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Paul Morphy

Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884) was an American chess player. He is considered to have been the greatest chess master of his era and an unofficial World Chess Champion.  He was a chess prodigy. He was called “The Pride and Sorrow of Chess” because he had a brief and brilliant chess career, but then retired from the game while still young.

Morphy, Paul vs. Paulsen, Louis, New York, 1857.??.??, Round 1

Published June 17, 2013 | By chessmaster
Morphy, Paul vs. Paulsen, Louis, New York, 1857.??.??, Round 1


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[Event USA-01.Congress] [Site New York] [Date 1857.??.??] [Round 1] [White Morphy, Paul ] [Black Paulsen, Louis] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B40]1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Bd6 f5 9. e5 a6 10. Be2 Nbc6 11. O-O Rf7 12. Kh1 f4 13. Ne4 Nf5 14. Bh5 g6 15. Bg4 Ng7 16. Qf3 h5 17. Bh3 Qh4 18. Nf6+ Kh8 19. Qe4 Qg5 20. g3 f3 21. Nd2 Bd8 22. Nxf3 Qh6 23. Rg1 Bxf6 24. exf6 Ne8 25. Bf4 Nxf6 26. Qxc6 Qxf4 27. Qxc8+ Rxc8 28. gxf4 Rxc2 29. Rac1 Rxf2 30. Rc8+ Ng8 31. Ne5 Rg7 32. Nxg6+ Kh7 33. Nf8+ Kh6 34. Nxd7 Rxd7 35. Rcxg8 Rxf4 36. Bxe6 Re7 1-0

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Paulsen, Louis vs. Morphy, Paul , New Orleans, 1857.??.??, Round ?

Published June 17, 2013 | By chessmaster
Paulsen, Louis vs. Morphy, Paul , New Orleans, 1857.??.??, Round ?


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[Event New Orleans] [Site New Orleans] [Date 1857.??.??] [Round ?] [White Paulsen, Louis] [Black Morphy, Paul ] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C64]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Bb5 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Ba4 Qf6 9. O-O Ne7 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Qh6 12. Qd3 Ng6 13. Rae1 Ne5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. h3 Kh8 16. Nd1 g5 17. Nf2 Rg8 18. Nd3 g4 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. Qf2 Rg6 22. Qxf7 Be6 0-1

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Morphy, Paul vs. Meek, Alexander Beaufort, New Orleans, 1857.??.??, Round ?

Published June 16, 2013 | By chessmaster
Morphy, Paul vs. Meek, Alexander Beaufort, New Orleans, 1857.??.??, Round ?


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[Event New Orleans] [Site New Orleans] [Date 1857.??.??] [Round ?] [White Morphy, Paul ] [Black Meek, Alexander Beaufort] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C52]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Ba3 d6 9. d5 Nxc3 10. Nxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 Bb4 12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. dxc6 b6 15. Rcd1 Qf6 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Qa3 O-O 18. Qb3 b5 19. Bd5 Bg4 20. h3 Be6 21. Re3 Rae8 22. Nd2 Qh6 23. Ne4 Kh8 24. Qa3 f5 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxd6 Rxd6 27. Red3 Rfd8 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 cxd6 30. c7 Qe6 31. Qxd6 Qc8 32. Qd8+ Qxd8 33. cxd8=Q+ 1-0

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Thompson, J. vs. Morphy, Paul , New Orleans, 1857.??.??, Round ?

Published June 16, 2013 | By chessmaster
Thompson, J. vs. Morphy, Paul , New Orleans, 1857.??.??, Round ?


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[Event New Orleans] [Site New Orleans] [Date 1857.??.??] [Round ?] [White Thompson, J.] [Black Morphy, Paul ] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C51]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. d5 Nce7 10. e5 Ng6 11. Ng5 N8e7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Qh5 h6 14. Ne4 Nxe5 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Nf6+ Kg7 17. Rxe5 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Kh8 19. Bd3 Qd6 20. Qb2 Qf4 21. Ne4+ f6 22. g3 Qe5 23. Qd2 Ng8 24. Nbc3 f5 25. Re1 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxf2 0-1

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Morphy, Paul vs. Morphy, Ernest, New Orleans, 1856.??.??, Round ?

Published June 15, 2013 | By chessmaster
Morphy, Paul vs. Morphy, Ernest, New Orleans, 1856.??.??, Round ?


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[Event New Orleans] [Site New Orleans] [Date 1856.??.??] [Round ?] [White Morphy, Paul ] [Black Morphy, Ernest] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C64]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. O-O Nf6 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. d5 Nd8 10. Nh4 c6 11. Nf5 Qc5 12. b4 Qf8 13. dxc6 dxc6 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Qd3 cxb5 16. Nxc8+ Rxc8 17. Rd1 Qg7 18. Qd7+ Kf8 19. Qxc8 1-0

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Morphy, Paul vs. Knight, T., New Orleans, 1856.??.??, Round ?

Published June 15, 2013 | By chessmaster
Morphy, Paul vs. Knight, T., New Orleans, 1856.??.??, Round ?


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[Event New Orleans] [Site New Orleans] [Date 1856.??.??] [Round ?] [White Morphy, Paul ] [Black Knight, T.] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C37]1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Qe7 5. d4 d5 6. Bxd5 c6 7. Bxf7+ Qxf7 8. Ne5 Qf6 9. Qh5+ Ke7 10. h4 gxh4 11. O-O Bh6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Ba3+ c5 14. Rd1 Nxe5 15. Bxc5+ Ke6 16. Qe8+ Ne7 17. d5+ 1-0

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Morphy, Paul vs. Meek, Alexander Beaufort, Alabama, 1855.??.??, Round ?

Published June 14, 2013 | By chessmaster
Morphy, Paul vs. Meek, Alexander Beaufort, Alabama, 1855.??.??, Round ?


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[Event Alabama ] [Site Alabama] [Date 1855.??.??] [Round ?] [White Morphy, Paul ] [Black Meek, Alexander Beaufort] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C38]1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 g4 6. Ng5 Nh6 7. d4 f6 8. Bxf4 fxg5 9. Bxg5 Bf6 10. Qd2 Bxg5 11. hxg5 Nf7 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Qf4+ Kg8 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nc3 c6 16. Rae1 d6 17. Nd5 cxd5 18. exd5 1-0

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Mc Connell, L. vs. Morphy, Paul , New Orleans, 1852.??.??, Round ?

Published June 14, 2013 | By chessmaster
Mc Connell, L. vs. Morphy, Paul , New Orleans, 1852.??.??, Round ?


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[Event New Orleans] [Site New Orleans] [Date 1852.??.??] [Round ?] [White Mc Connell, L.] [Black Morphy, Paul ] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C52]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 O-O 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Ba3 d6 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. Bb3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qd5 Bg6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Qxa5 Qg5 16. Kh1 Be4 17. f3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qg3 19. Nd2 Nf5 20. Rae1 Qxh3+ 21. Kg1 Rfe8 22. Rf2 Qg3+ 23. Kf1 Nd3 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 0-1

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Morphy, Paul vs. Loewenthal, Johann Jacob, New Orleans, 1850.??.??, Round ?

Published June 13, 2013 | By chessmaster
Morphy, Paul vs. Loewenthal, Johann Jacob, New Orleans, 1850.??.??, Round ?


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[Event New Orleans] [Site New Orleans] [Date 1850.??.??] [Round ?] [White Morphy, Paul ] [Black Loewenthal, Johann Jacob] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B21]1. e4 c5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Bxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Rb8 16. c3 Bc5 17. f5 Qh4 18. g3 Qg5 19. f6 Ne5 20. fxg7 Rfd8 21. Be4 Qxg7 22. Qh5 Rd6 23. Bxh7+ Kf8 24. Be4 Rh6 25. Qf5 Qxg3 26. Rb2 Re8 27. Nf6 Re6 28. Rg2 Qxg2+ 29. Bxg2 Rexf6 30. Qxf6 Rxf6 31. Rxf6 Ng4 32. Rf5 b6 33. Bd5 Nh6 34. Rf6 Kg7 35. Rc6 a5 36. Rc7 Kg6 37. Kg2 f6 38. Kf3 Nf5 39. Be4 Kg5 40. Bxf5 Kxf5 41. h4 Kg6 42. Rc6 Kh5 43. Kg3 f5 44. Rf6 f4+ 45. Kxf4 Bf2 46. Ke4 Bc5 47. Rf5+ Kxh4 48. Rxc5 bxc5 49. Kd5 1-0

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Morphy, Paul vs. Morphy, Ernest, New Orleans, 1850.??.??, Round ?

Published June 12, 2013 | By chessmaster
Morphy, Paul vs. Morphy, Ernest, New Orleans, 1850.??.??, Round ?


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[Event New Orleans] [Site New Orleans] [Date 1850.??.??] [Round ?] [White Morphy, Paul ] [Black Morphy, Ernest] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C52]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. Nxc3 dxc3 9. Ba3 d6 10. Qb3 Nh6 11. Qxc3 Qf6 12. e5 dxe5 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Rab1 O-O-O 15. Ba6 Na5 16. Rec1 Bc6 17. Qxa5 bxa6 18. Qxa6+ Kd7 19. Rxc6 Qf5 20. Rxc7+ Ke8 21. Qc6+ Qd7 22. Rb8 Qxc6 23. Re7+ Kf8 24. Rxd8+ Qe8 25. Rdxe8+ 1-0

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