Paul Morphy was the first great American chess player and considered by many to be an unofficial world champion. He was born in 1837, stopped playing serious chess by 1860, and died in 1884. But in his brief time in the chess world, he made a lasting impression, and to this day his name is synonymous with rapid development and dominant victories.

[Event "Knight Odds"]
[Site "New Orleans USA"]
[Date "1867.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paul Morphy"]
[Black "Charles Maurian"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5
4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Nf6
7. d4 O-O 8. Nxe5 Nxe4 9. Nxf7 Rxf7
10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. d5 Ne5 12. Qh5+ Ng6
13. d6 c6 14. Qf5+ Nf6 15. Qc2 Qe8
16. Bb2 Qe4 17. Qb3+ Qe6 18. Qa4 b6
19. Re1 Qg4 20. Qb3+ Kf8 21. h3Qg5
22. Bc1 Qb5 23. Qc2 Ba6 24. Re3 Re8
25. Rf3 Qf1+ 26. Kh2 Nh4 27. Rxf6+ Kg8
28. Kg3 Qxg2+ 29. Kxh4 gxf6 30. Qb3+ Kh8 31. Bf4 Re4 0-1

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