Paul Morphy
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Paul Morphy was a 19th-century American chess prodigy widely regarded as one of the strongest players of his era and an unofficial world champion.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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chess player ⓘ chess prodigy ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsInChess | 1857-1859 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-06-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1884-07-10 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
the pride and sorrow of chess
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unofficial world chess champion ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Spring Hill College
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University of Louisiana (now Tulane University) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Creole ⓘ |
| familyName | Morphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousGame | Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, Paris 1858 ("The Opera Game") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Alonzo Morphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chess
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law ⓘ |
| fullName | Paul Charles Morphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bobby Fischer
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José Raúl Capablanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Steinitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ |
| mother | Louise Thérèse Félicité Thelcide Le Carpentier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neverMarried | true ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
defeated many leading European masters in 1858-1859
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won the First American Chess Congress in 1857 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the strongest chess players of the 19th century
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brilliant attacking style in chess ⓘ contributions to chess opening theory ⓘ |
| occupation |
chess player
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lawyer ⓘ |
| openingSpecialty |
Evans Gambit
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King's Gambit NERFINISHED ⓘ Philidor Defense (as White) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedAgainst |
Adolf Anderssen
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Daniel Harrwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Staunton NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Löwenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | unofficial world chess champion ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | romantic attacking style ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1