PAUL MORPHY, THE PRIDE AND THE SORROW OF CHESS

A site about Paul Morphy____New Orleans chess world champion____prodigy, genius, tragedy
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These photogrpahs show Paul Morphy's opponents, from his first encounters as an eleven year old in New Orleans, through the First National Chess Congress in New York, to the private "stake" matches held in London and Paris. His childhood bouts aside, Paul Morphy's career lasted less than two years, during which time he rose to rule the chess world before abandoning the game completely.
 
The mantle would pass to the first "official" world champion William Steinitz, whom he never played. Paul Morphy remains the last unofficial world chess champion. These chess players were the famous national and international tournament champions he defeated on the wings of Caissa along the way. 
 
The photographs show Paul's opponents chronologically for 1847-1859.
 
 

 

This page was last modified by Matt Fullerty on October 09, 2006

The Chess Players, opponents of Paul Morphy
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