Not sure how serious the thread is supposed to be. I have never met any moderately serious chess player who has not heard of Morphy. I have not heard of anyone of practiced strength who didn't study Morphy's games as one of their first annotated games.
The Chess Great You've Never Heard Of: Paul Morphy
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He's arguably the most popular and admired Chess player of the 19th-Century. Considering how long ago he lived it's a testament to his impact and skill, not to mention his myth, that makes him still venerated to this day.
MickinMD wrote:
Vlad - you just discovered Morphy? You know MUCH less about Chess and its history than you "think" you do!
Where do you get off pronouncing Morphy is poorly known? That's ridiculous! Don't you realize how bad you look to chessplayers when you keep pontificating various b.s. you haven't checked out at us?
It's true Mick, as I said before, I am a student of the game. So there is always something out there for me to learn. I also feel that I should share my findings to help enlighten the game of chess for everyone here. I think this is my duty as an active chess.com member.
CaissasDelight wrote:
He's arguably the most popular and admired Chess player of the 19th-Century. Considering how long ago he lived it's a testament to his impact and skill, not to mention his myth, that makes him still venerated to this day.
Agreed.
macer75 wrote:
VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
macer75 wrote:
Ahh... Plutonium Paul, one of the greatest attacking players of all time. It's really a shame that more chess players haven't heard of him. Have you seen his Evergreen Game? It is f'ing amazing - definitely one of the most classic games in chess history.
Do you have a Kingscrusher YouTube link to this evergreen game?
Unfortunately I don't, and I can't find the game at the moment; ...
I thought "Evergreen" was the name of an Anderssen-Dufresne game.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1018961
camter wrote:
Phantom of the Opera
Funny you mention that. Have you ever heard of his "Opera house" game? It's of his least famous games, but exciting nonetheless.
"Morphy vs the Duke of Brunswick with Count Isouard in consultation, played in the Paris Opera House 1858, I think.
It is the most published chess game of all time, by far. ..." - Estragon (~52 months ago)
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 Bg4 4 dxe5 Bxf3 5 Qxf3 dxe5 6 Bc4 Nf6 7 Qb3 Qe7 8 Nc3 c6 9 Bg5 b5 10 Nxb5 cxb5 11 Bxb5+ Nbd7 12 O-O-O Rd8 13 Rxd7 Rxd7 14 Rd1 Qe6 15 Bxd7+ Nxd7 16 Qb8+ Nxb8 17 Rd8#
You are a fine chessist, Vlad.
When I first began reading about chess players and compiling a database Morphy's name was all over the place. A great chess player no one has ever heard of was Bennie Goldberg, from Flatbush.
Jun 2, 2017
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batgirl escribió:
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I get it...quoting The New York Tribune on Paul Morphy...I think that is 29th February 1858's issue, am I right?
batgirl wrote:
:-D
Students of the game like you and I,love discovering new Chessists. Tell me, have you been enlightened by Morphy's masterpieces?
I didn't read any of the forum, but just saying, I don't know where you have been all your life if you haven't heard of Paul Morphy
Destroyer_Mark_1420 wrote:
Vladimir, you are so ignorant sometimes. There are 104 threads in General Chess Discussion with Morphy in it. There are currently 1593 threads. That means about 1/16 threads have Morphy in it. I think that's common.
There are WAY more than 1593 threads in General Chess Discussion.
Destroyer_Mark_1420 wrote:
Check it.
And really... think about it. Considering how long these forums have been around, and how many people post in them every day, is it really plausible that there are fewer than 2000 threads in the most popular forum?
Jun 2, 2017
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VladimirHerceg91 wrote:
batgirl wrote:
:-D
Students of the game like you and I,love discovering new Chessists. Tell me, have you been enlightened by Morphy's masterpieces?
No. So far they're too deep for me and too obscure and hard to locate. I'll be glad when he becomes better known and his games become more available.
Jun 3, 2017
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Recently a friend of mine picked up an old random plain book with a blue cover at a book sale. She gave it to me. It was called "The Chess Players" by Frances Parkinson Keyes, - the story of Paul Morphy. I haven't read it yet - very small writing, about 400 pages. Has anyone heard of it?
The prelude says :-
The story of the world-famous chess player Paul Morphy, who was famous in his native town of New Orleans at the age of ten, and who during the next twelve years became and remained the world's greatest master of the game.
Paul Morphy was about twenty-four when the war between the States broke out, and in this book we see him playing his part on the chessboard of international diplomacy, when John Slidell was Confederate commissioner in Paris.
The intrigues of the Confederate agents in Paris, to induce Napoleon III to recognize the Confederacy as an independent nation, have been strangely neglected, yet this glittering and corrupt world of dazzling political hostesses, venal politicians and influential courtesans, provides a fascinating subject for any writer. It is against this background that Mrs Keyes plays out the dramatic story of Paul Morphy and the woman to whom he had in childhood given his love.
Sometimes it seems like Paul Morphy's opponents were thinking, "the mate would look way cooler if I made this mistake".
It's like track, though. I judge a runner from 50 years ago by how much better he was than his competition. I would never compare someone's 100M dash from back then to one now. People have gotten faster over time. More has become known about chess over time and players 50-100 years after Morphy had better competition to drive them and probably more resources. People that say "Magnus Carlsen would kill Morphy" really miss the point.
It's like track, though. I judge a runner from 50 years ago by how much better he was than his competition. I would never compare someone's 100M dash from back then to one now. People have gotten faster over time. More has become known about chess over time and players 50-100 years after Morphy had better competition to drive them and probably more resources. People that say "Magnus Carlsen would kill Morphy" really miss the point.
Greco, Ruy Lopez De Segura, Euwe, Wei Yi, Kasparov. Every chess player has studied them, admired them, and wanted to play like them. These are the "5 greats of Chess"
But I implore you, delve further into the history of our wonderful game, and you'll find a world of surreal imagination, and Chessing brilliancy.
Once upon a time, before the use of computers, and boring commitment to the all things positional, existed a completely different Chess world all together.
A world where sacrifices where common, and imaginative play encouraged.
This was an era of excitement, and beauty, and one Paul Morphy was it's greatest champion. Probably the most exciting player to ever live.
Yet, I feel he fails to be recognized. So I write to you all today. If you wish to see a Chess drama worthy of an Oscar nomination. Go on the Website known as "YouTube", and search for one of Paul Morphy's games. I assure you that you will not be disappointed.
Please share your thoughts on the great Paul Morphy once you have analyzed the Chess masterpieces he has left us with.
Thank you.
Ahh... Plutonium Paul, one of the greatest attacking players of all time. It's really a shame that more chess players haven't heard of him. Have you seen his Evergreen Game? It is f'ing amazing - definitely one of the most classic games in chess history.
Do you have a Kingscrusher YouTube link to this evergreen game?
Unfortunately I don't, and I can't find the game at the moment; however, I've been told that it's quite similar to my Evergreen Game:
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-showcase/amacing-victories-by-macer75?page=3, post #50