“It [chess] is not only the most delightful and scientific, but the most moral of amusements.”

Paul Morphy

“It [chess] is eminently and emphatically the philosopher's game.”

Paul Morphy

“Anderssen voiced it well when asked why he did not play as brilliantly as usual in his game with Morphy, when he replied: "Morphy will not let me."”

Paul Morphy

“Paul Morphy was the greatest chess player that ever lived. Every student of the game, who has delved into the stories of the past, realizes that no one ever was so far superior to the players of his t...”

Paul Morphy

“So still was he, that but for the searching intellect which glittered in his full dark eye, you might have taken him for a carven image as he pondered his moves. His bearing was mild and that of a ref...”

Paul Morphy