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Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion

Name: Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion
Author: Frederick Milnes Edge

Frederick Milnes Edge

Read by Availle, Jacob Paul Starr, MaryAnn, John Kooz, Julia Niedermaier and KHand · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface (3:20)
Morphy's First Games (3:21)
The First American Chess Congress (12:52)
Morphy Prepares to Start for Europe (16:54)
Chess in England, part 1 (27:48)
Chess in England, part 2 (27:43)
Morphy in England, part 1 (21:29)
Morphy in England, part 2 (25:43)
The Staunton Affair, part 1 (20:29)
The Staunton Affair, part 2 (28:21)
The Staunton Affair, part 3 (23:57)
The Staunton Affair, part 4 (30:26)
Morphy in France (6:10)
The Café de la Régence (10:23)
The Match Between Morphy and Harrwitz (13:39)
Morphy's Greatest Blindfold Feat (10:03)
Continuation Of the Match With Harrwitz (6:30)
Morphy in Society (8:59)
Morphy and the French Amateurs (9:12)
Morphy Gets Beaten (4:16)
Morphy and Anderssen (15:50)
Morphy and Mongredieu (4:14)
Trophies and Valedictory (6:44)