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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 Samuel Standidge Boden
Casual Game (1858), London ENG
King’s Gambit: Declined. Classical Variation General (C30)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. b4 Bb6 7. b5 Na5 8. d4 Bf3 9. Bf3 ed4 10. cd4 Qf6 11. Be3 Nc4 12. Bf2 Qf4 13. O-O Nf6 14. Qd3 Na5 15. Nc3 O-O 16. g3 Qh6 17. Kg2 Rae8 18. Rae1 Kh8 19. Be3 Qg6 20. Ne2 h6 21. Bd2 d5 22. Nf4 Qh7 23. e5 Qd3 24. Nd3 Nc4 25. Bb4 Ne4 26. Bf8 Rf8 27. Nf4 Ned2 28. Bd5 Nf1 29. Bc4 Nd2 30. Bd5 Bd4 31. e6 g5 32. e7 Re8 33. Bf7 gf4 34. gf4 Re7 35. Re7
Materials used in research:
Paul Morphy: Pride and Sorrow of Chess by David Lawson
The Genius Of Paul Morphy by Chris Ward
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