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Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 July 10, 1884), "The Pride and Sorrow of .... "A popularly held theory about Paul Morphy is that if he returned to the chess...
ISBN #
4
…Another example of Scott's vanity was his reaction to losing at chess to a young New Orleans lad named Paul Morphy in 1846. Scott did not take his defeat by the eight-year-old chess prodigy gracefully.[27]…
Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 July 10, 1884) was an American chess player. He is considered by past world champions (including Bobby Fischer), and...
ISBN #
1
Author
Stan Vaughan
Binding
Paperback
Pages
402
Publisher
Three Towers Press
ISBN #
1595980903
EAN Code
9781595980908
ISBN #
8
Hardback 292 pages This title has been translated by Robert Sherwood. The translation is a re-issue of the Geza Maroczy title from 1909. Maroczy's book gives highly competent notes of Morphy's games. Maroczy's analytical prowess has until now been available only in German. Only 600 copies of this pr...
Author
Geza Maroczy
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Caissa Editions
ISBN #
0939433737
EAN Code
9780939433735
ISBN #
9
The brilliant American chess master Paul Morphy (1837-84) had a dazzling gift for attacking play that is admired to the present day. In this book, Chris Ward undertakes a fascinating examination of Morphy's games and style of play, providing a revealing insight into how Morphy was able to dominate h...
Author
Chris Ward
Binding
Paperback
Pages
205
Publisher
Cadogan Books
ISBN #
1857441370
EAN Code
9781857441376
ISBN #
6
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 world. International grandmaster Valeri Beim t...
Author
Valeri Beim
Binding
Kindle Edition
Pages
164
Publisher
Russell Enterprises, Inc.
ISBN #
4
Book about the best chess player of the nineteenth century analyzes his games and positions in depth, discusses other players of the period (Adolph Anderssen and Wilhelm Steinitz), Morphy's rare blunders and omissions, as well as selected endgames and openings. Diagrams.15 halftones.
Author
Macon Shibut
Binding
Paperback
Pages
368
Publisher
Dover Publications
ISBN #
0486435741
EAN Code
9780486435749
ISBN #
3
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 ...
Author
David Lawson
Binding
Paperback
Pages
430
Publisher
Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette
ISBN #
1887366970
EAN Code
9781887366977
ISBN #
1
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
Author
Frederick Milnes Edge
Binding
Kindle Edition
Pages
217
ISBN #
10
A First Book of Morphy illustrates basic principles of chess with more than 60 brilliant and instructive games played by the first American chess champion, Paul Morphy.
Author
Frisco Del Rosario
Binding
Paperback
Pages
216
Publisher
Trafford Publishing
ISBN #
1412039061
EAN Code
9781412039062
ISBN #
5