Morphy was also regarded as a polite gentleman. The fact is most champions of history were. The tendency for world class chess players to be neurotic arseholes is a relatively recent trend.
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Take one look at capablanca and the way he carried himself. His noble demeanor and punctilious manners established him as a man of class, talent, and suave fair. Listen to him talk in the archived videos of Capablanca. He spoke impeccable english and flawless spanish, he was from Cuba, a most unlikely place nowadays for world class grandmasters to originate. he is like a mythological figure to me, as i am hispanic also, but from Costa Rica and a patzer unfortunately.