nov 4, 1858 - The Opera Game: Paul Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard

Description:

The Opera Game was an 1858 chess game played at an opera house in Paris, 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. Duke Karl and Count Isouard consulted together, playing as partners against Morphy.

It is among the most famous of chess games. The game is often used by chess instructors to teach the importance of rapid development of one's pieces, the value of sacrifices in mating combinations, and other chess concepts.

*"To summarize, it appears that Morphy v the Duke and Count was played either during a performance of Norma on 21, 23, 26 or 30 October 1858 or, most probably, during The Barber of Seville on 4 November 1858."