If Steinitz could hold on to his WC title until his fifties, why couldn't Morphy do the same?
Because a) he didn't have a title and b) he didn't want to play public chess.
Yereslov's response was: "He didn't have a title when he fought against Lasker or Zukertort?
You learn something new everyday..."
He then went on about this willful misinterpretation of pronouns for several posts. It was clear which "he" batgirl meant. Yereslov is a master troll who knows how to milk the slightest ambiguity.
Jetfighter, there was never any claim that Morphy was a World Champion.
The question: "If Steinitz could hold on to his WC title until his fifties, why couldn't Morphy do the same?" is asking an IF question.
IF questions do not make statements.
This gets my vote for most illiterate post of the month.
DuuuuhhhhHHHhhhhh.....