Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884) was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the greatest chess master of his era and an unofficial World Chess Champion. He was a chess prodigy. He was called “The Pride and Sorrow of Chess” because he had a brief and brilliant chess career, but then retired from the game while still young.
Morphy and the Queen’s Gambit Paul Charles Morphy🇺🇸, by some the best chess player of all time, playing (and gallantly losing) Queen Victoria🇬🇧 in the gardens of Buckingham Palace in 1859.. pic.twitter.com/5V9S5yUQSy — Roaring Pawn (@chessContact) May 24, 2020 This photograph comes from page 40 of Chessworld, January-February 1964, in… Continue reading
PAUL MORPHY THE CHESS CHAMPION Overall record: +173 -24 =17 (84.8%) [247 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from the statistic.] A Man who never made a mistake on move ONE.. 1.e4 178 games Won 83.7% EVANS GAMBIT [30] C51 EVANS GAMBIT [14] C52 PHILIDOR DEFENSE [11] C30… Continue reading
Paul Morphy to Alpha Zero at warp speed ..The evolution of chess… A Chess Prodigy and Legend ..considered to have been the greatest chess master of his era and an unofficial World Chess Champion… Morphy was born (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884) in New Orleans to a… Continue reading
Happy Independence Day !! Celebrating 173 (1845) years of American Chess What’s more American than Hershey’s Chocolate , Coca – Cola or the Doors? This guy.. [Event “Morphy – Mongredien”] [Site “Paris FRA”] [Date “1859.03.??”] [EventDate “1859.??.??”] [Round “6”] [Result “1-0”] [White “Paul Morphy”] [Black “Augustus Mongredien”] [ECO “C40”]… Continue reading
Morphy’s Berlin Defense: As were closing in on the 2016 U.S. Championships , I would like to reflect on our first American Champion. A lot of games today as back then when the Ruy Lopez is played Black would reply with the Berlin Defense .. and Why Not when you… Continue reading
Evans Gambit…End Game Practice Morphy – Salmon [1858] Move 35. Bxd6 cxd6 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 d5 5. exd5 Nb4 6. O-O Ne7 7. Ne5 O-O 8. d4 Bd6 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. Bb3 a5 11. a3 a4 12. Na4… Continue reading
PGN Chess Game: Thompson, J. vs. Morphy, Paul , New York, 1857.??.??, Round 1 Play in our Free Editor Continue reading
PGN Chess Game: Meek, Alexander Beaufort vs. Morphy, Paul , New York, 1857.??.??, Round 1 Play in our Free Editor Continue reading
PGN Chess Game: Morphy, Paul vs. Paulsen, Louis, New York, 1857.??.??, Round 1 Play in our Free Editor Continue reading
PGN Chess Game: Paulsen, Louis vs. Morphy, Paul , New Orleans, 1857.??.??, Round ? Play in our Free Editor Continue reading
