Paul Morphy - Chess Master Before Chess Masters - Unique NOLA Tours

We at Unique NOLA love to explore what makes New Orleans, well, Unique. For example, many folks don’t realize New Orleans was the home of one of the greatest chess players of all time. Paul Morphy was a rich kid. His dad was a respected judge, and his mom a wonderful opera singer. Their home is Brennan’s Restaurant today. They still have his chess set upstairs. Chess set?

The Historic New Orleans Collection on X: NOLA chess phenom Paul Morphy was a child prodigy, besting European masters by 21, though he retired from the game young #ArchivesGameNight / X

Paul Morphy - Chess Master Before Chess Masters - Unique NOLA Tours

RIP - Paul Morphy. I unexpectedly visited his grave in New Orleans this weekend and it was easily my favorite part of the tour. : r/chess

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Visited the grave of Paul Morphy today in my hometown of New Orleans : r/ chess

Paul Morphy is considered one of the most accurate and exciting chess players in history. However, he retired early, making him known as the “pride and sorrow of chess”. What made Morphy

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