Paul C Morphy

Winfield Scott

…Another example of Scott's vanity was his reaction to losing at chess to a young New Orleans lad named Paul Morphy in 1846. Scott did not take his defeat by the eight-year-old chess prodigy gracefully.[27]…

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Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 July 10, 1884), "The Pride and Sorrow of .... "A popularly held theory about Paul Morphy is that if he returned to the chess...

Paul Morphy

Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 July 10, 1884) was an American chess player. He is considered by past world champions (including Bobby Fischer), and...

Paul Morphy: Confederate Spy

Paul Morphy

Hardback 292 pages This title has been translated by Robert Sherwood. The translation is a re-issue of the Geza Maroczy title from 1909. Maroczy's book gives highly competent notes of Morphy's games. Maroczy's analytical prowess has until now been available only in German. Only 600 copies of this pr...

Genius of Paul Morphy

The brilliant American chess master Paul Morphy (1837-84) had a dazzling gift for attacking play that is admired to the present day. In this book, Chris Ward undertakes a fascinating examination of Morphy's games and style of play, providing a revealing insight into how Morphy was able to dominate h...

Paul Morphy

In 1857, a soft-spoken genius from New Orleans burst upon the chess scene. Paul Morphy dazzled the chess world with breathtaking combinations that seemed to arise from thin air. In his brief chess career, he was universally recognized as the best in the world. International grandmaster Valeri Beim t...

Paul Morphy: Pride and Sorrow of Chess

Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess is the only full-length biography of Paul Morphy, the antebellum chess prodigy who launched United States participation in international chess and is still generally acknowledged as the greatest American chess player of all time. But Morphy was more than a ...

Paul Morphy and the Evolution of Chess Theory (Dover Chess)

Book about the best chess player of the nineteenth century analyzes his games and positions in depth, discusses other players of the period (Adolph Anderssen and Wilhelm Steinitz), Morphy's rare blunders and omissions, as well as selected endgames and openings. Diagrams.15 halftones.

The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion

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A First Book of Morphy

A First Book of Morphy illustrates basic principles of chess with more than 60 brilliant and instructive games played by the first American chess champion, Paul Morphy.