See how unofficial world chess champion Paul Morphy showed promise as a player from an early age in this matchup against local attorney James McConnell.
Blindfolded simuls were a favored format of chess master Paul Morphy, who played several throughout his career. In this lesson, we’ll look at one of the three games from his 1864...
Before GM Bobby Fischer–America’s first and only World Chess Champion–there was Paul Morphy, a young chess prodigy turned international player whom numerous greats like Fischer and multi-time World Champion GM...
The opening principles are a set of three goals chess players aim to accomplish at the start of a chess game. Following the opening principles helps players set up a...
How do you convert a winning chess position into an actual win? This guide to playing the endgame helps players learn how to use their remaining pieces to pull off...
The four-move checkmate, commonly known as the Scholar’s Mate, is one of the most popular opening strategies among beginner chess players, but attempting it can cause players to make costly...
In this lesson, we analyze one of Gioachino Greco's famous games to see how a chess master uses the opening principles to get off to a strong start and secure...
