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''Morphy's mate'' is a common method of checkmating. It was named after [[Paul Morphy]]. It works by using the bishop to attack the black king and a rook and Black's own pawn to confine it.{{sfn|Renaud|Kahn|p=142}}<ref>This mate derives from the game [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1242884 Louis Paulsen vs. Paul Morphy] (November 8, 1857 in New York City, New York (First American Chess Congress)). Morphy did not use this mating pattern to defeat Paulsen; instead, Morphy sacrificed his queen to remove the pawn in front of White's castled king, exposing the king to series of checks by Black's rook and bishop. (Morphy then added more pieces to the attack against White's king, rendering White's position hopeless; so White resigned.)</ref> In many respects it is very similar to the [[#Corner mate|corner mate]].
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==Opera mate==
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