Tuesday 13 October 2009

PAUL MORPHY

Paul Morphy could be easily called the most gifted player in Chess history. Self taught he was considered the best player in New Orleans by the time he was 9. His exploits include defeating General Winfield Scott in 1846 who thought he was made fun of. At a young age of 12 he defeated visiting Hungarian Master Johann Lowenthal in 3 matches, who initially viewed the match as a waste of time. In 1857, he participated and won the First American Chess Congress. By 1858, he had defeated all the English masters, except Staunton, who declined after seeing the young prodigy play. Next he travelled to France and defeated the leading European player Adolf Andersson. Had he pursued his career further, there is no doubt that Paul Morphy would be a contender for the number one spot. It could be easily concluded that he was the most gifted chess player to have ever lived, years ahead of his time in play and theory.
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  1. Unknown31 October 2009 at 18:31

    Paul Morphy was the best. I made 2 short videos of his life and some game. Link here for part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoyGu1pKxe4

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  2. vanesakatie2 November 2009 at 00:10

    Yes of course, he was the most gifted Chess player in history. It can be said that he born as a Chess player because no one taught him how to play chess. He learned the rules by himself by observing the games and was a strong player when he was just 9. What disappoints is that, the official title of World Champion did not exist in his time.

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