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The Morphy Hat
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What did the hat look like?
Nov 6, 2019
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gretagarbo wrote:
What did the hat look like?
I have no idea. But this sketch of Morphy in London in 1859 presents a possibility:
Great sketch!
Looks more like 'Yancy Derringer'
Cool. 
Nov 6, 2019
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"Googled" The Morphy Hat, and came up with all sorts of images . . . Note the sketch above is in the second row.
Nov 6, 2019
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#9
I believe that type of hat is referred to as a "southern planter's hat" since it allowed a wide area of shade in the horrible southern sun while out overseeing all day.
Nov 6, 2019
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#10
Is this quote from the 007 novel Moonraker true about Morphy?? Morphy, the great chess player, had a terrible habit. He would never raise his eyes from the game until he knew his opponent could not escape defeat. Then he would slowly lift his great head and gaze curiously at the man across the board. His opponent would feel the gaze and would slowly, humbly raise his eyes to meet Morphy’s. At that moment he would know that it was no good continuing the game. The eyes of Morphy said so. There was nothing left but surrender.
Nov 6, 2019
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#11
I do the same thing to my opponents. It's just a bummer they can't see me on chess.com.
Nov 7, 2019
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#12
Terlito escribió:
Is this quote from the 007 novel Moonraker true about Morphy?? Morphy, the great chess player, had a terrible habit. He would never raise his eyes from the game until he knew his opponent could not escape defeat. Then he would slowly lift his great head and gaze curiously at the man across the board. His opponent would feel the gaze and would slowly, humbly raise his eyes to meet Morphy’s. At that moment he would know that it was no good continuing the game. The eyes of Morphy said so. There was nothing left but surrender.
Very interesting. Makes me want to read the James Bond novels, an idea that somehow never occurred to me until now.
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Nov 7, 2019
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Terlito wrote:
Is this quote from the 007 novel Moonraker true about Morphy?? Morphy, the great chess player, had a terrible habit. He would never raise his eyes from the game until he knew his opponent could not escape defeat. Then he would slowly lift his great head and gaze curiously at the man across the board. His opponent would feel the gaze and would slowly, humbly raise his eyes to meet Morphy’s. At that moment he would know that it was no good continuing the game. The eyes of Morphy said so. There was nothing left but surrender.
It seems to be a fanciful exaggeration based on, perhaps, the following passages:
Rev. G. A. MacDonnell's account of Paul Morphy included this passage:
"Throughout the game with Barnes he never uttered a word or raised his eyes from the board. He moved very fast, but never hurriedly. He never put his hand near a piece until he was going to move it, nor placed any of them inexactly on the board, so as to leave his antagonist doubtful as to its position, never swooped down upon a piece he was going to capture, nor described an atmospheric arc with his arm previous to making the coup that was to strike the spectators with wonder, or ensure for him the victory. "
Adolph Anderssen's letter to Heyderbrandt Von der Lasa say this about Morphy playing:
"His figuring is, in general, not of remarkable or even tiring duration: he always takes as much time as such a tireless and experienced thinker requires depending on the position, but never makes the impression of useless and tormented pressure or stress - an impression I occasionally had with Staunton. And in addition, he sits there with his face so lamb-pious as if he wanted to convey the impression that he could not do any harm to a child; but when he executes a move with an expression so really harmless and pretending tiredness, one can always presume that he is just preparing the greatest meanness."
Nov 7, 2019
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#15
Thank you!! Nobody has been able to confirm the Ian Fleming description...untill now 
Perhaps some poetic license in that third Bond novel, but that's the author's privilige. Again, thanks a lot
Nov 7, 2019
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#17
It's easy to take for granted the great effort enthusiasts put into creating a digital library of chess related stories on chess.com, but I would like to say that I really enjoy your original contributions! 
From the Fayetteville (NC) North-Carolinian, May 28, 1858