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This is the story of the birth of modern chess - when the possibilities of chess as an art, a science and a sport all converged.
The point of convergence was a young boy from Louisiana named Paul Morphy. At a time when America was seen as a backwoods nation with little cultural history and even less intellectual impetus, at a time when chess was considered the exclusive property of a few European countries, at a time when the game was played successfully by a handful of men wizened by years, Paul Morphy, in the brief span of 19 months and with seemingly little effort, defeated conclusively every player he met.
While today few non chess players even know his name, he was one of the most famous celebrities of his time and within the hallowed halls of the chess playing community he is considered by some as the greatest chess player of all time.
But this diminutive, unassuming boy rose to fame almost out of nowhere and once he secured his place in history, he retired back into that hazy unknown, shunning the public eye, never again to play serious chess. Not only was he one of great practitioners of the game, but also one of it's greatest enigmas. He's been given the sobriquet, The Pride and Sorrow of Chess.

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Paul Morphy vs Theodore Lichtenhein
Casual game (1857), New York, NY USA, Oct-??
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 ed4 8. cd4 Bb6 9. e5 d5 10. ef6 dc4 11. fg7 Rg8 12. Re1 Ne7 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Nc3 Ba5 15. Ne4 Rg7 16. Nf6 Kf8 17. Re5 c6 18. Bh6 Nf5 19. Re6 fe6 20. Ng5 Ke7 21. Bg7 Ng7 22. Qf3 Qd4 23. Rd1 Bd2 24. Ng8 Rg8 25. Qf7 Kd8 26. Nf3

Materials used in research:
Paul Morphy: Pride and Sorrow of Chess by David Lawson
The Genious Of Paul Morphy by Chris Ward

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