In this position, from Paul Morphy-Alonzo Morphy, 1849, White wins with 1.Rxe7+ Kf8 2.Qd5 Qc4 3.Rxf7+ Kg8 4.Rf8#.
Look at this final position:
In this amazing position, White has given double check with his rook and queen, both of which are attacked by their Black counterparts. Yet because it is double check, neither can be captured and it is mate!
Here is the entire game score:
Morphy,Paul - Morphy,Alonzo [C51]
New Orleans 1849
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Bb6 8.0–0 Na5 9.Bd3 d5 10.exd5 Qxd5 11.Ba3 Be6 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.d5 Bxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Bb5+ Qxb5 16.Re1+ Ne7 17.Rb1 Qa6 18.Rxe7+ Kf8 19.Qd5 Qc4 20.Rxf7+ Kg8 21.Rf8# 1–0
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