Paul Morphy
Paul Morphy was by and far the greatest player of the mid nineteenth century. One of the reasons he was so dominant was his better grasp of positional play. I (like most amateaurs) like his games and for a justified reason, too.
His games are brilliant for their apparrent simplicity. Almost everybody can study Morphy's games and learn something because you do not have to know a lot of opening theory.
Today, in my first blog post, I am going to present a game of his which highlights a critical aspect of the openings : TIME AND DEVELOPMENT. Note that their is not a lot of opening theory involved, but a lesson in planning and piece activity. So, here is the game.
I hope you have enjoyed this one and learned something. I have not given any long variation as that would have taken us away from our main objective.