Tactics Training Paul Morphy

Paul Morphy (1837-1884) is considered to have been the greatest chess player of his era. The American was a chess prodigy who, according to his uncle Ernest Morphy, learned the rules of the royal game from watching others play. By the time he was 13, he was already one of the best players in America.

After 1850 Morphy did not play ‘serious’ chess for a long time. In 1857 he earned a law degree, but...