Morphy's "Opera Game" is a great game to learn about development, and the importance of pursuing checkmate over capturing pieces.

At least once, Morphy refuses to capture pieces in favor of development. ("But that would have been a butcher’s method, not an artist's," says Lasker.)

In the final position, shown here, Morphy has only two pieces, but his opponents have barely developed and are helpless to defend against him.

Learn more: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Game

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