Paul Morphy and the Golden Age of Chess

This is the newer edition of the copy Beltik gifts Harmon in 'the Queen's Gambit'. Replayed the first game in the book- was very interesting and fun. The author shares his thoughts and comments about each game. Can't wait to get to the more epic games!I'm going to law school and was looking to sharpen my brain and pick up a hobby like chess. Paul Morphy's story seemed to fit the situation. Right now I have no-one to play against, so I replay these games in the book. At night I pop Valium and replay the games in my head on the ceiling. One day I will be a chess prodigy.

One of the best chess history books evervwritten..I am biased since I bought this book when I was a kid in the 1960s..and utvwas already considered a relic and a classic..Napier knew all the great chess players and imbues them with mythical status.,,and Paul Morphy himself is spoken with reverence..all the games are given an insightful psychological analysis and are put in perspective..for example Emanuel Laskers great win over Pillsbury at St Petersburg is given its due..and then Napier gives Pillsbury revenge at Cambridge Springs..just month before Pillsbury died...great stuff if you love chess history

Regardless of your skill level in chess you can always get better!Read through the games of the original chess master, Paul Morphy!The pages are clean and legible. No rips, no tears, no missing pages.I liked the game played by Napoleon!

Entertaining games.

Liked the old chess nomenclature for moves. Like the variety of old Grandmasters of that age.

This book is really not about Morphy. It's a historical account of the well known players in the second half of the 19th century. It includes many games from weak players. No index so no way to easily find Morphy's games.

This is a collection of more than 200 games from the 1830s to the 1920s. Most of the games are introduced by witty, well written, instructive comments by the author. Napier gives many interesting anecdotes and details about players, the obscure as well as the famous. The comments alone make the book worthwhile, and the reader will enjoy playing over the well chosen games. (There is also an introduction by Fred Reinfeld dealing with the life and games of Paul Morphy.) I feel that everyone who loves chess will get a great deal of pleasure from this book.NOTE: this book is written in descriptive notation, not algebraic.

Cheaply printed in my humble opinion.