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Paul Morphy A 19th Century Chess Prodigy Gaining Fame
The narrative covers Paul Morphy's rise from a New Orleans child prodigy to a dominant figure at the 1857 New York American Chess Congress. It notes his self-possession, attacking style, early victories against top players, foreign trip successes in London and Paris, and the later decline due to health and blindfold play strain.
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Paul Morphy
New York
Nassau and
Fulton Streets
America
Paul Murphy
New Orleans
Paul
Murphy
Morphy
Eugene Rousseau
Stanley
Kierseritzky
Ernest Morphy
Rousseau
Lowenthal
New
Orleans
Congress
Paulsen
Fiske
Marasche
Lichtenhein
Anderssen
Charles O’connor
John van Buren
W. J. A. Fuller