← The Opera Game as a Family · Lesson 3 of 3
Finish what you start
The end came quickly. Morphy gave up his queen on move 16 (16.Qb8+), forcing the black knight to take it, and then mated with his rook: 17.Rd8.
The family lesson is to count before you give something up. Morphy's sacrifices worked because every one led somewhere he had already seen.
How did the game end?
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