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This is the story of the birth of modern chess – when the possibilities of chess as an art, a science and a sport all converged.
The point of convergence was a young boy from Louisiana named Paul Morphy. At a time when America was seen as a backwoods nation with little cultural history and even less intellectual impetus, at a time when chess was considered the exclusive property of a few European countries, at a time when the game was played successfully by a handful of men wizened by years, Paul Morphy, in the brief span of 19 months and with seemingly little effort, defeated conclusively every player he met.
While today few non chess players even know his name, he was one of the most famous celebrities of his time and within the hallowed halls of the chess playing community he is considered by some as the greatest chess player of all time.
But this diminutive, unassuming boy rose to fame almost out of nowhere and once he secured his place in history, he retired back into that hazy unknown, shunning the public eye, never again to play serious chess. Not only was he one of great practitioners of the game, but also one of it’s greatest enigmas. He’s been given the sobriquet, The Pride and Sorrow of Chess.
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Paul Morphy vs James Thompson
1st American Chess Congress (1857), New York, NY USA, rd 1, Oct-06
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation. General (B44)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 e6 5. Be3 Be7 6. Nc3 h6 7. Bd3 d5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. ed5 ed5 10. Nd5 Nf6 11. Nf6 Bf6 12. c3 O-O 13. O-O Qc7 14. Qa4 Rfe8 15. Rad1 Re4 16. Bc6 Bc6 17. Qc2 Be5 18. g3 Bd4 19. cd4 Qe7 20. d5 Bd7 21. Bc5 Rc8 22. Be7 Rc2 23. Ba3 b5 24. Rfe1 f5 25. f3 Re1 26. Re1 Rd2 27. d6 a5 28. Bc5 b4 29. Re7 Rd5 30. Bb4 ab4 31. Rd7 Kf8 32. Rb7 Rd4 33. Kf2 Rd6 34. Rb4 Rd2 35. Ke3 Rh2 36. a4 Rc2 37. a5 Rc5 38. Ra4 Ke7 39. b4 Rc8 40. b5 Rb8 41. a6 Kd7 42. b6 Kc6 43. b7 Kb6 44. a7 Re8 45. Kf4 Kb7 46. a8Q Ra8 47. Ra8 Ka8 48. Kf5
Materials used in research:
Paul Morphy: Pride and Sorrow of Chess by David Lawson
The Genious Of Paul Morphy by Chris Ward
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