The Genius Of Paul Morphy
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The Genius Of Paul Morphy
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Author : Chris Ward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-04-27
The Genius Of Paul Morphy written by Chris Ward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-27 with Games & Activities categories.
Paul Charles Morphy (1837-84) was an extraordinary and precocious talent: a child prodigy who quickly rose to become the best player in America, and then the world, before he effectively retired from serious play at the age of 21. Morphy's prowess created masterpieces of attacking chess so beautiful that they endure to the present day. In textbooks all over the world, Morphy's name is synonymous with the romantic era, a time of dazzling sacrifices and spectacular king hunts. In this book Chris Ward critically examines Morphy's style, strengths and weaknesses- the first time that a contemporary Grandmaster has so systematically appraised Morphy's games in the context of the modern understanding of chess. Ward recounts many curiosities (such Blindfold Exhibitions, for which Morphy was famous), and there is a special chapter devoted to Morphy's most dramatic miniatures. Morphy's contributions to opening theory (in variations such as the Evans Gambit and the King's Gambit are also covered, and it is interesting that these swashbuckling gambit variations are currently seeing something of a resurgence. Chris Ward is one of Britain's leading professional players and trainers. He gained his Grandmaster title by winning the British Championship in 1996 in Nottingham, and was captain and coach to the English Women's team in Moscow 1994, Erevan 1996, and Pula 1997.
Paul Morphy
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Author : Valeri Beim
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Paul Morphy written by Valeri Beim and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Chess categories.
In 1857, a soft-spoken genius from New Orleans burst upon the chess scene. Paul Morphy dazzled the chess world with breathtaking combinations that seemed to arise from thin air. In his brief chess career, he was universally recognized as the best in the w
Testimonials To Paul Morphy
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
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The Exploits And Triumphs In Europe Of Paul Morphy The Chess Champion
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Author : Frederick Milnes Edge
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-04
The Exploits And Triumphs In Europe Of Paul Morphy The Chess Champion written by Frederick Milnes Edge and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-04 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion" by Frederick Milnes Edge. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Poems And Prose Sketches
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Author : Louis Albert Morphy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1921
Poems And Prose Sketches written by Louis Albert Morphy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921 with categories.
Tactics Training Paul Morphy
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Author : Frank Erwich
language : en
Publisher: New In Chess
Release Date : 2018-04-09
Tactics Training Paul Morphy written by Frank Erwich and has been published by New In Chess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-09 with Games & Activities categories.
Paul Morphy (1837-1884) is considered to have been the greatest chess player of his era. The American was a chess prodigy who, according to his uncle Ernest Morphy, learned the rules of the royal game from watching others play. By the time he was 13, he was already one of the best players in America. After 1850 Morphy did not play ‘serious’ chess for a long time. In 1857 he earned a law degree, but had to wait until his 21st birthday to legally begin work as an attorney. To bridge the gap, he returned to chess and in 1857 he won the First American Chess Congress, a tournament in which the top 16 players in America were invited. In June 1858, still unable to begin a law career, Morphy went to Europe to challenge the best European players. His main goal was to play a match against Howard Staunton, who was at the time considered the best player in the world, but the British Master called off the match when Morphy was in Paris. Instead, Morphy met other great players as Löwenthal, Harrwitz and Anderssen and beat them all by a big margin. After these victories, many regarded Morphy as the World Champion. After his return from Europe, and having crushed the finest competition the chess world had to offer, Morphy declared himself retired from the game. Occasionally, he played some matches, but only where his opponents received odds. Even with a rook and a knight down, Morphy regularly managed to outplay his (less skilled) opponents. Morphy’s sudden withdrawal from chess at his peak earned him the name ‘The Pride and Sorrow of Chess’. Garry Kasparov praised Morhpy in his series On My Great Predecessors. In Volume 1 he says: ‘We remember the brilliant flight of the American super-genius Paul Morphy, who in a couple of years (1857-59) conquered both the New and the Old Worlds. He revealed a thunderous blend of pragmatism, aggression and accurate calculation to the world -- qualities that enabled America to accomplish a powerful spurt in the second half of the 19th century. Paul Morphy was the greatest chess player that ever lived. Every student of the game, who has delved into the stories of the past, realizes that no one ever was so far superior to the players of his time, or ever defeated his opponents with such ease, and no one ever offered knight odds to the men who considered themselves his equal.’ Try this training course and check out if you can compete with Morphy’s tactical ingenuity. This book offers you one hundred training exercises, in which the unofficial World Champion turned the game in his favour. The puzzles start at a moderate level and gradually get more difficult. Are you up for the challenge?
Paul Morphy
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Author : David Lawson
language : en
Publisher: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Release Date : 2010
Paul Morphy written by David Lawson and has been published by University of Louisiana at Lafayette this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Games & Activities categories.
"Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess" is the only full-length biography of Paul Morphy, the antebellum chess prodigy who launched United States participation in international chess and is still generally acknowledged as the greatest American chess player of all time. But Morphy was more than a player. He was a shy, retiring lawyer who had been taught that such games were no way to make a living. The strain of his fame and the pull of his domineering family led Morphy to set another precedent: chess madness. Morphy's mental descent after retiring from chess became a part of his lore, made all the more magnanimous by a spate of twentieth-century examples. "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess" tells the full known story of the life of Paul Morphy, from his privileged upbrining in New Orleans to his dominance of the chess world, to the later tragedy of his demise. This new edition of David Lawson's seminal work, still the principal source for all Morphy biographical presentations, also includes new biographical material about the biographer himself, telling the story of the author, his opus, and the previously unknown life that brought him to the research.
A First Book Of Morphy
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Author : Frisco Del Rosario
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2004
A First Book Of Morphy written by Frisco Del Rosario and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Games & Activities categories.
A First Book of Morphy aims to illustrate the teachings of three great chessplayers with games played by the first American chess champion, Paul Morphy. The book presents more than 60 of Morphy's brilliant and instructive games in demonstration of basic chess principles written by grandmasters Reuben Fine and Cecil Purdy.
Paul Morphy
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Author : Frederick Milnes Edge
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2022-10-25
Paul Morphy written by Frederick Milnes Edge and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-25 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.
Paul Morphy
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Author : An Englishman (is Frederick Milnes Edge.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
Paul Morphy written by An Englishman (is Frederick Milnes Edge.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with categories.