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Paul Morphy
American chess player (1837–1884)
"Morphy" redirects here. For other uses, see Morphy (disambiguation).
For other people with similar names, see Paul Murphy.
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| Full name | Paul Charles Morphy |
| Country | United States |
| Born | (1837-06-22)June 22, 1837 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 1884(1884-07-10) (aged 47) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884) 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 American Chess Congress, winning each by a large margin.
He then traveled to Europe, residing for a time in England and France while challenging the continent's top players. He played matches with most of the leading English and French players, as well as the Ger