The Legend: Paul Morphy - GM Ben Finegold - 2014.12.18

Grandmaster Ben Finegold pays tribute to his favorite player ever, former unofficial World Champion Paul Morphy. See how the first great American player outclassed his opponents, all while sacrificing pieces and starting a rook down. Morphy vs Charles Le Carpentier, New Orleans (1849): C44 Scotch gambit Morphy vs James McConnell, New Orleans (1849): C40 Greco defence James McConnell vs Morphy, New Orleans (1850): C02 French, advance variation Morphy vs. NN, ? (1850): C57 two knights defence, Fegatello attack, Polerio defence Morphy vs Charles Maurian, New Orleans (1857): C37 King's Gambit Accepted, Ghulam Kassim gambit Morphy vs Thomas Herbert Worrall, New York (1857): C37 King's Gambit Accepted, Ghulam Kassim gambit