Morphy Skills #1 - Paulsen-Morphy 1857

Start Date: Aug 18, 2021

Finish Date: Sep 13, 2021

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This is a "No Vacation" tournament!

Each game in the Morphy Skills Tournament starts with a middlegame position from one of Paul Morphy's famous games.

All games are unrated and it is both allowed and encouraged to study the actual Morphy game before and/or during the game. However you will also play as Morphy's opponent and do not need to make the same mistakes that were made in the game.

This is a NO VACATION tournament.

Paul Morphy played several games with Louis Paulsen in 1857.

The game this tournament is based on is a Four Knights Game which you can study here: https://www.chess.com/analysis/library/5qRbULpSZk