TAILIEUCHUNG - The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion

Paul Morphy's father, Judge Morphy, of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, beguiled his leisure hours with the fascinations of Chess, and, finding a precocious aptitude for the game in his son, he taught him the moves and the value of the various pieces. In the language of somebody,-- "To teach the young Paul chess, His leisure he'd employ; Until, at last, the old man Was beaten by the boy." I have here spoilt a very pretty story. The report in chess circles is, that the young Paul learned the moves from seeing his father play with his uncle, Mr. Ernest Morphy, long ranking amongst the. | The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of by Frederick Milnes Edge 1 MANY BOOKS .NET THE EXPLOITS AND TRIUMPHS IN EUROPE OF PAUL MORPHY THE CHESS CHAMPION Frederick Milnes Edge COMPLETE UNABHIDŨED The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of by Frederick Milnes Edge The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of Paul Morphy the Chess Champion by Frederick Milnes Edge This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of Paul Morphy the Chess Champion Author Frederick Milnes Edge Release Date November 1 2010 EBook 34180 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE EXPLOITS AND TRIUMPHS Produced by Suzanne Lybarger Kathryn Lybarger Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http Illustration Paul Morphy THE The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of by Frederick Milnes Edge EXPLOITS AND TRIUMPHS 2 IN EUROPE OF PAUL MORPHY The Chess Champion INCLUDING AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF CLUBS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF FAMOUS PLAYERS AND VARIOUS INFORMATION AND ANECDOTE RELATING TO THE NOBLE GAME OF CHESS. BY PAUL MORPHY S LATE SECRETARY. ILLUSTRATED WITH TEN PORTRAITS ON WOOD. NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 346 348 BROADWAY. . Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY In the Clerk s Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. THIS RECORD OF PAUL MORPHY S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE OLD WORLD IS DEDICATED TO The Members of THE FIRST AMERICAN CHESS CONGRESS BY THEIR MOST GRATEFUL AND OBLIGED SERVANT THE AUTHOR. PREFACE. I am much indebted in the following pages to the kind assistance of that able writer and veteran chess-player Mr. George Walker who has furnished me with most of

• Tiếng Anh thương mại
• MORPHYS FIRST GAMES
• MORPHY IN ENGLAND
• THE STAUNTON AFFAIR
• AMERICAN CHESS CONGRESS
• MORPHY PREPARES