Paul Morphy

Paul Charles Morphy (June 22, 1837 - July 10, 1884), "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," is considered to have been the greatest chess master of his time, and was an unofficial World Champion. Some chess grandmasters consider Morphy to have been the greatest chessplayer who has ever lived.

Further reading

• Grandmasters of Chess by Harold Schonberg, Lippincott, 1973. ISBN 0397010044
• World chess champions by Edward G. Winter, editor. 19981 ISBN 0080249041 - leading chess historians include Morphy as one of the world champions.
• Morphy's Games of Chess by Philip W. Sergeant & Fred Reinfeld, Dover; June 1989. ISBN 0486203867 - Features annotations collected from previous commentators, as well as additions by Sergeant. Has all of Morphy's match, tournament, and exhibition games, and most of his casual and odds games. Short biography included.
• The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine; Dover; 1983. ISBN 0486245128
• A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario; Trafford; October 2004. ISBN 1412039061 - Illustrates the teachings of Cecil Purdy and Reuben Fine with 65 annotated games played by the American champion. Algebraic notation.