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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 Alexander Beaufort Meek
1st American Chess Congress (1857), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Oct-14
French Defense: Normal Variation (C00)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 g6 3. Bd3 Bg7 4. Be3 Ne7 5. Ne2 b6 6. Nd2 Bb7 7. O-O d5 8. e5 O-O 9. f4 f5 10. h3 Nd7 11. Kh2 c5 12. c3 c4 13. Bc2 a6 14. Nf3 h6 15. g4 Kh7 16. Rg1 Rg8 17. Qe1 Nc6 18. Nh4 Qf8 19. Ng6 Kg6 20. gf5 Kf7 21. fe6 Ke6 22. f5 Ke7 23. Qh4 Ke8 24. f6 Bf6 25. ef6 Rg1 26. Rg1 Nf6 27. Bg6 Kd7 28. Bf5 Ke8 29. Bh6 Qh8 30. Rg7 Ng8
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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