Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion
Author: first_name: Frederick Milnes
last_name: Edge
Language: English
Year: 1859

Paul Morphy, born in New Orleans in 1837, was considered the greatest chess player of his era. He was a child prodigy who learned playing chess simply by watching family members play, and when he was only 9 years old, he was hailed as the best chess player in New Orleans. <br>
This book describes Morphy's trip to Europe, i.e., England and France, where he wanted to play the European Champion Staunton, a match that never came about as the correspondence included in this book shows. He did play -