White to play. Mate in 6.
Find the move Paul Morphy found. The other side answers by itself.
Paul Morphy vs Schrufer
Paris, 1859
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Paul Morphy against Schrufer, Paris, 1859. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 6. Find the move that was played and the other side answers by itself, exactly as it answered then.
The story behind it, which gives the finish away
Morphy has just lost his queen. A pawn check starts the black king on a walk from e8 to a4, where a pawn capture ends the game.
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