Project Gutenberg 2010-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 381 Edge, Frederick Milnes 05023144 The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Kathryn Lybarger, Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion" by Edge is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book centers around the life and achievements of Paul Morphy, a prodigious chess player from America, highlighting his journey, matches, and interactions with prominent chess figures in Europe. It provides insight into the chess scene of the time while documenting Morphy's rise as one of the greatest chess talents. The opening of this work introduces Paul Morphy as a young prodigy whose exceptional aptitude for chess was nurtured by his father. His early experiences show how he quickly surpassed his local competition and garnered attention, leading to his participation in the First American Chess Congress. Here, Morphy's stunning victories establish his national reputation. The narrative also begins to touch on his preparations for a trip to Europe, where the chess world awaits to see if he can triumph against seasoned players, setting the stage for a significant chapter in chess history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Chess Morphy, Paul Charles, 1837-1884 GV Text Browsing: Other Category: Biographies Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sports/Hobbies 388692 2025-06-14T05:35:24.246451 text/html 389244 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 539493 2010-11-01T10:46:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 651431 2025-06-14T05:35:35.127399 application/epub+zip 652600 2025-06-14T05:35:28.727377 application/epub+zip 222373 2025-06-14T05:35:26.914390 application/epub+zip 1104852 2025-06-14T05:35:39.778341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1064774 2025-06-14T05:35:33.751391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466336 2022-09-15T14:07:50.669277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352931 2025-06-14T05:35:23.358411 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 352506 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131598 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 352579 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131451 2010-11-01T10:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19636 2025-06-14T05:35:39.986319 application/rdf+xml 25154 2025-06-14T05:35:27.496398 image/jpeg 4727 2025-06-14T05:35:27.202385 image/jpeg 636347 2025-06-14T05:35:24.291418 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog