Paul Morphy
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US chess player (1837–1884)
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Videos Mentioning Paul Morphy
Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses | Lex Fridman Podcast #172
Lex Fridman
An American chess master, described as a genius who was "head and shoulders" above his contemporaries.
Grandmaster Maurice Ashley — The Path and Strategies of World-Class Mastery | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
One of the greatest chess players of all time, mentioned in the chess book Maurice Ashley read.
Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness | Lex Fridman Podcast #330
Lex Fridman
A historical chess player considered the best in the world by a significant margin in his era, but a tragic figure who quit chess due to lack of competition. Hikaru places him in the top 10 historical players based on peer dominance.