norma, between the American chess master Paul Morphy and two strong amateurs: the German noble Karl II, Duke of Brunswick and the French aristocrat Comte Isouard de Vauvenargues. It is among the most famous of chess games. Duke Karl and Count Isouard consulted together, playing as partners against Morphy. The game is often used by chess instructors to teach the importance of rapid of one's pieces, the value of sacrifices in mating combinations, and other chess concepts.1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 Bg4
4. dxe5 Bxf3
5. Qxf3
5...dxe5 6. Bc4 Nf6
7. Qb3 Qe7
8. Nc3
8... c6
9. Bg5 b5?
10. Nxb5!
10... cxb5?
11. Bxb5+
11... Nbd7 12. 0-0-0 Rd8
13. Rxd7 Rxd7
14. Rd1
14... Qe6
15. Bxd7+ Nxd7
16. Qb8+!
16... Nxb8 17. Rd8
