Tuesday, March 25, 2014

BCC LEGENDS OF CHESS: NEW ORLEANS FAVORITE SON: PAUL MORPHY // THE PRIDE AND THE SORROW OF CHESS // 4SS // 60SD // CASH PRIZES //

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2014
PAUL MORPHY
June 22, 1837 - July 10, 1884
From New Orleans to New York City to
Europe, Paul Morphy was hailed as an American
Chess Champion and World Chess Champion of his era.
A lawyer by training, Morphy's chess was not only
thoughtful, but also inventive and exciting!
Henry Edward Bird vs Paul Morphy London, 1858
"Philidor Defense, C41
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Ne5
Nf6 8.Bg5 Bd6 9.Nh5 O-O 10.Qd2 Qe8 11.g4 Nxg4 12.Nxg4 Qxh5
13.Ne5 Nc6 14.Be2 Qh3 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Be3 Rb8 17.O-O-O Rxf2
18.Bxf2 Qa3 19.c3 Qxa2 20.b4 Qa1+ 21.Kc2 Qa4+ 22.Kb2 Bxb4
23.cxb4 Rxb4+ 24.Qxb4 Qxb4+ 25.Kc2 e3 26.Bxe3 Bf5+ 27.Rd3 Qc4+
28.Kd2 Qa2+ 29.Kd1 Qb1+ 0-1

Springtime temperatures in the 50's (F)
Paul Morphy. Had he been alive today,
he surely would have been a Harvard Law School Professor
and a frequent player at the Au Bon Pain Chess Cafe.
In his memory, come  on over to the Boylston Chess Club
and play some of your own inventive chess!
See you this coming Saturday!

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