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Morphy - Move by Move Paperback – November 1, 2016

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4.6 out of 5 stars 67
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Paul Morphy is a chess legend and without doubt one of the greatest players in the history of the game. His understanding of the game was years ahead of his time and in his era he was easily the best player in the world. His chess career was brief but brilliant and he influenced all the great champions who came after him. His legacy includes a treasure trove of wonderful strategic and attacking games which are highly instructive for all aspiring chess players. In this book, Grandmaster Zenón Franco examines in detail Morphy's chess style, selects and studies his favourite Morphy games, and demonstrates how we can all improve our chess by learning from Morphy's masterpieces.

Move by Move provides an ideal platform to study chess. By continually challenging the reader to answer probing questions throughout the book, the Move by Move format greatly encourages the learning and practising of vital skills just as much as the traditional assimilation of knowledge. Carefully selected questions and answers are designed to keep you actively involved and allow you to monitor your progress as you learn. This is an excellent way to improve your chess skills and knowledge.

*Learn from the games of a chess legend
*Important ideas absorbed by continued practice
*Utilizes an ideal approach to chess study
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Zenón Franco is a Grandmaster from Paraguay, now living in Spain. He represented Paraguay, on top board, in seven Chess Olympiads, and won individual gold medals at Lucerne 1982 and Novi Sad 1990. He's an experienced trainer and has written numerous books on chess.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1781943613
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Everyman Chess (November 1, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781781943618
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1781943618
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.6 x 0.72 x 9.48 inches
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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Very nice book on Morphy
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Very nice book on Morphy
One of the best ways to learn chess is to study the classical master. Many time I find that people are trying to run before they have learned how to crawl. What I mean that at the GM level you need to study GM level games aided by computer analysis. The problem lies if you are a lower rated player say 1800. Many 1800 tend to play very tactical but seem to have an issue breaking 2000 or maintaining it if they hit it. One reason is they study computer moves like games of modern master, and not human moves like the classical master that did not have the benefit of computer analysis and relied on natural ability. So this book will teach you how to play human moves at a master level, by emulating Morphys style of play. The book starts of on discussing the style of Morphy, how he plays how he thinks and how he handles the i itiative etc. So the first chapter is not move by move but analysis of his style in critical moments in games that he has played. I have attached a picture from the first chapter. Chapter 2 is the start of move by move. The author does a very nice job of keeping it to the point and not strying on super deep analysis and variations. He discussed how morphy is thinking, how he exploits squares and diagonals and how he sets up his tactics. This is a well written book and a must for those looking to learn how to think like the classical master. This book will help someone who is tactical but some how cant seem to break 2000 USCF. Great book highly recomnended.
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MR
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and educational
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2022
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The book convinced me that Morphy was a master of positional play, not just a genius of combinations. The selected games in here are superb.

After you've played through 20 or so of Morphy's games, you'll find that your games are livelier and more aggressive.
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Dillon E. Price
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020
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I really liked this book. It kicked off an obsession with chess in the 1850's and it changed the way I look at the game.

I setup a board and basically pretended I was Paul Morphy. After I formulated my moves and plans then evaluated what I had done, I referred to a computer to compare my ideas with Morphy and his opponent. It was fantastic training and I really enjoyed myself.

Paul Morphy has a new fan. He really is an inspiration.
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Vander6
4.0 out of 5 stars Zenon does not annotate every move like Irving Chernev does in Logical Chess Move by Move
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2016
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In this Book Zenon Franco reviews a little more than 50 of Paul’s games, mostly in a chronological order. The games are grouped by Opponents such as Family Members, First American Chess Congress and so on.
Zenon does not annotate every move like Irving Chernev does in Logical Chess Move by Move. Normally the analysis starts after the opening 5 or 6 moves, and often skips analysis of a few normally obvious moves during the rest of the game.
I’ve played through a number of Paul’s games and bought this book with the hope of gaining a greater insight into the reasoning behind the moves. Mr. Franco did not disappoint for the most part he does explain why the moves were good or bad as individual moves. Unlike Mr. Chernev he does look at alternative move to significant depth, but he does so with some commentary on the resulting position and the reasoning behind the move.
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Jedwin Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars The genius
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2020
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The man was truly awesome
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Daniel M Cordosi
5.0 out of 5 stars Chess book
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2017
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Excellent book for beginners as well as advanced players.
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Salvatore Grasso
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016
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A must read for Morphy fans
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Jennifer Zyren
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017
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voltron
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book on Morphy
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017
One of the best ways to learn chess is to study the classical master. Many time I find that people are trying to run before they have learned how to crawl. What I mean that at the GM level you need to study GM level games aided by computer analysis. The problem lies if you are a lower rated player say 1800. Many 1800 tend to play very tactical but seem to have an issue breaking 2000 or maintaining it if they hit it. One reason is they study computer moves like games of modern master, and not human moves like the classical master that did not have the benefit of computer analysis and relied on natural ability. So this book will teach you how to play human moves at a master level, by emulating Morphys style of play. The book starts of on discussing the style of Morphy, how he plays how he thinks and how he handles the i itiative etc. So the first chapter is not move by move but analysis of his style in critical moments in games that he has played. I have attached a picture from the first chapter. Chapter 2 is the start of move by move. The author does a very nice job of keeping it to the point and not strying on super deep analysis and variations. He discussed how morphy is thinking, how he exploits squares and diagonals and how he sets up his tactics.
This is a well written book and a must for those looking to learn how to think like the classical master. This book will help someone who is tactical but some how cant seem to break 2000 USCF. Great book highly recomnended.
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voltron
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book on Morphy
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017
One of the best ways to learn chess is to study the classical master. Many time I find that people are trying to run before they have learned how to crawl. What I mean that at the GM level you need to study GM level games aided by computer analysis. The problem lies if you are a lower rated player say 1800. Many 1800 tend to play very tactical but seem to have an issue breaking 2000 or maintaining it if they hit it. One reason is they study computer moves like games of modern master, and not human moves like the classical master that did not have the benefit of computer analysis and relied on natural ability. So this book will teach you how to play human moves at a master level, by emulating Morphys style of play. The book starts of on discussing the style of Morphy, how he plays how he thinks and how he handles the i itiative etc. So the first chapter is not move by move but analysis of his style in critical moments in games that he has played. I have attached a picture from the first chapter. Chapter 2 is the start of move by move. The author does a very nice job of keeping it to the point and not strying on super deep analysis and variations. He discussed how morphy is thinking, how he exploits squares and diagonals and how he sets up his tactics.
This is a well written book and a must for those looking to learn how to think like the classical master. This book will help someone who is tactical but some how cant seem to break 2000 USCF. Great book highly recomnended.
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Aldo_Juarez
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro clásico
Reviewed in Mexico on March 4, 2024
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Es un libro muy instructivo donde se plasma la esencia de Morphy y con la didáctica del autor, recomendado para conocer el desarrollo y movilidad de las piezas.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Introduction to A Fantastic Yet Mysterious Superstar!
Reviewed in Germany on December 30, 2020
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Paul Morphy... Yes, he was arguably one of the greatest yet most mysterious players that the world has seen. I do wonder what would have happened to the game of chess without him - and what if, he had remained longer on the world stage. What if he faced the future likes of Steinitz? Zukertort? Tarrasch? Lasker? Anyway, his games, despite being about a century and a half old, still could be used as valuable lessons for us today. Zenon Franco did, in my opinion, a fantastic job in inviting us to look back to these classics, not to just look at the games being played in our days but to revisit the old wisdom.
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DannyBoyd
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice collection of games, well explained
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2020
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Morphy is one of those chess players who is pretty much timeless. If you're sat next to a computer maybe you can see some flaws in his play, but I would imagine even some top players even today if they were sat over the board from him would fall.

It is good to follow through these games and Zenon Franco does a wonderful job describing and analysing -it has actually made me want to pick up more of Franco's books.
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Buddhabi
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable!
Reviewed in Spain on January 29, 2018
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Libro indispensable para los amantes de la partidas de Morphy. Zenon Franco ha efectuado una gran selección de partidas y ha llevado a cabo un análisis muy riguroso de cada una de ellas. 100% recomendable.
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