Start the Morphy Saga here 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
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 ed4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Nf6 7. cd4 Bb6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Bd3 c5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Rae1 Bc7 17. Nb5 Kh7 18. Bf6 gf6 19. Nc7 Qc7 20. Qc3 Qd8 21. Nh4 b6 22. f4 Kg7 23. Ng6 fg6 24. e5 Rc8 25. Bb1 Kf7 26. e6 Kg7 27. Qd3 f5 28. gf5 Qf6 29. fg6 Qb2 30. f5 Qf6 31. e7 c4 32. Qg3 c3 33. Re6 Qd4 34. Qf2 Qd5 35. f6 Kh8 36. g7 Kg8 37. f7 Kg7 38. Qf6
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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