Great Books to read when studying Paul Morphy
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Jan 3, 2014
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Maroczy's book is indeed magical and Shibut's book is great. Lowenthal's book is ok, but nothing special other than the fact that Morphy wrote the preface. Sergeant's "Morphy's Games of Chess" is good but pales to Sergeant's second book, "Morphy Gleanings" also reprinted as "The Unknown Morphy." Ernst Falkbeer's translation of Max Lange's "Paul Morphy: a Sketch from the Chess World" is one of my favorite books on Morphy. David Lawson's "Paul Morphy: the Pride and Sorrow of Chess" is, of course, the standard. Long time almost impossible to procur, a recent edition put out by Thomas Aiello is affordable and available.
100% in agreement with "alec 98" and above all "batgirl" and ...
But why such a good book has been widely criticized by "critics" of chess? Well ... good chess reviews do not exist today! There are so clearly committed to publishers certain interests that is a shame!
The Book of Valeri Beim is a beautiful book, with a modern vision of the Morphy play,but does not hide the revolution that Morphy has brought chess and his legacy to the progress of chess, despite the great player never worry about making his ideas in "school." I would not say that Morphy was "Peceptor" of Steinitz, Chigorin, Tarrasch, but they "drank" a lot of his ideas and concepts in their chess ideas and games, I do not doubt it.
It was no accident that Morphy was in the Fischer list of of the greatest players of all time.
But why such a good book has been widely criticized by "critics" of chess? Well ... good chess reviews do not exist today! There are so clearly committed to publishers certain interests that is a shame!
The Book of Valeri Beim is a beautiful book, with a modern vision of the Morphy play,but does not hide the revolution that Morphy has brought chess and his legacy to the progress of chess, despite the great player never worry about making his ideas in "school." I would not say that Morphy was "Peceptor" of Steinitz, Chigorin, Tarrasch, but they "drank" a lot of his ideas and concepts in their chess ideas and games, I do not doubt it.
It was no accident that Morphy was in the Fischer list of of the greatest players of all time.
Ah! I Loved someone translate a great book about Paul Morphy that exists only in Russian, Evgeni Zagoriansky " Paul Morphy" !! A Great Great Book!
Photos of some of my Books about Morphy.
I have Shibut's and Beim's books and I think both are outstanding. Someday, I'd like to own all the others--the two players I can't get enough of are Morphy and Tal.
Jan 3, 2014
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dashkee94 wrote:
... the two players I can't get enough of are Morphy and Tal.
I was lucky enough to play Tal in 1988, four years before he passed away.
blueemu, you always bring that up when I mention Tal, and I know it's just to make me jealous (and it works!). 
That is a very nice collection of good books! Thanks!
