Paul Morphy
American professional chess player
Paul Charles Morphy was an American chess player. During his brief career in the late 1850s Morphy was acknowledged as the world's greatest chess master.
A prodigy, Morphy emerged onto the chess scene in 1857 by convincingly winning the First... Wikipedia
Born: June 22, 1837, New Orleans, LA
Died: July 10, 1884 (age 47 years), New Orleans, LA
Place of burial: St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, LA
Parents: Alonzo Morphy and Louise Le Carpentier
Books
Morphy's games of chess
1907
Morphy's Games of Chess: Being a Selection of Three Hundred of His Games
Morphy's Games of Chess: The Best Games Played by the Champion, With Analytical and Critical Notes by J. Löwenthal
1860
333 chess games of Paul Morphy
Half-hours With Morphy
Morphy's Games of Chess: And Frère's Problem Tournament
1859