Project Gutenberg 2010-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 144 Edge, Frederick Milnes 05023144 The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Kathryn Lybarger, Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion" by Edge is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book centers around the life and achievements of Paul Morphy, a prodigious chess player from America, highlighting his journey, matches, and interactions with prominent chess figures in Europe. It provides insight into the chess scene of the time while documenting Morphy's rise as one of the greatest chess talents. The opening of this work introduces Paul Morphy as a young prodigy whose exceptional aptitude for chess was nurtured by his father. His early experiences show how he quickly surpassed his local competition and garnered attention, leading to his participation in the First American Chess Congress. Here, Morphy's stunning victories establish his national reputation. The narrative also begins to touch on his preparations for a trip to Europe, where the chess world awaits to see if he can triumph against seasoned players, setting the stage for a significant chapter in chess history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chess Morphy, Paul Charles, 1837-1884 GV Text Browsing: Other 388569 388574 2024-10-14T11:35:51.509442 2023-09-15T05:53:21.530651 text/html text/html 389244 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 539493 2010-11-01T10:46:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 651365 2024-10-14T11:36:02.552356 application/epub+zip 652610 2024-10-14T11:35:56.040395 application/epub+zip 222382 2024-10-14T11:35:54.191411 application/epub+zip 1104844 2024-10-14T11:36:07.743351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1064776 2024-10-14T11:36:01.143395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466336 2022-09-15T14:07:50.669277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352931 352806 2024-10-14T11:35:50.511421 2023-09-15T05:53:20.739673 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 352506 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131598 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 352579 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131451 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20614 2024-10-14T11:36:07.943305 application/rdf+xml 25154 2024-10-14T11:35:54.775372 image/jpeg 4727 2024-10-14T11:35:54.485378 image/jpeg 636309 2024-10-14T11:35:51.556531 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog