Paul Morphy - Chess Master Before Chess Masters - Unique NOLA Tours

We at Unique NOLA love to explore what makes New Orleans, well, Unique. For example, many folks don’t realize New Orleans was the home of one of the greatest chess players of all time. Paul Morphy was a rich kid. His dad was a respected judge, and his mom a wonderful opera singer. Their home is Brennan’s Restaurant today. They still have his chess set upstairs. Chess set?

Morphy walking tour in New Orleans

Paul Morphy is considered one of the most accurate and exciting chess players in history. However, he retired early, making him known as the “pride and sorrow of chess”. What made Morphy

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