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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 Thomas Wilson Barnes
Casual Game (1858), London ENG
King’s Gambit: Declined. Classical Variation Rotlewi Countergambit (C30)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. b4 Bb6 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 O-O 8. d3 ef4 9. Bf4 d5 10. Bb3 de4 11. de4 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Nh5 13. Be3 Ne5 14. O-O-O Nd3 15. Kc2 Nhf4 16. Bf4 Nf4 17. Qf1 Qe7 18. h3 Bh5 19. g4 Bg6 20. Kb2 Rad8 21. Nd4 Bd4 22. Qf4 Be5 23. Qe3 Qb4 24. h4 h5 25. Nc4 Qe7 26. Rd8 Rd8 27. gh5 Bh5 28. Qg5 Qg5 29. hg5 Bf3 30. Rf1 Be2 31. Ne5 Bf1 32. g6 Kf8 33. gf7 Rd6 34. Nf3 Rf6 35. Ng5 Rf2 36. Ka3 c5 37. Bd5 b5 38. Nh7 Ke7 39. f8Q Rf8 40. Nf8 Kf8 41. e5 g5 42. Bf3 Bh3 43. c4 bc4 44. Kb2 g4 45. Bd5 g3 46. Kc3 Be6 47. Bc6 Ke7 48. a3 Bd7 49. Bd5 Be6 50. Bf3 Kd7 51. Kd2 Bh3 52. Ke3 Ke6 53. Be2 c3
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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