Paul Morphy
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 140 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 22,1837 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | New Orleans |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | July 10,1884 |
| Died | New Orleans |
| Louisiana | |
| United States | |
| World Champion | 1858–1862 (unofficial) |
| Parents | Alonzo Morphy |
| Louise Le Carpentier | |
| Job | Lawyer |
| Professional Chess Player | |
| Education | Tulane University |
| Spring Hill College | |
| Books | Morphy's games of chess; the best games played by the champion, with analytical and critical notes by J. Löwenthal |
| 333 chess games of Paul Morphy | |
| Morphy's games of chess | |
| Morphy's Games of Chess: Being the Best Games Played by the Distinguished Champion in Europe and America | |
| The Unknown Morphy: Games, Writings, Biography | |
| Morphy's Games of Chess: Being a Selection of Three Hundred of His Games | |
| Place of burial | St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Full name | Paul Charles Morphy |
| Nationality | American |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 609852 |
Paul Morphy Life story
Paul Charles Morphy was an American chess player. Living before chess had a formal world championship, he was widely acknowledged to be the greatest chess master of his era. He won the tournament of the First American Chess Congress of 1857, winning matches with each opponent by lopsided margins.
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