Paul Morphy

Paul Charles Morphy (1837-1884)

American chess player, considered the greatest of his time and unofficial World Chess Champion.

Bobby Fischer ranked him among the 10th best chess players of all time, “The Pride and Sorrow of Chess”.

diagram of Alexander Meek vs. Paul Morphy chess puzzle

Alexander Meek vs. Paul Morphy

An amazing chess endgame between Alexander Meek versus Paul Morphy. Morphy with the blacks proves his chess abilities and intuition

diagram of Paul Morphy’s problem chess puzzle

Paul Morphy’s problem

Play online Paul Morphy’s famous chess problem. White to move and mate in 2. How quickly can you solve this puzzle?