On Apr 29, 10:10=A0am, The Historian <neil.thehistor...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
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> Speaking of facts, I've read your well-written article on Morphy, and
> I have a question:
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> "it was said that Louis Paulsen was an extremely slow player and that
> made Morphy nearly cry while playing with him)."
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> What was your source for the "nearly cry" statement?
>
It appears that I picked up that statement from an old Wiki about
Morphy. I received some form of confirmation through this statement
from someone on another chess site:
"Yes, Morphy won this game tactically, positionally, and technically.
There was only one factor to consider, if Paulson moved that same hour
morphy would have took the quicker roads to mate. He in my opinon took
the long ways to checkmate because he knew his opponent would
apprecciate it so he could burn all his brain cells to decide to make
an obvious move. Why do you need one hour and 15 or so minutes to make
such a apparent recapture?? It's no wonder why this made Morphy cry
one day during a game. He was waiting for the notoriusly slow Paulson
to move and went down to have bisquit and a drink when he declared
that Paulson would never when another game from him and indeed he
never did again in his lifetime."
I believe he said that this information was from "Paul Morphy: The
Pride and Sorrow of Chess", but I'm not sure. I personally do not own
that book, as it is very expensive.
Hope that answers your question. Thanks.
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