Paul Morphy and the Evolution of Chess Theory
Book about the best chess player of the nineteenth century analyzes his games and positions in depth, discusses other players of the period (Adolph Anderssen and Wilhelm Steinitz), Morphy's rare blunders and omissions, as well as selected endgames and openings. Diagrams.15 halftones.
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Book about the best chess player of the nineteenth century analyzes his games and positions in depth, discusses other players of the period (Adolph Anderssen and Wilhelm Steinitz), Morphy's rare blunders and omissions, as well as selected endgames and openings. Diagrams.15 halftones.
Introduction3Part IAnalysis1Paul Morphy and the Play of Our Time72Adolph Anderssen and the Standard of Pre-Morphy Chess343Wilhelm Steinitz, Father of the "Modern School"714Thomas Barnes875Blunders and Omissions1006Odds1217Selected Morphy Endgames1378Selected Morphy Openings152Part IIComplete Games9Tournament and Match Games1st American Chess Congress179Handicap Match vs. C. Stanley185Match vs. J. J. Lowenthal186Handicap Match vs. J. Owen191Match vs. D. Harrwitz193Match vs. A. Anderssen196Match vs. A. Mongredian201Handicap Match vs. J. Thompson20410Other GamesPrior to the 1st American Chess Congress206Unofficial Games at the 1st American Chess Congress213First Visit to England231First Visit to France244Return Stopover in England256Triumphant Return to America263Later Games277Miscellaneous296Part IIIPerspective11Paul Morphy and the Play of His Time30112Alexander Alekhine and Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Debate the Chess Style of Paul Morphy328Errata335Addendum337Index of Morphy Opponents353Index of Openings357Index of Games Not Involving Morphy359
