Do you know that Paul Morphy retired from the game at only 22 years of age because no one could match him and he got bored of winning?
Or that one of his most famous miniatures happened because he wanted to finish the game as quickly as possible to enjoy the opera performance?
Here's a short walk through the life and achievements, ups and down, victories and losses, mainly victories, of the great one and only Paul Morphy.
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Paul Morphy | The Rise and Fall of a Chess Legend
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