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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 Theodore Lichtenhein
1st American Chess Congress (1857), New York, NY USA, rd 3, Oct-23
Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C27)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Ne4 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bd5 Nf6 6. Bb3 Bd6 7. d3 O-O 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Na5 11. g4 Nb3 12. ab3 Bd7 13. Rg1 Nh7 14. Ne4 Kh8 15. g5 h5 16. Nh4 g6 17. Qe2 Bc6 18. f4 ef4 19. Bd4 Kg8 20. Nf5 Re8 21. Nh6 Kf8 22. O-O-O Be4 23. de4 Qe7 24. e5 Be5 25. Be5 Qe5 26. Rd7 Qg7 27. Qc4 Re7 28. Re7 Ke7 29. Re1
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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