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Sub:
Paul Morphy vs.
Howard Staunton
Date:
Date: 9/7/2006 6:29:54 PM Mountain Daylight Time
From:
rj150
To:
service@Chess-poster.com
First off,
nice site. It's got the PGN files, the just-for-fun Chess
puzzles, challenges and problems, history and information.
All
that and the advanced about the game.
So, in Morphy's profile, it says that he never played Staunton
in a game. However, when I looked at Morphy's PGN record, I
organized all of the games Morphy played in order from earliest
to latest in date as they were recorded.
Then I saw a match
between him and Staunton, which Morphy had won, and it seemed to
be a double match. They were titled saying white was
Staunton/Owen and black was Morphy/Barnes, and the other one was
vice versa, switching colors for both.
And if that isn't enough, I looked at Staunton's PGN Chess
matches, and I saw it at the very bottom of the list of recorded
matches Staunton played, listed in order from earliest to
latest, supposedly the last match in his career, and I saw it
directly, "Staunton, Howard vs. Morphy, Paul."
This should be considered, at least, as it contradicts Morphy's
profile, saying they never had a match.
Chess-poster.com
Dear viewer,
The following text was added to Paul
Morphy's biography in our "Great Players" page which we believe
may be consistent with your question, our page, and the PGN's
files from both Morphy and Staunton:
"In July, 1858
Paul Morphy played four 'Consultation Games' soon after his
arrival in London. Two of those games are recorded as
Morphy-Barnes vs. Staunton-Owen, having Morphy the satisfaction
of being on the winning side both times they did so.
Although Morphy
had an ally to assist him in each occasion, the outcome of his
side of the game may fairly be attributed to the American
Champion, whom he had crossed the Atlantic to play.
These two games
are far from being an official match between Paul Morphy and
Howard Staunton. As is well known, they never met over the
board again."
We hope the above
answers your question.
Thank you for visiting us,
chess-poster.com
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