Paul Morphy

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CHESSFLASH WORLD NEWS/Nov 19, 2014

This entry was posted in Chess History Chess News New Orleans Chess and tagged Brennan's Restaurant chess Morphy House new orleans Paul Morphy on November 19, 2014 by editor

New Orleans, Louisiana LEGENDARY WORLD CHESS CHAMPION PAUL MORPHY’S HOUSE GETS $20 MILLION DOLLAR FACELIFT … REOPENS WITH MORPHY MOMENTO MEMORIAL CHESS SET AND TABLE ROOM IN BRENNAN’S RESTAURANT NOVEMBER 25,2014 … Brennan’s is already serving people daily with construction merrily progressing non stop … Paul Morphy (1837-1884) …  the […]

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Paul Morphy: World Champion, 1858-1861

This entry was posted in New Orleans Chess and tagged Paul Morphy on May 1, 2014 by editor

Chessbase: Paul Charles Morphy was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1837, and by watching games of chess as a young child he intuitively grasped both the tactical and positional elements of the game. He routinely beat the best players of New Orleans before he was ten years old, and […]

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