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crap, he did not make it to 50.. problem is in full number, it may say one lived 1900-2000 but that is not certain you made it to 100, however if it says 1900-2001, one is for sure 100...

it's what venerable wanda nida discovered... let's say today is your 100th birthday, that is it, however if you make it to the next day, you are entering your 101st year...

let's say today is your 100th birthday, that is it, however if you make it to the next day, you are entering your 101st year...

1950 - Article "Paul Morphy Remembered" in the May-June issue of 'American Chess Bulletin'.

1953 - Article on Morphy in 'The California Chess Reporter' (Vol. 2, No.9, May, 1953).

1953 - Article on Morphy in the program for the anniversary celebration of the Leidsch Studenten Schaakgenootschap Morphy (LSSG Morphy).

1964 - Article "The Life of Paul Morphy" in 'Chessworld' magazine (Vol. 1, No. 1, Jan.-Feb., 1964).

1973 - Introduction to the Dover reprint of F. M. Edge's 'The Exploits and Triumphs in Europe of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion'.

1975 - Letter regarding F. M. Edge's book in 'CHESS' magazine (January, 1975).

1978-9 - Two articles titled "Unknown Morphy Games" in the August, 1978 & September, 1979 issues of 'British Chess Magazine'.

1981 - Chapter on Morphy in 'World Chess Champions', ed. E. G Winter (Oxford: Pergamon, 1981).

There is also a portion of a letter from Lawson discussing Morphy's playing record published in James J. Barrett's chess column in the 'Buffalo Courier-Express' (Sunday, January 28th, 1951, page 16-C).

But others may not have done.

charles de maurian is part of chess history!

how good was morphy in positional play?

positional play started with steinitz or did tarrash empower it? https://encyclopediasupreme.org/000...

anybody for taimanov and classical music: COURTESY OF DA CHESS CHAMP:

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good night, dracula is calling:

PAUL MORPHY MEMORIZED ENTIRE LOUISIANA LAW CODES...HE WAS GOOD LAWYER ADN GOOD SWORDSMAN...HE DID NOT WANT TO BE REMEMBERED JUST AS MERE CHESS PLAYER...HE WAS ALSO LOOKING FOR A WIFE AND LEADING LADIES (AKA WIKIBITCHES) OF THE DAY SAID...WHAT, ME MARRY MERE CHESS PLAYER?

america is not a free country at all as most prisoners in the world per capita are in america...

willard fiske did a lot for chess andespecially for american chess, without him there might not have been first american chess congress in 1857 where morphy destroyed everybodody, except for paulson in the final...paulson was also good blindfold player, both players played 8 people welll at the same time blindfolded... im sure morphy could do more, but organizers in europe did not want to put too much mental strain on him...

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i just want to mention george mackenzie who was u.s. longest champion, but also like lasker did not defand his title many times... In December 1845, Charles Henry Stanley (1819-1901) beat Eugene Rousseau (1810-1870) in a match in what was considered the first unofficial U.S. chess championship. It was played at the Sazerac Coffee House in New Orleans. The match was played for a stake of $1,000, winner-take-all. That would be worth over $23,000 in today’s currency. The winner would be the first to win 15 games, draws not counting. There was no time limit. The chess match was the first organized chess event in the country. Stanley won with 15 wins, 8 losses, and 8 draws. 8-year-old Paul Morphy was a spectator at the event.

In February 1850, Stanley defended his title and defeated John H. Turner in a match in Washington, D.C. for the U.S. championship. At the time, it was called the “Great Match.” The match was played for a stake of $1,000 to the first who won 11 games. Stanley won 11 games, lost 5, and drew 1. The whole match of 17 games was played in four days.

In 1857, Paul Morphy (1837-1884) won the first American Chess Congress and was considered the U.S. champion. No one challenged Morphy in his lifetime. Some consider him the U.S. champion from 1857 to his death in 1884.

In 1866, George Mackenzie (1837-1891) defeated Gustavus Reichhelm in a match, held in Philadelphia. The British Chess Magazine wrote that the match was for the U.S. title.

In December 1871, George Mackenzie won the 2nd American Chess Congress, held at the Kennard Hotel in Cleveland and was considered the U.S. champion. He won $100 (equivalent to $1,700 in today’s currency) for 1st prize. Mackenzie finished two points ahead of his next rival.

In 1874, Mackenzie won the 3rd American Chess Congress in Chicago and retained his U.S. champion title. He won 8 games, drew 1, and lost 1. Time control was 15 moves an hour.

In 1876, the 4th American Chess Congress was held in Philadelphia. James Mason won the event, but he was not a U.S. citizen. The tournament was designed to attract foreign players and was never intended to be for any U.S. championship title. Mackenzie did not play in this event.

In 1880, Mackenzie won the 5th American Chess Congress in New York after winning a two-game playoff against James Grundy, who also tied for 1st place.

In 1881, Mackenzie defeated Max Judd in Saint Louis in a match for the U.S. championship. He won 7, lost 5, and drew 1.

In 1886, Mackenzie beat Samuel (Solomon) Lipschuetz in a match for the U.S. championship, played in New York.

In 1887, Max Judd defeated Albert Hodges in a match and claimed the U.S. chess champion title.

I cannot recall reading anything about Morphy being dyslexic. There has been so much written about him I'm sure it would have been mentioned.

However it was not recognised as a condition when Morphy was alive. There are a few letters in Morphy's hand, here is one; http://www.edochess.ca/batgirl/May_... but this may not prove anything as dyslexia does not always affect writing skills. (Agatha Christie was apparently dyslexic.)

I do not doubt you picked it up from somewhere but I'd put this down to another Morphy myth

If I had to hazard a guess I'd go for 'The Chess Players' by Frances Parkinson Keyes with Morphy's sister reading to a very young Morphy because he could not read. From there someone who had read the book made the great mistaken leap that Morphy must have been dyslexic and added it to the Morphy myths.